CLOSING DATE: Posted until filled
Job Summary/Scope
Responsible professional, administrative and supervisory nursing work in the clinic services for the City of St. Joseph Public Health Department. Responsible for planning, directing, and evaluating public health clinic services. Develops policies and procedures; evaluates quality of care provided; coordinates services with other department programs; develops solutions to identified problems. Supervision is exercised over subordinate professional nursing staff. Works as a staff nurse in the clinic. Responsible for the preparation and administration of the child and adult health services within the clinic. Assists in the preparation of the clinic services budget.
Supervisory Responsibility
Integral to the position of clinic supervisor is the responsibility for developing subordinates to their fullest potential by exercising appropriate degrees of coaching, training, guiding, evaluating, correcting and, if necessary, disciplining.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Employee Behavior and Conduct
City employees shall conduct themselves in a professional manner and shall exhibit and extend such professional conduct appropriate for the circumstances to those with whom they come into contact both internally and externally during the performance of their duties. Examples of professional conduct include, but are not limited to, being communicative, informative, fair, honest, and respectful.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Material and Equipment Directly Used
Operates a personal computer, printer and various software packages, and other general office materials and equipment such as a copier, fax and telephone. Uses a variety of specialized health assessment and treatment equipment, materials and medicine such as needles, syringes, blood pressure equipment, blood sample collection equipment, and pregnancy tests. Uses all materials and equipment necessary to conduct educational programs including TV/VCR, projector, slide equipment and graphs. There may be times when use of personal vehicle may be required.
Working Environment/Physical Requirements
This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 50 pounds of force; work regularly requires speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel, reaching with hands and arms and repetitive motions, frequently requires standing, walking, sitting, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling and tasting or smelling and occasionally requires climbing or balancing, pushing or pulling and lifting; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, assembly or fabrication of parts within arm’s length, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work regularly requires exposure to blood borne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment; work occasionally requires wet, humid conditions (non-weather), exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to outdoor weather conditions and wearing a self-contained breathing apparatus; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).
Education
Graduation from an accredited four year college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and a minimum of three years of professional nursing experience including at least two years of supervisory, educational or specialized clinical experience or equivalent experience. Master's Degree in Nursing preferred. Must possess current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Missouri.