Public Health Nurse III: Communicable Disease Nurse Coordinator

Salary: $65,171.00 - $84,722.00 Annually
Location : Beaufort County Health Department, NC
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 202500013
Department: HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Opening Date: 11/25/2025
FLSA: Exempt
Pay Grade: 73
Position Number: 407-50-203


General Work Description


The primary purpose of this position is to serve as the Communicable Disease and Tuberculosis (TB) Control Nurse Coordinator. The key responsibilities include:

• Coordinating and implementing Communicable Disease and TB control programs in compliance with state and local guidelines.
• Providing Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) to clients receiving treatment for active tuberculosis.
• Conducting case investigations, contact tracing, and outbreak response activities as part of the agency's epidemiology (EPI) team.
• Ensuring accurate and timely data entry into the North Carolina Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NC EDSS) for reportable diseases.
• Educate clients and the community on communicable disease prevention, treatment adherence, and health promotion.
• Collaborate with local healthcare providers, labs, and public health partners.

In addition to communicable disease responsibilities, this position delivers clinical services and support across Women's Health, Primary Care, and General Clinics as needed.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Thorough knowledge of and skill in the application of nursing theory, practice, principles, and techniques employed in the field of public health and related programs
• For employees in expanded role positions, considerable knowledge of, and skill in obtaining a health history and performing physical examinations sufficient enough to determine if there is any deviation from normal
• Considerable knowledge of available resources and organizations and the ability to coordinate these as needed
• General knowledge of current social and economic problems relating to public health, including health disparities
• Ability to plan, coordinate, and oversee the work of others
• Ability to deal tactfully with others and to exercise good judgment in appraising situations and make decisions
• Ability to work in partnership with patients and with other service providers to elicit needed information and to maintain effective working relationships
• Ability to record accurately services rendered and to interpret and explain records, reports, and medical instructions
• Considerable knowledge of and ability to apply the principles and practices of public health
• Adequate computer skills to allow communication, patient record documentation, and accessing of information

Qualifications


Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

• Graduation from a four-year college or university with a B.S. in Nursing which includes a Public Health Nursing rotation and two years of Public Health nursing experience; OR
• Master's degree in public health and graduation from a school of professional nursing and two years of professional nursing experience; OR
• Graduation from a school of professional nursing and three years of professional nursing experience including two years of Public Health nursing experience; OR
• An equivalent combination of training and experience.

Work-Against Status:
Graduates of a school of professional nursing who may not yet have the required years of experience are encouraged to apply. Selected candidates may be hired under work-against status and gain the required experience while working in the position, with training and support provided.

License and Certification Requirements
A current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina by the NC Board of Nursing; Current CPR certification; Valid driver's license.
Resumes are not accepted in lieu of county applications. An updated application is required if applicant has applied previously for Beaufort County positions. Applicant must provide complete work history, documentation of all certifications, places and dates of employment and hours worked.
BEAUFORT COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK, AND/OR NCSBI FINGERPRINT-BASED CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECK, DRIVING RECORD CHECK, AND PRE-EMPLOYMENT DRUG SCREEN REQUIRED.

VALID NORTH CAROLINA LICENSE REQUIRED
Health Insurance - North Carolina State Health Plan: Administered by: Aetna
Benefit

Standard PPO (70/30)

Plus PPO (80/20)

Annual Deductible (In-Network)

$3,000 Individual / $9,000 Family

$1,500 Individual / $4,500 Family

Annual Deductible (Out-of-Network)

$6,000 Individual / $18,000 Family

$3,000 Individual / $9,000 Family

Coinsurance (In-Network)

30% after deductible

20% after deductible

Coinsurance (Out-of-Network)

50% after deductible

40% after deductible

Out-of-Pocket Maximum (In-Network)

$6,100 Individual /


$16,300 Family

$5,000 Individual /


$15,000 Family

Out-of-Pocket Maximum (Out-of-Network)

$13,100 Individual /


$32,600 Family

$10,000 Individual /

$30,000 Family

Preventive Services

Covered 100%

Covered 100%

Primary Care Provider Visit (In-Network)

$15 (preferred PCP) /


$50 (non-preferred)

$10 (preferred PCP) /

$30 (non-preferred)

Specialist Visit (In-Network)

$50 (preferred) /

$94 (non-preferred)

$40 (preferred) /

$80 (non-preferred)

Behavioral Health Visit (In-Network)

$15

$10

Physical / Occupational / Speech Therapy (In-Network)

$62

$42

Urgent Care (In-Network)

$100

$70

Emergency Room (In-Network)

$600, then 30% after deductible (copay waived if admitted)

$500, then 20% after deductible (copay waived if admitted)

Inpatient Hospital Services (In-Network)

$600, then 30% after deductible

$500, then 20% after deductible

Outpatient Surgery (In-Network)

$350, then 30% after deductible

$300, then 20% after deductible

Outpatient Surgery (Ambulatory Center)

Deductible / Coinsurance

Deductible / Coinsurance
State Health Plan Premiums (County pays $8,905 annually for each employee)
Standard PPO Plan
Plus PPO Plan
Salary Band

$50,000 +UNDER

$50,001 - $65,000

$65,001 - $90,000

$90,001 +OVER

$50,000 +UNDER

$50,001 - $65,000

$65,001 - $90,000

$90,001 +OVER

Subscriber Only

$35

$50

$65

$80

$66

$94

$122

$160


Subscriber + Child(ren)

$185

$200

$215

$230

$276

$304

$332

$370


Subscriber + Spouse

$575

$590

$605

$620

$746

$774

$802

$840


Subscriber + Family

$575

$590

$605

$620

$746

$774

$802

$840
Delta Dental

• Employee Only Coverage (paid by county)

Life Insurance/Accidental Death and Dismemberment

• $10,000 coverage on employee (paid by County)

Retirement - NC Local Government Employees' Retirement System

• 6% deducted from the employee's pay
• County contributes an actuarially determined amount

Death Benefit - NC Local Government Employees' Retirement System

• Eligible after one year - Benefit equals annual salary from $25,000 (minimum) up to $50,000 (maximum).

Longevity - 5-year interval % increase to base salary
Work Hours

• 8:00-5:00 Monday through Friday (depending on position)
• 40-hour work week
• Depending on position, it may require some overtime and on-call hours.

Leave

• Sick - 8.000 hours per month - 12 days per year
• Personal - Less than 5 years: 9.333 hours per month - 14 days per year

5 but less than 10 years: 11.333 hours per month - 17 days per year

10 but less than 15 years: 13.333 hours per month - 20 days per year

15 but less than 20 years: 15.333 hours per month - 23 days per year

20 years or more: 17.333 hours per month - 26 days per year


*Employees working 2184 hours per year, 24-hour shifts, and 12-hour shifts have a rate of accumulation that differs from the above.
Holidays - In accordance with the state schedule

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday
• Good Friday
• Memorial Day
• July 4th
• Labor Day
• Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving-2 days
• Christmas 3 days

Other Benefit Options - Employee Paid

• 401K match on a one-to-one basis up to 5%. *Sworn Law Enforcement Officers get 5%
• Civic Federal Credit Union
• Voluntary Life & AD & D Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Account - Health and Dependent Care Expenses
• Vision Plan
• Cancer
• Critical Care-Specified Disease
• Pre-Paid Legal & Identify Theft
• Accident
• Whole Life