Public Health Nurse Manager Senior

Public Health Nurse Manager Senior

Job no: 5105653

Work type: Full-Time (Salaried)

Location: Chesapeake, Virginia

Categories: Health and Human Services

Title: Public Health Nurse Manager Senior

State Role Title: Public Health Nurse Managers

Hiring Range: $108,357.00-$113,235.00

Pay Band: 6

Agency: Virginia Department of Health

Location: CHESAPEAKE HQ

Agency Website:

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Virginia Department of Health offers 12 paid holidays, medical, dental, vision and life insurance, retirement plans (including 401a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan) as well as sick, family/personal, and annual leave.

Manages a district nursing program or, in larger districts, manages part of the comprehensive nursing program typically through formal supervision of Nurse Supervisors. Characteristic responsibilities include: developing and monitoring the budget, recruiting staff, procuring and administering grants, community needs assessment, resource allocation, quality assurance of service delivery, and serving as district management team member. Occasionally performs direct nursing service by providing professional nursing care to patients in clinics, homes and schools, performs nursing assessments lab tests, takes measurements, and develops and implements care plans, including the administration of medication and case management. Requires licensure as a RN by state code.

This position may be eligible for hiring incentives. *

Minimum Qualifications
• Requires licensure as a RN in Virginia
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Extensive knowledge of nursing management, public health nursing, and practices of public health.
• Proven ability to provide effective leadership and operations management; ability to direct subordinate nurse managers and supervisors in achieving agency objectives.
• Excellent skills in oral and written communication, community assessment, planning, and staff development.
• Ability to collaboratively lead staff, synthesize and interpret data, and communicate effectively with staff, patients, and the public; ability to monitor and evaluate quality assurance of nursing programs; ability to present results and nursing outcomes to internal and external constituencies.

Additional Considerations
• Master's in Nursing or Management and/or B.S. in Nursing is preferred.
• Nursing and senior-level administrative experience in public health, as well as experience with the Incident Command System (ICS), preferred.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

VDH accepts only on-line applications. Faxed, mailed, or e-mailed applications will not be considered. Applications are accepted until 11:55 p.m. on the job closing date. Applications and/or resumes should include relevant work history which indicates your qualifications for this position. Employment is contingent.

upon satisfactory results of a state and federal criminal history background check and the Department of Social Service's Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry check, U.S. HHSIG Exclusion List check, employment reference check and E-Verify. Other financial, credit, driving, background checks or completion of Statement of Economic Interests maybe required for certain positions. It is the policy of the Commonwealth and VDH that all aspects of human resource management be conducted without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles.

such as braids, locks, and twists); sex; color; national origin; religion; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; age; veteran status; political affiliation; disability; genetic information; and pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. VDH employees have a shared Code of Ethics, which can be found in the bottom banner of our website:

If you have been affected by DHRM Policy 1.30 layoff and possess a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Card) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Card), you must submit the card before the closing date for this position. The Card may be submitted with the state application as an attachment.


As a V3 (Virginia Values Veterans) employer VDH Welcomes Veterans to apply!


Supplemental Questions: You maybe required to respond to position-specific questions at the end of this application. This Revised 7/6/2006 3V information will help us evaluate your credentials and qualifications for the job. Failure to respond to any questions may disqualify you from further consideration.

Contact Information

Name: Natalie Newby

Phone: please refer to the email

Email: View email address on click.appcast.io

In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at View phone number on click.appcast.io.

Note : Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.

Advertised: 01 Jun 2026 Eastern Daylight Time

Applications close: 14 Jun 2026 Eastern Daylight Time

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