Tuberculosis Unit Manager

Job Responsibilities

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Under the supervision of the Tuberculosis (TB) Section Director, is responsible for planning, organizing, implementing, and evaluating tuberculosis services within a large multi-county public health region. Provides leadership, oversight and direction through collaboration/coordination and/or consultation within the regional TB team, health region, Central Office, and the community/external providers. This position requires role-based access to South Carolina Infectious Disease and Outbreak Reporting Network (SCION), Client Automated Record and Encounter System (CARES), and the Electronic Health Record (EHR) to fulfill the responsibility of performing data analysis, documenting/verifying diagnosis and treatment, and chart auditing.

MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISION: Plans, organizes, directs, and evaluates regional TB services to ensure the provision of high quality, adequate, and appropriate care and service delivery. Implements, within the region, agency and program policies and standing orders and communicates the need for development/revision of policies/standing orders to the program. Ensures implementation and achievement of grant required activities. Establishes and maintains effective and timely channels of communication internally and externally. Complies with applicable laws and regulations and ensures compliance by staff. Schedules regular regional TB staff meetings for problem solving/planning and attends the TB Unit Manager meetings as scheduled. Participates in the recruitment, selection, and retention process to maintain appropriate TB staff across the region. Manages and approves staff work time and leave requests. Provides initial, midpoint, and final evaluations on direct report staff while serving as a credentialed reviewer for non-direct reports. Monitors and maintains regional contracts for services.

CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT: Assesses and evaluates TB services across the region utilizing standard data resources. Produces necessary reports to reflect findings. Communicates findings and collaborates with regional and central office leadership to develop corrective action plans when indicated. In conjunction with the Quality Improvement Director and TB Program Evaluator, monitors and evaluates Performance Improvement activities for TB services. Demonstrates knowledge of auditing processes and conducts periodic chart reviews/audits to evaluate documentation of care provided and adherence to agency and program policies, procedures, and standing orders.

STAFF DEVELOPMENT: Identifies continuing education needs for TB staff and coordinates appropriate training based upon required discipline competencies and program-identified competencies. Utilizes agency and program orientation plans for staff. Arranges one-on-one clinical and field orientation for new TB nurses and other disciplines with experienced front-line TB nurse/staff in the county/region or works with another region, as needed, to assure adequate and appropriate orientation experiences. Coordinates EHR training and updates to new and current staff as needed. Serves as the regional program point of contact for the EHR.

PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS: Assists with agency shelter operations. Maintains supportive nursing practice competencies to include, but not limited to, intramuscular, subcutaneous, and intradermal best practice injection administration, oral medication administration, and client emergency response including First Aid, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillator (AED). Must be willing and available to assist during times of public health emergency response. Serves on the regional shelter team and coordinates activities as assigned. Works with regional leadership during times of an emergency event to coordinate programmatic staffing as needed. Ensures TB cases on isolation have taken appropriate shelter, if indicated. Ensures staff have communicated with the TB caseload regarding medications and response activities.

PERFORMS OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED RELATED TO THE POSITION.

Minimum and Additional Requirements

State Minimum Requirements: Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and related nursing experience.

Institutions of Higher Learning must be recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

Agency Additional Requirements: Must hold an active South Carolina nursing license in good standing, or a valid multistate license in good standing from a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) participating state.

Applicants indicating college credit or degree(s) on the application may upload an unofficial copy of the transcript as an attachment to the application. Please note that the agency will require an official, certified copy of the transcript or diploma prior to hiring.

Preferred Qualifications

Current license as a registered nurse by the SC Board of Nursing. A bachelor of science degree in nursing with at least five (5) years of experience as a registered nurse, three (3) of which must have been in a nursing speciality, in public health, or in a supervisory/management role. Must obtain CPR certification within the first six (6) months and as required thereafter.

Additional Comments

EEO: The Department of Public Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions including, but not limited, to lactation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, or genetic information.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: Applicants needing accommodation for medical reasons or a sincerely held religious belief may submit a request for accommodation. A reasonable accommodation may be granted if it doesn't impose an undue hardship or pose a direct threat to the health and safety of others.

STATE DISASTER PLAN: In accordance with the State's Disaster Plan, which includes hazardous weather, Department of Public Health employees may be required to work in times of an emergency or disaster.

DRIVING RECORD: If this position requires the applicant to possess a valid driver's license to operate a state vehicle or personal vehicle, any applicant, being considered in the final stages of selection for the position will be required to provide a certified copy of a 10-year driving record.

IMMUNIZATION: All new employees who are healthcare providers are required to provide documentation of immunity or be immunized against Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Pertussis, Varicella, and Hepatitis B prior to beginning employment.

The South Carolina Department of Public Health offers an exceptional benefits package for Full Time Employees (FTE) positions that includes:

• 15 days Annual (Vacation) Leave per year
• 15 days Sick Leave per year
• 13 Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance for employees, spouse, and children. Click here for additional information.
• S.C. Deferred Compensation Program available (S.C. Deferred Compensation)
• Retirement benefit choices *

*Enrollment in one of the listed plans is required for all Full Time Employees (FTE); please refer to the contribution section of hyperlinked retirement sites for the current contribution rate of gross pay.

HYBRID WORK: The option to work partially remote or adjusted work hours may be available after 12 months of employment for approved positions.