School Health Public Health Nurse III

Salary : $84,670.14 - $148,172.75 Annually
Location : ANNANDALE HUMAN SERVICE CENTER, 7611 LITTLE RIVER TURNPIKE, ANNANDALE VA 22003 (KH17), VA
Job Type: FT Salary W BN
Job Number: 26-01533
Department: Health Department
Opening Date: 10/10/2026
Closing Date: 10/23/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Pay Grade: S28
Posting Type: Open to General Public


Job Announcement

*$10,000 Sign-On Bonus

The Fairfax County Health Department is a progressive public health leader serving 1.2 million residents from diverse ethnic, cultural, and economic backgrounds. With more than 100 years of leadership in the field, we are committed to promoting population health, protecting public health and the environment, and ensuring residents' equitable access to health services and information.

Working supervisor with a school assignment(s), who provides care coordination of students, health promotion activities and supervision of professionals and paraprofessionals. Provides public health services to schools and communities. In collaboration with the Public Health Nurse (PHN) IV assigned to school health, ensures that school health program activities are implemented and evaluated. Participates in the recruitment, interviewing and hiring process of new public health staff for the school health program. Coordinates orientation of new staff and integrates the new employee into the program. Participates in outreach activities to increase public health awareness in the community. Other duties may include but are not limited to professional development, emergency response operations, meetings, planning, and training.

* This position includes a $10,000 sign-on bonus for fully qualified new county employees.

Employment Standards

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Graduation from a college or university accredited by the National League for Nursing or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education with a bachelor's degree in nursing; plus three years of post-licensure experience as a nurse in an equivalent health care setting whose focus was primarily prevention services and community education, including two years in a public health/community health setting; plus at least one year experience in a public health/community health specialty area or supervisory responsibilities.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:

• Possession of a current license or a multistate licensure privilege to practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• Valid driver's license.
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification (Required within 30 days).
• Automated External Defibrillator (AED) certification (Required within 30 days).

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check, Child Protective Services Registry check, driving record check, and sanction screening to the satisfaction of the employer.


This position is emergency/essential services personnel. (Required to report for duty during inclement weather and/or other emergencies.)


PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's degree in public health, public administration, or nursing.
• At least two or more years of post-licensure experience providing health services to school aged children in a public-school setting or school health program setting.
• At least four years of demonstrated experience working in a public health or community health setting working within multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams.
• Minimum two years of direct supervisory experience or demonstrated work experience monitoring and directing the work of others.
• Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, and strong interpersonal abilities to communicate effectively and clearly with a diverse population.
• Experience with care coordination of children with special needs, health promotion/health education, and data management and reporting.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with internal and external partners.
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite applications.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Job is generally sedentary in nature, and requires walking, standing, sitting (for long periods of time), and kneeling, reaching, bending, climbing stairs; may be required to lift or carry up to 25 lbs. as required for the position. Uses hands to grasp, handle, or feel. Position frequently communicates and must be able to exchange accurate information with others verbally and in writing. Visual acuity is required to read data from paper and on a computer monitor or other electronic device; ability to operate keyboard driven equipment and computer and use of touchscreen. Generally, works in an office environment and may occasionally be required to perform job duties outside of the typical office setting. Ability to drive a motor vehicle. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel interview and may include exercise.

Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home (including ) We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity.

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.


Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY View phone number on click.appcast.io. EEO/AA/TTY.

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Merit Positions

Fairfax County is proud to offer employees an attractive and comprehensive benefits program, including the following:

• Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
• Group Term Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• LiveWell Program
• Flexible Spending Programs
• Paid Leave (annual, sick, parental, volunteer activity, and more!)
• Paid Holidays
• Deferred Compensation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employees' Child Care Center
• Continuous Learning Opportunities

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NOTE: Fairfax County Government is a qualifying employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. For more information about the PSLF program:


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Non-Merit Positions

1. Non-Merit Benefit Eligible: scheduled to work a minimum 1,040 hours and no more than a maximum of 1,560 hours in a calendar year.
   • Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
   • Flexible Spending Program
   • Deferred Compensation
2. Temporary: scheduled to work a maximum of 900 hours in a calendar year.
   • No benefits

01


Do you have a bachelor's degree or a higher degree in nursing from a college or university accredited by the National League for Nursing or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education?

• Yes
• No

02


Do you have a current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia or a multi-state licensure privilege to practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia?

• Yes
• No

03


How many years of full-time equivalent post-licensure experience do you have as a nurse in an equivalent health care setting whose focus was primarily prevention services and community education?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

04


Of the years listed in the previous question, how many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have in a public health/community health setting?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

05


How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have in a public health/community health specialty area?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

06


How many years of full-time equivalent supervisory experience do you have?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

07


Do you currently possess a valid driver's license?

• Yes
• No

08


Do you have a master's degree or higher degree in public health, public administration, or nursing?

• Yes
• No

09


How many years of experience do you have working in multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams in a public health or community health setting?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

10


How many years of post-licensure experience do you have providing health services to school aged children in a public-school setting or school health program setting?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

11


Please indicate which of the following areas you have experience in as a Registered Nurse. Check all that apply.

• Special needs students
• Behavioral health needs of children
• Care coordination
• Communicable disease
• Culturally diverse populations
• Health promotion/health education
• Quality improvement
• Data management and reporting
• None of the above

12


Are you proficient in any of the following Microsoft Office Suite applications? Check all that apply.

• Outlook (Composing email messages; sending and receiving email messages; organizing email messages into folders; managing contacts; scheduling appointments & meetings, managing tasks)
• Word (Knowledge of common functions such as creating a title; using, modifying, and creating styles; indenting paragraphs; using tabs and tables; inserting a hard page break; using page numbering; creating headers and footers; inserting graphics; adding comments and tracking changes)
• PowerPoint (Creating a template and working with a design template; working with graphics, animation and multimedia; building interactive presentations using hyperlinks)
• Excel (Basic knowledge of creating a worksheet; performing calculations in a worksheet; modifying and formatting a worksheet; printing workbook contents; creating and modifying pivot tables; using formulas and links to other cells/worksheets)
• None of the above

13


This position is considered essential personnel for purposes of continuity of operations and may be required to respond during inclement weather or emergency situations. Are you willing and able to report to work during these situations?

• Yes
• No

Required Question