Supervising Public Health Nurse, Bureau of School Health

Job description

Job Description Candidates must be permanent in the civil service title of Public Health Nurse** The Office of School Health (OSH) is a joint program of the New York City Department of Education and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. OSH is responsible for promoting the health of the 1.3 million students enrolled in approximately 1,800 public and non-public schools in New York City. Services to students include case management of chronic health problems, preventive health screening, urgent care, medication administration, preventive counseling, reproductive health services, health education, referral for care and assurance of ongoing effective treatment. DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: -Participating in recruitment and orientation of new staff Supervising Public Health Nurse Level 3 OSH is an important role to ensure the health and well-being of our students, improve the efficiency of health services, and directly contribute to a healthier safer school environment for all students. - Providing assignments and schedules for nursing and paraprofessional staff - Utilizing Automated Student Health Record (ASHR) to generate reports - Conducting in-serv...