Public Health Nurse III - Healthcare Associated Infections

Salary : $81,382.29 - $135,637.01 Annually
Location : FAIRFAX (FJ56), VA
Job Type: FT Salary W BN
Job Number: 25-00416
Department: Health Department
Opening Date: 02/15/2025
Closing Date: 2/28/2025 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.

This position works within the Division of Epidemiology and Population Health. This position will be a member of the division's Acute Communicable and Emerging Diseases (ACED) team and lead the HAI/AR unit, supervising a multi-disciplinary team.

This full-time public health nurse will serve as a subject matter expert, responsible for healthcare-associated infections and communicable disease control in the Fairfax Health District. Provides communicable disease control education, guidance and public health recommendations. Participates in communicable disease outbreak response on a 24/7 basis. Leads case and outbreak investigations, outreach, case finding, health promotion, prevention, education, and surveillance activities. Provides direct services to individuals and/or stakeholder groups in order to enhance service delivery and reduce the incidence of communicable diseases. Conducts targeted outreach to reduce incidence of disease in high-risk individuals, groups, and/or facilities.

* This position includes a signing bonus for fully qualified new county employees in the amount of $10,000.
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:
Registered Nurse License
Driver's License
AED-Required within 60 days
CPR -Required within 60 days

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge of public health principles and practices of communicable disease epidemiology. Knowledge of infection prevention and control guidelines and experience implementing best practices.
• Knowledge of public health principles and practices of healthcare-associated infections and/or antimicrobial stewardship.
• Knowledge in infection prevention and control guidelines and experience implementing best practices.
• Ability to work independently and communicate effectively using written, verbal, and electronic methods.
• Must be results driven, detail-oriented, and demonstrate effective and customer-oriented communication skills.
• Must have experience with data analysis and database management using statistical software.
• Experience in documentation standards and ability to fully document interactions with clients and other agencies.
• Ability to think quickly and apply public health knowledge to complex situations to be able to provide clients with appropriate public health recommendations and education.
• Demonstrated use of quality improvement methodology to improve a public health outcome is a plus.
• Possess a current Certification in Infection Control (CIC)
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office applications, i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams.

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

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. 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; Position frequently communicates and must be able to exchange accurate information with others verbally and in writing. 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

The population of Fairfax County is very diverse where 38.7% of residents speak a language other than English at home () and we encourage candidates bilingual in English and a foreign language to apply to 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. Contact 703-324-4900 for assistance. TTY 703-222-7314.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
• Contributory Retirement Plan
• Deferred Compensation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employees' Child Care Center
• Commuter Benefit Program
• Continuous Learning Opportunities

NOTE: Fairfax County Government is a qualifying employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. For more information about the PSLF program: https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

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Non-Merit Positions

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

Temporary: scheduled to work a maximum of 900 hours in a calendar year.

• No benefits

01

Which best describes your level of education in nursing from a college or university accredited by the National League for Nursing or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education?

• Bachelor's degree
• Master's degree
• Doctorate degree
• None of the above

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 Virginia?

• Yes
• No

03

Do you currently possess a valid driver's license?

• Yes
• No

04

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

05

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

06

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 or more years

07

How many years of infection, prevention, and control (IPC) 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 or more years

08

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have supervising professional staff?

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

09

Do you have three years of experience in any of these areas? Check all that apply.

• Conducting health assessments and making appropriate referrals
• Community and/or public health setting
• Working with infection prevention
• Working with infectious diseases
• Developing, implementing and evaluating health education and prevention programs
• Case management
• Working with high-risk and/or low-income populations
• Working with ethnically diverse populations
• Working on multidisciplinary teams
• Collaborating with a variety of service providers to meet the needs of mutual clients
• None of the above

10

How many years of experience do you have investigating and responding to healthcare-associated infections?

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

11

Do you possess a current Certification in Infection Control (CIC) or are you eligible to obtain the certification?

• Yes
• No

12

Are you proficient in any of the following software 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)
• Teams (Basic knowledge of setting up online meetings and video conferences, and screen sharing; setting up phone and video calls; and file sharing and instant messaging)
• 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