public-health nursing supervisor

public-health nursing supervisor

A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of nursing personnel in community health agency. Responsibilities include:

Serves as liaison between staff and administrative personnel.

Develops standards and procedures for providing nursing care and for evaluating service.

Provides orientation, teaching, and guidance to staff to improve quality and quantity of service.

Evaluates performance of personnel and interprets nursing standards to staff, advisory boards, nursing committees, and community groups.

Recommends duty assignment of nursing personnel and coordinates services with other health and social agencies to render program more effective.

Reviews, evaluates, and interprets nursing records, vital statistics, and other data affecting health service in order to assess community needs and to plan and implement programs to meet these needs.

Assists in planning educational programs for nurses, related professional workers, and community groups to meet needs of personnel and practitioners.

Assists in preparation of agency budget.

May plan for and participate in field research related to community health nursing.

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Synonym(s): community-health_nursing_nurse_supervisor
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