Job Description:

• 1) Supervises and coordinates activities of nursing personnel in community health agency: Serves as liaison between staff and administrative personnel.

• 2) Develops standards and procedures for providing nursing care and for evaluating service.

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

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

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

• 6) 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.

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

• 8) Assists in preparation of agency budget.

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