Public Health Nurse Program Manager

Cuyahoga County Board of Health; Parma (OH); On-site; USD 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work up to two days/week

Holidays (14 paid)

Vacation time (13 paid days/year)

Sick time (15 paid days/year)

Tuition reimbursement

Paid holidays (14)

Vacation time (13 days)

Sick time (15 days)

Personal days (3 days)

Life insurance

Employee assistance program

Free parking onsite

Remote work up to two days/week with 2

Job summary

The Cuyahoga County Board of Health is seeking a Public Health Nurse Program Manager to lead immunization and reproductive health services across the lifespan in clinic and community settings. This full-time, bargaining position reports to the Public Health Nurse Supervisor and is expected to start around November 30, 2026.

The role requires a nursing degree, Ohio RN license, CPR, and several years of public health experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing and valid Ohio RN license with CPR.
• Minimum three years of public health nursing experience, or five years with an Associate’s degree, or one year with a Master’s degree.
• Valid driver's license and insurance at time of appointment.
• Ability to multi-task daily.
• Knowledge of HIPAA regulations and confidentiality.
• Strong customer service and communication; presentation skills; cultural competence.

Responsibilities

• Provide immunization and reproductive health services to clients across the lifespan in clinic and community settings.
• Direct patient care duties include vaccinations, HIV/STI testing, counseling, education and referrals.
• As team leader, develop and implement programs; assist in budgeting and grant opportunities.
• Train staff and provide technical assistance related to clinic or program functions.
• Manage inventory and maintain supplies per procedures.
• Participate in quality assurance and community outreach initiatives.
• Develop reports from databases for internal and external customers.
• Collaborate with partners on special projects and participate in public health emergency activities.

Skills

Public health nursing

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Cultural competence

Microsoft Office

Data reporting

Budget awareness

Multi-tasking

HIPAA knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

Ohio RN license

CPR certification

Tools

PC hardware

Database queries

Microsoft Office

Email

Job description

POSITION AVAILABLE

Position: Public Health Nurse Program Manager
Reports to: Public Health Nurse Supervisor
Position: to be filled: November 30, 2026
Position Type: Full-time, Bargaining
Salary: $57,811 Annually
Hours: Mon. – Fri., 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Vaccine Policy: All new hires will need to meet vaccination requirements or request an exemption and submit a TB Baseline as outlined in the CCBH Vaccination Policy.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in nursing.
• Valid state of Ohio Registered Nurse license; current CPR certification.
• Minimum of three years of public health nursing experience. OR five years of experience (with an Associate’s degree), OR one year of experience (with a Master's degree).
• Valid driver's license and insurance at time of appointment.
• Ability to efficiently multi-task on a daily basis.
• Knowledge of HIPAA regulations and ability to preserve confidentiality of protected health information and program records.
• Strong customer service, verbal and written communication skills, and effective presentation skills. Good interpersonal relationship skills including cultural sensitivity & competence.
• Proficiency with use of PC hardware & basic software (i.e., Microsoft office), email, and office equipment (i.e., copier, fax, scanner, telephone, etc.).
• Proficiency with use of databases; proficiency with querying and reporting data.
• Ability to use logic and reason to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Mathematical aptitude necessary to assist in developing program budgets and monitoring expenditures.

Clinic Services Program Responsibilities:

1. Provide immunization and reproductive health and wellness services to clients across the lifespan in a variety of clinic and community-based settings.
2. Direct patient care duties include: vaccinations, HIV/STI testing, counseling, education and referrals.

Responsibilities:

• As team leader, researches, assists in developing and implements new and existing programs. Monitors program activities and processes to ensure alignment with services or programs. Assists in financial management of service or program budget(s). May assist in seeking grant funding opportunities, preparing grant proposals and writing grant applications.
• Assists with training/orienting new staff. Provides technical assistance and/or training to staff related to clinic or program functions.
• Assists with budget development and monitoring, including periodic reallocation of funding to ensure appropriate expenditure of program funds.
• Manages the medication and/or supply inventory of clinic or program according to established procedures.
• Participates in quality assurance and improvement activities to foster a culture of quality improvement within the assigned service area.
• Coordinates, facilitates, and provides community education and outreach initiatives.
• Assists with the establishment and maintenance of internal and external relationships and leverages relationships to maximize program and training effectiveness.
• Participates in local and state-wide meetings to stay abreast of changes in public health trends and regulations that may impact assigned program(s).
• May represent CCBH as a participant at coalition and/or subcommittee meetings. May lead or assist with the planning, development, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of multisector partnerships of assigned program(s).
• Develops and extracts reports from databases (i.e., Enterprise, etc.) for delivery to internal and external customers. Gathers and organizes documents to satisfy public records requests or other reporting obligations. Monitors quality outcomes through data and report extraction.
• May participate in strategic planning activities and provides input regarding potential new programming and/or service improvements. Assists with identifying additional service agencies, potential community collaborations, and addressing community health issues.
• Collaborates with internal and external partners on special projects as assigned.
• Participates in public health emergency activities as needed.
• May be required to operate agency-owned fleet vehicles at offsite service locations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Deadline to Apply: October 30, 2026

Bilingual Applicants Welcome

All employees hired for a position must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship for employment visa status now or in the future.

Employees hired for a position that is funded in whole or in part by a designated funding source may be laid off when the funding source is reduced or eliminated.

THIS AGENCY IS AN EQUAL PROVIDER OF SERVICES AND AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT CIVIL RIGHTS ACT 1964

THIS EMPLOYER PARTICIPATES IN E-VERIFY

Benefits offered at CCBH (for employees working at least 40 hours per pay period/Bi-weekly):

• Medical (full time employees responsible for 10% of premium)
• Dental (full time employees responsible for 10% of premium)
• Vision
• Public Employee Retirement System (PERS)
• Deferred Compensation
• FSA Health and Dependent Care
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Holidays (14 paid per year)
• Vacation Time (13 paid days per year for new service PERS members*)
• Sick Time (15 paid days per year*)
• Personal Days (up to 3 paid per year)
• Agency paid Life Insurance
• Additional Voluntary Life Insurance
• Voluntary Identity Theft Protection
• Voluntary Critical Illness
• Voluntary Accident Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Free Parking Onsite
• Remote work from home available up to two days per week with approval after the completion of a minimum of 60 days of employment.
• Alternate work schedule or changes in work schedule available after initial training period with approval. Core work hours of 10am to 2pm required of all staff

*Benefit is prorated based on start date