Public Health Nursing Consultant

The Department of Health Services (DHS), Division of Public Health (DPH) works with our local and tribal public health partners, and community groups statewide, on a wide variety of programs and services that protect the health of Wisconsin residents. 

DPH is recruiting for a Public Health Nursing Consultant in the Office of Policy and Practice Alignment (OPPA). 

As the Public Health Nursing Consultant, you will provide nursing leadership for public health system efforts that ensure consistent and accountable public health services, develop public health system capacity, link public health system partners' work, and prepare for, monitor, and respond to statewide and regional issues and emergencies. Responsibilities may include: 

• Incorporating safe nursing practice and services to individuals, families, communities, and populations.
• Providing leadership in the development of public health system capacity in changing environments, communities, and the evolving health care system.
• Providing technical assistance and consultation to Tribal health centers, local health departments, and community partners.
• Ensuring consistent and accountable public health nursing services at the local, regional, and state levels.
• Linking the work of the Department of Health Services with local, Tribal, regional, and state public health system partners to carry out core functions, essential public health services, and foundational public health services.
• Promoting high-quality public health nursing competencies through education and training of the nursing workforce.
• Developing resources and participating in research critical to public health nursing and public health to carry out the foundational public health services.

Minimally qualified applicants will have all of the following:

• Licensure or eligibility* for licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Wisconsin. Licensure in Wisconsin must be obtained by the time of appointment.
• Experience providing training, consultation, or technical assistance to various internal and external partners (e.g. local health departments, organizations, agencies, general public, etc.).
• Experience interpreting and applying state statutes and rules related to nursing or public health practice.

*Eligible is defined as your license is currently in process with the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services, or you currently hold a license in another state and are eligible to obtain a license in the State of Wisconsin.

To be considered, submit an application online at https://wj.wi.gov/15421 by 11:59 pm on 9/12/2024.