City of New York · Brooklyn, NY

Supervising Public Health Nurse, Bureau of School Health at City of New York — Brooklyn, NY

Full-timeBrooklyn, NYPosted 2026-08-06Apply on SmartRecruiters
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Open to candidates who are permanent or to those who successfully filed for PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE Exam No. 6092 within the filing period From: October 1, 2025, To: October 21, 2025.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Division of Family and Child Health (DFCH) of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is charged with the creation and oversight of programs, policies, services, and environments that support physical and socio-emotional health, and promote primary and reproductive health services, health equity, social justice, safety and well-being for New York City families and children. The Division is comprised of the Bureau of Maternal Infant and Reproductive Health, the Bureau of Early Intervention, the Office of School Health, and the Bureau of Administration. The vision of the DFCH is that every child, woman, and family recognizes their power and is given the opportunity to reach their full health and development potential. We encourage qualified applicants with demonstrated commitment to social justice, particularly racial, gender, and LGBTQ equity to apply.

  • Providing assignments and schedules for nursing and paraprofessional staff
  • Utilizing Automated Student Health Record (ASHR) to generate reports
  • Conducting in-service trainings and planning staff development activities
  • Participating in recruitment and orientation of new staff
  • Analyzing data collected in OSH management reports, i.e. walk ins, case management and special projects
  • Participating in disciplinary activities as needed
  • Conducting site visits to school to provide clinical supervision of nurses, advisors, and assistants
  • Collaborating with the OSH team(Supervising Medical Doctors, Vision team, Mental health team, etc.) to plan initiatives within their assigned area
  • Monitoring inventory of medical supplies and equipment within a designed area
  • Serving on emergency teams which are on call for all future bioterrorism attacks within the City of New York as well as all emergencies as directed by the Commissioner of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Supervising Public Health Nurse Level 3 OSH is an important role to ensure the health and well-being of our students, improve the efficiency of health services, and directly contribute to a healthier safer school environment for all students.

PREFERRED SKILLS: Expertise in Planning and Program Development. Knowledge of DOHMH and DOE personnel policies and procedures. Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.

Why you should work for us:

  • Loan Forgiveness: As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal/state loan forgiveness and repayment assistance programs that lessen your payments or even fully forgive your full balance. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website (https://studentaid.gov/pslf/)
  • Benefits: City employees are entitled to unmatched benefits such as:
  • Work From Home Policy: Depending on your position, you may be able to work up to two days during the week from home.
  • Job Security - you could enjoy more job security compared to private sector employment and be able to contribute to making NYC a healthy place to live and work.

Commitment to Equity:

PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE - 51011

  • A Bachelor’s of Science degree in Nursing from a regionally-accredited college or university or one recognized by the New York State Education Department as following acceptable educational practices;

and

  • A license and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State. This license must be maintained for the duration of employment.

Medical Requirement: Medical guidelines have been established for the position of Public Health Nurse. Candidates will be examined to determine whether they can perform the essential functions of the position of Public Health Nurse. Where appropriate, a reasonable accommodation will be provided for a person with a disability to enable him or her to take the examination, and/or to perform the essential functions of the job. SPECIAL NOTE B For assignment to Assignment Levels II and III, in addition to meeting the Qualification Requirements described above, individuals must meet the supervisory level qualification requirements set forth in Section 11.42 of the New York State Sanitary Code.