Job Description of Regional Senior Public Health Nurse ( PHN )

Subject: Leadership and Management (Theory)

Overview

Regional senior public health nurse (PHN) job description is a position in the regional health service directorate. Responsible to the regional health director and in charge of two sections. She works in the promotion of community health and disease control as an administrator, supervisor, researcher, facilitator, counselor, and evaluator. Recommends personnel recruitment, transfer, rotation, and deputation based on the needs of the regional zonal district hospital, district health office, PHC centers, and health post. Supervisory activities, reporting and recording activities, clinical activities/filed activities, communicative / facilitative activities, counselling activities, and evaluative and staff activities are among the other activities.

Job title: Regional Sr. Public Health Nurse

Place to work: Regional health service directorate

Class / level : Non-gazetted 2nd class

Qualification: BN/BSc in community health nursing

Responsible to: regional health director

Responsible for: responsible for two section.

  1. Infectious disease controls sub -section
    • Malaria officer
    • Supervisor officer
    • Malaria, TB, leprosy assistant technician.
  2. MCH health sSub section
    • FPO
    • SPHN
    • FP Assistant
    • PHN
    • Supervisor assistant
    • ANMS 

Experience: 5 years in community field

Roles

She works in the promotion of community health and disease control as an administrator, supervisor, researcher, facilitator, counselor, and evaluator.

Functions

  • Administrative activities
    • Participate in disease control maternal, paternal, and child health program planning, organization, and implementation.
    • Recommends recruitment, transfer, rotation, and deputation of concerned personnel in accordance with the needs of the regional zonal district hospital, district health office, PHC centers, and health post.
    • As needed, makes recommendations for promotion, reward, and punishment.
    • Maintain coordination and cooperation with other members of the team.
    • Participate in a public service commission examination for staff recruitment.
  • Supervisory activities
    • ​​​​​​​Plans, executes, and guides regular and periodic supervisory activities in relation to job responsibility within the region.
    • Identifies problems and attempts to find appropriate solutions.
    • Supervise and monitor plans and programs for the district.
  • Reporting and recording activities
    • Keep personal and program activity files up to date.
    • Collects reports from districts and maintains accurate monthly and annual reports.
    • Report is submitted to the regional director.
    • Provides feedback to DHO on reports.
  • Clinical activities/ Filed activities
    • Plans, organizes, and carries out clinical and field activities related to disease control and maternal, paternal, and child health.
  • Communicative / Facilitative activities
  1. Participate in disease control and MCH program facilitator activities.
  2. Assist the district office in developing annual action plans for family health, FP, immunization, diarrhea, and ARI, as well as their implementation.
  • Counselling activities
  1. As needed, plans and executes periodic and incidental counseling activities for individuals, families, and communities.
  • Evaluative and staff activities
  1. Staff performance is evaluated based on job descriptions.
  2. Assesses program success in relation to goals.
  3. Provides feedback to the district on the program and the performance of related health personnel.
  4. Participate in the planning, organization, and evaluation of in-service training for various categories of health channels throughout the region.
  5. Recommends to the regional directorate related health personnel for higher education, long-term and short-term education.

References
Things to remember

  • Regional senior public health nurse (PHN) job description is a position in the regional health service directorate. Responsible to the regional health director and in charge of two sections.

  • She works in the promotion of community health and disease control as an administrator, supervisor, researcher, facilitator, counselor, and evaluator.
     
  • Recommends personnel recruitment, transfer, rotation, and deputation based on the needs of the regional zonal district hospital, district health office, PHC centers, and health post.
     
  • Supervisory activities, reporting and recording activities, clinical activities/filed activities, communicative/facilitative activities, counseling activities, and evaluative and staff activities are among the other activities.
Questions and Answers

Roles:

She performs administrative, supervisory, research, facilitation, counseling, and evaluation duties in the promotion of community health and the prevention of disease.

Functions:

  • Administrative activities:

    • Participate in the development, organization, and implementation of programs for maternal, paternal, and child health that aim to reduce disease.
    • Recommends hiring, transferring, rotating, and deputizing concerned employees in accordance with the requirements of the district health office, PHC facilities, and health post.
    • Promotes, rewards, and punishes employees as necessary.
    • Keep your staffs' cooperation and coordination together.
    • Participate in the hiring process' inspection by the public service commission.

  • Supervisory activities:

    • Plans, coordinates, and leads ongoing and occasional supervision operations in the assigned territory.
    • Identifies the issues and makes an effort to find a workable solution.
    • oversee and keep track of the district's plans and programs.

  • Reporting and recording activities:

    • Keep program activities files and personal files current.
    • Gathers information from a district and accurately maintains monthly and annual reports.
    • The regional director should receive the report.
    • Provides DHO with comments on reports.

  • Clinical activities/ Filed activities:

    • Maternal, paternal, and child health activities are organized and carried out through clinical and field activities.

  • Communicative / Facilitative activities:

    • Participate in MCH program and disease prevention facilitator activities.
    • Assist the district office in creating annual action plans for ARI, FP, vaccination, diarrhea, and family health.

  • Counselling activities:

    • As needed, plans and executes periodic and incidental counseling activities for each individual, their family, and the community.

  • Evaluative and staff activities:

    • Assesses employee performance in accordance with job specifications.
    • Evaluates the program's success in relation to its goals.
    • Gives the district input on the program's performance and that of the relevant health workers.
    • Participate in the organization, planning, and evaluation of in-service training for different categories of health channels in the area.
    • Recommends to the regional directorate related health employees for higher education, long-term training, and short-term training.

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