Registered Nurse (RN) Team Lead - 61006653 (Greenville County)

Careers at DPH: Work that makes a difference! Embracing Service, Inspiring Innovation, Promoting Teamwork, Pursuing Excellence, and Advancing Equity Serves as clinic team lead for staff in the designated area(s), ensures program adherence and quality assurance of Clinical Services programs. Provides culturally competent direct patient care and comprehensive health services, including counseling, treatment, and referral to individuals in public health clinic program areas. Promotes wellness through activities towards prevention and reduction of risk factors including early detection of disease and identified health problem. Utilizes the nursing process and approved training in evaluating and accurately documenting client encounters. Ensuring compliance and continuous quality improvement, participating in emergency response efforts, and maintaining professional development to promote the health and well-being of the community.

The Greenville County Health Department is seeking a dedicated and collaborative Registered Nurse to serve as the RN Team Lead for the Clinic Nursing Unit. This role supports daily clinic operations and guides nursing staff in providing client-centered Family Planning, STD/HIV, Immunization, and Preventive Health services.

The RN Team Lead also delivers direct client care, including assessment, treatment, counseling, immunizations, and laboratory procedures, while ensuring accurate documentation and adherence to clinical and Title X standards. This position helps promote efficient workflows, staff development, and high-quality, culturally competent care for individuals and families across Greenville County.

Key job functions include:

Program Management and Supervision: Assists with program implementation and evaluation, including completion of progress reports and program audits. Supervises clinical staff through regular 1:1 meetings, staff meetings, EPMS reviews, planning stages, position descriptions, and plans of supervision. Maintains accurate documentation to support progressive discipline when needed. Coordinates nursing staff schedules in collaboration with operational staff, ensures adherence to agency policies and procedures, and maintains audit and training records for compliance. Works toward achieving the agency's affirmative action goals in recruiting, hiring, and promotion of employees.

Service Delivery: Provides comprehensive direct patient care in public health settings by utilizing the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate client health needs. Administers medications, treatments, and immunizations per standing orders or licensed provider directives and conducts laboratory tests and specimen collection in compliance with CLIA and OSHA regulations. Coordinates care with multidisciplinary teams and external agencies, promotes wellness through prevention and early disease detection, and ensures timely follow-up. Accurately documents all nursing care and client interactions in accordance with program policies.

Leadership and Quality Improvement: Provides leadership and support in clinic functions by maintaining consistent visibility and communication with staff, ensuring timely resolution of customer service concerns. Collaborates with management to monitor clinic flow and staff utilization, implement process improvements, and provide performance feedback. Supports compliance by assisting with quarterly audits for Third Party, Preventive Health, and Immunization policies and ensuring timely corrective actions. Coordinates vaccine and medication inventory processes and ensures timely follow-up for teens, abnormal results, and referrals. Maintains proficiency in the Electronic Health Record (EHR) system and contributes to continuous quality improvement through staff observations, chart reviews, policy updates, and educational initiatives.

Professional development: Maintains professional nursing licensure and accountability by completing mandatory continuing education and agency-required trainings on schedule. Submits daily, monthly, and other required reports punctually. Actively participates in regional meetings, planning, and team communications.

Performs other related duties and special projects as assigned, including required travel if requested, and responds as directed during emergencies which may occur outside normal work hours, and travel if requested. State Minimum Requirements: Graduation from an accredited school of nursing. Licensure as a registered nurse by the State Board of Nursing for South Carolina. Some positions require certification in Basic Life Support. Some positions may require possession of a valid driver’s license.

Agency Additional Requirements: Must hold an active South Carolina nursing license in good standing, or a valid multistate license in good standing from a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) participating state (this allows them to be hired, start working, and have 60 days to change over to SC license by endorsement by BON. Exception is for military status and/or spouse. Current license as a Registered Nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing. Associate degree or bachelors of science in nursing and two (2) years of experience in a health care setting.

Applicants indicating college credit or degree(s) on the application may upload an unofficial copy of the transcript as an attachment to the application. Please note that the agency will require an official, certified copy of the transcript or diploma prior to hiring. Institutions of Higher Learning must be recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. At least one (1) year supervisory experience. EEO: The Department of Public Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions including, but not limited, to lactation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, or genetic information. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: Applicants needing accommodation for medical reasons or a sincerely held religious belief may submit a request for accommodation. A reasonable accommodation may be granted if it doesn't impose an undue hardship or pose a direct threat to the health and safety of others. STATE DISASTER PLAN: In accordance with the State's Disaster Plan, which includes hazardous weather, Department of Public Health employees may be required to work in times of an emergency or disaster. DRIVING RECORD: If this position requires the applicant to possess a valid driver's license to operate a state vehicle or personal vehicle, any applicant being considered in the final stages of selection for the position will be required to provide a certified copy of a 10-year driving record.

The South Carolina Department of Public Health offers an exceptional benefits package for FTE positions that includes:

• 15 days Annual (Vacation) Leave per year
• 15 days Sick Leave per year
• 13 Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance for employees, spouse, and children. Click here for additional information.
• S.C. Deferred Compensation Program available (S.C. Deferred Compensation)
• Retirement benefit choices *• State Retirement Plan (SCRS)
• State Optional Retirement Program (State ORP)

*Enrollment in one of the listed plans is required for all FTE employees; please refer to the contribution section of hyperlinked retirement sites for the current contribution rate of gross pay. HYBRID WORK: The option to work partially remote or adjusted work hours may be available after 12 months of employment for approved positions.