State of Florida
REGISTERED NURSING CONSULTANT - 64080006
State of Florida, Youngstown, Ohio, United States, 44502
REGISTERED NURSING CONSULTANT - 64080006
Date: Sep 20, 2024This is an open competitive advertisementPLEASE NOTE:
Completion of candidate work history on the State of Florida Employment Application is required in order to be considered. Submission of a resume cannot be accepted in lieu of the completed work history but can be included with your application.Your Specific Responsibilities:This is a professional nursing position providing Public Health Nursing services to individuals, families, groups and the community. The incumbent is responsible for the integrity and confidentiality of data sets under his/her control and may use DOH IT resources to visit Internet sites as needed to perform the duties of this position. The incumbent is responsible for assurance of program standards and development of goals, objectives, policies and procedures for all clinical services/programs at the Bay County Health department. Provides input into executive level decisions. Exercises line supervision over multiple Nurses and Health Support Specialists.This position spends more than 50% of the time engaged in supervisory responsibilities. This includes communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees in addition to planning and directing employees’ work. The incumbent has the authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline subordinate employees or effectively recommend such action. The incumbent will also be required to develop performance expectations, meet with staff regularly to discuss performance, complete performance reviews, maintain vacation and work schedules, ensuring proper coverage, and complete timesheets.DIRECT NURSING CARE:Provides nursing interventions based on the nursing assessment consistent with quality standards as defined by the Public Health Nursing practice based on theory and research. Provides interventions such as teaching and counseling, and the administration of treatments and therapies prescribed by the clinicians. Conducts communicable disease interventions in accordance with the principles and standards of nursing practice to assure safe and competent service. Acts as an advocate for the patient and family. Coordinates plans and intervenes with agency staff and support services in the health department and community agencies to assure continuity of care and expected outcomes using principles of case management. Evaluates care plans and effectiveness of interventions and adjusts each accordingly. Provides timely follow-up of critical laboratory findings. Documents assessments and interventions. Assesses the workload, establishes priorities, adjusts work assignments and directs others to assure the timely provision of services.NURSING SUPERVISOR:
Serves as supervisor of the Clinic. Teaching newly employed nurses advanced nursing arts and methods, evaluates and reviews new hire nurse development by observing their work in clinic. Orients new hires to give them guidance and counseling, instructs in the specialized fields of family planning, sexually transmitted disease, Pap, and breast. Instructs nonprofessional employees in a variety of professional nursing subjects. Participates in observing patients’ physical and behavioral reactions to medications. Participates as a member of a multi-disciplinary team in the planning and implementation of treatment for individual patients. Works in conjunction with specialist physicians to ensure compliance with the specialized medical therapeutic plan. Communicates with attending physicians, other health professionals and agencies to ensure individuals received coordinated approaches to care. Identifies community resources, arranges and coordinates health, education, social, rehabilitative, and economic services for the family. Provides leadership and oversight for assigned programs, activities and personnel to ensure programs provide appropriate and timely service in accordance with public health practice standards and Florida Department of Health and Bay County Health Department requirements.CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT:
Participates in program evaluation through activities such as review of patient’s records, identifying system problems and making recommendations that can improve patient and family service. Responsible for providing and presenting findings to staff and for the maintenance and updating of program manuals. Identifies recurrent health problems among the clinic population and provides interventions based on findings.SKILL MAINTENANCE:
Maintains skills in public health nursing with special emphasis on administration of immunizations, home visiting, disaster nursing, program follow-up and Basic Life Support (CPR).COMMUNITY ACTIVITY:
Participates in community based health screenings, fairs, occupational/school health activities and community immunizations initiatives. Provides community based group education. Represents the health department on community teams and serves on inter-agency and intra-agency committees. Performs other duties as required.Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Must possess excellent communication and organizational skills, moderate computer skills, excellent supervisory skills.Qualifications:
CPR Certification, Licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse. Ability to stand for long periods of time, climb one flight of stairs, lift 25 lbs.Where You Will Work:The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:Annual and Sick Leave benefits;Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;Retirement plan options, including employer contributions.Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process.This position requires a security background check and/or drug screening and participation in direct deposit. Any misrepresentations or omissions will disqualify you from employment consideration. Note: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) in order to conduct this background check. Successful completion of a drug test is a condition of employment for safety-sensitive positions.Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS.If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.The successful candidate will be required to complete the Form I-9 and that information will be verified using the E-Verify system.Incumbents may be required to perform emergency duty before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days.The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-877-562-7287). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.
Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.Location: PANAMA CITY, FL, US, 32401 PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL, US, 32413 CALLAWAY, FL, US, 32404 PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL, US, 32407 CHIPLEY, FL, US, 32428 YOUNGSTOWN, FL, US, 32466 PANAMA CITY, FL, US, 32405 PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL, US, 32408 PANAMA CITY, FL, US, 32404 PANAMA CITY, FL, US, 32402For assistance, call the People First Service Center at (877) 562-7287 Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Eastern time.
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Date: Sep 20, 2024This is an open competitive advertisementPLEASE NOTE:
Completion of candidate work history on the State of Florida Employment Application is required in order to be considered. Submission of a resume cannot be accepted in lieu of the completed work history but can be included with your application.Your Specific Responsibilities:This is a professional nursing position providing Public Health Nursing services to individuals, families, groups and the community. The incumbent is responsible for the integrity and confidentiality of data sets under his/her control and may use DOH IT resources to visit Internet sites as needed to perform the duties of this position. The incumbent is responsible for assurance of program standards and development of goals, objectives, policies and procedures for all clinical services/programs at the Bay County Health department. Provides input into executive level decisions. Exercises line supervision over multiple Nurses and Health Support Specialists.This position spends more than 50% of the time engaged in supervisory responsibilities. This includes communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees in addition to planning and directing employees’ work. The incumbent has the authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline subordinate employees or effectively recommend such action. The incumbent will also be required to develop performance expectations, meet with staff regularly to discuss performance, complete performance reviews, maintain vacation and work schedules, ensuring proper coverage, and complete timesheets.DIRECT NURSING CARE:Provides nursing interventions based on the nursing assessment consistent with quality standards as defined by the Public Health Nursing practice based on theory and research. Provides interventions such as teaching and counseling, and the administration of treatments and therapies prescribed by the clinicians. Conducts communicable disease interventions in accordance with the principles and standards of nursing practice to assure safe and competent service. Acts as an advocate for the patient and family. Coordinates plans and intervenes with agency staff and support services in the health department and community agencies to assure continuity of care and expected outcomes using principles of case management. Evaluates care plans and effectiveness of interventions and adjusts each accordingly. Provides timely follow-up of critical laboratory findings. Documents assessments and interventions. Assesses the workload, establishes priorities, adjusts work assignments and directs others to assure the timely provision of services.NURSING SUPERVISOR:
Serves as supervisor of the Clinic. Teaching newly employed nurses advanced nursing arts and methods, evaluates and reviews new hire nurse development by observing their work in clinic. Orients new hires to give them guidance and counseling, instructs in the specialized fields of family planning, sexually transmitted disease, Pap, and breast. Instructs nonprofessional employees in a variety of professional nursing subjects. Participates in observing patients’ physical and behavioral reactions to medications. Participates as a member of a multi-disciplinary team in the planning and implementation of treatment for individual patients. Works in conjunction with specialist physicians to ensure compliance with the specialized medical therapeutic plan. Communicates with attending physicians, other health professionals and agencies to ensure individuals received coordinated approaches to care. Identifies community resources, arranges and coordinates health, education, social, rehabilitative, and economic services for the family. Provides leadership and oversight for assigned programs, activities and personnel to ensure programs provide appropriate and timely service in accordance with public health practice standards and Florida Department of Health and Bay County Health Department requirements.CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT:
Participates in program evaluation through activities such as review of patient’s records, identifying system problems and making recommendations that can improve patient and family service. Responsible for providing and presenting findings to staff and for the maintenance and updating of program manuals. Identifies recurrent health problems among the clinic population and provides interventions based on findings.SKILL MAINTENANCE:
Maintains skills in public health nursing with special emphasis on administration of immunizations, home visiting, disaster nursing, program follow-up and Basic Life Support (CPR).COMMUNITY ACTIVITY:
Participates in community based health screenings, fairs, occupational/school health activities and community immunizations initiatives. Provides community based group education. Represents the health department on community teams and serves on inter-agency and intra-agency committees. Performs other duties as required.Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Must possess excellent communication and organizational skills, moderate computer skills, excellent supervisory skills.Qualifications:
CPR Certification, Licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse. Ability to stand for long periods of time, climb one flight of stairs, lift 25 lbs.Where You Will Work:The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:Annual and Sick Leave benefits;Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;Retirement plan options, including employer contributions.Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process.This position requires a security background check and/or drug screening and participation in direct deposit. Any misrepresentations or omissions will disqualify you from employment consideration. Note: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) in order to conduct this background check. Successful completion of a drug test is a condition of employment for safety-sensitive positions.Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS.If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.The successful candidate will be required to complete the Form I-9 and that information will be verified using the E-Verify system.Incumbents may be required to perform emergency duty before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days.The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-877-562-7287). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.
Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.Location: PANAMA CITY, FL, US, 32401 PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL, US, 32413 CALLAWAY, FL, US, 32404 PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL, US, 32407 CHIPLEY, FL, US, 32428 YOUNGSTOWN, FL, US, 32466 PANAMA CITY, FL, US, 32405 PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL, US, 32408 PANAMA CITY, FL, US, 32404 PANAMA CITY, FL, US, 32402For assistance, call the People First Service Center at (877) 562-7287 Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Eastern time.
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