SENIOR COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING SUPERVIS - 64068151

Requisition No: 819502 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: SENIOR COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING SUPERVIS - 64068151

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 64068151 

Salary:  $69,000.00 - $73,000.00 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 06/06/2024 

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Open Competitive Job Opportunity

Your Specific Duties and Responsibilities: This nursing supervisory position provides professional nursing services in the care and treatment of patients within the Florida Department of Health in Duval County. The position reports directly to the Assistant Executive Community Health Nursing Director for School Health. This position performs or supervises professional nursing services, ancillary services and health education while consistently working in a team approach management style with the Assistant Executive Community Health Nursing Director and Medical Executive Director. Responsible for the supervision of staff Including appraisals, planning and directing their work, approving leave, having the authority for hiring, and taking disciplinary action or effectively recommending such actions. A current Florida nursing license is required.

Public Health Competency Domain 1: Analytical/Assessment skills

Public Health Competency Domain 2: Policy development/Program planning skills

Public Health Competency Domain 3: Communication skills

Public Health Competency Domain 4: Cultural Competency skills

Public Health Competency Domain 6: Public Health Sciences skills

• Accurately applies nursing principles and techniques in the direct care and treatment of adult and pediatric patients.
• Properly obtains immunization history and limited medical history, evaluates risk factors, and provides counseling within the standards of accepted medical practice and protocols. This is done with cultural competence and in consultation with a medical provider as needed.
• Assesses, treats, evaluates, and provides health education and follow up with appropriate cultural competence.
• Maintains patients’ records and ensures timely entry of each encounter in the Florida State Health Online Tracking System (FLSHOTS).
• Reviews records for content, accuracy and format.
• Provides exemplary customer service during telephone and walk-in triage as necessary in consultation with the provider.
• Willingly and proactively maintains inventory of medical supplies and vaccinations across the agency and prepares examination/treatment rooms and equipment.
• Provides monthly immunization rate reports to administration and clinical sites.

Public Health Competency Domain 5: Community Dimensions of Practice skills

• Responsible for clinics budget including input and monitoring.
• Promotes cooperation within the agency and externally by maintaining positive relationships with the management team, medical providers, nurses, health support technicians, human service counselors, senior clerks and other staff. 
• Develops and maintains an interdisciplinary team approach to patient care and case management.
• Works in collaboration with all partners.
• Participates in quality improvement activities, including the peer review process.

Public Health Competency Domain 7: Financial Planning/Management skills

Public Health Competency Domain 8: Leadership and Systems Thinking skills

• Leads Immunization Advisory Committee.
• Leads immunization quality improvement initiatives.
• Oversees Compulsory Report and Compliance Report
• Ensures VFC re-enrollment is completed annually, including staff trainings.
• Ensures data loggers are sent for re-calibration annually.
• Completes Seasonal Pre-Book of Flu Vaccine for the Department.
• Oversees Rabies Treatment Program and provides rabies vaccine and immunoglobulin to those seeking care.
• Provides oversight of all clinical functions and serves as a resource/expert for nursing functions in assigned clinic.
• Provides the team with leadership to assure integrated operations with all clinical staff and operating units.
• Acts as a liaison between administration and the health center staff for the dissemination of nursing policy and practice information. Ensures adherence to nursing protocol policies.
• Works in collaboration with other administrators to assist in hiring and retaining competent clinical staff.
• Ensures that the clinical staff is trained and the orientation checklist is completed within 90 days of hire.
• Participates in staff development programs for persons assisting with client care.
• Provides quality educational opportunities and training for nursing and medical assistant students.
• Promotes professional leadership and growth.
• Supervises direct reports including motivating, training, providing guidance, and direction. Develops expectations and meets with staff regularly to discuss performance, complete performance reviews, and discipline action, if needed. Maintains vacation and work schedules to ensure proper coverage and completes timesheets. Ensures all staff complete required training and are offered additional training.
• Ensures timely completion of all mandatory training.
• Ensures accurate and timely submission of Employee Leave and Attendance Records, as well as Employee Activity Records (EARs).
• Provides services as required during disasters and performs other related duties as required. Travel is performed in relation to above duties. Access to a personal vehicle and a current Florida Driver’s License and Nursing License are essential to the performance of the duties described for this position.
• Incumbent will have access to records containing social security numbers in the performance of job duties.
• Performs all other duties as assigned

Incumbent may be required to work before, during and/or beyond normal work hours or days in the event of an emergency. Emergency duty required of the incumbent includes working in special needs or Red Cross shelters, or performing other emergency duties including, but not limited to, responses to or threats involving any disaster or threat of disaster, man-made or natural.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

• Knowledge of nursing principles and techniques
• Knowledge of human anatomy and physiology.
• Skill in using medical instruments or testing equipment used in providing nursing care.
• Ability to demonstrate manual dexterity.
• Ability to administer medications.
• Ability to work with patients.
• Ability to interview patients and obtain a complete medical history.
• Ability to interpret and follow medical instructions.
• Ability to observe patient’s symptoms and reactions to treatments.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others

Qualifications:

• A current Florida Nursing License in accordance with Florida Statue 464 or eligible to practice nursing in accordance with Florida Administrative Code 210-8.22 or 8.27.

Preferred:

• A Bachelor's degree is nursing is preferred.

Florida Department of Health Mission, Vision, and Values:

Mission:

To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & community efforts.

Vision:

To be the Healthiest State in the Nation.

Values:

I nnovation: We search for creative solutions and manage resources wisely.

C ollaboration: We use teamwork to achieve common goals & solve problems.

A ccountability: We perform with integrity & respect.

R esponsiveness: We achieve our mission by serving our customers & engaging our partners.

E xcellence: We promote quality outcomes through learning & continuous performance improvement.

Where You Will Work:

FL Department of Health Duval County

Central Heath Plaza

515 W 6th Street

Jacksonville, FL 32206

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 (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com);
• Flexible Spending Accounts;
• Tuition waivers;
• And more!

For a more complete list of benefits, including monthly costs, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

Please be advised:

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. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov 

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.  E-Verify is operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration to verify employment eligibility.   

Incumbents may be required to perform emergency duty before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days.

Florida has the third largest population of veterans in the nation with more than 1.5 million service men and women.  The Florida Department of Health (department) is committed to serving members of the United States Armed Forces, veterans and their families by encouraging them to apply for vacancies that fit their area of knowledge and/or expertise.  Through the Department's VALOR program, which expedites licensing for military veterans, the Department also waives initial licensing and application fees for military veterans who apply for a health care professional license within 60 months of an honorable discharge. These initiatives help ensure that the transition from military service into the workforce is as smooth as possible and reflects our appreciation for the dedication devoted to protecting our country.    

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). 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.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.