SENIOR COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE

Requisition No: 877715


Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: SENIOR COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE - 64029919

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 64029919


Salary: $45,000 - $47,000


Posting Closing Date: 08/05/2026


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Your Specific Responsibilities:

Join Team Duval. At DOH-Duval, we work every day to protect, promote, and improve the health of our community. Join a team that values innovation, collaboration, and public service. Our programs are recognized across Florida for their impact and effectiveness, and we are looking for dedicated professionals who want to make a real difference. If you are passionate about creating healthier communities, your future starts here.

This is a Senior Registered Nurse position who serves in the Comprehensive, Basic, and Full-Service School Nursing Programs providing public health nursing services within the Duval County Public School System under the supervision of a Registered Nurse Supervisor and/or Registered Nurse Consultant. The responsibilities will include analysis of the total health care of students with chronic illnesses/disorders and/or communicable diseases and provides care and treatment of students in a school clinic. Provides training programs to staff, school personnel and students and assists in orientation programs.


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 5: Community Dimensions of Practice skills

Public Health Competency Domain 6: Public Health Sciences skills

• Provide assessment of health needs of students through screening procedures, analysis of records, and assessment of students referred by school personnel.
• Initiates nursing care plans on all students identified with a chronic disease or disorder. Provides direct care to identified students through assessment, referrals, health counseling, and follow-up.
• Assess the home environment through home visits for the purpose of promoting understanding of a health problem or behavior if needed.
• Encourages immunization compliance of all students.
• Assists school staff in meeting the requirements according to Florida School Health Act.
• Gathers records and reports statistical data relating to health concerns and nursing services.
• Provides assistance to the Adolescent Mobile Health Van within the Full-Service Schools, Basic and Comprehensive School Nursing Program.
• Assists in administrating the School Health Services Program as mandated by the School Health Service Act, 381.0056, F.S.

Public Health Competency Domain 8: Leadership and Systems Thinking skills

• Responsible for instruction and training of school personnel, Health Support Technicians and students concerning health matters. Assists in planning programs to achieve these goals.
• Assists in the orientation and training of new team members.
• Supports and educates the Department of Health goals and objectives.
• Participates in goal orientated focus groups to improve School Health Services.
• Attends all required or assigned staff meetings, in-services or training programs.
• Provides consultation and educational health information regarding health issues.
• Provides and or assists with classroom health education programs as invited or arranged.
• Travel in order to perform duties as described. Attend and participate with in-service education programs for the
• purpose of keeping abreast of current health knowledge.
• Performs other related work duties as required. Employee is expected to complete timesheets, EARs/DARs, and all mandatory trainings both accurately and within the required timeframe.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Actively seeks opportunities to help people.
• Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react the way they do. Listening to what other people are saying and asking questions as appropriate.
• Talking to others to effectively convey information.
• Communicating effectively with others in writing as indicated by the needs of the audience. Ability to interview clients and obtain medical history.
• Enters, transcribes, records, stores, or maintains information.
• Managing one's own time and the time of others. Weighing the relative cost and benefits of a potential action.
• Identifying the nature of problems.
• Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
• Using the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer satisfaction evaluation techniques.
• Knowledge of medical terminology/techniques
• Computer skills in Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint and similar

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Licensed Registered Nurse
• CPR/First Aid Certification per FL Rule 64F-6.004.
• Other job-related requirements for this position: 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.
• A valid drivers' license and use of a private vehicle is required.
• Must have a minimum of 1-years' experience in nursing.
• Must be able to routinely lift a minimum of 20 lbs. Minimum one year of nursing experience.

Preferred:

• Prior nursing experience in pediatrics or school health

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:

Florida Department of Health in Duval County

School Health (TBD)

Jacksonville, Florida


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

• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Tuition waivers.
• And more!

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Please be advised:

Positions assigned to School Health may follow either a 10-month or 12-month work schedule, depending on program needs and available funding. Work assignments during summer months vary by location. Your specific work schedule, summer assignment expectations, and leave eligibility will be communicated by your hiring manager or program leadership.


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:


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.

All Florida Department of Health positions require the incumbent to be able to learn and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, in English. Applicants who do not meet this requirement will not be considered.


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 View phone number on click.appcast.io). 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.


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.


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 View phone number on click.appcast.io). 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.


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