COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE - 64000336 1

Community Health Nurse

This is a professional nursing position at the Florida Department of Health in Suwannee County (DOH-Suwannee) providing clinical services to DOH-Suwannee clients. It is under the supervision of the Senior Community Health Nursing Director. Incumbent may have access to records containing social security numbers in the performance of job duties and is responsible for securing the designated information, both confidential and public record which is stored in hard copy or electronic formats. This position has been delegated to Information Custodian for the following secured areas: TB, Communicable Disease, STD/HIV/AIDS case reports; and back-up Information Custodian for the following secured area: Pharmacy. Provides client services at DOH-Suwannee in the general nursing clinic. Services provided will be in the Immunization, STD, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, TB, Family Planning, and Adult Health programs. Services will be provided under Standard of Care Protocols or physician standing order and will be in compliance with Department of Health Technical Assistance Guidelines. Provides nursing support in Family Planning clinic, as assigned. Assist ARNP in providing clinical services in accordance with DOH program requirements. Responsible for Epidemiology Program including investigations of reportable diseases and Merlin database input. Attends in-service training and staff meetings as directed. Maintains CPR certification. Orders insulin for clients who receive insulin from the DOH insulin distribution program. Enters Service data into HMS according to DOH standards. Other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Knowledge of nursing and public health principles, practices and techniques; knowledge of human anatomy and physiology; knowledge of community resources. Ability to administer medications, assist in or provide preventive health care treatment, teach and demonstrate preventive health care, nursing principles and techniques; ability to work with patients having a variety of physical problems, ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments, communicate effectively, ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others and ability to teach basic health care.

Qualifications: Willing to work before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days in the event of an emergency. This may include working in a special need or Red Cross shelter, or performing other emergency duties, not limited to, responses to or threats involving any disaster or threat of disaster, man-made or natural. This position requires current authorization to work in the United States without employer sponsorship. The Department of Health is unable to provide employment visa sponsorship. Are you authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship? This is an in-office position only.

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; Flexible Spending Accounts; Tuition waivers; And more! For a more complete list of benefits, including monthly costs, visit