REGISTERED NURSE SPECIALIST

Requisition No: 884410


Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: REGISTERED NURSE SPECIALIST - 67044189

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 67044189


Salary: $72,491.64 to $75,000.00 Annually


Posting Closing Date: 10/20/2026


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AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

POSITION: Residential Nurse Specialist - Career Service

WORKING TITLE: SAN Reviewer Nurse Specialist

POSITION NUMBER: 67044189

OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

This posting may close before the posted closing date.

CANDIDATE POOL: Future vacancies may be filled from this advertisement for a period of up to six months.

This position is not a Telework position and is required to report to the APD office in the area it serves.

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 eligible 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! For a more complete list of benefits, visit
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave.

The Agency seeks team members who contribute to a culture that develops individuals and strengthens teams through transparency and a commitment to professional growth. Team members are expected to provide exceptional customer service, demonstrate humility, recognize and share credit with others, remain self-motivated, and exercise sound judgment and awareness in team interactions and group dynamics.


This position with APD will serve staff and management across the Agency. Your work will impact the workplace culture, our community, and the population we serve as we continuously strive to achieve the Agency's mission.

*Responses to the qualifying questions are required and must be verifiable based on your submitted application, and "see resume" will not be considered an acceptable response.

SALARY RANGE

$72,491.64 - $75,000.00 Annually $2,788.14 - $2,884.61 Bi-weekly

Position Summary

This position provides clinical consultation and technical assistance related to nursing and medical services within the Significant Additional Needs (SAN) process. The position reviews cost plans and SAN requests for compliance with applicable state and federal requirements, applies independent judgment in developing recommendations, and provides guidance to Waiver Support Coordinators, State Office, Regional staff, consumers, and other stakeholders. The position may also participate in hearings related to SAN recommendations and decisions.


The Work You Will Do


Provide consultation related to nursing and medical service provision as part of the significant additional needs processes. Use current rules, laws and procedures to provide clear and accurate clinical recommendations or responses to inquiries and concerns from consumers, agency staff, and other stakeholders on or before assigned deadlines.

Conduct cost plan/significant additional needs reviews to ensure compliance with state and federal rules and procedures. Exercise independent judgement to make decision or prepare complete and concise recommendation for supervisory approval. Participate in hearings related to recommendations for significant additional needs.

Use current rules, laws, and procedures to provide technical assistance to Waiver Support Coordinators, State Office, and Regional staff on matters related to cost plan/significant additional needs reviews and decisions, with an emphasis on nursing and medical service provision.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Employees of the Agency for Persons with Disabilities are required to demonstrate total commitment to outstanding customer service. This includes, but not limited to, acting in a responsive, professional, courteous manner with the employees, customers and public we serve at all times.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Microsoft applications.

• Nursing principles, practices, and clinical techniques

Ability to:

• Organize work and cooperate with others as necessary, and work independently.

• Apply applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.

• Adhere to deadlines.

• Communicate well.

• Enter data in a professional work setting.

Demonstrate Skills in:

• Good verbal and written communication.

Additional Information

Profile Completion

To qualify for this position, applicants must complete all fields in the Candidate Profile, including their work history with the month and year.


Resumes and other documentation can be attached to provide additional information but will not replace the required completed Candidate Profile.


Retiree Notice

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 suspended or voided, and you will be required to repay all benefits received depending upon your retirement date.


Direct Deposit Program

As a condition of employment, a person appointed to a position in the State Personnel System is required to participate in the Direct Deposit Program. Rather than receiving a paper paycheck, your funds will be deposited directly into your account at your financial institution. This will be accomplished by Electronic Funds Transfer. Banks, savings and loan associations, and credit unions are eligible to accept such deposits. Retirement funds are also required to be in the Direct Deposit Program.


Background Screening Requirement

It is the policy of the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities that applicants for employment undergo Level 2 employment screening in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, Florida Statutes, as a condition of employment or being permitted to serve as a volunteer.

No applicant for a designated position will be employed or permitted to volunteer until the Level 2 screening results are received, reviewed, and approved by the Agency.
Level 2 background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for Statewide criminal and juvenile records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Federal criminal records checks through the Federal Bureau of Investigation and may include local criminal records checks through local law enforcement agencies.

Pursuant to S. 110.1127(1), Florida Statutes, this position requires a background investigation, including fingerprinting.

APD only hires U.S. citizens and those lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. APD participates in the U.S. government's employment eligibility verification program (E-Verify), which electronically confirms an employee's eligibility to work in the U.S. after completing the employment eligibility verification form (I-9).

All applicants should complete the online application process. If you need assistance applying for this position, please call the People First service center at View phone number on click.appcast.io.


Responses to the qualifying questions are required to be considered for this position. Answers to the qualifying questions must be verifiable based on your submitted application.

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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