SENIOR LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE - 64029099

Senior Licensed Practical Nurse - 64029099

This is a float position, and the successful incumbent will work with clients in busy DOH clinics, while working within the scope of Florida State and Federal Guidelines and DOH-Pinellas policies and procedures. Applicants must be willing to travel to five different clinic locations in Pinellas County.

Your Specific Responsibilities:

• Adult and children's immunizations
• Obtain patient medical history and vital signs
• Case Management
• Administer medication ordered by the provider
• Educates and provide information regarding family planning, STD screening and treatment services
• Respond with other clinical staff to emergency situations that occur in clinic
• Work with clinic manager to assure efficient clinic flow
• Utilize an EMR to document client visits
• Perform EKG's, Spirometry, and other medical office tests
• Performs other duties as required
• Keeps supervisor informed
• Attends staff meetings as required
• Attends training for personal and professional growth
• Meets annual training requirements

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of nursing and public health principles, practices & techniques.
• Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing, utilizing approved DOH abbreviations when documenting in the electronic medical record
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others
• Ability to operate a personal computer and accompanying software programs
• Ability to safely administer medications and immunizations within scope of nursing licensure
• Ability to work with persons of a different race, language, culture, or socioeconomic status
• Ability to make sound nursing judgments independently
• Ability to adapt to necessary changes in duties, duty station, or work hours for the benefit of the agency
• Ability to deal effectively with customers of various types of backgrounds and cultures.
• Ability to learn and maintain proficiency of computer skills & new programs required by Medical and Clinical Services divisions
• Skills in one-on-one interviewing; ability to maintain accurate and appropriate medical documentation in EMR system

Qualifications:

• Minimum - Current active Florida nursing license or a multistate license from another compact state per The Florida Nurse Practice Act, as outlined in Chapter 464
• Current valid Florida Driver's License or able to obtain one within 30 days of employment
• Access to private transportation and willing to travel to other locations and provide coverage as needed
• At least 1 year EMR experience
• Preferred - 1 year experience working in a fast-paced medical office.
• Six months' experience working in a Primary Care clinic
• Six months' experience giving adult and children's immunizations
• At least 1 year experience working as an LPN

Where You Will Work:

St. Petersburg Center of the Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County 205 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr St N. St. Petersburg, Fl 33701 Travel throughout Pinellas County to work in 5 different clinics is required for this position