REGISTERED NURSE

REGISTERED NURSE - 60037476

The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida's social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and public assistance. The agency's mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency. Within DCF, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office of SAMH is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders. Northeast Florida State Hospital (NEFSH) is a 613-bed, licensed mental health treatment facility that provides person-centered services to adults suffering from severe and persistent mental illness. The hospital, located in Macclenny, was established in 1959 and is the largest state operated civil treatment facility. NORTHEAST FLORIDA STATE HOSPITAL IS A TOBACCO FREE FACILITY.

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION RESPONSES TO THE QUALIFYING QUESTIONS ARE REQUIRED AND MUST BE VERIFIABLE BASED ON YOUR SUBMITTED APPLICATION.

This is a highly responsible and professional position serving as the Registered Nurse within the Nursing Unit. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative team player who works seamlessly across all sections within the program office. This role requires the use of independent judgment, a proactive approach to responsibilities, and exceptional attention to detail. If you are driven, organized, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

This position requires lifting, pulling, and squatting. Duties of this position require the incumbent to be knowledgeable of and utilize the principles of Total Quality Management. This is an entry-level professional nursing position within the nursing field (less than 1 year of medical/psychiatric experience) and possesses an entry level of nursing knowledge, skill and ability with responsibility for nursing care within the unit for residents assigned and serves as a nursing resource to the multi-disciplinary service implementation team. Nursing will provide guidance in the care and treatment of residents. Specific duties and responsibilities are as follows:

• Administers or supervises administration of medications (all forms), bloodwork, IVs, treatments, specimen collection and related nursing duties.
• Provide patient education on medication and treatments provided.
• Participates in hospital infection control program/policies/guidelines with documentation of information on a daily basis and routing to Infection Control Nurse for daily report
• Participates in assessment and formulation of initial service plan and subsequent plans of care for residents assigned
• Prepares or supervises nurse in preparing resident for EKG, EKG, consults, x-rays and related procedures.
• Assesses, implements, documents manual holds, seclusion/restraint processes utilizing required documentation/forms.
• Assists the medical physician as needed.
• Provides emergency nursing care and examination of injuries with documentation and follow-up care as needed.
• Responsible for ordering and maintaining adequate resident/nursing and supplies with inventory and discarding any outdated supplies.
• Responsive and compliant with current residents' rights and advocacy issues; adheres to and complies with unit, hospital, and departmental policies and guidelines.
• Accepts written, oral and phone orders from physicians, psychiatrists, ARNP's, PA's or dentists, transcribes orders and initiates or carries out orders.
• Participates in the formulation of individualized residents' treatment plans.
• Admits and transfers residents to and from home unit or other hospital facilities with proper forms completed and ensures that appropriate documentation accompanies residents.
• Participates in resident evaluations and development of each resident's treatment and discharge plan with the treatment team.
• Preparation of nursing care assessments/service implementation plans for designated residents.
• Monitors, supervises, and evaluates unlicensed assistive personnel in performing assigned nursing functions according to DCF OP 155-5 with copies to their supervisor for inclusion on staff's evaluation.
• Provides training when needed to perform assigned function.
• Performs other related duties as required to meet the needs of the department or resident's quality of care.
• Serves as a resource person to other nurses for training and continuing education activities; works with supervisor in scheduling/ approving attendance to outside training activities for nursing personnel as needed.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required for the position:

Knowledge of nursing principles, practices and techniques. Knowledge of human anatomy and physiology. Ability to administer prescribed medications. Ability to provide direct patient care and treatment. Ability to work with patients having a variety of physical problems. Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments. Ability to communicate effectively. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Minimum Qualifications:

Licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in accordance with Florida Statute 464 or eligible to practice nursing in accordance with Florida Administrative Code 210-8.22 or 8.27. Candidate Profile (application) Requirements: Candidate Profile (application) must be complete in its entirety. Work History - entered with the most recent/current listed first: Any and all State of Florida jobs Any and all Florida University jobs All periods of employment Periods of unemployment Gaps 3 months or more* Education Volunteer Experience Include supervisor names and phone numbers including current place of employment. * Gaps 3 months or more must be addressed – you will need to account for and explain any gaps in employment including unemployment. You can either list these in your application under Period of Employment or attach a word document listing your gaps. Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications. If claiming Right to First Interview, candidate MUST attach a copy of your official layoff letter when applying. This only applies to employees laid off from Career Service positions.