Community Health Nurse - 64000336
About The Position
This is a professional nursing position with the Florida Department of Health in Suwannee County (DOH-Suwannee), providing clinical services to clients in the general nursing clinic. The nurse works under the supervision of the Senior Community Health Nursing Director. Services cover Immunization, STD, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, TB, Family Planning, and Adult Health programs, following Standard of Care Protocols or physician standing orders and Department of Health Technical Assistance Guidelines. The position is in-office only at 915 Nobles Ferry Road, Live Oak, Florida. The incumbent may access records containing Social Security numbers and is responsible for securing confidential and public records in hard-copy and electronic formats. The role is the Information Custodian for secured areas relating to TB, Communicable Disease, and STD/HIV/AIDS case reports, and serves as back-up Information Custodian for Pharmacy. Emergency duties may be required before, during, or beyond normal work hours or days, including work in a special-needs or Red Cross shelter or other disaster response. The position requires current authorization to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.
Requirements
- Knowledge of nursing and public health principles, practices, and techniques.
- Knowledge of human anatomy and physiology.
- Knowledge of community resources.
- Ability to administer medications and assist in or provide preventive health care treatment.
- Ability to teach and demonstrate preventive health care, nursing principles, and techniques, including basic health care.
- Ability to work with patients having a variety of physical problems.
- Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments.
- Ability to communicate effectively and establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
- Willingness to work before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days during an emergency, including possible shelter or disaster-response duties.
- Current authorization to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.
- Ability to learn and communicate effectively in English, orally and in writing.
- Maintain CPR certification.
Nice To Haves
- Epidemiology experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide clinical services in the general nursing clinic across Immunization, STD, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, TB, Family Planning, and Adult Health programs.
- Provide services under Standard of Care Protocols or physician standing orders and comply with Department of Health Technical Assistance Guidelines.
- Provide nursing support in the Family Planning clinic as assigned.
- Assist the ARNP in providing clinical services in accordance with DOH program requirements.
- Manage Epidemiology Program duties, including investigations of reportable diseases and Merlin database entry.
- Attend in-service training and staff meetings as directed.
- Maintain CPR certification.
- Order insulin for clients receiving insulin through the DOH insulin distribution program.
- Enter service data into HMS according to DOH standards.
- Secure designated confidential and public records in hard-copy and electronic formats; serve as Information Custodian for designated secured records and back-up custodian for Pharmacy.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Perform emergency duties as required, which may include work in a shelter or disaster response.
Benefits
- 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 supplemental insurance
- Retirement plan options, including employer contributions
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Tuition waivers
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
