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Thank you for your interest in career opportunities with the Florida Department of Health in Polk County.  If you are looking to establish a successful career in Public Health, you have come to the right place.  Many of our innovative and successful health programs are recognized throughout Florida.  We hope you decide to join our team!  Applicants will be contacted directly if selected for an interview.

Your Specific Responsibilities:

This position spends the majority of the time engaged in supervisory responsibilities. This includes communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees in addition to planning and directing employees' work. The incumbent has the authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline subordinate employees or effectively recommend such action. The incumbent will also be required to develop performance expectations, meet with staff regularly to discuss performance, complete performance reviews, maintain vacation and work schedules, ensuring proper coverage, and complete timesheets.

The incumbent is part of a global public health organization and is expected to support the Florida Department of Health in Polk County in its mission to protect, promote, and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county and community efforts and its vision to be the Healthiest State in the Nation. Furthermore, the incumbent is expected to incorporate the agency values of Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability, Responsiveness and Excellence in all aspects of their work.  

This is a highly responsible public health nursing position working in a clinic setting requiring strong administrative as well as nursing skills.  The incumbent serves primarily as a clinic services coordinator monitoring, coordinating, and supervising clinical staff services and personnel, while adhering to established Health Department and local policies and procedures.

Supervises clinical staff providing nursing services to clients, including client assessment and evaluation, proper documentation, health education and counseling and referrals to other providers with follow-up as required.  Coordinates all clinical services and nursing activities (possibly including Adult, OB/GYN, Family Planning, Laboratory, Immunizations, HIV/STI, Insulin, and TB programs).  In addition, serves as charge and triage nurse as needed.

Directly supervises employees working in the following clinics; Adult Health, Family Planning, HIV/STI, Immunizations, and Obstetrics.  

• Plans workloads, workflows, deadlines, work objectives and time utilization with employees.  Serves as consultant for coordination of clinical referral to other health care agencies and nutritionist as needed.
• Trains, teaches, and orients existing and/or new staff to various clinical program.  Participates in the hiring process including advertisement and selection of candidates.
• Develop and maintain clinical protocols.
• Responsible for evaluation and all personnel related activities as appropriate.
• Assist in all CQI programs by actively developing, promoting, evaluating, and supervising the CQI process. 

Clinical duties:

• Assist in referral efforts for the various external clinical programs
• Assists in clinic as needed and to cover staff for leave time
• Works closely with all clinic leadership and assists with clinical support for staff shortage to cover clinics as needed by staffing matrix.

Other related duties:

• Serves in the Polk CHD clinical and community health nursing activities as determined by supervisor. 
• Encourages and teaches the clinical teams to adapt new Protocols and use it as per policy.
• Works with PFS pharmaceutical system to make sure the inventory is kept up to date and notifies any discrepancies to the supervisor.
• Always maintains communication with the clinics and the supervisor regarding changes, new expectations and workflow in the clinic.

Manages the orientation and training programs for new clinical personnel, and enhanced training or re-training for all personnel.  Meets at least monthly with team members to offer training and/or assistance on an individual basis, developing individualized training as required; establishes a cross-training program to ensure proper backup support and schedules him/herself to work all positions half a day a month to maintain proficiency and increase morale.  Shares knowledge and establishes best practices; assures dissemination of critical information concerning rules, regulations, and policies.

Performs in-house clinical quality assurance following departmental policies and procedures established department wide.

Establishes and monitors a system to ensure the clinics are ready for provider work.  This includes personnel assigned to work with providers, rooms, ready, and a logistics system to identify and order supplies on a timely basis.

Ensures that all staff provides the confidentiality and security of client information, reporting immediately to the Assistant Director of Nursing of any potential breach of confidentiality.

Other support functions as necessary.

Performs other related duties as required, including but not limited to travel, attending meetings, and training sessions, representing the administrator, and other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of public health.
• Knowledge of program evaluation principles and procedures.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Knowledge of the theories and concepts of preventive health care.
• Knowledge of nursing principles, practices, and techniques in specialized areas. 
• Knowledge of human anatomy and physiology. 
• Knowledge of community resources and organizations. 
• Knowledge of the principles of adult learning. 
• Knowledge of agency policies and procedures
• Knowledge of nutrition and pharmacology
• Knowledge of the basic principles of sociology and psychology
• Skill in the use of nursing equipment and instruments.
• Skills in use of computers
• Ability to manage a health care operation.
• Ability to supervise people.
• Ability to be flexible with set schedule and able to plan the day according to the need of the clinics
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to teach and demonstrate preventative health care and nursing principles and techniques.
• Ability to work with patients having a variety of physical and socio-economic problems.
• Ability to assess and prioritize service and personnel needs in a specialized area.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to coordinate and evaluate a specialized or educational nursing program.
• Ability to include new Policies and protocols in clinical areas as needed
• Ability to work with Vendors/ PrEP navigator to bring new programs to DOH in accordance with the DOH policy.

Qualifications:

• Valid Florida Driver’s License or the ability to obtain one within 30 days of employment.
• Licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in accordance with Florida Statute 464 or eligible to practice nursing in accordance with Florida Administrative Code 210-8.27. 

Other job-related requirements for this position:

Emergency Duty: Incumbent may be required to work before, during and/or beyond normal work hours or days in the event of an emergency.  Emergency duty required of the incumbent includes working in special needs or Red Cross shelters, or performing other emergency duties including, but not limited to, responses to or threats involving any disaster or threat of disaster, man-made or natural.

Confidentiality: Incumbent may have access to records containing Social Security numbers in the performance of their job duties.

Florida Department of Health Mission, Vision, and Values:

Mission:

To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & community efforts.

Vision:

To be the Healthiest State in the Nation.

Values:

I nnovation: We search for creative solutions and manage resources wisely.

C ollaboration: We use teamwork to achieve common goals & solve problems.

A ccountability: We perform with integrity & respect.

R esponsiveness: We achieve our mission by serving our customers & engaging our partners.

E xcellence: We promote quality outcomes through learning & continuous performance improvement.

Where You Will Work:

Haines City, FL

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

(For more information, please click www.myfrs.com);

• Flexible Spending Accounts;
• Tuition waivers;
• And more!

For a more complete list of benefits, including monthly costs, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

Please be advised:

Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process.  

This position requires a security background check and/or drug screening and participation in direct deposit. Any misrepresentations or omissions will disqualify you from employment consideration. Note: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) in order to conduct this background check Successful completion of a drug test is a condition of employment for safety-sensitive positions.

Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov 

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 canceled, suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement. 

The successful candidate will be required to complete the Form I-9 and that information will be verified using the E-Verify system.  E-Verify is operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration to verify employment eligibility.   

Incumbents may be required to perform emergency duty before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace. 

Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-877-562-7287). 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. 

Florida has the third largest population of veterans in the nation with more than 1.5 million service men and women.  The Florida Department of Health (department) is committed to serving members of the United States Armed Forces, veterans and their families by encouraging them to apply for vacancies that fit their area of knowledge and/or expertise.  Through the Department's VALOR program, which expedites licensing for military veterans, the Department also waives initial licensing and application fees for military veterans who apply for a health care professional license within 60 months of an honorable discharge. These initiatives help ensure that the transition from military service into the workforce is as smooth as possible and reflects our appreciation for the dedication devoted to protecting our country.    

If there are any problems applying online, please call People First Staffing Administration: (877) 562-7287.

Service Center hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., ET. TTY users, call (866) 221-0268.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

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 (1-866-663-4735). 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.  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.