Date: Oct 25, 2023
Location: GAINESVILLE, FL, US, 32641
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Requisition No: 797758
Agency: Children and Families
Working Title: REGISTERED NURSE SPECIALIST-F/C - 60005472
Position Number: 60005472
Posting Closing Date: 12/31/2023
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.
North Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center (NFETC) is a 216 bed, all male, forensic, mental health rehabilitation facility. The Center is located in northeast Gainesville, Florida on 639 picturesque acres with regular sightings of deer, turkey, and other wildlife. NFETC employs a variety of entry level to leadership positions including food service, maintenance, direct care, nurses, counselors, rehab therapists, medical doctors, security, psychiatrists, and psychologists.
NORTH FLORIDA EVALUATION AND TREATMENT FACILITY 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.
MULTIPLE VACANCIES TO BE FILLED FROM THIS REQUISITION.
This is a highly responsible and professional position that will serve as REGISTERED NURSE SPECIALIST-F/C 60005472. This position will collaborate with each section within the state facilities and be required to use independent judgement, take initiative in carrying out duties and responsibilities and should be extraordinarily detail oriented.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:
- Administer medications, bloodwork, IVs, and related procedures.
- Administers or provides adequate supervision for the administering of medication. Provides education on medications and treatments to individuals.
- Monitor or supervise non-licensed personnel in monitoring blood pressures, temperatures, pulses, and respiration.
- Administer or supervise the administering of treatment orders for salves, bandages, enemas, urinalysis, preparation for x-rays and related procedures.
- Provide appropriate progress reports on residents.
- Assist the medical physician during sick calls, during physical examinations, as needed.
- Provide emergency nursing care and examination of injuries.
- Responsive and compliant with current resident 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, 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; assures that appropriate documentation accompanies residents.
- If applicable, checks medication, orders, and labels for correctness on return from pharmacy.
- Performs nursing procedures as indicated.
- Participates in the hospital infection control program according to unit services and hospital infection policies.
- Participates in resident evaluations and in development of each resident's treatment and discharge plan with the treatment team. Preparation of nursing care assessments for designated residents.
- Serves as a resource person to train staff.
- Performs other related duties as required.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required for the position:
- Knowledge of nursing principles, practices and techniques.
- Knowledge of human anatomy and physiology.
- Ability to provide emergency nursing services.
- Ability to participate in the planning and implementing of treatment for patients.
- Ability to conduct individual and group therapy sessions.
- Ability to work with patients having a variety of physical or emotional problems.
- Ability to observe patients' reactions to medications.
- Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
- Ability to communicate effectively.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
- Ability to effectively interview and assess the health care of clients.
- Ability to analyze complex reports and determine the service utilization habits of clients and to evaluate the appropriateness of that utilization.
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 210-8.27 and two years of professional nursing experience or Bachelor of Science degree in nursing.
Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:
- Health insurance
- Life insurance: $25,000 policy is free plus option to purchase additional life insurance
- Dental, vision and supplemental insurance
- Retirement plan options, including employer contributions
- Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year.
- Flexible Spending Accounts.
- Opportunities for career advancement
- Tuition waiver for public college courses
US CITIZEN REQUIREMENT Only US citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers will be hired.
SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM REGISTRATION All selected male candidates born on or after October 1, 1962 will not be eligible for hire or promotion into an authorized position unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS). Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire.
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.
BACKGROUND SCREENING It is the policy of the Florida Department of Children and Families that any applicant being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment.
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).
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.
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