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Requisition No: 839377
Agency: Children and Families
Working Title: MEDICAL UNIT SPECIALIST - 60007416
Position Number: 60007416
Salary: $33,760.00 - $54,092.40 Annually
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.
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 that will serve as a Medical Unit Specialist at the Northeast Florida State Hospital. 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:
- Assisting the Primary Care Physician Services Coordinator in the management and coordination of medical appointment scheduling, follow up, and data entry for specialized medical consultations, procedures, and clinics.
- Daily operations include working independently with staff physicians, clinic physicians, external physicians, nurses, consultants, the Hospital Attorney’s office, Transportation, and Accounting Departments.
- Coordinates admissions and discharges to and from outside facilities for specialty services.
- Ensures all paperwork and orders are complete, including laboratory and x-ray results, if necessary.
- Arranges appropriate transportation and ensures notifications are made accordingly.
- Serves as liaison to consultant physicians and outside facilities.
- Independently handles all routine matters and notifies supervisor of situations requiring immediate attention.
- Arranges follow-up appointments and delivers consult recommendations to primary care physicians in a timely manner.
- Coordinates outside medical appointments to reduce controllable expenditures.
- Maintains patient data and performs independent data analysis.
- Responsible for maintaining and coordinating with external consultants for mammography services.
- Ensures all pertinent paperwork is complete and notifications are made.
- Requests resident mammogram reports and schedules follow-up diagnostic mammograms.
- Ensures data collection of employee satisfaction with services.
- Compiles and prepares weekly and monthly summary reports of scheduled appointments.
- Assists the Infection Control Department with assigned filing and data management.
- Assists and submits job orders for general maintenance and repairs of clinic equipment.
- Coordinates appointments, prepares purchase requisitions, and schedules follow-up appointments.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- Maintains a working knowledge of the mission, vision, values, and NEFSH operating procedures.
- Treats customers, public, and staff with courtesy, respect, and dignity.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required for the position:
- Knowledge of record keeping procedures.
- Knowledge of problem-solving techniques.
- Ability to plan, organize and coordinate activities.
- Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.
- Ability to pay attention to details.
- Ability to communicate effectively.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Four years of clerical or hospital experience.
- College education from an accredited institution can substitute at the rate of 30 semester or 45 quarter hours for each year of the required experience.
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 unless registered with the Selective Service System.
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.
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.
The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing.
VETERANS’ PREFERENCE: Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment.
For assistance, call the People First Service Center at (877) 562-7287 Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Eastern time.
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