Senior Community Health Nurse - Full-time / Part-time

Position Description:

Join the community's Public Health Team and provide needed health services to Sarasota County as a member of the Disease Intervention Services team. "Health in Motion", the Health Department's mobile medical unit (MMU) travels throughout the county, stopping at select sites to provide health education, assessments and services at little to no charge to uninsured and underinsured populations. The large, modern mobile unit is staffed with a driver/tech and a registered nurse who is responsible for providing nursing services, including screenings, testing and immunizations, related to disease detection and prevention. This position requires an independent professional nurse with solid decision-making skills, able to relate to people with diverse demographic and cultural backgrounds.

This position will perform nursing assessments, health promotion and disease prevention services including, wellness assessments, health screening, sexually transmitted disease (STD) tests and immunizations. Clinical and educational services will be provided three days a week on the Medical Mobile Unit. This position will also cross train and support communicable disease staff two days a week in the investigation of reportable diseases, including TB.

This is a responsible position which independently and cooperatively provides clinical, outreach, and educational services to the community for adults and children in accordance with DOH Sarasota policies and procedures.

Medical Mobile Unit Duties and Responsibilities

Performs screening procedures, interprets result to participant and provides pertinent educational information, referrals and referral follow-up.

Performs nursing assessments, health promotion and disease prevention services including; wellness assessments, health screening, HIV and STD tests and immunizations.

Independently provides comprehensive nursing care for children and adults receiving preventive care through DOH Sarasota MMU, in accordance with DOH, agency and other applicable guidelines regarding disease.

Establishes/seeks most productive service sites through community contacts on an on-going basis.

Documents care and maintains accurate, comprehensive patient records in accordance with agency standards and procedures.

Is assigned to ancillary DOH departments as required, and within skill set, when the Medical Mobile Unit is not in service

Communicable Disease Duties and Responsibilities

Conducts surveillance, investigation and reporting of notifiable diseases and conditions of public health importance

Assists in coordination of communicable disease outbreaks/epidemics effectively utilizing Local, Regional, State and CDC resources.

Performs nursing appraisals

Maintains accurate and complete medical records. The employer, Department of Health, County Health Department is the records owner of the medical records as defined by Section 455.667 F.S.

Maintains client confidentiality in a manner consistent with Chapter 384.29, F.S. and FDOH policy

Please Note:

**The State of Florida is an equal opportunity employer/affirmative action employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

**Fingerprinting is required of the successful applicant for a sensitive position.

**Successful completion of a drug test is a condition of employment for safety-sensitive positions.

**Certain veterans and spouses of veterans receive preference in employment by the state.

**Only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers will be hired.

**Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the DOH in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

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

**All responses provided to the qualifying questions for this vacancy advertisement must be verifiable on your State of Florida, Employment Application. **

**This position requires a security background check and/or drug screening and participation in direct deposit.

**You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) in order to conduct this background check.

**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.

**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

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.

Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, applicants eligible for Veterans' Preference will receive preference in employment and are encouraged to apply. However, applicants claiming Veterans' Preference must attach supporting documentation with each application submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any others documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. All documentation is due by the closing date of the vacancy announcement. For information on the supporting documentation required, click here. Applicants may also fax their supporting documentation to People First at 1-888-403-2110.