LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE - 64036829

Requisition No: 850574 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE - 64036829

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 64036829 

Salary:  $45,000 annually 

Posting Closing Date: 04/17/2025 

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OPEN COMPETITIVE

DeFuniak Springs, FL

 

Your Specific Responsibilities:

This is a clinical services position at the Florida Department of Health in Walton County providing practical nursing support and assistance to providers primarily in the Family Planning and Prenatal programs. All work will be completed in accordance with agency policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines. This position requires access to sensitive information and requires a high level of trust. This position is a key custodian for the medication room, laboratory, medical records room and other assigned areas. Adheres to Information security policies and procedures.  This position is based at the DeFuniak Springs site but may be assigned to other clinic locations or programs as needed for staff coverage.

 

This position will provide patient-centered interactions:

 

• Respect patient and family values and expressed needs.
• Encourage patients to expand their role in decision-making, health-related behaviors, and self-management.
• Communicate with their patients in a culturally appropriate manner, in a language and at a level that the patient understands.
• Provide self-management support at every visit through goal setting and action planning.
• Obtain feedback from patients/family about their healthcare experience and use this information for quality improvement.
   

This position will assist in the provision of care coordination:

 

• Links patients with community resources to facilitate referrals and respond to social service needs.
• Tracks and supports patients when they obtain services outside the practice.
• Obtains test and referral results and communicates with community organizations, health plans, facilities, and specialists.
• Follows-up with patients within a few days of an emergency room visit or hospital discharge.
• Communicate test results and care plans to patients/families.
• This position will follow Florida Department of Health, Florida Department of Health Walton and Walton Community Health Center policy and procedures.

 

• This position may provide immunizations to both children and/or adults:
• Requires knowledge of immunization schedules, administration techniques, and use of VIS statements, internal procedures and computer system for data entry. May participate on both internal and external immunization events.
   

 

                                                                        Practical Nursing Tasks

 

Direct Client Care

 

• Performs Hearing and Vision Screens
• Performs EKGs and other in-house diagnostics.
• Provides phlebotomy and specimen collection services.
• Assists Provider with bedside procedures, for example, IUDs and Colposcopies.
• Coordination of referrals for male / female sterilizations.
• Assists with scheduling prenatal appointments and referrals as needed.
• Administers oral, intramuscular, topical, subcutaneous, and inhalation medications / Vaccines.
• Provides educational counseling and educational brochures to clients as indicated by health care needs.

 

Triage and Work Up

• Obtains and documents Vital Signs, Height, Weight, Body Mass Index (BMI)
• Obtains Chief Complaint/History of Present Illness, Medical History, Allergy History, Medication History, and reconciliation of Current Medication List
• Prepares client/exam room for provider visit.
• Reports abnormal findings to provider.
• Responsible for efficient clinic flow by working at a speed that maximizes provider productivity and minimizes client wait times.

 

Documentation

 

• Records Objective and Subjective Data in Electronic Health Record as required in HMS, Florida Shots, Emdeon, and E-Lab for each designated program.
• Records Objective and Subjective Data before the end of the clinic visit.
• Performs Chart Review as directed for QA/QI.
• Documents lab work in appropriate lab binders and in HMS.
• Captures client services on the superbill and/or HMS at each visit.
• Documents DAP medication pick up in HMS as needed. 
• Completes HEDIS/UDS measure tool for clients prior to each visit.
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