HEALTH SUPPORT TECHNICIAN - 64054852

Requisition No: 852176 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: HEALTH SUPPORT TECHNICIAN - 64054852

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 64054852 

Salary:  $32,760.00 TO $34,320.00 

Posting Closing Date: 05/04/2025 

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Open Competitive

 

Your Specific Responsibilities:

 

Our Mission – To protect, promote and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county, and community efforts.

Our Vision – To be the Healthiest State in the Nation.

Our Values - Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability, Responsiveness, Excellence (ICARE)

This position provides clinical services for clients in the medical clinic for the Florida Department of Health in St Johns County (FDOH_SJC).  This position works independently and with a team to provide care to clients within the clinic setting.  The position is under the direct supervision of the Registered Nurse (RN) Supervisor.

 

Clinic Duties:

• Maintains clinic exam rooms with all necessary equipment and supplies.
• Prepares patients for examination or treatment by the medical provider.
• Collects and records vital signs, height, weight, and oxygen saturation in the client’s electronic health record.
• Obtains patient’s basic health history and reason for visit.
• Documents appropriate information in the electronic health record.
• Performs venipuncture using proper phlebotomy technique, collects urine specimens and swabs for Sexually Transmitted Infections testing.
• Performs pregnancy testing and records the appropriate result in the electronic health record.
• Assists the provider during the physical examination of patient as needed and collection of specimens.
• Assists the nurse with pediatric patients during immunizations and blood sampling.
• Cleans and disinfects clinic exam rooms according to infection control and biohazardous waste policy.
• Prepares client packages of educational material and/or condoms for distribution in clinic.
• Manages the biohazardous bins and sharps containers per proper protocol and policy.
• Enters lab orders and packages urine and blood specimens for transport, ensures lab specimens are shipped per lab requirements.
• Maintains Lab Quality Control Sheets.

 

Performs inventory of all clinic supplies and notifies supervisor of inventory needs.  Orders clinic supplies and ensures clinic exam rooms are fully stocked. Under the direction of the RN Supervisor, assists with medication and vaccine inventory and reconciliation.

 

Ensures the integrity/confidentiality of all data sets in the program; complies with the information security protocols and procedures (DOHP 50-10); security and privacy of client information is maintained; disclosure of confidential information is released only after proper authorization has been obtained; and information that is exempt from public record disclosure is maintained in a confidential manner.