SENIOR LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE - 64029099

Requisition No: 877543 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: SENIOR LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE - 64029099

Position Number: 64029099 

Salary:  $47,349.90 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 06/20/2026 

Senior Licensed Practical Nurse

Open Competitive

This is a float position, and the successful incumbent will work with clients in busy DOH clinics, while working within the scope of Florida State and Federal Guidelines and DOH- Pinellas policies and procedures.   Applicants must be willing to travel to five different clinic locations in Pinellas County. 

 

Your Specific Responsibilities:

• Adult and children’s immunizations
• Obtain patient medical history and vital signs
• Case Management
• Administer medication ordered by the provider
• Educates and provide information regarding family planning, STD screening and treatment services
• Respond with other clinical staff to emergency situations that occur in clinic
• Work with clinic manager to assure efficient clinic flow
• Utilize an EMR to document client visits
• Perform EKG’s, Spirometry, and other medical office tests
• Performs other duties as required
• Keeps supervisor informed
• Attends staff meetings as required
• Attends training for personal and professional growth
• Meets annual training requirements

 

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of nursing and public health principles, practices & techniques.
• Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing, utilizing approved DOH abbreviations when documenting in the electronic medical record
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others
• Ability to operate a personal computer and accompanying software programs
• Ability to safely administer medications and immunizations within scope of nursing licensure
• Ability to work with persons of a different race, language, culture, or socioeconomic status
• Ability to make sound nursing judgments independently
• Ability to adapt to necessary changes in duties, duty station, or work hours for the benefit of the agency
• Ability to deal effectively with customers of various types of backgrounds and cultures.
• Ability to learn and maintain proficiency of computer skills & new programs required by Medical and Clinical Services divisions
• Skills in one-on-one interviewing; ability to maintain accurate and appropriate medical documentation in EMR system

 

Qualifications:

Minimum - 

• Current active Florida nursing license or a multistate license from another compact state per The Florida Nurse Practice Act, as outlined in Chapter 464
• Current valid Florida Driver’s License or able to obtain one within 30 days of employment
• Access to private transportation and willing to travel to other locations and provide coverage as needed
• At least 1 year EMR experience 

Preferred - 

• 1 year experience working in a fast-paced medical office.
• Six months’ experience working in a Primary Care clinic
• Six months’ experience giving adult and children’s immunizations
• At least 1 year experience working as an LPN

 

Florida Department of Health Mission, Vision, and Values:

Mission:

To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & c