OPS SCHOOL HEALTH NURSE - 64853225

Requisition No: 838134 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: OPS SCHOOL HEALTH NURSE - 64853225

 Pay Plan: Health Care Practice

Position Number: 64853225 

Salary:  $28.00 - $30.00 

Posting Closing Date: 10/18/2024 

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Thank you for your interest in career opportunities with the Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County.  If you are looking to establish a successful career in Public Health, you have come to the right place.  Many of our innovative and successful health programs are recognized throughout Florida.  We hope you decide to join our team!  Applicants will be contacted directly if selected for an interview.

 

Your Specific Responsibilities:

Provides Public Health Nursing Services in accordance with the Florida Department of Health Public Health Programs:

• Provides community health nursing services in assigned schools throughout Sarasota County, including assessments as needed for school health.
• Performs student record reviews in assigned schools to determine compliance with Florida Statutes and Sarasota County School District requirements.
• Develops, documents, and manages student care plans within the nursing scope of practice.
• Participates and conducts basic health screenings (Vision, Scoliosis, Growth, and Development {Body Mass Index}) for school-aged children.
• Appropriately documents all services provided in the Electronic Medical Records systems (s) used by DOH- Sarasota and Sarasota County Schools.
• Provides excellent customer service, going beyond what is required, with every client, internal and external customers (e., co-workers, vendors, interagency contacts).
• Actively cooperates with community agencies or organizations to facilitate client access and continuity of care and maintain optimal working relationships.

 

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Ability to work independently, with guidance and support, mostly by phone, from off-site supervisor and team leader.

 

• Knowledge of nursing principles and techniques
• Knowledge of human anatomy and physiology
• Skill with administration of parenteral injections to children, from infancy through adolescence
• Skill with administration and interpretation of Tuberculin Skin Testing (TST)
• Ability to adhere to CDC, ACIP and other guidelines and regulations for service delivery.
• Ability to effectively educate clients about vaccines and the disease states against which they protect.
• Outstanding internal and external customer service skills are a must.
• Ability to interpret and follow nursing instructions.
• Ability to communicate effectively and courteously, in a culturally sensitive manner.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to solve problems creatively,
• Ability to prioritize and organize tasks for maximum efficiency.<