Requisition No: 866868 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE - 64067492

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 64067492 

Salary:  $84,000 annually 

Posting Closing Date: 12/30/2025 

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***CAREER SERVICE***

 

*Note: Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process. When completing the online application, all gaps of employment or education greater than 90 days starting from high school must be explained (approximate date, month and year) identifying company name or if unemployed.  Incomplete applications/resumes will not be considered.

Thank you for your interest in career opportunities with the Florida Department of Health in Citrus 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:

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) – Duties and Responsibilities

 

Position Overview:

The incumbent is part of a global public health organization and supports the Florida Department of Health in Citrus County (FDOH Citrus) in its mission to protect, promote, and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county, and community efforts. The vision is to make Florida the healthiest state in the nation. The incumbent is expected to embody the agency’s core values: Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability, Responsiveness, and Excellence.

This position provides direct disease management and public health intervention services across multiple programs, including Family Planning, STI/STD, HIV/PrEP, Immunizations, and Communicable Disease/Epidemiology, following established DOH guidelines, protocols, policies, and procedures. The role requires advanced clinical expertise, independent judgment, and the ability to work with diverse populations.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Manage care for adolescent and adult clients with chronic or acute conditions, including well care and screenings.
• Provide medical and nursing diagnoses and formulate treatment plans.
• Perform comprehensive physical examinations and evaluate medical histories and findings.
• Select and interpret diagnostic tests (e.g., urinalysis, blood counts, imaging, cultures).
• Monitor therapies and medications, adjusting treatment as needed.
• Coordinate continuity of care and make referrals for services outside APRN scope.
• Educate clients and families on healthy behaviors (e.g., diet, exercise, substance use, sexual health).
• Counsel on smoking risks and cessation resources.
• Maintain clinic flow efficiency with a minimum productivity of 2 patients per hour.
• Document care and communications in real time using HMS; complete orders before seeing the next client.

Family Planning & Reproductive Health

• Deliver Title X Family Planning services within APRN scope using the Florida Title X Clinical Manual.
• Assess reproductive life plans and provide patient-centered care using shared decision-making.
• Maintain certification and proficiency in insertion/removal of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC), including implants and IUDs.
• Perform Pap smears and manage results per ASCCP guidelines.
• Provide infertility and preconception services.
• Offer pregnancy testing and counseling.
• Provide non-directive counseling and informed consent for contraceptive methods.
• Counsel on tubal ligation and vasectomy options.

Florida Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (FBCCEDP)

• Assess, evaluate, and enroll eligible clients.
• Order diagnostics (e.g., mammograms, Pap tests) and labs.
• Communicate with program representatives and follow up on all results.
• Manage abnormal results, including