NURSING PROGRAM SPECIALIST - 64061423 1

Requisition No: 876306 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: NURSING PROGRAM SPECIALIST - 64061423 1

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 64061423 

Salary:  $65,000 - $70,000 / Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 05/25/2026 

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INTERNAL AGENCY OPPORTUNITY

Applicants accepted only from Florida Department of Health employees, (includes OPS, Career Service, SES or SMS employees). Applicants will not be accepted from outside of the department.

Your Specific Responsibilities:

This Nursing Program Specialist position supervises the TB program and provides specialized Tuberculosis (TB) case management and clinical services for the Communicable Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP) clinics in the Florida Department of Health in Collier County (Collier CHD, in accordance with Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines and DOH policies, procedures, and guidelines. Requires the ability to work independently within scope of practice as designated by Florida Statute (FS) 464 and to follow Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines and practices related to respiratory and blood borne pathogens. Responsible for the supervision of staff Including appraisals, planning and directing their work, approving leave and having the authority for hiring and taking disciplinary action or effectively recommending such actions. This position is at risk for exposure to Respiratory pathogens (moderate risk level) under OSHA guidelines and requires a semi-annual TB assessment which may include Tuberculosis Skin Test (TST)/ an Interferon-Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) and/or chest x-ray; as determined by Employee Health Guideline Policy. This position spends the majority of the time engaged in supervisory responsibilities. This includes communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees in addition to planning and directing employees' work. The incumbent has the authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline subordinate employees or effectively recommend such action. The incumbent will also be required to develop performance expectations, meet with staff regularly to discuss performance, complete performance reviews, maintain vacation and work schedules, ensuring proper coverage, and complete timesheets. Contributes to the organization’s culture of performance excellence by actively seeking to improve personal and organizational performance through measurement, analysis, knowledge management, and processes improvements and participation in performance management committees, councils, and/or workgroups. Continuously demonstrates the Department’s ICARE values. This position reports to the Director of Communicable Disease Control and Prevention Division and works collaboratively with all members of the team.

Directs services of the Collier CHD TB Program (Both Naples and Immokalee sites) including contact investigation and contact evaluation activities, reviewing the Aggregate Reports for Tuberculosis Program Evaluation (ARPES) for all TB clients and participating in Collier CHD and Regional TB Quality Assurance (QA)/Quality Improvement (QI) activities.

Provides case management for suspect and active TB cases in accordance with DOH policies and technical assistance guidelines, Collier CHD policies, procedures, and protocols and medical standing orders. Effectively manages the assigned case load and enters documentations in Health Management System (HMS), and/or Florida Shots accurately and timely. Is knowledgeable of current TB recommendations from the CDC, American Thoracic Society, and the Infectious Disease Society of America. Performs contact investigation for suspect/active pulmonary TB cases and enters contact investigation data into the TB contact module. Provides client assessment and case management for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in accordance with DOH policies and technical assistance guidelines and DOH-Collier policies and procedures. Accurately documents all LTBI case management and interventions in HMS.

Conducts accurate patient assessment, for all functional areas assigned, based on client diagnosis and needs which may include health history, allergies, current medications, signs and symptoms, physical assessment, vital signs, hearing and vision testing, behavioral and social information, and risk factors.

Participates in quality improvement initiatives such as case reviews, cohort reviews and chart audits. Provides formal and informal education to community organizations, providers, and individuals related to TB screening,