REGISTERED NURSE SPECIALIST - 64035651

Requisition No: 871667 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: REGISTERED NURSE SPECIALIST - 64035651

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 64035651 

Salary:  $50,000.00 - $55,000.00 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 04/17/2026 

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REGISTERED NURSE SPECIALIST

Open Competitive Opportunity

 

The Registered Nurse Specialist functions as an integral member of the Children’s Multidisciplinary Assessment Team (CMAT). The individual in this position utilizes the nursing process to provide pediatric nursing expertise, assessment and evaluation services for children and youth in the determination of medically necessary long-term care services for Medical Foster Care (MFC), Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) and Model Waiver.

 

Your Specific Responsibilities:

• Impactful Work: Help foster parents succeed while improving outcomes for children and youth.
• Collaboration: Partner with caregivers, medical teams, and community stakeholders.
• Growth & Learning: Provide training, education, and ongoing support to families.
• Family-Centered Care: Advocate for safe, supportive homes tailored to each child’s needs.

• Assessment: Conduct home visits, caregiver evaluations, and child/youth care assessments.
• Communication: Act as the liaison between foster parents, Medicaid plans, and community partners.
• Training: Deliver onboarding and ongoing education for caregivers and families.
• Implementation: Coordinate daily program operations, admissions, and clinical support.
• Quality Assurance: Monitor documentation, services, and caregiver performance to ensure excellence.
• Support: Provide after-hours guidance when urgent needs arise.

 

Other duties as assigned:

Includes coverage of CMAT RN duties as assigned.

Participates in CMAT on-call duties as assigned.

 

What We’re Looking For:

• Strong nursing and assessment skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Passion for supporting foster families and children with complex medical needs.
• Commitment to quality, safety, and family-centered care.

 

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of nursing care of the child with special health care needs.
• Knowledge of foster care system and child/family community resources.
• Skill in performing nursing assessments.
• Skill in performing clinical nursing activities.
• Skill in providing training and education to health care professionals, parents, and medical foster care parents.
• Skill in nursing documentation.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing. 
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments. 
• Ability to access and utilize community resources.
• Ability to access information from computer data systems and websites
• Ability to work independently, prioritize and manage a daily schedule of activities.
• Computer skills, including use of standard office machinery such as laptops, scanners, cell phones, printers and programs such as Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel and Sharepoint. Experience with electronic health records and data entry.

 

Qualifications:

Minimum: 

• Must hold an active Registered Nurse License in the State of Florida (F.S. Ref