OPS LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE - 64911194 1

Requisition No: 861194 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: OPS LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE - 64911194 1

 Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 64911194 

Salary:  $25.00/HR 

Posting Closing Date: 09/23/2025 

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TITLE: OPS Licensed Practical Nurse-64911194

Location Naples

Part-Time  24-28 hours per week. August-January 2026 

Open Competitive Opportunity

Your Specific Responsibilities:

Description:

This position functions as a part-time LPN in the School Health Program with the Department of Health in Collier County (DOH). This position requires working with the school health screening teams to provide vision, hearing, scoliosis and growth and development screenings along with follow-up services to the students in the mandated grades for Collier County Public and Non-Public Schools as per F.S. 381.0056, known as the “School Health Services Act”. The incumbent must be able to work independently on specific tasks.  The incumbent must be able to integrate and work with other DOH staff assisting with school screenings and work with a variety of professional and paraprofessional staff and liaisons/community partners involved with school health services.  This position performs home visits for students referred for health issues such as head lice. This position must always assure compliance with Florida Department of Health securities policy . This position will assist with outreach clinics and outbreak emergencies. This part-time LPN position also assists in the Immunization clinic and with Kid Care outreach programs when necessary. This position will participate in QI projects. The position reports directly to the Community Health Nursing (CHN) Consultant for School Health and will perform delegated tasks as assigned.   

A total of 500 hours will be allocated to the position with an expected average of 24-28 hours per week when school is in session from August 2025 - January 2026. When necessary, emergency duty requirements will change this description regarding time and hours.

Expected pay will be $25.00 per hour.

• Assures collaboration with the Public and Non-Public School Screening coordinators in each assigned school for screening area preparation, acquisition of support resources and completion of data/documentation elements necessary for annual and follow-up student health screenings. 
• Functions as the liaison between DOH – Collier staff and volunteers, and the Collier County Public School staff to accomplish scheduled screening services for vision, hearing, growth and development and scoliosis.
• Assists in the coordination of DOH-Collier staff and volunteers during school assignments on the screening day
• Takes direction from assigned staff delegated to coordinate screenings and when required provides non-licensed staff with input on decision making.
• Incumbent will ensure that they remain in compliance of their delegated authority and reports to Lead Community Health Nursing Consultant Nurse immediately when necessary
• Incumbent ensures that they never ever act outside scope of practice and remains accountable for reporting others who do so
• Works with all staff and volunteers involved in the school screenings to provide needed onsite and off-site training and monitors performance as needed.
• Provides and/or assists with staff development presentation to School Board of Collier County staff, including but not limited to First Aid, Epi-Pen, and Medication Administration as assigned in accordance with the annual schedule and ad-hoc needs.
• Ensures all referral for health issues including head lice from NCH school health nurses are followed up on and home visit completed and documented when necessary.
• Actively ensures screening follow-up on children referred for care from health screenings.  Interacts with school screening designee, DOH – Collier team members, parents and others involved in the follow-up process to provide/obtain necessary information and services. 
• Assists with methods of acquiring data sets needed to meet the requirements of school health reporting and monitoring in the Health Management System (HMS) are met.
• Assists the CHN Consultant for School Health with data gathering for the annual School Health Report.
• Ensures outcomes of referrals are