SENIOR COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE - 64080249

Requisition No: 858432 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: SENIOR COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE - 64080249

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 64080249 

Salary:  $64,480 to $66,560 annually 

Posting Closing Date: 08/24/2025 

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Thank you for your interest in career opportunities with the Florida Department of Health in Manatee County.  If you are looking to establish a successful career in Public Health, you have come to the right place. We have competitive salary, great benefits, along with a new expedited recruitment approach, and opportunities for career advancement. 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.

The incumbent is part of a global public health organization and is expected to support the Florida Department of Health in Manatee County in its mission to protect, promote, and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county, and community efforts and its vision to be the Healthiest State in the Nation. Furthermore, the incumbent is expected to incorporate the agency values of Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability, Responsiveness, and Excellence in all aspects of their work. 

The incumbent in this position functions under the supervision of a Community Health Nursing Supervisor; Occupies a ten-month Career Service position and works only when school is in session. The incumbent must possess a current RN license in the State of Florida.

School Health Duties:

• Maintains quality of services delivered in all tasks associated with position as evidenced in periodic evaluation/monitoring performance of specific competencies. In the event of a disaster, this health department is required to assume specific responsibilities during and after the event. This employee will be expected to report for duty during and/or after the disaster as needed.
• All information held in health records is confidential, with access governed by state and federal laws. Confidential information includes the client's name, address, medical, social and financial data and services received. Sexually transmitted disease and pregnancy information is of a more sensitive nature and is to be maintained by the school nurse in a separate confidential file inaccessible to other staff. This employee will adhere to all regulations re: confidentiality of client's personal and medical information.
• Schedules, coordinates, carries out health screenings on mandated grade levels and on referrals; assists families in need to obtain further medical care as indicated by abnormal findings following routine screenings; intervenes on behalf of the student with school personnel when health issues may affect the educational process; participates in staffing and child study process towards placement of students in ESE programs. Health screenings may require lifting or carrying equipment weighing 20 pounds or more. Positioning of the screener occasionally requires bending, stooping, or stretching to accommodate the correct screening technique.
• Performs the daily activities in the school health room in the absence of the Health Support Tech. or LPN, including administration of medications, special procedures, contacting parents and counseling students regarding health issues; records health information accurately, completely, legibly, and grammatically correct; responds promptly to emergency situations which may require carrying emergency supplies/equipment to any location on campus; provides first aid to any injured student or staff person at whatever location on campus this may be required (classroom, gymnasium, playground, etc.).
• Acts as an independent agent of this department in the role of school nurse working within the school district; trains, monitors, and evaluates health support staff in the school health setting, insuring that students and staff have a safe, healthy environment in which to work; provides on -going educational programs, training of staff to perform medication administration, special procedures, etc. according to state and local guidelines; acts as case manager for students with special acute and chronic conditions, coordinating services between parents and physicians; makes referrals for identified health issues by sending letters, making phone calls and home visits as indicated; follows up to insure satisfactory outcomes are achieved; reviews student health records to insure that compulsory immuni