Registered Nurse Specialist- 64000769

Requisition No: 826997 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: Registered Nurse Specialist- 64000769

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 64000769 

Salary:  $45,000 annually 

Posting Closing Date: 05/10/2024 

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Florida Department of Health

Open Competitive

 

Your Specific Responsibilities:

This is a professional clinical nursing position for the Medical Foster Care (MFC) program reporting to the Registered Nursing Supervisor or Community Health Nursing Director position. The individual in this position utilizes the nursing process to provide pediatric nursing expertise in the assessment, training, implementation, and evaluation of MFC program services.

Assessment

Completes pre-service assessment for potential MFC parent. Completes interview and written assessment of prospective MFC parents and their home environment, including a home visit for on-site observation review.

Completes annual and, as needed, written assessment of evaluative process of MFC parent providers' services.

Completes MFC parent child/youth dyad assessments, at least quarterly, in context of the MFC child/youth’s specific care needs.

Evaluates MFC parent strengths, skills, and needs for quality and safety in-home service provision under the MFC program and retention of MFC parents. Completes, at least quarterly, comprehensive review of MFC parent provider documentation requirements. Completes, at least quarterly, home visits for assessment purposes and observation of the condition of the home and interaction of the MFC child/youth in the MFC home setting.

Completes community visits as needed for additional assessment needs.

Assesses availability of MFC beds statewide by conducting initial and monthly statewide MFC bed searches, as requested, and directed by Community-Based Care (CBC) and Department of Children and Families (DCF), when local MFC beds are unavailable for referred children/youth. Completes summary information, tracks responses to requests, and provides follow up information as indicated by.

Shares assessments and reports, as appropriate, with MFC program stakeholders.

For fee-for-service (FFS) Medicaid clients, completes MFC child/youth nursing assessments and MFC care plans.

Prepares and participates in MFC staff meetings to provide MFC parent and client updates, reviews strengths and needs to identify challenges or concerns, and develops strategies for resolutions, completes necessary documentation.

Attends and participates in Children's Multidisciplinary Assessment Team (CMAT) staff meetings.

Communication

Provides quality verbal and written communication with MFC and community stakeholders to ensure understanding and engagement throughout process. Facilitates coordination in the scheduling of MFC staffing's ensuring timely notification and engagement of necessary MFC stakeholders including, but not limited, to the MFC client's Medicaid Managed Medical Assistance (MMA) plan and CBC representative. Engages, advocates, and supports opportunities for current or future caregiver participation, as appropriate, and family-centered approaches in the MFC program.

Provides verbal and written nursing education and documentation of training and technical assistance to MFC and community stakeholders.

Provides consistent messaging that aligns with statutes, rules policies, procedures, and processes which affect decisions, determinations, and management of the program. Responds to regional and statewide requests for information about MFC program coordination.

Acts as the MFC program liaison in communication with other community providers and stakeholders. Serves as a liaison between the MFC provider and the MMA Plan.

Attends and participates in other meetings as assigned.

Education and Training

Provides pre-service MFC training for foster parents considering the MFC program.

Provides or assists in the provision of MFC program onboarding training. Provides or coordinates and oversees annual training requirements. Tracks program training requirements to ensure completion.

Provides or oversees child/youth specific training. Child/youth specific training includes comprehensive training with return understanding or demonstration of necessary knowledge and skills needed to care for medically complex needs of child/youth being admitted into the MFC parent home. Provides ongoing child/youth specific training based on evolving and changing needs of child/youth and MFC parent.

Provides or oversees the provision of child/youth specific training with biological or adoptive parents in preparation for reunif