REGISTERED NURSE SPECIALIST (I/C) - 60043244

Requisition No: 851275 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: REGISTERED NURSE SPECIALIST (I/C) - 60043244

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 60043244 

Salary:  $2,036.36 - $2,454.25 Bi-Weekly 

Posting Closing Date: 04/30/2025 

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The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida’s social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and public assistance. The agency’s mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.

Within DCF, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office of SAMH is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders.

Northeast Florida State Hospital (NEFSH) is a 613-bed, licensed mental health treatment facility that provides person-centered services to adults suffering from severe and persistent mental illness. The hospital, located in Macclenny, was established in 1959 and is the largest state operated civil treatment facility. 

 

NORTHEAST FLORIDA STATE HOSPITAL IS A TOBACCO FREE FACILITY.

 

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION RESPONSES TO THE QUALIFYING QUESTIONS ARE REQUIRED AND MUST BE VERIFIABLE BASED ON YOUR SUBMITTED APPLICATION.

 

This is a highly responsible and professional position that will serve as a Registered Nurse Specialist - Infection Control at the Northeast Florida State Hospital. This position will collaborate with each section within the state facilities and be required to use independent judgement, take initiative in carrying out duties and responsibilities and should be extraordinarily detail oriented.

 

Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:

• This is highly responsible position in the Infection Control Department of a large outcome oriented, State Mental Health Hospital.  Responsibilities include treatment excellence and efficiency to persons served and staff education and training, PPD testing and vaccine administration.  Responsible for assurance of patient confidentiality related HIPAA Guidelines.
• Completes HIV Risk Assessment and pre and post test counseling and follow up to all admissions and existing persons served population.
• Provides on-going staff education on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and HIV 104 and other Infectious Disease Programs as needed.
• Responsible for two step PPD testing of all new admissions to Northeast Florida State Hospital.
• Responsible for employee’s PPD testing, Hepatitis Vaccine, Influenza Vaccine administration to ensure safe and secure environment.
• Responsible for maintenance and all data related to persons served and employee screening, counseling, education and testing and the formulation and completion of reports as indicated weekly and monthly.
• Provides persons served with education on HIV and other sex