COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE - 64000336

Requisition No: 880646 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE - 64000336

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 64000336 

Salary:  52,000.00 

Posting Closing Date: 08/03/2026 

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Internal Agency Opportunity

 Applicants accepted only from Department of Health employees, (includes OPS, Career Service, SES or SMS employees). Applicants will not be accepted from outside of the department.

 

Your Specific Responsibilities:

This is a professional nursing position at the Florida Department of Health in Suwannee County (DOH-Suwannee) providing clinical services to DOH-Suwannee clients. It is under the supervision of the Senior Community Health Nursing Director. Incumbent may have access to records containing social security numbers in the performance of job duties and is responsible for securing the designated information, both confidential and public record which is stored in hard copy or electronic formats. This position has been delegated to Information Custodian for the following secured areas: TB, Communicable Disease, STD/HIV/AIDS case reports; and back-up Information Custodian for the following secured area: Pharmacy. Provides client services at DOH-Suwannee in the general nursing clinic. Services provided will be in the Immunization, STD, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, TB, Family Planning, and Adult Health programs. Services will be provided under Standard of Care Protocols or physician standing order and will be in compliance with Department of Health Technical Assistance Guidelines. Provides nursing support in Family Planning clinic, as assigned. Assist ARNP in providing clinical services in accordance with DOH program requirements. Responsible for Epidemiology Program including investigations of reportable diseases and Merlin database input. Attends in-service training and staff meetings as directed. Maintains CPR certification. Orders insulin for clients who receive insulin from the DOH insulin distribution program. Enters Service data into HMS according to DOH standards. Other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge, skills and abilities, including utilization of equipment, required for the position: Knowledge of nursing and public health principles, practices and techniques; knowledge of human anatomy and physiology; knowledge of community resources. Ability to administer medications, assist in or provide preventive health care treatment, teach and demonstrate preventive health care, nursing principles and techniques; ability to work with patients having a variety of physical problems, ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments, communicate effectively, ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others and ability to teach basic health care.

 

Qualifications:

Minimum: 

• Willing to work before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days in the event of an emergency. This may include working in a special need or Red Cross shelter, or performing other emergency duties, not limited to, responses to or threats involving any disaster or threat of disaster, man-made or natural.
• This position requires current authorization to work in the United States without employer sponsorship. The Department of Health is unable to provide employment visa sponsorship.  Are you authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship?
• This is an in-office position only.
• Epidemiology experience

 

Florida Department of Health Mission, Vision, and Values:

Mission:

To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & community efforts.

Vision:

To be the Healthiest State in the Nation.

Values:

I nnovation: We search for creative solutions and manage resources wisely.

C ollaboration: We use teamwork to achieve common goals & solve problems.

A ccountability: We perform with integrity & respect.

R esponsiveness: We achieve our mission by serving our customers & engaging our partners.

E xcellence: We promote quality outcomes through learning & continuous performance improvement.

 

Where You Will Work:

915 NOBLES FERRY RD, LIVE OAK, Fl 32064