Requisition No: 866228 

Agency: School for the Deaf & Blind

Working Title: REGISTERED NURSE - (OVERNIGHT SHIFT) 48008196 1 1

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 48008196 

Salary:  42,603.60 - $50,103.60 

Posting Closing Date: 12/19/2025 

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Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB)

Registered Nurse (Career Service)

Position Number 48008196

Department: Health Care Center

Overnight Shift

Who are we?

FSDB is a state public school available at no cost to eligible pre-K and K-12 students who are deaf/hard of hearing, blind/visually impaired or deafblind, including boarding and transportation services. FSDB is nationally recognized for its comprehensive educational services, designed for the unique communication and accessibility needs of students. FSDB also provides educational outreach programs for children ages 0-5 and their families. The FSDB experience provides students with the edge to do more, be more, and achieve more.

 

How you will make an impact

The incumbent of this position provides age/special needs appropriate nursing care to school age student patients ranging from preschool to 22 years of age. Including assessment of student patient needs specific to their age. Nursing care is planned, interventions are performed to assure those needs are met and evaluated for effectiveness of nursing care.  Health care services are provided according to physician orders, nursing clinical guidelines, FSDB and HCC policies and procedure and in accordance with FS 464 and FAC 64B9.Including assessment of student patient needs specific to their age.

• Establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship with the student. Performs interventions according to level of education and practice and per physician orders. Assures that interventions are safe, timely, ethical and appropriate and with scope of practice for RN. Modifies interventions based on continuous assessment. Documents in a retrievable form for access, analysis and research.
• Serves as a health care liaison among the student, nurse, physician, and family, academic and residential staff to provide a continuum of care for the student. Promotes student’s personal and social integration. Reinforces healthy behaviors and interaction patterns and helps modify or discontinue unhealthy ones. Integrates patient teaching into every student encounter. Communicates in a timely manner with family, academic and residential staff following all student encounters and prior to initiation of all medical treatments and interventions. Establishes and conducts health care in service and patient teaching for students, staff and families. Continually evaluates student progress. Documents patient teaching interventions, communication, crisis intervention, medication education, behavior modification.
• Prioritizes and collects data based on the patient’s immediate health care need or medical condition. Completes a comprehensive history of personal and health factors, medical treatment and prior treatment. Collects data from multiple sources using a variety of methods. Involves the student, significant others, and interdisciplinary team members in the assessment process and data analysis. Assures that the assessment process is systematic and ongoing. Bases data collection on clinical judgment. Documents the database in synthesized, prioritized and retrievable form.
• Evaluates self and peers to assure provision of competent clinical care. Takes action to achieve goal/s and improve performance.  Maintains current knowledge in nursing practice. Participates in professional activities to improve professional knowledge and enhance role performance. Documents educational activities. Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of peers and others as colleagues. Assists others in identifying teaching/learning needs related to clinical care. Promotes interdisciplinary collaboration. Contributes to a supportive and healthy work environment. Assessments, actions and recommendations on behalf of students are determined and implemented in an ethical manner. Collaborates with the student, significant others and health care clinicians in providing health care. Contributes to nursing, medical, educational research through the use of research methods and findings including participation in data collection. Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness and cost in planning and delivering health care.
• Develops a plan of care that is negotiated am