NURSING PROGRAM SPECIALIST - MDS - 50950162

Requisition No: 857223 

Agency: Veterans Affairs

Working Title: NURSING PROGRAM SPECIALIST - MDS - 50950162

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 50950162 

Salary:  $72,113.08 

Posting Closing Date: 08/05/2025 

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Requisition # 857223 

NURSING PROGRAM SPECIALIST / MDS

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS

Baldomero Lopez State Veterans' Nursing Home

Land O Lakes, Pasco County

Annual Salary: $72,113.08

Paid Bi-Weekly

This position is overtime eligible

 

The Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs is an agency dedicated to serving those who served U.S.  We are seeking motivated, dynamic individuals!  Our skilled nursing facility boasts a loyal team of long-term employees and a fantastic work culture.

Direct care Registered Nurse applicants that have not been employed by the FDVA in the last 12 months may be eligible for a $3,500.00 sign-on bonus. OPS and non-direct care positions are not eligible for a sign-on bonus.

 

Excellent retirement package and optional deferred compensation plan.  Health, vision, dental, ‎disability, and other supplemental insurance available at reasonable premium rates.  Paid vacation and ‎sick leave. Nine (9) paid holidays and personal day.  Tuition waiver available for State Universities and ‎Community Colleges (up to 6 credits per semester).‎

 

All knowledge, skills, abilities, and required experience must be fully documented in your job history/applicant profile in order to be considered.

 

Education and employment history must be verifiable.  Please attach any credentials you claim (degrees, certifications, etc.) to your application.

 

The FDVA Nursing State Veterans’ Nursing Homes and Domiciliary are designated employment sites for the Nursing Student Loan Forgiveness Program.

• From funds available, the program may make nursing education loan repayments of up to $4,000.00 per year, per nurse enrolled in the program, for a maximum of four years.
• Payment is made at the end of each 12-month enrollment period and made directly to the participant’s lender.
• Enrollment and payment of awards is based on available funds.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must possess a current Florida licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse.
• Must possess a valid CPR card.
• Must possess a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in nursing or a related field and two (2) years of nursing experience - OR - possess an associate’s degree and have four (4) years of professional nursing experience – OR - have six (6) years of professional nursing experience.
• Must Successfully complete the due diligence process to include, but not limited to, a Level II Background check and drug screen.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Must have basic experience and familiarity with MDS.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Have at least one (1) year of experience working in a long-term care facility with a geriatric population.
• Have experience conducting RAI-MDS assessments and compiling data reports based on those assessments.
• Possess an MDS Certification.

 

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The incumbent is responsible for scheduling or overseeing scheduling of all resident MDS assessments to assure timeliness. Coordinate and oversee all functions of the MDS assessment process to assure compliance with Federal and State requirements.  Participate in residents' level of care determination upon admission. Participate in tracking changes in residents’ level of care to assure timely scheduling of MDS assessments. Be familiar with residents' condition and care needs.

Review all MDS assessments and related forms to certify timely completion by signing the MDS forms on the appropriate sections. Review reports for timely completio