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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Tallahassee, FL
Tallahassee, Florida

About this job

Requisition No: 12448

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: OPS LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE - 64823805

Position Number: 64823805

Salary: $13.00 to $15.00 per hour

Posting Closing Date: 06/15/2017

Broadband/Class Code: 29-2061-03

Position Number: 64823805-51363068

Annual Salary Range: $14.00 - $15.00/hourly

Announcement Type: Open Competitive

City: TALLAHASSEE

Facility: Children's Medical Services-Big Bend Region

Pay Grade/ Pay Band: BB005

Closing Date: _________

OCCUPATION PROFILE

JOB FAMILY: HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS

OCCUPATIONAL GROUP: TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, HEALTH

OCCUPATION: LICENSED PRACTICAL AND LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSES

29-2061.

DESCRIPTION

This OPS Certified Licensed Practical Nurse will work varied days, Monday through Friday typically varying hours between 8-6pm averaging 30 to 40 hours a week at the Children's Medical Services building at 2390 Phillips Road, Tallahassee in the specialized medical field of pediatrics under the direct supervision of a Senior Registered Nurse Supervisor.

The incumbent may be eligible for health insurance benefits and investment plan.

The LPN will perform certain clinical, care-coordination and administrative duties in a pediatric clinic under the direction of a Registered Nurse and/or Physician. Clinical duties may include preparing patients for examination, pre- and post- clinic counseling, facilitation of clinic flow, assistance to physician, provision of diagnostic testing (e.g. EKG, A1C, blood glucose), disease-specific patient and family education, phlebotomy and administration of ordered medications/immunizations, documentation in the Electronic Medical Record, reviewing documentation and preparing records prior to clinic, post clinic record review and other clinic duties as assigned.

Assists in care coordination activities: Reinforces the physician's orders and plan of care as a member of the CMS team of physicians, nurses, social service coordinators, and other related personnel. Updates and maintains a patient assessment and care plan in accordance with established care coordination guidelines using the current electronic medical record program.

Assists in maintenance a patient assessment and care plan in accordance with established care coordination guidelines while using the current electronic medical record program, and updates these annually during the clinical redetermination period and as needed

Attends meetings and conferences directly related to and vital to the current concepts and practices adhered to in CMS nursing. Meets the continuing education requirements mandated by the Florida Board of Nursing.

Emergency Duty - Incumbent may be required to work during or beyond normal work hours or days in the event of an emergency. Emergency duty required of the incumbent includes working in special needs or Red Cross shelters, or to perform other emergency duties including, but not limited to, responses to or threats involving any disaster or threat of disaster, man-made or natural

Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, cleaning of clinic equipment, participation in quality assurance processes, and inventory of clinic supplies, recording information in computer data base. Position requires lifting of youth for purposes of exam and measurements.

Performs other duties as assigned.

EXAMPLES OF WORK

Documents clinic visits and care-coordination updates in the electronic health record.

Administers specified medication, orally or by injection, and documents in the electronic health record.

Provides medical treatment and personal care to patients.

Takes and records patients' vital signs.

Dresses wounds.

Applies compresses, ice bags, and hot water bottles.

Observes patients and reports adverse reactions to medication or treatment to medical personnel in charge.

Assists patients in walking, turning and lifting for exam and measurements.

Assembles and uses medical equipment, performs quality assurance testing and routine maintenance.

Collects samples for testing and performs routine anthropometric and laboratory tests.

Sterilizes equipment and supplies, using germicides or sterilizer solution.

Cleans clinic rooms between patients.

Inventories and requisitions supplies.

Provides disease specific patient and family education.

Performs other clinic-related administrative duties.

EXAMPLES OF JOB CHARACTERISTICS

Monitor Processes, Material, Surroundings

Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, often to detect problems or to find out when things are finished.

Documenting/Recording Information

Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in either written form or electronic/magnetic recording.

Communicating With Other Workers

Providing information to supervisors, fellow workers, and subordinates. This information can be exchanged face-to-face, in writing, or via telephone/electronic transfer.

Getting Information Needed to Do the Job

Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Assisting and Caring for Others

Providing assistance or personal care to others.

Updating and Using Job-Relevant Knowledge

Keeping up-to-date technically and knowing one's own jobs' and related jobs' functions.

Establishing and Maintaining Relationships

Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others.

Performing General Physical Activities

Performing physical activities that require moving one's whole body, such as in climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, where the activities often also require considerable use of the arms and legs, such as in the physical handling of materials.

Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Combining, evaluating, and reasoning with information and data to make decisions and solve problems. These processes involve making decisions about the relative importance of information and choosing the best solution.

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

Identifying information received by making estimates or categorizations, recognizing differences or similarities, or sensing changes in circumstances or events.

EXAMPLES OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Speaking

Talking to others to effectively convey information

Service Orientation

Actively looking for ways to help people

Social Perceptiveness

Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react the way they do

Judgment and Decision Making

Weighing the relative costs and benefits of a potential action

Reading Comprehension

Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents

Coordination

Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions

Management of Personnel Resources

Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job

Critical Thinking

Using logic and analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches

Active Listening

Listening to what other people are saying and asking questions as appropriate

Problem Identification

Identifying the nature of problems

Writing

Communicating effectively with others in writing as indicated by the needs of the audience

Mathematics

Using mathematics to solve problems

Problem Identification

Identifying the nature of problems

Medicine and Dentistry

Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures

Biology

Knowledge of plant and animal living tissue, cells, organisms, and entities, including their functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment

Customer and Personal Service

Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services including needs assessment techniques, quality service standards, alternative delivery systems, and customer satisfaction evaluation techniques

Chemistry

Knowledge of the composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods

Therapy and Counseling

Knowledge of information and techniques needed to rehabilitate physical and mental ailments and to provide career guidance including alternative treatments, rehabilitation equipment and its proper use, and methods to evaluate treatment effects

English Language

Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar

Education and Training

Knowledge of instructional methods and training techniques including curriculum design principles, learning theory, group and individual teaching techniques, design of individual development plans, and test design principles

Psychology

Knowledge of human behavior and performance, mental processes, psychological research methods, and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders

Administration and Management

Knowledge of principles and processes involved in business and organizational planning, coordination, and execution. This may include strategic planning, resource allocation, manpower modeling, leadership techniques, and production methods

Communications and Media

Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods including alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media

Computer

Knowledge of computer software including applications

Mathematics

Knowledge of numbers, their operations, and interrelationships including one or more of the following: arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications

* Note: All responses provided to the qualifying questions for this vacancy advertisement must be verifiable on your State of Florida employment application. *

This position requires a security background check and participation in direct deposit.

Note: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) in order to conduct this background check.

Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov

Incumbents may be required to perform emergency duty before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days.

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

This occupation requires licensure as a Practical Nurse in accordance with Chapter 464, Florida Statutes or eligible to practice nursing in accordance with Florida Administrative Code 210-8.22 or 8.27.

EFFECTIVE 11/4/15

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

Nearest Major Market: Tallahassee