Registered Nurse

Requisition No: 877959
Agency:
Department of Health

Working Title:

REGISTERED NURSE
- Pay Plan:
Career Service
Position Number:
Salary: $1,473.54 - $1,630.77 bi-weekly
Posting Closing Date: 07/06/2026

• Provide school health services and work 32.5 hours per week.
• Assist with the planning, organizing, implementing, and coordinating of school health services across all school sites.
• Serve as a team leader and manage problems that may arise at assigned school sites under general supervision of the Nursing Program Specialist/Coordinator, Executive Community Health Nursing Director, and CHD Administrator.
• Conduct a school health program in a geographically assigned area removed from direct supervision.
• Perform nursing assessments and health appraisals to identify existing and potential health problems, including communicable diseases, and report to appropriate agencies.
• Provide referral and follow‑up for any health problems identified, including home visits when appropriate.
• Offer complex medical procedures and training for special‑needs children and caregivers, such as catheterization, tube feedings, and bowel/bladder training.
• Create and initiate care plans for students with special needs and conditions such as diabetes and ADHD.
• Supervise screening programs that include vision, hearing, dental, nutrition, communicable disease, growth and development, and hypertension.
• Train volunteers and Health Support Aides and Technicians in equipment usage, screening techniques, medication training, and other necessary skills.
• Provide counseling and coordinate health education programs and services for students, school personnel, parents, and the community.
• Monitor and maintain updated pertinent health data on student records and review records for preventable, communicable, or treatable health problems that may affect growth, development, or educational achievement.
• Monitor immunization status of students as required by Florida law.
• Maintain the school clinic professionally and keep an inventory of nursing supplies and equipment.
• Assist the Healthy Start Coordinator and T.A.P. Coordinator in identifying pregnant teens and referring them to appropriate services.
• Plan and implement Health Fair(s) at middle schools as requested by the NPSC.
• Serve as backup Information Custodian for School Health, maintaining information in accordance with state, federal, and DOH regulations and policies.
• Participate in staff meetings, staff development, continuing education, IEP meetings, and Safety Committee meetings as requested by district staff or the NPSC.
• Perform other duties as requested by the supervisor.

• Knowledge of nursing and public health principles, practices, and techniques.
• Knowledge of human anatomy and physiology.
• Ability to administer prescribed medications.
• Ability to work with patients having a variety of physical problems.
• Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

• Licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse, FS 464.
• Valid Driver’s License.
• CPR certification.

FDOH Washington County Health Department / Washington County School Clinics (Chipley/Vernon) and Holmes County CHD/School Clinics as needed.

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits.
• Nine paid holidays and one personal holiday each year.
• State group insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance.
• Retirement plan options with employer contributions.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Tuition waivers.

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

Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the hiring authority in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a drug‑free workplace. Employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Florida law.

Candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Supporting documentation must be provided with each submission.