Ops Licensed Practical Nurse

Requisition No: 877683

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: OPS LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE -

Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number:

Salary: $18.45 per hour

Posting Closing Date: 12/10/2026

Responsibilities:

• Provide basic nursing services as allowed by LPN scope of practice to students under the supervision of the Senior Community Health Nursing Supervisor.
• Administer first aid, daily medications, and emergency medications to students or staff as requested and ordered by a physician, including intermittent clean catheterization, gastrostomy tube feeding, and monitoring blood glucose.
• Organize and assist with state‑mandated health screenings such as hearing, vision, scoliosis, and body mass index.
• Maintain a clean health unit/work area and perform periodic inventory of medical supplies.
• Maintain accurate and timely records/documentation of all work performed.
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with all staff members.
• Assist the health screening team with implementing/scheduling all health screenings for school district students in state‑mandated grade levels; collect and input screening data into HMS; prepare mailings to parents/guardians of screened students, including initial and follow‑up notifications.
• Attend School Health in‑services as scheduled, complete mandated training, accurately submit timesheets, mileage, and Daily Reports in a timely fashion.
• Perform related work as required.
• May be required to work before, during, or after normal work hours or days during emergencies, including work in special‑needs or Red Cross shelters, or other emergency duties such as responses to disasters.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Computer skills (email, attachments, printing, fax, telephone, data entry).
• Ability to keep accurate electronic records.
• Ability to work independently.
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Experience working with children and adolescents.
• Ability to respond to emergency situations, including running and lifting up to 10–20 lbs of emergency equipment.
• Ability to climb stairs or navigate uneven surfaces if elevators are out.
• Ability to acquire CPR certification and perform CPR correctly.
• Ability to assist a student into and out of a wheelchair and maneuver the wheelchair over uneven surfaces for an extended period.
• Ability to bend to retrieve documents or items from a file cabinet.

Qualifications:

• Minimum:
  Florida LPN license.
• Must be able to acquire CPR and First Aid prior to onboarding.
• Experience working in a medical setting.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Transportation to Brevard Public Schools in Brevard County, FL.
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Preferred:
  Experience working in a pediatric medical setting.

Benefits:

• State of Florida 401(a) FICA Alternative Plan (mandatory)
• Participation in state group insurance (upon meeting eligibility requirements)
• Workers’ Compensation (mandatory)
• Reemployment Assistance (Unemployment Compensation) (mandatory)
• Deferred Compensation (voluntary)
• Employee Assistance Program (voluntary)
• And more!

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

Americans with Disabilities Act: Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center  in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.