Registered Nurse Specialist
Listed on 2026-07-16
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Nursing
Public Health Nurse, RN Nurse, Pediatric Nurse
REGISTERED NURSE SPECIALIST -
Requisition No: 878092
• Agency:
Department of Health
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Location:
Pensacola, FL 32502
Professional clinical nursing position for the Medical Foster Care (MFC) program reporting to the Senior Registered Nursing Supervisor. Supports medical foster care families and ensures medically complex children receive high‑quality care in nurturing home environments.
Responsibilities- Help foster parents succeed while improving outcomes for children and youth.
- Partner with caregivers, medical teams, and community stakeholders.
- Provide training, education, and ongoing support to families.
- Advocate for safe, supportive homes tailored to each child’s needs.
- Conduct home visits, caregiver evaluations, and child/youth care assessments.
- Act as the liaison between foster parents, Medicaid plans, and community partners.
- Deliver onboarding and ongoing education for caregivers and families.
- Coordinate daily program operations, admissions, and clinical support.
- Monitor documentation, services, and caregiver performance to ensure excellence.
- Provide after‑hours guidance when urgent needs arise.
- Strong nursing and assessment skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
- Passion for supporting foster families and children with complex medical needs.
- Commitment to quality, safety, and family‑centered care.
- Knowledge of nursing care for children with special health care needs.
- Knowledge of the foster care system and child/family community resources.
- Skill in performing nursing assessments.
- Skill in performing clinical nursing activities.
- Skill in providing training and education to health care professionals, parents, and medical foster care parents.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
- Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
- Ability to access and utilize community resources.
- Ability to access information from computer data systems and websites.
Minimum
- Licensed in the State of Florida as a Registered Nurse in accordance with Florida Statute 464 or hold a Compact License from a participating state.
- Hold a valid unrestricted Florida Driver License.
- Willing to make home and community visits to perform independent assessments of children, youth, and their medical foster families.
Preferred
- Pediatric nursing experience.
- 3–5 years of nursing experience.
- Experience working with or familiarity with the child welfare system, Medicaid Managed Care or Case Management.
- Experience with electronic health records and data entry.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing or higher preferred.
- Annual and Sick Leave benefits.
- Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year.
- State Group Insurance coverage options (health, life, dental, vision).
- 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 must notify the agency hiring authority. The State of Florida supports a Drug‑Free workplace; all employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with state law. Veterans’ Preference:
Candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.
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