Registered Nurse Specialist

Requisition No:864667

Agency:
Elder Affairs

Working Title:

REGISTERED NURSE SPECIALIST -

Pay Plan:
Career Service

Position Number:

Salary: $3,390.35-$4,572.46 MONTHLY

Posting Closing Date: 01/06/2026

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DEPARTMENT OF ELDER AFFAIRS

CARES 9A

***** OPEN COMPETITIVE*****

This is a highly responsible position that provides comprehensive assessments of applicants for nursing facility placement and home and community-based services, evaluates the Level of Care, and recommends the most appropriate placement.

Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications, ranging from $40,684.20 to $54,869.52, annually.

Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Coordinates and conducts comprehensive assessments of applicants for nursing facility placement and home and community-based services. Evaluates the Level of Care and recommends the most appropriate placement; participates as a member of an interdisciplinary staffing team for Level of Care determination.
• Maintains accurate and up-to-date medical information on clients through regular documentation of activities. Ensures timely and accurate data collection, reporting, and follow‑up with individuals in accordance with established CARES policies, procedures, and regulations as directed in the CARES Handbook. Inputs assessment data into Client Information & Registration Tracking System (CIRTS). Maintains updated data in CIRTS on cases assigned in accordance with established CARES policies, procedures, and regulations as directed in the CARES Handbook.
• Participates as a member of an interdisciplinary team in making Title XIX Level of Care decisions (inclusive of physicians and other specialized professionals), maintains accurate and up-to-date medical information on clients through regular documentation of casework activities, ensuring timely and accurate data collection and reporting.
• Ensures that the Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) process is completed before a Level of Care is issued when a request is received from a state mental hospital, a psychiatric hospital, or a psychiatric hospital unit.
• Participates in monitoring of placement decisions on cases assigned through an annual recertification process; communicates with the long‑term care network and relevant providers to ensure the appropriate Level of Care, program recommendation, and placement recommendation.
• Provides regular medical in‑service training to professional staff in the office on topics appropriate to the aged and disabled population.
• Maintains a high level of professional CARES knowledge, including an understanding of State and Federal rules and laws governing the activities performed by CARES. Improves/enhances professional knowledge, skills, and abilities through education courses, seminars, workshops, review of policies and procedures, etc.
• Participates in pilot/special projects, which involves collaborative efforts to improve assessment and delivery of services.
• Participates in disaster recovery efforts throughout the State of Florida. Reports to Special Needs Shelters to assist with discharge planning during a hurricane‑related or other type of emergency situation.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Attendance is an essential function of this position.

• Knowledge of Level of Care rules and regulations, knowledge of CARES policies and procedures, knowledge of the aging process and the effects of chronic illness, knowledge of interviewing techniques, knowledge of community resources, as they relate to elders and adults with disabilities, ability to compile, organize, and analyze client information, ability to work with clients with a variety of physical and emotional problems, ability to plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments.
• Possess strong written and oral communication skills, and uses correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Be detail oriented and able to enter data accurately into a computerized system. Navigate multiple computer screens and applications. Basic proficiency in Microsoft…