Senior licensed practical nurse:f/c : 60006070
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Requisition No:797759
Agency: Children and Families
Working Title: SENIOR LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE:F/C :
Position Number:
Salary: 1,760.00 Bi:weekly
Posting Closing Date: 06/30/2024
The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF)
isthe state of Florida's social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking, and public assistance.
The agency's mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self:sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.
Within DCF, the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program
office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office of SAMH is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders.
North Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center (NFETC)
is a 216 bed, all male, forensic, mental health rehabilitation facility. The Center is in northeast Gainesville, Florida on 639 picturesque acres with regular sightings of deer, turkey, and other wildlife. NFETC employs a variety of entry level to leadership positions including food service, maintenance, direct care, nurses, counselors, rehab therapists, medical doctors, security, psychiatrists, and psychologists.
NORTH FLORIDA EVALUATION AND TREATMENT FACILITY IS A TOBACCO FREE FACILITY.
TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION RESPONSES TO THE QUALIFYING QUESTIONS ARE REQUIRED AND MUST BE VERIFIABLE BASED ON YOUR SUBMITTED APPLICATION.
MULTIPLE VACANCIES TO BE FILLED FROM THIS REQUISITION.
This is a highly responsible and professional position that will serve as Senior Licensed Practical Nurse F/C.
This position will collaborate with each section within the state facilities and be required to use independent judgement, take initiative in carrying out duties and responsibilities and should be extraordinarily detail oriented.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:
This position requires lifting, pulling, and squatting. Duties of this position require the incumbent to be knowledgeable of and utilize the principles of Total Quality Management. The employee in this position spends a minimum of 75 of his/her time performing duties as outlined on official position description.
"Nursing staff will provide guidance in the care and treatment of residents.
The incumbent of this position provides practical nursing services to residents assigned under the direction of a Registered Nurse and includes working with multi:disciplinary staff while caring for residents in a psychiatric/medical setting.
Specific duties and responsibilities are as follows:
• Administer oral and injectable medication and controlled medications in accordance to Unit Dose Policy/Procedure/Guidelines (OP 150:35) and within their scope of practice in a mental health setting within the timeframes specified with completion of paperwork as required.
• Participates in Hospital Infection Control process/program with reporting of potential infections to Registered Nurse/Physician for follow:up care and documentation in required forms.
• Prepares paperwork, administers medications/preps as required for consults to EKG, EEG, X:ray, clinics, outside appointments.
• Assists physician/ARNP/PA during sick call, physical examinations with documentation and routing of referrals/consults, labs as required.
• Coordinates residents appointments with ward staff making sure medications are given as required to resident prior to leaving and paperwork given to staff accompanying re
Agency: Children and Families
Working Title: SENIOR LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE:F/C :
Position Number:
Salary: 1,760.00 Bi:weekly
Posting Closing Date: 06/30/2024
The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF)
isthe state of Florida's social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking, and public assistance.
The agency's mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self:sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.
Within DCF, the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program
office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office of SAMH is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders.
North Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center (NFETC)
is a 216 bed, all male, forensic, mental health rehabilitation facility. The Center is in northeast Gainesville, Florida on 639 picturesque acres with regular sightings of deer, turkey, and other wildlife. NFETC employs a variety of entry level to leadership positions including food service, maintenance, direct care, nurses, counselors, rehab therapists, medical doctors, security, psychiatrists, and psychologists.
NORTH FLORIDA EVALUATION AND TREATMENT FACILITY IS A TOBACCO FREE FACILITY.
TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION RESPONSES TO THE QUALIFYING QUESTIONS ARE REQUIRED AND MUST BE VERIFIABLE BASED ON YOUR SUBMITTED APPLICATION.
MULTIPLE VACANCIES TO BE FILLED FROM THIS REQUISITION.
This is a highly responsible and professional position that will serve as Senior Licensed Practical Nurse F/C.
This position will collaborate with each section within the state facilities and be required to use independent judgement, take initiative in carrying out duties and responsibilities and should be extraordinarily detail oriented.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:
This position requires lifting, pulling, and squatting. Duties of this position require the incumbent to be knowledgeable of and utilize the principles of Total Quality Management. The employee in this position spends a minimum of 75 of his/her time performing duties as outlined on official position description.
"Nursing staff will provide guidance in the care and treatment of residents.
The incumbent of this position provides practical nursing services to residents assigned under the direction of a Registered Nurse and includes working with multi:disciplinary staff while caring for residents in a psychiatric/medical setting.
Specific duties and responsibilities are as follows:
• Administer oral and injectable medication and controlled medications in accordance to Unit Dose Policy/Procedure/Guidelines (OP 150:35) and within their scope of practice in a mental health setting within the timeframes specified with completion of paperwork as required.
• Participates in Hospital Infection Control process/program with reporting of potential infections to Registered Nurse/Physician for follow:up care and documentation in required forms.
• Prepares paperwork, administers medications/preps as required for consults to EKG, EEG, X:ray, clinics, outside appointments.
• Assists physician/ARNP/PA during sick call, physical examinations with documentation and routing of referrals/consults, labs as required.
• Coordinates residents appointments with ward staff making sure medications are given as required to resident prior to leaving and paperwork given to staff accompanying re
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