NURSING PROGRAM SPECIALIST - 64002502

About the role

The incumbent is part of a global public health organization and is expected to support the Florida Department of Health in Polk County in its mission to protect, promote, and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county and community efforts and its vision to be the Healthiest State in the Nation. Furthermore, the incumbent is expected to incorporate the agency values of Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability, Responsiveness and Excellence in all aspects of their work.

Responsibilities

• Supports the Florida Department of Health in Polk County in its mission to protect, promote, and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county and community efforts.
• Serves as a team leader for the TB Control Health Services Representatives.
• Coordinates the TB Nursing services for all Health Units for Polk for case management, contact investigation, suspects, and latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI).
• Provides Case Management for all TB Cases in Polk County, also Latent TB Infection, and Contacts to TB Cases.
• Assists as needed in clinics with interviewing, assessments, counseling, and obtaining appropriate vital signs, vision test, skin tests, blood and sputum specimens per program requirements, HIV pre-and post-test counseling, administering medications.
• Communicates with hospital infection control coordinators, social workers, laboratories, physician’s offices, and other entities regarding TB Cases/Suspects, and LTBI patients to ensure continuity of care.
• Covers inventory of TB medications, enters data into HMS system, maintains health records, including electronic data.
• Assists physician in all Clinics, coordinates patient’s visits and chest x-rays, records, prescriptions, and follow up.
• Responsible for coordinating and managing LTBI Program.
• Aids in coordinating Health Service Representatives activities for DOT for all TB Cases/Suspects and LTBI cases as needed.
• Oversees and assists with Contact Investigations. Maintains patient records for all phases of case management.
• Assists supervisor with organizing and accumulating statistical data and submitting reports to meet deadlines.
• Reviews all x-ray and lab reports. Reports all abnormal results to physician ASAP for appropriate intervention.
• Conducts home evaluations to assess risk of transmission and compliance with therapy, conducts hospital visits as needed.
• Conducts Case Management Team Meetings to keep staff and Physician of status and progress of all TB Cases and Suspects.
• Covers the screening and follow-up of refugees and immigrants arriving in Polk County. Maintains records and completes invoices.
• Provides Case management services for Hardee County to include TB Case Management, Contact Investigation, and scheduling for all TB Cases, TB Suspects and LTBI Patients. Also, provides Refugee Health services to Refugee Clients in Hardee County. Maintains client data in HMS.
• Aids in planning and conducting educational programs for community partners, and in conjunction with contact investigations.
• Attends committee meetings, conferences and workshops as related to the TB Program. Acts as Jail Liaison providing education, guidance, program evaluation and monitoring of patient records to ensure early detection and appropriate treatment of patients.
• Directs the work and assignments for both DIS workers as it pertains to TB clients; Monitor the direct observation therapy schedule submitted by DIS workers; Take calls from staff if they will be late or absent – with notification to her direct supervisor; and monitor times of staff arriving and departing work location.

Requirements

Current Florida Driver License
Licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in accordance with Florida Statute 464 or eligible to practice nursing in accordance with Florida Administrative Code 210-8.27