NURSING PROGRAM SPECIALIST - 64060814

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides professional nursing to identify qualified participants in various settings such as schools, homes, clinics, and community settings.
• Supports nursing needs at outreach/awareness and incident response events, including mass immunization, emergency response activities, and community health engagements.
• Provides case management services in NCF locations (Taft, Union Park, Bithlo/Christmas, Englewood, and Pine Hills).
• Identifies needs/goals, conducts assessments, provides counseling, ensures access to medical care, and follows up on client/family needs.
• Administers vaccinations to children during back-to-school season, adhering to CDC guidelines and managing vaccine storage and accountability.
• Conducts health screenings for students in the assigned schools, including vision, hearing, growth and development, and scoliosis.
• Manages referrals for abnormal screenings and provides home visits when necessary.
• Provides health education and counseling to senior citizens regarding chronic diseases like diabetes and hypertension.
• Coordinates community activities and health-related programs, such as health fairs, screenings, and educational programs.
• Reviews NCF quarterly reports with other nurses to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Supports and trains new nurses in the NCF program.

Minimum Qualifications

• Active licensed Registered Professional Nurse in accordance with F.S. 464 or eligible to practice nursing in accordance with F.A.C. 210-6.27.
• One year of professional nursing experience.
• A minimum of 6-month immunization experience.
• Ability to work during or beyond normal work hours as needed, including emergency duties.
• Availability to work at NCF Englewood or NCF Bithlo locations.
• Requirement to work 6 Saturdays per year.
• Ability to work in an office or field setting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual proficiency in Haitian Creole or Spanish.