Registered Nurse (Children's Services)

Duties And Responsibilities

• Prepares patients for treatment, administers prescribed medication, and provides diagnostic and treatment functions.
• Establishes and updates patient medical and nursing care plans, as well as individual health plans for children ages 0-5.
• Provides bedside care and accompanies physicians on patient rounds.
• Evaluates patient's medical records and advises physicians of health care needs.
• Maintains a clean and sanitary patient health care environment.
• Supervises the maintenance of a clean and sanitary patient health care environment.
• Provides information to staff committees and trains individual staff on improving patient care needs and direct care services.
• Instructs patients and relatives on recommended home health care.
• Coordinates the provision of home or early childhood site care, including delivery of service from available community, health and social service providers.
• Reports outbreaks and other relevant information to appropriate regulatory health organizations.
• Performs administrative case management, reviews reports, conducts home visits and evaluates services rendered.
• Manages medical clinics, assists physicians, and provides ambulatory treatment.
• Prepares and maintains patients’ medical records and reports.
• Provides Occupational Medical Management guidelines, reviews reports, implements services and determines reimbursements.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Job Specifications

• Knowledge of nursing theory and practices.
• Knowledge of medications, drugs, and narcotics, and their effects.
• Knowledge of case management processes and principles.
• Knowledge of health care plans and procedures.
• Skill in applying professional nursing techniques.
• Ability to analyze facts and conditions and apply sound nursing principles in making decisions concerning patient care.
• Ability to schedule, plan and conduct training of nursing and technical personnel.
• Ability to plan, organize and supervise the work of others.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to prepare and maintain files and reports.
• Ability to work effectively with others.
• Ability to use a computer and related software.

Physical Requirements

• Must be prepared to care for chronically or critically ill patients, some of whom may require 24-hour supervision.
• There will be times when employees will need to be on their feet for hours at a time.

Job Specifications

• Required Possession of a valid State of Florida Registered Nurse license.
• Emergency Management Responsibilities: In the event of an emergency or disaster, an employee may be required to respond promptly to duties and responsibilities as assigned by the employee’s department, the County’s Office of Emergency Management, or County Administration.