REGISTERED NURSE SPECIALIST - 67039438 (SUNLAND NURSING - ALL SHIFTS)

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Requisition No: 844947

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: REGISTERED NURSE SPECIALIST - 67039438 (SUNLAND NURSING - ALL SHIFTS)

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 67039438

Salary: $59,774.78 - $72,217.08

Posting Closing Date: 12/16/2025

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AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

POSITION: Registered Nurse Specialist - Career Service

POSITION NUMBER: 67039438

OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

This posting may close before the posted closing date.

The hiring salary may exceed the maximum posted salary.

CANDIDATE POOL: Future vacancies may be filled from this advertisement for a period of up to six months.

This advertisement is for multiple positions/shifts

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for eligible employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits, including:

Annual and Sick Leave benefits.
Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year.
State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.
Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com).
Flexible Spending Accounts.
Tuition waivers.
And more! For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.
Paid Maternity and Parental Leave.

The Agency seeks team members who demonstrate the qualities of being humble, hungry, and smart and lead others to embody the same. This entails lacking excessive ego, sharing credit, being self-motivated, and exercising good judgment and intuition regarding the subtleties of group dynamics.

This position with APD will serve staff and management across the Agency. Your work will impact the workplace culture, our community, and the population we serve as we continuously strive to achieve the Agency’s mission.

*Responses to the qualifying questions are required and must be verifiable based on your submitted application, and “see resume” will not be considered an acceptable response.

SALARY RANGE

$59,774.78- $72,217.08 Annually $2,299.03 - $2,777.58 Bi-weekly

Position Summary

The incumbent assigned to this position is responsible for the professional nursing care, health, safety, and well-being of residents of Sunland Center.

The Work You Will Do

Performs direct nursing care functions as ordered/prescribed and in compliance with applicable policies. Ensures all treatments ordered by providers are carried out as prescribed. Serves as charge person in management for medical/psychiatric emergencies (i.e., Oxygen, Suction. CPR, Splints, Documentation of event, etc.) pending the arrival of the attending physician/EMS. Assesses and documents assessment of all resident complaints, reported or recognized changes in condition. Ensures appropriate referrals to providers for residents requiring a higher level of care. Completes nursing portion of incident reports.

Timely and accurately completes administration of medications and treatments as ordered by the provider, adhering to established Policy/Procedure. Documents administration on Medication Administration Record. Observes for effectiveness and adverse reactions of medications. Reports medication variances and ensures appropriate evaluation and follow up of resident. Performs quality control protocols on medications received from pharmacy against physician orders to ensure accuracy. Reviews MARS when updated monthly for accuracy, corrects any discrepancies prior to administration of medication to residents.

Writes/composes documents in compliance with professional nursing standards, Sunland nursing policies and procedures and integrated services to provide a base of information to ensure quality resident care. Participates in appropriate audit/survey processes. Ensures/gives/receives reports of incidents, illness, and other relevant data pertaining to resident care with appropriate documentation, at beginning and end of shift to ensure continuity of resident care. Makes notations in the patient charts and communicates orders for diet, laboratory, x-ray studies and other medical treatments. Completes Active Treatment Plans, Support Plans, as assigned and within required time frames. For the assigned caseload monitors and tracks ordering and completion of required lab or other diagnostic test and ensures test are rescheduled when refused or missed, completion of ordered consults. Completes required assessments such as DISCUS, MOSES, Fall risk, BRADEN Scale. Utilizes Professional Nursing Standards and applicable Sunland Operating Procedures in the application of the nursing process including assessing residents needs/issues and environment; planning and coordinating care with residents’ input; implementing Physician’s orders and treatments; signing off physician orders, evaluating nursing care and resident outcome; Maintain a safe environment for the residents

Maintains the security/safety and health of residents in accordance with APD/Unit protocols. Provides in-service training to staff in areas of identified risk for individual residents.

Ensures medical areas are kept neat, clean, and orderly. Ensures that all medical supplies are checked weekly for expiration; Immunizations and Insulin’s are discarded upon date of expiration; Ensures that Sunland Infection Control Policies/Procedures are followed as prescribed to manage infection and maintain the safety and wellbeing of residents and staff.

Performs other related duties as directed or required

Minimum Qualifications

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.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Knowledge of nursing principles, practices and techniques.
Knowledge of human anatomy and physiology.
Ability to provide emergency nursing services.
Ability to participate in the planning and implementing of treatment for patients.
Ability to conduct individual and group therapy sessions.
Ability to work with patients having a variety of physical or emotional problems.
Ability to observe patients' reactions to medications.
Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
Ability to communicate effectively.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
Ability to effectively interview and assess the health care of clients.
Ability to analyze complex reports and determine the service utilization habits of clients and to evaluate the appropriateness of that utilization.

Additional Information

Profile Completion

To qualify for this position, applicants must complete all fields in the Candidate Profile, including their work history with the month and year.

Resumes and other documentation can be attached to provide additional information but will not replace the required completed Candidate Profile.

Retiree Notice

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be suspended or voided, and you will be required to repay all benefits received depending upon your retirement date.

Direct Deposit Program

As a condition of employment, a person appointed to a position in the State Personnel System is required to participate in the Direct Deposit Program. Rather than receiving a paper paycheck, your funds will be deposited directly into your account at your financial institution. This will be accomplished by Electronic Funds Transfer. Banks, savings and loan associations, and credit unions are eligible to accept such deposits. Retirement funds are also required to be in the Direct Deposit Program.

Background Screening Requirement

It is the policy of the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities that applicants for employment undergo Level 2 employment screening in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, Florida Statutes, as a condition of employment or being permitted to serve as a volunteer.

No applicant for a designated position will be employed or permitted to volunteer until the Level 2 screening results are received, reviewed, and approved by the Agency.

Level 2 background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for Statewide criminal and juvenile records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Federal criminal records checks through the Federal Bureau of Investigation and may include local criminal records checks through local law enforcement agencies.

Pursuant to S. 110.1127(1), Florida Statutes, this position requires a background investigation, including fingerprinting.

APD only hires U.S. citizens and those lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. APD participates in the U.S. government’s employment eligibility verification program (E-verify), which electronically confirms an employee’s eligibility to work in the U.S. after completing the employment eligibility verification form (I-9).

All applicants should complete the online application process. If you need assistance applying for this position, please call the People First service center at 1-877-562-7287.

Responses to the qualifying questions are required to be considered for this position. Answers to the qualifying questions must be verifiable based on your submitted application.

Recruiting Contact:

Lizzie Holland

Human Resource Specialist

Recruitment Manager

Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Sunland Center – Marianna

3700 Williams Drive

Marianna, FL 32446

E-mail Lizzie.Holland@apdcares.org

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here. All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.

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