Provide primary medical care and perform physical assessments for forensic individuals within a mental health treatment facility. Responsibilities include diagnosing medical problems, implementing care plans, and managing treatments for complex conditions like HIV and Hepatitis C.
Requirements summary
Must hold a certification as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner in accordance with Florida Statute 464. Requires strong knowledge of nursing principles, human anatomy, and the ability to perform physical appraisals and uncomplicated surgical procedures.
professional certificateMedication AdministrationPatient EducationDiagnostic TestingPrimary CarePatient Care PlanningPhysical AssessmentSurgical ProceduresChronic Disease ManagementClinical CoordinationMedical History EvaluationForensic NursingGynecological Screening
Job description
Requisition No
874887
Agency:
Children and
Families
Working
Title:
Advanced
Practitioner
RN-F/C - 60005922
Pay
Plan:
Career
Service
Position
Number: 60005922
Salary: $4,172.05 Bi - Weekly Posting
Closing Date
06/26/2026 Total Compensation Estimator ToolThe Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the 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. Florida State Hospital (FSH) is a mental health treatment facility owned and operated by the State of Florida and is part of the Department of Children and Families. The department’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.” FLORIDA STATE HOSPITAL 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. This is a highly responsible and professional position serving as the Advanced Practitioner RN – F/C within the Medical Services Unit. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative team player who works seamlessly across all sections within the program office. This role requires the use of independent judgment, a proactive approach to responsibilities, and exceptional attention to detail. If you are driven, organized, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply. Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:
Benefits
Competitive Employee Benefits Package
This is a highly responsible position in advanced and expanded professional nursing, providing primary care and performing certain medical acts within protocols established mutually with a medical practitioner and in conformance with specialized certification.
The incumbent in this position identifies health-related problems, plans and implements medical/nursing care to resolve identified problems, screens for potential health problems and engages in the teaching of general health care.The incumbent must spend at least 75 percent of his or her time performing duties which involve contact with patients or inmates in a correctional or forensic facility or institution.
Complete updated medical history and perform a physical assessment annually on forensic individuals, utilize assessment techniques, such as inspection, auscultation, palpation and percussion.
Perform physical assessments, including breast, abdominal, pelvic and rectal examination on female individuals on an annual gynecological screening or for evaluation of gynecological problems and referral to the GYN consultant as indicated.
Elicit comprehensive health history, including developmental, activities of daily living, physiological function, and emotional well being on forensic admissions.
Perform complete physical examination including gynecological screenings on female admissions, employing techniques of inspection, auscultation, palpation, and percussion.
Identifies medical problems on admission, and pertinent diagnostic tests as needed.
Formulates a problem list and develops a plan of care to promote, maintain and/or restore health.
Complete review of medical history and medical problems with male transfers from new forensic.
Complete physical exam as needed.
Analyze data collected to determine health status, develops and implements, with the client, a plan of care to promote, maintain and/or restore health.
Conduct sick calls on assigned forensic wards, provides accurate diagnosis of medical problems and provides appropriate treatment and follow-up care.
Provide other treatments as needed based on experience and training, such as, but not limited to: incision and drainage of abscess/cyst, removal of foreign bodies, etc.
Evaluate medical history, physical findings and pertinent laboratory findings of forensic individuals and if appropriate, initiates further diagnostic laboratory testing, consult physician as needed.
Monitor and provides treatment for forensic individuals with multiple medical problems, many of which have complicated medical problems, including HIV and Hepatitis C.
Carefully monitor for side effects (some petentially fatal) of medications used to treat these conditions.
Monitor, initiate and alter medication and treatment orders within the established protoco for forensic residentsl.
Initiate and update monthly treatment and immunization orders for forensic residents according to Florida State Hospital policy.
Write monthly medical summaries on designated forensic persons.
Refer forensic individual(s) to other health care professionals and specialty clinics as appropriate for specialized services.
Coordinate the services required to meet the individuals needs for primary health care.
Perform pre-release physical assessments on designated forensic individuals, utilizing assessment techniques such as inspection, auscultation, palpation and percussion.
Compile discharge and/or transfer summaries.
Plan and conduct consumer education in the area of health care and maintenance.
Develop and design patient educational material for clients.
Develop plans for health promotion for patient population (For example: Develop a committee within the unit to come up with a plan to deal with the problem of obesity within our patient population).
Provide coverage in the scheduled and unscheduled absences of the Unit physicians.
Perform pre-operative physical assessments and write pre-op orders for individuals undergoing various in-patient and out-patient procedures outside of Florida State Hospital.
Prepare petitions for court orders for medical treatments.
Obtain medical emergency treatment orders.
Assist in Critical Case Review Clinic.
Perform related work duties as required.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: required for the position:
Knowledge of nursing principles, practices and techniques.
Knowledge of human anatomy and physiology.
Skill in performing uncomplicated surgical procedures.
Ability to administer prescribed medications.
Ability to perform complete physical appraisals of patients.
Ability to identify and evaluate illnesses.
Ability to initiate diagnostic laboratory tests and evaluate the results.
Ability to manage the care of patients.
Ability to work with patients having a variety of physical problems.
Ability to compile and evaluate medical histories and other clinical and laboratory data.
Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
Ability to communicate effectively.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
Minimum Qualifications
Certification as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner in accordance with Florida Statute 464.
Candidate Profile (application) must be completed in its entirety
Include the supervisor names and phone numbers for all periods of employment.
Account for and explain gaps in employment so that the hiring process is not delayed.
Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities, as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications.
It is unacceptable to use the statement “See Resume” in place of responding to qualifying questions and entering work history.
If you experience problems applying online, please call the People First Service Center at (877) 562-7287.
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 employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits. For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.
DCF EMPLOYMENT DISCLOSURES US CITIZEN REQUIREMENT Only US citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers will be hired.
SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM REGISTRATION All selected male candidates born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion into an authorized position unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS).
Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire.
For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov. 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 required to repay all benefits received depending upon the date of your retirement.
BACKGROUND SCREENING It is the policy of the Florida Department of Children and Families that any applicant being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment, and, if applicable, also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S., and Chapter 408, F.S.
No applicant may begin employment until the background screening results are received, reviewed for any disqualifying offenses, and approved by the Agency.
Background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for State and Federal criminal records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and may include local criminal history checks through local law enforcement agencies.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.
