NURSING PROGRAM SPECIALIST - IP - 50000035

Requisition No: 838245 

Agency: Veterans Affairs

Working Title: NURSING PROGRAM SPECIALIST - IP - 50000035

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 50000035 

Salary:  $73,912.80 

Posting Closing Date: 10/08/2024 

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Requisition #838245 

NURSING PROGRAM SPECIALIST – INFECTION PREVENTIONIST

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS

Baldomero Lopez State Veterans' Nursing Home

Land O’ Lakes, Pasco County, FL.

Annual Salary: $73,912.80

The Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs is an agency dedicated to serving those who served U.S. We are seeking motivated and dynamic individuals! Our skilled nursing facility boasts a loyal team of long-term employees and a fantastic work culture.

Direct care Registered Nurse applicants that have not been employed by the FDVA in the last 12 months may be eligible for a $3,500.00 sign-on bonus. Restrictions apply. OPS and non-direct care positions are not eligible for a sign-on bonus.

Excellent retirement package and optional deferred compensation plan.  Health, vision, dental, ‎disability, and other supplemental insurance are available at reasonable premium rates.  Paid vacation and ‎sick leave. Nine (9) paid holidays and a personal day.  Tuition waiver available for State Universities and ‎Community Colleges (up to six (6) credits per semester).‎ The FDVA Nursing State Veterans’ Nursing Homes and Domiciliary are designated employment sites for the Nursing Student Loan Forgiveness Program.

*Education and employment history must be verifiable.  Please attach any credentials you claim (degrees, certifications, etc.) to your application. *

*Other vacant and OPS (temporary) positions ‎may be filled from this advertisement within six (6) months of the closing ‎date.‎ *

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must have 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 
• Possess an associates/bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in nursing or a related field AND three years of nursing experience. A master’s degree from an accredited college or university in nursing, nursing education, public health, or a related field may substitute for one year of the nursing experience. (Professional nursing experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required college education.)
• Must have supervisory experience.
• Must have excellent computer skills.
• Must have a current Level II Background Screening on file.
• Must be willing to rotate on-call status.
• Must be willing to work to fulfill shift vacancies as needed.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in a long-term health care environment.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The selected candidate will be responsible for emphasizing the prevention and management of infections. The Nursing Program Specialist/Infection Preventionist will establish goals and priorities for the Infection Control Prevention and Control Program and plan and implement strategies to achieve those goals, monitoring the implementation of the program (including the disciplinary team’s infection control practices), and responding to errors, problems, or other identified issues. In the absence of the Executive Nursing Director, the incumbent is responsible for the nursing operations of the facility. Additional activities involved in the Infection Control Prevention and Program development and oversight include, but are not limited to:

• Monitor facility infection control program, including employee health, as well as execution of all recordkeeping requirements.
• Implement appropriate infection control Policies and procedures and training staff on them. 
• Identify the staff’s roles and responsibilities for the routine implementation of the program as well as in case of an outbreak of a communicable disease, an episode of infection, or the threat of s bio-hazard attack.
• Monitor and document infections, including tracking and analyzing outbreaks of infection as well as implementing and documenting actions to resolve related problems. 
• Incorporate an antibiotic stewardship program into the infection control program.
• Define and manage appropriate resident health initiatives, such as: The immunization program (influenza, pneumonia, etc.); Tuberculosis screening on admission and following the discovery of a new case and managing active cases consistent with State requirements.
• Nursing facility liaison to work with local and State health agencies.
• Manage food safety, including employee health and hygiene, pest control, investigating potential food-borne illnesses, and waste disposal.
• Assist Nursing department with care and perform other duties as assigned and function as the Assistant Nursing Director.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

This position is in the Career Service system.

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.