REGISTERED NURSE SPECIALIST - 67036112 - SUNLAND - Out Patient Clinc

Requisition No: 867171 

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: REGISTERED NURSE SPECIALIST - 67036112 - SUNLAND - Out Patient Clinc

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 67036112 

Salary:  $59,774.78- $72,217.08 

Posting Closing Date: 01/13/2026 

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AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

 POSITION: Registered Nurse Specialist - Career Service

POSITION NUMBER:  67036112

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.

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

This is work providing professional nursing services to patients under the direction of a registered nurse, licensed physician, licensed osteopathic physician, licensed podiatrist, or a licensed dentist. The incumbent is expected to perform professional nursing duties for residents who require mental health care; coordinate and facilitate psychiatry clinic services; serve as a professional liaison between the attending psychiatrist and facility staff; provide leadership in the mental health continuing education program for staff; and participate in the delivery of general nursing care as assigned. This position requires lifting, pulling and squatting. Specific duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

The Work You Will Do 

Performs professional PMH nursing assessments on newly admitted residents; quarterly assessments on residents with specified psychiatric diagnoses; assessments on residents with medication changes; bi-annual assessments on all residents receiving psychotherapeutic medications; annual assessments on residents with specified psychiatric diagnoses; and assessments on residents in crisis and/or experiencing significant behavioral change. Participates in Active Treatment meetings for residents with significant mental health issues and/or unstable psychiatric diagnoses. Maintains psychotherapeutic medication history profile in each resident’s medical chart; presents psychotherapeutic medication variance data with analysis and recommendations at quarterly Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee meetings; and serves on facility-wide committees that have identified need for mental health nursing and/or psychiatry input. Prepares charts; collects data from interdisciplinary team members; conducts clinical assessments with psychiatrist; schedules medication informed consent reviews; processes medication informed consent documentation; and obtains emergency treatment orders.  Communicates with attending psychiatrist during and between scheduled clinics on status of residents and assessments from medical, nursing, behavioral services, and facility administration that may impact psychiatric interventions. Serves as the professional liaison between Psychiatry and all professional disciplines to promote quality and holistic mental health care.  

Obtains vital signs, EKGs, height, weight, and visual acuity. Observe and document acute complaints or injured Residents. Notify the RN or physician as appropriate. Obtain labs, insert catheters, start IVs, administer medications and oxygen and documents on the MAR according to policy and procedure, assist with suturing. Change sterile and non-sterile dressings. Notate physician orders and follow through with treatments, diagnostic procedures, diets, labs, x-rays. Document in the nurses notes according to policy and procedure. Administer immunizations, IM antibiotics and PPDs. Assists physicians during exams. Check emergency equipment for proper functioning. Document refrigerator temperatures and report abnormal readings. Maintain adequate supplies within the OPC.

Serves and protects the Sunland community by adhering to professional standards, Sunland policies, federal, state, ACHA, and local requirements.

Functions as a generalist in assigned units on rotating schedule one weekend per month and on holiday rotation with other non-generalist nurse positions.

Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Three (3) years of RN experience.
• Preferred experience in working with Developmental Disabilities, Mental Health and/or working with a psychiatrist.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Knowledge of nursing principles and techniques.
• Knowledge of human anatomy and physiology.
• Skill in the use of medical equipment and instruments used in providing nursing care.
• Ability to demonstrate manual dexterity in providing nursing care.
• Ability to administer medications and treatments.
• Ability to work with patients.
• Ability to interpret and follow medical instructions.
• Ability to observe patients' symptoms and reactions to treatment.
• 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

Sunland Human Resources

Division of Administration and Facility Operations

Email: lizzie.holland@apdcares.org

3700 Williams Drive

Marianna, FL. 32446

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.