Requisition No: 886050
Agency: Children and Families
Pay Plan: SES
Position Number: 60005736
Salary: $105,004.64 Annually / Attachment B
Posting Closing Date: 11/01/2026
Total Compensation Estimator ToolThis is a highly responsible and professional position serving as the Chief of Nursing Services within Nursing Services. 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:- This is professional work supervising and directing employees; including but not limited to communicating with, motivating, training and evaluating employees, planning and directing their work; and having the authority to effectively recommend actions such as: hire, transfer, suspend, layoff, promote, discharge, assign, and reward or discipline direct reports. Evaluates employees against established standards and takes appropriate actions when necessary (i.e. recognition, reward, corrective action, etc.)
- Will serve as Hospital Director of Nurses for Civil Services. Provides direct supervision to unit nurse managers. Co-chairs the Hospital Nursing Management Team and serves on standing and ad-hoc committees, performing related work as required.
- Implements and monitors nursing care standards and performs periodic quality care reviews and writes recommendations regarding nursing deficiencies.
- Participates in multiple ad-hoc projects and initiatives that require the expertise of a psychiatric nurse including legal issues, mortality reviews, high risk resident reviews, TQM projects and other responsibilities as assigned.
- Develops, reviews and revises nursing standards, nursing operating procedures and forms to assure quality nursing care and practice.
- Oversees and participates in nurse recruitment activities.
- Assures all nursing licenses are current as defined by Florida Statutes.
- Meets quarterly with Hospital Administrator and Executive Leadership Team to address Nursing Performance and issues.
- Performs other related duties as assigned by supervisor upon request or as the need arises.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required for the position:- Knowledge of appropriate hospital standards, policies and procedures.
- Knowledge of psychiatric and medical nursing principles, practices and techniques.
- Knowledge of audit procedures and data analysis.
- Knowledge of interviewing techniques.
- Knowledge of the treatment team approach in psychiatric nursing.
- Knowledge of Service Implementation Planning; knowledge of State and Federal nursing standards.
- Knowledge of pharmacology, human anatomy, physiology, and nutrition.
- Knowledge of communicable diseases, immunizations and infection control techniques.
- Knowledge of emergency life saving techniques and principles; knowledge of the unit dose system of administering medication.
- Skill in interpersonal and written communication, including developing policies and procedures.
- Skill in the observation of patients, assessing psychiatric and medical needs, and intervention to meet those needs.
- Ability to function in a consultant and facilitator role.
- Ability to utilize problem solving techniques.
- Ability to understand and monitor compliance with applicable rules, regulations, standards, policies and procedures.
- Ability to provide nursing care to patients with a variety of psychiatric and medical problems.
- Ability to participate in treatment team planning, implementation and evaluation for each patient and therapeutic programs.
- Ability to provide crisis intervention and emergency nursing care; ability to design, develop and evaluate mental health treatment programs.
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 or multi-state license under the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) and five years of professional nursing supervisor experience.
- Master of Science Degree in nursing
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.
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