Senior Community Health Nurse

SENIOR COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE -

Date:
Jan 21, 2026

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Requisition No:868144

Agency:
Department of Health

Working Title:

SENIOR COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE -

This is a professional clinical nursing position for the Medical Foster Care (MFC) program reporting to the Senior Registered Nursing Supervisor position. We are looking for a dedicated individual to support medical foster care families and ensure medically complex children receive the highest quality care in nurturing home environments.

The MFC RN will participate in compensated after hours “on-call" and travel is reimbursable.

• Impactful Work
  :
  Help foster parents succeed while improving outcomes for children and youth.
• Collaboration
  :
  Partner with caregivers, medical teams, and community stakeholders.
• Growth & Learning
  :
  Provide training, education, and ongoing support to families.
• Family-Centered Care
  :
  Advocate for safe, supportive homes tailored to each child’s needs.
• Assessment
  :
  Conduct home visits, caregiver evaluations, and child/youth care assessments.
• Communication
  :
  Act as the liaison between foster parents, Medicaid plans, and community partners.
• Training
  :
  Deliver onboarding and ongoing education for caregivers and families.
• Implementation
  :
  Coordinate daily program operations, admissions, and clinical support.
• Quality Assurance
  :
  Monitor documentation, services, and caregiver performance to ensure excellence.
• Support
  :
  Provide after-hours guidance when urgent needs arise.

• Strong nursing and assessment skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Passion for supporting foster families and children with complex medical needs.
• Commitment to quality, safety, and family-centered care.

• Knowledge of nursing care of the child with special health care needs.
• Knowledge of foster care system and child/family community resources.
• Skill in performing nursing assessments.
• Skill in performing clinical nursing activities.
• Skill in providing training and education to health care professionals, parents, and medical foster care parents.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to access and utilize community resources.
• Ability to access information from computer data systems and websites.

Minimum

• Must be licensed in the State of Florida as a Registered Nurse in accordance with Florida Statute 464 or have a Compact License from a State that participates in the Compact Program.
• Must hold a valid unrestricted Florida Driver License.

Preferred

• Pediatric nursing experience preferred.
• 3-5 years Nursing experience preferred.
• 3-5 years of experience as a registered nurse with children and youth with special health care needs, preferably in critical care, NICU, PIC or high-tech pediatric home health care.
• Experience working with or familiarity with the child welfare system, Medicaid Managed Care or Care Coordination/Case Management.
• Experience with electronic health records and data entry.

Florida Department of Health Mission:
To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & community efforts.

Vision:
To be the Healthiest State in the Nation.

Values:
Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability, Responsiveness, Excellence.

Counties Covered:
Orange, Osceola, and Seminole

This is not a remote position.

• 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

Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process.

This position requires a security background check and/or drug screening and participation in direct deposit. Any misrepresentations or omissions will disqualify you from…