Job Description

Requisition No: 855987 

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: INFECTION CONTROL NURSE MONITOR

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 70016851 

Salary: $50,584.67 - $84,444.10 Annual Range 

Posting Closing Date: 07/21/2025 

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WORKING TITLE: Infection Control Nurse Monitor

This open competitive advertisement is for a Career Service position located at Central Office in Health Services.

As a member of Health Services, our mission is to provide comprehensive, quality healthcare to inmates in the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC). We are committed to promoting wellness, preventing illness, and ensuring that all individuals receive necessary medical, dental, and mental health care. Our goal is to deliver these services with professionalism, compassion, and respect for the dignity of each person.

This position is not a telework position and is required to report to the FDC central office in Tallahassee.

JOB DUTIES:

• Lead the charge in overseeing and reporting infectious disease outbreaks, including conducting thorough contact investigations.
• Develop and implement exciting infection control educational programs on topics like tuberculosis, emerging infectious diseases, and wound care.
• Analyze and maintain data on infectious disease outbreaks and control efforts, ensuring accurate reporting from the Comprehensive Health Care Contractor (CHCC).
• Ensure CHCC conducts evaluations and implements strategies to prevent or limit the spread of diseases, aligning with community standards and coordinating with the Florida Department of Health.
• Serves as the backup medical liaison for the Utilization Management Team, coordinating medical transfers and specialized care for inmates, and providing recommendations for those needing advanced medical services.

BENEFITS:

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Comprehensive health insurance and life insurance with accidental death and dismemberment benefits.
• Supplemental Dental, Vision, Life, Disability and Hospitalization insurance.
• Tuition-Free college courses.
• Retirement Plans with the Florida Retirement System:
  • Pension Plan (Traditional Retirement Pension Plan)
  • Investment Plan (401(K)-Type Retirement Plan)
  • Deferred Retirement Option Program (Drop)
  • Deferred Compensation
  • Recently Retired? Beginning July 1, 2024, there is no longer a reemployment limitation; beginning with the 7th calendar month from the member's distribution date, there are no restrictions on working for an FRS employer. You will not be required to repay any prior distributions, and you may continue receiving distributions from the Investment Plan or Pension Plan without interruption.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Florida, Chapter 464, Florida Statutes.

Support of knowledge, skills, and abilities should be demonstrated on the application, in the education, in the work experience, in the work sample, in the interview and/or during reference checks.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT

The Florida Department of Corrections requires all job applicants and volunteers to pass a Level 2 background check as per Chapter 435, Florida Statutes. This check must be completed before they can start working or volunteering.

EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY

The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) only hires U.S. citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. FDC uses E-Verify to confirm an employee’s eligibility to work after completing the I-9 form. For online application issues, call the People First Service Center at 1-877-562-7287. Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.

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. 

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