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OCCUPATION PROFILE

JOB FAMILY: HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS

OCCUPATIONAL GROUP: DIAGNOSING & TREATMENT PRACTITION, HLTH

OCCUPATION: REGISTERED NURSES

29-1141

BROADBAND LEVELS: Level 1 – Pay Band 006

Level 2 – Pay Band 008

Level 3 – Pay Band 009

Level 4 – Pay Band 010

DESCRIPTION

This is work in assessing patient health problems and needs, developing and implementing nursing care plans, and maintaining medical records. This employee administers nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. The incumbent may advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. This work may also include inspecting facilities and/or evaluating or providing consultation on health care programs, services or policies.

Some positions in this occupation may be responsible for coordinating work and supervising employees.

EXAMPLES OF WORK

Supervises employees by assigning work, reviewing progress and assessing performance.

Responds to special directions and instructions during emergency operations.

Provides health care, first aid, and immunization.

Observes patient's skin color, dilation of pupils, and computerized equipment to monitor vital signs.

Records patient's medical information and vital signs.

Administers local, inhalation, intravenous, and other anesthetics.

Prepares patients for and assists with and/or performs examinations.

Orders, conducts, interprets, and/or evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.

Prepares rooms, sterile instruments, equipment and supplies, and assists physician.

Prescribes or recommends drugs or other forms of treatment, such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures.

Provides prenatal and postnatal care to obstetrical patients under supervision of physician.

Discusses cases with physician.

Informs physician of patient's condition.

Administers stipulated emergency measures, and contacts clinician when deviations from standard are encountered during pregnancy or delivery.

Consults with and/or provides technical assistance to public and private entities concerning health care.

Instructs on topics, such as health education, disease prevention, child birth, and home nursing and develops health improvement programs.

Delivers infants and performs postpartum examinations and treatment.

Refers students or patients to community agencies furnishing assistance and collaborates with agencies.

Conducts specified laboratory tests.

Maintains stock of supplies.

Directs and coordinates health care programs.

Develops, negotiates and implements public/private partnerships.

Performs grant writing and/or contract management activities.

Conducts inspections or programmatic evaluations and writes reports of findings, recommendations and corrective actions.

Monitors the quality of care or standards of practice to ensure compliance with state and federal requirements.

Develops policies, procedures, rules and/or legislation.

Develops or selects curriculum and prepares pamphlets, manuals, visual aids, course outlines, and other materials used in teaching.

Writes research reports and other publications to document and communicate program activities or research findings.

Prepares and justifies budgets for health care programs/services. Monitors, analyzes and coordinates expenditures within allocation.

EXAMPLES OF JOB CHARACTERISTICS

|Monitor Processes, Material, Surroundings |Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the |

| |environment, often to detect problems or to find out when things are |

| |finished. |

|Documenting/Recording Information |Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in |

| |either written form or electronic/magnetic recording. |

|Communicating With Other Workers |Providing information to supervisors, fellow workers, and subordinates. |

| |This information can be exchanged face-to-face, in writing, or via |

| |telephone/electronic transfer. |

|Getting Information Needed to Do the Job |Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant|

| |sources. |

|Assisting and Caring for Others |Providing assistance or personal care to others. |

|Updating and Using Job-Relevant Knowledge |Keeping up-to-date technically and knowing one's own jobs' and related |

| |jobs' functions. |

|Establishing and Maintaining Relationships |Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others. |

|Performing General Physical Activities |Performing physical activities that require moving one's whole body, such |

| |as in climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, where the activities|

| |often also require considerable use of the arms and legs, such as in the |

| |physical handling of materials. |

|Making Decisions and Solving Problems |Combining, evaluating, and reasoning with information and data to make |

| |decisions and solve problems. These processes involve making decisions |

| |about the relative importance of information and choosing the best |

| |solution. |

|Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events |Identifying information received by making estimates or categorizations, |

| |recognizing differences or similarities, or sensing changes in |

| |circumstances or events. |

EXAMPLES OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

|Speaking |Talking to others to effectively convey information |

|Service Orientation |Actively looking for ways to help people |

|Social Perceptiveness |Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react the way |

| |they do |

|Judgment and Decision Making |Weighing the relative costs and benefits of a potential action |

|Reading Comprehension |Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents |

|Coordination |Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions |

|Management of Personnel Resources |Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the |

| |best people for the job |

|Critical Thinking |Using logic and analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses of |

| |different approaches |

|Active Listening |Listening to what other people are saying and asking questions as |

| |appropriate |

|Problem Identification |Identifying the nature of problems |

|Writing |Communicating effectively with others in writing as indicated by the needs |

| |of the audience |

|Mathematics |Using mathematics to solve problems |

|Problem Identification |Identifying the nature of problems |

|Medicine and Dentistry |Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat |

| |injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment |

| |alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care |

| |measures |

|Biology |Knowledge of plant and animal living tissue, cells, organisms, and entities,|

| |including their functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each |

| |other and the environment |

|Customer and Personal Service |Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal |

| |services including needs assessment techniques, quality service standards, |

| |alternative delivery systems, and customer satisfaction evaluation |

| |techniques |

|Chemistry |Knowledge of the composition, structure, and properties of substances and of|

| |the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes |

| |uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production |

| |techniques, and disposal methods |

|Therapy and Counseling |Knowledge of information and techniques needed to rehabilitate physical and |

| |mental ailments and to provide career guidance including alternative |

| |treatments, rehabilitation equipment and its proper use, and methods to |

| |evaluate treatment effects |

|English Language |Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the|

| |meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar |

|Education and Training |Knowledge of instructional methods and training techniques including |

| |curriculum design principles, learning theory, group and individual teaching|

| |techniques, design of individual development plans, and test design |

| |principles |

|Psychology |Knowledge of human behavior and performance, mental processes, psychological|

| |research methods, and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and |

| |affective disorders |

|Administration and Management |Knowledge of principles and processes involved in business and |

| |organizational planning, coordination, and execution. This may include |

| |strategic planning, resource allocation, manpower modeling, leadership |

| |techniques, and production methods |

|Communications and Media |Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques |

| |and methods including alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, |

| |oral, and visual media |

|Computer |Knowledge of computer software including applications |

|Mathematics |Knowledge of numbers, their operations, and interrelationships including one|

| |or more of the following: arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, |

| |statistics, and their applications |

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

This occupation requires licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in accordance with Chapter 464, Florida Statutes or eligible to practice nursing in accordance with Florida Administrative Code 210-8.22 or 8.27 or Certification as a Physician's Assistant in accordance with Chapter 458, Florida Statutes.

EFFECTIVE: XXXXXXX

History: 03/17/2003

07/01/2002

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