Requisition No: 852225
Agency: Department of Health
Working Title: OPS HEALTH SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE - 64958427
Pay Plan: Temp
Position Number: 64958427
Salary: $19.00 - $20.00 / hour
Posting Closing Date: 05/05/2025
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Join us in our vision to be the Healthiest State in the Nation. Your dedication and expertise will help us achieve our goals and improve the lives of those we serve.
In this position, you will be joining the Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County as part of the Clinical and Community Health Services Division team, collaborating with the Division of Disease Intervention Services (DIS) to enhance public health initiatives. We are committed to preventing, diagnosing, and treating Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) while ensuring accessibility to vital services for our community.
This is a key and highly visible role within our clinical services, where you’ll be the face of our welcoming environment and commitment to customer service. Your general responsibilities will include providing routine health care services including intake, administration of lab tests and blood draws, collecting specimens for testing, and care-related administrative procedures.
Your Specific Responsibilities:
The person in this position will perform the duties of a Health Services Representative in the Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) and HIV/AIDS programs in the Clinical and Community Health Services Division within a large County Health Department.
Post-hiring training requirements (In addition to the Department of Health Mandatory Trainings):
- Successfully compete the CDC approved online training course entitled, Passport to Partner Services.
- Successfully completes the CDC approved intensive training course entitled, Passport to Partner Services.
- Successfully completes Interactive Core Curriculum on Tuberculosis: What the Clinician Should Know, CDC training modules.
- Successfully completes HIV 500/501 classes.
- Successfully completes the packing and shipping training for laboratory specimens.
- Successfully completes the eligibility and clinical scheduling training.
Provides direct STD/HIV services according to the Program Operations Guidelines for STD Prevention, along with the current Department of Health Technical Guidance.
- Educates client and/or family members regarding health and prevention of STD.
- Provides educational presentations in the community.
- Maintains accurate and complete client/medical records. The employer, Department of Health, County Health Department is the records owner of the client/medical records as defined by Section 455.667 F.S. f.
- Refers clients to ensure continuity of care.
- Maintains client confidentiality in a manner consistent with Chapter 384.29, F. S., as well as current Sarasota County and Florida State Department of Health policies and procedures.
- Draws blood on STD clients as needed.
- Assists STD Clinicians with PrEP and nPEP treatments and reports.
- Obtains authorizations for medications for with PrEP and nPEP
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Interpersonal skills
- Customer service skills
- Basic computer skills
- Phlebotomy skills
Qualifications:
Minimum –
- High school diploma or GED
- Valid Florida driver’s license and access to reliable transportation
Preferred –
- Phlebotomy and/or medical assisting experience
- Experience using electronic medical records
- English/Spanish bilingualism
Florida Department of Health Mission, Vision, and Values:
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:
I nnovation: We search for creative solutions and manage resources wisely.
C ollaboration: We use teamwork to achieve common goals & solve problems.
A ccountability: We perform with integrity & respect.
R esponsiveness: We achieve our mission by serving our customers & engaging our partners.
E xcellence: We promote quality outcomes through learning & continuous performance improvement.
Where You Will Work:
William L. Little Health and Human Services Center
2200 Ringling Boulevard
Sarasota, FL 34237
Incumbent may be required to provide coverage at the North Port Family Health Center from time to time.
The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:
Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. As an OPS employee, the benefits below are available:
- State of Florida 401(a) FICA Alternative Plan (mandatory)
- Participation in state group insurance (upon meeting eligibility requirements. Consult with People First and/or the serving HR office)
- Workers’ Compensation (mandatory, if needed)
- Reemployment Assistance (Unemployment Compensation) (mandatory, if needed)
- Deferred Compensation (voluntary)
- Employee Assistance Program (voluntary)
- And more!
For a more complete list of benefits, including monthly costs, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.
Please be advised:
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 employment consideration. Note: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) in order to conduct this background check Successful completion of a drug test is a condition of employment for safety-sensitive positions.
Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov
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 canceled, suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.
The successful candidate will be required to complete the Form I-9 and that information will be verified using the E-Verify system. E-Verify is operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration to verify employment eligibility.
Incumbents may be required to perform emergency duty before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days.
All Florida Department of Health positions require the incumbent to be able to learn and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, in English. Applicants who do not meet this requirement will not be considered.
The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.
Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-877-562-7287). 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.
Florida has the third largest population of veterans in the nation with more than 1.5 million service men and women. The Florida Department of Health (department) is committed to serving members of the United States Armed Forces, veterans and their families by encouraging them to apply for vacancies that fit their area of knowledge and/or expertise. Through the Department's VALOR program, which expedites licensing for military veterans, the Department also waives initial licensing and application fees for military veterans who apply for a health care professional license within 60 months of an honorable discharge. These initiatives help ensure that the transition from military service into the workforce is as smooth as possible and reflects our appreciation for the dedication devoted to protecting our country.
If there are any problems applying online, please call People First Staffing Administration: (877) 562-7287.
Service Center hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., ET. TTY users, call (866) 221-0268.
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.
