Registered Nurse (RN) / Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Employee & Occupational Health

As part of the Employee Health team, you will provide evidence-based nursing care, health education, clinical assessments, preventive services, and occupational health assessments and surveillance to current and prospective Sarasota County employees.

• →Conduct pre-placement and occupational health assessments and physicals.
• →Provide Workers’ Compensation nursing triage, follow-up, and case management.
• →Perform medical surveillance and employee health assessments.
• →Educate and advocate for employees workplace safety, healthy lifestyle choices, and preventive care.
• →Perform clinical testing and assessments, including EKG, pulmonary function tests, audiograms, FibroScan, vision screening, and other occupational health evaluations.
• →Perform phlebotomy and collection of additional laboratory specimens.
• →DOT drug screening and breath alcohol collections certification
• →Provide health coaching, care management, and support for specialty clinics, including cardiac health, sleep disturbances, medication management, and other chronic or acute health conditions.

• →Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• →Current, unrestricted Florida Registered Nurse license.
• →Current BLS certification.
• →Valid Florida Driver License.

• Current ACLS certification.
• Occupational medicine or Workers’ Compensation experience.
• DOT certified collector for BAT and UDS.

Nurse III — Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)

• Master’s degree in Nursing from an accredited nursing program, including preparation in physical assessment and advanced nursing practice.
• Current, unrestricted Florida APRN license.
• National board certification.
• Current Florida prescriptive authority.
• At least two years of experience in primary care, adult health, emergency medicine, occupational medicine, or a similar setting involving adult physical assessment, treatment, and case management.
• Current BLS certification.
• Valid Florida Driver License.

New graduate APRNs may be considered based on prior RN experience and specialty.

• Current ACLS certification.
• Occupational medicine or Workers’ Compensation experience.
• DOT certified collector for BAT and UDS.
• DOT medical provider certification. Must be obtained within six months of employment.
• Autonomous APRN qualification/license. Must be obtained within 12 months of employment.

• Enjoy great benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Florida Retirement System (FRS) and many, many more! Choose one of three great medical plans, including one with a $0 premium option, with completed preventative visits!
• For more information about employee benefits, please click this link or visit SCGov.net for additional information.
• Utilize our award-winning wellness program including free gyms at multiple Sarasota County Government locations. 
• Enjoy 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days and 16 paid vacation days in the first year of full-time employment with increasing accrual rates with years of service. (That adds up to a possible 30 days off in your 1st year!)​​

Nurse II - RN: $75,004.80 - $89,024.00 ($36.06 - $42.80/hr)
Nurse III - APRN: $90,001.60 - $104,000.00 ($43.27 - $50.00/hr)

Our interview process could include phone interview(s), Microsoft Teams video interview(s), and/or in-person interview(s).

We celebrate and value the experiences, backgrounds, perspectives, talents and strengths that make us different.

Our vision is to attract, develop, retain and engage a talented workforce broadly representative of the citizens and communities we serve. To further value creativity, innovation, collaboration and great customer service – internally and externally. 

A job applicant with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to participate in the application/selection process is requested to make known the need for an accommodation to Human Resources or appropriate county staff members. For assistance with the application, please call 941-861-5353.

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net (keywords: ADA Compliance).

Sarasota County Government is a Tobacco-Free/Drug-Free Workplace.