The Florida Department of Health is looking for individuals to serve in a variety of roles. Public health promotes and protects the health of people and the communities where they live, learn, work and play.
Promoting wellness by encouraging healthy behaviors, preventing the spread of disease, and educating people about the risks of tobacco are just a few examples of public health in action.
Search for Vacancies
We are committed to empowering our workforce to build a career in public health and by providing an array of outstanding employee benefits.
Volunteer Health Services
Private licensed health care providers can volunteer their services or others that are interested in donating goods or their services to those in need.
Veterans Preference
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 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 Veterans Application for Licensure Online Response (VALOR) system, 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.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Policy Statement
The Department of Health assures to each applicant or employee an equal employment opportunity without regard to a person’s age, race, color, sex, religious creed, national origin, political opinions or affiliations, marital status or disability except as provided by law or when such requirement constitutes a bona fide occupational qualification necessary to perform the tasks associated with the position.
For questions about the Florida Department of Health’s equal opportunity policy, please contact:
850-245-4002
EO@FLhealth.gov
Such equal employment opportunity will be attained using both objective and subjective merit principles and shall apply to agency practices relating to recruitment, examination, appointment, training, promotion, demotion, compensation, retention, discipline, separation, or other employment practices.
The Florida Department of Health assures equal opportunity and nondiscrimination in service delivery. No person shall on the basis of age, color, disability, national origin, race, religion or sex be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits of, or be subjected to unlawful discrimination under any program or activity receiving or benefiting from federal financial assistance and administered by the department.
No person shall be retaliated against, harassed, intimidated, threatened, coerced or discriminated against for making a charge, testifying, assisting or participating in any manner in an investigation, proceeding or hearing, or for opposing alleged unlawful discriminatory practices prohibited by this policy or related to state and federal laws, rules and regulations.
Additional Resources
Forms and Checklists
Websites
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
- Florida Commission on Human Relations
- U.S. Department of Justice
Resources
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Florida Commission on Human Relations
- U.S. Justice Department/Civil Rights Department
- U.S. Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
- Florida Department of Health, Office of the Inspector General
- Language Barrier
Services Provider Information
Policies
- Methods of “Administration, Equal Opportunity in Service Delivery
- Auxiliary Aids LEP Plan
- Equal Employment Opportunity Policy