Public Health LVN III

Department of State Health Services; Temple (TX); Vor Ort; USD 47.000 - 61.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Department of State Health Services in Temple, Texas is seeking a Public Health LVN III to provide advanced nursing care within comprehensive public health services. You will support disease intervention, immunizations, and population-based health activities under RN supervision, maintaining confidentiality and quality patient care.

Responsibilities include data entry for clinic services, after-hours call criteria, and collaboration with regional teams to support community health goals.

Aufgaben

• 1) Provides advanced (senior-level) vocational nursing in comprehensive public health services, including direct patient care and population-focused activities.
• 2) Works under the supervision of a registered nurse with some independent judgement and adherence to confidentiality.
• 3) Performs public health nursing functions such as disease intervention and immunizations as part of county/program responsibilities.
• 4) Uses clinic data entry systems for patient documentation, inventory, and ordering; may be called out after hours for vaccine-related needs.
• 5) Other duties as assigned.

Jobbeschreibung

Career Opportunities: Public Health LVN III (23209)

Posting ID23209-Posted11/09/2026-Dept of State Health Services-Region 7-Healthcare Practitioners and Technical-Not Eligible for Telework-b. $3000 - $4999 per month

DSHS is committed to hiring skilled and dedicated individuals who share a passion for public health to pursue our vision of A Healthy Texas . If you are looking to make an impact and tackle new challenges, we encourage you to consider a career with us.

Employee Benefits:

DSHS offers insurance coverage and other benefits available through the State of Texas Group Benefits Plan administered by the Employee Retirement System of Texas (ERS). To learn more about all the benefits available to you as a DSHS employee and other DSHS opportunities for early career pathways, visit the DSHS Careers Page .

Functional Title: Public Health LVN III
Job Title: Licensed Vocational Nurse III
Agency: Dept of State Health Services
Department: Region 7
Posting Number: 23209
Closing Date: 12/09/2026
Posting Audience: Internal and External
Occupational Category: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
Salary Range: $4,175.00 - $5,450.00
Pay Frequency: Monthly
Salary Group: TEXAS-A-19
Shift: Day
Additional Shift: None
Telework: Not Eligible for Telework
Travel: Up to 75%
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Full Time/Part Time: Full time
FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Nonexempt
Facility Location:
Job Location City: TEMPLE
Job Location Address: 1010 OLD WACO RD
Other Locations: None
MOS Codes: 290X,46AX,46FX,46NX,46PX,46SX,46YX,66B,66C,66E,66F,66G,66H,66N,66P,66R,66S,66T,66W,68C,68Z

Brief Job Description:

Provides advanced (senior-level) vocational nursing in comprehensive public health services. Work includes the direct care of patients, families, and community populations, provides population-based activties for county/counties of responsibility and adminstrative clinical duties. Assesses the health status of populations, determinants of health and illness, and factors contributing to health promotion and disease prevention. Works under the supervision of a registered nurse, with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgement. Confidentitality is of utmost importance.

Essential Job Functions (EJFs):

1) Performs a variety of disease intervention clinical nursing functions essential to public health to include, tuberculosis, HIV/STD, immunizations, pertussis and perinatal hepatitis B. Utilizes computer data entry system for management of clinic services, patient documentation, inventory, and ordering. Call Out: May be called out after hours, including weekends and holidays, in response to temperature excursion notification from Sensaphone System on vaccine refrigerator and/or freezer vaccine storage units. Will follow vaccine contingency plan. (50%)

2) Conducts essential Public Health Nursing functions in county/counties assigned by providing, promoting, monitoring, tracking and reviewing population based health services as relates to community health issues. Will complete community engagement activities to support and evaluatte program goals. Community Engagement: May include; health education for groups and stakeholders, for example health fairs. (25%)

3) Provides assistance to program staff, governmental agencies, community organizations, and patients/families. Performs technical and clierical program duties in regional clinics as assigned. (20%)

4) Other duties as assigned: “Other duties as assigned