POSTING DATE: NOVEMBER 14, 2025
APPLICATION DEADLINE: *OPEN UNTIL FILLED
This position is subject to close once a satisfactory applicant pool has been identified
Full-Time Unclassified Position
PAY GRADE: See position description
LOCATION: Clay County Health Department, 101 Hartford Road, Ste. 2, Fort Gaines, GA, 39851
DUTIES: Under direct supervision of the County Nurse Manager, this position will be housed in the Clay County Health Department and will travel between the Quitman County Health Department and the Randolph County Health Department to provide nursing support as directed. This is Not a Remote position. This position will provide professional nursing care to include, but not limited to:
•Clinical and laboratory management to include ordering, collecting, recording, shipping, and managing labs.
•Monitor and records temperatures daily, accesses patient immunization record and GRITS, administers immunizations, and prints immunization records.
•Will manage inventory, collect, record and report patient’s vital signs.
•Place and read Tuberculin Skin Tests (TST’s), perform hearing, vision, and dental screenings,
•Provide Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) for appropriate TB patients.
•Will participate with health fairs and community outreach.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Public Health LPN 2 – (Hire-in salary – $35,387.99)
Vocational/Technical degree in licensed practical nursing from an accredited college and two (2) years of LPN public health experience and current Georgia license to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse and CPR certification; or one (1) year of experience required at the lower-level PH LPN 1 (HCT110) or position equivalent.
Public Health LPN 3 – (Hire-in salary – $38,926.79)
Vocational/Technical degree in licensed practical nursing from an accredited college and four (4) years of LPN public health experience and current Georgia license to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse and CPR certification; or one (1) year of experience required at the lower-level PH LPN 2 (HCT111) or position equivalent.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: At least four (4) years of experience as a Licensed Practical Nurse. Public Health experience.
All West Central Health District 7 employees are deemed essential workers in the event of an emergency. As such, you may be called on to participate in an event including but not limited to: staffing a shelter, working at a Specimen Point of Collection Site (SPOC) and/or working at a Point of Dispensing site (POD). If you are called on to participate, you are required to report to the designated site as a condition of employment, whether the emergency occurs during or outside regular work hours.
An applicant who has a disability, which requires special accommodation, should contact the Human Resources office at 706-321-6127.
Benefits for Full-Time Eligible Employees:
•13 Paid Holidays
•Generous Leave Package
•Employees Retirement System
•Health Insurance
•Dental Insurance
•Vision Insurance
•Health Care Spending Account
•Dependent Care Spending Account
•Life Insurance
•AD&D Insurance
•Disability Insurance
•Legal Insurance
•Long-Term Care Insurance
•Specified Illness
•Deferred Compensation (401K & 457 Plans)
•Atlanta Postal Credit Union
All Applicants Must Apply At: www.dph.georgia.gov Click on “About DPH” then “Careers”. Locate this position and click “Apply” to begin your application.
Applicants chosen for employment will be subject to the following:
•Criminal Background Check/ Fingerprinting
•Pre-Employment Drug Screening
•I-9 Employment Verification
•Reference Checks