Public Health Licensed Practical Nurse 1, 2, or 3
Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH)About the role
Posting number: 2026-00218
Department: District 4 County Position
Job classification: PH LPN 3
Posting type: Open
Categories: Public Health, Nursing
Summary
Public Health Licensed Practical Nurse 1, 2, or 3
Heard County Health Department
District 4 Public Health
1191 Franklin Parkway
Franklin, GA 30217
Under broad supervision, provide assistance to public health nurses and county programs. Provides general direct nursing care. Care includes providing medical treatments, administering medication, and giving injections. Assigned to specific clinical duties within the scope of an LPN practice in public health and acts as lead worker over specified projects or programs.
All District 4 Public Health, County BOH employees are deemed essential employees in the event of an emergency. As such, you may be called on to participate in an event not limited to but including, staffing a shelter, a Specimen Point of Collection Site (SPOC) and/or Point of Distribution site (POD). When you are called on to participate, you are expected and it will be a part of your job requirement to participate, whether the emergency occurs during or outside regular work hours.
Examples of duties
- Administers immunizations to all age patients according to established guidelines & procedures.
- Performs annual school & daycare immunization audits.
- Completes quarterly reports.
- Assists with annual scoliosis screenings.
- Participates in health fairs and educational programs.
- Performs TB screenings and administers PPD skin test, in clinic and outreach events.
- Prepares to respond to public health emergencies and responds as directed.
- Uses computer technology to collect, store, and retrieve data.
- Participates in program planning.
- Communicates in writing, orally, and through electronic means, with proper terminology and cultural proficiency.
- Incorporates strategies for interacting with persons form diverse backgrounds (e.g., cultural, socioeconomic, educational, racial, gender, age, ethnic, sexual orientation, professional, religious affiliation, mental and physical capabilities).
- Adheres to the organization’s policies and procedures.
- Uses individual, team, and organizational learning opportunities for personal and professional development.
- Trains to provide front desk duties as backup coverage.
- Assists with working up patients, including but not limited to vital signs, medical history, and medication review.
- Manages medication and vaccine inventory.
Qualifications
PH Licensed Practical Nurse Level 1 - (Annual salary - $33,000)
Vocational/Technical degree in licensed practical nursing from an accredited college AND current Georgia license to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse AND CPR certification AND completion of all necessary orientation and training for Public Health LPN. No experience required.
PH Licensed Practical Nurse Level 2 - (Annual salary - $35,800)
Vocational/Technical degree in licensed practical nursing from an accredited college AND Two 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.
PH Licensed Practical Nurse Level 3 - (Annual salary - $38,926.79)
Vocational/Technical degree in licensed practical nursing from an accredited college AND Four 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:
- Public Nursing Health experience
- Experience with screenings, immunizations, GRITS, and interviewing patients
- Bilingual Spanish/English Speaking Language
Supplemental information
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