Public Health Licensed Vocational Nurse

Position Description

The City of Waco seeks a Public Health Licensed Vocational Nurse to provide patient care, intervention, and outreach services to PHD clinic patients and McLennan County residents.

Essential Functions

• Performs routine patient care for PHD clinic patients; observes and assesses patients' conditions and behavior; performs vaccination administration and a variety of medical tests; reviews and maintains patients' records and documents through use of available documentation system and the Texas Immunization Registry; provides information, counseling, and education according to specific program and physician guidelines.
• Provides offsite vaccine clinics, community outreach and assistance programs; provides health education to clients and their families, social contacts, and the community; documents outreach, intervention, and client service delivery.
• Serves as the Perinatal Hep B Coordinator by providing case management to pregnant individuals with hepatitis B, ensuring appropriate testing, education, vaccination, and follow-up for mothers and infants to prevent perinatal transmission.
• Serves as primary back-up to the Immunizations Clinic Health Office Specialist. Manages inventory of vaccines, supplies, and equipment.
• Operates a personal or City vehicle to travel to clinics, community sites, outreach locations, and partner agencies to provide direct client care for PHD clients throughout Waco-McLennan County.
• May complete investigations, interventions, may require blood draws for communicable disease testing, interviews, and assessments of PHD patients; provides ongoing case management services, explains PHD programs and links patients to other social service and health care agencies; motivates clients to take proper actions; evaluates client progress and lab tests and provides counseling support.
• May be required to respond afterhours, including holidays and weekends, in the event of a departmental or City-wide emergency.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Supports the Relationship

• Limits interactions with the public to essential functions only.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• Maintains confidentiality of work-related issues and City information.
• Lives the City of Waco Values.