City of Waco

  • Public Health Licensed Vocational Nurse

  • CITY OF WACO, TEXAS
  • 300 Austin Ave, Waco, Texas 76701 United States View Map

Job Description

Summary

Minimum Starting Salary: $26.0000 per hour

The City of Waco Seeks:

The City of Waco is seeking a caring and effective Public Health Licensed Vocational Nurse to provide patient care, intervention, and outreach services. This role will work with Public Health District (PHD) clients and McLennan County Residents. Apply today!

Minimum Qualifications:

Required:
  • H.S. Diploma or GED equivalent.
  • Valid Texas Driver’s License
  • LVN - Licensed Vocational Nurse by the Texas Board of Nursing
  • BLS Certification

Preferred:

  • Public Health and vaccine administration experience


Position Description:

Under basic supervision, provides patient care, intervention, and outreach services to educate and encourage Public Health District (PHD) clients and McLennan County Residents to complete actions required to prevent and mitigate communicable disease.

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.
  • Serve 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.
  • Complies with all policies and standards.
  • Supports the relationship between the City of Waco and the general public by demonstrating courteous and cooperative behavior when interacting with residents, visitors, and City staff, maintains confidentiality of work-related issues and City information
  • Lives the City of Waco Values.


The City of Waco offers a complete benefits package for eligible employees including; health, dental, vision, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Flexible Spending Accounts, life insurance, long term and short term disability, retirement, deferred compensation plans, holidays, vacation, sick leave, credit union and savings bonds.

To learn more about the benefits offered, visit our Benefits page.

Why Work For Waco:
  • Meaningful and challenging work
  • Make a difference and improve communities
  • Competitive Salary and Benefits
    • Full Range of Benefits, including Health, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance
    • Mandatory TMRS Retirement Plan with a 2:1 City Match
    • Education Assistance Program
    • Paid Parental Leave
    • Employee Assistance
    • Longevity Pay
    • And More!
  • Chance to do work you are passionate about
  • Desire to give back
City of Waco

City of Waco

254-750-5740

Waco is centrally located in the heart of Texas on the I-35 corridor midway between Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin. This progressive and diverse city with a vibrant community spirit offers major attractions, museums, recreation, and abundant shopping to more than 140,000 residents. Waco is the 25th largest city in Texas and the county seat of McLennan County.

Waco is not only briming with Texas history, economic opportunity, and a rich variety of cultural experiences, it is also a major seat of high learning within three major colleges in its city limits including Baylor University, Texas State Technical College and McLennan Community College.

The city is also the birthplace of Dr. Pepper, the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame Museum and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.  Waco boasts one of the biggest and best municipal parks in Texas, Cameron Park. While the park is located in the middle of downtown situated on the Brazos and Bosque River it hosts numerous races, triathlons, boat races and much, much more.

Governance and Organization

Waco is a home rule city with a council-manager form of government. The City Council is comprised of a Mayor, elected at-large, and five City Council members representing single-member districts, all serving two-year terms. The City Council sets the tax rate, approves the budget, appoints members to City boards and commissions, enacts City ordinances, and appoints the City Manager, City Attorney, City Secretary, and the Municipal Court Judge.

The City has a strong Financial Management Policy that guides the operation and delivery of quality City services, contributes to excellent AA+ and Aa1 bond ratings, and maintains an unassigned fund balance reserve in the General Fund equal to 28% of current year budgeted expenditures. The City of Waco has more than 1,600 employees and a total operating budget of over $400 million.

The City provides a full range of municipal services including a regional airport, animal services, building inspections, code enforcement, convention and visitors bureau, emergency management, housing and community development, economic development, fire, public health, library, municipal court, parks and recreation, planning, police, public works, Texas Ranger Hall of Fame Museum, utilities and zoo operations.  

The City Council and City Manager are committed to the mission of providing exemplary municipal services for citizens and visitors in a collaborative and transparent manner while honoring the public’s trust. Waco values include providing excellent and innovative services, promoting equality and inclusion, focusing on teamwork, investing in people and always doing the right thing.

With the City of Waco, you will find our home; where everyone belongs and thrives as move forward together.

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