Public Health Licensed Practical Nurse, Level 1, 2, or 3
Georgia Department of Public HealthHighlight
Summary
About the Role
About You
- Vocational/Technical degree in licensed practical nursing from an accredited college.
- Current Georgia license to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
- Previous employment with any state’s Department of Public Health or a County Board of Health.
- Home visitation experience.
- Experience working with pregnant women and with infants.
- One year of Labor & Delivery experience.
- Bilingual (Fluent in Spanish and English).
Benefits
- 13 paid holidays.
- Educational Support Leave.
- 3 weeks accrual of Annual Leave.
- 3 weeks accrual of Sick Leave.
- Defined benefit retirement plan plus employer-matched 401(k) plan.
- Health and Flexible Benefits including Dental, Vision, Legal, Long-Term Care, and Disability.
The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is the lead state government agency in preventing disease, injury and disability; promoting health and well-being; and preparing for and responding to disasters from a health perspective. In 2011, the General Assembly restored DPH to its own state agency after more than 30 years of consolidation with other departments. At the state level, DPH functions through numerous divisions, sections, programs and offices. Locally, DPH funds and collaborates with Georgia's 159 county health departments and 18 public health districts. Through the changes, the mission has remained constant – to protect the lives of all Georgians. Today, DPH’s main functions include: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Maternal and Child Health, Infectious Disease and Immunization, Environmental Health, Epidemiology, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Emergency Medical Services, Pharmacy, Nursing, Volunteer Health Care, the Office of Health Equity, Vital Records, and the State Public Health Laboratory. For more information about DPH, visit www.dph.ga.gov.