Public Health Nurse 1 - Disease Investigation Nurse

Vanderburgh County Health Department 

Evansville, Indiana 

Incumbent serves as a Disease Investigator for the Vanderburgh County Health Department, responsible for carrying out a range of investigative activities related to the surveillance, detection and prevention of communicable diseases, along with case management duties for clients with active tuberculosis disease (TB) and latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI).

 

Health Officer

Vanderburgh County Health Department 

Evansville, Indiana 

The Health Officer serves as the chief medical leader of the Vanderburgh County Health Department, with a dual mandate: to fulfill all legal responsibilities outlined in Indiana Code and to promote and protect the health and well-being of Vanderburgh County residents. This role requires close collaboration with the Board of Health, local and state officials, the Health Administrator, and community partners. The Health Officer provides strategic direction, enforces public health laws, and ensures effective oversight of departmental operations, programs, and personnel, all in alignment with the Board’s priorities and vision for public and environmental health. 

 

Pre to 3 Public Health Nurse 1

Vanderburgh County Health Department 

Evansville, Indiana 

Be part of an innovative team to improve the outcomes of mothers and their infants providing support until the child’s 3rd birthday.  The Pre to 3 program has studied outcomes on its impact on the lives of moms and babies. Utilizes an evidence-based approach and curriculum with proven positive results. Mothers who gave birth while enrolled in our program were less likely to have a premature or low birth weight baby, breast feed at a
higher rate and had lower incidence of postpartum depression. 
Public health nursing is a specialty practice within nursing and public health. It focuses on improving population health by emphasizing prevention and the social determinants of health. It includes advocacy, policy development, and health planning, and addresses issues of social justice and health equity (American Public Health Association, 2013).

 

 

 

Pre to 3 Bilingual Community Health Worker 2

Vanderburgh County Health Department 

Evansville, Indiana 

Join the innovative team to improve the outcomes of mothers and their infants providing support until the child’s 3rd birthday. The Pre to 3 Program has studied outcomes on its impact on the lives of moms and babies. Utilizes an evidence-based approach and curriculum with proven positive results. Mothers who gave birth while enrolled in our program were ten times less likely to have a premature or low birth weight baby.

 

PRN WIC Clerk

Vanderburgh County Health Department 

Evansville, Indiana 

The Vanderburgh County Health Department is the sponsoring agency for Vanderburgh County’s thriving Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program. The Vanderburgh County Health Department is offering an outstanding opportunity as a PRN WIC Clerk. The WIC Clerk is responsible for assisting with the application and screening process of WIC applicants, scheduling client appointments, issuing benefits, and maintaining records related to clinic activities.

 

 

 

Environmental Health Specialist 1

Vanderburgh County Health Department 

Evansville, Indiana 

Incumbent serves as Environmental Health Specialist for the Health Department, responsible for protecting environmental welfare of county residents by investigating and analyzing hazardous and unsanitary conditions, enforcing local, state and federal codes, and educating the public.