Nurse III Job Austin area,Texas USA,Healthcare

Date:

Aug 28, 2026

Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Functional

Title:

Nurse III

Job Title:

Nurse III

Agency:

Dept of State Health Services

Department:

STD Public Health Follow-up

Posting Number:

9256

Closing Date:

01/13/2027

Posting Audience:

Internal and External

Occupational Category:

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical

Salary Group:

TEXAS-B-24

Salary Range:

$5,425.33 - $7,155.75

Pay Frequency:

Monthly

Shift:

Day

Additional Shift Telework:

Not Eligible for Telework

Travel:

Up to 20%

Regular/Temporary:

Regular

Full Time/Part Time:

Full time

FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt:

Exempt

Facility Location

Job Location City:

AUSTIN

Job Location Address:

201 W HOWARD LN STE 200

Other LocationsMOS Codes:

290X,46AX,46FX,46NX,46PX,46SX,46YX,66B,66C,66E,66F,66G,66H,66N,66P,66R,66S,66T,66W

Brief

Job Description

The Nurse Consultant performs highly advanced professional and administrative functions. The work involves:
1) determining health care service requirements for persons infected with (or at risk for) sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV, statewide;
2) planning, developing, coordinating and assisting in the implementation of STD service delivery systems statewide;
3) monitoring the performance of local agencies that deliver these services; and 4-assisting in the evaluation of these services. Under the general direction of the Public Health Follow-Up Team Manager, the Nurse Consultant works with extensive latitude and is expected to use initiative and independent judgment.

Essential Job Functions (EJFs)

Plans, develops, implements, coordinates, and evaluates the service delivery programs of state funded grantees and their major subcontractors statewide that provide clinical services to persons infected with (or at risk for) sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV, and their families/significant others.

Activities Include

Conduct annual and follow-up quality assurance reviews of funded Infertility Prevention Projects (IPP) and Syphilis Elimination Projects (SEP) as directed by supervisor.
Analyze statistical studies and reports and reports on STD infection in order to evaluate the STD burden of disease and effectiveness of preventive efforts within local communities.
Locate and evaluate research finding on STD health service delivery models and applies these to initiate new and/or improve existing STD services statewide.
Conduct extensive medical record reviews of clients served by grantees and subcontractors to evaluate compliance with professional standards of care, HIV/STD policies and procedures, and to evaluate the quality of contracted clinical STD services. Use the computer to prepare correspondence and written reports. (40%)

Provides extensive consultation, training and technical assistance on issues related to STD/IPP/SEP to grantees, medical and nursing providers, the general medical community, and other health care organizations/individuals that deliver services to persons infected with (or at risk for) sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV, and their families/significant others. Advises public health regions, local health departments, and other STD service providers on…