Dept of State Health Services
Clinic · Austin, TX
- 1
- open role, live count
- 2.9
- Google rating
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Clinic
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 1
What stands out
Experienced nurses
DSHS is hiring an LVN for the Sulphur Springs Clinic, a clinic-side public health role rather than floor nursing.
Moving here
The employer sits in Austin, Texas, where there is no state income tax and the license compact applies.
Moving here
Austin’s cost of living lands about 2% below the national level, with one-bedroom rents often discussed in the $1,410–$1,700 range.
New graduates
The open LVN seat is clinic-based at Sulphur Springs, so your day is outpatient public-health work, not hospital ratios.
More about working here
Experienced nurses
Nearby systems in the same metro include St. David’s North Austin, Texas Children’s, and UTMB if you want to compare clinic versus hospital settings.
Travel nurses
Texas is a compact-license state, which keeps multi-state credentials simpler if you already hold a compact license.
The city
Living in Austin, TX
Austin blends Texas charm with live-music energy, outdoor living along Lady Bird Lake, and a booming tech-driven economy. Nurses relocating here will find a sun-sooked city where food trucks, hiking trails, and a friendly, fast-growing community define the lifestyle.
Browse roles in Austin
- Metro price level · Austin area
- 2% below the national average
- BEA index 98.1 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,729/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $93,658/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You are weighing a clinic LVN role with the Texas Department of State Health Services, headquartered in Austin (78756). The concrete opening on record is for an LVN at the Sulphur Springs Clinic, with a non-licensed clerical hire mentioned alongside it.
- Clinic · Austin
- Hiring days
More about Dept of State Health Services
This is public-health clinic work, not a hospital floor. Austin’s cost of living sits about 2% below the national level. Texas has no state income tax and takes part in the nurse license compact. Locals often trade off higher central rent against longer drives from places like Cedar Park, Leander, or Pflugerville; typical one-bedroom rents land roughly in the $1,410–$1,700 range and the average commute is about 27 minutes. What you will not find in the current facts is a posted pay range, nurse-to-patient ratio, EHR name, scheduling pattern, or residency ladder for this seat. Those are questions to bring straight to the hiring contact.
Working here
Culture and working life
What to consider
The good
- Active LVN hiring need at the Sulphur Springs Clinic
- Clinic-based public health setting rather than inpatient floor work
- Austin base in a no-state-income-tax, compact-license state
- Area cost of living about 2% below the national price level
- Multiple other health employers in the same metro for comparison
The hard parts
- No public pay range in our postings or stated web figures
- Nurse-to-patient ratio, scheduling, and float rules are not documented
- No residency, tuition support, or career-ladder detail on record
- Unit intel confidence is low and tied to a single clinic hiring post
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 13, 2026
- Website
- dshs.texas.gov ↗
Weighing a first job here?
The license clock and the job hunt run at once, and new-grad windows do the deciding. Residency commitments carry fine print worth reading before you sign.
Work here?
This page is built from public postings and employer research. Help us get it right: corrections, photos, and the story of the floor itself.
Improve this page →The units
A closer look at the units
Open counts come from the live roles below. Source links show where unit details were reported.
- Health & Medical ResearchersDays 11 open
Clinic
Texas Dept of State Health Services seeking LVN for Sulphur Springs Clinic.
Source location unconfirmedSource: facebook.com
Open roles
Current openings at Dept of State Health Services
Refreshed throughout the day.
Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Epidemiologist III
$35/hr
Austin, TX
- RN
- Day shift
Help improve this pageShare what it’s like, fix a detail, or add a useful photo.
Hiring here? List this unit.
Claim or manage this page