Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health
Clinic · Lawrence, KS
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Clinic
- Shifts hiring now
- Rotating 1
What stands out
Experienced nurses
In the public health clinic you handle family planning, STI testing and treatment, immunizations, communicable disease, and sick visits with unhoused people, LGBTQ clients, and people with HIV.
As of 2026Source: ldchealth.org
Experienced nurses
You also do state-mandated surveillance, investigation, reporting, and treatment of communicable disease, including active and latent TB.
Experienced nurses
There is on-site nursing for justice-involved youth: intake histories, screenings, medication coordination, and ongoing monitoring.
Moving here
You would be on-site in Lawrence, Kansas, where prices sit about 10% below the national level and the rental market is shaped by a college-town mix of students and young professionals.
More about working here
Experienced nurses
You cross-train into other clinic programs and stay flexible across administrative, clinical, and outreach work.
As of 2026Source: ldchealth.org
Moving here
Clinic RNs also do community outreach in Lawrence, not only exam-room visits.
As of 2026Source: ldchealth.org
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- RN posting titled per-diem yet listed Full-Time; non-exempt hourly; reports to Nurse Clinic Supervisor.
As of 2026Source: ldchealth.org
- Floating
- RNs cross-train into other clinic programs and stay flexible across administrative, clinical, and outreach work.
As of 2026Source: ldchealth.org
- Pay and benefits
- Public Health Planner (not an RN role), on-site Lawrence KS, posted range low end $24.48/hr
As of 2026-08-14Source 1: ziprecruiter.comSource 2: ldchealth.org
- Pay and benefits
- Public Health Planner (not an RN role), on-site Lawrence KS, posted range high end $30.60/hr
As of 2026-08-14Source 1: ziprecruiter.comSource 2: ldchealth.org
The city
Living in Lawrence, KS
Home to the University of Kansas, Lawrence blends college-town energy with a historic downtown along Massachusetts Street. The Kansas River borders the city, offering green space for outdoor downtime between shifts.
Browse roles in Lawrence
- Metro price level · Lawrence area
- 10% below the national average
- BEA index 90.2 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,091/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $65,009/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 would work in Lawrence, Kansas, in county public health rather than on a hospital floor. In the clinic, you do family planning, STI testing and treatment, immunizations, communicable disease visits, and sick care.
- Clinic · Lawrence
- Hiring rotating
More about Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health
The people in front of you include unhoused neighbors, LGBTQ clients, and people with HIV, and some of the work is community outreach. Some days pull you into state-mandated communicable disease work — surveillance, investigation, reporting, and treatment, including active and latent TB. There is also on-site nursing at the juvenile correctional facility: intake histories, screenings, medication coordination, and ongoing monitoring. You report to the Nurse Clinic Supervisor. The RN posting is titled per-diem yet listed full-time, non-exempt hourly, and you are expected to cross-train into other clinic programs and stay flexible across administrative, clinical, and outreach work. The department says its mission is to create abundant and equitable opportunities for good health. The hourly range posted in public listings that we can cite belongs to a Public Health Planner role, not an RN role: $24.48 to $30.60.
Vision: Leading change to advance health for all. Mission: To create abundant and equitable opportunities for good health.
Working here
Culture and working life
What to consider
The good
- Clinic RN work covers family planning, STI testing and treatment, immunizations, communicable disease, and sick visits
- Clinic RNs work with unhoused people, LGBTQ clients, and people with HIV, plus community outreach
- RNs provide state-mandated CD surveillance, investigation, reporting, and treatment, including TB
- On-site nursing for justice-involved youth at the juvenile correctional facility
- Cross-training across clinic programs, spanning administrative, clinical, and outreach work
- Stated mission is to create abundant and equitable opportunities for good health
The hard parts
- RN posting is titled per-diem yet listed full-time, so the schedule is unclear
- You are expected to stay flexible across administrative, clinical, and outreach work
- No RN pay range is posted; the public range is for a non-RN Public Health Planner at $24.48–$30.60/hr
- No residency, tuition support, or career ladder is posted
What to weigh
The RN posting is titled per-diem yet listed full-time, so the actual schedule is not cleanly spelled out.
As of 2026Source: ldchealth.org
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 28, 2026
- Website
- ldchealth.org ↗
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Public Health Clinic
RN posting: family planning, STI testing/treatment, immunizations, communicable disease, and sick visits in assigned LDCHD clinics.
Communicable Disease / TB
RNs provide state-mandated surveillance, investigation, reporting, and treatment of CD including active and latent TB.
Juvenile Correctional Facility
On-site nursing for justice-involved youth: intake histories, screenings, medication coordination, and ongoing monitoring.
WIC Clinic
Open Clinic Services Specialist - WIC (Bilingual) role posted June 8, 2026, open until filled.
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Current openings at Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health
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Registered Nurse
Lawrence-Douglas County Public HealthLawrence, KS · Seen active last week
- RN
- Rotating shift
- Per diem
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