Public Health Nurse

Allegheny County

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Posted Jul 10

Unit and setting: Correctional
License: RN licensePennsylvania RN licensure

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Allegheny County

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Allegheny County is a government employer located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that operates a Health Department employing public health nurses among other healthcare professionals. The county's Health Department focuses on infectious disease prevention, immunization clinics, screening and testing programs, and public…

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Public Health Nurse position at Allegheny County in Pittsburgh, PA. Salary: $79,357 per year. Reporting to the Director of Infectious Disease, the Public Health Nurse facilitates public health programs and services, organizes immunization clinics, infection prevention, and education.

Monitors and enhances screening and testing for infectious diseases. Works with incarcerated patient population in correctional facility setting. Performs comprehensive individual assessments, provides immunizations and treatments, documents in healthcare records, follows PA-NEDSS regulations, provides harm-reduction education, and develops training programs.

Requires graduation from accredited nursing program, current Pennsylvania RN licensure, CPR/BLS certification, Act 33/34 clearances, and CIC certification within 6 months of hire. BSN and infection control experience preferred.

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In Pittsburgh, PA

Pittsburgh, PAFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 5% below the US average

Median rent: $1,261/mo
Household income: $65,742/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Pittsburgh, PA

NeighborhoodsNurses and young professionals most often land in Lawrenceville (median rent about $1,057, homes around $226,300, safer than 69% of city neighborhoods) or Shadyside (rent about $1,283, homes $352,892, safer than 81%). Squirrel Hill North is a pricier A+ Niche area with many restaurants (rent about $1,670, homes near $497,000). Stretch-the-paycheck, high owner-occupancy options include Stanton Heights (rent about $821, homes $163,800, 78.6% owner-occupied) and Swisshelm Park (rent about $978, homes $155,450, 82.4% owner-occupied). Point Breeze ranks among Niche’s 2026 best in the metro—walkable, park-surrounded, population about 6,812—while Reddit points people in their 20s to Lawrenceville, Central Northside/Mexican War Streets, and Shadyside. Locals also name South Hills suburbs Upper St. Clair, Mt. Lebanon, and Bethel Park, plus Ross Township, when they want a quieter, all-around-good base.

Nurses and young professionals most often land in Lawrenceville (median rent about $1,057, homes around $226,300, safer than 69% of city neighborhoods) or Shadyside (rent about $1,283, homes $352,892, safer than 81%). Squirrel Hill North is a pricier A+ Niche area with many restaurants (rent about $1,670, homes near $497,000).

Stretch-the-paycheck, high owner-occupancy options include Stanton Heights (rent about $821, homes $163,800, 78.6% owner-occupied) and Swisshelm Park (rent about $978, homes $155,450, 82.4% owner-occupied). Point Breeze ranks among Niche’s 2026 best in the metro—walkable, park-surrounded, population about 6,812—while Reddit points people in their 20s to Lawrenceville, Central Northside/Mexican War Streets, and Shadyside.

Locals also name South Hills suburbs Upper St. Clair, Mt. Lebanon, and Bethel Park, plus Ross Township, when they want a quieter, all-around-good base.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: facebook.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: niche.com Source 5: youtube.com

Getting aroundSources do not give drive times or named bus/rail lines to specific hospital campuses, but healthcare is a core industry and UPMC is repeatedly listed among top employers alongside Pitt, with Google and Uber also in town. Day-to-day movement is shaped by steep hills, aging infrastructure, and traffic; Walk Score is 62, Bike Score 55, and Transit Score 55. Public transit is more usable toward downtown and thinner elsewhere, with reduced routes and underserved pockets, so many hospital workers still drive and should expect ice and hills to slow winter commutes.

Sources do not give drive times or named bus/rail lines to specific hospital campuses, but healthcare is a core industry and UPMC is repeatedly listed among top employers alongside Pitt, with Google and Uber also in town. Day-to-day movement is shaped by steep hills, aging infrastructure, and traffic; Walk Score is 62, Bike Score 55, and Transit Score 55. Public transit is more usable toward downtown and thinner elsewhere, with reduced routes and underserved pockets, so many hospital workers still drive and should expect ice and hills to slow winter commutes.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: rent.com

OutdoorsTree-covered hills, riverside walking trails, and deer close to the urban core define outdoor life after the old industrial cleanup. Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve (Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania) covers more than 130 acres with trails such as Pine Hollow, Meadowview, and Woodland. Free Allegheny Observatory tours run April through late October at 159 Riverview Avenue (reservations required). Weekends commonly mean kayaks on the river, autumn hikes, and day trips to Ohiopyle State Park or McConnells Mill State Park; Point Breeze is described as surrounded by some of the city’s best parks.

Tree-covered hills, riverside walking trails, and deer close to the urban core define outdoor life after the old industrial cleanup. Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve (Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania) covers more than 130 acres with trails such as Pine Hollow, Meadowview, and Woodland.

Free Allegheny Observatory tours run April through late October at 159 Riverview Avenue (reservations required). Weekends commonly mean kayaks on the river, autumn hikes, and day trips to Ohiopyle State Park or McConnells Mill State Park; Point Breeze is described as surrounded by some of the city’s best parks.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: lifeontheroam.com Source 2: visitpittsburgh.com Source 3: niche.com

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Pittsburgh is a hilly river city of about 301,000 that rebuilt itself around healthcare, universities, and tech—UPMC, Pitt, and Carnegie Mellon are the institutions a relocating nurse will actually feel. Paychecks stretch further than on the coasts: cost of living sits a couple percent below the national average, with neighborhood rents still clustering from the low $800s in Stanton Heights to about $1,670 in Squirrel Hill North. Lawrenceville and Shadyside are the young-professional defaults; Point Breeze and Squirrel Hill North add walkability, parks, and stronger schools; Swisshelm Park and Stanton Heights buy more house for the money. Mt. Lebanon, Upper St. Clair, and Bethel Park dominate suburb talk. The honest tradeoffs are winter (November–March, about 28 inches of snow, ice on steep streets), thin transit outside downtown (Transit Score 55), and traffic on aging, hilly roads. In exchange you get rivers and trails, Beechwood Farms’ 130 acres, Ohiopyle day trips, a Cultural District, black-and-gold sports, and neighborhood food streets in Squirrel Hill and the Strip. Choose the neighborhood for the hills and the commute, not the skyline.

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As of 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: niche.com Source 4: rent.com Source 5: visitpittsburgh.com Source 6: lifeontheroam.com Source 7: reddit.com Source 8: facebook.com Source 9: youtube.com

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