Tuberculosis Registered Nurse

Position: Tuberculosis Registered Nurse-61007685
Location: Cayce

Salary: $73,480.00 Annually
Location : Richland County, SC
Job Type: FTE - Full-Time
Job Number: 184629
Agency: SCDPH-PH Region-Midlands
Opening Date: 01/28/2026
Closing Date: 2/12/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Class Code:: EA18
Position Number::
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Work Schedule:

: Monday - Friday (8:30 - 5:00)
Pay Grade: CLN
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Hiring Range - Min.: $73,480.00
Hiring Range - Max.: $73,480.00
Opening Date: 01/28/2026
EEO Statement: Equal Opportunity Employer
Agency Specific Application Procedures:: If you meet the requirements of the position and would like to be considered, you must submit a state application online. Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education. A resume may be uploaded for review but will NOT be used to determine if an applicant has met the qualifications for the position or substitute for completing any section of the application.

Supplemental questions are considered part of the application and must be completed. The quality of the application presented (completeness and accuracy as well as grammar and spelling) will be considered prior to the offer of an interview. A criminal records check will be conducted prior to an offer of employment. Applications will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. on the stated closing date.
Veteran Preference Statement: South Carolina is making our Veterans a priority for employment in state agencies and institutions.

Job Responsibilities
Careers at DPH: Work that makes a difference!

Embracing Service, Inspiring Innovation, Promoting Teamwork, Pursuing Excellence, and Advancing Equity
Under the supervision of the Tuberculosis (TB) Team Leader and TB Unit Manager, provides TB services for clients within an assigned area. Plans, implements and evaluates direct nursing care and coordination of services to individuals and families receiving TB services within an assigned area. This position requires role-based access to South Carolina Infectious Disease Online Network (SCION), Client Automated Record and Encounter System (CARES), and the Electronic Health Record (EHR) for surveillance activities, case reporting, verification of diagnosis and treatment status, and documentation of patient care activities.
Leadership/Self Development:
Member of an interdisciplinary team with team case conferences and cross coverage in time of staffing absences and/or increase case management. Ongoing training opportunities. Helps facilitate orientation of new TB staff as directed.

Case Management:
Provides holistic care by assessing patient/family resources, community resources, barriers to care, and utilization of services to determine an appropriate plan of care for the patient with Latent TB Infection (LTBI) or TB disease. Ongoing evaluation of care during treatment with the patient, TB Team, and the patient's primary care provider. Conducts contact investigations.
Completes physical assessments and health histories of patients according to TB program guidelines. Obtains necessary lab work including, but not limited to,

Complete Blood Count (CBC), liver function tests, Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRAs), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) tests, and sputum specimens. Provides treatment and/or administration of medication under a physician's order or standing order.
Provides counseling and education regarding TB testing, evaluation, and treatment for Latent TB Infection (LTBI) or TB disease to patients and external partners.

Administrative Duties:
Participates in Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities such as record reviews, program evaluations, team meetings, etc.
Maintains records and reports in accordance with agency standards including documentation in the patient record Electronic Health Record (EHR), Personnel Cost Accounting System (PCAS), weekly reports, etc.
Emergency Response/Nursing Practice:
Assists with agency shelter operations, maintains supportive nursing practice competencies to include, but not limited to, intramuscular, subcutaneous, and intradermal best practice injection administration, oral medication administration, and client emergency response including First Aid, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillator (AED), and be willing and available to assist during times of public health emergency and outbreak response efforts.

Minimum and Additional Requirements
State Minimum Requirements: Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
Institutions of Higher Learning must be recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
Agency Additional Requirements: Licensure as a registered nurse by the State Board of Nursing for South Carolina or compact state, and if compact state license must obtain SCBON endorsement upon hire. Graduation from accredited school of nursing. Employee will obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) / Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) / First Aid certification within thirty (30) days of hire or provide documentation of satisfactory course completion prior to employment.

Must be able to make home…