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Hood County TX hiring: Jail Nurse — Sheriff's Office — DOE; open until filled

Hood County, Texas, posted Jail Nurse in Sheriff's Office. Pay: DOE. Type: Full-Time. Closing: Until Filled. Posted on the county site 01/16/2026, 9:54am. Official detail: https://www.hoodcounty.texas.gov/job_detail_T11_

Also on ZOST Help Wanted: ZW-GOV-HOOD-R206 — https://zost.app — listing https://zost.app/adverts/cadv_gov_hood_tx_R206. ZOST is Record of Sale LLC’s help-wanted board for this Hood County opening.

Sick call in a jail, med charts that have to be right, and TB tests for inmates and staff: Hood County Sheriff’s Office lists Jail Nurse at DOE.

Hood County, Texas, lists Jail Nurse under Sheriff's Office on the official county employment page. Record id R206. Employment type: Full-Time. Pay as published: DOE. Closing: Until Filled.

Definition (from the county class specification): The Nurse is responsible for holding inmate sick call. They shall create and maintain a professional and clean medical environment.  Is responsible for making recommendations to the jail staff, as it would relate to the best medical welfare of the inmates.

Examples of duties from the official posting include: Evaluates inmate medical status.; Provides or refers inmates to appropriate medical attention.; Distribute and chart medications.; Conducts inmate and staff TB testing.; Completes and maintains TB testing records.; Audits inmate’s medications and medical files.; Identifies controlled medications.; Performs cultures and urinalysis.

Eligibility / qualifications (from the official posting, abbreviated): High School diploma or equivalent; knowledge of TB testing and interpretation; prior correctional experience preferred; current valid Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) or higher certification. Read the full class specification on the county site before you apply.

How to apply: use the official Hood County job detail page and the linked Application packet. Official job detail (primary .gov source): https://www.hoodcounty.texas.gov/job_detail_T11_R206.php. Application packet: https://hoodcountytx.documents-on-demand.com/document/656cf7d2-5663-f111-a49c-000c29a59557/Application%20Packet%20-%20Sheriff. County jobs list: https://www.hoodcounty.texas.gov/departments/personnel/employment/current_opportunities.php.

Hood County hub on Notice Nearby: https://noticenearby.com/tx/hood. This paper summarizes a public county job posting for readers. It is not a legal notice and not Legal Publication. Always read the full posting on hoodcounty.texas.gov before applying. Notice Nearby and ZOST do not accept applications or résumés.

Full paper: https://noticenearby.com/papers/hood-tx-jail-nurse-r206

Official source: Hood County, Texas. https://www.hoodcounty.texas.gov/job_detail_T11_R206.php

County hub: https://noticenearby.com/tx/hood. Notice Nearby does not accept applications.

Source: the public notice on this register NN-2026-08485 · Hood County, Texas — official jobs board.

This is a Notice Nearby local brief — an in-house explainer written from a government-posted notice on this register. It is not official minutes, not a newspaper story, and not Legal Publication.

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