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Murrah County Board of Health approves new public health nurse positions, revises job descriptions ahead of IU Health contract end
Summary
At a special session Oct. 7, 2025, the Murrah County Board of Health approved a new public health nurse position and revised job descriptions so the county can assume communicable-disease duties when its contract with IU Health Community Health ends on Jan. 1.
At a special session Oct. 7, 2025, the Murrah County Board of Health approved revisions to multiple job descriptions and a new public health nurse position to replace services the county will no longer receive under a contract with IU Health Community Health when that contract ends on Jan. 1.
The board approved four items individually: a new Public Health Nurse — Communicable Disease position, revised job descriptions for two existing positions (formerly Behavioral Health and Wellness Coordinator and COVID-19 School Liaison) retitled as Public Health Nurse positions, and a minor revision to the Director of Health Services description to add supervisory responsibility for the new positions. Each motion passed by voice vote.
Board members and staff said the changes respond to the end of the county’s contract with IU Health Community Health, which currently supplies communicable-disease case…
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