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Public health nursing slot to become seasonal; county to budget equivalent pay reduction
Summary
Riley County’s public-health director proposed converting one full-time registered nurse (RN) position into a seasonal 4-month RN post to match service demand and retain a current incumbent who will be locally present only part of the year. Commissioners asked staff to budget the equivalent of $15,061 as part of the adjustment.
Riley County’s public health leadership told commissioners they have an experienced RN who will move out of state for part of the year but return seasonally. To retain the person and align staffing with the department’s seasonal workload, the director proposed converting one full-time RN into a seasonal position covering the busiest months.
The director said the department’s patient volume spikes in the fall months and presented three options discussed internally (four-, five- or six-month seasonal windows).…
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