Health Department seeks to fill nurse vacancies with increased salaries

SEPTEMBER 2019 FILE: Donna Seidel, a registered nurse, pulls down Haley Sullivan's sleeve after delivering her first-ever flu shot. Sullivan, who works at the Department of Health and Senior Services and is nearly 24 weeks pregnant, visited the Cole County Health Department as part of a DHSS effort to remind pregnant women to get a flu shot. Seidel, who serves as local department's clinic manager, delivered shots to Sullivan and her boss, Dr. Randall Williams, who is the director of DHSS.
SEPTEMBER 2019 FILE: Donna Seidel, a registered nurse, pulls down Haley Sullivan's sleeve after delivering her first-ever flu shot. Sullivan, who works at the Department of Health and Senior Services and is nearly 24 weeks pregnant, visited the Cole County Health Department as part of a DHSS effort to remind pregnant women to get a flu shot. Seidel, who serves as local department's clinic manager, delivered shots to Sullivan and her boss, Dr. Randall Williams, who is the director of DHSS.

In an attempt to fill a persistent vacancy at the Cole County Health Department, Director Kristi Campbell asked the Cole County Commission to approve a new salary grid.

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