Nye County seeks full-time Health and Human Services secretary in Pahrump

Nye County is trying to fill a full-time Secretary I opening in Health and Human Services in Pahrump, a grant-funded job that sits inside the county’s indigent-HHS fund and helps keep the office’s day-to-day services moving.

The position pays $17.52 an hour and is open until June 3 at 5 p.m. The county says the job comes with 100% county-paid medical, dental, vision and life insurance for the employee, 10 hours of sick leave and annual leave accrued monthly, 12 paid holidays and participation in PERS.

For Pahrump residents who depend on Nye County Health & Human Services, the vacancy is more than a paperwork issue. The department handles Basic Services, Long-Term Care, Medical Indigent assistance, Ryan White funds for HIV/AIDS, Sexual Assault Victims’ Assistance, the Community Service Block Grant program and an Employment Incentive Program. Its annual report says the agency serves as the county’s local Community Action Agency through CSBG and focuses on self-sufficiency and poverty reduction.

The secretary’s duties make that connection clear. The job calls for answering and screening phone calls, taking meeting notes, composing routine letters and notices, maintaining filing systems, operating office equipment, ordering supplies and coordinating with other county departments and outside agencies. In a department that deals with intake, benefits and community assistance, those are the tasks that keep residents from getting bounced between voicemails, missing notices or waiting longer for help.

Nye County’s Pahrump HHS office is at 250 N. Highway 160, Suite 1, Pahrump, NV 89060, with office hours Monday through Thursday, excluding holidays, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., closing from 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. The office phone number is (775) 751-7095. Applications for the secretary job can be returned to Human Resources at 1981 E. Calvada Blvd., Suite 120, Pahrump, NV 89048, and questions can be directed to (775) 751-6301 or human_resources@nyecountynv.gov.

The county says a pre-employment drug screen is required. Applicants need a high school diploma or GED, plus any combination of training, education and experience that provides the required knowledge and abilities.

The staffing picture shows why the opening matters. Nye County’s FY2024 HHS annual report listed Jayce Prystup as Secretary I for Ryan White, underscoring that the role has already been part of the department’s program support structure. For a county office that serves residents seeking food help, rent and utility assistance, medical indigent aid and other safety-net services, filling the Pahrump secretary job quickly will help keep those front-line programs organized and reachable.