Registered Nurse - Community Corrections Center - Lincoln

Overview

Job Posting: JR Registered Nurse - Community Corrections Center - Lincoln (Open)

Hiring Agency:
Correctional Services - Agency 46

Location:

Lincoln, NE

Starting wage: $50.000/hour plus facility differential of $3/hour for hours worked and a shift differential of $1.50 - $2.50.

Under limited supervision of a Nursing Director/Associate or Nurse Supervisor, provides professional nursing care for ill, injured, or disabled inmates. Provides clinical direction and guidance to Licensed Practical Nurses and direct care staff. Provides direct patient nursing care and treatment within the scope of licensure in a correctional setting. Performs patient care in a clinic or hospital setting. Administers medications, transcribes and carries out doctors  orders, assesses patients utilizing protocols, triages.

Assists in moving patients.

Benefits include:

• 13 paid holidays
• Vacation and sick leave (24 days your first year, accruing immediately)
• Military leave
• 156% state-matched retirement
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• Employer-paid health insurance plans
• Dental and vision insurance plans
• Employer-paid $20,000 life insurance policy
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) eligibility through the Federal government

• Meaningful public service — service with a purpose!
• Numerous training and development opportunities

Minimum Qualifications: A current license in good standing to practice as a Registered Nurse in Nebraska or authority based on the Nurse Licensure Compact to practice as a Registered Nurse in Nebraska.

Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in assigning, reviewing, leading, or supervising the work of others.

Other:
Must possess a valid driver's license. Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. with assistance. Will complete four to eight weeks of on-the-job training. Must submit to background security check. Applicants accepting a job offer must pass the pre-employment medical examination and a drug test. Once at the Staff Training Academy, must successfully complete the fully paid Nebraska Department of Correctional Services  Pre-service Training Program.

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Benefits:
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