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  Licensed Practical Nurse (PT, Weekends)

  Permanent LPN/Corrections job in Los Lunas, New Mexico with CorrHealth

  Position Overview A Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse is responsible for assisting in the delivery of inmate care through the nursing pr... View job

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  TX- LVN - Correctional Health - 13 Week Contract (151806)

  Travel/Contract LPN/Corrections job in Abilene, Texas with Ink Staffing

  Position is at a local maximum security prison that we staff the nurses for. EMR is required for unit, but it is unique to the prison syste... View job

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  LPN Full Time Needed in Winton NC! Pay Rate $26.00!

  Permanent LPN/Corrections job in winton, North Carolina with The GEO Group, Inc.

  Summary Works under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN) in participating in the implementation and evaluation of the detain... View job

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  Registered Nurse (RN) - Correctional

  Permanent RN/Corrections job in Lebanon, Ohio with Malone Healthcare

  Management Registry, Inc is hiring Registered Nurse(s) to join our team for multiple assignments! If you are looking to make a difference an... View job

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  Registered Nurse County Detention Center

  Permanent RN/Corrections job in Broomfield, Colorado with Health Care Partners Foundation, Inc

  Job Summary Correctional Nurses work with incarcerated patients and are employed by private companies providing medical and mental health s... View job

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  Licensed Practical Nurse (PRN, 8a-8p)

  Per Diem LPN/Corrections job in Las Vegas, New Mexico with CorrHealth

  Position Overview A Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse is responsible for assisting in the delivery of inmate care through the nursing pr... View job

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  Licensed Vocational Nurse (PRN 6a-6p)

  Per Diem LPN/Corrections job in Beaumont, Texas with CorrHealth

  Position Overview A Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse is responsible for assisting in the delivery of inmate care through the nursing pr... View job

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  Licensed Vocational Nurse (PRN 6p-6a)

  Per Diem LPN/Corrections job in Beaumont, Texas with CorrHealth

  Position Overview A Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse is responsible for assisting in the delivery of inmate care through the nursing pr... View job

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  Registered Nurse (Nights, 7p-7a)

  Permanent RN/Corrections job in Bernalillo, New Mexico with CorrHealth

  Position Overview Registered Nurses (RN) provide a full range of nursing services to inmates including assessing, nursing diagnosis, planni... View job

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  Registered Nurse (Nights, 7p-7a)

  Permanent RN/Corrections job in Gallup, New Mexico with CorrHealth

  Position Overview Registered Nurses (RN) provide a full range of nursing services to inmates including assessing, nursing diagnosis, planni... View job

Registered nurses in correctional facilities must have very strong personalities and a "thick skin." These nurses will have insults hurled at them along with the occasional object. A compassion for persons incarcerated is required. The ability to see past the inmate's crime and treat them as a patient in need will garner much more cooperation from the inmate rather than a strong attitude. Generally, new graduate nurses are not hired for positions in prisons, although local jails may consider new grads. Nurses in correctional facilities have a number of paperwork duties to perform as well as being in charge of the infirmary. Nurses track immunizations, stock and reorder medications, give patient teaching and generally perform all other basic bedside nursing skills. Nurses should have some prior clinical experience, most typically on a med-surg floor. Correctional nurses will deal with wounds, communicable diseases, mental illness, and emergencies. Good assessment skills and knowledge of self-defense is required for these nurses. Nurses in this specialty enjoy a great deal of autonomy in their job as they are making most of the medical decisions instead of a licensed physician.

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