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California Correctional Health Care Services

“CDCR/CCHCS values all team members.”

CCHCS and CDCR work to promote public safety and successful community reintegration, CCHCS and CDCR provide health care to a diverse correctional population, and CCHCS and CDCR support education, treatment, and rehabilitative and restorative justice programs.

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Why nurses choose CCHCS

Mission

Its mission includes successful community reintegration

CCHCS says its mission is to help people in its care return to their communities equipped to be drug-free, healthy, and employable through education, treatment, and rehabilitative and restorative justice programs.

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Team

CCHCS says it values all team members

The posting says CDCR and CCHCS work cooperatively to provide health care to a diverse correctional population. It says they encourage creativity and ingenuity while treating others fairly, honestly, and with respect.

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Inclusion

CDCR and CCHCS describe an inclusive, respectful workplace

They say they are committed to building an inclusive, respectful workplace and to hiring candidates from all communities. They aim to empower employees with varied backgrounds, perspectives, and personal experiences.

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Roles from California Correctional Health Care Services

Supervising Registered Nurse II, Correctional Facility

Posted yesterday

$11,605 - $14,527 per month

  • RN
  • In Office shift

Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility

Posted 5 days ago

$11,007 - $13,122 per month

  • RN
  • Days shift

Nursing Consultant, Program Review

Posted 6 days ago

$153,000–$191,000/year

  • RN

California Correctional Health Care Services

Vacaville, California (Solano County) - California Medical Facility

Supervising Registered Nurse II, Correctional Facility

Posted last week

$11,605 - $14,527 per month

  • RN
  • In Office shift

Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility

Posted last week

$4,992.50 - $5,951.50 per month

  • RN

Supervising Registered Nurse II, Correctional Facility

Posted last week

$154,000–$192,000/year

  • RN
  • Day shift

Want to work here?

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Who it fits

Best fit

  • Rehab and correctional facility nurses: 9 of 16 roles
  • LPNs and LVNs: 4 of 16 roles accept an LPN or LVN

The hard parts

  • Highly regulated environment requiring strict adherence to policies, procedures, and program requirements

    Employer research, Jul 6, 2026

  • Correctional health care setting constraints and security considerations

    Employer research, Jul 6, 2026

  • Hierarchical supervision structure with multiple levels of nursing leadership oversight

    Employer research, Jul 6, 2026

What to ask the recruiter (5)

  • How is base pay set for the role, and which differentials apply?
  • Which shifts are open, and what are the weekend, holiday and call rules?
  • How long is orientation, and will I have one preceptor?
  • What does a usual day’s workload look like?
  • Where would I work, and on which unit or team?

Your next nursing job at CCHCS starts with one application.

Nursing Mastery sends it to CCHCS and tells you what happens next.

Common questions

Which shifts are open?

Of the 9 roles with a stated shift, 9 are day shifts.

Which units are hiring?

Rehab (6), correctional facility (3), psych (2), correctional health (1) and more.

How do I apply?

Choose a role and press Apply. Your application comes to our team, we send it to California Correctional Health Care Services, and we tell you what happens next.

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From nurses, to nurses

“The most important practical lesson that can be given to nurses is to teach them what to observe.”

Florence Nightingale

Some shifts end with you crying in your car because it all catches up at once. That is allowed. Just say out loud, to someone you trust, that it was a bad one.

a nurse looking back on her first year, American Nurse Journal, 2026