CoreCivic
Hiring organization · Based in Leavenworth, KS
- 9
- open roles, live count
- $54k–$115k/yr
- posted pay across 9 roles
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
What stands out
Experienced nurses
You pick up real institutional nursing experience here—nurses say you learn new things and leave with skills that transfer.
Moving here
You land in Leavenworth’s small-town, military-oriented community with roughly a 16-minute average commute and Kansas City still in reach.
As of 2026Source: linkedin.com
Experienced nurses
Our one Leavenworth posting lists $41.42 an hour flat—no range above or below that figure.
From employer postingsAs of 2026-07-24
New graduates
Employees note advancement opportunities and valuable experience, even while calling out thin training as a real barrier.
More about working here
Moving here
Kansas is a compact-license state, so if you already hold a compact RN license you can practice without a second full licensure process.
Experienced nurses
Some nurses describe a supportive coworker brotherhood that helps you get through the shift when the culture around you feels rough.
Experienced nurses
CoreCivic Health Services frames the work as patient-focused care in institutional settings, treating the people in front of you as patients first.
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- Mandatory overtime and long hours frequently reported; work-life balance rated poorly.
- Pay and benefits
- Registered Nurse - FT Estancia, NM (other CoreCivic site, not Leavenworth)
As of 2026-06-02Source: indeed.com
Starting out and growing here
- Career development
- Advancement opportunities and valuable experience noted by employees; low pay and poor training cited as growth barriers.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
Who they are
You would be practicing institutional nursing with CoreCivic Health Services in Leavenworth, Kansas—work framed as patient-focused care for people inside a corrections setting. Our single Leavenworth posting lists $41.42 an hour.
More about CoreCivic
Nurses who have done this job talk about learning new things and walking away with real institutional experience, and some point to advancement opportunities when they open. Day to day, the texture is heavier than a typical floor. Mandatory overtime and long hours come up often in reviews, and work-life balance scores sit near the bottom. You may find a strong coworker brotherhood that carries the shift, and you may also run into favoritism, disconnected leadership, and a culture others call toxic. Pay reads as fair or even good to some corrections nurses; overall compensation ratings on review sites sit mid-low. Leavenworth itself is a military-oriented small town people describe as affordable, with a local commute around 16 minutes and Kansas City still reachable when you want it. Kansas is a compact-license state. If that tradeoff—institutional skill-building and a lower-cost community, against mandatory OT and uneven culture—fits how you want to work, this is the shape of the role.
CoreCivic Health Services describes patient-focused, high-quality care in institutional settings, with patients framed as people first.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Coworker camaraderie vs toxic culture
- Staff value a supportive coworker brotherhood but also describe favoritism, disrespect, and a toxic atmosphere.
- Management and staffing
- Leadership called ineffective and disconnected; mandatory OT and shortages leave nurses feeling undervalued and overworked.
- Work-life balance and burnout
- Long hours and required overtime drive burnout and limit personal time; work-life scores are among the lowest categories.
More review themes
- Pay perception for corrections RN
- Some call pay fair or really good for corrections; overall compensation ratings sit near mid-low on review sites.
As of 2026Source 1: reddit.comSource 2: indeed.comSource 3: glassdoor.com
- RN overall ratings
- Glassdoor RN rating about 2.8 with 62% recommend (19 reviews); Indeed RN-filtered culture/management scores around 2.4–2.5.
- Learning and experience
- Nurses note ability to learn new things and gain valuable institutional experience.
What to weigh
Mandatory overtime and long hours show up constantly in nurse reviews, and work-life balance is rated among the lowest categories.
As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.comSource 3: indeed.com
The reality check
Before you decide
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