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Registered Nurse 1

Wayne County, Michigan logo

Wayne County, Michigan

Detroit, Michigan

Eligibility
RNCorrectionsMed surgBehavioral Health
Shift
8-hour evenings
Unit
Psych

Posted Jul 23

What the listing says

Role

Schedule
8-hour evenings
Weekends
Every other weekend
Term
Permanent
Setting
Correctional
Accepts
RN
Experience
1+ years

Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.

Pay

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Similar MI staff roles post $35/hr to $48/hr

MI staff postings that state pay run $30/hr to $53/hr, the middle half $35/hr to $48/hr, across 213 postings.

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About this role

Registered Nurses 1 give professional nursing care and treatment in the Wayne County Juvenile Detention Facility. Registered Nurses evaluate health needs of juveniles and refer, as indicated by policy and procedure, to the appropriate health provider, demonstrate knowledge in advanced first aid and emergency care, and have knowledge in all policies and procedures pertaining to Medical and Psychiatric treatment of juveniles detained in the Wayne County Juvenile Detention Facility. Registered Nurses monitor and maintain the medical and mental health treatment of juveniles, maintain supplies and equipment and ensure the juveniles are in a clean and safe environment and perform other related duties as assigned.

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Requirements

  • RN
  • Michigan RN license
  • Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
  • Current Registered Nurse license to practice in the State of Michigan
  • BLS/CPR Certification
  • One year of full-time paid experience as a registered nurse within the past five years in medical/surgical, corrections, or behavioral health (preferred)
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  • MDHHS clearance and Child Protective Services clearance
  • Must be able to work full time, 3:00pm-11:00pm shift, every other weekend, overtime may be required

Place

City
Detroit, Michigan
Median rent
$1,074/mo

rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024

Local household income
$39,938/yr

all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024

Metro price level
about the national average

Detroit area index 100.3, where 100 is the national average.

Detroit's cost of living sits about 0.3% above the national average (index 100.3), so your RN salary stretches like a local's. Picture RiverWalk sunrises before morning shift, Eastern Market Saturdays, and Detroit Medical Center anchoring Midtown — a city rebuilding itself block by block in Corktown and Brush Park.

Map showing the location of Detroit, MI
Approximate location in Detroit, MI. · © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap· Open the live map

Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.

How this role fits you

About the employer

Wayne County, Michigan logo
Wayne County, Michigan
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You come here to nurse for Wayne County in Detroit—most clearly in juvenile detention and public health. In the Juvenile Detention Facility you give professional nursing care and treatment, evaluate young people’s health needs, and help monitor medical and psychiatric…

On your path

Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.

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