Registered Nurse - Reception and Treatment Center

Lincoln, Nebraska

Under limited supervision of a Nursing Director/Associate or Nurse Supervisor, provides nursing care to ill, injured, or disabled incarcerated individuals.

Posted Oct 5

Shift and hours: Varying shifts Varying shifts available, inquire at the time of interview.
Unit and setting: clinic or hospital setting · Correctional Under limited supervision of a Nursing Director/Associate or Nurse Supervisor, provides nursing care to ill, injured, or disabled incarcerated individuals.ill, injured, or disabled incarcerated individuals
License: RN license Registered Nurse license in Nebraska
Term: Permanent

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License: Registered Nurse license in Nebraska Check your license
License: Nurse Licensure Compact authority to practice in Nebraska Check your license
Also asks: lift up to 50 lbs. with assistance Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. with assistance.
Also asks: submit to background security check Must submit to background security check.
Also asks: pass pre-employment medical examination and drug test Applicants accepting a job offer must pass the pre-employment medical examination and a drug test.
Also asks: complete Nebraska Department of Correctional Services' Pre-service Training Program Once at the Staff Training Academy, must successfully complete the fully paid Nebraska Department of Correctional Services' Pre-service Training Program.

Preferred

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

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What it pays

Against similar roles: Top of Nebraska staff payNebraska staff postings that state pay run $28/hr to $49/hr, the middle half $35/hr to $44/hr, across 292 postings.
Pay differential: Additional $3/hour facility differential for hours worked. Additional $3/hour facility differential for hours worked.
Tuition assistance: Offered
Extra pay: $3/hour facility differentialfor hours worked

Benefits

Benefits13 paid holidays13 paid holidays
BenefitsVacation and sick leave (24 days your first year, accruing immediately)Vacation and sick leave (24 days your first year, accruing immediately)
BenefitsMilitary leaveMilitary leave
Benefits156% state-matched retirement156% state-matched retirement
BenefitsTuition reimbursementTuition reimbursement
BenefitsEmployee assistance programEmployee assistance program

More benefits (6)

Benefits79% employer paid health insurance plans79% employer paid health insurance plans
BenefitsDental and vision insurance plansDental and vision insurance plans
BenefitsEmployer-paid $20,000 life insurance policyEmployer-paid $20,000 life insurance policy
BenefitsPublic Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) eligible through the Federal governmentPublic Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) eligible through the Federal government
BenefitsNumerous training and development opportunitiesNumerous training and development opportunities
Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) eligible

The role and schedule

Day to day: provides nursing care to ill, injured, or disabled incarcerated individuals Under limited supervision of a Nursing Director/Associate or Nurse Supervisor, provides nursing care to ill, injured, or disabled incarcerated individuals.
Day to day: provides clinical direction and guidance to Licensed Practical Nurses and direct care staff
Day to day: provides direct patient nursing care and treatment within the scope of licensure in a correctional setting
Day to day: Administer medications Administer medications, transcribe and carry out doctor's orders, assess patients utilizing protocols, triage.
Day to day: transcribe and carry out doctor's orders
Day to day: assess patients utilizing protocols
Day to day: triage
Day to day: Assist in moving patients Assist in moving patients.
Hours stated: Varying shifts available, inquire at the time of interview.

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The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.

Orientation: 4–8 week orientation

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Hiring Agency

Correctional Services - Agency 46

Location

Lincoln, NE

Hiring Rate

$50.000

Job Posting

JR2026-00029655 Registered Nurse - Reception and Treatment Center (Evergreen) (Open)

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Job Description

Varying shifts available, inquire at the time of interview.

✨Starting wage $50.000/hour. Additional $3/hour facility differential for hours worked.

✨ We want you to join our team!

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

79% employer paid health insurance plans

Dental and vision insurance plans

Employer-paid $20,000 life insurance policy

Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) eligible through the Federal government

Meaningful public service - service with a purpose!

Numerous training and development opportunities

Information about the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) can be found at: www.corrections.nebraska.gov. For more information call 402-471-2654. For Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodations, please contact Megan Jones at megan.jones@nebraska.gov.

Under limited supervision of a Nursing Director/Associate or Nurse Supervisor, provides nursing care to ill, injured, or disabled incarcerated individuals. 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. Administer medications, transcribe and carry out doctor's orders, assess patients utilizing protocols, triage. Assist in moving patients.

Requirements / Qualifications

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 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.

If you're currently employed by the State of Nebraska, please don't apply through this external career site. Instead, log in to Workday and open the Jobs Hub - Internal Apply app from your home landing page. You can access Workday anytime through the Link web page: https://link.nebraska.gov/

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation.

Check out all that the State of Nebraska has to offer! Benefit eligibility may vary by position, agency and employment status. For more information on benefits, please visit: https://statejobs.nebraska.gov/index.html#benefits

Equal Opportunity Statement

The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex. age, national origin, disability, marital status or genetics.

What's around it?

In Lincoln, NE

Lincoln, NEFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 8% below the US average

Median rent: $1,086/mo
Household income: $71,867/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Lincoln, NE

NeighborhoodsNurses and young professionals often rent in Highlands in northwest Lincoln—newer apartment communities, 1-bedrooms averaging $1,228 versus about $1,090 citywide, I-80 access, parks and golf, and a suburban pace, though a walk score of 20 means a car is required—or in cheaper Woods Park (1-beds around $923 with downtown views), Near South, Hawley, and Downtown Lincoln. Family and longer-term buyers look at 40th & A in Southeast Lincoln (tree-lined streets, nearly 4,000 residents, Lincoln Children's Zoo and Antelope Park minutes away), Bishop Park (Livability 93, large lots, old-growth trees, Bishop Heights Park), Capitol Beach on a private saltwater lake about 10 minutes from downtown with slightly below-average prices, and College View around Union College. Reddit and Facebook also point to Colonial Hills, Taylor Meadows, Cripple Creek, Eastridge, East and South Lincoln, and streets near Hill Elementary.

Nurses and young professionals often rent in Highlands in northwest Lincoln—newer apartment communities, 1-bedrooms averaging $1,228 versus about $1,090 citywide, I-80 access, parks and golf, and a suburban pace, though a walk score of 20 means a car is required—or in cheaper Woods Park (1-beds around $923 with downtown views), Near South, Hawley, and Downtown Lincoln. Family and longer-term buyers look at 40th & A in Southeast Lincoln (tree-lined streets, nearly 4,000 residents, Lincoln Children's Zoo and Antelope Park minutes away), Bishop Park (Livability 93, large lots, old-growth trees, Bishop Heights Park), Capitol Beach on a private saltwater lake about 10 minutes from downtown with slightly below-average prices, and College View around Union College.

Reddit and Facebook also point to Colonial Hills, Taylor Meadows, Cripple Creek, Eastridge, East and South Lincoln, and streets near Hill Elementary.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: npdodge.com Source 3: apartments.com Source 4: reddit.com

Getting aroundThe typical Lincoln commute is about 16.07 minutes, and drivability is a selling point—Highlands scores 100 for drivability with easy I-80 access—while citywide Walk Score is 44, Bike Score 59, and Transit Score 24. Public transit is described as limited (Highlands transit score 30), so sources treat a personal vehicle as a necessity rather than optional, especially from northwest suburbs. Named hospital routes, parking garages, and bus lines to specific medical campuses are not covered here, though healthcare is repeatedly named as a core employment pillar alongside government and UNL, and most listed neighborhoods sit a short drive from downtown.

The typical Lincoln commute is about 16.07 minutes, and drivability is a selling point—Highlands scores 100 for drivability with easy I-80 access—while citywide Walk Score is 44, Bike Score 59, and Transit Score 24. Public transit is described as limited (Highlands transit score 30), so sources treat a personal vehicle as a necessity rather than optional, especially from northwest suburbs. Named hospital routes, parking garages, and bus lines to specific medical campuses are not covered here, though healthcare is repeatedly named as a core employment pillar alongside government and UNL, and most listed neighborhoods sit a short drive from downtown.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: apartments.com Source 2: realestate.usnews.com Source 3: rent.com

OutdoorsPioneers Park Nature Center at 3201 S Coddington Ave. offers trails, gardens, and wildlife exhibits with bison, owls, and turtles, plus Pinewood Bowl Amphitheatre for summer concerts. Locals also send people to Holmes Lake, Pawnee Lake, Sunken Gardens, Antelope Park and its playground beside the Lincoln Children's Zoo, and 7-acre Bishop Heights Park with a trail linking to other parks. Capitol Beach Lake is a 100-plus-year-old private saltwater lake ringed by saline wetlands about 10 minutes northwest of downtown, and bike trails such as those at Union Plaza plus golf near Highlands fill out the outdoor map.

Pioneers Park Nature Center at 3201 S Coddington Ave. offers trails, gardens, and wildlife exhibits with bison, owls, and turtles, plus Pinewood Bowl Amphitheatre for summer concerts. Locals also send people to Holmes Lake, Pawnee Lake, Sunken Gardens, Antelope Park and its playground beside the Lincoln Children's Zoo, and 7-acre Bishop Heights Park with a trail linking to other parks.

Capitol Beach Lake is a 100-plus-year-old private saltwater lake ringed by saline wetlands about 10 minutes northwest of downtown, and bike trails such as those at Union Plaza plus golf near Highlands fill out the outdoor map.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: npdodge.com Source 2: facebook.com Source 3: visitnebraska.com Source 4: lincoln.org

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Living in Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska's capital and UNL's home, is an affordable Star City of about 300,000 where healthcare, government, and the university anchor work and a typical commute is about 16 minutes. Housing sits well below national prices—median homes from the mid-$270ks to around $310k, 1-bedrooms often near $1,100—with neighborhoods like Highlands, 40th & A by the Children's Zoo and Antelope Park, Bishop Park, South Lincoln, and lake-side Capitol Beach. Off-shift life is Haymarket food at Lazlo's, JTK, The Oven, and Hiro 88, coffee at The Mill, free art at the Sheldon, the Capitol dome, Pioneers Park bison, Holmes Lake, Jazz in June, and Cornhusker Saturdays. You will need a car (transit scores in the 20s), winters bring wind, ice, and heating that can hit $300-400 a month, nightlife is modest, and it can feel small-town; violent crime stays relatively low even as property crime is discussed. For a nurse who wants community, schools, and parks more than anonymity or late nights, Lincoln is a genuine fit.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: apartments.com Source 3: npdodge.com Source 4: lincolnbymouth.com Source 5: visitnebraska.com Source 6: lincoln.org Source 7: youtube.com Source 8: rent.com Source 9: pods.com

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