Registered Nurse - FT
Core Civic
Leavenworth, Kansas
$41.42–$52.89/hr
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Posted Jul 27, 2026 · Last seen active Jul 27, 2026
What the posting states
- Base pay
- $41.42–$52.89/hr
About this role
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Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited college, university or nursing program with a degree/diploma in nursing
- Current RN licensure in the state of employment
- One year of professional nursing experience preferred
- Valid driver's license
- Must be at least 21 years of age
- Corrections facility medical clinic experience
- Experience working with incarcerated individuals
About the employer
You would be practicing correctional and institutional health nursing for CoreCivic in Leavenworth, Kansas—a for-profit private prison and detention operator. The day-to-day is concrete: you bring nursing skill to inmates and residents, attend sick call with a physician, assess illness…
What reviewers appreciate
- Full-scope correctional RN work: sick call, assessment, emergencies, and staff supervision
- Health Services framed as patient-focused care for people in custody
- Hundreds of Health Services jobs listed company-wide
What reviewers flag
- Mandated overtime reported almost daily with impact on home life
- RN ratings near 2.8 overall; management and work-life scores lower
- Culture themes of cliques, snitching, rude or unprofessional supervisors, and frequent quits
Living in Leavenworth, KS
Leavenworth is a historic Missouri River town and home to Fort Leavenworth, one of the oldest active Army posts west of the Mississippi. Nurses will find a quiet, tight-knit community with a charming downtown and easy access to Kansas City's metro amenities about 30 minutes south.
- State price level · Kansas
- 90.1
- 10% below the national average
- Median gross rent
- $1,229/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
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