PRN Licensed Practical Nurse WTRC
Henning, Tennessee
LPN
Posted Aug 27 · New grads welcomed · reported
- Unit
- Psych
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Per Diem
- Setting
- Correctional
- Accepts
- LPN
- Experience
- New graduates
- Patients
- The LPN is responsible for providing holistic nursing care within the appropriate scope of practice to incarcerated patients.
- Hiring contact
- Contact: Cathleen Garrison cgarrison@teamcenturion.com
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in Tennessee is $33/hr, across 154 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Centurion is proud to be the provider of comprehensive healthcare services to the Tennessee Department of Correction.
We are currently seeking a per diem Licensed Practical Nurse to join our team at the Women’s Therapeutic Residential Center located in Henning, Tennessee.
The LPN is responsible for providing holistic nursing care within the appropriate scope of practice to incarcerated patients. Licensed Practical Nurses work under the direction of Registered Nurses, medical, and psychiatric staff to respond to a range of physical and mental health needs.
Pay is $31 per hour.
Tennessee Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license or ability to obtain one required Must be appropriately and actively certified in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Corrections experience not required Ability to obtain a security clearance, to include drug screen and criminal background check
We offer
- A clinically interesting, diverse patient population in a secure and structured setting
- An exciting and rewarding career in one of the fastest growing areas of healthcare
- The ability to make a real difference to an important and underserved population
Contact: Cathleen Garrison cgarrison@teamcenturion.com indmhm
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Sourced from Centurion Health’s careers page.
Requirements
- Tennessee Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license or ability to obtain one
- Tennessee Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license or ability to obtain one
- CPR Certification
Benefits
- Clinically interesting, diverse patient population
- Secure and structured setting
- Exciting and rewarding career in healthcare
- Ability to make a real difference
Place
- City
- Henning, Tennessee
- Median rent
- $668/mo
- Local household income
- $40,781/yr
- State price level
- 8% below the national average
- Campus
- Women’s Therapeutic Residential Center
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Tennessee index 91.9, where 100 is the national average.
Henning is a small West Tennessee town in Lauderdale County, known as the childhood home of Roots author Alex Haley. Rural, quiet, and rooted in Mississippi River delta history, it offers a slow-paced lifestyle for nurses seeking a close-knit community within driving distance of Memphis.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
How this role fits you
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About the employer
You would be walking into Wabash Valley Correctional Facility in Carlisle, where Centurion runs healthcare for the Indiana Department of Correction. The work is primary and specialty care inside the fence—vitals, labs, EKGs, minor procedures—and some roles stretch into infirmary-style…
On your path
Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
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- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
