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Registered Nurse - Pharmacy

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Core Civic

Leavenworth, Kansas

Eligibility
RN
Shift
8-hour
Hours a week
40 hrs a week

Posted Aug 17

What the listing says

Role

Schedule
8-hour · 5 a week · 40 hours
Term
Permanent
Setting
Correctional
Accepts
RN

Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.

Pay

Against the board
Above most KS staff postings

KS staff postings that state pay run $24/hr to $50/hr, the middle half $31/hr to $44/hr, across 129 postings.

About this role

$41.42 - $52.89 / hour

Seeking Registered Nurses with Pharmacy experience interested in working Monday-Friday 8hr shifts!

At CoreCivic, our employees are driven by a deep sense of service, high standards of professionalism and a responsibility to better the public good.

At CoreCivic, we do more than manage inmates, we care for people. CoreCivic is currently seeking Registered Nurses who have a passion for providing the highest quality care in an institutional setting.

The successful candidate should be able to perform ALL of the following functions at a pace and level of performance consistent with the actual job performance requirements.

Apply appropriate nursing skills in the area and treatment of inmates/residents. Attend sick call with the physician to see inmates/residents; prepare a list of inmates/residents to be examined; prepare examining room and equipment Examine and assess new inmates/residents with illnesses or injuries or inmates/residents who become ill or injured; refer inmates/residents to the emergency room or other appropriate healthcare facilities as required by their condition. Perform emergency procedures as needed and notify Licensed Independent Provider for treatment orders.

Provide guidance, supervise and monitor nursing care provided by licensed vocational/practical nursing staff and non-licensed medical staff.

Qualifications

Graduate from an accredited college, university or nursing program with a degree/diploma in nursing. Must possess current licensure in the state of employment. One (1) year of professional nursing experience preferred. A valid driver's license is required. Minimum age requirement: Must be at least 21 years of age.

CoreCivic is a Drug-Free Workplace & EOE including Disability/Veteran.

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Requirements

  • Graduate from an accredited college, university or nursing program with a degree/diploma in nursing.
  • Must possess current licensure in the state of employment.
  • One (1) year of professional nursing experience preferred.
  • A valid driver's license is required.
  • Minimum age requirement: Must be at least 21 years of age.
  • CoreCivic is a Drug-Free Workplace & EOE including Disability/Veteran.

Place

City
Leavenworth, Kansas
Rent against this pay
15% of monthly gross
This role$1,229/mo rent
Monthly gross$8,147/mo

$1,229 median rent against $8,147 a month at $47/hr for 40 hours a week, before tax. Census ACS 2024.

Local household income
$72,987/yr

all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024

State price level
10% below the national average

Kansas index 90.1, where 100 is the national average.

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.

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

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

How this role fits you

About the employer

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Core Civic
Hiring organization

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…

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