FT Licensed Practical Nurse WTSP
Henning, Tennessee
LPN
Posted Aug 27
- Shift
- 12-hour nights
- Hours a week
- 36
- Unit
- Psych
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 12-hour nights · 3 a week · 36 hours
- Weekends
- Every weekend
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Correctional
- Accepts
- LPN
- Patients
- The LPN is responsible for providing holistic nursing care within the appropriate scope of practice to incarcerated patients.
More role details
- Hiring contact
- Contact: Cathleen Garrison cgarrison@teamcenturion.com
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- Pay differential
- $31-$38 depending on experience+ generous differentials
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
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$31-$38 depending on experience+ generous differentials
Centurion is proud to be the provider of comprehensive healthcare services to the Tennessee Department of Correction.
We are currently seeking a full-time Licensed Practical Nurse to join our team at West Tennessee State Penitentiary 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.
Tennessee LPN license or ability to obtain license Current CPR Corrections experience not required Ability to obtain a security clearance, to include drug screen and criminal background check
Shift: 5:30 pm – 6:00 am, 3 12’s, rotating weekends
We offer excellent compensation and comprehensive benefits for our full-time team members including:
Health, dental, vision, disability and life insurance 401(k) with company match Generous paid time off Paid holidays Flexible Spending Account Continuing Education benefits Much more...
Contact: Cathleen Garrison cgarrison@teamcenturion.com indmhm
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Sourced from Centurion Health’s careers page.
“Corrections experience not required” · from this posting
Requirements
- LPN
- Tennessee LPN license or ability to obtain license
- Current CPR
Benefits
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) matching
Place
- City
- Henning, Tennessee
- Rent against this pay
- 12% of monthly gross
- Local household income
- $40,781/yr
- State price level
- 8% below the national average
$668 median rent against $5,460 a month at $35/hr for 36 hours a week, before tax.
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.
Worth asking
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- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for holiday and call?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
