Licensed Practical Nurse

Syracuse, New York

You'll work nights or per-diem in the medical department at the Onondaga County Justice Center, providing nursing care under an RN's supervision.

Posted Oct 7

Shift and hours: Part-time nights, 11:00 PM to 7:30 AM Available Shifts: PT Night (11:00 PM - 7:30 AM)
Unit and setting: Justice Center medical department · Correctional Conducting sick call for inmate/patientsinmates
License: LPN license Licensed as a Practical Nurse in the state of New YorkPractical Nurse license in New York
Term: Permanent to work part-time on the night shift or per-diemPart-time or per-diem

Do you qualify?

License: Practical Nurse license in New York Licensed as a Practical Nurse in the state of New York Check your license
Also asks: Multitask and assess patients well has the ability to multi-task and has a good grasp of patient assessment skills
Also asks: Communicate effectively Ability to communicate effectively
Also asks: Work under supervision Ability to function under supervision
Also asks: Demonstrate clinical competency

Preferred

Experience: Correctional health care experience Experience in correctional health care delivery system, a plus

What it pays

Pay differential: plus shift differentials up to $5.00 / Hour plus shift differentials up to $5.00 / Hour
Extra pay: Shift differentials up to $5.00/hour on top of the $42.00/hour base $42.00 / Hour base rate plus shift differentials up to $5.00 / Hour

Benefits

BenefitsFull-time: medical, dental, visionMedical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability options
BenefitsLife and disability optionsLife and Disability options
BenefitsGenerous PTOGenerous PTO
Benefits401k with matcha 401k with match
Health insurance
Dental insurance

More benefits (5)

Paid time off
On-the-job training
Vision insurance
401(k) matching
Medical

The role and schedule

Day to day: sick call for inmates Conducting sick call for inmate/patients
Day to day: controlled substance, narcotic and sharps records Maintaining accurate records of all controlled substances, narcotics and sharps
Charting: Electronic medical records maintain, update and work with electronic medical records
Hours stated: 11:00 PM - 7:30 AM
Details: 2-week on-the-job orientation, shadowing nursing staff This position provides a 2-week orientation period where you will be training on-the-job and shadowing with the nursing staff.

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Orientation: 2-week orientation

The workplace

PrimeCare Medical, Inc.

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Preceptors and orientation

St. Mary's Detention Center RN posts note a 2-week orientation with on-the-job training and shadowing

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Scheduling

Varied patterns: split shifts with every-other-weekend; evenings 2–10:30p; nights 6p–6:30a; PRN evenings/nights needing weekday availability

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Personalcare Registered Professional Nursing P. C. is looking for dedicated and hard-working Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) to work part-time on the night shift or per-diem in the medical department at the Onondaga County Justice Center in Syracuse, NY. In this role, you will provide comprehensive nursing care and perform duties under supervision of an RN.

Available Shifts: PT Night (11:00 PM - 7:30 AM)

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Responsibilities

The Licensed Practical Nurse will primarily be responsible for providing comprehensive nursing care while ensuring the proper flow of relevant information is communicated to appropriate personnel. In addition, the Licensed Practical Nurse will also maintain, update and work with electronic medical records and ensure that they are secure. Other responsibilities will include:

Maintaining accurate records of all controlled substances, narcotics and sharps in accordance with applicable state and federal laws Conducting sick call for inmate/patients and provide treatment illnesses and injuries, defined by written protocol and approved by PCM Medical Director Observing, reporting, and documenting symptoms, reactions and progress of inmates/patients and participate in the formulation of the plan of care Record, retrieve and file medical information in the inmate/patient medical record

This position provides a 2-week orientation period where you will be training on-the-job and shadowing with the nursing staff.

Full Job Description: http://www.primecaremedical.com/wp-content/uploads/JD. NY-Licensed-Practical-Nurse.pdf

Salary Description: $42.00 / Hour base rate plus

shift differentials up to $5.00 / Hour

Benefits

PrimeCare believes in offering a competitive compensation and benefits package to their employees. Standard benefits for full-time employees include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability options, Generous PTO, and a 401k with match.

Requirements

The Licensed Practical Nurse is a fast paced position and as such we must have someone who has the ability to multi-task and has a good grasp of patient assessment skills. In addition, the Licensed Practical Nurse must be licensed to practice nursing in the state in which the facility is located.

Other requirements for the Licensed Practical Nurse include

Licensed as a Practical Nurse in the state of New York
Ability to communicate effectively
Ability to function under supervision
Demonstrate clinical competency
Experience in correctional health care delivery system, a plus

What's around it?

In Syracuse, NY

Syracuse, NYFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 4% below the US average

Median rent: $1,039/mo
Household income: $47,819/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Syracuse, NY

NeighborhoodsNurses and young professionals often choose University Hill for apartments next to the hospitals and Syracuse University, or Downtown for converted warehouse lofts around Armory Square. Locals name Meadowbrook, Westcott, Strathmore, and Sedgwick as the safest close-in neighborhoods, with Tipp Hill and Eastwood also considered solid; Westcott is eclectic and student-noisy with parks and a rose garden, while Eastwood has a village main street and sturdy WWII-era houses. Brighton offers lower-priced historic houses with deep front porches, Washington Square is Little Italy on a walkable grid, Bradford Hills has large-lot homes above Nottingham High School, and Strathmore sits beside Onondaga Park with Ward Wellington Ward houses. Family suburbs repeatedly recommended are Baldwinsville, Fayetteville-Manlius, Jamesville-DeWitt, Liverpool, and Cicero.

Nurses and young professionals often choose University Hill for apartments next to the hospitals and Syracuse University, or Downtown for converted warehouse lofts around Armory Square. Locals name Meadowbrook, Westcott, Strathmore, and Sedgwick as the safest close-in neighborhoods, with Tipp Hill and Eastwood also considered solid; Westcott is eclectic and student-noisy with parks and a rose garden, while Eastwood has a village main street and sturdy WWII-era houses.

Brighton offers lower-priced historic houses with deep front porches, Washington Square is Little Italy on a walkable grid, Bradford Hills has large-lot homes above Nottingham High School, and Strathmore sits beside Onondaga Park with Ward Wellington Ward houses. Family suburbs repeatedly recommended are Baldwinsville, Fayetteville-Manlius, Jamesville-DeWitt, Liverpool, and Cicero.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: trulia.com Source 4: quora.com Source 5: cnynicheteam.com

Getting aroundCentro buses converge downtown and run heavily to Syracuse University, so Downtown and University Hill can work without a car; everywhere else a car does most of the work. Interstates 81 and 690 cross just north of downtown and put the whole metro within about 15 minutes. Average commute times are cited at about 15.26 minutes in one city profile and 21 minutes in a local housing report. University Hill is the hospital cluster; the North and South Sides are flatter grids that are easier to walk and park than the climb home on the Hill.

Centro buses converge downtown and run heavily to Syracuse University, so Downtown and University Hill can work without a car; everywhere else a car does most of the work. Interstates 81 and 690 cross just north of downtown and put the whole metro within about 15 minutes.

Average commute times are cited at about 15.26 minutes in one city profile and 21 minutes in a local housing report. University Hill is the hospital cluster; the North and South Sides are flatter grids that are easier to walk and park than the climb home on the Hill.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: trulia.com Source 2: realestate.usnews.com Source 3: cnynicheteam.com

OutdoorsGreen Lakes State Park is the signature nearby park; locals also name Jamesville Beach Park, Otisco Lake Park, Stafford Forest, Webster Pond, and Onondaga Park beside Strathmore. The Onondaga Creekwalk leads toward Onondaga Lake, which offers watersports. The region has 35-plus state and county parks and more than 170 parks and natural areas, with the Finger Lakes a short drive, Adirondack Park about two hours northeast, and the Catskills less than two hours southeast. Year-round activities include skiing, hiking, ice skating, swimming, apple picking, rafting, biking, camping, and horseback riding.

Green Lakes State Park is the signature nearby park; locals also name Jamesville Beach Park, Otisco Lake Park, Stafford Forest, Webster Pond, and Onondaga Park beside Strathmore. The Onondaga Creekwalk leads toward Onondaga Lake, which offers watersports.

The region has 35-plus state and county parks and more than 170 parks and natural areas, with the Finger Lakes a short drive, Adirondack Park about two hours northeast, and the Catskills less than two hours southeast. Year-round activities include skiing, hiking, ice skating, swimming, apple picking, rafting, biking, camping, and horseback riding.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: trulia.com Source 2: visitsyracuse.com Source 3: iloveny.com Source 4: reddit.com Source 5: syracuse.edu

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Syracuse sits where the Erie Canal once cut through downtown, a compact hill-ringed city an easy drive from the Finger Lakes and Onondaga Lake. What is genuinely distinct is hospital-adjacent living on University Hill, 15-to-21-minute metro commutes on I-81 and I-690, and housing costs far below New York and national norms—loft rentals in Armory Square warehouses, apartments near the hospitals, and early-1900s houses and owner-occupied doubles in Eastwood, Brighton, and Washington Square. Nurses who want walkable nights land Downtown; those who want a village main street look at Eastwood; families repeatedly choose Baldwinsville, Fayetteville-Manlius, Jamesville-DeWitt, Liverpool, or Cicero for schools. Weekends run from Green Lakes State Park, Onondaga Park, and the Creekwalk to Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, Salt City Market, Little Italy in Washington Square, Syracuse Mets games, and festivals including the Great New York State Fair, Taste of Syracuse, and Winterfest. The tradeoffs are not subtle: about 114 inches of snow a year, a car almost everywhere except Downtown and the Hill, uneven neighborhood safety, and generally low city public-school rankings. A garage and a short commute matter here more than in a milder city.

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As of 2026Source 1: trulia.com Source 2: syracuse.edu Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: cnynicheteam.com Source 5: iloveny.com Source 6: reddit.com Source 7: facebook.com

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