Registered Nurse - FT
Hartsville, Tennessee
RN · Public Safety
Posted Jul 16
- Unit
- Public Safety
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Permanent
- On the floor
- Charge shifts
- Setting
- Correctional
- Accepts
- RN
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
Registered Nurse position at CoreCivic providing nursing care in an institutional setting. Responsibilities include applying nursing skills in treatment of inmates/residents, attending sick call with physician, examining and assessing new inmates/residents with illnesses or injuries, performing emergency procedures, and supervising nursing care provided by licensed vocational/practical nursing staff and non-licensed medical staff.
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Requirements
- Must be at least 20 years of age.
Place
- City
- Hartsville, Tennessee
- State price level
- 8% below the national average
Tennessee index 91.9, where 100 is the national average.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities.
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You would be practicing institutional nursing with CoreCivic Health Services in Leavenworth, Kansas—work framed as patient-focused care for people inside a corrections setting. Our single Leavenworth posting lists $41.42 an hour. Nurses who have done this job talk about learning…
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- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?