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Registered Nurse #00045: Pocahontas State Correctional Center

Provide nursing care within adult institutions by utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluating institutional patients per the standards of practice.

Eligibility
Sign-on bonus

Posted Sep 29 · New grads welcomed

Unit and setting
Correctional adult institutional patients
License
RN license valid unrestricted Virginia RN license
Term
PermanentFull-Time (Salaried)

Do you qualify?

New grads
Welcomed
License
valid unrestricted Virginia RN license Check your license
Certification
BLS for health care providers through AHA or ARC

Preferred

Experience
correctional setting experience Experience in a correctional setting
Your six-month RN application plan

Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.

  1. 6 months before

    Shortlist units

    Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.

    Find residencies
  2. 4–6 months before

    Apply as windows open

    Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.

    Explore new grad jobs
  3. 2–3 months before

    Meet the unit manager

    Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.

    Prepare your questions
  4. Around graduation

    Confirm your start

    Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.

    Plan your license
Why start this early?

Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.

What it pays

Against similar roles
In range for Virginia PRN rolesVirginia PRN postings that state pay run $31/hr to $57/hr, the middle half $37/hr to $49/hr, across 157 postings.
Sign-on bonus
$7,500
Loan repayment
Offered
Bonus
$7,500 Sign-On Bonuseligible new hires

Benefits

  • Benefitsup to $10,000 Student Loan Repayment$7,500 Sign-On Bonus or up to $10,000 Student Loan Repayment may be available for eligible new hires
  • Loan repayment program
  • Sign-On Bonus
  • Student Loan Repayment

The role and schedule

Day to day
24-hour nursing care
Day to day
telemedicine
Day to day
chronic care clinics
Day to day
sick call screenings and triage
Day to day
medication administration
Day to day
patient education
Day to day
basic life supporting and emergency care
Day to day
document all pertinent information into the health record Document all pertinent information into the health record while practicing confidentiality and interfacing with other departments on an as-needed basis.
Day to day
delegate tasks and workload Registered Nurses possess the ability to delegate tasks/workload and work hours, days, and locations as assigned.
Floating
provide coverage as needed to meet institutional needs Registered Nurses are capable and available to provide coverage as needed to meet institutional needs.
Employment
full-time This is a full-time position with an annual salary range of $79,967 - $107,023.
Travel
assignments to other duties or locations as necessary Assignments to other duties or locations may be necessary to meet the clinical and administrative needs of the Department.

The workplace

Dept of Corr - Central Admin
Hiring organization

Worth asking

  • Can you walk me through base pay range, differentials, and sign-on bonus repayment terms?
  • What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to ask
  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Build questions for this role

Your fit

On your path

Corrections is open from year one. RN and LPN roles both; some facilities take new grads.

Original listing

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  • 5112724
  • Tazewell, Virginia, United States
  • Pocahontas St Correctional Ctr
  • Health and Human Services
  • Full-Time (Salaried)
  • Dept of Corr - Central Admin

Title: Registered Nurse #00045: Pocahontas State Correctional Center

  • State Role Title: Registered Nurse I
  • Hiring Range: $38.45 - $51.45
  • Pay Band: 4
  • Agency: Dept of Corr - Central Admin
  • Location: Pocahontas State Corr Ctr
  • Agency Website: https://www.vadoc.virginia.gov/
  • Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

$7,500 Sign-On Bonus or up to $10,000 Student Loan Repayment may be available for eligible new hires

Provide nursing care within adult institutions by utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluating institutional patients per the standards of practice. Standard of care is achieved through a multitude of services to include 24-hour nursing care, telemedicine, chronic care clinics, sick call screenings/triage, medication administration, patient education, and basic life supporting/emergency care. Document all pertinent information into the health record while practicing confidentiality and interfacing with other departments on an as-needed basis.

Registered Nurses possess the ability to delegate tasks/workload and work hours, days, and locations as assigned. Registered Nurses are capable and available to provide coverage as needed to meet institutional needs. To provide evidence-based nursing care and promote continued competence through education/certification with a focus on correctional nursing.

Assignments to other duties or locations may be necessary to meet the clinical and administrative needs of the Department.

This is a full-time position with an annual salary range of $79,967 - $107,023.

Minimum Qualifications

Possess and maintain valid unrestricted Virginia RN license (if you are a recent graduate of a nursing program in VA and not yet licensed, NCLEX-RN Exam must be scheduled at time of application)

Certified Basic Life Support (BLS) for health care providers with current certification through American. Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) is required upon hire

Additional Considerations

Experience in a correctional setting

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

If selected as a finalist with the VADOC, candidates can expect the following:

Background Investigation

Requirements

All applicants are subject to a background investigation. Investigations may include fingerprint checks (State Police, FBI); local agency checks; employment verification; verification of education (relevant to employment); credit checks; and other checks based on the position.

Drug Testing

Requirements

Applicants applying to a designated safety sensitive position are subject to a pre-employment drug screen. Marijuana use is prohibited for positions that require possession of a firearm or a Commercial Driver’s License in the performance of official duties such as Corrections Officers, Probation Officers, Tractor Trailer Drivers and others.

Application

Requirements

Application and/or résumé for this position are only accepted electronically through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Electronic Recruitment System. All applications should be submitted by 11:55pm on the closing date for the position. Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from the electronic application and/or résumé.

Layoff Preferences: Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of VA employees only) MUST attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or résumé.

VADOC is an EEO employer and is committed to supporting workforce diversity, equitable opportunities and inclusivity. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.

VADOC values our Veterans and encourages all to apply and receive preference in the hiring process. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other nation service alumni are also encouraged to apply.

Contact Information

Name: Alexandra Helfrecht

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note : Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.

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