Registered Nurse (RN) - Corrections

Registered Nurse (RN) - Corrections Salary

$39.88 - $53.42 Hourly

Location: Salem, OR

Job Type: Full-time

Regular Job Number: 195-2026-1

Department: Sheriffs Office

Division: Institutions

Opening Date: January 1, 2026

Closing Date: January 14, 2026 11:59 PM Pacific

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Bargaining Unit: 05

Description: Marion County requires on-site work. Remote work is not available. The Marion County Sheriff's Office is seeking a full-time RN to join our team. By providing health screening and services ranging from basic first aid to more serious management of medical conditions and needs, our team works collaboratively to meet the medical needs of those in our care. We believe every employee at the Sheriff's Office plays a critical role in public safety and service to the community. Throughout 2022, our Institutions Division provided services and supervision to more than 7,000 adults in custody. The ideal candidate will have great communication skills and be willing to work in a team environment. We are a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

WAGES:

• Hourly rate negotiable
• Shift/Weekend Differential:
• Additional $3.92 per hour for hours worked between 6:00 pm and 11:59 pm
• Additional $3.85 per hour for hours worked between 12:00 am and 5:59 am
• Additional $1.65 per hour for hours worked between Saturday at 12:01 am to Sunday at 11:59 pm
• Corrections Nurse Incentive: Employees working in the classification of corrections nurse for the Marion County Sheriff's Office are eligible for 2.5% incentive pay upon successful completion of county trial service, and an additional 3% commencing with the fourth year of service in the classification for a total of 5.5%.

Benefits: In addition to the salary range listed above, RN's with the Sheriff's Office receive a generous benefit package including:

• Retirement Medical Trust with employer contributions
• Medical and dental insurance with generous employer contribution (Marion County pays 95%)
• PERS & OPSRP Retirement (Marion County pays employees 6% contribution)
• Paid vacation and sick leave
• 11 paid holidays per year
• 1 paid commissioners holiday per year
• 2 paid personal days per year
• Employer provided Group Term Life Insurance
• Employer provided Long-Term Disability Plan
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• Voluntary Short-Term Disability
• Voluntary Deferred Compensation Plan
• Employee Assistance Program

Duties: Serve as a professional nurse in the county corrections facility; perform a variety of nursing duties in a correctional setting, exercising considerable independent judgment in all aspects of the medical program; perform physical examinations of inmates and treat or refer them appropriately; dispense or provide for dispensing of medications under the direction of a licensed physician.

Typical Duties:

• Accurate and thorough chart documentation
• Nursing notes are clear, concise and thorough reflecting:
• Signs and symptoms observed
• Nursing assessment
• Plan of actions - per standing order protocol
• RN on-call
• Education of adults in custody
• Expected or observed outcome
• Noted changes
• Unusual occurrences
• Outside communications
• Explanation of refusal for treatment
• Discharge summary - completed on clients transferred to other facilities
• Accurate and thorough nursing assessment
• Professional nurses will be competent and knowledgeable in assessment of physical, mental and emotional status of adults in custody including:
• Neurological examination
• Ears, nose and throat assessment
• Respiratory assessment
• Cardiovascular assessment
• Musculoskeletal assessment
• Gastrointestinal examination
• Genitourinary assessment including sexually transmitted disease
• Skin assessment
• Mental and emotional status and counseling
• Dental condition assessment
• Accurate and thorough skills and knowledge of nursing procedures
• Professional nurses will be skilled and knowledgeable in technical procedures including but not limited to:
• CPR, including A.E.D.
• First Aid
• Emergency response to unstable adults in custody without knowledge of etiology or location on campus
• Vital signs
• Oxygen administration - n.c./mask/ambu-bag
• Venipuncture
• Contusion - decubitus care
• Wound care including sterile and non-sterile dressing changes
• Treatment with heat or cold direct application
• Injections
• Setting up and delivery of medications (oral, rectal, IM, S.L., S.Q., topical)
• Specimen collections
• Splinting and applications
• Eye and ear flushing
• Weight and measuring
• Delousing
• Enemas and fecal impaction removal
• Chest physiotherapy
• Colostomy care
• Screening and reporting communicable disease
• Universal blood and body fluid precautions (standard)
• Basic isolation techniques
• Catheterization
• Equipment operation: Doppler, EKG, Otoscope, Ophthalmic scope, autoclave, radio communication, computer, wheelchair/crutches, phone, photocopy machine, suction machine, splint placement, application restraints, treatment for capstan and fire extinguishers
• Respiratory care including tracheostomy maintenance, incentive spirometry and chest physiotherapy
• Assists or directs adults in custody in skill building to assume self-care in daily living
• Medical Department operations are consistent and professional
• The professional nurse demonstrates the thorough capability and skill to be proficient in the following areas:
• Assessment and follow through on all nursing contact and appropriate reporting of information to the physician
• Consistency in documentation
• Security of narcotics
• Security of equipment and keys
• Assuring consultation with outside agencies when necessary
• Equipment check
• Minor surgery with the physician
• Interpretation of, reporting and follow-up care of normal or abnormal laboratory results and diagnostic testing with the physician
• Recognizing and reporting dietary needs for special medical circumstance
• Maintaining confidentiality of adults in custody's condition and medical records
• Maintaining functions of unit by assuring the following occurs:
  1. Adequate number of forms available
  2. Medications and supplies stocked
  3. Phone calls professionally responded to
  4. Communication of unfinished business to oncoming shift
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     Requirements for the Position:

     • Experience and Training: Graduation from an accredited school of nursing
     • Necessary Special Requirements:
     • Possession of a license to practice as a registered professional nurse in the State of Oregon at the time of appointment
     • Ability to complete training on the security and supervision of adults in custody within six months after initial hire
     • Physical Requirements:
     • Continuously sees close and distant objects within normal parameters
     • Continuously sees with peripheral vision within normal parameters
     • Demonstrates sufficient depth perception
     • Differentiates between colors
     • Possesses olfactory senses within normal parameters
     • Hears within normal range
     • Speaks clearly
     • Maintains a seated position for extended periods of time
     • Walks for extended periods of time
     • Climbs stairs and/or inclines repeatedly
     • Bends, stoops, crawls and kneels
     • Lifts and carries up to 25 lbs.
     • Pulls or pushes up to 50 lbs.
     • Works in an area with limited ventilation
     • Works in an area that may have chemical agents released into the air
     • Writes legibly
     • Uses hands to grasp, handle and manipulate objects
     • Implements finger dexterity to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for extended periods of time, such as a keyboard
     • Engages in repetitive motions of hands and wrists for extended periods of time
     • Works flexible hours during the day and week
     • Works day, afternoon, evening and night shifts
     • Wears personal protective equipment when performing job tasks that increase the risk of exposure to blood and body fluids

     Public Service Loan Forgiveness: Marion County is a qualifying public employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, full-time employees working at the County may qualify for forgiveness of the remaining balance on Direct Student Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments under a qualifying repayment plan.

     Visa Sponsorship: Marion County does not offer Visa sponsorship.

     Veterans' Preference: Applicants are eligible to use Veterans' Preference when applying with Marion County in accordance with ORS 408.225, 408.230, and 408.235 and OAR 105-040-0010 and 105-040-0015. Preference will be awarded only if the applicant meets the minimum requirements of the position and attaches the required documentation at the time of application.

     Documents Required for Veterans' Preference: One of the following:

     • MEMBER COPY 4 of the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214 or 215)
     • OR Letter from the US Department of Veterans Affairs indicating receipt of a non-service connected pension
     • Certification that discharge or release from active duty under honorable conditions will take place not later than 120 days after the submission of the certificate
     • A copy of their Veterans disability preference letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs
     • OR Certification that medical separation from active duty under honorable conditions will take place not later than 120 days after the submission of the