Salary: $8,151.00 - $13,362.00 Monthly
Location : Pierce County - Gig Harbor, WA
Job Type: Full Time - Permanent
Job Number:Department: Dept. of Corrections
Division: HS - WCCW
Opening Date: 09/03/2026
Closing Date: 9/10/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
DescriptionRegistered Nurse 2
Fulltime, Permanent
Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW)Gig Harbor, WA.Multiple RN openings, this recruitment is for this specific schedule: Current shift available: Friday- Tuesday 1400- 2230Registered Nurse 2:
Monthly Salary Range: $7,832.00-$12,839.00
Hourly Salary Range: $45.01-$73.79
Join the Department of Corrections (DOC) team to make a real difference in the lives of others and to find personal fulfillment in your role. DOC is seeking a highly motivated and qualified Registered Nurse for the Washington Corrections Center for Women located in Gig Harbor, WA.
Registered Nurses will receive shift differential in the amount of
two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per hour for evening shift and night shift work. Employees may also qualify for one or both of these supplemental shift premiums in addition to the above. A.
One dollar ($1.00) per hour during any hours assigned to work from 11:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m. B.
Three dollars ($3.00) per hour during any hours worked from Friday midnight to Sunday midnight.
The Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW) is a 62.6-acre facility located approximately two miles from Gig Harbor. The site includes living units, administration buildings, a health clinic, education buildings, a gymnasium, a chapel, industries buildings, food service buildings and support facilities.
Correctional Health is a rewarding career path at DOC, in which health care professionals treat a wide array of cases for patients residing in a state correctional facility. Health Services is responsible for basic primary care for incarcerated individuals. All disciplines within all of the 12 correctional facilities work closely together to reach a common goal, providing the best, most efficient, and cost-effective health care possible. Emphasis is placed on early identification of health concerns, care for acute and chronic health problems, and preventive care.
Application assessment will be ongoing, and the hiring authority reserves the right to offer the position at any time during the recruitment process. It is to the applicant's advantage to apply as early as possible.This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacant positions.
DutiesPractice nursing safely and effectively in the correctional setting and within the scope of practice defined by state law and administrative code:- Access, monitor, and interpret objective and subjective data.
- Develop nursing diagnoses and outcomes to be achieved as a result of nursing intervention.
- Plan the delivery of health care, defining timeframes and pathways for delivery of services, prioritizing and sequencing care.
- Implement care plans by providing direct patient care, directing others about urgency, timeframes, and methods to deliver health care on and off site, determining when needs for care or services become more urgent, require classification, or require another type of level of intervention. Obtain provider orders and accomplish prescribed interventions in a timely and clinically responsive manner.
- Analyze and evaluate the structure, process, and timeframes for service delivery, the expected effects of treatment or intervention, and the outcomes to be achieved. Revise the plan of care as necessary.
- In accordance with the intent and provisions of established policies, practices, and procedures, employ appropriate safety techniques to push, pull, life, and carry loads.
Delegate and assign tasks to other staff as appropriate:- Delegate responsibility for patient care to other nurse and assistive nursing personnel after considering the needs, condition, and stability of the patient, potential for harm, complexity of task and predictability of outcome.
- Teach, instruct, monitor, supervise, and evaluate the implementation of tasks and the result of patient care assigned to other personnel.
- Direct and supervise subordinate health care staff assigned to a patient care area.
- Make nursing assessments. Initiate treatment protocols accordingly.
- Ensure that practice is consistent with state licensure laws, administrative rules, policies, and procedures.
Communicate effectively verbally, in writing, and via computer and other electronic media with incarcerated individuals, their families, other health care personnel, custody, and other institutional personnel:- Protect the confidentiality of health records.
- Maintain accurate, legible, and complete records of patient care.
- Write nursing care plans and interdisciplinary treatment plans and complete other entries to support the problem-oriented health care record.
- Legibly document clinical findings, the rationale and plan for actions taken to deliver nursing and other aspects of health care.
Respond to health care emergencies throughout the facility and institutional grounds: - Provide emergency medical care including CPR, using triage format, to incarcerated individuals, staff, visitors, and members of the community.
Provide competent nursing services:- Assess the subjective and objective symptoms of patient's medical and emotional conditions during nursing triage, ambulatory care clinics, and infirmary rounds; initiate appropriate intervention according to Health Services Policies and procedures, treatment plans, and protocols.
- Administer medical and nursing treatment, including medication administration, treatments, dressing changes, monitoring and evaluating vital signs, obtaining and preparing specimens for laboratory analysis, starting and administering IV's, traction, and assisting with minor surgeries.
Self-evaluate and practice professional nursing conduct at all times:- Be in attendance, capable, and competent to practice nursing as assigned.
- Remain on duty until adequate replacement has arrived and communication has occurred to ensure continuity of patient care.
Establish therapeutic relationships that preserve professional boundaries with patients:- Counsel, teach, and assist incarcerated individuals.
- Provide accurate, authoritative information to groups or communities.
Actively participate in the Correctional Healthcare Team:- Function as a job coach and mentor during the on-the-job training phase of the new employee orientation; provide direction to the new employee, observe performance, and provide feedback to supervisors, and complete a written and or verbal evaluations of job training when requested.
- Participate in Health Services Quality Improvement activities.
- Practice in accordance with DOC Policy and Offender Health Plan.
- Participate in formal clinical oversight according to facility and DOC Health Services Clinical Oversight Structure.
QualificationsRegistered Nurse 2 Required Qualifications: - Initial and continuous unencumbered licensure in the State of Washington as a Registered Nurse.
OR
- An unencumbered Multi State License from a participating Compact Licensure State as outlined by the Nurse Licensure Compact and Department of Health with completion of Suicide Prevention, EDIR training, and MLS demographic survey.
- One (1) year experience working as a Registered Nurse
- Training by the American Heart Association in Healthcare Provider CPR.
- Proficient using computer-based programs to schedule, monitor and track patient information, perform data entry and word processing, and communicate via email, as well as other programs that may be needed to complete assigned work.
- Ability to work independently and with limited supervision.
Desired Qualifications: - Experience working as a Registered Nurse in an acute care setting or a correctional facility.
- Certification as a Correctional Healthcare Professional.
On-Call nurses:
- Be available to work all shifts (day, swing and graveyard) including weekends and holidays.
- Be willing to work a minimum of 8 shifts a month.
- Provide written availability by the 5th of each month for the following month's coverage.
- Be willing to complete a paid six-week correctional worker core training M-F from 8 to 4:30 pm. (not required)
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