Registered Nurse - Correctional Health Services

Utah Division of Human Resource Management

$87K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in Utah
  • Ability to pass fingerprint background check and drug screening
  • Basic life support (BLS) certification
  • Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) certification preferred
  • Experience in emergency medical services or acute care is advantageous

Responsibilities

  • Provide nursing care to inmates at the Utah State Correctional Facility
  • Administer prescribed medications from a medical provider
  • Assess and triage inmate healthcare requests
  • Deliver emergency nursing care during urgent medical situations
  • Maintain and update patient medical records and charts

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with a dedicated healthcare team
  • Engagement in meaningful work within correctional healthcare
  • Potential for career advancement within the correctional health services
  • Exposure to diverse medical cases and conditions in a unique environment
Full Job Description
Registered Nurse - Correctional Health Services

FT / PT Status - Full-Time
Salary - $41.98
Remote Work / In-Office - In-Office / On-SiteRecruiter -
Application Deadline - 12/31/2026

Key Responsibilities

Key responsibilities and day to day responsibilities of this position:

The Utah Department of Health and Human Services is seeking a highly motivated, qualified individual to work as a Registered Nurse in the Correctional Health Services Division. If you would like an opportunity to join a team of passionate individuals who work hard in providing quality medical care, this is the job for you.

Please note: An offer of employment will be contingent on the applicant successfully passing a DHHS background
check and pre-employment drug testing, and a Utah Department of Corrections (UDC) background screening.

  • Provide professional nursing care to the inmate population at the Utah State Correctional Facility.
  • Administer medications as ordered by a CHS Medical Provider.
  • Assess and triage patients requesting healthcare services.
  • Provide emergency nursing care to patients with urgent medical conditions.
  • Maintains and updates patient charts, records, and information.


Supplemental Information
  • Licensure as a registered nurse (RN) in the state of Utah. Utah Code: 58-31b-301
  • Risks which require the use of special safety precautions and/or equipment, e.g., working around operating machines, working with contagious diseases or hazardous chemicals, etc.
  • Work requires physical exertion. May require the ability to stand; walk over rough surfaces; bend, crouch, stoop, stretch, reach, lift moderately heavy items (up to 50 lbs.) in a recurring manner and/or for long periods of time.


Qualifications
Minimum or "day-one" qualifications:
  • Current, unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Utah
  • Must be able to pass a fingerprinting background check and drug screening.

Preferred or trainable/on-the-job qualifications:
  • Basic life support and advanced cardiac life support certifications
  • Experience in emergency medical services, acute care (medical or psychiatric), or post-acute care (skilled nursing facility, home health or long-term acute care)


About the Role

Location -
1480 N 8000 W
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84116
United States
Background Check Required - You must successfully pass a criminal history check.
Drug Test Required - Yes
Schedule Code - B - Competitive Career Service



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