Posting Date

05/13/26

Application Deadline

06/12/26

Pay Range

$37.30 - $60.75 hourly

Sign-on bonus of up to $6,000 for eligible registered nurses

Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. The position is eligible for overtime compensation for all hours worked over 40 in the designated workweek.

Check out our shift differential pay in addition to our base wage:
• An additional $3.00 per hour for hours worked between 3:00pm - 11:00pm
• An additional $4.50 per hour for hours worked between 11:00pm - 7:00am

Job Type

Unclassified

Department

Correctional Health

About the Position

As a Registered Nurse for Maricopa County Correctional Health Services, you help fulfill the mission of providing medically necessary, evidence-based integrated health care to patients going through the judicial system. Our nurses are engaged, lifelong learners who believe in a culture of collaboration, communication, and a team approach to quality patient care. Daily, you will respond to the medical needs and provide necessary continuity of care that may emerge during a patient’s stay in the county jail system.

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We Require

• Valid, unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse issued by the Arizona State Board of Nursing or issued by another state recognized by the Arizona Board of Nursing as a multi-compact license state

We Also Value

• Experience as a Registered Nurse in a Medical/Surgical, ER, Urgent Care, or Psychiatric setting

Job Contributions

• Provide assessments and implement appropriate nursing interventions

• Monitor patient’s progress and evaluate outcomes

• Perform standard nursing procedures appropriate to patient needs

• Complete and process all required documentation, including plans and discharge planning, in a comprehensive, objective, and legible manner

• Provide health-related education to patients as appropriate to patient needs

• Administer medication and address other pharmacological needs

• Perform basic intravenous and phlebotomy skills

• Participate in orientation and training of new employees, contract staff, students, and others

Working Conditions

• Ability to work inside a jail

• Ability to respond to emergencies

• Ability to get on the floor to perform CPR/chest compressions, push medical equipment, climb stairs, and lift patients on a gurney that may weigh up to 35 pounds

• Will be assigned to various clinical locations in the Phoenix area within a 5-mile radius

Selection Procedure

• Consideration will only be given to candidates who submit online applications

• Candidates will be contacted primarily through email and their Workday online application profile

• Must pass a pre-employment background and/or fingerprint investigation as required by statute or policy, including drug and alcohol testing requirements for positions designated as safety-sensitive

 

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