Registered Nurse (Mental Health Unit): Greensville Correctional Center
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Work type: Full-Time (Salaried)
Location: Greensville, Virginia
Categories: Health and Human Services, Public Safety
Title: Registered Nurse (Mental Health Unit): Greensville Correctional Center
State Role Title: Registered Nurse I
Hiring Range: $38.78-$49.71/hour
Pay Band: 4
Agency: Dept of Corr - Central Admin
Location: Greensville Correctional Ctr
Agency Website: https://vadoc.virginia.gov
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
This is a full-time position with an annual salary range of $80,672 - $103,404.
$7,500 Sign on Bonus or $10,000 Student Loan Repayment may be available for eligible new hires.
Provides 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.
Documents 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 and work load and work hours, days, and locations as assigned.
Registered Nurses are capable and available to provide coverage as needed to meet institutional needs.
Provides evidence-based nursing care and promotes continued competence through education/certification with a focus on correctional nursing.
Minimum Qualifications
Graduated from an accredited School of Nursing program
Experience working with mental health patients
Must possess and maintain a valid unrestricted Virginia RN license issued by the board of nursing or a multi-state compact license (if you are a recent graduate of a nursing program in VA and not licensed, the NCLEX-RN exam must be scheduled at the 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 working in a Corrections or Law enforcement environment
Experience in acute care and/or community health settings
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:
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.
Contact Information
Name: Human Resources
Phone: 804-674-3000
Email: Applications submitted via email will not be considered.
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.
Advertised: 04 Sep 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close:
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