Correctional Nurse – RN & LVN
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Health Services Division employs professional staff with extensive skills providing healthcare to correctional patients of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department and are recruiting for caring and compassionate Registered Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses determined to make a positive difference in healthcare, one patient at a time. Nurses passionate about professional healthcare and patient education help improve the lives and functioning of this unique patient population and are encouraged to apply.
Correctional healthcare offers a safe environment and a wide variety of experiences with clinical opportunities to develop extensive nursing skills in the areas of assessment, routine, urgent, and emergent healthcare. There are opportunities to work with specialty services including orthopedics, GI, dialysis, women’s health, oncology, oral surgery, wound care, rehabilitation, ophthalmology and more!
Apply today for an opportunity to join the proud legacy of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Health Services Division.
Benefits & Incentives
- Hiring Bonus
- 2.5% Salary Increase every 6 months
- Accruable Vacation
- 15 Paid Holidays
- SBCERA Pension Retirement
- Retirement Medical Trust
- Tuition Reimbursement
Frequently Asked Questions
Correctional Nurses work out of the county correctional facilities, which include West Valley Detention Center, High Desert Detention Center, Central Detention Center, and Glen Helen Rehabilitation Center.
Correctional Nurses work in a secure environment alongside sworn Deputy Sheriff’s while attending to the healthcare of inmates.
Correctional Nurses work 8-12 hour shifts, which include day, night, swing, rotating, holidays, and weekends. A shift differential per hour is available for evening and night shifts.
At a correctional facility, the nursing staff works directly with inmates as opposed to the general public. The nursing staff is more hands-on with lab work and clinical duties than a hospital with different areas of responsibility.
Correctional Nurses receive 15 days of holiday pay annually, along with sick leave and Perfect Attendance Leave.
Yes, Correctional Nurses are part of SBCERA and can qualify for other retirement perks such as 457(b) and a Retirement Medical Trust Fund.
Correctional Nurses are assigned to one specific location. A request for official transfers to another facility can be submitted.
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