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staff - Registered Nurse - Correctional - $53-66 per hour

Company: CoreCivic
Location: National City
Posted on: October 30, 2025

Job Description:

CoreCivic is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Correctional for a nursing job in National City, California. Job Description & Requirements - Specialty: Correctional - Discipline: RN - Duration: Ongoing - Employment Type: Staff $53.00 - $66.20 / per Hour At CoreCivic, our employees are driven by a deep sense of service, high standards of professionalism and a responsibility to better the public good. CoreCivic is currently seeking Registered Nurse – Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) who have a passion for providing the highest quality care in an institutional setting. The successful candidate should be able to perform ALL of the following functions at a pace and level of performance consistent with the actual job performance requirements. - Apply appropriate nursing skills in the area and treatment of inmates/residents. - Provides leadership in improving and sustaining the quality and effectiveness of care in diverse or complex programs. - Monitors key indicators of health status and clinic operations. - Uses screening and focused study formats to detect variation in healthcare delivery process. - Designs data collection instruments; compiles and analyzes data; design interventions to address issues. - Provides written reports and conducts CQI meetings. - Participates in preparation for accreditation and inspections. - Attend sick call with the physician to see inmates/residents; prepare a list of inmates/residents to be examined; prepare examining room and equipment - Examine and assess new inmates/residents with illnesses or injuries or inmates/residents who become ill or injured; refer inmates/residents to the emergency room or other appropriate healthcare facilities as required by their condition. - Perform emergency procedures as needed and notify Licensed Independent Provider for treatment orders. - Provide guidance, supervise and monitor nursing care provided by licensed vocational/practical nursing staff and non-licensed medical staff. Qualifications: - Graduate from an accredited college, university or nursing program with a Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Advanced Public Health or related field is required, OR must possess three years related industry experience and/or performance improvement experience. - Must possess current RN licensure in the state of employment. - Three (3) years of current, professional nursing experience in leadership and/or management preferred. - Experience in a correctional health care program preferred. - Minimum age requirement: Must be at least 21 years of age. CoreCivic is a Drug-Free Workplace & EOE including Disability/Veteran. CoreCivic Job ID req30506. Posted job title: Registered Nurse – CQI About CoreCivic CoreCivic is a diversified, government-solutions company with the scale and experience needed to solve tough government challenges in cost-effective ways. We provide a broad range of solutions to government partners that serve the public good through high-quality corrections and detention management, innovative and cost-saving real estate solutions, and a growing network of residential and non-residential alternatives to incarceration to help address America's recidivism crisis. Benefits - Holiday Pay - 401k retirement plan - Medical benefits - Dental benefits - Vision benefits - Life insurance

Keywords: CoreCivic, National City , staff - Registered Nurse - Correctional - $53-66 per hour, Healthcare , National City, California


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