Registered Nurse - Correctional

Company: CoreCivic
Location: National City
Posted on: February 26, 2026

Job Description:

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 / 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. At CoreCivic, we do more than manage inmates, we care for people. CoreCivic is currently seeking Registered Nurses – Infectious Disease 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. - Implements activities related to infection prevention and control, tuberculosis (TB) case management, contact and outbreak investigations, and infection prevention training. - Develops, implements, and monitors all associated tasks and duties related to TB case management, including, but not limited to tracking, documenting, and ensuring completeness of clinical, diagnostic, and treatment information; facilitates referrals for transnational continuity of care; reporting; and liaises with public health agencies. - 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 degree/diploma in nursing. - Must possess current licensure in the state of employment. - Three (3) years professional experience in infection prevention and control and/or TB care. - Must possess CPR/BLS certification. - Minimum age requirement: Must be at least 21 years of age. CoreCivic is a Drug-Free Workplace & EOE including Disability/Veteran. CoreCivic Job ID req31914. Posted job title: Registered Nurse - Infectious Disease 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

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