Career Opportunity: Registered Nurse

Nursing in a correctional facility is unlike any other career normally experienced in the health care field.  The nurses provide a wide variety of services including distributing medication, performing physical assessments, evaluating inmates for their fitness to be booked and responding to emergencies.  It takes a special person to succeed as a nurse in a jail.

Nurses are first responders to medical emergencies within the facility.  They must be able to work without the immediate direction of a physician following established protocols.  In addition, corrections nurses operate in the unique working environment of a jail, requiring good communication skills, compassion, and an awareness of unique operational security considerations.

Please view the Registered Nurse Job Specification for a complete job description and requirements.  Please check the Snohomish County Human Resources web site for current job openings.

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