MDOC-Registered Nurse P11-12- Northern Correctional Facilities

About the role

The Michigan Department of Corrections is proud to be a Michigan Veteran's Affairs Agency (MVAA) Gold Level Veteran Friendly Employer.

MDOC is proud to employ nearly 1,500 veterans and actively serving military members across the department. The Department has many benefits and services available to support our military and veteran employees, spouses, and families. Learn more about what makes MDOC a Gold-Level Veteran Friendly Employer here.

Become a REGISTERED NURSE in the Northern Region

Duties of senior level positions may include

• Ambulatory Care, Prison Facility -This is a senior Registered Nurse position which requires advanced clinical decision making skills and judgment.
• The senior level RN is first, and sometimes the only, health care professional to assess and/or treat correctional prisoners.
• It is the senior level RN who determines the need for and timeliness of an appropriate referral to the physician or other provider.

He/she is the only health care professional expected to independently perform the full range of their duties in any setting, including housing units, camps, transport vehicles, ambulances, etc. In any and all settings, the senior level RN is expected to initiate and sustain life-saving care and measures as appropriate, as well as perform the full range of clinical nursing duties.

The complexity of the work exceeds written, established methods and procedures often available and therefore the senior level RN nurse is expected to exercise considerable independent judgment in selecting the most appropriate course of action. The nurse at this level works as an emergency clinic nurse, an inpatient staff nurse, a mental health nurse, or an as ambulatory clinic nurse.

• The employee may be hired for a specific area and assigned to any or all ambulatory or inpatient settings within the complex or facility.
• Positions are located at various correctional facilities throughout the state. You may select your preferred work location and shift availability under the supplemental questions listed on the posting when you apply.

Please Note

New Hires for the RN classification will receive a one-time signing bonus of $5,000. The bonus will be paid out as $1,500 gross pay adjustment on the employee's first pay warrant and the remaining $3,500 will be paid upon completion of one year (2,080 hours) of satisfactory service. If the employee leaves within one year of the appointment, they will be required to pay back the entire bonus.

• Baraga (Baraga Maximum Correctional Facility)
• Carson City (Carson City Correctional Facility)
• Freeland (Saginaw Correctional Facility)
• Kincheloe (Kinross Correctional Facility and Chippewa Correctional Facility)
• Manistee (Oaks Correctional Facility)
• Marquette (Marquette Branch Prison)
• Munising (Alger Correctional Facility)
• Muskegon (Earnest C. Brooks and Muskegon Correctional Facility)
• Newberry (Newberry Correctional Facility)
• St. Louis (St. Louis and Central Michigan Correctional Facility)

Education

Registered Nurse P11-12

• Possession of a diploma, associate's, bachelor's, or master's degree in nursing accepted for licensure by the Michigan Board of Nursing.
• Experience
• Registered Nurse P11
• No specific type or amount is required.

Registered Nurse 12

One year of experience equivalent to a Registered Nurse P11.Alternate Education and Experience

Registered Nurse 12

• Possession of a master's degree in nursing or possession of a bachelor's degree in nursing and six months of experience equivalent to a Registered Nurse P11 may be substituted for the experience requirement.
• Your application will remain on file for six months. If you are interested after the six months period, you must reapply.
• If you have questions or need assistance uploading and/or attaching your documents, please call the Office of Career Services at.

The Department of Corrections may screen out job applicants who have been convicted of a felony in accordance with Public Act 191 of 2017. Applicants who have been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony are ineligible for employment with the Department of Corrections until satisfactory completion of any sentence imposed, including parole or probation.

• REQUIRED INFORMATION: Employment in the state classified service demands a high degree of loyalty and imposes high ethical standards on employees to ensure the integrity of state government and maintain effective services. All employees must meet these ethical standards and all appointing authorities are obligated to enforce these ethical standards.

Additional information

As part of this effort all employees are required to report any possible conflict of interest, please review the information and be prepared to complete the form, you may complete the form now and bring it OR fill it out at interview if selected. CS-1783 form

Working in MDOC Health Care

New hires to the MDOC along with previous MDOC employees that are returning after being away from the department for more than two years will complete Non-Custody New Employee Training (NCNET) either 40 hours or 80 hours of initial in-person training based on their level of offender contact and job classification. All new employees will complete additional online training to successfully complete their non-custody new employee training.