Initial Posting Date:
03/13/2025
Application Deadline:
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Agency:
Oregon Youth Authority
Salary Range:
$7,505.00 - $10,880.00
Position Type:
Employee
Position Title:
Institution Registered Nurse pool - MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility
Job Description:
OREGON YOUTH AUTHORITY
Health Services Nurse - Institutional Registered Nurse
Woodburn, Oregon –MACLAREN YOUTH CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
Are you a Registered Nurse looking for your next rewarding opportunity? Consider joining our Health Services division and help us as we operate under the principle that youth need to be healthy in mind and body in order to actively participate in reformation programs. Join our amazing team today!
Oregon Youth Authority is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Institution Registered Nurse to join our team at the MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility. As a Health Services Clinic Nurse, you will play a crucial role in promoting and maintaining the physical and mental well-being of the youth in custody who are committed to an OYA (Oregon Youth Authority) youth correctional facility. In this position, you will be responsible for providing comprehensive health care services, ensuring the delivery of high-quality care to our youth. Your primary focus will be to provide direct professional nursing care to youth with physical and mental health complaints, while also developing individualized nursing care plans to address their specific needs. This is an exciting opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of young individuals and contribute to their overall rehabilitation and well-being. If you are passionate about nursing and dedicated to improving the lives of youth in custody, we encourage you to apply for this rewarding position.
Additional Details:
- Multiple Positions: This recruitment announcement will be used to establish a list of qualified candidates to fill current and future vacancies - permanent, full-time, part-time and temporary positions with varying shifts. When MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility has an opening, your application will be reviewed at that time. For a complete list of duties/responsibilities and working conditions, please email the HR Recruiter.
- Part-time positions: The Salary Range listed will be PRO-RATED / REDUCED to the numbers hours of work. Benefits are also prorated based on the number of hours worked.
- Comprehensive and equitable base salary offer within the listed range based on your experience, skills and education. For more information on pay equity, click here.
- The salary range listed is the non-PERS participating rate. If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible, the salary range will increase by 6%. Please review the Classification and Compensation page for more details.
- This position receives annual increases on anniversary date until the maximum of the salary range is reached.
- Please save a copy of this job announcement for your reference, as it may not be available for you to view after the job closes.
Would you like to learn more about this position or how our application process works? Join our Recruitment team every other Wednesday during our OYA Career Chat Sessions between 11am-11:30am. We can assist you with all your application and agency questions!
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ABOUT OYA
At Oregon Youth Authority (OYA), diversity, equity, and inclusion are more than just words on a page. To meet our mission and live our values as an agency, DEI must be at the heart of all we do. We support cultural competence, develop teams, and cultivate leaders in ways that are equitable to everyone, especially people of color, those who identify as LGBTQ+, or those from other marginalized communities. We are explicit and intentional as we identify resources that all our youth and staff need to grow and prosper. Our DEI work connects closely with our culture of positive human development, with safe and supportive environments where everyone is held accountable and connected to their community. The end goal is to protect the public and reduce crime by holding youth accountable and providing opportunities for reformation in safe environments.
If you are looking to join a team that values individual and cultural differences, with the opportunity to contribute to youth reformation by enriching our workforce with diversity, OYA wants to hear from you! People of color, women, and other members of historically marginalized communities are strongly encouraged to apply!
For more information please visit www.oregon.gov/oya.
What's in it for You?
OYA values our employees. We believe that your time outside of the workplace is as valuable as it is inside the workplace. We offer a great work/life balance and a competitive benefits package, including low-cost, high-coverage health insurance, generous time-off, and a competitive retirement plan.
Discover more about working in Oregon state government by clicking here.
This position is represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU/OPEU). By joining and maintaining your membership with SEIU Local 503, the following benefits are available to you such as:
- $2,500 life insurance policy paid for by your union, SEIU Local 503. This policy is in effect if you are an active member.
- Up to $200,000 of additional life insurance can be purchased. Up to $100,000 member life, $40,000 spouse and $10,000 child is guaranteed within the first 90 days of new union membership.
- Short Term Disability insurance is guaranteed if purchased within the first 90 days of new union membership.
- Legal insurance enrollment is available to purchase within the first 90 days of new union membership.
- Tuition reimbursement.
For more information on SEIU, please click here.
What We Are Looking For:
Possess a valid Oregon Registered Professional Nurse's License at the time of appointment.
Special Qualifications:
- Possess an active CPR card
Desired Attributes: We may show preference to candidates whose application materials demonstrate the following:
- Experience working with an Electronic Health Record System.
- Knowledge of medical ethics.
- Experience working in a team environment in a variety of environments and situations.
- Experience prioritizing and completing work assignments with specified deadlines.
How to apply:
1. Ensure your application and/or resume thoroughly reflect your skills, experience (both lived and professional), knowledge, and/or education pertinent to this position, including how you meet the minimum qualifications and desired attributes.
2. Submit a comprehensive application or upload a detailed resume, including dates of employment and descriptions of duties/responsibilities for each position.
3. Following the submission of your application, promptly respond to the public records request authorization and gender identity questionnaire. If you're an employee, these tasks will be in your Workday inbox.
4. Veterans may receive preference; please indicate your veteran status if applicable.
Application Submission: The use of outside resources such as Artificial Intelligence software during applicant skill assessments, examinations, and/or interviews is prohibited unless otherwise stated by the hiring agency. Unauthorized use of outside resources during the hiring process will result in disqualification.
Good To Know Information:
Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the citizens we are here to serve. OYA is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be individualized based on merit, competence, performance, and business need.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.” The more diverse we are, the better our work will be.
Applicants with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation to participate in the hiring process. For assistance regarding reasonable accommodation or for alternative format please contact OYA Recruitment at 971-345-1236. Oregon Relay Service can be reached by calling 7-1-1.
Pre-employment Checks:
In keeping with our mission, OYA will conduct a criminal record check, per OAR 416 Division 800, a driving record background check and a vulnerable population abuse and neglect check. Information obtained about an individual is confidential. An individual who refuses to consent to a criminal records/background check shall be disqualified from consideration in the position for which you applied. All applicants are subject to additional pre-employment check(s) such as fingerprint based on criminal records check, pre-employment drug screening and/or education verification as required for the position.
In 2003 Congress passed the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), the first federal civil statue focused specifically on addressing sexual violence in juvenile facilities, jails, prisons, and other facilities. In recognition of the rights, safety, and well-being of the youth we serve you will be asked specific questions about your background to ensure our hiring and promotion practices comply with the National PREA standards.
All positions in OYA will require the incumbent to serve as a "mandatory reporter" of child abuse.
All OYA employees are required to submit to a two-step TB test to establish a TB free "base line." If offered employment and you accept, OYA will offer you the TB testing, and if you refuse, OYA will require the necessary documentation from your personal health care provider as a condition of employment.
Visa Sponsorship:
We do not offer Visa sponsorship. If you are hired, you will be required to fill out the US Department of Homeland Security’s I-9 form confirming you are able to work in the US. OYA uses E-Verify to confirm that applicants are authorized to work in the United States.
Have Questions?:
For questions about the job announcement, email OYA Recruiter.
