Initial Posting Date:
04/01/2025
Application Deadline:
04/30/2025
Agency:
Department of Corrections
Salary Range:
$9,802 - $13,245
Position Type:
Employee
Position Title:
Nurse Practitioner (Salem)
Job Description:
Nurse Practitioner (Salem)
Santiam Correctional Institution - Salem, Oregon
Oregon Department of Corrections
Are you a compassionate, skilled Nurse Practitioner looking for a meaningful opportunity where your expertise makes a real difference? We are hiring a full-time Nurse Practitioner to provide high-quality patient care in a collaborative and supportive environment.
About the Job – Your Role
As a Nurse Practitioner, you will play a vital role in assessing, diagnosing, and treating patients ensuring they receive the care they need. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with a team of healthcare professionals while making a lasting impact on patient well-being. Some of the position responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Patient Assessment & Diagnosis
- Conduct physical exams, including evaluation of the heart, lungs, and gastrointestinal system.
- Identify abnormalities, such as enlarged organs or masses.
- Examine the eyes, ears, throat, skin, and other body systems for signs of disease or malformation.
- Perform venipunctures and order necessary laboratory test.
- Interpret laboratory tests results to inform patient care.
Treatment & Care Management
- Develop and implement individualized treatment plans as the primary provider.
- Treat infections, sprains, simple fractures, and minor wounds.
- Prescribe medications, including antibiotics, within authorized scope.
- Refer complex cases to physicians or specialists as needed.
- Educate patients on health, wellness, and treatment option.
Training & Collaboration
- Mentor and guide nurses and health specialists in expanding their skills.
- Work closely with physicians to discuss diagnosis and treatment challenges.
- Oversee and authorize treatments administered under your supervision.
This position is represented by American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). This position may be eligible for Police & Fire (P&F) benefits through Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), as defined by statute.
Minimum Qualifications
A current Nurse Practitioner’s license and Registered Nurse license issued by the Oregon State Board of Nursing.
Requested Knowledge in
- Diagnostic techniques and patient assessment methods
- Nursing principles and practices for effective patient care
- Modern treatment methods for common human diseases.
- Human growth and behavior in medical context.
Requested Skills in
- Patient assessment, lab test interpretation, therapeutic treatment, and medication administration.
- Critical thinking and judgement in consulting additional resources for diagnosis and case management
- Strong oral and written communication skills to interact effectively with a variety of individuals
- Ability to work effective with diverse patient populations, including individuals who may be aggressive, self-abusive, or combative
If you are passionate about providing high-quality care and want to make a difference in the lives of vulnerable patients, we want to hear from you! Apply today and become part of a healthcare team that values your expertise, compassion, and dedication.
Application Information
- In the Work Experience section of your application make sure to include the dates and duties of all relevant positions and details to support how you meet these attributes. If you do not include education or work experience meeting the minimum qualifications, you will not be considered for the position. Only the candidates whose experience most closely matches the qualifications and requested skills of this position will be invited to interview. Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications on or before the job posting close date.
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Working Conditions
This position is located inside Santiam Correctional Institution in Salem, Oregon. The purpose of this job is primary care and medical management of the adults in custody, including examination, diagnosis, treatment, and performance of specialized procedures that are within scope of practice of the licensed nurse practitioner, with referral to a physician when determination is made that illness or treatment is beyond the scope of practice. Treatment is provided in a setting that ranges from ambulatory or clinic care to infirmary or the Specialist Management Unit.
About the Department
The Oregon Department of Corrections is responsible for over 12,000 adults in custody in 12 state prisons throughout Oregon. It advises and evaluates counties regarding administration of probation and parole programs supervising more than 24,000 offenders in Oregon communities. The mission is to protect communities, promote accountability, and transform lives.
The Oregon Department of Corrections serves a diverse and changing population of people who are incarcerated and on supervision. We commit to creating an organization both reflecting the diversity of the population we serve and ensuring all employees thrive in a culture of safety, trust, and belonging. We strive to be an anti-racist corrections system. Welcoming, inclusive, and respectful of all people. Free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.
The Department offers a variety of programs and opportunity to create a safe and healthy environment to for our staff, volunteers, and adults in custody. Joining the Oregon Department of Corrections is joining a team working for the benefit of our communities through innovative and proven correctional practices.
Benefits
The salary range listed above is for non-PERS qualifying applicants. PERS qualifying applicants may be eligible for an adjusted range to reflect an additional 6.95%.
The State of Oregon provides a generous benefit package, which includes:
About the Process – What to Expect
- After the application deadline, a recruiter will review submissions for education and experience to identify candidates who best fit the minimum qualifications and requested skills.
- Top candidates will be referred to the hiring manager.
- The hiring manager will review your application and schedule interviews.
- Interview will be held with a panel of stakeholders who have completed panel assessment training. Scores will be determined based on predetermined questions and scoring guides. Preferences points will be applied in compliance with relevant laws and bargaining agreements. There may be multiple rounds of interviews.
- Final candidates will have a background check, PREA check, and reference checks.
- A Classification and Compensation analyst will review the Workday Application of the successful candidate to determine starting wages. Learn more about Equal Pay.
- A job offer will be extended through Workday to the successful candidate. Congratulations, and welcome to the team!
Requirements for Employment
The successful candidate for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Due to CJIS requirements related to system access, there may be some felony convictions that could disqualify you for this position. However, having a felony record does not exclusively restrict you from being considered as an applicant. CJIS clearance is done at the conditional job offer. If you have questions about whether or not your criminal record could disqualify for you, please contact the recruiter for more information.
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (EDI&B) is embedded in the Department of Corrections core values. The department strives to be a model employer committed to promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Ensuring legal compliance, efficiency, and exceeding expectations to deliver the best public services.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran or protected veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics. Additional information can be found from The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Know Your Rights.
The Oregon Department of Corrections is responsible for complying with the Federal Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA 42 U.S.C. 1997). PREA prohibits the Oregon Department of Corrections from hiring, promoting, or contracting with anyone, (that will have direct contact with residents), who has engaged in, been convicted of, or been civilly or administratively adjudicated for engaging in sexual abuse in confinement settings. Learn more about PREA.
Under Oregon Law, qualifying veterans may apply for veterans’ preference. Review our veterans’ preference page for details about eligibility. Please note – if you are a veteran, you will receive a task in Workday to upload your documents immediately after you submit your initial application. You will have up until 24 hours after the posted application deadline to submit the appropriate documentation.
Questions
If you have questions about the position, selection process, or need accommodations to participate in the recruitment process please contact the recruiter and reference the requisition number.
Recruiter: Kelli Ketchum, Kelli.L.Ketchum@doc.oregon.gov
Reference Number: Req-176904
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- ODOC does not offer visa sponsorship. Within three days of hire, applicants will be required to complete an I-9 and confirm authorization to work in the United States.
- This applicant list may be used to fill future vacancies. Application information may be used throughout the entire selection process. This process is subject to change without notice.
- This announcement is intended as a general descriptive recruitment guide and is subject to change. It does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract. The pay and benefits on all announcements may change without notice.
