Registered Nurse

Posting Date: 07/22/26

Final date to receive applications:
Open Until Filled

Pay Range:
Min - 1st Quartile
- Mid
- Max $37.30 - $43.22 - $49.15 - $61.00

The expected ENTRY pay range for this position based on experience and equity within the Judicial Branch is $42.41 to $61.00 per hour. This position is Non-Exempt under the FLSA.

Unclassified
- Judicial Department D270 Juvenile Probation

The Registered Nurse provides direct nursing care, and health-related services to adolescents in a secured detention facility while contributing as an active member of an interdisciplinary team. Registered nurses work a 12-hour shift to fill the hours of operation which are Monday through Sunday from 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM.

About The Juvenile Probation Department:
The Juvenile Probation Department of the Judicial Branch of Arizona in Maricopa County is dedicated to providing innovative and efficient juvenile justice services grounded in evidenced-based practices and research. These services improve the safety of our community, hold youth accountable through developmentally appropriate orientation, and ensure the public’s trust and confidence in the Judicial Branch. Join our Juvenile Probation Department in its mission to promote public safety through positive change as we connect youth to the community and provide opportunities that are delivered with fairness, dignity and respect.

• Education:
  
  Associate's degree in Nursing from an accredited school of Nursing
• Other Requirements: A valid, unrestricted Registered Nurse License issued by the Arizona State Board of Nursing or a license issued by another state recognized by the Arizona Board of Nursing as a multi-compact license state.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS), Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification.
• Positions in Detention are subject to Tuberculosis (TB) testing. All offers of employment are subject to the successful completion of new employee processing and a negative TB result prior to the start date.

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Nursing
• Three (3) to five (5) years of previous job-related experience

• Knowledge of:
  • Standardized Nursing Procedures
  • Registered nurse principles, procedures, and techniques used in the care and treatment of medical and psychiatric patients
  • Medical and psychological terminology
  • Standard medical documentation and record-keeping
  • Basic symptoms of medical, emotional and mental disorders
  • Basic symptoms and treatment of alcoholism and drug abuse (including overdose), communicable diseases, and public health outbreaks
  • Laboratory results and common current medical terminology
  • Control, preparation, and administration of medications
  • Common drugs and medications
  • Current standard asepsis protocols, awareness of Universal Precautions, and Bloodborne Pathogen procedures
  • Proper handling and administering of biologicals
  • Current technology and trends in the profession
  • Applicable safety policies and OSHA standards
• Skill in:
  • Using professional judgment to ascertain and apply appropriate intervention techniques with patients in crisis
  • Exercising appropriate judgment in answering questions and releasing information
• Ability to:
  • Work cooperatively with health care providers and staff
  • Clearly and accurately document patient information in the medical record
  • Operate a personal computer
  • Communicate effectively orally and in writing with a variety of individuals
  • Demonstrate sound judgment and decision-making abilities
  • Always preserve and protect patients’ rights and confidentiality

• Provides direct nursing care and treatment in accordance with established Standardized Nursing Procedures and department policies and procedures
• Provides assessments and implements appropriate nursing interventions
• Performs assessments of patients to make the determination of patient condition, need for treatment, medications, and/or referrals
• Conducts a thorough technical assessment: blood pressure, temperature, pulse, height, weight, venipuncture, urine tests, pregnancy tests, blood glucose, PPD placements, injections, and inoculations according to nursing protocols
• Monitors patients…