Registered Nurse – Correctional Health – Health Assessment
Listed on 2026-04-17
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Nursing
Healthcare Nursing, Emergency Medicine
Registered Nurse – Correctional Health – Health Assessment (3PM–11PM, 25K Retention Bonus)
Location: Harris County Sheriff's Office, Houston, TX 77002, United States
Job : 178578
Pay: $48.70 – $63.01 / hour
Position Type: Full Time
Career Area: Correctional Health
Harris Health System is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve residents of Harris County, Texas. The system promotes better health for the community, focusing on low-income, uninsured, and underinsured patients through acute and primary care, wellness, disease management, and population health services.
Ben Taub Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) and Lyndon
B. Johnson Hospital (Level 3 Trauma Center) anchor Harris Health’s network of 39 clinics, health centers, specialty locations, and virtual (telemedicine) services. Harris Health is nationally recognized with Magnet® nursing designation, NCQA patient-centered clinic recognition, and strong partnerships with Baylor College of Medicine, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, MD Anderson Cancer Center, and the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston.
The Nurse Clinician II (NCII) applies professional nursing standards specified in the Texas Nursing Practice Act and Correctional Health Nursing Service. The NCII independently and safely manages patients in the assigned clinical area, identifies when assistance is needed, and ensures proper resources are utilized. The NCII provides competent generalist care, supporting patient safety and quality outcomes within the correctional health setting.
Minimum Qualifications Education/Licensure & Certification- Graduate from an accredited school of Nursing; BSN preferred
- Licensed to practice nursing in Texas
- Basic Life Support (BLS) from a hospital-based American Heart Association (AHA) approved program
- Other certificates as required by unit/service
- Minimum 1 year full-time RN experience
- Above Average Verbal (Heavy Public Contact)
- Exceptional Verbal (e.g., Public Speaking)
- Writing / Composing (Correspondence / Reports)
- Bilingual Skills Preferred; able to accurately interpret and transmit clinical information in English, verbally and in writing
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