Registered Nurse; Nurse Clinician

Introduction

The Department of Corrections is focused on public safety through the custody and supervision of those in our care. Corrections employees have the opportunity to positively impact the lives of others through careers in a variety of fields. Using evidence‑based approaches, employees implement lasting change with a positive impact for the people of Wisconsin.

The Department of Corrections is currently recruiting to fill a Registered Nurse (Nurse Clinician 3, 0.7 FTE) position, located at Dodge Correctional Institution in Waupun, Wisconsin.

The schedule is 6:00 AM – 2:30 PM, three to four days a week, working every third weekend.

Under the general supervision of the Nursing Supervisor, the Nurse Clinician 3 (NC3) is responsible for providing advanced skilled nursing care to incarcerated adults in the state correctional facilities in the Infirmary setting. This position works in the Infirmary Unit at Dodge Correctional Institution (DCI) and provides independent management of direct care to incarcerated adult patients residing on this unit who have unique complex health conditions which are acute, long‑term and/or terminal which prevent them from residing in the General Population.

The incumbent will provide direct and ongoing care, advanced assessments, and extensive and complex care related to activities of daily living (ADL), emotional/psychological support, wound care, and other medical treatments, and medication management. This position is responsible for effectively communicating with management and identifying work issues/barriers, and proposing solutions on an ongoing basis.

Advanced job responsibilities include: patient assessment and treatment; assisting the physician in providing medical services; developing, monitoring, and coordinating treatment plans with the treatment team; managing medications; providing emergency care; interdisciplinary plan of care development; discharge planning and documentation in the electronic medical record. In addition to providing direct patient care responsibilities, this position will assist with staff assignment scheduling and appropriate delegation to nursing staff to meet the needs of the assigned patients or patient population.

Pay is in schedule 11‑01 with a starting pay of $47.04 per hour – $53.92 per hour, depending on full years of licensure. There is a base $1.00 per hour add‑on for all hours worked. Pay will be set in accordance with the Compensation Plan and Wisconsin Administrative Code in effect at the time of hire. A probationary period (or career executive trial period) is required.

• Substantial leave time including vacation, 9 paid holidays, and ample accrued sick time that rolls over each year.
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Exceptional pension plan including a lifetime retirement payment.
• Optional tax‑advantaged 457 retirement savings plan.
• Well Wisconsin Program helps participants set health and well‑being goals, track progress, stay motivated, and earn incentives.
• Employee Assistance Program offers employees and their immediate family a variety of tools, resources, and professional consultation services to support health, goals, and overall well‑being.
• DOC is a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States (citizen or national of the U.S., lawful permanent resident, or alien authorized to work in the U.S. without DOC sponsorship) at the time of application. The Department of Corrections may conduct pre‑employment drug screens. Any applicant who is offered employment in a position which requires a pre‑employment drug screen must pass the screen as a contingency of employment.

The Department of Corrections will conduct criminal background checks on applicants prior to selection. Upon hire, all new DOC employees are subject to fingerprinting. The position has physical requirements, including but not limited to standing, pushing/pulling, lifting/carrying, kneeling, bending, etc. Candidates with no prior permanent employment with the State of Wisconsin in the past…