(Archived) Registered Nurse

The Department of Corrections is accepting Registered Nurse applications on a continuous basis for full and part time positions located throughout the state. This job posting will also be used to fill limited term employment (LTE) positions. Eligible candidates will be invited to interview for vacant positions as they occur.

Please log into the State of Wisconsin job site (Wisc.jobs) by clicking on our Company details. Once you create an account you will be able to apply for this specific job or any of our positions posted. The job number for this position is 6666.

We have facilities in the following cities and counties:
Columbia Correctional Institution, Portage (Columbia County)
Dodge Correctional Institution, Waupun (Dodge County)
Fox Lake Correctional Institution, Fox Lake (Dodge County)
Chippewa Valley Correctional Treatment Facility, Chippewa Falls (Chippewa County)
Green Bay Correctional Institution, Green Bay (Brown County)
Jackson Correctional Institution, Black River Falls (Jackson County)
Kettle Moraine Correctional Institution, Plymouth (Sheboygan County)
Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility, Milwaukee (Milwaukee County)
New Lisbon Correctional Institution, New Lisbon (Juneau County)
Oakhill Correctional Institution, Oregon (Dane County)
Oshkosh Correctional Institution, Oshkosh (Winnebago County)
Racine Correctional Institution, Sturtevant (Racine County)
Redgranite Correctional Institution, Redgranite (Waushara County)
Racine Youthful OffenderMini Correctional Facility, Racine (Racine County)
Robert E. Ellsworth Correctional Center, Racine (Racine County)
Stanley Correctional Institution, Stanley (Chippewa County)
Taycheedah Correctional Institution, Fond du Lac (Fond du Lac County)
Waupun Correctional Institution, Waupun (Dodge County)
Wisconsin Secure Program Facility, Boscobel (Grant County)
Prairie du Chien Correctional Institution, Prairie du Chien (Crawford County)
Copper Lake/Lincoln Hills School, Irma (Lincoln)

Minimally qualified applicants will possess:
Considerable knowledge of current professional nursing theory and practice
Skill in the application of nursing practice in meeting specific needs of adults, including emergency care
Ability to work effectively with other disciplines in a team relationship
Ability to maintain a helpful and understanding attitude toward the incarcerated adult exhibiting hostile or other negative behavioral traits
Ability to work with a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural population
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: Applicants must possess licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Wisconsin or licensure as a Registered Nurse in another state. Selected candidates must be licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Wisconsin at time of employment.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the U.S., a lawful permanent resident, or an 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. All state employees must report their COVID vaccination status, whether vaccinated or not and provide supporting documentation if vaccinated. Newly hired employees will be required to submit this information within their first two weeks of employment. The State of Wisconsin continues to follow necessary health and safety protocols for COVID.