Current employees: Please apply through the employee portal to be considered for this opportunity.
Pay Range:
$50.41 - $64.80 Hourly
Department:
Health Department
Job Type:
Limited Duration
Exemption Status:
United States of America (Non-Exempt)
Closing Date (Open Until Filled if No Date Specified):
November 20, 2026
The Opportunity:
The Opportunity:
This is a Limited Duration Assignment (LDA), which means this position can last up to two years, but may end at any time.
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Additional Compensation:
Premiums: Corrections Health Nurses receive an additional 12% hourly premium and hourly differentials for working swing ($3/hr), graveyard ($6/hr), weekends ($3.50/hr) shifts.
Mandatory Overtime*: The first 4 hours of the mandated shift will be paid at an overtime rate (1.5x), and the remaining hours of the mandated shift will be paid at a double-time rate (2.0x). In addition, if you are scheduled to work the following day after a mandated shift, then that schedule shift will be paid at an overtime rate (1.5x).
Benefits: Multnomah County provides generous benefits to our employees and their covered family members, including domestic partners. Multnomah County offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, ten paid holidays each year, vacation and sick leave, life and supplemental life insurance, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance program, and participation in Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). Please click here for a General Benefits Overview that you as a Multnomah County employee will be eligible to receive. https://multco.us/benefits/new-employee-benefits
THIS WORK MATTERS!
Our facilities collectively house almost 800 adults and nearly 30 juveniles. Over 36,000 adults and over 2,000 juveniles are cared for each year.
The Methadone/MSR Community Health Nurse LDA works as part of the Transition Services Program (TSP) in Corrections Health, providing quality care for justice-involved individuals in Multnomah County. This role coordinates entry and release plans related to medication-supported recovery for Substance Use Disorders, with a focus on patients continuing or initiating methadone maintenance treatment in custody. Key duties include advocating for medically complex clients, assisting in program development alongside partner teams, and providing direct health screenings, assessments, and outreach.
As a Methadone/MSR Community Health Nurse LDA in Corrections Health, you will help serve in our two Correctional Health facilities.
1. The Multnomah County Detention Center (downtown)
2. Inverness Jail (near PDX airport)
Other duties include but are not limited to the following:
Respond to acute medical and mental health events
Evaluate, monitor, and treat drug and alcohol withdrawal
Wound care
Delegate Certified Medication Aides
Health education
Facilitate transition planning for release to the community
Methadone/MSR Community Health Nurse LDA role coordinates MSR care plans, dosing, triage, and enrollment for justice-involved individuals in partnership with prescribers and external treatment programs, including managing emergency dosing procedures during service disruptions. Additional responsibilities include supporting Long Acting Injectable Buprenorphine workflows, providing direct nursing care and daily living assistance, managing medication administration via electronic MAR, and performing physically demanding tasks across facilities.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply immediately as we are scheduling interviews!
TO QUALIFY:
We will consider any combination of relevant work experience, volunteering, education, and transferable skills as qualifying unless an item or section is labeled required. Please be clear and specific about how your background is relevant. For details about how we…