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:
On-Call
Exemption Status:
United States of America (Non-Exempt)
Closing Date (Open Until Filled if No Date Specified):
November 18, 2026
The Opportunity:
The Opportunity:
This recruitment will be used to fill an on-call position.
We have a minimum required availability expectations set by management.
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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).
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.
As a On-Call Transition Planning Community Health Nurse (TP CHN) you will provide professional and compassionate healthcare services to detained individuals starting at intake with triage, care planning and management of their care while in custody, until they are released to the community or transferred to another facility. Corrections Health personnel provide comprehensive assessments and treatment that reflects the standard of care in the community. Our medical team partners with the Multnomah County Sheriff Deputies to prioritize safety and care for our staff and detainees.
As an on-call TP CHN in Corrections Health, you will help serve in our three Correctional Health facilities:
1. The Multnomah County Detention Center (downtown)
2. Inverness Jail (near PDX airport)
3. The Juvenile Detention Center (NE Portland)
The On-call TP CHN works with clients in the jails and in the community assessing physical and mental health symptoms, vital signs, triage and referrals in a noisy and potentially adversarial environment. This position works as part of a team to provide quality care coordination for adults and youth releasing to the community or to another facility. This position focuses on TSP referred patients working with Corrections Health providers ensuring the appropriate follow up care is scheduled in the community or relayed to the appropriate receiving agency or community partner.
The On-call TP CHN creates appropriate transition plans in coordination with Community Health Workers , Eligibility Specialists and Transition Planners. Document clearly and concisely in electronic health records and electronic MAR. This position works in the field, community health clinics and within the jail facilities as needed.
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
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 typically screen applications, review our overview of the selection process page.
Minimum Qualifications/Transferable Skills*:
Possession of an appropriate and valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse issued by the Oregon State Board of…