Corrections Health Licensed Practical Nurse(Additional 12% hourly Corrections Nurse Premium)

Multnomah County; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 43,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation and sick leave

Medical and dental plans

Pension

Job summary

Multnomah County Health Department seeks a Licensed Practical Nurse to join the Corrections Health LPN team. The role involves administering medications to incarcerated patients under supervision, coordinating care with RNs and PCPs, and performing routine nursing duties within a jail setting.

You will work with a healthcare team to provide preventive and acute care, document using SOAP notes and EPIC, and ensure patient safety while following policies.

Qualifications

• Completion of an Oregon State Board of Nursing approved program at certificate level or higher and a license to practice as an LPN.
• Minimum one year of nursing experience.
• Valid CPR/BLS certification.
• COVID-19 vaccination or approved exemption.
• Background investigation including fingerprinting.

Responsibilities

• Use EHR reports to assess needs for prevention screening and communicate via notes.
• Pre-visit activities (scrubbing and huddling) for client visits.
• Prepare patients for exams and procedures and set up equipment.
• Monitor chronic disease and prevention reports; initiate follow-up or referrals.
• Follow up on referrals, treatments, prescriptions, and cancellations.
• Document clearly in the patient chart using SOAP and EPIC phrases.
• Support back-office clinic flow, including rooming patients and ordering labs.
• Provide after-visit instructions and arrange follow-up appointments.
• Administer treatments and perform diagnostic tests as needed.
• Collaborate with RN and PCP on plan of care; complete required documentation.
• Troubleshoot equipment and report repairs as needed.

Skills

Observation skills

Patient safety

Communication

Infection control

Education

LPN licensure

Tools

EPIC EHR

Job description

Current employees: Please apply through the employee portal to be considered for this opportunity. Pay Range: $31.00 - $40.40 Hourly Department: Health Department Job Type: Regular Represented Exemption Status: United States of America (Non-Exempt) Closing Date (Open Until Filled if No Date Specified): November 08, 2026

The Opportunity

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Full Time Employees of the Multnomah County Health Department qualify for the Federal Student Aid U.S Department Of Education Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. To learn more about Public Service Loan Forgiveness please visit Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).

Overview

THIS WORK MATTERS!

Premiums

Corrections Health Licensed Practical 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 offers generous vacation and sick leave, exceptional medical and dental plans, and pension. For more information about our benefit offerings, please visit: https://multco.us/benefits/new-employee-benefits

At Corrections Health, we provide medically needed health care to adults and youth in custody at Multnomah County Jails and Juvenile Detention Facility. Come join our team of Portland's most outstanding health care professionals providing exceptional services to our diverse community!

The Licensed Practical Nurse works within the healthcare team and provides focused community and clinic health services directed towards the prevention of disease, the promotion of health, improving clients self‑care, using professional judgment, screening, contributing to care planning, intervention, and provides health information/education to patients.

Licensed Practical Nurse MSR (LPN) in Corrections Health is primarily tasked with the administration of MSR medications (Subxone, Subutex) to incarcerated patients under supervision of a Community Health Nurse (CHN) and supervisor. The MSR LPN also will assist with reviewing MSR referrals, and refer to a nurse or providers as appropriate. This recruitment is used to fill on‑call, temporary/limited duration, and regular status positions. This recruitment is for the Corrections Health LPN team as well as the Medication Supported Recovery (MSR), Licensed Practical Nurse positions on the Transition Services Program.

In the Licensed Community Practical Nurse role you will:

• Utilizing electronic reports and review provider schedules to proactively assess needs for prevention screening and communicating via EHR.
• Pro‑actively performs pre‑visit activities (e.g. scrubbing and huddling) for client visits as needed.
• As well as preparing patients for exams, and procedures, including equipment set‑up and specimen collection.
• Working with providers and teams to monitor chronic disease and prevention reports and initiates follow‑up with clients or ensures appropriate referrals as needed.
• Following up on specialty referral reports, clinical treatments, prescriptions, medication cancellations, etc.
• Documenting clearly in the patient chart, using the SOAP method, if indicated, and EPIC "dot‑phrases" and "smart phrases" as deemed appropriate per patient encounter.
• Supporting back office clinic flow by direct provider support as needed including rooming patients, ordering labs as directed.
• Providing after visit instructions based on nursing experience and understanding of client needs; makes follow‑up appointments, if necessary.
• Administering medical treatments such as cleaning and dressing wounds, ear irrigations, suture removal, catheterizations, fluoride treatments, etc.
• Performs diagnostic tests such as labs, phlebotomy, EKG, etc.
• Work with RN and PCP to contribute to the plan of care.
• Completing documentation and charting as required by policy.
• Troubleshooting equipment issues and reporting necessary repairs as needed.
• Completing assigned Quality Control/Assurance activities.

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

• Completion of an Oregon State Board of Nursing approved program at the certificate level or higher and a license to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse as outlined by Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) 678.021
• A minimum one (1) year of nursing experience
• Valid CPR/BLS certification upon hire
• COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement: To protect the health of the community and employees, Multnomah County requires employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have an approved medical or religious exemption as a qualification of employment.
• Other: This position requires a background investigation, which may include being fingerprinted.
• Employment is contingent on passing a background investigation.
• The employee holding this position is designated as an Essential Employee under Multnomah County Personnel Rule 3-15-015, Essential Employees.

Preferred Qualifications / Transferable Skills

• Ability to make observations concerning patients' general health conditions.
• Working knowledge of basic medication passing rules and protocols for patient safety, infection control and the limits of care governed by Medication Aide certifications.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in writing.
• Experience working in a Correctional Health Facility.
• Transferable skills: Your transferable skills are any skills you have gained through education, work experience (including the military) or life experience that are relevant for this position. Be sure to describe any transferable skills on your application and clearly explain how they apply to this position.

REQUIRED APPLICATION PACKET

The Application Packet: You must submit