Nurse Clinician 4 NLCI

State of Wisconsin; New Lisbon (NY); On-site; USD 67,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation time

Health insurance

Pension plan

457 retirement plan

Well Wisconsin program

Employee Assistance Program

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Job summary

The Department of Corrections in Wisconsin seeks a Nurse Clinician 4 at New Lisbon Correctional Institution. This senior role provides expert direct and indirect nursing care for patients with complex needs across ambulatory, long-term, infirmary, and palliative settings.

The NC4 will train staff, participate in quality improvement, and collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to plan care for institutional and community discharge. On-site, with evenings/alt shifts as needed.

Qualifications

• Active RN license in Wisconsin or another Nurse Licensure Compact state.
• Experience coordinating care plans and nursing care delivery.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team in a corrections setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert direct and indirect nursing care to patients with complex needs.
• Assess patients, support physicians, nurse practitioners and PAs, and maintain medical records.
• Support orientation, training, and CQI activities for health services staff.
• Collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team and participate in care planning for discharge.
• Assist in annual skill competency checks and share documented competencies with supervisors.

Skills

Care planning

Mentoring

Unit management

Education

Registered Nurse licensure (WI or compact state)

Job description

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 Nurse Clinician 4 position. This position is based out of New Lisbon Correctional Institution in New Lisbon, WI (Juneau County).

Position Summary

The Nurse Clinician 4 position functions independently in an expanded clinical role providing expert direct and indirect nursing care to patients who have complex care needs. This includes care in ambulatory, long-term care, infirmary, and palliative care settings. Nursing care duties include patient assessments, treatments, assisting physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants in providing medical services, management of medications, provision of emergency care, and maintenance of medical records.
The NC4 will also actively assist in orientation, training and development of Health Services staff related to nursing practice, the nursing process, and continuous quality improvement studies (CQI). This position will actively participate as a member of the multidisciplinary team in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care. The NC4 will also work collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team of the institution, other Department of Corrections (DOC) facilities and the community on planning and evaluating care for patients with multiple medical and psychiatric needs. This position will participate in collaborative program planning to meet the health needs of patients at the institution and in the community when they are due to be discharged. Additionally, this position will assist the Nurse Educators with annual skill competency checkoffs, sharing these documented competencies with the Nursing Supervisors of their assigned facility.

Salary Information

This position is in pay schedule and range 11-01 with a starting pay of $48.70/hour - $57.23/hour. Pay will be set considering years of nursing licensure. Pay will be set in accordance with the Compensation Plan and Wisconsin Administrative Code in effect at the time of hire. A probationary period is required.

• Substantial leave time including at least 3.5 weeks of vacation to start, 9 paid holidays, and ample accrued sick time that rolls over each year.
• Insurance: Excellent and affordable health, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• An exceptional pension plan including a lifetime retirement payment.
• An optional tax-advantaged 457 retirement savings plan.
• The Well Wisconsin Program helps participants set health and well-being goals, track progress, stay motivated, and earn incentives.
• Our Employee Assistance Program offers employees and their immediate family a variety of tools, resources, and professional consultation services to support their health, goals, and overall well-being.
• DOC is a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

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Job Details

This position is not eligible for remote work and will work on site. This position is FLSA Exempt. Anticipated schedule will have core hours Monday – Friday 10:30 AM – 6:30 PM, with some changes as needed to cover both shifts. This position will also have on-call responsibilities which may include nights, weekends, and holidays, as well as a regular weekend rotation (currently every 6th weekend). Employees must maintain certification in Basic Life Saving (BLS) by the American Heart Association and training in the use of the AED and have the ability to perform BLS and/or first aid to prevent loss of life and relieve suffering until appropriate care arrives. Healthcare employees in this classification must have the ability to work up to 16 hours per day and more than 40 hours per week on any shift based on daily operational needs. This may include weekends, holidays, and on-call hours. This position has physical requirements related to performing the job duties that involve being able to stand, sit, and move freely. This role will reposition patients, manipulate fine objects, and lift freely up to 40 lbs. to perform necessary tasks, and may need to occasionally climb stairs. A full list is included with the position description. This position is not anticipated to travel on a regular basis, but most DOC positions occasionally travel for training, meetings, conferences, or similar events.

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. For more in-depth information on employment with the State of Wisconsin, please see the State Employee Handbook.

Qualifications

The qualifications listed below will be evaluated in the first step of the selection process and must be clearly described in the letter of qualifications and resume.

Minimally Qualified Applicants Will Have

• Experience developing and refining a patient plan of care utilizing continuous patient assessment and evaluation of current treatment plan results.
• Experience facilitating the professional growth, development, and education of nursing staff (e.g. mentoring, coaching, training, instructing)
• Experience collaborating with supervisors regarding general unit management.

In addition to the above, well qualified applicants will have:

• Experience evaluating care provided by nursing staff and providing appropriate feedback.
• Experience in identifying and meeting the learning needs of complex chronic disease patients and other nursing staff related to delivering high-quality nursing care.
• Experience developing and participating in on-going quality improvement activities.

Special Requirements

Applicants must possess an active unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Wisconsin or another state participating in the Nurse Licensure Compact at time of application, and employees must maintain Registered Nurse licensure during employment.

Deadline to Apply

Online application and materials must be submitted by 11:59 pm on Tuesday November 3rd, 2026.

Questions can be directed to Athena Foster, HR Specialist - Senior, at [e-mail].

The State of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and affirmative action employer.

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