Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse

St. Louis County Department of Public Health has an exciting opportunity for nursing professionals to grow their skills in Corrections Medicine. This unique environment provides for utilization of critical thinking skills and a patient focused approach while using basic nursing and specialized practice areas to care for adult and juvenile patients across a variety of functional settings and health care needs. This role reports to the Nurse Supervisor and requires strong skills in communication, documentation, partnership, and critical thinking. This is a 24/7/365 environment. Weekend and holiday hours are required. We are currently hiring for full time, part time and PRN roles. The typical starting salary is $29.00 hourly but may be higher depending on assigned job duties and candidate's qualifications and experience. A 10% differential is added for public health roles in Corrections Medicine. Evening and night shifts receive a 10% differential leading to a total compensation of $33.15 hourly for day shifts and $34.80 hourly for evening and night shifts. In addition, nurses receive a $1.25 hourly addition to pay (up to $100 per pay period) for ACLS certification.

As an employer, St. Louis County cares about the health and well-being of our employees. In an effort to provide for the best possible work-life balance, the County offers a generous benefit package which includes affordable health insurance, dental and vision coverage, 4 weeks of Paid Time Off the first year, 11 paid holidays, deferred benefit retirement plan, paid life insurance as well as short and long term disability. A full listing of benefits is available under the benefit tab at the top of this page. St. Louis County Government is a qualified agency for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program managed by the Federal Government. For more information regarding this program, please visit

Delivers care focused on admission and sick call assessments for medical and mental health needs, medication administration based on manual management processes, and responding to complex, acute, urgent, and emergent health needs. Care may include specialized areas such as adult and juvenile medicine, general and trauma surgery, OB/GYN, orthopedics, psychiatry, dermatology, etc. Delivers health care to patients while navigating a secured correctional setting, which requires strong knowledge of security precautions, close partnership and negotiation with security staff, continuous focus on patient safety, and the customized and flexible approach to patient care in a complex environment that is often stressful and fast-paced. Conducts comprehensive health care assessments and independently applies standing orders and other defined protocols, documents all health care with complete and appropriate information required to support the patient's care pathway, and applies critical thinking to identify scenarios in which clinical leaders and providers should be engaged. Conducts all patient care with a patient-advocate approach and demonstrates customer service, de-escalation, resilience, and partnership skills to maintain patient dignity at all times. Complements job knowledge with quality work, productivity, strong work habits, dependability, positive attitude, and strong problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills. Performs related work as required.

Current licensure as a Registered Nurse by the Missouri State Board of Nursing. Requires Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification within 180 days of employment with St. Louis County.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

In support of commitment to the health, safety, and wellness of all staff and to be compliant with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Rule it is the policy of the Department of Public Health that all newly hired employees are required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination. Acceptable forms of proof include CDC COVID-19 vaccination cards (or legible photo), documentation from a health care provider, electronic health record, or state immunization information system record. New employees must be fully vaccinated prior to starting service for the Department, and adherence to this policy is a condition of employment. Full vaccination means having received a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) approved vaccine or vaccine series, consisting of two doses of either of the two-dose vaccines or one dose of the single-dose vaccine. For moderately or severely immunocompromised individuals, a primary series consists of a 3-dose series of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine or a single dose of Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine. Individuals are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after the second dose in a two-dose series, or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine. At this time, full vaccination does not require a booster shot. The meaning of "fully vaccinated" is subject to change in accordance with the most recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines. For applicants with a CMS clinical contraindication to the vaccine or sincerely held religious beliefs, which prohibit them from receiving a vaccine, you may contact the Department of Public Health Office of Human Resources (DPH HR) during the hiring phase to request an exemption or reasonable accommodation. Employees granted exemption for medical or religious reasons will be required to wear facial coverings to reduce the risk of transmission to at-risk individuals in DPH facilities and submit to weekly COVID-19 testing. All prospective employees must read and acknowledge the Policy during the application process.