Registered Nurse - Sheriff's Office (Temporary)

Job Posting End Date: September 28, 2026 at 11:59pm CST Hiring range: $85,363 to $119,496 ($41.04 to $57.45 per hour). The starting rate will depend on experience, education, and qualifications. Advancement opportunities exist for individuals motivated to move up within Anoka County. Come join our team at Anoka County where you can serve your community while enjoying the benefits of work-life balance! Position Description The Anoka County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) invites you to consider joining our team as a Temporary Registered Nurse, Correctional Health where you'll become part of a dedicated, tight knit nursing team committed to delivering exceptional care in a complex correctional setting. This role is fast paced and offers the opportunity to provide meaningful care every day. You'll use your clinical judgment and steady presence to make a real difference. The Anoka County Jail nursing team is known for its professionalism, teamwork, and compassion, and you'll be an essential contributor to that mission. As the RN you will provide clinical care across intake, sick call, chronic care, and emergency situations. Your responsibilities include managing medications, coordinating external healthcare services, maintaining accurate medical records, and carrying out medical orders. Consider joining our team where you'll be supported by dedicated colleagues, valued for your expertise, and trusted to make a meaningful impact every day. If you're looking for purposeful work in a collaborative, mission driven environment, we'd be excited to welcome you. This Temporary Registered Nurse role gives you the flexibility to choose when you work-only four shifts per month, including one weekend-while still making a meaningful impact. In this position, you'll deliver essential care, support critical health needs, and help keep the facility running safely and smoothly through skilled assessments, medication management, accurate documentation, and clear communication. This is a temporary, part‑time, non‑exempt, on‑site position. Pay & Benefits Anoka County Salary Schedule Grade 36: $85,363 to $119,496 ($41.04 to $57.45 per hour). Advancement/professional development opportunities. Work Location This position will work at the Anoka County Jail, located at 325 Jackson Street, Anoka, MN 55303. Expected work hours: The Jail is staffed 24/7, we are looking to fill all shifts with a combination of 8- and 12-hour shifts. Minimum of 4 shifts per month, including 1 weekend per month. Job Duties and Responsibilities Provide direct and indirect nursing care to meet the psychological, physical, and mental health needs of inmates. Perform assessments of inmates and correctional youth in settings such as intake/booking, sick call, chronic care, medical unit, and emergencies throughout the facility. Review and assess prescribed medications brought in by inmates and correctional youth, coordinate and administer medication and treatment to inmates. Arrange for additional health care, including appointments for dental, medical, psychological, laboratory and other treatment modes. Implement nursing care and medical orders in a knowledgeable, safe, and responsible manner. Maintain all medical records related to health and medical screening and medical treatment administered to inmates while incarcerated. Train correctional officers and staff regarding medical procedures. Promote and demonstrate effective communication skills. Rotating weekend and holiday coverage required. Qualifications and Requirements Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Needed Requires a bachelor's degree and at least 2 years (2,080 annual hours) of job-related experience. In lieu of the required education, an equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis. Registered Nurse in the State of Minnesota. Successfully pass an extensive criminal background investigation. Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Needed Previous correctional health or similar experience. Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Physical Demands and Work Conditions Standard office environment, correctional and detention institutions, field offices, courtrooms, offender'/clients' homes, hospitals and schools, and various community settings depending on assignment. Work activities may require contact with uncooperative, angry, and sometimes hostile clients depending on assignment. Assignments require several hours of varied physical activity in addition to viewing a compute #J-18808-Ljbffr anokacounty