Licensed Practical Nurse - SCI Houtzdale

Are you ready to utilize your nursing skills to make a real difference in a secure environment? The Licensed Practical Nurse position at the State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Houtzdale offers a meaningful way to support inmates who need steady, reliable care. This role allows you to build your clinical skills while serving a unique and important population. You will work alongside dedicated professionals who share your commitment to quality health services. Step into a role where your skills and compassion help improve lives each day!

This position supports the daily health needs of inmates by delivering direct nursing care and completing essential clinical tasks. The role helps maintain safe and consistent healthcare services within the facility. 

As a Licensed Practical Nurse, you will perform the following duties:

• Patient Care: Provide basic nursing care, monitor conditions, and support daily living activities
• Medication Tasks: Administer medications and treatments under clinical direction and document all actions
• Clinical Procedures: Assist with tests, screenings, and restorative care while following established protocols
• Emergency Response: Respond to urgent situations and deliver first aid, CPR, or AED when needed
• Record Management: Update electronic health records and prepare required reports and documentation
• Supply Maintenance: Maintain clean equipment, manage inventory, and ensure treatment areas stay stocked

• Full-time employment, 40-hour work week.
• The Department of Corrections is staffed by 3 work shifts that cover the facility 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
  • 1st shift: 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM; 2nd shift: 2:00 PM to 10:30 PM; and 3rd shift: 10:00 PM to 6:30 AM
  • Alternative work schedules may be available, depending on operational needs.
• Work hours for this position are to be determined.
• Alternative work schedules may be available, depending on operational needs.
• This position is eligible for full retirement benefits at age 50 or 55.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position. 
• Please Note:  Selected candidates who are new to employment within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $68,914.00 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Please check your email, including spam folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

• This position requires active authorization to practice as a Licensed Practice Nurse in Pennsylvania.
• All employees possessing an active temporary practice permit must obtain licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse within the one (1) year period defined by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing.
  
  

• PA residency requirement is currently waived for this title.
• If you are within 60 days of completing a licensed practical nursing program approved by the State Board of Nursing, you are eligible to apply for this job posting.  At the time of appointment to a position, you must show proof of possession of a current, valid PA temporary practice permit or PA Licensed Practical Nurse license.
• Successful completion of basic training in Elizabethtown, PA is required.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.
  
  

• You must pass a background investigation and meet Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance requirements. 
  
  

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position. 
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.
  
  

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals). 
  
  

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions. 
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.

Salary : $68,914 - $86,022