Licensed Practical Nurse
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Job overview
CoreCivic seeks Licensed Practical Nurses to provide care in an institutional setting. The role includes applying nursing skills in the care and treatment of inmates or residents, supporting physician sick calls, dispensing and documenting medication, managing medical supplies, and maintaining the security and confidentiality of medical records. Candidates must graduate from an approved nursing school, hold a state license, have a valid driver's license, and be at least 18.
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Full job description
**At CoreCivic, our employees are driven by a deep sense of service, high standards of professionalism and a responsibility to better the public good. ** At CoreCivic we do more than manage inmates, we care for people. CoreCivic is currently seeking Licensed Practical Nurses who have a passion for providing the highest quality care in an institutional setting. The successful candidate should be able to perform ALL of the following functions at a pace and level of performance consistent with the actual job performance requirements. 1. Apply appropriate nursing skills in the care and treatment of inmates/residents. 2. Attend sick call with the physician to see inmates/residents; prepare a list of inmates/residents to be examined; prepare examining room and equipment. 3. Operate pill call, dispense medication and document as required by applicable policies and/or procedures. 4. Control medication, syringes and other medical supplies or equipment and inventory as required by established procedures. 5. Maintain absolute security and confidentiality of all medical records. CoreCivic is a Drug-Free Workplace & EOE including Disability/Veteran. **Qualifications: ** - Graduate from an approved school of nursing with a certificate as a Licensed Practical Nurse. - Must be licensed in the state of employment. - A valid driver's license is required. - Minimum age requirement: Must be at least 18 years of age. CoreCivic is a Drug-Free Workplace & EOE including Disability/Veteran.
How this job compares
Set against the 29,634 open Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Mississippi median$60–88K/yr20 salary ranges
- Mississippi median$19–25/hr75 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 407 open Nurse jobs in Mississippi and 29,634 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Mississippi
- Experience
- Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (12,265 postings).
- Education
- 3,287 of the 29,634 open Nurse jobs (11%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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