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Corrections Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Amergis

Appleton, MNContract / Full-time$67/hrPosted 2mo agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$67/hr
Location
Appleton, MN
Schedule
Contract / Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Current NP Certification And State LicenseSpecialty CertificationCPRCurrent Health Certificate

Job overview

The Nurse Practitioner provides health care services to incarcerated individuals within the scope of their license. The role includes physical examinations, diagnostic testing, assessments and health screenings, medication prescribing, and education on health prevention and promotion, medical conditions, and treatment.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Physical ExaminationsDiagnostic TestingHealth AssessmentsMedication PrescribingPatient EducationHealth PreventionHealth PromotionCollaboration AgreementsProfessional Standards of Practice

Qualifications

Current NP Certification and State LicenseNational NP CertificationSpecialty CertificationOne Year NP ExperienceOne Year Correctional ExperienceCPRTB ScreeningCurrent Health CertificateMust Be 18+

Full job description

The Nurse Practitioner in the correctional setting provides health care services to incarcerated individuals within the scope of their license. The Nurse Practitioner performs physical examinations, diagnostic testing, assessments/health screenings, prescribes medications, and educates inmates on health prevention/promotion, medical conditions, and treatment.

Minimum Requirements:

  • Current Nurse Practitioner Certification and license in the state of practice required

  • Certification as a Nurse Practitioner by a nationally accredited nursing organization (e.g. American Academy of Nurse Practitioners – AANP, American Nurses Credentialing Center – ANCC) is preferred

  • Specialty Certification as per client request and or state regulations if applicable

  • One year experience as an NP preferred

  • One year of correctional experience preferred

  • Maintain collaboration agreements, per state requirements

  • Complies with all relevant professional standards of practice

  • Current CPR if applicable

  • TB questionnaire, PPD or chest x-ray if applicable

  • Current Health certificate (per contract or state regulation)

  • Must meet all federal, state and local requirements

  • Must be at least 18 years of age

Job Category: Advanced Practitioner

Job Function: Advanced Practitioner | NP | NP - Corrections

Job Type: Contract - Full Time

Setting: Healthcare Facilities

Position Type: Healthcare

Office Number: 0727

Contract Duration: 24

Pay Rate: $67 / Hour

Date Posted: 2026-08-07

How this job compares

Set against the 10,105 open Nurse Practitioner jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$67/hr
  • Minnesota median$47–85/hr120 hourly ranges
  • US median$46–85/hr2,540 hourly ranges

This rate, $67/hr, is close to the Minnesota median midpoint ($66/hr) — in the middle half of Nurse Practitioner hourly ranges in Minnesota.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 290 open Nurse Practitioner jobs in Minnesota and 10,105 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Minnesota
Experience
Nurse Practitioner postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (2,985 postings).
Education
3,672 of the 10,105 open Nurse Practitioner jobs (36%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 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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