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Licensed Practical Nurse - PRN

CoreCivic

NICHOLLS, GAPer Diem$26.9–37.46/hrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$26.9–37.46/hr
Location
NICHOLLS, GA
Schedule
Per Diem
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

State LPN LicenseValid Driver's License

Job overview

CoreCivic seeks a Licensed Practical Nurse to provide care and treatment to inmates or residents in an institutional setting. The role includes attending sick call with a physician, preparing examination rooms and equipment, dispensing medication, managing medical supplies, and maintaining the security and confidentiality of medical records.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

NursingMedication DispensingMedical Supply Inventory

Qualifications

Nursing CertificateState LPN LicenseValid Driver's LicenseMust Be 18+

Full job description

$26.90 - $37.46 / hour

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 (PRN) 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.

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 29,610 open Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$26.9–37.46/hr
  • Georgia median$36–42/hr240 hourly ranges
  • US median$34–45/hr13,032 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $32.18/hr, is 20% below the Georgia median midpoint ($40/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Nurse hourly ranges in Georgia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,404 open Nurse jobs in Georgia and 29,610 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Georgia
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 (12,254 postings).
Education
3,282 of the 29,610 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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