do the correctionals hire new grads?

The two agency's Chino prison uses most is preferred and right choice.

cool thank a bunch! everyone tells me chino, chino, chino- but no one tells me how. hey do you know about detention centers? i wanna check out both, people say prisons are more relaxed, and detention centers are more crazy. but there are more detentin centers around here then prisons. and how about the federal prisons? do you know about those? i have so many question and no one to answer them.sorry........

I am an RN in a county jail and I would never use the word "relaxed" to describe my job.
We assess, triage, and treat inmates; while at the same time we must consider the inmate's motives, mental health, addictions, legal problems, and our own safety!!
We are the first to deal with any medical complaint from an inmate!
We are Mental Health, E.R., Med.-Surg., and Community Health nurses all roled up into one.
We do not have the luxury of an M.D. on duty 24/7 to make crucial life or death decisions!
We decide if an imate must be sent out for emergency medical service and then we must be ready to explain or defend every step of our decision making process.
We deal with inmates who will lie, cheat, and manipulate, just to break up the monotony of their own day.
We must also police the inmates so they don't "cheek" their meds in order to stockpile or use as currency.
We have inmates who never have or never would take a pill, but because they are now in jail and "entitled to health care" will take advantage of every free handout they can get.
This is not a "relaxed" nursing job! This is a fast paced and demanding job which requires you to utilize all of your nursing skills while working autonomously!

thank you for that information- i hope you didnt get the wrong idea of what i was saying, i didnt mean relax as to where the nurses dont do anything i just meant that i heard county was more intense compare to prisons. im new to nursing but i know there is nothing relaxed about the healthcare field, thats why i decided to get in to it, especially corrections. im not looking for a job to go to and sit around and do nothing, the way you described it is exactly what im looking forward too. but i know that neither one is easy, i understand that at both facilities you need to be one step ahead of the inmate. but you did answer a question i had about the fact that is one earyer than the other and i guessing that answer is, NO. so thank you so much. any info i can get befroe starting to help me paint a bigger picture is appreciated. once again, thank you.

I understand where you are coming from and I didn't intend to make a "soap-box" sermon about how hard correctional nursing is. In response to your initial question," do the correctionals hire new grads? The answer is yes, they do hire new grads. Regarding the issue of prison vs. county jail, I can only speak from a county jail perspective. My personal opinion is that a county jail would be a safer and a better learning experience just because most of the jail inmates do not have sentences that leave them hopeless. i.e. They are not looking at life w/out parole or DP so they have a good shot at a life on the outside if they don't screw it up in jail before their sentencing.

Good luck

hello everyone, I'm applying for a nurse job at a detention center (pre-trial inmates). how would you say the security in detention center is? since there isn't an officer with you.

thank you!!!!!!

hi folks, new grad here...last week! have just gone through my intake paperwork and training....yesterday! i will be working in a correction unit out in west texas. i am really excited, and glad i have read the posts, being fore warned is fore armed? i am hopeful that the experiance i gain from this will really help me towards my RN and wanting someday to get into an ER unit. so in answer to the main question...yep they hire new grads... mark

More and more prisons are hiring new grads. Be careful to look for a large well-run operation so you have plenty of resources. Don't only ask about security, take a tour and note whether there is custody presence in the healthcare unit. Also, ask to interview staff. Select a facility that has what you need to succeed. Good luck to you - many nurses love corrections

tirzo13 this question is for you...

I'm a new grad RN and I currently work at ASH so I am very familiar with the things that go on at the state hospitals (i've also worked at Metro) and I had been a Psych Tech for 7 years. I am considering a move to the bay area and thought Napa would be a good transition facility until I can find a real hospital nursing job. My question are:
1. Would you recomend working there?
2. How were your coworkers, easy to get along with?
3. Is Napa an all male facility?
4. Is it easy to enjoy San Francisco while living in Napa or any of the surrounding neighborhoods?
5. Overall did you have a positive experience working there?

Any insight you can provide would be greatly appreciated!!!

1. Would you recomend working there?
2. How were your coworkers, easy to get along with?
3. Is Napa an all male facility?
4. Is it easy to enjoy San Francisco while living in Napa or any of the surrounding neighborhoods?
5. Overall did you have a positive experience working there?

1. yes, its less like a prison. yeah, i know they want us to say its a mental hospital. but they are all prisoners, they all have a p.c. I worked for a little bit at ASH. The thing about ASH is they seem to have the ability to move your shifts and days off. I never heard of that happening at NSH. Much better place to work. It does not feel like a prison, since an outdoor campus. You get to use your cell phone if that matters to you. People talk on the phone all the time.
2. got along with everyone.
3. Napa is coed.
4. about a hour to SF.
5. yes, but i wanted to go to grad school, so i quit. I also think they are getting rid of 12 hour shifts which is a bummer.