PHN in corrections?

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Hey guys!

Just reaching out to see if anyone can shed a little light on public health nursing in a correctional facility? What is your day like, your schedule, your job satisfaction?

Really curious!!

Thanks!!

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Are you referring to a US Public Health Services Commissioned Corps posting in a correctional facility, or a job description via a county/local jurisdiction that is for a nurse in a corrections facility and has 'public health nurse' in the job title? I can't imagine that either of the above scenarios would be terribly different except the Commissioned Corps position would have the additional hoops to jump through that any federal employment might have.

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Hi SiwanRN, job postings with "Public Health RN" as the title.

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Hi SiwanRN, job postings with "Public Health RN" as the title.

I think it would probably just be like a regular corrections nursing job then, but not having worked at such a place, I couldn't say. I'd encourage you to also reach out to the corrections nursing forum too.

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I have worked as a nurse in both a prison as a correctional health RN and as a Public Health RN. These were 2 different jobs at different times. One was for the state the other was under the county. Is this a specific job title through corrections? If so I would reach out to the employer for the job description.

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