Current employees: Please apply through the employee portal to be considered for this opportunity.

Pay Range:

$31.00 - $40.40 Hourly

Department:

Health Department

Job Type:

Regular Represented

Exemption Status:

United States of America (Non-Exempt)

Closing Date (Open Until Filled if No Date Specified):

July 31, 2026

The Opportunity:

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

Full Time Employees of the Multnomah County Health Department qualify for the  Federal Student Aid U.S Department Of Education Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. To learn more about  Public Service Loan Forgiveness please visit Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).

Overview:

THIS WORK MATTERS!

• Premiums: Corrections Health Licensed Practical Nurses receive an additional 12% hourly premium and hourly differentials for working swing ($3/hr), graveyard ($6/hr), weekends ($3.50/hr) shifts

• Mandatory Overtime*: The first 4 hours of the mandated shift will be paid at an overtime rate (1.5x), and the remaining hours of the mandated shift will be paid at a double-time rate (2.0x). In addition, if you are scheduled to work the following day after a mandated shift, then that schedule shift will be paid at an overtime rate (1.5x).

• Benefits:  Multnomah County offers generous vacation and sick leave, exceptional medical and dental plans, and pension. For more information about our benefit offerings, please visit: https://multco.us/benefits/new-employee-benefits

At Corrections Health, we provide medically needed health care to adults and youth in custody at Multnomah County Jails and Juvenile Detention Facility. Come join our team of Portland's most outstanding health care professionals providing exceptional services to our diverse community!

The Licensed Practical Nurse works within the healthcare team and provides focused community and clinic health services directed towards the prevention of disease, the promotion of health, improving clients self-care, using professional judgment, screening, contributing to care planning, intervention, and provides health information/education to patients. 

Licensed Practical Nurse MSR (LPN) in Corrections Health is primarily tasked with the administration of MSR medications (Subxone, Subutex) to incarcerated patients under supervision of a Community Health Nurse (CHN) and supervisor. The MSR LPN also will assist with reviewing MSR referrals, and refer to a nurse or providers as appropriate.

This recruitment is used to fill on-call, temporary/limited duration, and regular status positions. This recruitment is for the Corrections Health LPN team as well as the Medication Supported Recovery (MSR), Licensed Practical Nurse positions on the Transition Services Program.

In the Licensed Community Practical Nurse role you will:

• Utilizing electronic reports and review provider schedules to proactively assess needs for prevention screening and communicating via EHR. 

• Pro-actively performs pre-visit activities (e.g. scrubbing and huddling) for client visits as needed, As well as preparing patients for exams, and procedures, including equipment set-up and specimen collection. 

• Working with providers and teams to monitor chronic disease and prevention reports and initiates follow-up with clients or ensures appropriate referrals as needed. 

• Following up on specialty referral reports, clinical treatments, prescriptions, medication cancellations, etc. 

• Documenting clearly in the patient chart, using the SOAP method, if indicated, and EPIC "dot-phrases" and "smart phrases" as deemed appropriate per patient encounter. 

• Supporting back office clinic flow by direct provider support as needed including rooming patients, ordering labs as directed.

• Providing after visit instructions based on nursing experience and understanding of client needs; makes follow-up appointments, if necessary. 

• Administering medical treatments such as cleaning and dressing wounds, ear irrigations, suture removal, catheterizat