📍 Gilmer County Jail | Ellijay, Georgia
🕠 Monday through Friday | 5:30 AM Start | 8 Hour Shifts
Looking for a nursing role that gives you a consistent Monday through Friday schedule while allowing you to make a meaningful difference?
Southern Health Partners has been a leader in correctional healthcare for more than 30 years, providing quality medical care to patients in correctional facilities across the country. We are seeking a compassionate and dependable Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to join our healthcare team at the Gilmer County Jail.
This is an opportunity to put your nursing skills to work in a setting where every shift matters and every patient deserves quality care.
What You'll Be Doing 🩺As an LPN, you'll play an important role in the day-to-day healthcare of our patients, including:
- Administering medications and treatments as ordered
- Completing medication passes safely and accurately
- Monitoring patients and recognizing changes in condition
- Assisting with sick call and intake screenings
- Maintaining accurate and timely electronic medical records
- Working alongside providers and other healthcare professionals
- Providing compassionate, professional patient care
- Helping maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients and staff
- Current, unrestricted Georgia LPN license
- Current CPR certification
- Strong assessment and medication administration skills
- Excellent communication and documentation skills
- Ability to work independently while being part of a collaborative healthcare team
- Correctional healthcare experience is a plus, but not required
We believe taking care of our team is just as important as taking care of our patients.
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance with Pre Tax Coverage
- Company Paid Life Insurance
- Short Term and Long Term Disability
- Two Weeks PTO During Your First Year
- Eight Paid Holidays plus Your Birthday Off
- 401(k) Eligibility After One Year
- Bi Weekly Direct Deposit
- Employee Assistance Program
- Monthly Continuing Education Opportunities
- Tuition Discounts
- Company Paid Professional Liability Insurance
- Employee Referral Bonus
- Paid Bereavement and Jury Duty Leave
At SHP, you're joining a healthcare team that understands the importance of compassion, consistency, and quality care. You'll have the opportunity to use your nursing experience in a role where your work directly impacts the lives of the people you care for every day.
Ready to bring your nursing skills to a team that makes a difference? Apply today!
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Southern Health Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status.
Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check, drug screening, and facility credentialing requirements.
Skills Required
- Current, unrestricted Georgia LPN license
- Current CPR certification
- Strong assessment and medication administration skills
- Excellent communication and documentation skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively with a healthcare team
- Correctional healthcare experience
What We Do
Southern Health Partners, Inc. is a correctional healthcare company providing medical, dental, and mental health services to inmates in county and city jail facilities.
