Registered Nurse Juvenile Services

Reno, NV - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 72654 - 94452

Posted on: 04-11-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Position Information

Under general supervision of an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care in a juvenile detention facility; and performs related work as required.

This is an Open Competitive/Countywide Promotional recruitment being conducted to fill a current full-time vacancy in the Washoe County Juvenile Services department. The list established from this recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies as they occur.

For more information on this position please see the Job Specification at Qualifications

Licensure as a Registered Nurse or eligibility for licensure as a Registered Nurse.

License Or Certificate

A valid license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in the State of Nevada is required at the time of appointment and must be maintained for continued employment in this classification.
A valid drivers license is required at the time of appointment and must be maintained for continued employment in this classification.
A current CPR certification is required at the time of appointment and must be maintained for continued employment in this classification.
A Medication Management Training for Instructors Certification is required within one year of appointment and must be maintained for continued employment in this classification.

Conditions of Employment

After the interview top candidates must pass a background investigation which includes:

Submit a set of fingerprints
Complete and submit a personal history statement

Candidates must submit to a TB test at own expense upon offer of employment.

Washoe County requires its employees to reside in the state of Nevada or neighboring California communities such as Truckee South Lake Tahoe or Susanville as of their first day of work.

Washoe County hires all new employees at the minimum rate of the salary range and eligible employees may receive an annual merit increase of 5% until they reach the maximum salary for the classification. Upon promotion current Washoe County employees are placed at the minimum rate of the salary range for the higher classification of the new position OR a promotional calculation whichever is greater.

Juvenile Services falls under the direction of the District Court and as such Juvenile Services is not a part of Washoe Countys merit personnel system and Juvenile Services employees are not members of a bargaining unit. However full-time or part-time permanent employment with the Department of Juvenile Services offers the same attractive benefit package and salary schedule as any other Washoe County Department.

What Happens Next

1. After your application is screened you will be notified via the email you provided whether you have met the minimum requirements for the position. Those applicants who do not meet the qualifications have one (1) business day to file an appeal and request a review of their qualifications.

2. Applicants who meet the minimum requirements for the Registered Nurse Juvenile Services position will be placed on an unranked eligible list. The examination is waived for this recruitment in accordance with the Washoe County Personnel Handbook 5.160.

Pursuant to the Washoe County Personnel Handbook 5.160 - waiver of examination. The director of human resources may waive examination for those classes requiring specific training education certification licensure experience or when there are an insufficient number of qualified candidates.

3. Candidates who meet the minimum requirements will be placed on an unranked eligible list for the department to interview upon the close of the recruitment. For continuous/open until filled recruitments candidates who meet the minimum requirements will be referred for an interview on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. Once referred candidates will be contacted by email or telephone.

4. Please be advised you can log in to your NeoGov account and select:

Applications to view a list of the recruitments which you have applied for your submitted application for each recruitment a copy of the job listing and your applicant history for each recruitment.
Inbox to view the notices which have been sent to you for each recruitment
Account to update your contact information. Please note to update your phone number on previously submitted applications you must contact .

If you have any questions regarding the Online Application Process you can find additional information at the following link: Alma Parel

Washoe County is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce that creates a sense of belonging for all employees and citizens thereby encouraging persons from all backgrounds and experiences to apply for employment.

Washoe County will recruit hire train and promote into all job levels without regard to race religion or belief gender marital status or domestic partnership familial status national origin age mental or physical disability pregnancy sexual orientation gender expression or identity genetic information (GINA) veteran status political affiliation membership in an employee association or union or any other protected class under applicable federal or state law.

Position InformationUnder general supervision of an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care in a juvenile detention facility; and performs related work as required.This is an Open Competitive/Countywide Promotional recruitment being conducted to fill a current full-time...