The Federal Bureau of Prisons is actively hiring Registered Nurses (RNs), Nurse Practitioners (NPs), and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) across our facilities.
Our medical professionals play a critical role in delivering patient care whole working as a part of collaborative healthcare team. BOP clinicians practice with a level of clinical involvement that is often uncommon in the private sector. Our staff maintain continuity of care and make a meaningful difference every day in the lives of the patients they treat.
At the BOP, healthcare professionals benefit from:
- Consistent 40-hour work weeks with the option of compressed work schedules
- No medical insurance billing or coding
- Competitive federal benefits, lifetime medical insurance coverage, retirement, paid time off, and sick time
- Career advancement and promotion opportunities
- A mission-driver healthcare environment
- No age requirement for Registered Nurses and Nurse Practitioners
- Licenses Practical Nurses and Nurse Assistants need to onboard prior to their 37th birthday
- *Qualified Preference Eligible Veterans may be exempt from meeting the maximum age of 37. If you are above the maximum age and have prior federal law enforcement coverage, you MUST submit an SF-50 to verify prior coverage.
We are currently offering recruitment incentives of up to $32,800 for qualified Registered Nurses and $38,800 for qualified Nurse Practitioners*.We have immediate openings at the following locations:
- FMC Rochester, MN
- Up $109,342 base pay for Registered Nurses, $129,383 for Nurse Practitioners, $78,853 for Licensed Practice Nurses, and $68,907 for Nurse Assistants
- FCI Waseca, MN, FCI Sandstone, MN, FPC Duluth, MN
- Up $89,725 base pay for Registered Nurses, $97,087 for Nurse Practitioners, $71,615 for Licensed Practice Nurses, and $61,833 for Nurse Assistants
** Bonus amounts are reflected at FMC Rochester since they have the highest pay scale. Bonus amount is also calculated at the highest grade and step.
If you are interested, apply here:
If you are interested in a specific location, please email:
If you have any other questions, please reach out to the National Recruitment Office at bop-hrm-nationalrecruitment@bop.gov.