Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
Listed compensation
$72-$75/hr
The week · per this posting
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
Start A New Career with VitalCore Health Strategies!
VitalCore Health Strategies (VCHS), an industry leader in Correctional Health Care has an opening for a PRN Nurse Practitioner, PA or APRN at Berrien County Jail in St. Joseph, MI!
At VitalCore we pride ourselves on retaining and acquiring hardworking ethical individuals who are committed to providing quality services. Join our team and experience first-hand how VitalCore Health Strategies promotes a positive work environment that is based on respect and appreciation of the hard work and dedication of our staff.
Nurse Practitioner Position Physician Assistant Summary
The Nurse Practitioner utilizes the medical model to meet a variety of healthcare needs with ambulatory care as their primary focus. The Physician’s Assistant works with a variety of healthcare professionals/security officers in a correctional environment to provide basic medical services supervised by a licensed Physician. The PA has no managerial responsibilities.
Nurse Practitioner Minimum Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited college/university NP PA program
- Must possess current licenses or certifications in this state.
- Experience in Correctional desired but not required.
- Acute care experience preferred.
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Keywords: NP, Nurse Practitioner, Registered Nurse, np, ARNP
#INDMI
20 hours weekly
Key Responsibilities
The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant will provide basic medical services within a correctional environment using the medical model. They will work alongside healthcare professionals and security officers to address the ambulatory care needs of the inmate population.
Requirements
Candidates must be graduates of an accredited NP or PA program and possess current state licensure or certification. While correctional experience is desired, it is not strictly required for this role.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Correctional Medicine — Physician Assistant Career Context
Of the 40 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 45% have no call, 55% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$153k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $159k in an average-cost state. 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in St. Joseph
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $319k
- Typical market rent
- $1,564/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 20 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 92.4
- State income tax
- Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Niles, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.
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