Overview
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation
Position: Registered Nurse (RN) – New GraduateLocation: 1199 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ 07052Schedule: Full-Time, Nights 7:00PM-7:30AM (Includes Weekday & Weekend Shifts)
Compensation: $46.00/Hour - $61.93/Hour + Shift Differential
Our inpatient rehabilitation hospital is committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to best address the medical, physical, emotional, and vocational challenges for individuals with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, orthopedic issues, amputation, and multiple traumas.
We support your career growth and personal well-being:
- Start Strong: Extensive 10- 13-week structured new graduate orientation program with a dedicated preceptor
- Advance Your Career: Tuition reimbursement and continuing education opportunities
- Elevate Your Skills: Clinical ladder program.
- Ease the Burden: Student debt benefit program
- Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings
- Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance
- Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection
- Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 nationwide committed to providing exceptional care
Applicants may apply before being licensed however must have a license upon start date.
Responsibilities
In collaboration with the physician and your preceptor, you will ensure implementation of the assessment plan, evaluation, and follow-up of the plan of care for the patient population.
- Initiating an ongoing systematic assessment of the physical, emotional, social, educational, and functional needs of the patients/families.
- Interpreting assessment data and information to develop a nursing care plan which contains problem identification, nursing diagnosis, nursing orders, approaches, interventions, short/long-term goals, and discharge planning.
- Participating as a productive member of the interdisciplinary team in assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of rehabilitation goals.
- Assuring that documents in the medical record are complete, factual, accurate, and timely.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited program for registered nursing
- Valid State RN License is required
- BLS required at hire
- Must have flexibility of scheduling to complete the requirements of the program
Per Diem Requirement: Four (4) shifts per 6-week schedule. One Saturday or Sunday, one winter/summer holiday
Additional Data
Post offer employment testing (POETs) are completed as part of the onboarding process, to be completed before an employee's first day of work.
Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans
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