Graduate Nurse
About the Role
The Graduate Nurse position at Encompass Health offers a transitional role for graduate nurses to begin orienting while awaiting NCLEX results to fully function as a Registered Nurse. This role involves providing direct patient care activities appropriate to training and competency, assisting RNs with patient care, and promoting excellent patient satisfaction and outcomes. Graduate Nurses gain clinical experience by learning nursing procedures, understanding disease processes, and interacting with healthcare providers in a supportive hospital environment.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care activities appropriate to training and competency.
- Assist RNs with assigned patient care activities.
- Promote excellent patient satisfaction and outcomes.
- Gain clinical experience by learning nursing procedures and disease processes.
- Familiarize with the hospital environment and interact with physicians and other healthcare providers.
- Build meaningful relationships with patients and their families to facilitate recovery.
- Collaborate and communicate effectively with various departments to ensure coordinated care.
- Celebrate patient victories and milestones.
Qualifications
- CPR certification required.
- Proof of completion of an RN program and eligibility to sit for NCLEX.
- Must take NCLEX within six months of being granted Graduate Nurse status.
Benefits
- Affordable medical, dental, and vision plans for full-time and part-time employees and their families.
- Generous paid time off that accrues over time.
- Opportunities for tuition reimbursement and continuous education.
- Company-matching 401(k) and employee stock purchase plans.
- Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
- A vibrant community of individuals passionate about their work.
About Encompass Health
Encompass Health is a rapidly growing national inpatient rehabilitation leader, recognized as one of the "World's Most Admired Companies" and a recipient of the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® Award. With over 150 nationwide locations and a team of 36,000 exceptional individuals, Encompass Health is committed to leading with empathy, doing what's right, focusing on the positive, and standing stronger together. We celebrate diversity in our inclusive culture and provide equal employment opportunities regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, color, creed, age, mental or physical disability, or any other protected classification.