Full-Time Days (Rotating Weekends)

Blake Medical Center is located in Bradenton, Florida, just minutes from the beautiful Gulf Coast beaches of Manatee County. Our 383-bed, level II trauma center and has received official verification by the American College of Surgeons. Our Internal Medicine Residency Training Program will formally begin in July of 2016, allowing us to accept and teach resident physicians at our hospital. Blake is also a proud recipient of the American Heart Association’s Gold Fit Friendly Designation for our above and beyond dedication to employees’ health.  Also, our Florida community, North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, ranks No. 3 overall and No. 1 in financial well-being on the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index®!

Summary

Our 28-bed Inpatient Rehab Unit provides superior inpatient rehabilitative care in the setting of Blake Medical Center. This unit is the area’s first and only comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation center. As a Charge Inpatient Rehab RN you will have the opportunity to work at a facility that has:

• Average length of stay for patients:  2 weeks
• The Inpatient Rehab Unit hosts a variety of patient diagnoses including:  Neurosurgery, Neurological Disorders (including Parkinson’s and Multiple Sclerosis) , Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Multiple Trauma, Fractures, Limb amputations, Orthopedics, and medically complex conditions
• Services Provided:  Three Physiatrists round on patients daily; each patient is scheduled for rehab treatments including PT/OT/SLP (as applicable) 

Qualifications

• Nursing Diploma or ASN required, BSN preferred
• Current Florida State Registered Nursing license                                
• Current BLS (Basic Life Support) through American Heart Association required               
• Current Functional Independence Measure (FIM) tool certification preferred
• Unit Specialty/National Certification (CRRN) preferred (required within 6 months of hire)
• Minimum two years acute care RN experience preferred; prior Med/Surg and/or Skilled/Rehab/LTAC experience desired
• Prior Management/Supervisory experience preferred
• Customer service abilities including effective listening skills
• Prior HCA/Meditech experience desired 

Compensation commensurate with experience with salary range between $29.50/hr - $39.46/hr. $7500 sign on bonus/relocation: $3-10k, dependent on where they are relocating from.