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Registered Nurse (RN) - Full-Time, Days

Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation - Welkind (Chester)·Chester, New Jersey

$46 - $62/hrOtherOn Site0-2 yrsPosted 15 days ago
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Registered Nurse (RN) - Full-Time, Days · $46 - $62/hr

How this role compares

Computed from live listings

  • +15% vs. median posted rate for nursing roles in New Jersey ($40.00/hr, n=3338)
  • 9 similar openings in the Chester area · median $23.50/hr
$3.51/hr · p10p90 · $225/hr
this role: $46.00/hrmedian $40.00/hr

Shaded band: the middle 50% of 3,338 posted nursing roles in New Jersey rates. This role sits in the 72nd percentile.

About the role

Pay for this role is about 15% above the New Jersey median for nursing roles.

The Registered Nurse will partner with a Nursing Assistant to manage a patient caseload and implement individualized care plans. Responsibilities include performing systematic patient assessments, documenting care in EPIC, and interpreting diagnostic data.

Overview Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation Position

  • Registered
  • Nurse (RN)
  • Location: 201
  • Pleasant
  • Hill,
  • Chester,
  • NJ (Morris
  • County)Schedule:
  • Full-Time,
  • Days 7AM-7:30PM (Includes
  • Weekday &
  • Weekend
  • Shifts)
  • Compensation: $46.00/Hour - $61.93/Hour (Based on Experience)+ 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 and thorough orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting
  • 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

Responsibilities

On each shift, you will partner with a Nursing Assistant and handle a manageable case load. Together, you will help our patients achieve the outlined goals and milestones based on their unique patient care plan. Receiving admissions and/or transfers. Initial and ongoing systematic patient assessment. Timely and accurate documentation using EPIC Interpreting assessment/diagnostic data, including labs and telemetry. Ensuring medical orders are transcribed and processed accurately. Promoting continuous quality improvement. Instructing and counseling patients/families.

Qualifications: Minimum Requirements Valid State RN License is required BLS is required at hire

Preferred Qualifications

BSN or enrollment in a BSN program Clinical experience 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

Requirements

Candidates must hold a valid State RN license and current BLS certification. A BSN degree or enrollment in a BSN program is preferred.

  • bachelor degree
  • Quality improvement
  • Telemetry monitoring
  • Patient assessment
  • Patient care planning
  • Clinical documentation
  • Patient counseling
  • Rehabilitation nursing
  • Diagnostic data interpretation
  • Medical order processing
  • Epic documentation

Benefits

  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Medical insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Life insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Disability protection
  • Continuing education opportunities
  • Student debt benefit program
  • Prescription drug plan

Posting details

Employment type
Other
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
0-2 yrs
Salary
$46 - $62/hr
Location
Chester, New Jersey
Posted
Aug 24, 2026
Closes
Aug 24, 2027
Application
Employer website
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Hiring organization

Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation - Welkind (Chester)

For over 75 years, Kessler Institute has been a national leader in rehabilitation medicine. Today, as one of the nation's largest rehabilitation hospitals, we continue to lead this field — providing the highly specialized care, advanced treatment and innovative technologies that...

IndustryHospitals and Health Care
TypePrivately Held
Size1,001-5,000 employees
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