Overview

Overview

The Pediatric Rehabilitation/Feeding Unit provides 24-hour medical, nursing, respiratory and intensive therapy services.The Neurorehabilitation program treats patients ranging from infants to young adults with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, chronic pain disorders, recovering from orthopedic surgery, and complex medical conditions.

This position is 36 hours per week, three 12 hour shifts, Day (7:00am-7:30pm)/Night (7:00pm-7:30am) rotation

Benefits You Will Receive

• $5,000 sign-on bonus

• $2000 RN referral bonus

• $10,500/year tuition advancement /reimbursement for employees earning undergrad and graduate degrees (pro-rated for 16-39 hours/week)

• 50% college tuition grant for dependents of eligible employees budgeted 30-40 hours per week up to $32,000/year

• Recently increased differentials

• Student loan repayment for employees budgeted 30-40 hours per week ($100 per month up to $10,500)

• Relocation assistance

• Bonus incentive for a masters degree

• Bonus incentive for nursing certification

• Medical, Dental, Vision (active the month after you attend HR) most places make you wait 3-6 months)

• Enhanced Mental Health Benefits

• 401K Automatic 3% employer-funded “base contribution” with additional 1.5%-3% based on years of service

• Sick and Vacation accrual upon first day of work

• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (Child Care Spending Account)

• $1,200 for each eligible childthrough the age of 6; $ 600 for each child age 7-10

• Self-scheduling

• Progressive Career Ladder with salary increase

• Program to earn free CEUs

• Free secure and monitored parking

Responsibilities

What We Will Provide for You

• 14 week, competency based orientation with the assistance of preceptors

• Mentorship program

• Techniques to provide high quality patient and family-centered care

• Understanding of the importance of cultural competent care when working with patients and families from across the United States and around the world.

• The tools to learn effective communication with the patients, families and interdisciplinary team

• Education about how to preform skills related to: IV insertion, blood draws, trach suctioning, trach changes, mechanical ventilation, central lines, tube feeds through NG/GT/JT/Peg tube, dressing changes, wound vac, positioning, transferring, donning/ removing orthotics, and emergency situations

Qualifications

Education:Graduation from an accredited school of nursing. BSN or enrolled in a BSN program to be completed within 2 ½ years of hiring date.

Experience:Experience with pediatric and/or developmentally disabled population preferred.

Certification:Current CPR certification that included hands on skills

Benefits

Kennedy Krieger is an approved site for the Nurse Corps Loan Repayment program! More info can be found here: https://bhw.hrsa.gov/funding/apply-loan-repayment#nclrp

EOE/M/F/D/V

We require full COVID vaccination or documentation of medical and/or religious exemption(s) approval for this job as we are a healthcare institution committed to putting health and safety first for our patients, students, employees, and the communities we serve.

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Vacancy ID 10502

Pos. Category Nursing

Job Location : Street 707 N Broadway

# of Hours 36.00

Job Locations US-MD-Baltimore

Pos. Type Regular Full Time

Department : Name Nursing - PCNU

Equal Opportunity Provider & Employer M/F/Disability/ProtectedVet