Graduate Nurse

Graduate Nurse Career Opportunity

At Encompass Health, you'll play a vital role in patients' recoveries—providing individualized, compassionate care that makes a lasting impact. Small victories add up to monumental change, and you'll thrive in an environment built on support, advanced resources, and teamwork.

Looking for a nursing career rooted in purpose, close to your heart and home? At Encompass Health, you'll experience the difference the moment you become a part of our team.

The Graduate Nurse role provides a transitional position for graduate nurses to begin orienting while awaiting NCLEX passage and full RN function. The role involves providing direct patient care activities appropriate to training and competency for assigned patients, assisting RNs with assigned patient care activities, promoting excellent patient satisfaction and outcomes, and gaining clinical experience by learning nursing procedures and disease processes, familiarizing themselves with the hospital environment, and interacting with physicians and other healthcare providers.

Being at Encompass Health means aligning with a rapidly growing national inpatient rehabilitation leader. We take pride in the growth opportunities we offer and how our team unites for the greater good of our patients. Our achievements include being named one of the "World's Most Admired Companies" and receiving the "Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® Award".

• Our benefits are designed to support your well‑being and start on day one.
• Affordable medical, dental, and vision plans for both 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 the work they do.

• Build meaningful relationships with patients and their families, understanding their unique needs to facilitate their recovery.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with various departments to ensure coordinated care and provide direct patient care when needed.
• Celebrate victories and milestones achieved by our patients.

• 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.

We proudly set the standard in care by leading with empathy, doing what’s right, focusing on the positive, and standing stronger together. Encompass Health is a trusted leader in post‑acute care with over 150 nationwide locations and a team of 36,000 exceptional individuals and growing!

At Encompass Health, we celebrate and welcome diversity in our inclusive culture. We 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.