Graduate Nurse

Encompass Health; Kingsport (TN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Generous paid time off

Tuition reimbursement and education

Company matching 401(k) and ESPP

Flexible spending accounts/HSAs

Vibrant work community

Job summary

Encompass Health in Kingsport, TN is seeking a Graduate Nurse to begin orientation while preparing to sit for the NCLEX and become a registered nurse. This transitional role provides direct patient care under supervision, helping you gain clinical experience and confidence in performing nursing procedures.

You'll work with physicians and healthcare teams to support patient recovery, while benefiting from our structured onboarding, ongoing mentorship, and opportunities for tuition reimbursement

Qualifications

• CPR certification required.
• Proof of completion of a RN program and eligibility to sit for NCLEX.
• Must take NCLEX within six months of being granted Graduate Nurse status.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care activities appropriate to training and competency for assigned patients.
• Assist RNs with assigned patient care activities while promoting excellent patient satisfaction and outcomes.
• Gains clinical experience by learning nursing procedures and disease processes, and interacting with physicians and other healthcare providers.

Education

RN program completion

Eligibility to sit for NCLEX

Must take NCLEX within six months

Job description

Graduate Nurse Career Opportunity

Encompass Health: Where Nursing Meets Heart, Home, and Healing

Looking for a nursing career rooted in purpose, close to your heart and home? At Encompass Health, you'll play a vital role in patients' recoveries-providing individualized, compassionate care that makes a lasting impact. Here, small victories add up to monumental change, and you'll thrive in an environment built on support, advanced resources, and teamwork.

Graduate Nurse Career Opportunity

Encompass Health: Where Nursing Meets Heart, Home, and Healing

Looking for a nursing career rooted in purpose, close to your heart and home? At Encompass Health, you'll play a vital role in patients' recoveries-providing individualized, compassionate care that makes a lasting impact. Here, small victories add up to monumental change, and you'll thrive in an environment built on support, advanced resources, and teamwork.

The Graduate Nurse position provides a transitional role for graduate nurses to begin orienting while waiting to pass the NCLEX and fully function as a Registered Nurse. This position is responsible for providing direct patient care activities appropriate to training and competency for assigned patients and for completing and assisting RNs with assigned patient care activities while promoting excellent patient satisfaction and outcomes. This position gains clinical experience by learning nursing procedures and various disease processes, familiarizing themselves to the hospital environment and interacting with physicians and other healthcare providers.

A Glimpse into Our World

At Encompass Health, you'll experience the difference the moment you become a part of our team. 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, among other accolades, which is nothing short of amazing.

Starting Perks And Benefits

• 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!

Realize Your Vision as a New Registered Nurse

Join a supportive RN cohort with a structured curriculum designed to build confidence, enhance your skills, provide mentorship and set you up for long‑term success.

• 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.

Qualifications

• CPR certification required.
• Proof of completion of a RN program and eligibility to sit for NCLEX.
• Must take NCLEX within six months of being granted Graduate Nurse status.

The Encompass Health Way

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.