UF Health Rehabilitation Hospital
Rehab Center · Jacksonville, FL
- 4
- open roles, live count
- 48
- beds
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Rehab Center
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 2 · Nights 2
Benefits
Medical/Rx, vision, dental, generous PTO, company-matching 401(k), life and disability; tuition reimbursement and continuing education; student debt benefit; clinical ladder; competitive weekend differentials noted for CNAs.
What stands out
Experienced nurses
You care for brain injury, spinal cord, neuro, ortho, amputation, and multi-trauma patients inside a 48-bed inpatient rehab hospital-in-a-hospital at UF Health North.
Moving here
Florida takes no state income tax, Jacksonville’s cost of living sits near the national level, and the Select Medical affiliation opens advancement and relocation paths across a large national network.
New graduates
You get an extensive orientation, tuition reimbursement and continuing education, a student debt benefit program, and a clinical ladder that ties skill growth to pay.
As of 2025Source: monster.com
Experienced nurses
Full-time RN postings in the system have listed night base rates from about $38.64 to $52 an hour plus sign-on bonuses of $10,000–$15,000 depending on shift and campus.
More about working here
Experienced nurses
Benefits include comprehensive medical/Rx, vision, dental, generous PTO, company-matching 401(k), and life and disability coverage, with EPIC as the charting system.
Moving here
Newsweek ranked UF Health Rehabilitation Hospital #6, and the North Jacksonville site is a joint venture inside a newer UF Health North tower.
Travel nurses
Per-diem CNA rates in Jacksonville have been posted around $21 an hour, and full-time night RN schedules run 6:45 PM–7:15 AM with rotating weekend patterns common on the CNA side.
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- Full-time nights 6:45 PM-7:15 AM Jacksonville; CNA 3x12-hour shifts with rotating weekends; flexible scheduling noted for CNAs
As of 2025Source: milwaukeejobs.com
- Pay and benefits
- RN Full-time NIGHTS Gainesville FL, based on experience
As of 2025Source: monster.com
- Pay and benefits
- RN Full-time NIGHTS Gainesville FL upper range based on experience
As of 2025Source: monster.com
- Pay and benefits
- RN Inpatient Rehab Day Shift Gainesville $10k sign-on
As of 2025Source: talents.vaia.com
- Pay and benefits
- RN Inpatient Rehab Day Shift Gainesville estimated annual range
As of 2025Source: talents.vaia.com
- Pay and benefits
- RN Inpatient Rehab Day Shift Gainesville estimated annual upper range
As of 2025Source: talents.vaia.com
- Pay and benefits
- CNA Night Shift Gainesville based on years of experience
As of 2025Source: milwaukeejobs.com
- Pay and benefits
- CNA Night Shift Gainesville upper range based on experience
As of 2025Source: milwaukeejobs.com
Starting out and growing here
- Preceptors and orientation
- Extensive and thorough orientation program for smooth transition into the setting
As of 2025Source: monster.com
- Career development
- Clinical ladder program; opportunities to progress in function, skill, and pay
As of 2025Source: monster.com
- Tuition support
- Tuition reimbursement and continuing education opportunities
As of 2025Source: monster.com
The city
Living in Gainesville, FL
Gainesville is a lively north-central Florida college town built around the University of Florida, offering nurses a mix of academic energy, abundant parks, and relatively easy commutes. Outdoor enthusiasts enjoy nearby Paynes Prairie Preserve, while a growing healthcare sector anchors steady RN demand in a mid-size city with a youthful, outdoorsy vibe.
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- Metro price level · Gainesville area
- 3% below the national average
- BEA index 96.7 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,296/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $46,195/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You would work inpatient rehabilitation at UF Health Rehabilitation Hospital in Jacksonville — a 48-bed hospital-in-a-hospital at UF Health North, run as a joint venture between UF Health and Select Medical.
- Rehab Center · Gainesville
- Hiring days & nights
- Sign-on bonus · 2 roles
More about UF Health Rehabilitation Hospital
The unit focus is brain injury, spinal cord injury, neurological disorders, orthopedics, amputation, and multiple trauma, with EPIC for charting and an orientation program built to ease you into the setting. Pay figures in public postings are strongest for the Gainesville sister campus (RN nights roughly $38.64–$52/hr with $10k–$15k sign-on depending on role), while Jacksonville listings show CNA per diem around $21/hr. Benefits called out across postings include medical/Rx, vision, dental, generous PTO, matching 401(k), life and disability, tuition reimbursement, a student debt benefit, and a clinical ladder. Indeed’s small sample (six reviews) rates pay, benefits, and advancement highly, work-life and culture solidly, and management lower at 3.0/5 — worth weighing before you apply.
Team-oriented, family-like culture with emphasis on discharging a high percentage of patients home; collaboration between UF Health and Select Medical.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Pay and benefits
- Indeed aggregate rates pay and benefits at 5.0/5 based on 6 reviews.
As of 2025-11-19Source: indeed.com
- Job security and advancement
- Indeed aggregate rates job security and advancement at 5.0/5.
As of 2025-11-19Source: indeed.com
- Management
- Indeed aggregate rates management at 3.0/5; overall rating 3.7/5 from 6 reviews.
As of 2025-11-19Source: indeed.com
More review themes
- Therapy vs nursing culture
- OT noted rehab managers care about staff happiness but therapy-versus-nursing culture and limited systemic change when nursing resists.
As of 2025-11-19Source: indeed.com
- Work-life balance and culture
- Indeed aggregate rates work-life balance and culture at 4.0/5 each.
As of 2025-11-19Source: indeed.com
What to weigh
On Indeed, management sits at 3.0/5 and the overall score is 3.7/5 from only six reviews, with one note that therapy-versus-nursing culture can limit change when nursing pushes back.
As of 2025-11-19Source: indeed.com
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
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- Roles last seen active
- Aug 20, 2026
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- RehabDays 2 · Nights 24 open
Inpatient Rehabilitation
Care for brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, orthopedic issues, amputation, and multiple traumas.
Source location unconfirmedSource: monster.com
Inpatient Rehabilitation - North (Jacksonville)
Joint venture 48-bed inpatient rehab hospital within UF Health North, branded UF Health Rehabilitation Hospital — North.
Source location unconfirmedSource: prnewswire.com
Open roles
Current openings at UF Health Rehabilitation Hospital
Refreshed throughout the day.
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Day shift
- Tuition reimbursement
Registered Nurse (RN) - Full-time - NIGHTS
$38.64-52.00
Gainesville, FL
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Night shift
- ADN accepted
- RN
- 12-hour days
- Tuition reimbursement
- RN
- Night shift
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