RN license RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure Current RN license issued by the state required at the time of hire. required and
Term
Permanent
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License
RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure Current RN license issued by the state required at the time of hire. required andCheck your license
Education
Bachelor's degree as an RN required
Experience
1-2 years of RN experience required
Experience
One year of relevant professional-level work experience may be substituted for one year of required education.
Also asks
Must have access to reliable transportation required
Also asks
The incumbent in this role must have thorough understanding of the process of rehabilitation expert physical assessment and patient/family education skills the ability to be sensitive to confidential information and a professional and compassionate attitude towards patients' family members staff and external parties.
Also asks
The incumbent in this role must be able to operate basic office equipment including but not limited to phone laptop tablets fax and copying machines.
What it pays
Against similar roles
Baltimore staff RN median is $82k/yrBaltimore staff RN postings that state pay run $76k/yr to $100k/yr, the middle half $80k/yr to $91k/yr, across 311 postings. This posting's $74k/yr to $135k/yr is wider than that, so where you land depends on the offer.
Facilitates the inpatient admission of appropriate rehabilitation patients to MedStar National Rehabilitation Network (MNRN) by obtaining accurate clinical data through performing on-site and record/ telephonic patient evaluations. Individuals in this role are responsible for educating the referring staff of community hospitals, patients family members and external payers regarding the effective and efficient utilization of MNRN program services and resources.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Performs on-site record and telephonic pre-admission screening/ clinical assessment to determine appropriateness of referral and medical stability for inpatient acute rehabilitation program.
Completes assessment/ evaluation within 24 hours or in one working day of the referral (documents exceptions within the electronic medical record).
Reviews clinical information in patient's medical record and performs physical assessment of the patient to verify/ confirm information in medical record and interviews referring healthcare team members patients and family.
Prepares a summary report at time of initial on-site evaluation and provides preliminary recommendation to referral source regarding appropriate level care of potential patients.
Reviews clinical data/assessment with MNRN manager and/ or physician for determination of medical stability and appropriateness for admission and notifies referral source of MNRN decision.
Educates patient families or significant others referral sources hospital personnel external payers and case managers regarding inpatient acute rehabilitation program service and benefits admission criteria bed availability day treatment programs outpatient centers/programs and basic knowledge of third-party reimbursement.
Maintains marketing plans for each assigned hospital. Maintains a thorough knowledge of MNRN facilities products and services while developing and maintaining ongoing relationships with referral sources.
Prepares/ submits marketing reports and all necessary data for accurate maintenance of statistics conduct tours for family members and referral sources and participates in formal marketing programs as directed.
Participates in service area activities quality improvement projects and MNRN program steering committees.
Provides feedback on admitted patients' progress at MNRN to referral sources as requested.
Serves as a rehabilitation nurse consultant/ resource for referring hospital personnel and maintains confidentiality of all hospital and patient information and high ethical standards which entail providing recommendations for alternative level of care when patient needs cannot be met at MNRN.
Submits preliminary treatment plan estimated length of stay and rehabilitation goals required for precertification process. Communicates verbally with appropriate MedStar NRN staff regarding special needs e.g. equipment social issues etc.
Keeps credentials needed for position current and active as required by governing practice body and MNRN policy.
Travels via personal automobile with a 50–60-mile radius of MNRN to referring hospitals/healthcare facilities.
Minimal Qualifications
Education
Bachelor's degree as an RN required
Experience
1-2 years of RN experience required
One year of relevant professional-level work experience may be substituted for one year of required education.
Licenses and Certifications
RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure Current RN license issued by the state required at the time of hire. required and
Must have access to reliable transportation required
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
The incumbent in this role must have thorough understanding of the process of rehabilitation expert physical assessment and patient/family education skills the ability to be sensitive to confidential information and a professional and compassionate attitude towards patients' family members staff and external parties.
The incumbent in this role must be able to operate basic office equipment including but not limited to phone laptop tablets fax and copying machines.
This position has a hiring range of : USD $74,214.00 - USD $134,596.00 /Yr.
Neighborhoods+Young professionals often land in Canton (walkable harbor brick rowhouses and riverfront condos; Extra Space’s 2026 table median purchase $606,972) and Federal Hill (historic homes, urban and described as commute-friendly). Hampden is the quirkier, lower-price in-city option (table median $295,673) with family amenities; Locust Point is pricier ($657,054) and ranked safer than 91% of city neighborhoods, while Roland Park ($580,728) and Mount Washington ($399,353) sit at the high/safer end. Charles Village (Painted Ladies rowhouses), Highlandtown, and Patterson Park are called out for below-city-median prices. For a job commute, Reddit recommends Columbia or Ellicott City first, Catonsville as a more upscale in-between, and warns Reisterstown is far out; Niche’s 2026 top suburbs include Lutherville, Fulton, and Ellicott City.
Young professionals often land in Canton (walkable harbor brick rowhouses and riverfront condos; Extra Space’s 2026 table median purchase $606,972) and Federal Hill (historic homes, urban and described as commute-friendly). Hampden is the quirkier, lower-price in-city option (table median $295,673) with family amenities; Locust Point is pricier ($657,054) and ranked safer than 91% of city neighborhoods, while Roland Park ($580,728) and Mount Washington ($399,353) sit at the high/safer end.
Charles Village (Painted Ladies rowhouses), Highlandtown, and Patterson Park are called out for below-city-median prices. For a job commute, Reddit recommends Columbia or Ellicott City first, Catonsville as a more upscale in-between, and warns Reisterstown is far out; Niche’s 2026 top suburbs include Lutherville, Fulton, and Ellicott City.
Getting around+Sources do not give hospital-specific drive times or parking rules. They do flag I-83 and I-95 as the main thoroughfares, describe Federal Hill and Mount Vernon as transit-accessible/commute-friendly, and note Lutherville residents can reach downtown without a long trip. Reddit treats Columbia and Ellicott City as practical bases for a Baltimore-area job and Reisterstown as a long haul; Facebook comments cite Pasadena, Glen Burnie, Owings Mills, and Catonsville for Fort Meade-oriented commutes. Cons lists repeatedly name long commutes, traffic, and weak public transit; a plus is MARC/Amtrak-style rail access onward to D.C., Philadelphia, and New York.
Sources do not give hospital-specific drive times or parking rules. They do flag I-83 and I-95 as the main thoroughfares, describe Federal Hill and Mount Vernon as transit-accessible/commute-friendly, and note Lutherville residents can reach downtown without a long trip.
Reddit treats Columbia and Ellicott City as practical bases for a Baltimore-area job and Reisterstown as a long haul; Facebook comments cite Pasadena, Glen Burnie, Owings Mills, and Catonsville for Fort Meade-oriented commutes. Cons lists repeatedly name long commutes, traffic, and weak public transit; a plus is MARC/Amtrak-style rail access onward to D.C., Philadelphia, and New York.
Outdoors+In-city, Canton Waterfront Park on the Patapsco offers a pier for fishing, the Korean War Memorial, a trail, plus Canton Dog Park and O’Donnell Square Park. Patapsco Valley State Park runs more than 32 miles along the river with hiking, fishing, camping, canoeing, horseback riding, and mountain-bike trails. Baltimore County sells itself on 214 miles of Chesapeake Bay waterfront, reservoir trails (including Loch Raven), championship golf such as Caves Valley in Owings Mills, and seasonal hiking/biking guides. Fort McHenry and the Inner Harbor promenade are the landmark waterfront walks.
In-city, Canton Waterfront Park on the Patapsco offers a pier for fishing, the Korean War Memorial, a trail, plus Canton Dog Park and O’Donnell Square Park. Patapsco Valley State Park runs more than 32 miles along the river with hiking, fishing, camping, canoeing, horseback riding, and mountain-bike trails.
Baltimore County sells itself on 214 miles of Chesapeake Bay waterfront, reservoir trails (including Loch Raven), championship golf such as Caves Valley in Owings Mills, and seasonal hiking/biking guides. Fort McHenry and the Inner Harbor promenade are the landmark waterfront walks.
Baltimore—Charm City—is a harbor of brick rowhouses, Chesapeake seafood, and a healthcare-and-research job base priced well below D.C. Nurses and young professionals cluster in walkable Canton and Federal Hill, quirky lower-priced Hampden, quieter Locust Point, and Charles Village’s Painted Ladies; families often choose Ellicott City, Columbia, Catonsville, Lutherville, or Fulton for schools and safety. Citywide list prices sat around $226,000 in late 2025, with Canton, Roland Park, and Locust Point much higher, and roughly half of residents rent. Culture punches above the cost: the BMA’s Matisse holdings, the Walters, AVAM, Station North murals, Graffiti Alley, Creative Alliance, and WTMD First Thursdays, plus Fort McHenry. Weekends run from Canton Waterfront Park to 32-mile Patapsco State Park and Baltimore County’s 214 miles of bay shoreline and the Guinness brewery. Tradeoffs are blunt: crime is block-by-block and serious in parts of the city, K–12 scores lag, summers are hot and humid, I-83/I-95 traffic lengthens commutes, and locals call public transit lacking. Walk a neighborhood after dark before you sign.
