Clinical Nurse (RN) – Acute Inpatient Rehab
UKH University of Kansas Hospital Authority
Kansas City, Kansas
You'll care for rehab patients with brain and spinal cord injuries, neurological disease, multiple trauma and complex burns.
Posted Dec 19, 2025 · 6 months of experience
- Shift and hours
- Days or nights Days - Full Time, Days - Part Time, Nights - Full Time, Nights - Part Time
- Unit and setting
- Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit · Hospital Brain and spinal cord injury, neurological disease, trauma and burn patients
- License
- RN license Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Single State - State Board of Nursing (Kansas) or compact licenseKansas RN license or compact license
- Term
- Permanent Days - Full Time, Days - Part Time, Nights - Full Time, Nights - Part TimeFull time or part time
Do you qualify?
- License
- Kansas RN license or compact license Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Single State - State Board of Nursing (Kansas) or compact license Check your license
- Certification
- AHA BLS or BCLS, within 14 days Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) within 14 days
- Education
- High school graduate Required Education and Experience High School Graduate
- Experience
- 6 months to 2 years as a Clinical Nurse 6 months to 2 years' experience as a Clinical Nurse
Preferred
- Education
- BSN preferred Preferred Education and Experience Bachelor Degree Nursing
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- Coordinating care and teaching with patients, families and the whole health care team Coordinates care delivery and education through collaboration with patient, family and all health care team providers to ensure safe, effective and quality patient care.
- Hours stated
- Days - Full Time, Days - Part Time, Nights - Full Time, Nights - Part Time
- Details
- Rehab Unit in a four-story building at 39th Street and Rainbow Boulevard The Rehab Unit is housed in a four-story facility on the southwest corner of 39th Street and Rainbow Boulevard.
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Original listing
Posted on UKH University of Kansas Hospital Authority’s careers page.
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- Position Title
- Clinical Nurse (RN) – Acute Inpatient Rehab
- Days - Full Time, Days - Part Time, Nights - Full Time, Nights - Part Time
- Bell Hospital
Position Summary / Career Interest
The Clinical Nurse provides professional nursing care through assessment and accurate documentation, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation for the comfort and well-being of patients. Carries out a plan of care specific to unit competencies for the target patient population. Coordinates care delivery and education through collaboration with patient, family and all health care team providers to ensure safe, effective and quality patient care.
Follows organizational policies in providing safe patient care. Performs other duties as assigned. Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit Adult patients of all ages rely on Rehabilitation Medicine to help them recover from debilitating injuries and illnesses and learn to care for themselves using adaptive techniques and equipment.
Our goal is to help the patient return back to home, community, and work. Our staff cares for patients with brain and spinal cord injuries, neurological diseases, multiple trauma, complex burns, organ transplants, cancer, pulmonary, cardiac, and renal conditions and patients with debility recovering from complex medical and surgical conditions. The Rehab Unit is housed in a four-story facility on the southwest corner of 39th Street and Rainbow Boulevard.
The facility's second floor offers space for the hospital's Inpatient Acute Rehabilitation Facility and also offers patients and staff improved environment, services and equipment. The facility offers a wide range of patient amenities, including a large gym, large showers in each room to accommodate shower benches and shower-chairs, and a kitchen and laundry to help patients prepare for self-care at home. It also offers home-like features, such as a family lounge, sleeper couches in patient rooms, and a dining room where patients can dine as a group.
Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions Provides professional nursing care through assessment and accurate documentation, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation for the comfort and well-being of patients. Carries out a plan of care specific to unit competencies for the target patient population. Coordinates care delivery and education through collaboration with patient, family and all health care team providers to ensure safe, effective and quality patient care.
Follows organizational policies in providing safe patient care. Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department. These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities.
Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required. Required Education and Experience High School Graduate Associate Degree Nursing For ADN prepared nurses hired after February 24, 2017, must complete BSN degree by the fifth anniversary of employment as an RN with UKHA 6 months to 2 years' experience as a Clinical Nurse Preferred Education and Experience Bachelor Degree Nursing Required Licensure and Certification Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Single State - State Board of Nursing (Kansas) or compact license Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) within 14 days
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What's around it?
Kansas City, KSFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 8% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,123/mo
- Household income
- $62,401/yr, all local households, not nurse pay