Registered Nurse (RN) - Full-time - DAY

UF Health Rehabilitation Hospital

Gainesville, Florida

Eligibility: Sign-on bonus

Posted Aug 13

UF Health Rehabilitation Hospital workplace

Shift and hours: Days
Unit and setting: Rehab
License: RN licenseValid State Registered Nurse (RN) license
Term: Permanent

Do you qualify?

License: Valid State Registered Nurse (RN) license
Certification: BLS required at hire

Preferred

Education: BSN or enrollment in a BSN program Preferred Qualifications: BSN or enrollment in a BSN program
Experience: Clinical experience Preferred Qualifications: Clinical experience

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What it pays

Against similar roles: In range for Florida staff rolesFlorida staff postings that state pay run $29/hr to $56/hr, the middle half $33/hr to $46/hr, across 1,288 postings.
Sign-on bonus: $15,000

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401k/Retirement
PTO
Tuition Reimbursement

More benefits (3)

Continuing Education
Student Debt Benefit
Clinical Ladder Program

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Preceptors and orientation

Extensive and thorough orientation program for smooth transition into the setting

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Scheduling

Full-time nights 6:45 PM-7:15 AM Jacksonville; CNA 3x12-hour shifts with rotating weekends; flexible scheduling noted for CNAs

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Hospital Name: UF Health Rehabilitation - DAY

Affiliation with Select Medical

Position: Registered Nurse (RN) Location: Gainesville, FL

Schedule

Full-time DAY

Compensation

$38.64 - $52.00/hr. (based on experience)

Sign-On Bonus: $15, 000

Our Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital is committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to best address the medical, physical, emotional, and vocational challenges for individuals with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, orthopedic issues, amputation, and multiple traumas.

At our company, we support your career growth and personal well-being.

Start Strong: Extensive and thorough orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting Advance Your Career: Tuition reimbursement and continuing education opportunities Elevate Your

Skills

Clinical ladder program. Ease the Burden: Student debt benefit program Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 nationwide committed to providing exceptional care Receive admissions and/or transfers Initial and ongoing systematic patient assessment Timely and accurate documentation using EPIC Interpret assessment/diagnostic data including labs and telemetry Ensure medical orders are transcribed and processed accurately Instruct and counsel patients/families

Minimum Qualifications

Valid State Registered Nurse (RN) license BLS required at hire

Preferred Qualifications

BSN or enrollment in a BSN program Clinical experience

What's around it?

In Gainesville, FL

Gainesville, FLFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 3% below the US average

Median rent: $1,296/mo
Household income: $46,195/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Gainesville, FL

NeighborhoodsHaile Plantation in southwest Gainesville is the neighborhood nurses and families hear first: a 1,700-acre master-planned community of 50-plus micro-neighborhoods, 13 miles of walking paths, Haile Village shops and restaurants, a weekend farmers market, a golf course, and a commute of 30 minutes or less to UF. Duckpond, the oldest residential district near downtown, runs from small early-1900s bungalows to Queen Anne Victorians under a live-oak canopy, walkable to Grove Street, the Thomas Center, and the Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail, with listings that rarely turn over. University Park, just north of campus, has craftsman homes and an easy bike to UF. Locals also name Jonesville and Wilds Plantation, and they often advise avoiding GRU electric-service pockets in favor of Clay Electric; the city reads as northwest, southwest, historic east side, and western new development.

Haile Plantation in southwest Gainesville is the neighborhood nurses and families hear first: a 1,700-acre master-planned community of 50-plus micro-neighborhoods, 13 miles of walking paths, Haile Village shops and restaurants, a weekend farmers market, a golf course, and a commute of 30 minutes or less to UF. Duckpond, the oldest residential district near downtown, runs from small early-1900s bungalows to Queen Anne Victorians under a live-oak canopy, walkable to Grove Street, the Thomas Center, and the Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail, with listings that rarely turn over.

University Park, just north of campus, has craftsman homes and an easy bike to UF. Locals also name Jonesville and Wilds Plantation, and they often advise avoiding GRU electric-service pockets in favor of Clay Electric; the city reads as northwest, southwest, historic east side, and western new development.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: mygainesvillehome.com Source 4: youtube.com

Getting aroundUF Health and the University of Florida sit at the center of town, and Haile or the neighborhoods around it are repeatedly described as a 30-minute-or-less drive to campus. Relocating guides treat a car as non-negotiable: limited public transportation and traffic are among the most-cited daily frustrations, with no rail spine and no hospital-campus parking picture in these sources. Life is organized by quadrant—northwest, southwest, historic east, and western growth—so shift commutes hinge on which side of town you choose rather than on a frequent bus line.

UF Health and the University of Florida sit at the center of town, and Haile or the neighborhoods around it are repeatedly described as a 30-minute-or-less drive to campus. Relocating guides treat a car as non-negotiable: limited public transportation and traffic are among the most-cited daily frustrations, with no rail spine and no hospital-campus parking picture in these sources.

Life is organized by quadrant—northwest, southwest, historic east, and western growth—so shift commutes hinge on which side of town you choose rather than on a frequent bus line.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: youtube.com Source 3: youtube.com Source 4: exprealty.com

OutdoorsPaynes Prairie Preserve State Park is the signature landscape: bison, wild horses, alligators, boardwalks, and an observation tower, with the Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail running through the city and out across the prairie toward Hawthorne. Devil’s Millhopper Geological State Park drops 120 feet into a sinkhole; Kanapaha Botanical Gardens holds Florida’s largest public bamboo collection and a seasonal butterfly house; Sweetwater Wetlands Park is the easy urban birding loop; San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park is the mountain-bike and hardwood-hammock hike. Depot Park supplies playground, splash pad, and food trucks, and springs and state parks ring the city year-round.

Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park is the signature landscape: bison, wild horses, alligators, boardwalks, and an observation tower, with the Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail running through the city and out across the prairie toward Hawthorne. Devil’s Millhopper Geological State Park drops 120 feet into a sinkhole; Kanapaha Botanical Gardens holds Florida’s largest public bamboo collection and a seasonal butterfly house; Sweetwater Wetlands Park is the easy urban birding loop; San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park is the mountain-bike and hardwood-hammock hike.

Depot Park supplies playground, splash pad, and food trucks, and springs and state parks ring the city year-round.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: quora.com Source 2: visitflorida.com Source 3: mygainesvillehome.com Source 4: instagram.com Source 5: facebook.com

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Living in Gainesville

Gainesville is a University of Florida college town set in North Central Florida hammock and prairie, with UF Health as the gravitational center for nurses and Paynes Prairie, Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, and the Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail as the backyard. Haile Plantation in the southwest is the neighborhood most relocating families name: 1,700 acres, Haile Village shops and a weekend farmers market, top-rated school zones, and a drive of 30 minutes or less to campus. Duckpond offers scarce historic bungalows and Queen Annes under live oaks within a walk of downtown and the Thomas Center; University Park puts craftsman homes on a bike ride to UF. A car is effectively required. Summers run the 90s to over 100 with oppressive humidity; winters are mild. Dinner means Satchels, Dragonfly, or Mildred's; weekends mean Gators football, Hoggetowne Medieval Faire, or the Downtown Festival & Art Show. Cost of living sits a few percent below the national average with no state income tax, but residents warn about property taxes, flood insurance, thin big-city amenities, and student-bar overflow. Jonesville and Clay Electric territory are common west-side workarounds.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: mygainesvillehome.com Source 2: youtube.com Source 3: visitflorida.com Source 4: quora.com Source 5: pepinerealty.com Source 6: youtube.com Source 7: facebook.com Source 8: facebook.com

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Gainesville, FLFrom Census ACS 2024.