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Registered Nurse - RN (AM or PM Shift)

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Generations Healthcare

Lakeside, California

Posted Aug 13 · New grads welcomed

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Unit and setting
Skilled Nursing
License
RN licenseValid, active license to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of California
Term
Permanent

Do you qualify?

New grads
Welcomed Registered Nurse RN (New Grads Welcome) Full Time - AM or PM Shift Wage: $50-$53/hr DOE $$Sign On Bonus Active for Full Time new hires, expires 12/31/26 $$
License
Valid, active license to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of California Check your license
Also asks
Ability to communicate effectively in English
Also asks
Excellent customer service

Preferred

Experience
Experience as a Registered Nurse in a skilled or behavioral facility and training in rehabilitative and restorative nursing practices, preferred
Your six-month RN application plan

Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.

  1. 6 months before

    Shortlist units

    Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.

    Find residencies
  2. 4–6 months before

    Apply as windows open

    Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.

    Explore new grad jobs
  3. 2–3 months before

    Meet the unit manager

    Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.

    Prepare your questions
  4. Around graduation

    Confirm your start

    Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.

    Plan your license
Why start this early?

Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.

What it pays

Against similar roles
In range for California staff rolesCalifornia staff postings that state pay run $34/hr to $91/hr, the middle half $42/hr to $72/hr, across 3048 postings.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Opportunities for advancement

Worth asking

  • Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
  • What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to ask
  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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Your fit

Original listing

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Position at Lakeside Special Care Center

  • Registered Nurse RN (New Grads Welcome)
  • Full Time - AM or PM Shift
  • Wage: $50-$53/hr DOE

$$Sign On Bonus Active for Full Time new hires, expires 12/31/26 $$

Lakeside Special Care Center, a Generations Healthcare facility, is a152-bed secure facility, comprised of four cottages that specializes in the treatment of residents with medically varying conditions and a secondary diagnosis of mental illness.

The primary role of the Registered Nurse (RN) is to monitor residents, implement treatments, develop resident's care plans, administer medications, and provide the highest quality of care to all residents while staying in compliance with current local, state and federal regulations and company policies.

Qualifications

  • Valid, active license to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of California
  • Experience as a Registered Nurse in a skilled or behavioral facility and training in rehabilitative and restorative nursing practices, preferred
  • Ability to communicate effectively in English
  • Excellent customer service

Benefits

We offer a competitive compensation package, rewarding healthcare benefits and excellent career growth opportunities. Benefits and incentive programs (including sign-on bonuses, if applicable) are subject to eligibility requirements and may change at any time. Sign-on bonus terms and amounts are subject to change and are based on the employee’s date of hire

Please note: This position requires the successful completion of a background check, pre-employment physical, and drug screening as part of the hiring process. The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. The Company prohibits unlawful discrimination against employees or applicants based on race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), religion, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, reproductive health decision making, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, military status, veteran status, uniformed service member status, sexual orientation, transgender identity, citizenship status, pregnancy, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.

The Company also prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics, or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.

What's around it?

In Lakeside, CA

Lakeside, CA

Living costs about 11% above the US average

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