Registered Nurse
Coos Bay, Oregon
As an important member of our interdisciplinary team, the RN delivers quality nursing care to patients through interpersonal contact and provides care and services to allow patients to attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations, and Life Care standards. Life Care Center of Coos Bay is long-term care.
Posted Sep 9 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Day Schedules Available: Day
- Unit and setting
- skilled nursing facility Long term care for residents who require ongoing skilled support and compassionate daily assistancelong term care residents requiring ongoing skilled support and daily assistance
- License
- RN license currently licensed/registered RN in applicable state and maintained in good standing
- Term
- PermanentFull-time, PRN
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed New Grads Welcome
- License
- currently licensed/registered RN in applicable state and maintained in good standing
- Education
- Nursing diploma, associate's degree, or bachelor's degree in nursing Nursing diploma (associate’s or bachelor’s degree in nursing)
Preferred
- Experience
- 1 year of skilled nursing experience One (1) year skilled nursing experience preferred
- Experience
- skilled nursing experience
- Also asks
- new grads welcome
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →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 →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →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 Oregon staff rolesOregon staff postings that state pay run $38/hr to $74/hr, the middle half $48/hr to $66/hr, across 470 postings.
- Loan repayment
- Offered
- Extra pay
- $2/hr Shift Differential: Eve - $2, NOC - $2Eve
- Eligibility
- begins accruing on day one
Benefits
- BenefitsContinuing Education Credits (CEUs)Continuing Education Credits (CEUs)
- BenefitsStudent loan repaymentStudent loan repayment
- BenefitsMileage ReimbursementMileage Reimbursement
- BenefitsOpportunities for career advancement and upward mobility into leadership rolesOpportunities for career advancement and upward mobility into leadership roles
- Benefits401(k) retirement plan with company match401(k) retirement plan with company match
- BenefitsVacation, six holidays, one personal day, and sick leave that begins accruing on day oneVacation, six holidays, one personal day, and sick leave that begins accruing on day one
More benefits (3)
- BenefitsLife insurance, short/long term disabilityLife insurance, short/long term disability
- BenefitsMedical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings AccountsMedical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Accounts
- Paid time off and holidays
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- deliver quality nursing care and services to patients through interpersonal contact
- Day to day
- evaluate patient needs through ongoing assessment and revise care plans based on condition changes Your role includes evaluating patient needs through ongoing assessment and revise care plans based on changes in the patient’s condition.
- Day to day
- provide clinical supervision to CNAs and LPNs daily On a daily basis you must be able to provide clinical supervision to C N As and LPNs.
- Day to day
- implement and interpret department programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures Implement and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures of the department
- Day to day
- exhibit excellent customer service and a positive attitude towards patients Exhibit excellent customer service and a positive attitude towards patients
- Day to day
- communicate and function productively on an interdisciplinary team Communicate and function productively on an interdisciplinary team
- Patients
- short term, sub-acute rehabilitation patients recovering from surgery, illness, or injury Short term, sub-acute rehabilitation for patients recovering from surgery, illness, or injury
- Patients
- diverse patients with orthopedic, neurological, cardiopulmonary, and post-acute needs A diverse patient population including individuals with orthopedic, neurological, cardiopulmonary, and post-acute needs
- Care model
- collaborative interdisciplinary team approach Collaborative care through an interdisciplinary team approach with nursing, therapy, and medical staff working together
The workplace
You would clock in at 2890 Ocean Blvd., a skilled nursing center near the Coos Bay coastline. The work is long-term skilled nursing plus short-term rehab after surgery, illness, or injury — inpatient and outpatient, with an ortho, neuro, and…
Worth asking
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
More questions to askFewer questions
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
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- Job Type: Full-time, PRN
- Pay: $47-$51.92
- Schedules Available: Day
New Grads Welcome
- Shift Differential: Eve - $2, NOC - $2
Benefits(full-time)
- Continuing Education Credits (CEUs)
- Student loan repayment
- Mileage Reimbursement
- Opportunities for career advancement and upward mobility into leadership roles
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Vacation, six holidays, one personal day, and sick leave that begins accruing on day one
- Life insurance, short/long term disability
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Accounts
Setting Population Served
Life Care Centers of America facilities operate as Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) that provide:
- Long term care for residents who require ongoing skilled support and compassionate daily assistance
- Short term, sub-acute rehabilitation for patients recovering from surgery, illness, or injury
- Collaborative care through an interdisciplinary team approach with nursing, therapy, and medical staff working together
- A diverse patient population including individuals with orthopedic, neurological, cardiopulmonary, and post-acute needs
Patient mix varies slightly by facility. As a therapy professional, you will help patients achieve functional progress and improve quality of life within a supportive, patient-centered environment.:
Come and grow with us! We are affiliated with Life Care Centers of America, which is a privately owned 47-year industry leader in healthcare with more than 200 locations across the U. S. We are currently seeking a qualified Registered Nurse to add to our team of professionals. We believe that every job in our company plays a vital role in our continued growth and commitment to provide quality patient care. We believe in providing our associates with opportunities to help them reach their maximum potential through working with strong multidisciplinary teams. We invites you to come and join our growing team.
As an important member of our interdisciplinary team, the RN delivers quality nursing care to patients through interpersonal contact and provides care and services to allow patients to attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations, and Life Care standards. Your role includes evaluating patient needs through ongoing assessment and revise care plans based on changes in the patient’s condition. On a daily basis you must be able to provide clinical supervision to C N As and LPNs.
Education, Experience, and Licensure
Requirements
- Nursing diploma (associate’s or bachelor’s degree in nursing)
- Currently licensed/registered in applicable State. Must maintain an active Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing throughout employment.
- One (1) year skilled nursing experience preferred
- CPR certification upon hire or obtain during orientation. CPR certification must remain current during employment.
Specific Job
Requirements
- Implement and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures of the department
- Exhibit excellent customer service and a positive attitude towards patients
- Concentrate and use reasoning skills and good judgment
- Communicate and function productively on an interdisciplinary team
An Equal Opportunity Employer
What's around it?
Coos Bay, ORFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 3% above the US average
- Median rent
- $1,034/mo
- Household income
- $56,524/yr, all local households, not nurse pay