Registered Nurse (RN)
Wedgewood Healthcare and Rehabilitation
Lakeland, Florida
- Eligibility
- Long-term care
Posted Jul 26 · Not open to new grads
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Permanent
- On the floor
- Charge shifts · Precepting expected
- Setting
- Long Term Care
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 2+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- In range for FL staff roles
FL staff postings that state pay run $29/hr to $55/hr, the middle half $33/hr to $44/hr, across 621 postings.
About this role
Wedgewood Healthcare and Rehabilitation is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) to join our team. The RN will oversee nursing staff, ensure high-quality resident care, and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to support the health and well-being of our residents.
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“Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Valid RN license in the state of Florida. CPR certification required. Minimum of 2 years of experience in long-term care or a related setting. Strong clinical assessment and…” · from this posting
Requirements
- Valid RN license in the state of Florida
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- Valid RN license in the state of Florida
- CPR certification required
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in long-term care or a related setting
- Strong clinical assessment and critical thinking skills
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- Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Medical and Dental coverage
- Company perks and employee recognition programs
- Team-oriented, supportive work environment
- 1 personal floating holiday
Place
- City
- Lakeland, Florida
- Median rent
- $1,395/mo
- Local household income
- $64,185/yr
- Metro price level
- 3% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Lakeland area index 97.1, where 100 is the national average.
Lakeland threads between Tampa and Orlando along a chain of lakes, downtown anchored by Lake Mirror's brick promenade and the historic Polk Theatre. Florida Southern holds Frank Lloyd Wright's largest campus. At a cost of living about 3% below the national average, your RN paycheck stretches further here than in either metro next door.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
About the employer
You would be walking into a skilled nursing and rehab center at 1010 Carpenters Way in Lakeland, not a big hospital tower. The RN work here is long-term care: care plans, staff oversight, delegation, and keeping the floor inside state…
Worth asking
We can’t answer these from the listing we have. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, 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?
