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Join our team as a Registered Nurse, providing compassionate, individualized care to support patient recovery in a dynamic rehabilitation setting.

Posted Oct 3

Unit and setting: rehabilitation setting · Rehab Join our team as a Registered Nurse, providing compassionate, individualized care to support patient recovery in a dynamic rehabilitation setting.
License: RN license Valid RN license as per state requirementsRN license as per state requirements
Term: Permanent

Do you qualify?

License: RN license as per state requirements Valid RN license as per state requirements
Certification: CPR certification CPR certification; ACLS and CRRN preferred

Preferred

Certification: ACLS
Certification: CRRN
Experience: rehabilitation hospital experience Experience in a rehabilitation hospital is advantageous

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What it pays

Tuition assistance: Offered
Eligibility: benefits starting from day one

Benefits

Benefitshealth plansEnjoy comprehensive benefits starting from day one, including health plans, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, 401(k) matching, and a supportive community.
Benefitspaid time off
Benefitstuition reimbursement
Benefits401(k) matching

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Day to day: supervising treatments, conducting assessments, developing care plans, and addressing patient concerns Responsibilities include supervising treatments, conducting assessments, developing care plans, and addressing patient concerns to ensure optimal outcomes.
Day to day: building relationships with patients and families and collaborating across departments Building strong relationships with patients and families is key, along with effective collaboration across departments to deliver coordinated care.
Day to day: serving as a resource for staff, supporting complex cases, and celebrating patient milestones You will serve as a resource for staff, support complex cases, and celebrate patient milestones.

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Affinity Home Health Care Inc

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Posted a Flex/Per Diem/PRN RN role; a Joplin Behavioral Health RN ad is full-time nights, on-site.

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Join our team as a Registered Nurse, providing compassionate, individualized care to support patient recovery in a dynamic rehabilitation setting. Responsibilities include supervising treatments, conducting assessments, developing care plans, and addressing patient concerns to ensure optimal outcomes. Building strong relationships with patients and families is key, along with effective collaboration across departments to deliver coordinated care. You will serve as a resource for staff, support complex cases, and celebrate patient milestones.

Qualifications

Valid RN license as per state requirements
CPR certification; ACLS and CRRN preferred
Experience in a rehabilitation hospital is advantageous

Key Skills

Compassionate patient-centered care
Strong communication and teamwork abilities
Ability to adapt to technology and complex care needs
Leadership in supervising care and guiding staff

Enjoy comprehensive benefits starting from day one, including health plans, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, 401(k) matching, and a supportive community. Thrive in an environment dedicated to excellence, empathy, and continuous growth, making a meaningful difference in patients' lives.

What's around it?

In Columbia, SC

Columbia, SCFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 6% below the US average

Median rent: $1,204/mo
Household income: $55,529/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Columbia, SC

NeighborhoodsForest Acres is Niche’s 2026 #1 Columbia-area suburb (A+ overall, population 10,530): lively, with stores and restaurants, used by singles, professionals, and families (median home $186,900). Lexington (#2, A+ public schools, population 24,585, median $174,900) and Irmo (#3, lakeside and budget-friendlier at $123,600, peaceful neighbors) plus Chapin are the Lake Murray family defaults; Seven Oaks ($136,100) is another green, school-oriented option. Reddit locals point to the Avenues in Cayce/West Columbia for commute ease and nicer streets. In-town, Shandon, Heathwood, and Elmwood Park are tree-lined bungalows and Victorians near Five Points; Blythewood (~20 minutes north, median $265,100) is large-lot bungalows, contemporaries, and ranches for people willing to drive.

Forest Acres is Niche’s 2026 #1 Columbia-area suburb (A+ overall, population 10,530): lively, with stores and restaurants, used by singles, professionals, and families (median home $186,900). Lexington (#2, A+ public schools, population 24,585, median $174,900) and Irmo (#3, lakeside and budget-friendlier at $123,600, peaceful neighbors) plus Chapin are the Lake Murray family defaults; Seven Oaks ($136,100) is another green, school-oriented option.

Reddit locals point to the Avenues in Cayce/West Columbia for commute ease and nicer streets. In-town, Shandon, Heathwood, and Elmwood Park are tree-lined bungalows and Victorians near Five Points; Blythewood (~20 minutes north, median $265,100) is large-lot bungalows, contemporaries, and ranches for people willing to drive.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: niche.com Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: facebook.com Source 5: garonteam.com Source 6: quora.com

Getting aroundColumbia is car-dependent (Walk Score 35, Bike Score 35, Transit Score 0); the COMET bus runs but coverage is sparse, so owning a car is treated as necessary. Reddit locals flag the Avenues in Cayce and West Columbia as the best bet for an easier drive plus decent neighborhoods. Blythewood is about 20 minutes north of the city; Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is about 20 minutes from downtown. Healthcare is a major local employer (Prisma Health among others), but sources describe daily life as driving, parking, and mixed development—not hospital-adjacent transit.

Columbia is car-dependent (Walk Score 35, Bike Score 35, Transit Score 0); the COMET bus runs but coverage is sparse, so owning a car is treated as necessary. Reddit locals flag the Avenues in Cayce and West Columbia as the best bet for an easier drive plus decent neighborhoods.

Blythewood is about 20 minutes north of the city; Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is about 20 minutes from downtown. Healthcare is a major local employer (Prisma Health among others), but sources describe daily life as driving, parking, and mixed development—not hospital-adjacent transit.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: garonteam.com Source 4: discoversouthcarolina.com Source 5: extraspace.com Source 6: rent.com

OutdoorsCongaree National Park, 20–30 minutes southeast, is old-growth bottomland forest with boardwalk hikes, canoeing/kayaking, and birding (check flood conditions). In town, the Columbia Canal and Riverfront Park Trail (flat, 3–7 mile options), Riverfront Park, and the Gervais Street Bridge cover daily walks and skyline views; Riverbanks Zoo & Garden and Sesquicentennial State Park (trails, lake, cabins) are the family defaults. Lake Murray shapes weekends out of Irmo, Lexington, and Chapin. Blythewood adds Doko Meadows Park’s 2,500-seat amphitheater, Blythewood Park, and Cobblestone Park Golf Club (golf, pool, pickleball).

Congaree National Park, 20–30 minutes southeast, is old-growth bottomland forest with boardwalk hikes, canoeing/kayaking, and birding (check flood conditions). In town, the Columbia Canal and Riverfront Park Trail (flat, 3–7 mile options), Riverfront Park, and the Gervais Street Bridge cover daily walks and skyline views; Riverbanks Zoo & Garden and Sesquicentennial State Park (trails, lake, cabins) are the family defaults.

Lake Murray shapes weekends out of Irmo, Lexington, and Chapin. Blythewood adds Doko Meadows Park’s 2,500-seat amphitheater, Blythewood Park, and Cobblestone Park Golf Club (golf, pool, pickleball).

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: discoversouthcarolina.com Source 3: quora.com Source 4: reddit.com

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Relocation assistance listed for Behavioral Health RN (nights) on a Joplin posting

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Living in Columbia

Columbia is a car-dependent capital where healthcare, state government, USC, and Fort Jackson anchor the job market, and housing still undercuts most coastal South Carolina cities. Nurses typically land in Forest Acres (lively shops and restaurants, Niche’s 2026 #1 suburb), Lexington or Irmo for Lake Murray and A+ schools, the Avenues in Cayce/West Columbia for a shorter drive, or Blythewood twenty minutes north for large lots and Blythewood High. Downtown’s Vista on Gervais Street, Five Points, and Shandon bungalows offer walkable food and Gamecocks energy; Soda City Market takes over Main Street on Saturdays. Outdoors run from the Columbia Canal trail and Riverbanks Zoo to Congaree National Park’s old-growth boardwalk and lake weekends. Expect high-90s humid summers, sparse COMET bus service (Walk Score 35), vehicle personal-property taxes, and city crime cited well above the national average—reasons most families skip the urban core for Lexington, Chapin, or Blythewood even when they work in town.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: niche.com Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: garonteam.com Source 5: discoversouthcarolina.com Source 6: quora.com Source 7: extraspace.com Source 8: rent.com

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