Advance Your Nursing Career at Brooks Rehabilitation

Brooks Rehabilitation offers a first-of-its-kind program through a local academic partner to provide health care employees with at least one year of service an opportunity to advance to a licensed practical nurse (LPN).

Through this unique partnership, Brooks offers onsite classes at Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital – University Campus. Program instructors teach classes twice a week and Brooks covers class tuition.

After each LPN cohort completes the practical nurse curriculum, they are eligible to take the national exam to become an LPN. Test prep and support are provided through Brooks Rehabilitation’s Institute of Higher Learning and system nursing leadership.

Brooks Rehabilitation provides scholarships to Jacksonville University students enrolled in the 12-month second-degree accelerated BSN program, the 16-month accelerated BSN program, or to upperclassmen (junior/senior) in the traditional BSN nursing pre-licensure program.

The amount of the scholarship varies depending on the student’s work commitment at Brooks Rehabilitation. Students willing to commit to a 12-month work agreement will receive $10,000 towards their tuition. An 18-month work commitment earns an $18,000 scholarship, and a 24-month work agreement at Brooks provides a $25,000 scholarship to cover program tuition.

The Brooks Rehabilitation Transition to Practice Nursing Program is an immersive nurse residency experience for all newly licensed nurses.

Our individualized program consists of classroom learning, precepted hands-on clinical skill development, simulation, field observations, mentorship, team building and more!

The Institute of Higher Learning at Brooks brings together experts across our system of care to offer continuing education classes for nurses at Brooks and the community.

With access to continuing education within the workplace, nurses can easily stay on top of continuing education credits while specializing in areas of rehabilitation nursing that interest them.

Want to learn more about the roles and responsibilities of a rehabilitation nurse, and how Brooks supports nurses in their career goals and growth? Check out Kathryn Romanek’s story!