Academic rehabilitation hospital network across New Jersey and tristate region
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute operates a 94-bed flagship facility plus two satellite rehabilitation hospitals under the Johnson Rehabilitation Institute umbrella, serving the tristate area. The organization is actively modernizing its clinical infrastructure—Epic Systems appears in both current use and adopting lists, signaling an enterprise-wide EMR upgrade initiative already underway. Staffing remains heavily healthcare-focused (828 roles), with minimal recent hiring velocity, reflecting the operational maturity and resource constraints common to large academic medical centers.
Notable leadership hires: Residency Program Director, Head Teacher, Respiratory Therapy Team Lead, Chief Wound Care
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute is a multi-hospital rehabilitation network based in Edison, New Jersey, with more than 40 years of operational history. The organization operates a primary 94-bed facility plus two additional rehabilitation hospitals at Ocean Medical Center and Riverview Medical Center, collectively serving patients across the tristate region. Clinical specialties include brain injury, stroke rehabilitation, orthopedics and musculoskeletal injuries, cardiac rehabilitation, pediatrics, and prosthetics/orthotics services. The institute functions as the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department for both Hackensack Meridian Medical School and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, positioning it within an academic medical enterprise. Current operational focus spans EMR modernization, clinical program expansion (including new ECT and bone marrow transplant programs), and performance optimization across patient placement, transitions of care, and resource utilization.
Epic Systems (clinical), ServiceNow (operations), Workday (HR/payroll), SQL Server and Oracle (databases), Tableau (analytics), plus Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and Cisco infrastructure.
Active projects include enterprise EMR upgrade enhancements, new ECT program development, bone marrow transplant clinical research, antibiotic stewardship, cardiac transitions of care, and patient satisfaction improvement initiatives.
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