Starr Regional Medical Center

Community Hospital · Tennessee

See 5 open roles

5
open roles, live count: 118
beds

On the floor

What the day-to-day looks like

Setting: Community Hospital

Benefits

Reviewers describe benefits as good; competitive sign-on bonus increases posted for RN roles, with earlier posts citing up to $30k sign-on plus relocation.

What stands out

New graduates
You can start on nights in a structured New Grad RN Med/Surg residency built around clinical competence, culture transition, and early leadership skills.
As of 2026Source 1: salutemyjob.com Source 2: jobs.fox8.com Source 3: ziprecruiter.com
Moving here
Sign-on bonuses have been posted up to $30k for nurses, with a relocation bonus also mentioned.
As of 2024Source: facebook.com
Experienced nurses
A brand-new multi-million-dollar ICU on the Athens Madison Avenue campus is open and taking patients.
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
Experienced nurses
PRN Charge Nurse work exists on Women’s/Post Surgical with 12-hour shifts, staff mentoring, and a hand in setting staffing levels.
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com

More about working here

Experienced nurses
The hospital holds a Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade A for preventing errors, infections, and injuries.
As of 2026-05-06Source: starrregional.com
Moving here
You would join a two-campus, 118-bed Lifepoint acute-care system in Athens and Etowah, Tennessee.
As of 2026Source 1: starrregional.com Source 2: linkedin.com
Experienced nurses
Full-time Surgery RN roles cover assessments, care plans, staff supervision, and coordinating admits, discharges, and transfers.
Source: starrregional.com
New graduates
Competitive sign-on bonus increases are actively posted for RN roles.
As of 2026Source: starrregional.com

Working conditions

Scheduling: PRN charge role uses 12-hour shifts as needed; one RN/Unit Manager reported 5 days a week; staffing shortages can make hours inflexible; As of 2023Source 1: talents.vaia.com Source 2: glassdoor.com Source 3: glassdoor.com
Charge opportunities: Charge Nurse (RN) PRN Women’s/Post Surgical available; supervises and mentors nursing and support staff, helps set staffing levels; As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
Pay and benefits: Up to $30k sign-on bonuses for nurses; also relocation bonus; As of 2024Source: facebook.com
Pay and benefits: Competitive sign-on bonus increases for RN, LPN (nursing home only) and CNA (nursing home only) positions; As of 2026Source: starrregional.com
Pay and benefits: Estimated annual pay range for Charge Nurse (RN) PRN Women’s/Post Surgical; As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com

Starting out and growing here

Nurse residency: Nurse Residency Program (New Grad RN Med/Surg); As of 2026Source 1: salutemyjob.com Source 2: jobs.fox8.com Source 3: ziprecruiter.com
Career development: Limited opportunities for promotions and raises per employee reviews; As of 2023Source: glassdoor.com

The city

Living in Athens, TN

Athens, Tennessee offers small-town Southern charm in McMinn County, roughly halfway between Chattanooga and Knoxville. Home to Tennessee Wesleyan University, it combines a quiet downtown with easy access to the Cherokee National Forest and Great Smoky Mountains for outdoor-loving nurses seeking a slower-paced lifestyle.

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State price level · Tennessee: 8% below the national average; State index 91.9 (100 = national)
Median gross rent: $846/mo; rent and tenant-paid utilities
Median household income: $53,929/yr; all local households, not nurse pay

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024

Who they are

You would be walking into a 118-bed acute-care hospital that spans campuses in Athens and Etowah, Tennessee, under Lifepoint Health.

Community Hospital · Athens
Sign-on bonus · 3 roles

More about Starr Regional Medical Center

A new multi-million-dollar ICU on the Athens Madison Avenue campus is already open, and the facility posts a Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade A. Nursing roles show up across Med/Surg, Surgery, Women’s/Post Surgical, and the ICU, with nursing career details pointed to StarrRegional.com/nursing. If you are new to practice, a New Grad RN Med/Surg residency on nights is structured around clinical competence, culture transition, and early leadership. Experienced nurses see PRN charge work on Women’s/Post Surgical—12-hour shifts, mentoring staff, and helping set staffing levels—plus full-time Surgery RN work that includes assessments, care plans, and coordinating admits, discharges, and transfers. Sign-on bonuses have been advertised up to $30k with relocation help, and competitive sign-on increases are still posted for RN roles. Coworkers often describe a friendly floor and real teamwork, and benefits get positive mentions. The honest tradeoff is staffing pressure: shortages can mean heavier loads and less flexible hours, and reviewers also point to limited promotion and raise paths. Pay reads as mixed—decent to some, behind industry to others—so you will want to weigh the bonus and unit fit against that texture.

Working here

Culture and working life

teamworkfriendly floorcommunity hospitalnew grad residencycharge opportunitiesstaffing pressureLifepointtwo-campus

Themes from public reviews

Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.

Coworkers and teamwork: Staff praise friendly atmosphere, wonderful coworkers, and teamwork.; As of 2023Source 1: glassdoor.com Source 2: glassdoor.com Source 3: glassdoor.com
Pay competitiveness: Some call pay decent; others say it is lower than it should be versus industry standards.; As of 2023Source 1: glassdoor.com Source 2: glassdoor.com Source 3: glassdoor.com
Management and culture: Friendly floor culture noted alongside concerns about upper management decisions, support gaps, and toxic elements.; As of 2023Source: glassdoor.com

More review themes

Staffing and workload: Staff shortages drive heavier workloads and less flexible scheduling, hurting satisfaction.; As of 2023Source: glassdoor.com
Benefits: Multiple reviewers describe benefits as good.; As of 2023Source 1: glassdoor.com Source 2: glassdoor.com

What to weigh

Staff shortages show up in heavier workloads and less flexible hours, and reviewers also note limited room for promotions and raises.

As of 2023Source 1: glassdoor.com Source 2: talents.vaia.com Source 3: glassdoor.com

The reality check

Before you decide

Quick facts

Relationship: Direct employer
Roles last seen active: Sep 10, 2026
Website: starrregional.com ↗

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The units

A closer look at the units

Open counts come from the live roles below. Source links show where unit details were reported.

OR1 open
Surgery
Full-time Surgery RN at 118-bed acute hospital; assessments, care plans, supervise staff, coordinate admits/discharges/transfers.
Source location unconfirmedSource: starrregional.com
Med-Surg
New Grad RN Med/Surg Residency Night Shift posted for Athens, TN under Lifepoint/Starr Regional.
Source location unconfirmedSource 1: salutemyjob.com Source 2: ziprecruiter.com
Women's/Post Surgical
Charge Nurse (RN) PRN Women’s/Post Surgical; 12-hour shifts; supervise and mentor staff; determine staffing levels.
Source location unconfirmedSource: talents.vaia.com
ICU
Brand new multi-million dollar Intensive Care Unit opened and patients moved in on Madison Avenue campus.
Source location unconfirmedSource: facebook.com
Emergency Department
ED at Etowah campus referenced in 2018 EMTALA case involving screening and discharge of pregnant patient.
Source location unconfirmedSource: oig.hhs.gov