Tennova Healthcare - North Knoxville Medical Center
Community hospital in Powell, TN
- Sign-on bonus up to $10,000 on 1 role
- Hiring nights
From 1 posting, the employer’s site and nurse reviews · Employer research Aug 19, 2026Sources
The short version
They are posting full-time night RN jobs on Cardiac Stepdown, ICU, and Labor & Delivery, plus a dedicated ER weekends role and an OR circulator opening. On Cardiac Stepdown nights you would give telemetry and progressive cardiac care.
Employer research, Aug 19, 2026
Cardiac Stepdown nights will take you with 0-2 years or student acute-care rotations and put a $10,000 sign-on on the full-time night job.
For new gradsSources
As of 2026Source: facebook.comFull-time Cardiac Stepdown nights carry a $10,000 sign-on if that is the unit you want.
For experienced nursesSources
As of 2026Source: facebook.comRelocation assistance is advertised for RN hiring at this Powell hospital, though no dollar amount is stated.
If you are moving hereSources
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
Nursing here
- Loan assistance
Student Loan Contribution Program listed as an incentive on the Cardiac Stepdown night RN posting
Tennova Healthcare - North Knoxville Medical Center · employer research
Sources
As of 2026- Scheduling
Full-time nights posted for Cardiac Stepdown, ICU, and L&D; dedicated RN ER Weekends role; night and weekend differentials offered
Tennova Healthcare - North Knoxville Medical Center · employer research
Sources
As of 2026
Benefits
$10,000 sign-on for full-time Cardiac Stepdown nights; Student Loan Contribution Program; night and weekend differentials (amounts unpublished); relocation assistance advertised.
Published pay and benefits
- Shift pay
Competitive night and weekend shift differentials for RNs; no dollar amount published
As of 2026
- Sign-on bonus
$10,000 sign-on bonus for full-time Cardiac Stepdown night-shift RN at North Knoxville Medical Center, Powell, TN
As of 2026
Sources
- Sign-on bonus
Unspecified sign-on bonus advertised while hiring for all RN positions
As of 2026
Sources
- Relocation
Relocation assistance advertised for RN hiring at Tennova Healthcare-North Knoxville Medical Center
As of 2026
Sources
- Benefits
Student Loan Contribution Program offered with the Cardiac Stepdown night RN posting
As of 2026
The units
Cardiac Stepdown
Night-shift RN role delivering telemetry and progressive cardiac care; 0-2 years or student acute-care rotations accepted.
Sources
Source location unconfirmedICU
Active LinkedIn postings for RN ICU Nights and RN ICU Night shift in Powell, TN.
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Source location unconfirmedL&D
Active LinkedIn posting for RN L & D Nights in Powell, TN.
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Source location unconfirmedER
Active LinkedIn posting for RN ER Weekends at North Knoxville Medical Center.
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Source location unconfirmedOR
Active LinkedIn posting for Registered Nurse OR Circulator.
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Source location unconfirmed
What nurses say
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- new-grad pay opacity and hiring push
- A Knoxville Facebook group asked about Tennova new-grad RN pay while noting the hospital is hiring all RN roles with a sign-on bonus and relocation help.
Sources
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
The hard parts
They have not published new-grad RN pay; a Knoxville Facebook group was asking what it is while they hire.
Sources
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
What to ask
- How is base pay set for the role, and which differentials apply?
- When would a sign-on bonus have to be repaid?
- Which shifts are open, and what are the weekend, holiday and call rules?
- How long is orientation, and will I have one preceptor?
- What is the usual patient load, and how often do nurses float?
Living in Powell, TN
Tucked into northern Knox County, Powell gives nurses a quiet suburban base in neighborhoods like Sterchi Hills. Living north of Interstate 40 lets you bypass West Knoxville's freeway bottlenecks when commuting to downtown hospitals or Oak Ridge facilities. Off-shift, enjoy Market Square patios or day trips into the Great Smoky Mountains.
Browse roles in Powell- State price level · Tennessee
- 8% below the national average
- State index 91.9 (100 = national)
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities
Common questions
Is there a sign-on bonus?
Yes, on the one role, up to $10,000.
How do I apply?
Choose a role and press Apply. Your application comes to our team, we send it to Tennova Healthcare - North Knoxville Medical Center, and we tell you what happens next.
Current openings at Tennova Healthcare - North Knoxville Medical Center
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Night shift
- Compact license OK
Sources
- facebook.com/groups/1591926341073192/posts/4282940668638399
The short version, Nursing here, What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2026
- tennovanorthknoxville.com
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