Tidelands Health
Community Hospital · Murrells Inlet, SC
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Community Hospital
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 2
Benefits
Sign-on bonus and education assistance available for newly licensed RN apprenticeship participants who become employed; Nurse Internship Program for graduate nurses.
What stands out
New graduates
If you are under a year out of school, you can enter as a graduate nurse in the Nurse Internship Program with one-on-one mentorship after you hold a temporary or permanent SC license.
As of 2026Source: tidelandshealth.org
New graduates
A paid RN apprenticeship pairs you with an experienced med/surg preceptor (up to 16 hours a month) and can open a sign-on bonus plus education assistance once you stay on as an employed RN.
As of 2026Source 1: campusrn.comSource 2: tidelandshealth.org
Experienced nurses
The hospitals have earned Pathways to Excellence twice for the nurse work environment, plus recent Zero Harm patient-safety awards.
As of 2023 · 2025Source 1: tidelandshealth.orgSource 2: tidelandshealth.org
Moving here
You would base out of a nonprofit coastal system headquartered in Murrells Inlet, with nursing roles across four hospitals and 70-plus outpatient sites along the northeast South Carolina coast.
As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: tidelandshealth.orgSource 3: tidelandshealth.org
More about working here
Experienced nurses
Open RN work includes full-time 12-hour nights on Med-Surg and full-time evening 12-hour shifts in the Emergency Department at Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet.
Experienced nurses
Indeed’s estimate from a small set of postings puts average RN hourly pay in South Carolina at Tidelands around $41, and one current BSN RN called pay the best in the area.
As of 2026 · 2025-08-05Source 1: indeed.comSource 2: glassdoor.com
Moving here
South Carolina is a compact-license state, so if you already hold a compact multistate license you can start without a second full licensure process.
Experienced nurses
Careers materials note the system has been named among top places to work in health care for multiple consecutive years.
As of 2025Source 1: tidelandshealth.orgSource 2: instagram.com
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- 12-hour shifts used; ED example evening 12-hour; Med Surg I night 12-hour full-time
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
- Pay and benefits
- Registered Nurse average hourly in South Carolina at Tidelands Health (Indeed estimate from 8 postings)
As of 2026Source: indeed.com
- Pay and benefits
- RN Emergency Department Waccamaw Community Hospital Murrells Inlet estimated annual range
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
- Pay and benefits
- Sign-on bonus available for newly licensed RN apprenticeship participants who become employed at Tidelands Health
As of 2026Source 1: campusrn.comSource 2: tidelandshealth.org
- Pay and benefits
- Education assistance available for newly licensed apprenticeship participants who become employed as RNs
As of 2026Source: campusrn.com
- Pay and benefits
- Current RN (BSN) employee stated pay is best in the area
As of 2025-08-05Source: glassdoor.com
Starting out and growing here
- Nurse residency
- Nurse Internship Program (employed graduate nurses <1 year experience)
As of 2026Source: tidelandshealth.org
- Preceptors and orientation
- RN apprenticeship pairs student with experienced RN preceptor on med/surg; internship emphasizes one-on-one mentorship
As of 2026Source 1: tidelandshealth.orgSource 2: campusrn.com
- Tuition support
- Education assistance offered to newly licensed RN apprenticeship participants who become employed
As of 2026Source: campusrn.com
The city
Living in Murrells Inlet, SC
Murrells Inlet is a quiet coastal community south of Myrtle Beach, known for its marsh views, seafood restaurants, and laid-back Lowcountry charm. Nearby Huntington Beach State Park offers miles of shoreline. A solid pick for nurses seeking small-town coastal living with easy access to Grand Strand amenities.
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- State price level · South Carolina
- 6% below the national average
- State index 93.7 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,751/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $77,438/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 joining Tidelands Health in Murrells Inlet, a nonprofit coastal system that has been caring for this stretch of South Carolina since 1950. Four hospitals and more than 70 outpatient sites cover the northeast coast, with nursing roles in the hospitals, the cancer network, and clinics near the marsh and the beach.
- Community Hospital · Murrells Inlet
- Hiring days
More about Tidelands Health
It is already described as an MUSC Health affiliate, and the day-to-day rhythm is community-hospital scale rather than a huge academic tower. If you are new, the Nurse Internship Program is built for employed graduate nurses with less than a year of experience: you need a finished nursing program and a temporary or permanent SC license, and the design centers on one-on-one mentorship. While you are still in school, a paid apprenticeship can place you on med/surg with an experienced RN preceptor for up to 16 hours a month, with a sign-on bonus and education assistance on the table once you stay as a newly licensed RN. Experienced nurses will see familiar 12-hour patterns—night Med-Surg and evening ED at Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet among them—plus outpatient and infusion/PICC openings. Nurses on Glassdoor land the system around 3.6 from roughly 133 reviews, and Murrells Inlet voices mention solid coworkers, a pleasant facility, and a cafeteria worth using. Pathways to Excellence (earned twice), recent Zero Harm safety awards, and multi-year “top places to work in health care” mentions sit on the careers side. Pay signals are thinner: an Indeed estimate from a handful of postings puts average RN hourly near $41 in South Carolina here, and one current BSN called pay the best nearby, without a full employer pay scale in the open facts.
Help people live better lives through better health; not-for-profit coastal workplace culture.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Overall Glassdoor rating
- About 133 reviews average 3.6; roughly 61% would recommend; comp/benefits and career opportunity mid-3s; culture and work-life slightly lower.
- Georgetown location weaker scores
- Georgetown-tagged reviews much lower (~2.6 overall, very few would recommend); career opportunity and culture rated poorly versus system average.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
- RN coworker and facility experience
- Murrells Inlet RN liked coworkers, facility, and cafeteria; another current RN said pay best in area but noted smaller community-hospital scale.
As of 2025-08-10Source: glassdoor.com
What to weigh
Glassdoor sits around 3.6 from roughly 133 reviews with about 61% willing to recommend, and Georgetown-tagged reviews run much lower than the system average.
As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.comSource 3: glassdoor.com
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Sep 1, 2026
- Website
- tidelandshealth.org ↗
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Med-Surg
Staff/Med Surg I RN posting: full-time night 12-hour shifts; apprenticeship places apprentices on medical/surgical unit.
Emergency Department
RN ED at Waccamaw Community Hospital Murrells Inlet; full-time evening 12-hour shift; BLS within 30 days; ADN required, BSN preferred.
Outpatient / Infusion-PICC
Indeed lists open Outpatient Nurse (RN) and Infusion and PICC Nurse roles in Murrells Inlet.
Open roles
Current openings at Tidelands Health
Refreshed throughout the day.
Outpatient Nurse (RN)
Tidelands HealthMurrells Inlet, SC · Posted 2 weeks ago
- RN
- 8-hour days
- ADN accepted
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