Operating Room RN

Cone Health

Greensboro, North Carolina

Posted Aug 18

Unit and setting: OR · Hospital
License: RN license Required: Registered Nurse license in North Carolina or a Compact state BLS (CPR)-American Red Cross or AHA Healthcare Provider.
Term: Permanent

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License: Licensure/Certification/Listing
Education: Associate Degree in Nursing. Required: Associate Degree in Nursing.
Experience: 1 year as a Registered Nurse. Required: 1 year as a Registered Nurse.

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Education: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing. Preferred: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
Experience: 1 year in a clinical specialty as defined by ANCC or national nursing organizations. Preferred: 1 year in a clinical specialty as defined by ANCC or national nursing organizations.

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The Registered Nurse (RN) delivers high-quality patient care and ensures positive patient outcomes through the compassionate and efficient application of nursing knowledge. Working under general supervision, this role promotes professional nursing practice by coordinating patient care through the nursing process and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Essential Job Function

Reviews patient needs and conditions to deliver nursing care in assigned unit to ensure that every patient receives the direct and proper care needed. Analyzes patient information, including medical history, diagnostic results, and current condition, to develop individualized nursing care plans. Prepares nursing processes, such as medication administration and treatments to provide comprehensive and effective patient care.

Reconciles medical records to ensure accuracy and compliance with regulatory standards and organizational policies. Evaluates patient response to interventions and identifies any additional interventions needed to meet defined goals of care. Collaborates with interdisciplinary care team to ensure effective care planning.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Required: Associate Degree in Nursing. Preferred: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.

Experience

Required: 1 year as a Registered Nurse. Preferred: 1 year in a clinical specialty as defined by ANCC or national nursing organizations.

Licensure/Certification/Listing

Required: Registered Nurse license in North Carolina or a Compact state BLS (CPR)-American Red Cross or AHA Healthcare Provider.

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In Greensboro, NC

Greensboro, NCFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 7% below the US average

Median rent: $1,172/mo
Household income: $61,515/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Greensboro, NC

NeighborhoodsFisher Park is the neighborhood most clearly pitched to young professionals: historic streets, an average home value around $386,900, and median rents near $1,000, with Lindley Park and Sunset Hills sharing that tree-lined historic-preservation feel. Irving Park is repeatedly named among Greensboro’s best-fit established areas. Adams Farm comes up for a more suburban, amenity-oriented routine and is also a family favorite, while Lake Jeanette/The Cardinal and Grandover/Sedge Garden sit on the quieter, often HOA-governed edges—peaceful but less convenient for daily errands. Starmount Forest is described as a secluded country-club atmosphere; Guilford Hills and Forest Oaks are recommended when schools and a safer suburban texture matter. Downtown and near-campus living can change street by street, so the house and the block both need a look.

Fisher Park is the neighborhood most clearly pitched to young professionals: historic streets, an average home value around $386,900, and median rents near $1,000, with Lindley Park and Sunset Hills sharing that tree-lined historic-preservation feel. Irving Park is repeatedly named among Greensboro’s best-fit established areas.

Adams Farm comes up for a more suburban, amenity-oriented routine and is also a family favorite, while Lake Jeanette/The Cardinal and Grandover/Sedge Garden sit on the quieter, often HOA-governed edges—peaceful but less convenient for daily errands. Starmount Forest is described as a secluded country-club atmosphere; Guilford Hills and Forest Oaks are recommended when schools and a safer suburban texture matter.

Downtown and near-campus living can change street by street, so the house and the block both need a look.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: youtube.com Source 2: pods.com Source 3: facebook.com

Getting aroundCitywide, the average commute is about 17.97 minutes, and community comments emphasize very low traffic and good roads relative to larger North Carolina metros. Neighborhood rankings treat commute, parking, and convenience as first-order issues: inner historic areas and downtown can involve street parking and block-level differences, while far-edge communities such as Lake Jeanette, Grandover, and the outer suburbs feel calmer but add drive time to shopping and work. Raleigh and Charlotte are treated as easy day trips at roughly 1.5 hours. Hillsborough, if considering a midpoint toward Durham, is about 45 minutes from Greensboro depending on the destination.

Citywide, the average commute is about 17.97 minutes, and community comments emphasize very low traffic and good roads relative to larger North Carolina metros. Neighborhood rankings treat commute, parking, and convenience as first-order issues: inner historic areas and downtown can involve street parking and block-level differences, while far-edge communities such as Lake Jeanette, Grandover, and the outer suburbs feel calmer but add drive time to shopping and work.

Raleigh and Charlotte are treated as easy day trips at roughly 1.5 hours. Hillsborough, if considering a midpoint toward Durham, is about 45 minutes from Greensboro depending on the destination.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: facebook.com Source 3: youtube.com Source 4: livingingreensboro.com Source 5: reddit.com Source 6: youtube.com

OutdoorsNamed green space includes the Greensboro Arboretum, Guilford Courthouse National Military Park with trails and battlefield walking, downtown’s LeBauer Park, and Lake Jeanette on the north side. The Greensboro Science Center stacks an aquarium, museum, zoo, zipline, and treetop adventure park in one outing; Safari Nation is another local suggestion. Greenways, pet-friendly parks, and brewery patios show up in spring guides, and parks, trails, and lakes are listed as a core reason people stay. Mountains are about a 2-hour drive and the nearest beach about 3 hours, so weekend outdoor life extends well beyond the city limits.

Named green space includes the Greensboro Arboretum, Guilford Courthouse National Military Park with trails and battlefield walking, downtown’s LeBauer Park, and Lake Jeanette on the north side. The Greensboro Science Center stacks an aquarium, museum, zoo, zipline, and treetop adventure park in one outing; Safari Nation is another local suggestion.

Greenways, pet-friendly parks, and brewery patios show up in spring guides, and parks, trails, and lakes are listed as a core reason people stay. Mountains are about a 2-hour drive and the nearest beach about 3 hours, so weekend outdoor life extends well beyond the city limits.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: waywardblog.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: livingingreensboro.com Source 5: youtube.com Source 6: visitgreensboronc.com Source 7: youtube.com

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Living in Greensboro

Greensboro is a Piedmont Triad city of roughly 310,000 where healthcare and logistics support a lower-cost life than Charlotte or Raleigh—median home about $258,500, median rent about $1,033, average commute under 18 minutes, and notably light traffic. Young professionals gravitate to historic Fisher Park (homes around $386,900, rents near $1,000) and Lindley Park/Sunset Hills; Irving Park is an established favorite; Adams Farm, Guilford Hills, and Forest Oaks are the family-and-schools suburbs; Lake Jeanette, Grandover, and Starmount Forest buy quiet and HOAs at the price of convenience. Downtown is block-by-block. Life clusters around Friendly Center, LeBauer Park, the Steven Tanger Center, GreenHill, and the International Civil Rights Center & Museum. Locals send people to Green Valley Grill, Print Works Bistro, Kau, Chez Genèse, and Scrambled, plus a growing brewery-and-patio scene. Outdoors means the Arboretum, Guilford Courthouse trails, Lake Jeanette, and the Science Center’s zoo and zipline. Tradeoffs: crime a bit above the U.S. average and concentrated in lower-income areas, thinner nightlife, some older neighborhoods still revitalizing, and far-edge peace that lengthens daily errands. Seasons are mild; mountains about 2 hours, beaches about 3.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: pods.com Source 3: youtube.com Source 4: youtube.com Source 5: livingingreensboro.com Source 6: waywardblog.com Source 7: visitgreensboronc.com Source 8: facebook.com

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Greensboro, NCFrom Census ACS 2024.