Registered Nurse Oncology

Ascension

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Posted Oct 26

Shift and hours: Days
Unit and setting: Oncology
License: RN licenseOR Required professional licensure at time of hire.
Term: Permanent

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License: OR Required professional licensure at time of hire.
Education: Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing required.

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● Location: Murfreesboro, TN
● Facility : Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford
● Department: Oncology
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Schedule

Days | Full-time ● Deliver personalized patient care by executing treatment plans, carrying out physician orders, and tracking real-time condition changes to ensure clinical safety. ● Drive multidisciplinary collaboration as the primary care coordinator, keeping physicians, nurses, and allied health teams aligned on patient goals. ● Facilitate seamless discharge transitions by evaluating ongoing care needs with the care team to ensure patients return home safely and with complete clarity.

Licensure / Certification / Registration

Required Credential(s)

Registered Nurse obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date. BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.

Education

Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing required. OR Required professional licensure at time of hire.

What's around it?

In Murfreesboro, TN

Murfreesboro, TNFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 4% below the US average

Median rent: $1,481/mo
Household income: $80,108/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Murfreesboro, TN

NeighborhoodsBlackman is the practical pick for newer homes, shopping, parks, and the easiest I-24 hop toward Nashville, so commuting professionals cluster there. Family-oriented recommendations include Berkshire and pockets near Siegel and Rockvale schools; locals also like Murfreesboro west of I-24 and nearby Christiana within an hour. Master-planned Shelton Square sells resort-style living (pool, clubhouse, sidewalks, trails) with typical homes from $500,000 to $1 million-plus; The Maples and Puckett Station are other newer developments. Northwoods is quieter private living—spacious homes on large lots under mature oaks and poplars, near McKnight Park and Bear Branch—while Downtown Murfreesboro offers historic urban houses.

Blackman is the practical pick for newer homes, shopping, parks, and the easiest I-24 hop toward Nashville, so commuting professionals cluster there. Family-oriented recommendations include Berkshire and pockets near Siegel and Rockvale schools; locals also like Murfreesboro west of I-24 and nearby Christiana within an hour.

Master-planned Shelton Square sells resort-style living (pool, clubhouse, sidewalks, trails) with typical homes from $500,000 to $1 million-plus; The Maples and Puckett Station are other newer developments. Northwoods is quieter private living—spacious homes on large lots under mature oaks and poplars, near McKnight Park and Bear Branch—while Downtown Murfreesboro offers historic urban houses.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: livability.com Source 2: facebook.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: homesofmiddletn.com

Getting aroundMurfreesboro sits on I-24 as Nashville's largest suburb, typically about a 30- to 40-minute drive north when traffic is light; Blackman is repeatedly named the most convenient pocket for that commute. Peak-hour congestion on I-24 is the complaint that comes up most. Transit is thin: the Rover bus has a small coverage area and infrequent routes, Walk Score is 25 and Bike Score 38, so almost everyone drives and parking is a car-first reality. Sources do not spell out drive times to named hospital campuses, but Medical Center Parkway is a major commercial corridor in town.

Murfreesboro sits on I-24 as Nashville's largest suburb, typically about a 30- to 40-minute drive north when traffic is light; Blackman is repeatedly named the most convenient pocket for that commute. Peak-hour congestion on I-24 is the complaint that comes up most.

Transit is thin: the Rover bus has a small coverage area and infrequent routes, Walk Score is 25 and Bike Score 38, so almost everyone drives and parking is a car-first reality. Sources do not spell out drive times to named hospital campuses, but Medical Center Parkway is a major commercial corridor in town.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: homesofmiddletn.com Source 2: drbhomes.com Source 3: facebook.com Source 4: youtube.com Source 5: rent.com

OutdoorsThe Murfreesboro Greenway System is a 15- to 17-plus-mile paved walking and biking network along the Stones River, linking neighborhoods, parks, and downtown for fishing, wildlife, and picnics. Barfield Crescent Park covers 430 acres of playgrounds, trails, and sports fields; Old Fort Park adds tennis and pickleball, a skate park, a large playground, Fortress Rosecrans Civil War earthworks, and Greenway access. In town, Stones River National Battlefield, the Murfree Springs Wetlands boardwalk (otters, turtles, herons), and Flat Rock State Natural Area's three-mile cedar-glade trail are staples. Within about 90 minutes, hikers reach Old Stone Fort, Henry Horton, Fall Creek Falls, and South Cumberland.

The Murfreesboro Greenway System is a 15- to 17-plus-mile paved walking and biking network along the Stones River, linking neighborhoods, parks, and downtown for fishing, wildlife, and picnics. Barfield Crescent Park covers 430 acres of playgrounds, trails, and sports fields; Old Fort Park adds tennis and pickleball, a skate park, a large playground, Fortress Rosecrans Civil War earthworks, and Greenway access.

In town, Stones River National Battlefield, the Murfree Springs Wetlands boardwalk (otters, turtles, herons), and Flat Rock State Natural Area's three-mile cedar-glade trail are staples. Within about 90 minutes, hikers reach Old Stone Fort, Henry Horton, Fall Creek Falls, and South Cumberland.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: livability.com Source 2: drbhomes.com Source 3: boropulse.com Source 4: reddit.com

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Murfreesboro is Nashville's largest suburb along I-24, about 30 to 40 minutes south, with healthcare and education jobs and Middle Tennessee State University at its center. It is not sleepy: a historic downtown Square, The Avenue Murfreesboro for shopping and dining, and master-planned neighborhoods sit below Nashville prices, with median home sales around $409,000 and 1-bedroom rents near $1,350. Nurses often choose Blackman for newer homes and the interstate hop, Berkshire or Siegel and Rockvale school areas for families, or Shelton Square's resort-style amenities in the $500,000 to $1 million range; Northwoods offers large lots under oaks, and west of I-24 is well regarded. Off-shift, the 15- to 17-mile Stones River Greenway, 430-acre Barfield Crescent Park, Stones River National Battlefield, and downtown Puckett's, Five Senses, Mayday Brewery, and Hop Springs fill weekends. Tradeoffs are I-24 congestion, thin Rover transit (Walk Score 25), a competitive housing market, some subdivisions without natural gas, and locals noting fast growth and rising crime. Big concerts and pro sports still mean a drive to Nashville.

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As of 2026Source 1: livability.com Source 2: livability.com Source 3: homesofmiddletn.com Source 4: drbhomes.com Source 5: boropulse.com Source 6: rent.com Source 7: reddit.com Source 8: youtube.com

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