Registered Nurse (RN) - Step Down Unit
North Carolina, United States
Frye Regional Medical Center is hiring for its own floors, with no agency in between.
- Eligibility
- Sign-on bonus
Posted Jul 12 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- 12-hour nights3 shifts · 36 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Stepdown · Hospital
- License
- RN licenseCurrent state RN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- License
- Current state RN license
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
What it pays
- Sign-on bonus
- $20,000
Benefits
- Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage
- Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance
- Short- and long-term disability
- Paid family leave
- Paid time off
- Higher education and certification tuition assistance
More benefits (7)
- Loan assistance
- 401(k) retirement package with company match
- Free gym memberships
- Virtual care appointments
- Mental health services
- Discount programs
- Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities
The workplace
Frye Regional Medical Center is a healthcare facility located in North Carolina, United States. The organization hires registered nurses for night shift positions in this unit, with schedules structured around three 12-hour shifts per week. The facility demonstrates openness to…
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range, differentials, and sign-on bonus repayment terms?
- What should I expect for weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
Telemetry is open from year one. One of the most open front doors in acute care; ACLS and rhythm.
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Full-time night shift RN position in a 12-bed Step Down Unit at Frye Regional Medical Center. Schedule is 3 12-hour shifts (6:45pm-7:15am). Accepts new grads. Responsibilities include patient assessments, nursing interventions, documentation, Interdisciplinary Care Plan completion, and QI assessments. Current state RN license required. BLS required within 30 days of hire. ACLS and PALS required within six months. Bachelor's degree preferred but not required. One year of experience preferred. $20,000 sign-on bonus eligible.