Nurse Resident - Ortho Surgical Full Time Nights

Orlando Health

Melbourne, Florida

Eligibility: OrthopedicMedical/Surgical

Posted Jul 23 · New grads welcomed

Shift and hours: Nights
Unit and setting: Med-Surg · Hospital
License: RN licenseNurse Licensure Compact (NLC)
Term: Permanent

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Administers patient care in an area within a hospital or inpatient/observation setting, where acute care patients receive active treatment for injuries, illnesses, medical conditions, or post intervention with assessment. This position is intended for licensed registered nurses with less than one year of experience.

What's around it?

In Melbourne, FL

Melbourne, FLFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about the same as the US average

Median rent: $1,525/mo
Household income: $66,991/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Melbourne, FL

NeighborhoodsNurses and other working newcomers typically land in West Melbourne or NW Palm Bay for more house plus amenities at a lower price, or in Viera if they want a master-planned layout with parks, shopping, trails, and newer construction. Suntree and Baytree suit people who prefer established golf-course streets and mature trees over brand-new subdivisions; Lake Washington is the acreage-and-horses alternative. Historic Downtown Melbourne is the only walk-everywhere pocket (oak-canopied New Haven Avenue and East Strawbridge); Eau Gallie Arts District is the gallery address. Barrier-island Indialantic, Melbourne Beach, and Satellite Beach are the premium tier a short causeway east. Locals treat Melbourne, West Melbourne, Viera, Palm Bay, and island towns as different tax, school, and insurance worlds, so read the actual address.

Nurses and other working newcomers typically land in West Melbourne or NW Palm Bay for more house plus amenities at a lower price, or in Viera if they want a master-planned layout with parks, shopping, trails, and newer construction. Suntree and Baytree suit people who prefer established golf-course streets and mature trees over brand-new subdivisions; Lake Washington is the acreage-and-horses alternative.

Historic Downtown Melbourne is the only walk-everywhere pocket (oak-canopied New Haven Avenue and East Strawbridge); Eau Gallie Arts District is the gallery address. Barrier-island Indialantic, Melbourne Beach, and Satellite Beach are the premium tier a short causeway east.

Locals treat Melbourne, West Melbourne, Viera, Palm Bay, and island towns as different tax, school, and insurance worlds, so read the actual address.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: viewbrevardhomes.com Source 3: valuestoreit.com Source 4: morganfinancial.net Source 5: livingspacecoast.com

Getting aroundDaily life is two-car and road-based; sources do not describe usable transit to hospitals. From Historic Downtown, Eau Gallie, the causeway, Indialantic, and the airport sit inside about ten minutes; Brevard Zoo and Palm Bay inside twenty; Viera and Rockledge about thirty-five minutes; Cocoa Beach and Kennedy Space Center 35–60 minutes. Reddit commuters call Merritt Island the best commute bet, then Cocoa/Titusville, and note West Melbourne and Viera as pricier. Holmes Regional Medical Center is the hospital named in local accounts; parking, shift traffic, and bus lines to it are not spelled out.

Daily life is two-car and road-based; sources do not describe usable transit to hospitals. From Historic Downtown, Eau Gallie, the causeway, Indialantic, and the airport sit inside about ten minutes; Brevard Zoo and Palm Bay inside twenty; Viera and Rockledge about thirty-five minutes; Cocoa Beach and Kennedy Space Center 35–60 minutes.

Reddit commuters call Merritt Island the best commute bet, then Cocoa/Titusville, and note West Melbourne and Viera as pricier. Holmes Regional Medical Center is the hospital named in local accounts; parking, shift traffic, and bus lines to it are not spelled out.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: viewbrevardhomes.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: valuestoreit.com

OutdoorsBeaches are the daily outdoor default: Indialantic Beach for swimming, surfing, and paddleboarding; quieter Melbourne Beach for fishing, shelling, picnics, and sunrises, both a short causeway hop from the mainland. Wickham Park covers 391 acres with walking and biking trails, disc golf, archery, and a scenic lake. Brevard Zoo holds more than 900 animals plus giraffe feeding, a kangaroo walkabout, and Treetop Trek zipline. Indian River Lagoon and Crane Creek waterfront parks sit in town; Sebastian Inlet State Park, about 20 miles south, is the fishing, surfing, and snorkeling day trip with the McLarty Treasure Museum. Viera’s trails and parks fill the master-planned side.

Beaches are the daily outdoor default: Indialantic Beach for swimming, surfing, and paddleboarding; quieter Melbourne Beach for fishing, shelling, picnics, and sunrises, both a short causeway hop from the mainland. Wickham Park covers 391 acres with walking and biking trails, disc golf, archery, and a scenic lake.

Brevard Zoo holds more than 900 animals plus giraffe feeding, a kangaroo walkabout, and Treetop Trek zipline. Indian River Lagoon and Crane Creek waterfront parks sit in town; Sebastian Inlet State Park, about 20 miles south, is the fishing, surfing, and snorkeling day trip with the McLarty Treasure Museum.

Viera’s trails and parks fill the master-planned side.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: valuestoreit.com Source 2: visitflorida.com Source 3: atlanticinnfl.com

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Living in Melbourne

Melbourne sits on the Indian River Lagoon 72 miles southeast of Orlando, a mid-sized Space Coast city of roughly 87,000 where aerospace paychecks, Florida Tech students, and retirees mix more than tourists. The distinct stack of lives: walk Historic Downtown’s oak-canopied New Haven Avenue among 40-plus local restaurants (Sue Ann’s Bakery, Meg O’Malley’s, La Crepe de France), gallery-hop Eau Gallie Arts District, or take a five-minute causeway to Indialantic and Melbourne Beach. Inland, Viera is the master-planned family magnet with trails, parks, and newer homes typically mid-$350s and up; West Melbourne and NW Palm Bay buy more house; Suntree and Baytree offer golf-course trees; Palm Bay is the value play. Wickham Park’s 391 acres and Brevard Zoo (900-plus animals, zipline) fill weekends. Holmes Regional Medical Center is the named hospital; expect two cars, about ten minutes downtown-to-airport and thirty-five to Viera. Tradeoffs are limited nightlife, growth traffic, and wind-plus-flood insurance that can rewrite a budget. Read the legal address—taxes, Brevard Public Schools zoning, and insurance change at city lines—and get a wind-mitigation quote before you bid.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: viewbrevardhomes.com Source 2: valuestoreit.com Source 3: morganfinancial.net Source 4: visitflorida.com Source 5: atlanticinnfl.com Source 6: visitspacecoast.com Source 7: livingspacecoast.com Source 8: reddit.com

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Melbourne, FLFrom Census ACS 2024.