Registered Nurse, RN - Stroke & Neuro
Charlotte, North Carolina
- Unit
- Neuro
Posted Aug 13 · Not open to new grads
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 1+ years
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About this role
What We Offer
Join a Team with Heart
Step into a unit where teamwork, compassion, and positivity drive everything we do. Our Stroke and Neuro Unit specializes in caring for patients with acute stroke, seizure disorders, and other complex neurological conditions. Nurses on this team play a vital role in both acute interventions and long-term recovery, supporting patients and families through some of their most critical health journeys.
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What makes this unit stand out
- A strong focus on stroke and neurological care, with opportunities to develop highly specialized expertise
- Close collaboration with neurologists, neurosurgeons, and rehabilitation specialists
- A team environment that values teamwork, critical thinking, professional growth, and resilience
- Opportunities to make a meaningful impact in patients’ lives during critical and life-changing moments
If you’re ready to advance your career in a specialty that combines critical care, rapid decision-making, and long-term patient support—our Stroke and Neuro team is the place to be.
What We're Looking For
Education
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required.
- 4 Year / Bachelors Degree, preferred.
- If your RN nursing license has been inactive, retired or lapsed for five years or more and you have not been licensed in another state during the last five years, successful completion of a Board approved refresher course is required prior to reactivating or reinstating your license. In order to be considered for current licensure status, you must apply for reinstatement within one year of completing the refresher course.
Experience
One year of acute nursing experience required.
Licensure/Certification/Registration
- Current RN licensure in appropriate state, required.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Red Cross or American Heart Association required.
What You'll Do
- Caring for patients with ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, seizures, and neuromuscular disorders
- Administering and titrating IV medications, blood products, and specialized drips
- Supporting patients through acute stroke protocols, including thrombolytic therapy and post-thrombectomy care
- Monitoring neurological status and identifying early changes in condition
- Providing patient and family education on recovery, rehabilitation, and long-term disease management
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“Experience: One year of acute nursing experience required. Licensure/Certification/Registration: - Current RN licensure in appropriate state, required. - Basic Life Support (BL” · from this posting
Requirements
- RN
- Nursing
- Stroke emergency response
- Injectable medication administration
- RN License
- BLS Certification
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- Disease management patient education
- Caring for individuals with stroke
- Monitoring and managing IVs
Place
- City
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Median rent
- $1,612/mo
- Local household income
- $82,068/yr
- Metro price level
- 3% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Charlotte area index 97.3, where 100 is the national average.
Charlotte pairs big-city jobs with a slower Southern pace — kind locals, milder winters, mountains 90 minutes west, and tree-canopied streets in Myers Park and Dilworth. Cost of living sits about 3% below the national average, while median rent has softened to around $1,377 as South End towers add supply.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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