Registered Nurse Resident (RN)-Acute Care, Medical/Surgical, FT, Night

Prisma Health

Maryville, Tennessee

Prisma Health is an academic medical center.

Posted Sep 11 · New grads welcomed

Shift and hours: Nights Registered Nurse Resident (RN)-Acute Care, Medical/Surgical, FT, Night
Unit and setting: Acute Care, Medical/Surgical · Hospital Registered Nurse Resident (RN)-Acute Care, Medical/Surgical, FT, Night
License: RN license
Term: Permanent Registered Nurse Resident (RN)-Acute Care, Medical/Surgical, FT, NightFull-time

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Maryville, TNFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 8% below the US average

Median rent: $1,157/mo
Household income: $81,963/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Maryville, TN

NeighborhoodsNamed subdivisions are scarce in these sources; most relocators are pointed to historic downtown Maryville, garden-style apartment communities, townhomes, and renovated historic properties rather than high-rises. Downtown is walkable, mixed with Maryville College students, families, and retirees, and quieter than Knoxville (~16–17 miles). Adjacent Alcoa (about 10 minutes to McGhee Tyson Airport) and Townsend toward the Smokies are the usual nearby alternatives; Facebook threads also float Madisonville, Sweetwater, Loudon, Lenoir City, Oak Ridge, and Clinton when Maryville rents feel high. Young professionals who want nightlife are steered toward Knoxville; Maryville’s rental stock is described as quality-over-quantity and family-sticky because of the city schools.

Named subdivisions are scarce in these sources; most relocators are pointed to historic downtown Maryville, garden-style apartment communities, townhomes, and renovated historic properties rather than high-rises. Downtown is walkable, mixed with Maryville College students, families, and retirees, and quieter than Knoxville (~16–17 miles).

Adjacent Alcoa (about 10 minutes to McGhee Tyson Airport) and Townsend toward the Smokies are the usual nearby alternatives; Facebook threads also float Madisonville, Sweetwater, Loudon, Lenoir City, Oak Ridge, and Clinton when Maryville rents feel high. Young professionals who want nightlife are steered toward Knoxville; Maryville’s rental stock is described as quality-over-quantity and family-sticky because of the city schools.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: tracysouthardrealtor.com Source 3: randpropertymanagement.com Source 4: youtube.com

Getting around

Knoxville is about 16–17 miles north; typical drives are 20–35 minutes on US-129 North and Alcoa Highway, with one average-commute figure of ~20.5 minutes. A Reddit local called the daily 8–5 Maryville-to-Knoxville commute intolerable.

McGhee Tyson Airport in Alcoa is 10–15 minutes. Sources do not name hospital campuses, bus lines, or parking, so a car is the assumed default.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: tracysouthardrealtor.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: randpropertymanagement.com Source 4: youtube.com

OutdoorsMaryville sits about 20 miles (roughly 25 minutes) from Great Smoky Mountains National Park, with Townsend and the Cades Cove loop—black bears, deer, historic cabins—a short drive. Scenic drives include the Tail of the Dragon (318 curves in 11 miles), Foothills Parkway, and Rich Mountain Road. In town, people use the Maryville-Alcoa Greenway, Bramblewood Park, and downtown Centennial Greenway Park, which has creeks, bridges, and waterfalls. Hiking, fishing, kayaking, and biking are the everyday outdoor menu.

Maryville sits about 20 miles (roughly 25 minutes) from Great Smoky Mountains National Park, with Townsend and the Cades Cove loop—black bears, deer, historic cabins—a short drive. Scenic drives include the Tail of the Dragon (318 curves in 11 miles), Foothills Parkway, and Rich Mountain Road.

In town, people use the Maryville-Alcoa Greenway, Bramblewood Park, and downtown Centennial Greenway Park, which has creeks, bridges, and waterfalls. Hiking, fishing, kayaking, and biking are the everyday outdoor menu.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: tracysouthardrealtor.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: smliv.com Source 4: facebook.com Source 5: youtube.com

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Maryville (locals say MUR-vul) is a Blount County town of about 30,000 at the Smokies’ foothills, 16–17 miles south of Knoxville and 20 miles from Great Smoky Mountains National Park. For a relocating nurse it stands out for top-rated Maryville City Schools, a walkable historic downtown, and real outdoor access—Cades Cove, the Maryville-Alcoa Greenway, Centennial Greenway Park’s creeks and waterfalls—without a tourist-strip address. Median homes sit near $325,000; two-bedroom rents run about $1,100–$1,350 in garden-style communities, and inventory stays tight because families hold for the schools. McGhee Tyson Airport is 10–15 minutes. Tradeoffs: locals call rents high versus nearby towns, the 8–5 drive into Knoxville on US-129 and Alcoa Highway can be miserable, and nightlife is tavern-scale. If you want parks, college-town Main Street (AMICI, Bear Grounds Coffee, the farmers market), and a car-dependent small-city rhythm, it is a strong East Tennessee base.

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Source 1: tracysouthardrealtor.com Source 2: randpropertymanagement.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: smliv.com Source 5: smokymountains.org Source 6: facebook.com Source 7: youtube.com

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Maryville, TNFrom Census ACS 2024.