Registered Nurse - Acute Palliative Care
Novant Health
Winston-Salem, NC
RN
Posted Jul 30
- Shift
- 12-hour nights
- Unit
- Med-Surg
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 12-hour nights
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Relocation
- Help offered
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About this role
What We Offer
Registered Nurse (RN) – Acute Palliative Care Relocation up to $7,500
Make a meaningful impact where compassion matters most. Join one of the only acute palliative care units in North Carolina, a 20-bed Medical Surgical unit specializing in end-of-life and hospice care. Our nurses provide comfort-focused, high-acuity care including sedation, drips, heated high-flow, BiPAP, and vented patients, while supporting patients and families through life’s most important moments.
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Details
Full-Time | Night Shift (7pm–7am)
Forsyth Medical Center – Winston-Salem, NC
Why Novant Health?
Career growth through our Clinical Ladder Program
Nationally recognized for patient safety, quality, and inclusion
A supportive culture that values compassion and excellence
Remarkable Care. Remarkable Careers. Come join a team where your work truly makes a difference.
What We're Looking For
At Novant Health, we believe remarkable care starts with compassion for our patients, our communities, and each other. We value belonging, courage, personal growth, and teamwork, creating a space where everyone is respected, supported, and safe to show up as their full selves.
What You'll Do
Education
High School Diploma or GED, required. 4 Year / Bachelors Degree Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required. 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, preferred.
Experience
One year relevant experience, preferred. Licensure/
Certification
Current RN licensure in appropriate state, required.
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Requirements
- RN
- Acute care
- Nursing
- RN License
- Hospital
- High school diploma or GED
- Night shift
- Bachelor's degree
- Medical-surgical
Place
- City
- Winston-Salem, NC
- Median rent
- $1,087/mo
- Local household income
- $59,268/yr
- State price level
- 6% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
North Carolina index 94.3, where 100 is the national average.
Winston-Salem blends North Carolina Piedmont charm with a strong healthcare presence anchored by Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. The city offers tree-lined streets, a revitalized downtown arts district, and historic Old Salem's Moravian heritage. Nurses relocating here find mid-size-city affordability, mild four-season weather, and easy access to both the Blue Ridge Mountains and the coast.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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Hospice is a specialty you move into. Med surg, oncology, or home health is the usual door in.
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