Staff Nurse - Med/Surg
UNC Health
Kinston, NC
RN
Posted Jul 30
- Shift
- Nights
- Hours a week
- 36
- Unit
- Med-Surg
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Nights · 36 hours
- Term
- Travel
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 1-3 years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in North Carolina is $36/hr, across 460 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.
Summary
Operates as a key member of the health care team using the nursing process. Clinical skills and leadership to direct, provide, and evaluate age specific patient care according to the department’s scope of service.
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Responsibilities
Patients, families, and the other members of the healthcare team, as key customers, are provided with cost efficient care with excellent clinical outcomes, provided by a team member who understands and respects each member of the multidiscipline team and interacts with other team members and customers in a friendly, helpful, and courteous manner.
Lenoir
Other Information
Education
Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
Experience
None required for beginning nurse/new graduates. Requirements for specialty areas are defined as 1-2 years of experience in specialty area or related clinical experience.
Licensure/registration/certification
Current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of North Carolina; BLS certification, ACLS certification within one year. Additional certifications such as PALS, TNCC, and ENPC encouraged but not required.
Other skills and qualifications
Good interpersonal, communication, and observation skills are essential. Communicates clearly and concisely verbally and in writing. Exposure to and basic skills in use of clinical computer system. Strong focus on customer service.
Schedule
Night Job
Location of Job: US:NC:Kinston Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.
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Other information
Work environment
Exposure to bloodborne pathogens and other infectious diseases requires the use of protective equipment. Exposed to other hazards such as radiation, toxic waste, and chemical hazards based on the department.
Physical requirements
Requires a range of physical activity from sedentary work to heavy work. This includes sitting, standing, walking and lifting patients and objects throughout the shift.
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Job Details
- Legal Employer: Lenoir Health
- Entity: UNC Lenoir Health Care
- Organization Unit: Medical/Surgical Uni
- Work Type: Full Time
- Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00
- Salary Range: $30.74 - $38.42 per hour (Minimum to Midpoint )
Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
Work Assignment Type: Onsite
Work
Sourced from a public job board.
Requirements
- RN
- Registered Nurse in the State of North Carolina
- Direct patient care
- TNCC Certification
- Customer communication
- Nursing
- RN License
- Personal protective equipment (PPE) use
- Medical software
- PALS Certification
Place
- City
- Kinston, NC
- Rent against this pay
- 18% of monthly gross
- Local household income
- $36,878/yr
- State price level
- 6% below the national average
$867 median rent against $4,836 a month at $31/hr for 36 hours a week, before tax. Census ACS 2024.
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
North Carolina index 94.3, where 100 is the national average.
Kinston is a small Eastern North Carolina town along the Neuse River, known for its revitalized downtown arts district and a nationally recognized culinary scene anchored by Chef Vivian Howard's restaurants. Nurses who relocate here find a close-knit community with a relaxed Southern pace, affordable living, and easy access to Greenville's larger medical network.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities.
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Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
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