Registered Nurse - Stroke and Neurology

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Join our dynamic nursing team as a Registered Nurse on the Neurosciences Unit at Forsyth Medical Center-a 43-bed acute inpatient unit, including 4 dedicated EMU beds, within a Comprehensive Stroke Center.

Posted Oct 9

Shift and hours: 7am-7pm · Days Schedule : 7am-7pm, Full time Days
Unit and setting: Neurosciences Unit · Hospital complex stroke, neurological, and neurosurgical patients
License: RN license RN licensure in appropriate state, required.RN licensure in appropriate state
Term: Permanent Schedule : 7am-7pm, Full time DaysFull time

Do you qualify?

License: RN licensure in appropriate state RN licensure in appropriate state, required.
Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required.
Also asks: Board approved refresher course if RN license lapsed five years or more

Preferred

Education: 4 Year / Bachelors Degree 4 Year / Bachelors Degree, preferred.
Experience: One year relevant experience One year relevant experience, preferred.

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Benefits

BenefitsRelocation up to $7,500Relocation up to $7,500
Relocation assistance up to $7,500

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The role and schedule

Day to day: Care for acute stroke and neuro patients Care for acute stroke & neuro patients
Day to day: Perform advanced neuro assessments Perform advanced neuro assessments
Day to day: Manage crains, drains, and high-acuity cases Manage crains, drains, and high-acuity cases
Day to day: Deliver full-scope RN care in a fast-paced unit Deliver full-scope RN care in a fast-paced unit
Day to day: Collaborate with neuro and neurosurgical teams Collaborate with neuro & neurosurgical teams
Unit size: 43-bed acute inpatient unit, including 4 dedicated EMU beds 43-bed acute inpatient unit, including 4 dedicated EMU beds
Details: Comprehensive stroke center Comprehensive Stroke Center
Details: Strong RN leadership Strong RN leadership

Support on this unit

Nurse to patient: 1:6 stated in this posting

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Novant Health

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What We Offer

Relocation up to $7,500

Title: Registered Nurse Department : Stroke and Neurology

Schedule

7am-7pm, Full time Days

Location : Forsyth Medical Center – Winston Salem, NC

Be Part of Something Truly Unique

Join our dynamic nursing team as a Registered Nurse on the Neurosciences Unit at Forsyth Medical Center—a 43-bed acute inpatient unit, including 4 dedicated EMU beds, within a Comprehensive Stroke Center.

This is a high-acuity, career-building environment where nurses care for complex stroke, neurological, and neurosurgical patients while sharpening advanced clinical skills every shift.

Why Nurses Choose This Unit

RN ratio: 1:6

High acuity, skill building care

Comprehensive stroke center

Strong RN leadership

Supportive Management

What you'll do

Care for acute stroke & neuro patients

Perform advanced neuro assessments

Manage crains, drains, and high-acuity cases

Deliver full-scope RN care in a fast-paced unit

Collaborate with neuro & neurosurgical teams

Skills You’ll Build

Advanced neurological assessment and rapid clinical decision-making

Stroke recognition, intervention, and post-acute management

Management of high-acuity neuro patients

Interdisciplinary collaboration with neurology, neurosurgery, and specialty teams

Time management and prioritization across diverse neurological conditions

Confidence working in a high-acuity, career-building neuroscience unit

What We're Looking For

Education

4 Year / Bachelors Degree, preferred. 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.

Experience

One year relevant experience, preferred.

Licensure/

Certification

RN licensure in appropriate state, required.

What's around it?

In Winston-Salem, NC

Winston-Salem, NCFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 6% below the US average

Median rent: $1,087/mo
Household income: $59,268/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Winston-Salem, NC

NeighborhoodsNurses and young professionals most often get pointed to Ardmore and Sherwood Forest as the practical in-town picks; Buena Vista is the stretch neighborhood if the budget allows. Downtown, the Arts District around Trade Street and Liberty Street, and Innovation Quarter put you closest to restaurants, breweries, and the medical/biotech campus. West End and the Holly Avenue Historic District offer wooded, historic character near the core. For quieter, lower-crime suburban living, locals name Pfafftown, King, Tobaccoville, and Rural Hall, with nearby Pine Ridge as a calmer community that still reaches the city.

Nurses and young professionals most often get pointed to Ardmore and Sherwood Forest as the practical in-town picks; Buena Vista is the stretch neighborhood if the budget allows. Downtown, the Arts District around Trade Street and Liberty Street, and Innovation Quarter put you closest to restaurants, breweries, and the medical/biotech campus.

West End and the Holly Avenue Historic District offer wooded, historic character near the core. For quieter, lower-crime suburban living, locals name Pfafftown, King, Tobaccoville, and Rural Hall, with nearby Pine Ridge as a calmer community that still reaches the city.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: pods.com Source 3: facebook.com Source 4: westhomes.com Source 5: theginthergroup.com Source 6: biancadottin.com

Getting aroundCitywide commute time is about 17.75 minutes, and traffic is described as manageable next to Charlotte or Raleigh. The main hospital and research cluster is Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center beside Innovation Quarter, a medical-biotech hub with restaurants, breweries, and Bailey Park next door. Sources do not name hospital parking rules or bus lines, so the lived pattern is short in-town drives rather than long highway hauls.

Citywide commute time is about 17.75 minutes, and traffic is described as manageable next to Charlotte or Raleigh. The main hospital and research cluster is Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center beside Innovation Quarter, a medical-biotech hub with restaurants, breweries, and Bailey Park next door.

Sources do not name hospital parking rules or bus lines, so the lived pattern is short in-town drives rather than long highway hauls.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: theginthergroup.com Source 3: youtube.com

OutdoorsTanglewood Park is the named local flagship. Salem Lake is the go-to for trails, fishing, and paddling; Long Branch Trail handles walking and biking near Innovation Quarter and Bailey Park, which hosts food trucks and outdoor movies. Reynolda's 170-acre estate mixes gardens and grounds worth repeating by season, and Historic Bethabara Park adds another historic green space. Yadkin Valley wineries sit just outside town, and the mountains are roughly 1 to 1.5 hours away.

Tanglewood Park is the named local flagship. Salem Lake is the go-to for trails, fishing, and paddling; Long Branch Trail handles walking and biking near Innovation Quarter and Bailey Park, which hosts food trucks and outdoor movies.

Reynolda's 170-acre estate mixes gardens and grounds worth repeating by season, and Historic Bethabara Park adds another historic green space. Yadkin Valley wineries sit just outside town, and the mountains are roughly 1 to 1.5 hours away.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: westhomes.com Source 2: homesintriadnc.com Source 3: visitwinstonsalem.com Source 4: facebook.com

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Relocation assistance offered

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Employer relocation terms

Up to $5,000 relocation assistance (varies by location) for Nurse Residency Program

Novant Health · eligibility varies by role

Sources

As of 2026-10-09Source: glassdoor.com

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Living in Winston-Salem

Winston-Salem - the Twin City, branded City of Arts and Innovation - is a midsize Piedmont city where an $80k-$150k nursing salary stretches further than in Charlotte or Raleigh. Homes typically land in the mid-$200Ks, rents hover around $1,300, and citywide commutes average about 17.75 minutes toward Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and Innovation Quarter. Ardmore and Sherwood Forest are the practical in-town bases; Buena Vista costs more; Pfafftown, King, and Rural Hall run quieter and are cited for lower crime. Downtown and Innovation Quarter put restaurant and brewery life next to the hospital cluster. The distinctive draw is culture packed into a small footprint: Old Salem, Reynolda House and its 170-acre gardens, Trade and Liberty Street galleries, Mission Pizza Napoletana, Sweet Potatoes, Mozelle's, Wise Man Brewing, Salem Lake, Tanglewood Park, and a festival calendar that includes Bookmarks, the Carolina Classic Fair, and downtown summer music. Bailey Park adds food trucks and outdoor movies. Tradeoffs: some locals call it boring and tough for making friends; the airport is a known weak spot; mountains take an hour-plus and beaches about four. Nurses who want short drives, lower housing costs, and real arts-and-outdoors life without big-metro chaos tend to land well here.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: pods.com Source 2: pods.com Source 3: realestate.usnews.com Source 4: theginthergroup.com Source 5: homesintriadnc.com Source 6: westhomes.com Source 7: visitwinstonsalem.com Source 8: reddit.com Source 9: reddit.com Source 10: youtube.com Source 11: biancadottin.com Source 12: facebook.com Source 13: facebook.com

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Winston-Salem, NCFrom Census ACS 2024.