Registered Nurse (RN) - Post-Surgical
Charlotte, North Carolina
- Eligibility
- Med surgTelemetryBariatrics
- Shift
- 12-hour nights
- Hours a week
- 36 hrs a week
- Unit
- Tele
Posted Jul 17
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 12-hour nights · 3 a week · 36 hours
- Weekends
- Weekends required
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- Below most NC Med-Surg postings
NC Med-Surg postings that state pay run $37/hr to $50/hr, the middle half $41/hr to $46/hr, across 34 postings.
About this role
Department: 34404 Carolinas Medical Center: Mercy - Nursing: 5N Surgical Telemetry. Full time, 36 hours per week. Full-time nights, three 12-hour shifts per week; 7pm – 7am with weekend and holiday requirements. 5 North is a 26-bed General Surgery specialty unit specializing in elective bariatric weight loss surgery, general surgery, foot and ankle ortho, and urology surgery. RN will gain experience in drains, wound vacs, central lines, NGT, DHT, and all surgical things. Atrium Health Mercy is Magnet designated in Nursing Excellence and Planetree designated patient-centered hospital.
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Requirements
- Completion of an accredited or approved program in nursing
- Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the teammate practices
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association
- Acute care experience
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Retirement plan
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- Paid parental leave
- Disability insurance
Place
- City
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Rent against this pay
- 27% of monthly gross
- Local household income
- $82,068/yr
- Metro price level
- 3% below the national average
$1,612 median rent against $5,928 a month at $38/hr for 36 hours a week, before tax. 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 hospital jobs with a slower Southern pace—milder winters, kind locals, tree-lined streets, mountains 90 minutes west, beaches a few hours east. Costs sit about 3% below the national average, and South End's new towers are softening rents. Walkable Myers Park and Dilworth carry premiums; Ballantyne trades newer HOA homes for space.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
About the employer
On your path
Telemetry is open from year one. One of the most open front doors in acute care; ACLS and rhythm.
Worth asking
We can’t answer these from the listing we have. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?