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Registered Nurse Specialty (PCU RN) High Pay Rates Per Diem

Posted Jun 11

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What the listing says

Role

Term
Per Diem
On the floor
Floating required
Setting
Hospital
Accepts
RN
Experience
1+ years

Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.

Pay

Against the board
This role$56/hr
nursing in Virginia$36/hr

The median for nursing in Virginia is $36/hr, across 390 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.

About this role

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Requirements

  • RN License

Place

City
Norfolk, Virginia
Median rent
$1,321/mo

rent and tenant-paid utilities

Local household income
$66,109/yr

all local households, not nurse pay

Metro price level
2% below the national average

Norfolk area index 97.9, where 100 is the national average.

Norfolk sits where the Elizabeth River meets the Chesapeake Bay, anchoring Virginia's coastal Hampton Roads region. Home to the world's largest naval base, this port city blends maritime energy with historic neighborhoods like Ghent, where tree-lined streets and local shops give nurses a welcoming home base between shifts.

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Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Hiring organization

You are looking at a locally owned Norfolk-area staffing agency that has been placing nurses across Eastern Virginia for more than fifteen years. The day-to-day offer is per diem hospital work: you choose shifts on a mobile schedule, including 7a-7p,…

On your path

Telemetry is open from year one. One of the most open front doors in acute care; ACLS and rhythm.

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  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load and staffing support handled day to day?
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