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Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

You'll work a travel assignment as an MS Tele RN in an acute care hospital.

Eligibility: Med surgTelemetry

Posted Aug 8

Shift and hours: 12-⁠hour shifts · Nights · 3 shifts a week 12 Hour Night Shift Shifts Per Week3 shifts · 36 hours a week
Unit and setting: Med-Surg/Tele · Hospital
License: RN license Must have at least two years of experience, state licensure and BLS/ACLS (at minimum).State licensure
Term: 26 weeks · starts Aug 31, 2026 · Travel

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License: State licensure Must have at least two years of experience, state licensure and BLS/ACLS (at minimum).
Certification: BLS
Certification: ACLS
Experience: At least two years of experience

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What it pays

Against similar roles: In range for North Carolina travel rolesNorth Carolina travel postings that state pay run $39/hr to $61/hr, the middle half $43/hr to $52/hr, across 215 postings.
Eligibility: Benefits start on your first day At Meda Health, your coverage starts when you do.

Benefits

BenefitsHealth insuranceOur employees get the following benefits right off the bat: Health Vision Dental Life insurance
BenefitsVision insurance
BenefitsDental insurance
BenefitsLife insurance

The role and schedule

Floating: No floating required Float Required
On call: No call required Call Required

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Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center

Hospital: Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Address: 3333 SILAS CREEK PARKWAY, WINSTON-SALEM, NC, 27103
CMS rating: 4 of 5 stars
Beds: 906
Magnet: Designated since 2004
RN residency: Novant Health Nurse Residency Program at Novant Health Forsyth, accredited through Oct 2027

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Meda Health is looking for a MS Tele RN to work a travel assignment in an acute care hospital setting. Must have at least two years of experience, state licensure and BLS/ACLS (at minimum). Competitive and Transparent Pay. We value your expertise and respect your dedication — and our goal is to compensate you more than fairly for them. We don't want you to scramble to figure out your coverage, especially when you're already feeling under the weather. At Meda Health, your coverage starts when you do. You're covered, period. Our employees get the following benefits right off the bat: Health Vision Dental Life insurance.

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Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center · 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.

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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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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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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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