Registered Nurse (RN) - Med/Surg Float Pool
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Health system employer
- Eligibility
- Critical & Intensive CareInpatient
- Shift
- 12-hour days
- Hours a week
- 36 hrs a week
- Unit
- Med-Surg
Posted Jul 13 · Not open to new grads
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 12-hour days · 36 hours
- Term
- Permanent
- On the floor
- Floating required
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 2+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- Above 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
Med Surg Float Pool RN position at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. RNs deliver compassionate, high-quality care across multiple inpatient units, offering flexibility to expand clinical expertise while collaborating with diverse care teams in a leading academic medical center. Day shift, 7a-7p
- 12 hour shifts, 36 hours per week.
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Requirements
- Graduate of a Board of Nursing-approved nursing program
- Minimum of 2 years of Inpatient nursing experience
- Active, unrestricted RN license (multi-state compact and/or state-specific as applicable)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Strong clinical judgment, critical thinking, and ability to adapt across multiple units
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred
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- Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)
Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- Health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
- Life insurance
- Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Adoption assistance
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- Paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match
Place
- City
- Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Rent against this pay
- 15% of monthly gross
- Local household income
- $59,268/yr
- State price level
- 6% below the national average
$1,087 median rent against $7,488 a month at $48/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.
Winston-Salem blends North Carolina Piedmont charm with a strong healthcare presence anchored by Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. The city offers tree-lined streets, a revitalized downtown arts district, and historic Old Salem's Moravian heritage. Nurses relocating here find mid-size-city affordability, mild four-season weather, and easy access to both the Blue Ridge Mountains and the coast.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
About the employer
Atrium Health is a major healthcare system operating across North Carolina, with facilities including Atrium Health Cabarrus, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, and Atrium Health Pineville. The system was formerly known as Carolinas HealthCare System and…
On your path
Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
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 weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and staffing support handled day to day?