Registered Nurse Emergency Department

Ascension

St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

You'll care for patients undergoing complex surgical and invasive procedures in the operative setting.

Eligibility: Sign-on bonus

Posted Oct 17

Shift and hours: Evenings Schedule: Evenings l Part-time
Unit and setting: Surgical Services patients undergoing complex surgical and invasive proceduressurgical patients having complex and invasive procedures
License: RN license Licensed Compact State Registered Nurse credentialed from the Tennessee Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.Tennessee compact-state RN license, credentialed by the Tennessee Board of Nursing
Term: Permanent Schedule: Evenings l Part-timePart-time

Do you qualify?

License: Tennessee compact-state RN license, credentialed by the Tennessee Board of Nursing Licensed Compact State Registered Nurse credentialed from the Tennessee Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date. Check your license
Certification: Advanced Life Support within 6 months of hireAfter hire · obtained within 6 Months (180 days) of hire
Certification: BLS Provider within 1 month of hireAfter hire · obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire
Education: diploma from an accredited nursing school, or professional licensure at hire

What it pays

Against similar roles: Pays above most Tennessee staff rolesTennessee staff postings that state pay run $54k/yr to $103k/yr, the middle half $69k/yr to $94k/yr, across 491 postings.
Sign-on bonus: $8,000
Bonus: sign-on bonus up to $8,000 Sign-on bonus: Up to $8,000

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Sign-on bonus

The role and schedule

Day to day: scrub duties: selecting and handling sterile instruments and supplies Drive procedural efficiency by performing scrub functions, including the meticulous selection and sterile handling of specialized instruments and surgical supplies.
Day to day: circulating during surgery, monitoring and communicating patient status Serve as a vigilant patient advocate through circulating functions, monitoring and communicating patient status while managing comprehensive care before, during, and after surgery.
Day to day: assists the operating physician with suturing, wound exposure and hemostasis
Day to day: prepares operating rooms and keeps advanced surgical instruments ready Ensure a high-functioning surgical environment by expertly preparing operating rooms and maintaining the readiness of advanced surgical instruments
Details: Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Facility: Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford

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● Location: Murfreesboro, TN
● Facility: Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford
● Department/Specialty: Surgical Services
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Schedule

Evenings l Part-time ● Sign-on bonus: Up to $8,000 ● Deliver expert nursing care within the operative setting, managing the safety and clinical needs of patients undergoing complex surgical and invasive procedures. ● Drive procedural efficiency by performing scrub functions, including the meticulous selection and sterile handling of specialized instruments and surgical supplies. ● Serve as a vigilant patient advocate through circulating functions, monitoring and communicating patient status while managing comprehensive care before, during, and after surgery. ● Provide direct clinical assistance to the operating physician by performing essential tasks such as suturing, wound exposure, and achieving hemostasis to ensure successful outcomes. ● Ensure a high-functioning surgical environment by expertly preparing operating rooms and maintaining the readiness of advanced surgical instruments

Licensure / Certification / Registration

● Licensed Compact State Registered Nurse credentialed from the Tennessee Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.

● One or more of the following

○ Advanced Life Support obtained within 6 Months (180 days) of hire date or job transfer date. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted. ○ BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.

Education

● Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing required. OR Required professional licensure at time of hire.

What's around it?

In Murfreesboro, TN

Murfreesboro, TNFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 4% below the US average

Median rent: $1,481/mo
Household income: $80,108/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Murfreesboro, TN

NeighborhoodsBlackman is the practical pick for newer homes, shopping, parks, and the easiest I-24 hop toward Nashville, so commuting professionals cluster there. Family-oriented recommendations include Berkshire and pockets near Siegel and Rockvale schools; locals also like Murfreesboro west of I-24 and nearby Christiana within an hour. Master-planned Shelton Square sells resort-style living (pool, clubhouse, sidewalks, trails) with typical homes from $500,000 to $1 million-plus; The Maples and Puckett Station are other newer developments. Northwoods is quieter private living—spacious homes on large lots under mature oaks and poplars, near McKnight Park and Bear Branch—while Downtown Murfreesboro offers historic urban houses.

Blackman is the practical pick for newer homes, shopping, parks, and the easiest I-24 hop toward Nashville, so commuting professionals cluster there. Family-oriented recommendations include Berkshire and pockets near Siegel and Rockvale schools; locals also like Murfreesboro west of I-24 and nearby Christiana within an hour.

Master-planned Shelton Square sells resort-style living (pool, clubhouse, sidewalks, trails) with typical homes from $500,000 to $1 million-plus; The Maples and Puckett Station are other newer developments. Northwoods is quieter private living—spacious homes on large lots under mature oaks and poplars, near McKnight Park and Bear Branch—while Downtown Murfreesboro offers historic urban houses.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: livability.com Source 2: facebook.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: homesofmiddletn.com

Getting aroundMurfreesboro sits on I-24 as Nashville's largest suburb, typically about a 30- to 40-minute drive north when traffic is light; Blackman is repeatedly named the most convenient pocket for that commute. Peak-hour congestion on I-24 is the complaint that comes up most. Transit is thin: the Rover bus has a small coverage area and infrequent routes, Walk Score is 25 and Bike Score 38, so almost everyone drives and parking is a car-first reality. Sources do not spell out drive times to named hospital campuses, but Medical Center Parkway is a major commercial corridor in town.

Murfreesboro sits on I-24 as Nashville's largest suburb, typically about a 30- to 40-minute drive north when traffic is light; Blackman is repeatedly named the most convenient pocket for that commute. Peak-hour congestion on I-24 is the complaint that comes up most.

Transit is thin: the Rover bus has a small coverage area and infrequent routes, Walk Score is 25 and Bike Score 38, so almost everyone drives and parking is a car-first reality. Sources do not spell out drive times to named hospital campuses, but Medical Center Parkway is a major commercial corridor in town.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: homesofmiddletn.com Source 2: drbhomes.com Source 3: facebook.com Source 4: youtube.com Source 5: rent.com

OutdoorsThe Murfreesboro Greenway System is a 15- to 17-plus-mile paved walking and biking network along the Stones River, linking neighborhoods, parks, and downtown for fishing, wildlife, and picnics. Barfield Crescent Park covers 430 acres of playgrounds, trails, and sports fields; Old Fort Park adds tennis and pickleball, a skate park, a large playground, Fortress Rosecrans Civil War earthworks, and Greenway access. In town, Stones River National Battlefield, the Murfree Springs Wetlands boardwalk (otters, turtles, herons), and Flat Rock State Natural Area's three-mile cedar-glade trail are staples. Within about 90 minutes, hikers reach Old Stone Fort, Henry Horton, Fall Creek Falls, and South Cumberland.

The Murfreesboro Greenway System is a 15- to 17-plus-mile paved walking and biking network along the Stones River, linking neighborhoods, parks, and downtown for fishing, wildlife, and picnics. Barfield Crescent Park covers 430 acres of playgrounds, trails, and sports fields; Old Fort Park adds tennis and pickleball, a skate park, a large playground, Fortress Rosecrans Civil War earthworks, and Greenway access.

In town, Stones River National Battlefield, the Murfree Springs Wetlands boardwalk (otters, turtles, herons), and Flat Rock State Natural Area's three-mile cedar-glade trail are staples. Within about 90 minutes, hikers reach Old Stone Fort, Henry Horton, Fall Creek Falls, and South Cumberland.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: livability.com Source 2: drbhomes.com Source 3: boropulse.com Source 4: reddit.com

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Murfreesboro is Nashville's largest suburb along I-24, about 30 to 40 minutes south, with healthcare and education jobs and Middle Tennessee State University at its center. It is not sleepy: a historic downtown Square, The Avenue Murfreesboro for shopping and dining, and master-planned neighborhoods sit below Nashville prices, with median home sales around $409,000 and 1-bedroom rents near $1,350. Nurses often choose Blackman for newer homes and the interstate hop, Berkshire or Siegel and Rockvale school areas for families, or Shelton Square's resort-style amenities in the $500,000 to $1 million range; Northwoods offers large lots under oaks, and west of I-24 is well regarded. Off-shift, the 15- to 17-mile Stones River Greenway, 430-acre Barfield Crescent Park, Stones River National Battlefield, and downtown Puckett's, Five Senses, Mayday Brewery, and Hop Springs fill weekends. Tradeoffs are I-24 congestion, thin Rover transit (Walk Score 25), a competitive housing market, some subdivisions without natural gas, and locals noting fast growth and rising crime. Big concerts and pro sports still mean a drive to Nashville.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: livability.com Source 2: livability.com Source 3: homesofmiddletn.com Source 4: drbhomes.com Source 5: boropulse.com Source 6: rent.com Source 7: reddit.com Source 8: youtube.com

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