Registered Nurse

Ascension

Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

You'll carry out complex treatments and life-saving interventions, working daily with physicians.

Posted Oct 12

Shift and hours: Nights Schedule: Full-time | Night
Unit and setting: Med Surg Department: Med Surg
License: RN license
Term: Permanent Schedule: Full-time | NightFull-time

Do you qualify?

License: Tennessee RN license, or current home state license under the Compact State multi-state recognition, before hire Check your license
Certification: BLS from AHA or Red Cross within 30 days of hireAfter hire · obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire
Education: Diploma from an accredited nursing school, or required professional licensure at hire Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing OR Required professional licensure at time of hire.

What it pays

Against similar roles: In range for Tennessee staff rolesTennessee staff postings that state pay run $26/hr to $49/hr, the middle half $33/hr to $45/hr, across 491 postings.

The role and schedule

Day to day: complex treatments and life-saving interventions Execute complex treatment strategies and life-saving interventions with precision
Day to day: daily clinical support to physicians acting as a high-level partner to physicians in delivering daily clinical support
Day to day: discharge and transition planning with patients and families Lead comprehensive transition planning to empower patients and families
Day to day: central communication hub across medical disciplines Serve as the central communication hub across medical disciplines
Hours stated: Full-time | Night

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Facility: Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford
Department: Med Surg
Schedule: Full-time | Night

Patient-Centered Care Leadership: Lead individualized care journeys by designing and monitoring plans that prioritize clinical excellence and personal dignity, ensuring interventions meet each patient's unique needs. Interdisciplinary Coordination & Advocacy: Serve as the central communication hub across medical disciplines to ensure a unified care team, while proactively advocating for patient safety through precise assessments and documentation. Clinical Execution & Physician Partnership: Execute complex treatment strategies and life-saving interventions with precision, acting as a high-level partner to physicians in delivering daily clinical support.

Discharge Planning & Empowerment: Lead comprehensive transition planning to empower patients and families, providing the necessary tools and confidence for continued recovery and holistic health after discharge.

Licensure / Certification / Registration

BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted. Licensed Registered Nurse credentialed from the Tennessee Board of Nursing or current home state license for multi-state license recognition "Compact State" obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.

Education

Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing 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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