Staff RN - Med-Surg (PRN)
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, North Carolina
Posted Oct 16 · New grads welcomed
- License
- RN licenseCurrent, valid, and unrestricted RN license from NC or compact state.
- Term
- Per Diem
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- License
- Current, valid, and unrestricted RN license from NC or compact state. Check your license
- Certification
- ACLS will be required within 1 year after hire.
- Certification
- BLS certification.
- Education
- Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.
- Also asks
- Required to demonstrate age-specific competency for patients, ranging from adult to geriatric.
- Also asks
- CPI will be required within 3 months of hire.After hire · within 3 months
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
Original listing
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At Columbus Regional Healthcare System we offer professional growth and advancement for every employee. Working at CRHS allows you to have the intimate hospital feel while still being provided with the large healthcare system resources.
Job Description
We are looking for a Registered Nurses wanting to work in the Med Surg unit who will provide compassionate care, advanced healing and inspire hope for our patients and their loved ones. These Registered Nurses will provide professional nursing care to patients in assigned areas.
Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.
- Current, valid, and unrestricted RN license from NC or compact state.
- BLS certification.
- CPI will be required within 3 months of hire.
- ACLS will be required within 1 year after hire.
- Required to demonstrate age-specific competency for patients, ranging from adult to geriatric.
Preferred: Nursing experience in an acute care hospital,
Experience
No experience required, but at least one year of acute care hospital nursing experience is strongly preferred.
Perks +
Benefits
- On-site Gym (open 7 days a week)
- Competitive Pay Rates
- On-site Cafeteria
- Company Swag
- Out-of-Office Company Events
- Sign on Bonus (select positions)
What's around it?
Whiteville, NC
Living costs about 6% below the US average