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26 nursing jobs in Hickory, NC

Hickory sits in the foothills of western North Carolina, blending small-town ease with access to Lake Hickory and nearby Blue Ridge scenery. A lower-key pace and tight-knit community make it appealing for nurses seeking balance beyond the bedside.

Pay and living in Hickory

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Hiring here: TNAA Healthcare (5) · Aveanna Healthcare (2) · Fusion Medical Staffing (2) · HealthTrust Workforce Solutions (2) · AMN Healthcare Nursing (1) · American Traveler (1)

  • NP
  • 12-hour 12 hour
  • Tuition reimbursement
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Clinical | RN: Behavioral Health - Contract - Days

$49/hr

HealthTrust Workforce Solutions logoHealthTrust Workforce Solutions

Hickory, NC

  • RN
  • Day shift
  • Travel contract
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  • LPN/LVN
  • Days, nights, and weekend shifts
  • Per diem
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Licensed Practice Nurse

$32/hr

CVS Health logoCVS Health

Hickory, NC · Posted 6 days ago

  • LVN
  • Rotating shift
  • Floating required
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Nurse Practitioner (Primary Care) CBOC

$76/hr

Veterans Health Administration · Health system employer

Hickory, NC · Posted 2 weeks ago

  • New grads welcomed
  • NP
  • Day shift
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Registered Nurse

$1,890/week

Trusted Health

Hickory, NC

  • RN
  • Ratio 1:1–1:2
  • 12-hour nights
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Registered Nurse (RN) Emergency Department

Frye Regional Medical Center

Hickory, NC · Posted last week

  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
  • 12-hour days
  • Compact license OK
Apply

Registered Nurse

Kedplasma logoKedplasma

Hickory, NC

  • RN
  • Per diem
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Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care logoFresenius Medical Care

Hickory, NC · Posted 2 weeks ago

  • LVN
  • Floating required
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Home Health Registered Nurse Caldwell County

$72k–$108k/yr target

Optum

Hickory, NC

  • RN
  • Rotating shift
  • Per diem
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  • RN
  • Day shift
  • Per diem
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  • RN
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CVICU RN

$1,760/week

TNAA Healthcare logoTNAA Healthcare · Staffing partner

Hickory, NC

  • RN
  • Day shift
  • Travel contract
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Travel RN - Emergency Dept

$1,770/week

American Traveler logoAmerican Traveler · Staffing partner

Hickory, NC

  • RN
  • Ratio 1:4–1:5
Apply

RN - MedSurg

$2,030/week

Vibra Travels LLC logoVibra Travels LLC · Staffing partner

Hickory, NC

  • RN
  • Travel contract
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Telemetry RN

$1,720/week

Fusion Medical Staffing · Staffing partner

Hickory, NC

  • RN
  • Travel contract
  • CEU allowance
Apply

RN - Stepdown NEURO

From $2,556/week

DayOne Staffing Inc. · Staffing partner

Hickory, NC

  • RN
  • Day shift
  • Travel contract
Apply

Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical - Travel - (MS RN)

$1626.00–$1726.00

AMN Healthcare Nursing logoAMN Healthcare Nursing · Staffing partner

Hickory, NC

  • RN
  • 12-hour 12 hour
  • Travel contract
Apply

Clinical | RN: OR - Contract - Days

$56/hr

HealthTrust Workforce Solutions logoHealthTrust Workforce Solutions

Hickory, NC

  • RN
  • Day shift
  • Travel contract
Apply

Private Duty Registered Nurse (RN) - (Various Shifts / Patients)

$32/hr

Aveanna Healthcare logoAveanna Healthcare

Hickory, NC · Posted 5 days ago

  • RN
  • Days, nights, and weekend shifts— we will work with your availability!
  • Per diem
Apply

Registered Nurse (RN) Float Pool

$58/hr

Frye Regional Medical Center

Hickory, NC

  • RN
  • 12-hour nights
  • Tuition reimbursement
Apply

Telemetry RN

$1,600/week

TNAA Healthcare logoTNAA Healthcare · Staffing partner

Hickory, NC

  • RN
  • Day shift
  • Travel contract
Apply

ICU RN

$1,720/week

Fusion Medical Staffing · Staffing partner

Hickory, NC

  • RN
  • Travel contract
  • CEU allowance
Apply

TNAA Healthcare

3 open roles · Day · Travel

RN LD

$2,070/week

Hickory, NC

  • RN
  • Day shift
  • Travel contract
Apply

Operating Room RN

$1,880/week

Hickory, NC

  • RN
  • Travel contract
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RN Rehab

$1,540/week

Hickory, NC

  • RN
  • Travel contract
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Working and living in Hickory

· 26 open roles in this snapshot

Posted hourly pay

RN
$42/hr median
$31$53/hr middle half · 6 postings

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Living costs

Metro price level
88.5 (100 = national)
BEA 2024
Median gross rent
$1,063/mo
Rent and tenant-paid utilities
Median household income
$64,576/yr
All local households, not nurse pay

Census ACS 2024

Open to new grads

1 postings explicitly welcome new grads.

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New to our board this week

3 current postings first appeared here in the past seven days.

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Credentials accepted

  • NP2
  • RN21
  • LPN1
  • LVN3

One posting may accept more than one credential.

Shifts listed

  • Days9
  • Nights4
  • Rotating2
  • per-diem2

Postings may list several shifts or leave the shift unspecified.

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