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101 Riverside Hospital, Inc.

Smithfield, VA · Health system employer

Quality Assurance and Accreditation Manager

Posted last week

$91,000–$125,000/year

  • RN
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Riverside Health

Smithfield, VA

  • RN
  • Rotating shift
  • Compact license OK

101 Riverside Hospital, Inc.

41 open roles

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Part Time - Days - Med Surg

Smithfield, VA · Posted 2 days ago

$17–$22/hr

  • CNA
  • Day shift
  • RN
  • Day shift

PRN Registered Nurse

Smithfield, VA · Posted last week

$33–$66/hr

  • RN
  • Per diem
  • CNA
  • Night shift

RN Nurse Supervisor, Full Time- Evenings

Smithfield, VA · Posted last week

$39–$53/hr

  • RN
  • Evening shift

Registered Nurse (RN) - Labor Pool - Lifelong Health, Smithfield

Smithfield, VA · Posted last week

$34–$47/hr

  • RN
  • LPN
  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
  • Evening shift

Assisted Living Director

Smithfield, VA · Posted last week

$68,000–$94,000/year

  • LPN

Registered Nurse (RN) - Labor Pool - Wound Care

Smithfield, VA · Posted last week

$39–$53/hr

  • RN
  • Compact license OK

Registered Nurse (RN) Educator - Full Time - ED

Smithfield, VA · Posted 2 weeks ago

$41–$56/hr

  • RN
  • Must be available to educate staff on all shifts as needed.
  • Compact license OK

Registered Nurse (RN) - Med Surg - Labor Pool - Days

Smithfield, VA · Posted 2 weeks ago

$37–$50/hr

  • RN
  • Days
  • Compact license OK

LPN LLH Nursing Home

Smithfield, VA

$29–$40/hr

  • LPN
  • RN
  • Night shift
  • Compact license OK

Hospice Registered Nurse

Smithfield, VA

$37–$50/hr

  • RN

LPN Lifelong Health

Smithfield, VA

$29–$40/hr

  • LPN
  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
  • Compact license OK
  • New grads welcomed

RN Nurse Manager Med Surg

Smithfield, VA

$102,000–$141,000/year

  • RN
  • Compact license OK

PRN RN Hospice

Smithfield, VA

$33–$66/hr

  • RN
  • Per diem
  • LPN
  • Part-time Evenings or Days
  • CNA
  • Full Time - Days- Med Surg

RN Home Health PRN

Smithfield, VA

$33–$66/hr

  • RN
  • Per diem

Home Health RN PRN

Smithfield, VA

$33–$66/hr

  • RN
  • Per diem
  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
  • Mid or Night Shift
  • Emergency Department
  • CNA
  • Day shift

LPN - Primary Care Smithfield

Smithfield, VA

$26–$35/hr

  • LPN
  • Floating required

Home Health RN

Smithfield, VA

$33–$66/hr

  • RN

Director of Nursing

Smithfield, VA

$102,000–$141,000/year

  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN

CNA - Home Health

Smithfield, VA

$17–$22/hr

  • CNA
  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
  • 3:00pm - 11:30pm, with one weekday and every other weekend required.
  • RN
  • Day shift
  • Compact license OK
  • LPN

Hospice RN Labor Pool

Smithfield, VA

$37–$50/hr

  • RN
  • RN
  • Night Shift 7p-7a
  • Local contract
  • RN
  • 12-⁠hour nights
  • Per diem

Working and living in Smithfield

· 44 open roles

Posted hourly pay

RN
$37/hr median
$33–$37/hr middle half · 18 postings
LPN
$29/hr median
$28–$29/hr middle half · 8 postings
CNA
$17/hr median
$17–$19/hr middle half · 7 postings

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Open to new grads

1 postings explicitly welcome new grads.

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New to our board this week

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

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Credentials accepted

  • RN26
  • LPN10
  • CNA9

One posting may accept more than one credential.

Shifts listed

  • Days8
  • Nights7
  • per-diem6
  • Evenings3
  • Rotating1

Postings may list several shifts or leave the shift unspecified.

Living in Smithfield

Smithfield is a former Colonial seaport whose ham-making identity still shapes its restaurants, museum collections and downtown streetscape.

More about life here

For a relocating nurse, its distinction is the combination of a walkable historic center and a quieter residential setting apart from Hampton Roads' larger cities. Main Street brings together restored storefronts, Hamtown Mercantile, Wharf Hill Brewing Company and Smithfield Gourmet Bakery; nearby Windsor Castle Park offers trails, a kayak launch and a fenced dog park for time away from work.

Housing choices have noticeably different settings: older Victorians cluster near downtown, Moonefield Estates has brick homes on larger lots, and Cypress Creek pairs substantial homes with golf, woods and water views. Renters can look for garden apartments, townhomes and smaller communities rather than expect a high-rise district.

The key tradeoff is the journey to work. Regional connections exist, including Highway 17 toward Newport News, but the supplied material does not establish hospital-specific travel times or shift-compatible transit.

Test the actual home-to-work route before choosing an address, and check flood exposure when considering creekside or waterfront housing.

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As of Oct 27, 2026
Neighborhoods

Historic Downtown Smithfield offers Colonial-era homes and a walkable Main Street with shops and events. Waterford Oaks has newer construction near schools and shopping, while Moonefield Estates has brick homes on larger lots and an established residential feel.

Cypress Creek is a golf community with large homes, wooded lots and water views; Benns Grant offers modern homes and community amenities near Route 17. These are useful starting points for a housing search, but the excerpts do not establish where nurses or young professionals concentrate.

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As of Oct 27, 2026Source: belltowerteam.com
Housing

Smithfield's housing ranges from older Victorians near the historic core to ranches, Colonial Revivals and modern traditional houses in surrounding residential areas. Waterfront properties may include private docks with access to the James River, while townhome communities provide alternatives to detached houses.

Apartments.com's guide describes garden apartments, townhomes and smaller apartment communities rather than a substantial high-rise rental landscape. Homes.com also flags flood risk around creeks and rivers, making property-specific flood checks important when considering a waterfront address.

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Getting around

Smithfield sits across the James River from Newport News, so a regional job can mean trading a quieter home setting for an out-of-town commute. Homes.com identifies Highway 17 toward Newport News and reports a Hampton Roads Transit park-and-ride on Main Street and a bus stop at the Smithfield meatpacking plant; the excerpt does not establish service frequency or compatibility with nursing shifts.

A 2020 local real-estate video describes the James River Bridge connection to the Peninsula and longer drives toward the Southside, but its travel estimates should not be treated as current hospital commute times. The supplied passages do not establish hospital-specific routes, employee parking arrangements or overnight transit coverage.

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Food and dining

Main Street has several named local options, including Wharf Hill Brewing Company, Smithfield Gourmet Bakery and Smithfield Ice Cream Parlor. The tourism dining directory lists Taste of Smithfield for Southern dishes featuring pork, Qdaddy's Pitmaster BBQ for slow-smoked barbecue, and Smithfield Station for waterfront dining within walking distance of downtown and Windsor Castle Park.

RingO's Donuts on South Church Street makes a bacon-and-maple specialty called The Squealer and closes when its donuts sell out. The excerpts do not establish dependable late-night or post-shift dining hours.

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Outdoors

Windsor Castle Park is the central outdoor destination near downtown, with walking and biking trails, a fishing pier, kayak launch, fenced dog park and a natural playscape. Its riverside setting offers an accessible place to walk or spend time outside between shifts without organizing a regional outing.

The Luter Family YMCA on James Street adds an indoor gym and pool, and Cypress Creek Golfers' Club provides another local recreation option.

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As of Oct 27, 2026Source: homes.com
Arts and culture

Smithfield's cultural identity mixes its ham-industry heritage with downtown arts and small venues. The Isle of Wight County Museum preserves local artifacts, while Smithfield Little Theatre stages plays and The Arts Center @ 319 on Main Street offers exhibits, working studios, classes and workshops.

Homes.com describes Windsor Castle Park hosting Wine & Brew Fest in spring, Bacon, Bourbon & Music Fest in fall and BOB Fest in winter. Those seasonal descriptions are useful context, but the excerpts do not verify upcoming event dates.

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Seasons and weather

Livability's annual weather summary indicates that rain is a more substantial part of Smithfield's precipitation pattern than snow. That supports preparing for wet weather, but the supplied excerpt does not describe summer humidity, winter cold spells or seasonal extremes well enough to give a reliable season-by-season account.

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As of Oct 27, 2026Source: livability.com
For families

Smithfield students attend Isle of Wight County Schools, and Homes.com reports a dual-enrollment partnership between Smithfield High School and Paul D. Camp Community College. Waterford Oaks is described as being near schools and shopping, while Windsor Castle Park's playscape and dog park and the Luter Family YMCA's indoor pool provide concrete family recreation options.

The excerpts do not establish childcare availability, coverage for irregular nursing shifts or neighborhood-level safety conditions.

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What locals say

The recurring appeal is a small-town setting with preserved storefronts, familiar faces and access to the wider Hampton Roads region. A lifelong resident quoted by Homes.com describes neighbors looking out for one another, while a local agent's 2020 video emphasizes Smithfield's country feel and separation from the region's busier cities.

The corresponding drawback is distance: living away from those centers can add driving when work or activities are elsewhere. These are resident and real-estate perspectives, not a representative community survey.

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