Registered Nurse (RN) - Med/Surg Overflow

Advocate Health; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Advocate Health is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to join the Med/Surg Overflow Unit in Winston-Salem, NC. The RN delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in an acute care setting, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams and upholding professional practice standards.

With a 9-bed unit handling a range of diagnoses, direct admissions, pre-surgery patients and post-anesthesia recovery, the role requires adaptability and strong clinical skills.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a Board of Nursing–approved nursing program.
• Active, unrestricted RN license (multi-state compact and/or state-specific).
• BLS certification required.
• At least 1 year of clinical nursing experience.
• Additional certifications or experience may be required based on specialty.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, patient-centered nursing care across the continuum using the nursing process.
• Collaborate with the care team, maintain accurate documentation, and support quality and safety initiatives.

Skills

Clinical nursing

BLS certification

1 year experience

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Job description

A sign-on bonus is available to applicants who have not received a sign-on bonus from the company for another role within the past 24 months.

Job Summary

The Registered Nurse (RN), a member of Advocate Health Nursing Professional Governance community, provides high- quality, patient-centered care through evidence-based practice, clinical expertise, and compassionate care delivery in an acute care setting. The RN collaborates with interdisciplinary teams, advocates for patient needs, and upholds professional practice standards to promote optimal health outcomes.

Where You’ll Work

Step into our dynamic Med/Surg Overflow Unit and unleash your observation nursing skills. With just 9 beds, this unit offers a diverse array of patients with various diagnoses. From direct admissions from medical offices, hospitals, and clinics across the organization to pre-surgery patients awaiting their procedures and even those in recovery, our scope is broad and ever-evolving.

We’re Looking For

• Graduate of a Board of Nursing–approved nursing program
• Active, unrestricted RN license (multi-state compact and/or state-specific based on practice location)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• At least 1 year of clinical nursing experience
• Additional certifications or experience may be required based on specialty

Preferred

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

What You’ll Do

• Deliver safe, patient-centered nursing care across the continuum by leveraging the nursing process, administering treatments per protocol, and adapting care based on patient needs.
• Collaborate effectively with the care team while maintaining accurate documentation, supporting quality and safety initiatives, and upholding professional standards, ethics, and ongoing development (including flexibility to float as needed).

About This Location

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, located in Winston-Salem, NC, is a key part of our nationally recognized academic health system. Our 885-bed tertiary care hospital houses the region’s only children’s hospital, burn center, and Level I adult and pediatric trauma centers. The campus is also home to a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and to clinical centers of excellence in multiple specialties including cardiovascular, brain health and neurology, sports medicine and orthopedics, transplantation and nephrology.

Be the Nurse Who Redefines Care.

At Advocate Health, being a nurse means more than delivering exceptional clinical care—it means leading with purpose, compassion, and boldness. As part of our One Advocate Nurse community, you’ll join a unified team committed to lifting others up, embracing innovation, and creating inclusive spaces where everyone can thrive. You’ll be empowered to think boldly, collaborate with humility, and drive change through fearless curiosity. Whether you're at the bedside, in the community, or advancing care through research and education, you’ll help shape the future of health—because here, we’re redefining care for you, for us, for all.

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