Registered Nurse - PRN - Transitional Care

About Our Transitional Care Unit: 

The Transitional Care Unit at Transylvania Regional Hospital offers a full therapeutic and skilled nursing program for patients who need additional support before returning home. Our small, family-oriented unit features 10 private Medicare-certified rooms, each equipped with a television, telephone, and private bathroom to ensure patient comfort and privacy.

Our TCU provides comprehensive rehabilitative care, including physical therapy, occupational therapy, and skilled nursing services, designed to help patients regain strength, independence, and confidence following surgery, illness, or hospital stays. The team works collaboratively to create individualized care plans that promote recovery and smooth transitions back to home life.

What Sets Us Apart:

The Transitional Care Unit combines the compassionate environment of a community hospital with the advanced resources of Mission Health. Our team takes pride in offering high-quality, patient-centered care in a calm, supportive setting where patients feel truly cared for. The smaller unit size allows for meaningful connections—with both patients and colleagues—and a strong focus on teamwork and communication.

Why Join Transylvania Regional Hospital?

Joining our team means becoming part of a hospital that values excellence, compassion, and collaboration. You’ll enjoy:

• A supportive, team-based environment where your voice is heard
• Opportunities for professional growth and development within Mission Health and HCA Healthcare
• The chance to make a tangible difference in patients’ recovery journeys
• A beautiful location in Brevard, North Carolina—known for its friendly community and outdoor recreation

Apply Today!

If you are a caring and motivated nurse who enjoys building relationships and helping patients achieve their recovery goals, we encourage you to apply. Join Transylvania Regional Hospital’s Transitional Care Unit and be part of a team dedicated to helping patients heal, rebuild, and return home stronger than before.

Job Summary and Qualifications

Provides leadership which facilitates the delivery of professional nursing care for the comfort and well-being of patients. Utilizes the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, to provide, delegate, supervise and document care and teaching of patients and family. Implements medically prescribed interventions.

What qualifications you will need:

• Education: Associate's Degree or Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• License: Must have and maintain current licensure as registered nurse with the North Carolina Board of Nursing. eNLC (Enhanced Nurse License Compact) license may apply, licensee should confirm with NCBON Registered Nurse must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• Certification: BLS Healthcare Provider
• Experience: One year hospital nursing experience

Benefits

Transylvania Regional Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include some or all of the following:

• Comprehensive benefits  for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,  including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work  programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support  through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits  for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and position. 

Transylvania Regional Hospital , a member of Mission Health, an operating division of HCA Healthcare, is a full-service community hospital serving Transylvania and the surrounding counties. Located in Brevard, North Carolina, the hospital offers 25 inpatient rooms and 10 transitional care unit rooms. Transylvania Regional Hospital offers comprehensive services representing a full spectrum of specialties. Transylvania Regional Hospital was recently named one of the Top 20 Critical Access Hospitals in the United States. 

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Registered Nurse - PRN - Transitional Care opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status