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Only Wellspring Nurse Source reports pay data for Travel Urgent Care Nurses, averaging $1,960 per week. For comparison, the North Carolina average for Travel Urgent Care Nurses is $1,960 per week, roughly in line with Wellspring Nurse Source.

Only Greensboro, North Carolina reports pay data for Travel Urgent Care Nurses, averaging $1,960 per week. For comparison, the North Carolina average for Travel Urgent Care Nurses is $1,960 per week, roughly in line with Greensboro, North Carolina.

Only Burlington, North Carolina reports pay data for Urgent Care Nurses, averaging $100 per hour. For comparison, the North Carolina average for Urgent Care Nurses is $49 per hour — Burlington, North Carolina pays 105% more.

Registered Nurses who provide direct patient care, administer medications, coordinate treatment plans, and monitor patient conditions across diverse healthcare settings including hospitals, clinics and outpatient centers, home health and hospice, schools and public health settings, travel nursing assignments, corrections, long-term acute care, and non-bedside roles such as case management, informatics, education, and telehealth.

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