MedStar Health
Hospital · Leonardtown, MD
- 55
- open roles, live count
- $54k–$198k/yr
- posted pay across 47 roles
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Hospital
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 8 · Nights 8 · Rotating 4 · Weekends only 2
Benefits
Relocation bonus at hiring events; ADN-to-BSN degree cost covered; nurse residency with ongoing educator support.
What stands out
New graduates
You can enter through the Nurse Residency Program (October 2026 cohort posted), with a clinical coach and dedicated nurse educators during and after residency.
As of 2026Source 1: medstarhealth.orgSource 2: careers.medstarhealth.orgSource 3: indeed.com
Moving here
Hiring events have included a relocation bonus, and the system covers ADN-to-BSN costs if you still need the degree.
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
Experienced nurses
You join a network of roughly 8,000 nurses across 10 hospitals and ambulatory sites from Baltimore/DC out to rural southern Maryland, with room to move across units and settings.
As of 2026Source 1: medstarhealth.orgSource 2: facebook.comSource 3: glassdoor.com
Experienced nurses
Specialty options include the Curtis National Hand Center—Maryland’s only hand and extremity trauma center, about 25,000 patients a year—plus OR, float pool, med/surg, and pediatric rehab.
Source 1: medstarhealth.orgSource 2: careers.medstarhealth.orgSource 3: careers.medstarhealth.org
More about working here
New graduates
Posted new-graduate residency pay has shown about $41.38/hr, with other RN postings in the system in a wider band around the mid-$30s to mid-$60s.
As of 2026Source 1: indeed.comSource 2: indeed.com
Experienced nurses
Nurses often describe collaborative teams, approachable managers, and a clear patient-care mission across the system.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
Moving here
From Leonardtown you sit in the rural southern Maryland stretch the system actually serves, with night-shift roles (for example 11pm–7:30am) and flexible scheduling that nurses say they value.
As of 2026Source 1: medstarhealth.orgSource 2: glassdoor.comSource 3: indeed.com
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- Flexible scheduling valued; some desire better balance during peak workload; night shift roles exist (e.g. 11pm-7:30am)
- Floating
- Float pool RN roles and Assistant Director of Nursing - Float Pool indicate organized float staffing
As of 2026Source 1: careers.medstarhealth.orgSource 2: careers.medstarhealth.org
- Pay and benefits
- New Graduate Residency Program (RN) October 2026 at MedStar Washington Hospital Center
As of 2026Source: indeed.com
- Pay and benefits
- Relocation bonus paid; ADN to BSN cost covered (per MedStar Health Careers Facebook post)
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
Starting out and growing here
- Nurse residency
- Nurse Residency Program (MedStar Washington Hospital Center); New Graduate Residency Program (RN) · Applications: October 2026 cohort posted
As of 2026Source 1: medstarhealth.orgSource 2: careers.medstarhealth.orgSource 3: indeed.com
- Preceptors and orientation
- Clinical preceptorship with experienced clinical coach; dedicated nurse educators during and after residency
As of 2026Source: medstarhealth.org
- Career development
- Emphasis on professional development, advancement, and mentorship across a large healthcare network
As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: medstarhealth.org
Who they are
You’re weighing MedStar Health from Leonardtown, at the rural southern Maryland edge of a system that runs from Baltimore and DC outward—about 8,000 nurses across 10 hospitals, home health, and ambulatory sites.
- Hospital · Leonardtown, MD
- Hiring days & nights & rotating
More about MedStar Health
If you’re new, the Nurse Residency Program (October 2026 cohort posted at MedStar Washington Hospital Center) pairs you with an experienced clinical coach and nurse educators who stay with you after residency. Hiring events have offered relocation help, and the system covers ADN-to-BSN costs. Day to day you might work a 16-bed med/surg unit, a 7-bed pediatric rehab floor for ages 3–18, pre-anesthesia testing, OR, or the float pool. Curtis National Hand Center at Union Memorial is Maryland’s only hand and extremity trauma center and sees roughly 25,000 patients a year after a $3.2M renovation. Nurses often describe collaborative teams and approachable managers tied to a patient-care mission. Pay in public postings has landed around $41.38/hr for a new-grad residency role, about $49.11/hr for an RN role in Olney, and a posted ambulatory range of $35.68–$64.71/hr. Flexible scheduling and night shifts (including 11pm–7:30am) show up in the mix. Peak workload still squeezes balance for some, and a few nurses have described rough orientations—worth asking about on your unit tour.
Nurses describe alignment with a clear patient-care mission and a collaborative, team-based culture across the network.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Supportive teamwork and patient-care mission
- RNs describe collaborative culture, approachable managers, and alignment with patient-care mission.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
- Work-life balance strain at peak times
- Scheduling flexibility is liked, but workload and staffing during peaks hurt balance.
- Overall RN rating and recommend rate
- Glassdoor RN rating about 3.8 with 84% recommending; Olney location higher at 4.4/98%. Indeed RN overall 3.5.
As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.comSource 3: indeed.com
More review themes
- Management and orientation concerns
- Some RNs report poor orientation experiences and lower management scores; one resigned during orientation.
As of 2026Source: indeed.com
- Category ratings snapshot
- Glassdoor categories roughly 4.1 D&I, 4.0 culture/comp, 3.9 career, 3.8 WLB, 3.6 senior management; 74% positive outlook.
What to weigh
Some nurses report rough orientation experiences and weaker marks for senior management, and peak workload still strains work-life balance even when scheduling feels flexible.
As of 2026Source 1: indeed.comSource 2: glassdoor.comSource 3: glassdoor.comSource 4: glassdoor.co.inSource 5: glassdoor.comSource 6: indeed.com
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Sep 10, 2026
- Website
- medstarhealth.org ↗
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Open counts come from the live roles below. Source links show where unit details were reported.
- Med-SurgNights 2$76k–$144k/yr5 open
- Cath-LabDays 24 open
- ICUNights 14 open
- ERNights 2 · Rotating 1new grads3 open
- Float-PoolNights 2 · Days 13 open
- L&D2 open
Pediatric Rehab 3W (NRH)
Specialized 7-bed inpatient pediatric rehab unit for children/adolescents ages 3-18 after illness or injury.
Source location unconfirmedSource: careers.medstarhealth.org
General Medical/Surgical C6-2 (MGUH)
16-bed Medical/Surgical unit for varied medical conditions and post-surgical needs.
Source location unconfirmedSource: careers.medstarhealth.org
Pre-Anesthesia Testing (PAT)
Coordinates preoperative requirements and medical information before day of surgery.
Source location unconfirmedSource: careers.medstarhealth.org
OR
OR RN role assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating care admission through discharge.
Source location unconfirmedSource: careers.medstarhealth.org
Float Pool / Critical Care Float Pool
Float pool RN and Critical Care Float Pool postings; Assistant Director of Nursing oversees float pool.
Source location unconfirmedSource 1: careers.medstarhealth.orgSource 2: careers.medstarhealth.org
Curtis National Hand Center (MedStar Union Memorial)
Largest hand center worldwide; only MD hand/extremity trauma center; ~25,000 patients/year incl. ~1800 trauma admits.
Source location unconfirmedSource: medstarhealth.org
Open roles
Current openings at MedStar Health
Refreshed throughout the day.
Registered Nurse (RN) - Home Care - Washington D.C.
$50/hr
MedStar HealthWashington, DC · Posted 2 days ago
- RN
- Weekend shift
- Tuition reimbursement
Registered Nurse (RN) Medical Intermediate Care Unit
$56/hr
MedStar HealthWashington, DC · Posted 6 days ago
- RN
- ADN accepted
- Tuition reimbursement
- RN
- ADN accepted
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- Rotating shift
- ADN accepted
- RN
- Day shift
- Compact license OK
Experienced Registered Nurse (RN) Operating Room
$48/hr
MedStar HealthBaltimore, MD · Posted last week
- RN
- Night shift
- Compact license OK
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- 10-hour days
- Compact license OK
Registered Nurse (RN) Critical Care Regional Float Pool
$50/hr
MedStar HealthBaltimore, MD · Posted last week
- RN
- Night shift
- Compact license OK
Registered Nurse (RN) Cardiovascular Recovery Room 36H Nights
$54/hr
MedStar HealthWashington, DC · Posted last week
- RN
- Night shift
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Compact license OK
- ADN accepted
- RN
- Day shift
- Compact license OK
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- 10-hour days
- ADN accepted
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- 10-hour days
- ADN accepted
- RN
- 12-hour nights
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Compact license OK
- ADN accepted
- RN
- Per diem
- Compact license OK
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- 12-hour nights
- Per diem
- RN
- ADN accepted
- Tuition reimbursement
- RN
- Compact license OK
- ADN accepted
Registered Nurse RN 2G Medical ICU Day/Night with Rotating Weekend
$68/hr
MedStar HealthWashington, DC
- RN
- RN
- Compact license OK
- ADN accepted
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- Rotating shift
- ADN accepted
- RN
- Compact license OK
- ADN accepted
Registered Nurse (RN) Pediatric Infusion Hematology Oncology Clinic
$38/hr
MedStar HealthWashington, DC
- RN
- ADN accepted
- Tuition reimbursement
- RN
- 10-hour days
- Compact license OK
- RN
- 12-hour shifts
- RN
- Compact license OK
- ADN accepted
- RN
- Rotating shift
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Compact license OK
- ADN accepted
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- 12-hour nights
- Per diem
- RN
- Compact license OK
- ADN accepted
- RN
- Per diem
- Compact license OK
- RN
- 10-hour days
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- Day shift
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Compact license OK
- ADN accepted
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