MedStar Health
Health system in Washington, DC
- $49k–$163k/yr posted pay across 46 roles
- Hiring nights and rotating
- New grads welcome on 3+ roles
From 94 postings, the employer’s site and nurse reviews · Employer research Oct 9, 2026Sources
The short version
Across 56 MedStar Health nurse postings we track, the median advertised rate is $40.38 an hour, with the band running from $25.84 to $78.27 depending on role and experience.
For experienced nursesSources
From employer postingsAs of 2026-10-09Postings point to union-represented nursing work here, so expect contract scale and steps rather than individually negotiated rates.
If you are moving hereSources
From employer postingsA MedStar medical-surgical unit earned the AMSN PRISM Award for its clinical nursing practice, a sign that bedside med-surg work gets taken seriously inside the system.
For new gradsSources
Who it fits
Best fit
- New grads: 3 of the 48 roles on this page welcome new grads
- LPNs and LVNs: 2 of the 48 roles on this page accept an LPN or LVN
Nursing here
- Union representation
Union roles reported
From employer postings
- Nursing leadership
Kimberly Schwenk, MSN, RN · Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer
MedStar Health
Sources
Workplace photos
What nurses say
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Employee sentiment
- Staff value team purpose and learning opportunities, though management responsiveness and work-life balance receive mixed marks.
Sources
As of 2026-02-18Source: indeed.com
The hard parts
Employee reviews run mixed: staff speak well of team purpose and learning, and less well of management responsiveness and work-life balance.
Sources
As of 2026-02-18Source: indeed.com
What to ask
- How is base pay set for the role, and which differentials apply?
- Which shifts are open, and what are the weekend, holiday and call rules?
- How long is orientation, and will I have one preceptor?
- What is the usual patient load, and how often do nurses float?
- Which hospital or site, and which unit, would I work on?
Common questions
Does MedStar Health hire new grads?
3 of the 48 roles on this page welcome new grads.
Which shifts are open?
Of the 15 roles with a stated shift on this page, 8 are night shifts, 4 are rotating shifts and 3 are day shifts.
Which units are hiring?
ER (7), OR (4), stepdown (4), home health (3) and more.
How do I apply?
Choose a role and press Apply. Your application comes to our team, we send it to MedStar Health, and we tell you what happens next.
Roles from MedStar Health
- RN
- RN
- RN
- Compact license OK
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Full-Time Night Shift
- Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU)
- RN
- Compact license OK
- ADN accepted
- RN
- Compact license OK
- ADN accepted
Registered Nurse (RN) Medical Surgical
$37–$60/hr
- RN
- 12-hour nights
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Compact license OK
- ADN accepted
- RN
- Compact license OK
- ADN accepted
Registered Nurse Med/Surg Stroke Unit
$39–$65/hr
- RN
- Compact license OK
- ADN accepted
- RN
- Per diem
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Compact license OK
- ADN accepted
Registered Nurse (RN) Float Pool
$42–$63/hr
- RN
- 12-hour nights
- Compact license OK
- RN
- 12-hour days
- Telemetry/Medical-Surgical Unit
- LPN
- Tuition reimbursement
- RN
- Full-Time D/N Rotating
- ADN accepted
- RN
- Monday - Friday with one weekend per month requirement
- ADN accepted
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- FT Night shift
- Compact license OK
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- Night shift
- Intermediate Care (IMC)
Registered Nurse Med/Surg Cardiac Unit
$39–$65/hr
- RN
- Compact license OK
- ADN accepted
Registered Nurse Cardiovascular IMC
$37–$60/hr
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- Night shift
- Cardiovascular Intermediate Care (CVIMC)
Clinical Navigator - Part Time RN/PT/OT/SW
$74,000–$135,000/year
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- Magnet-designated
RN Case Manager (Discharge Planner)
$89,000–$163,000/year
- RN
- Compact license OK
- ADN accepted
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- 5 West
- Per diem
- RN
- Compact license OK
- ADN accepted
- RN
- Per diem
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Compact license OK
- ADN accepted
- RN
- Rotating shift
- Compact license OK
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Rotating shift
- Compact license OK
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- Postpartum Unit 5D/5F
- Compact license OK
Registered Nurse (RN) Labor and Delivery
$41–$63/hr
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Compact license OK
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- Compact license OK
- ADN accepted
Registered Nurse (RN) Endoscopy
$37–$60/hr
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- Day shift
- Compact license OK
- RN
RN Clinical Nurse II Ambulatory Infusion
$43–$78/hr
- RN
- Per diem
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Cath Lab/IR
- Compact license OK
Registered Nurse RN Labor and Delivery
$41–$67/hr
- RN
- Compact license OK
- ADN accepted
- RN
- Monday - Friday with one weekend per month requirement
- ADN accepted
- RN
- ADN accepted
- Tuition reimbursement
Registered Nurse (RN) Mother Baby Unit
$42–$69/hr
- RN
- ADN accepted
- RN
- Night shift
- Compact license OK
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- Rotating shift
- ADN accepted
Registered Nurse (RN) NICU
$41–$67/hr
- RN
- Day shift
- Compact license OK
- RN
- 10-hour shifts
- Compact license OK
Registered Nurse (RN) - Float Pool
$39–$65/hr
- RN
- Night shift
- Compact license OK
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See all 94 roles at MedStar HealthSources
- indeed.com/cmp/Medstar-Health-1d682363/reviews
What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2026-02-18
- medstarhealth.org
Employer website
- medstarhealth.org/news-and-publications/news/medstar-washington-hospital-center-medical-surgical-unit-receives-amsn-prism-award-for-exemplary-practice
The short version
- medstarhealth.org/services/nursing/medstar-franklin-square-medical-center
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