RN license Active MD RN License or Active Compact State RN and Basic Life Support for Healthcare providers required (AHA or American Red Cross) by completion of introductory period.
Term
Per Diem
Do you qualify?
License
Active MD RN License or Active Compact State RN and Basic Life Support for Healthcare providers required (AHA or American Red Cross) by completion of introductory period.Check your license
Education
ADN, BSN, MSN, or CNL from an accredited School of Nursing required.
Preferred
Certification
ACLS & NIHSS strongly preferred.
Experience
2 years of RN experience required; at least 2+ years of acute care RN experience, particularly in Med Surg Telemetry, strongly preferred.
What it pays
Against similar roles
In range for Maryland PRN rolesMaryland PRN postings that state pay run $31/hr to $65/hr, the middle half $36/hr to $53/hr, across 192 postings.
Base Pay based on working years of experience as a nurse
Hourly float pool differential (X 12 hours)
Shift Differentials
Charge/Preceptor Pay
Full Time Requirements
Three 12-hour shifts and every other weekend
3 designated holidays per year
2 hard-to-fill shifts per year (Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Easter Sunday, Halloween, Super Bowl Sunday, Black Friday, 4th of July Nights)
Part Time Requirements
Two 12-hour shifts & every other weekend, 24 hours per week
Holiday and hard-to-fill shifts per year
PRN Requirements
Minimum of 6 shifts per 6 weeks
If working a straight day or straight night shift, 3 (of the 6 shifts) weekend shifts required
1 holiday per year
1 hard-to-fill shift per year
Qualifications
ADN, BSN, MSN, or CNL from an accredited School of Nursing required.
2 years of RN experience required; at least 2+ years of acute care RN experience, particularly in Med Surg Telemetry, strongly preferred.
Active MD RN License or Active Compact State RN and Basic Life Support for Healthcare providers required (AHA or American Red Cross) by completion of introductory period. ACLS & NIHSS strongly preferred.
MedStar Health Nursing Benefits
Nationally recognized nurse wellbeing resources
Comprehensive health benefit plans
Generous paid time off and flex scheduling options
Retirement plans with match
Tuition assistance to advance your education
Systemwide referral bonus program—up to $6,000 for each RN and up to $4,000 for each LPN that joins MedStar Health
Relocation assistance up to $5,000
Free parking for associates
Registered Nurse (RN) Float Pool Overview
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4CA/4CB: Short Stay Unit
ED Boarders
This position has a hiring range of : USD $42.48 - USD $63.34 /Hr.
Neighborhoods+Young professionals often land in Canton (walkable harbor brick rowhouses and riverfront condos; Extra Space’s 2026 table median purchase $606,972) and Federal Hill (historic homes, urban and described as commute-friendly). Hampden is the quirkier, lower-price in-city option (table median $295,673) with family amenities; Locust Point is pricier ($657,054) and ranked safer than 91% of city neighborhoods, while Roland Park ($580,728) and Mount Washington ($399,353) sit at the high/safer end. Charles Village (Painted Ladies rowhouses), Highlandtown, and Patterson Park are called out for below-city-median prices. For a job commute, Reddit recommends Columbia or Ellicott City first, Catonsville as a more upscale in-between, and warns Reisterstown is far out; Niche’s 2026 top suburbs include Lutherville, Fulton, and Ellicott City.
Young professionals often land in Canton (walkable harbor brick rowhouses and riverfront condos; Extra Space’s 2026 table median purchase $606,972) and Federal Hill (historic homes, urban and described as commute-friendly). Hampden is the quirkier, lower-price in-city option (table median $295,673) with family amenities; Locust Point is pricier ($657,054) and ranked safer than 91% of city neighborhoods, while Roland Park ($580,728) and Mount Washington ($399,353) sit at the high/safer end.
Charles Village (Painted Ladies rowhouses), Highlandtown, and Patterson Park are called out for below-city-median prices. For a job commute, Reddit recommends Columbia or Ellicott City first, Catonsville as a more upscale in-between, and warns Reisterstown is far out; Niche’s 2026 top suburbs include Lutherville, Fulton, and Ellicott City.
Getting around+Sources do not give hospital-specific drive times or parking rules. They do flag I-83 and I-95 as the main thoroughfares, describe Federal Hill and Mount Vernon as transit-accessible/commute-friendly, and note Lutherville residents can reach downtown without a long trip. Reddit treats Columbia and Ellicott City as practical bases for a Baltimore-area job and Reisterstown as a long haul; Facebook comments cite Pasadena, Glen Burnie, Owings Mills, and Catonsville for Fort Meade-oriented commutes. Cons lists repeatedly name long commutes, traffic, and weak public transit; a plus is MARC/Amtrak-style rail access onward to D.C., Philadelphia, and New York.
Sources do not give hospital-specific drive times or parking rules. They do flag I-83 and I-95 as the main thoroughfares, describe Federal Hill and Mount Vernon as transit-accessible/commute-friendly, and note Lutherville residents can reach downtown without a long trip.
Reddit treats Columbia and Ellicott City as practical bases for a Baltimore-area job and Reisterstown as a long haul; Facebook comments cite Pasadena, Glen Burnie, Owings Mills, and Catonsville for Fort Meade-oriented commutes. Cons lists repeatedly name long commutes, traffic, and weak public transit; a plus is MARC/Amtrak-style rail access onward to D.C., Philadelphia, and New York.
Outdoors+In-city, Canton Waterfront Park on the Patapsco offers a pier for fishing, the Korean War Memorial, a trail, plus Canton Dog Park and O’Donnell Square Park. Patapsco Valley State Park runs more than 32 miles along the river with hiking, fishing, camping, canoeing, horseback riding, and mountain-bike trails. Baltimore County sells itself on 214 miles of Chesapeake Bay waterfront, reservoir trails (including Loch Raven), championship golf such as Caves Valley in Owings Mills, and seasonal hiking/biking guides. Fort McHenry and the Inner Harbor promenade are the landmark waterfront walks.
In-city, Canton Waterfront Park on the Patapsco offers a pier for fishing, the Korean War Memorial, a trail, plus Canton Dog Park and O’Donnell Square Park. Patapsco Valley State Park runs more than 32 miles along the river with hiking, fishing, camping, canoeing, horseback riding, and mountain-bike trails.
Baltimore County sells itself on 214 miles of Chesapeake Bay waterfront, reservoir trails (including Loch Raven), championship golf such as Caves Valley in Owings Mills, and seasonal hiking/biking guides. Fort McHenry and the Inner Harbor promenade are the landmark waterfront walks.
Baltimore—Charm City—is a harbor of brick rowhouses, Chesapeake seafood, and a healthcare-and-research job base priced well below D.C. Nurses and young professionals cluster in walkable Canton and Federal Hill, quirky lower-priced Hampden, quieter Locust Point, and Charles Village’s Painted Ladies; families often choose Ellicott City, Columbia, Catonsville, Lutherville, or Fulton for schools and safety. Citywide list prices sat around $226,000 in late 2025, with Canton, Roland Park, and Locust Point much higher, and roughly half of residents rent. Culture punches above the cost: the BMA’s Matisse holdings, the Walters, AVAM, Station North murals, Graffiti Alley, Creative Alliance, and WTMD First Thursdays, plus Fort McHenry. Weekends run from Canton Waterfront Park to 32-mile Patapsco State Park and Baltimore County’s 214 miles of bay shoreline and the Guinness brewery. Tradeoffs are blunt: crime is block-by-block and serious in parts of the city, K–12 scores lag, summers are hot and humid, I-83/I-95 traffic lengthens commutes, and locals call public transit lacking. Walk a neighborhood after dark before you sign.
