Registered Nurse - Joint & Spine

Holy Cross Health

Silver Spring, Maryland

Posted Jul 20

Shift and hours: 12-⁠hour 12 hour3 shifts · 36 hours a week
Unit and setting: Joint and Spine · Hospital
License: RN license
Term: Permanent

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Medical
Dental
Vision
Mental health
Paid time off
403B

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Education assistance
Voluntary benefits (pet insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity)
Free parking
Flexible schedules
Referral Rewards Program

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Holy Cross Health

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Holy Cross Health is a healthcare system based in Silver Spring, Maryland, operating under the domain holycrosshealth.org. The organization includes Holy Cross Health Partners and offers services spanning primary care offices, emergency rooms, and acute inpatient care across multiple care…

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The licensed Registered Nurse (RN) plans & provides professional nursing services in the Joint and Spine Unit at Holy Cross Health. Responsibilities include patient education for post-surgical Joint & Spine patients, collaborating with OT/PT/Case Management, effective communication with patients and healthcare team, and pain management. Full-time, 36 hours weekly, 12-hour day shift (7am-7pm) in Silver Spring, Maryland.

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In Silver Spring, MD

Silver Spring, MDFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 5% above the US average

Median rent: $1,913/mo
Household income: $99,860/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Silver Spring, MD

NeighborhoodsDowntown Silver Spring is the Metro-connected core—apartments, condos, restaurants, civic plazas, and a steady work-to-weekend flow that suits young professionals who want to live car-light. Forest Glen is the Reddit-and-local-guide favorite for combining Red Line access, schools, community, and price, with cottage and colonial single-family homes cited around $500,000–$1.3 million. Woodside Park, just north of downtown, is the premium historic pocket: winding streets under mature trees, large lots, Tudors, colonials, and craftsman houses, scarce inventory, and a short drive to downtown; adjacent Woodside mixes the same historic charm with convenience. East Silver Spring offers close-in historic architecture; Clifton Park Village and New Hampshire Estates are the more accessible value entries; North Hills–Sligo Park is the wooded, trailside alternative.

Downtown Silver Spring is the Metro-connected core—apartments, condos, restaurants, civic plazas, and a steady work-to-weekend flow that suits young professionals who want to live car-light. Forest Glen is the Reddit-and-local-guide favorite for combining Red Line access, schools, community, and price, with cottage and colonial single-family homes cited around $500,000–$1.3 million.

Woodside Park, just north of downtown, is the premium historic pocket: winding streets under mature trees, large lots, Tudors, colonials, and craftsman houses, scarce inventory, and a short drive to downtown; adjacent Woodside mixes the same historic charm with convenience. East Silver Spring offers close-in historic architecture; Clifton Park Village and New Hampshire Estates are the more accessible value entries; North Hills–Sligo Park is the wooded, trailside alternative.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: foxessellfaster.com Source 2: hnmovers.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: youtube.com

Getting aroundU.S. News lists a typical commute of about 31.53 minutes. Downtown D.C. is described as a roughly 7-mile drive south; many subdivisions sit beside the Capital Beltway for regional car trips. The Silver Spring Metro station on WMATA’s Red Line is the main rail spine into D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, and Forest Glen is repeatedly recommended for pairing Metro with a calmer residential feel. A $9.5B-plus investment pipeline includes the 16.2-mile Purple Line, which is the east–west transit bet. This source pack does not name hospital campuses or describe parking rules.

U.S. News lists a typical commute of about 31.53 minutes. Downtown D.C. is described as a roughly 7-mile drive south; many subdivisions sit beside the Capital Beltway for regional car trips.

The Silver Spring Metro station on WMATA’s Red Line is the main rail spine into D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, and Forest Glen is repeatedly recommended for pairing Metro with a calmer residential feel. A $9.5B-plus investment pipeline includes the 16.2-mile Purple Line, which is the east–west transit bet.

This source pack does not name hospital campuses or describe parking rules.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: youtube.com Source 3: silverspringdowntown.com Source 4: reddit.com

OutdoorsRock Creek Park borders Silver Spring to the west with more than 1,000 acres of forested trails stretching from Gaithersburg down through northwest D.C. Sligo Creek sets the neighborhood rhythm—trails, parks, hills, and creekside streets—while Sligo Creek Golf Course, called the county’s oldest 9-hole course, has been open since 1956. Rosemary Hills Local Park is cited for a community center used for private events and after-school sports; North Hills–Sligo Park is the wooded residential counterpart. Local “things to do” lists also point to Discovery Sensory Garden and the National Park Seminary grounds.

Rock Creek Park borders Silver Spring to the west with more than 1,000 acres of forested trails stretching from Gaithersburg down through northwest D.C. Sligo Creek sets the neighborhood rhythm—trails, parks, hills, and creekside streets—while Sligo Creek Golf Course, called the county’s oldest 9-hole course, has been open since 1956. Rosemary Hills Local Park is cited for a community center used for private events and after-school sports; North Hills–Sligo Park is the wooded residential counterpart. Local “things to do” lists also point to Discovery Sensory Garden and the National Park Seminary grounds.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: youtube.com Source 2: foxessellfaster.com Source 3: m.yelp.com

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Living in Silver Spring

Silver Spring is the close-in Montgomery County suburb that feels like a small city: Red Line Metro, a state Arts and Entertainment District, and downtown D.C. about seven miles south. Fortune named it the nation’s #1 place for families in 2024; it ranks among America’s most diverse. Days run from Sligo Creek and Rock Creek Park’s 1,000-plus acres to Veterans Plaza’s Freshfarm market, AFI screenings, The Fillmore, and Ethiopian coffee that earned the ‘Maryland’s Coffee Capital’ tag. Housing splits sharply—downtown condos from the low $100,000s, Forest Glen houses roughly $500,000–$1.3 million, Woodside Park Tudors at a premium, Clifton Park Village and New Hampshire Estates as value entries—against a $630,310 median home and $1,801 median rent. Average commute is about 31 minutes; auto theft has risen even as county crime stays below the national average. MCPS is Niche’s No. 2 Maryland district, with a Downcounty Consortium high-school lottery. Four seasons and extra rain come with the package. Walkable, culturally dense, and not cheap.

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Silver Spring, MDFrom Census ACS 2024.