Registered Nurse (RN) PACU Unit Supervisor

Inova Health System

Alexandria, Virginia

Eligibility: Perioperative CareGastroenterology

Posted Jul 26 · 1 year of experience

Shift and hours: 10-⁠hour days4 shifts · 40 hours a week
Unit and setting: PACU · Hospital
License: RN licenseRN License to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia
Term: Permanent

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What it pays

Benefits

Medical coverage
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
Wellness program
Retirement - Inova matches first 5% of eligible contributions starting on first day
Tuition assistance up to $5,250 per year

More benefits (10)

Student loan assistance up to $10,000
Mental health support - 25 sessions per person per year at no cost
Paid time off
Paid parental leave
Flexible work schedules
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Retirement - 5% Match Starting Day One
Tuition Assistance up to $5,250/year

Posted pay in Virginia

The role and schedule

Charge: Charge shifts are part of the role
Weekends: No weekends
On call: On-call rotation

The workplace

Inova Health System

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Preceptors and orientation

Includes practice-based learning with preceptors and simulation via ASTEC and ICAMS centers.

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Nursing leadership

Ashley Virts · Chief Nursing Officer, Inova Fairfax Medical Campus

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Scheduling

Offers 12-hour day/night/mid shifts (e.g. 7a-7p, 7p-7a, 10a-10p, 1p-1a) and flexible schedules.

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Inova Mount Vernon is looking for a full-time PACU Nurse Supervisor. This role also oversees perianesthesia care for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and gastroenterology procedure patients. Schedule- Weekdays (four 10-hour shifts) to cover unit hours 6.30a-5.30p ; minimal on-call responsibilities. Join an engaging and passionate perioperative team dedicated to providing exemplary health care every time, every touch. Mount Vernon is a community hospital with 8 OR suites that serves the population in robotics, general, orthopedics, spine, plastics, ENT, urology, and gynecology.

What's around it?

In Alexandria, VA

Alexandria, VAFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 9% above the US average

Median rent: $2,089/mo
Household income: $119,681/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Alexandria, VA

NeighborhoodsNurses and young professionals actually cluster in Del Ray and Potomac West, North Old Town, Potomac Yard, Eisenhower East, Landmark–Van Dorn, North Ridge–Rosemont, Taylor Run, Beverly Hills, and Rosemont. Del Ray/Potomac West mixes diverse housing, festivals, and green space (median home about $666,145, median rent about $2,025) with a walkable, younger feel. Old Town and North Old Town are the historic premium tier—brick townhouses, King Street shops, riverside recreation, and King Street–Old Town Metro—with median homes around $926,364 and 1-bedroom rents around $2,587. Eisenhower East is newer rentals and dining near federal job hubs (median rent $2,137); Landmark–Van Dorn is the budget belt (median home $319,643, rent $1,964) with parks; North Ridge–Rosemont is quiet, among the safest (safer than 88% of the city), and better for buyers near trails (median home $551,750).

Nurses and young professionals actually cluster in Del Ray and Potomac West, North Old Town, Potomac Yard, Eisenhower East, Landmark–Van Dorn, North Ridge–Rosemont, Taylor Run, Beverly Hills, and Rosemont. Del Ray/Potomac West mixes diverse housing, festivals, and green space (median home about $666,145, median rent about $2,025) with a walkable, younger feel.

Old Town and North Old Town are the historic premium tier—brick townhouses, King Street shops, riverside recreation, and King Street–Old Town Metro—with median homes around $926,364 and 1-bedroom rents around $2,587. Eisenhower East is newer rentals and dining near federal job hubs (median rent $2,137); Landmark–Van Dorn is the budget belt (median home $319,643, rent $1,964) with parks; North Ridge–Rosemont is quiet, among the safest (safer than 88% of the city), and better for buyers near trails (median home $551,750).

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: apartments.com Source 4: reddit.com

Getting aroundAlexandria sits about eight miles south of D.C. on the Potomac; King Street runs to the King Street–Old Town Metro, putting the Pentagon, National Landing, and downtown D.C. on a short Blue/Yellow Line ride or highway run. A free King Street Trolley covers the historic mile, and a seasonal water taxi links the Old Town waterfront to D.C. and The Wharf. Eisenhower East sits beside federal job hubs; driving uses I-395 and the 14th Street/Potomac crossings, and traffic congestion is a repeated local complaint. Reagan National Airport is close. These sources do not name hospital campuses, night-shift parking, or typical drive times to specific medical centers.

Alexandria sits about eight miles south of D.C. on the Potomac; King Street runs to the King Street–Old Town Metro, putting the Pentagon, National Landing, and downtown D.C. on a short Blue/Yellow Line ride or highway run. A free King Street Trolley covers the historic mile, and a seasonal water taxi links the Old Town waterfront to D.C. and The Wharf.

Eisenhower East sits beside federal job hubs; driving uses I-395 and the 14th Street/Potomac crossings, and traffic congestion is a repeated local complaint. Reagan National Airport is close.

These sources do not name hospital campuses, night-shift parking, or typical drive times to specific medical centers.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: apartments.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: washington.org Source 4: youtube.com Source 5: letsgetmovingusa.com Source 6: quora.com

OutdoorsAlexandria has more than 900 acres of parks. Founders Park is the Old Town Potomac lawn a short walk from King Street shops. The Mount Vernon Trail runs 17 miles along the George Washington Memorial Parkway for walking, biking, and running with river views. Jones Point has a lighthouse and historic MD/VA/DC boundary markers. Nearby Huntley Meadows Park (1,400 acres in Fairfax County) offers Cedar Trail and Deer Trail through wetland woods. Potomac West and Landmark–Van Dorn add neighborhood green space; the waterfront supports water taxi and riverside recreation, with kayaking and paddleboarding among listed activities.

Alexandria has more than 900 acres of parks. Founders Park is the Old Town Potomac lawn a short walk from King Street shops.

The Mount Vernon Trail runs 17 miles along the George Washington Memorial Parkway for walking, biking, and running with river views. Jones Point has a lighthouse and historic MD/VA/DC boundary markers.

Nearby Huntley Meadows Park (1,400 acres in Fairfax County) offers Cedar Trail and Deer Trail through wetland woods. Potomac West and Landmark–Van Dorn add neighborhood green space; the waterfront supports water taxi and riverside recreation, with kayaking and paddleboarding among listed activities.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: letsgetmovingusa.com Source 2: facebook.com Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: washington.org Source 5: tripadvisor.com

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Living in Alexandria

Alexandria sits on the Potomac eight miles south of Washington, D.C.—a 1749 port city with the nation’s third-oldest historic district, a King Street mile of more than 200 independent restaurants and boutiques, and Metro, trolley, and water-taxi links to the Pentagon, National Landing, and downtown. That location is the genuine draw: federal and regional jobs without living inside D.C. proper. Live in Del Ray or Potomac West for festivals and a slightly softer price than Old Town; Eisenhower East or Landmark–Van Dorn if you want rentals near Metro (median rents roughly $1,960–$2,140); North Ridge–Rosemont if you want quiet and the city’s higher safety scores. Old Town is cobblestones, Torpedo Factory art, Founders Park, and waterfront tables at places like Vola’s and Barca Pier—and tourist crowds and median homes approaching $900k. Run or bike the 17-mile Mount Vernon Trail; Jones Point’s lighthouse and 900-plus acres of parks cover weekends. Newcomers call the culture welcoming (Little Theater of Alexandria comes up as a way in) and the costs, taxes, traffic, and weather extremes the reasons they hesitate.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: visitalexandria.com Source 2: apartments.com Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: letsgetmovingusa.com Source 5: redfin.com Source 6: washington.org Source 7: youtube.com Source 8: facebook.com

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Alexandria, VAFrom Census ACS 2024.