Registered Nurse (RN) C41 General Medicine

Washington, District of Columbia

As a Clinical Nurse, you will provide skilled, compassionate care to patients and families across a spectrum of needs-from routine to highly complex.

Posted Oct 2 · “Prior Clinical Nursing Experience required.” from the posting

Shift and hours: Day/night rotating Full-Time D/N Rotating
Unit and setting: General Medicine (C4-1) · Hospital This 16-bed unit is designed to provide care for patients who have complex medical diagnoses.patients who have complex medical diagnoses
License: RN license Active DC RN License and Basic Life Support for Healthcare providers required.active DC RN license
Term: Permanent Full-Time D/N RotatingFull-time

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License: active DC RN license Active DC RN License and Basic Life Support for Healthcare providers required. Check your license
Certification: Basic Life Support for Healthcare providers
Education: ADN, BSN, MSN or CNL from an accredited School of Nursing ADN, BSN, MSN, or CNL from an accredited School of Nursing required.
Also asks: prior clinical nursing experience Prior Clinical Nursing Experience required.

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What it pays

Against similar roles: Top of Washington staff RN payWashington staff RN postings that state pay run $39/hr to $51/hr, the middle half $41/hr to $44/hr, across 66 postings.
Bonus: referral bonus up to $6,000 per RN and up to $4,000 per LPNthat joins MedStar Health
Bonus: relocation assistance up to $5,000

Benefits

Benefitsnationally recognized nurse wellbeing resourcesNationally recognized nurse wellbeing resources
Benefitscomprehensive health benefit plansComprehensive health benefit plans
Benefitsgenerous paid time off and flex scheduling optionsGenerous paid time off and flex scheduling options
Benefitsretirement plans with matchRetirement plans with match
Benefitstuition assistance to advance your educationTuition assistance to advance your education
Benefitssystemwide referral bonus up to $6,000 per RN and up to $4,000 per LPNSystemwide referral bonus program-up to $6,000 for each RN and up to $4,000 for each LPN that joins MedStar Health

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Benefitsrelocation assistance up to $5,000Relocation assistance up to $5,000
Benefitsfree parkingFree parking for associates
Health insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Paid time off
Referral program
Retirement plan
Relocation assistance
Flex scheduling options
Tuition assistance
Systemwide referral bonus up to $6,000 for RN

The role and schedule

Day to day: assess evolving patient conditions You will assess evolving patient conditions, identify actual and potential health concerns, and develop appropriate care plans.
Day to day: identify actual and potential health concerns
Day to day: develop appropriate care plans
Day to day: deliver interventions directly or coordinate them with the nursing team Interventions may be delivered directly or coordinated through collaboration with other members of the nursing team .
Care model: blended model with nurses, patient care technicians and a virtual nurse The unit utilizes a blended model of care, which encompasses a team perspective with nurses, patient care technicians and a virtual nurse.
Unit size: 16-bed unit This 16-bed unit is designed to provide care for patients who have complex medical diagnoses.
Hours stated: Full-Time D/N Rotating

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MedStar Health

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Parking: free parking for associates Free parking for associates

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Kimberly Schwenk, MSN, RN · Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer

MedStar Health

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Unit Highlights

General Medicine (C4-1) This 16-bed unit is designed to provide care for patients who have complex medical diagnoses. Nurses on this unit provide care for a diverse patient population with a wide range of healthcare requirements. The unit specializes in providing continuous pulse oximetry to patients along with care through the spectrum of life by parenting with Capital Caring Agency.

Our entire staff is committed to the MedStar Georgetown mission of cura personalis, or caring for the whole person. The Med/Tele nurses are supported with educational and specialty certification training opportunities. Professional development initiatives and leadership support empowers these nurses to become active and respected participants within the inter-professional team that provides evidence based, compassionate care to our patients.

Representatives from this unit are also involved in the implementation of the Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) Program that has expanded throughout the Division of Nursing and achieved Exemplar Status. The unit utilizes a blended model of care, which encompasses a team perspective with nurses, patient care technicians and a virtual nurse. The model is to ensure each team member is collaboratively performing the fullest extent of their scope of care.

Available Roles

Full-Time D/N Rotating

Key Responsibilities

As a Clinical Nurse, you will provide skilled, compassionate care to patients and families across a spectrum of needs—from routine to highly complex. You will assess evolving patient conditions, identify actual and potential health concerns, and develop appropriate care plans. Interventions may be delivered directly or coordinated through collaboration with other members of the nursing team .

Qualifications

ADN, BSN, MSN, or CNL from an accredited School of Nursing required.

Prior Clinical Nursing Experience required.

Active DC RN License and Basic Life Support for Healthcare providers required.

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

This position has a hiring range of : USD $42.00 - USD $69.42 /Hr.

What's around it?

In Washington, DC

Washington, DCFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 9% above the US average

Median rent: $1,954/mo
Household income: $109,870/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Washington, DC

NeighborhoodsNurses and young professionals commonly look at Columbia Heights, Petworth, and Fort Totten inside the District, plus Hyattsville just into Maryland, for cheaper rent with Metro access. Arlington’s Crystal City, Pentagon City, and Rosslyn are repeatedly called nice and still workable; Alexandria plus DC’s Glover Park and North Michigan Park come up as other close-in affordable bets. Extra Space’s 2026 roundup puts Brookland as the cheaper residential option, Adams Morgan and Mount Pleasant mixing nightlife and housing, Foggy Bottom near the GW campus, and Logan Circle more polished. Georgetown, Capitol Hill, and Dupont Circle read as premium; Shaw and U Street mix historic row houses with newer development.

Nurses and young professionals commonly look at Columbia Heights, Petworth, and Fort Totten inside the District, plus Hyattsville just into Maryland, for cheaper rent with Metro access. Arlington’s Crystal City, Pentagon City, and Rosslyn are repeatedly called nice and still workable; Alexandria plus DC’s Glover Park and North Michigan Park come up as other close-in affordable bets.

Extra Space’s 2026 roundup puts Brookland as the cheaper residential option, Adams Morgan and Mount Pleasant mixing nightlife and housing, Foggy Bottom near the GW campus, and Logan Circle more polished. Georgetown, Capitol Hill, and Dupont Circle read as premium; Shaw and U Street mix historic row houses with newer development.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: facebook.com Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: thehotelwashington.com Source 5: speichergroup.com

Getting aroundArlington is about 5 miles from the core, with 7 a.m. drives of 10-24 minutes; Alexandria runs 12-24 minutes and Silver Spring 14-28 minutes. Metro’s six color-coded lines plus WMATA buses—some running late—let many skip a car; about one in three residents use transit. Farther suburbs such as Ashburn mean 40-55 minute drives, and traffic is routinely called brutal. Living next to a station can erase parking, insurance, and gas costs; Foggy Bottom and Georgetown put campus-area workers in walking or short-ride range of the core.

Arlington is about 5 miles from the core, with 7 a.m. drives of 10-24 minutes; Alexandria runs 12-24 minutes and Silver Spring 14-28 minutes. Metro’s six color-coded lines plus WMATA buses—some running late—let many skip a car; about one in three residents use transit.

Farther suburbs such as Ashburn mean 40-55 minute drives, and traffic is routinely called brutal. Living next to a station can erase parking, insurance, and gas costs; Foggy Bottom and Georgetown put campus-area workers in walking or short-ride range of the core.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: springparcapts.com Source 2: speichergroup.com Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: smartasset.com

OutdoorsRock Creek Park is the city’s everyday green space, often paired with a Georgetown loop. Kayaking launches from Key Bridge on the Potomac; paddling also happens on the Anacostia, and riverfront promenades fill in after work. The National Mall’s 1,000 acres function as a giant public lawn among the monuments. Spring cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin and fall color are the two peak outdoor seasons; Metro and bikes make hopping between parks easy.

Rock Creek Park is the city’s everyday green space, often paired with a Georgetown loop. Kayaking launches from Key Bridge on the Potomac; paddling also happens on the Anacostia, and riverfront promenades fill in after work.

The National Mall’s 1,000 acres function as a giant public lawn among the monuments. Spring cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin and fall color are the two peak outdoor seasons; Metro and bikes make hopping between parks easy.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: springparcapts.com Source 2: washington.org Source 3: facebook.com Source 4: thehotelwashington.com Source 5: travellemming.com Source 6: reddit.com

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Living in Washington

Washington, DC is a walkable capital where 19 free Smithsonian museums, a six-line Metro, and embassy neighborhoods sit beside housing costs far above the national average. Nurses often pick Foggy Bottom or Georgetown for close-in living near major campuses, or Columbia Heights, Petworth, Brookland, and Arlington’s Crystal City, Pentagon City, and Rosslyn for lower rent and a 10-24 minute hop downtown. Adams Morgan’s 18th Street and U Street bring Ethiopian food, go-go, and late nights; Rock Creek Park and Potomac kayaking from Key Bridge are the daily outdoors. About one in three residents ride transit; driving from Ashburn can take 40-55 minutes in brutal traffic. Crime is well above average but concentrated, and seasons swing from cherry-blossom spring to a colorful fall with harsh stretches between. The payoff is a transplant magnet, healthcare employers such as Kaiser Permanente, and dropping into the Mall or Kennedy Center on a weeknight.

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As of 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: springparcapts.com Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: washington.org Source 5: thehotelwashington.com Source 6: thehonestlocal.com Source 7: speichergroup.com Source 8: extraspace.com Source 9: smartasset.com Source 10: reddit.com

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