Registered Nurse (RN) Intermediate Care Unit

Inova Health System

Alexandria, Virginia

Eligibility: Progressive CareTelemetryAcute Care

Posted Jun 27

Shift and hours: Nights3 shifts · 36 hours a week
Unit and setting: Stepdown · Hospital
License: RN license
Term: Permanent

What it pays

Benefits

Medical coverage
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
Team member wellness program
Retirement with 5% match starting on first day
Tuition assistance up to $5,250 per year

More benefits (7)

Student loan assistance up to $10,000
Mental health support with 25 coaching or therapy sessions per person per year at no cost
Paid time off
Paid parental leave
Flexible work schedules
Sign-on bonus
Relocation assistance

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The role and schedule

Weekends: Weekends required

The workplace

Inova Health System

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The team behind this role

Preceptors and orientation

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

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As of 2026Source: inova.org

Nursing leadership

Ashley Virts · Chief Nursing Officer, Inova Fairfax Medical Campus

Inova Health System

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Source: inova.org

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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Telemetry is open from year one. One of the most open front doors in acute care; ACLS and rhythm.

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Inova Alexandria Hospital is looking for a dedicated Experienced Registered Nurse to join the Intermediate Care team. This role will be full-time night shift from 7:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. (days vary, including some weekend shifts). Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance available for eligible nurses.

The Intermediate Care Unit (IMCU) is a 20-bed acute care unit providing transition level care to patients who require a high degree of support and monitoring. The patient population includes respiratory disorders, Ventilator/Tracheostomy management, chronic and advanced heart failure, acute heart failure exacerbation requiring Bipap/highflow/high level diuresis, advanced pulmonary hypertension, sepsis, and other conditions.

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).

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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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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.