Registered Nurse (RN)-First Shift

Avenues Recovery Center

Richmond, Virginia

Eligibility: Mental Health Care

Posted Jul 17

Shift and hours: Days
Unit and setting: Rehab
License: RN license

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Generous PTO
401K with employer match
Medical Insurance
Dental
Vision
Accident

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Critical Illness
Hospital Indemnity
Voluntary Short-Term Disability
Voluntary Long-Term Disability
Employer-Paid Life and AD&D
LifeTime Benefit Term Insurance with Long Term Care
Legal Coverage
Pet Insurance
Identity Theft Protection
Employer-Paid Employee Assistance Program
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) - Medical
Dependent Care FSA (DCF)
Eligible for HRSA STAR federal student loan repayment

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Avenues Recovery Center

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You would step into addiction and detox-residential nursing at Avenues Recovery Center as it opens in the Richmond / North Chesterfield area. On a posted first shift you work 7am to 3pm: medical intake, vitals, drug screens, labs, meds and…

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Richmond RN First Shift day shift 7am-3pm; other nurse postings offer day/evening, FT or PT; reviews cite flexible schedules and manageable caseloads

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Registered Nurse position at Avenues Recovery Center, a drug and alcohol rehab facility in North Chesterfield, VA. Day shift (7am-3pm). Responsibilities include managing medical intake process, completing nursing shift duties (vitals, drug screens, scheduling appointments and lab work), coordinating pharmacy and prescription needs, dispensing medication, maintaining med logs, collaborating with medical, clinical and UR teams, and ensuring complete and accurate medical documentation for each client.

What's around it?

In Richmond, VA

Richmond, VAFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 2% below the US average

Median rent: $1,372/mo
Household income: $64,587/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Richmond, VA

NeighborhoodsNurses and young professionals cluster in walkable urban pockets: Scott's Addition (warehouse-to-brewery district with new condos and townhomes, rents about $1,600–$2,400 and homes roughly $350K–$600K), The Fan (historic row houses near VCU, Carytown, Monument Avenue, Byrd Park, and the VMFA; rents $1,300–$1,800, homes $325K–$750K+), and Church Hill (renovated townhomes and new builds near Libby Hill Park and VCU Health; rents $1,100–$1,500, homes $250K–$550K). Also in the mix: Manchester across the T. Tyler Potterfield Bridge, Carytown and the Museum District, Shockoe Bottom and Shockoe Slip, and Jackson Ward. Quieter in-city options include Carillon (walk to Byrd Park, Carytown, and the North Bank and Buttermilk trails), Bellevue on the north end (Colonial Revival and Tudor houses, about a 10-minute I-95 run downtown), and Westover Hills. Families often choose Glen Allen, Midlothian, Short Pump, or North Chesterfield; acreage seekers look at Goochland and Powhatan. A 10–15 minute drive can swap historic walkability for cul-de-sacs or crickets.

Nurses and young professionals cluster in walkable urban pockets: Scott's Addition (warehouse-to-brewery district with new condos and townhomes, rents about $1,600–$2,400 and homes roughly $350K–$600K), The Fan (historic row houses near VCU, Carytown, Monument Avenue, Byrd Park, and the VMFA; rents $1,300–$1,800, homes $325K–$750K+), and Church Hill (renovated townhomes and new builds near Libby Hill Park and VCU Health; rents $1,100–$1,500, homes $250K–$550K). Also in the mix: Manchester across the T. Tyler Potterfield Bridge, Carytown and the Museum District, Shockoe Bottom and Shockoe Slip, and Jackson Ward.

Quieter in-city options include Carillon (walk to Byrd Park, Carytown, and the North Bank and Buttermilk trails), Bellevue on the north end (Colonial Revival and Tudor houses, about a 10-minute I-95 run downtown), and Westover Hills. Families often choose Glen Allen, Midlothian, Short Pump, or North Chesterfield; acreage seekers look at Goochland and Powhatan.

A 10–15 minute drive can swap historic walkability for cul-de-sacs or crickets.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: youtube.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: vahomesforsale.com Source 5: missionrealty.com

Getting aroundShop by corridor, not mileage: the James River is a hard boundary with few bridges, so a five-mile arterial can beat a three-mile bridge queue. Sub-20-minute downtown approaches include I-95 north plus Chamberlayne, Brook, and Hermitage for Northside, Bellevue, Ginter Park, Rosedale, and Lakeside; I-64 west and Broad Street—including GRTC Pulse bus rapid transit—for the Museum District, Near West End, and inner Henrico; Boulevard Bridge and the tolled Powhite Parkway for Forest Hill, Westover Hills, Stratford Hills, and Bon Air; the Lee Bridge for Manchester; and Route 5 and Williamsburg Road for Church Hill, Fulton, and Varina. The I-95/I-64 interchange north of downtown is the metro's most reliable slowdown; Church Hill is an easy bike or drive to downtown and VCU Health. Test a Tuesday–Thursday morning at your real leave time, treat downtown parking as a real monthly cost, and prefer streets that still work if the interstate fails.

Shop by corridor, not mileage: the James River is a hard boundary with few bridges, so a five-mile arterial can beat a three-mile bridge queue. Sub-20-minute downtown approaches include I-95 north plus Chamberlayne, Brook, and Hermitage for Northside, Bellevue, Ginter Park, Rosedale, and Lakeside; I-64 west and Broad Street—including GRTC Pulse bus rapid transit—for the Museum District, Near West End, and inner Henrico; Boulevard Bridge and the tolled Powhite Parkway for Forest Hill, Westover Hills, Stratford Hills, and Bon Air; the Lee Bridge for Manchester; and Route 5 and Williamsburg Road for Church Hill, Fulton, and Varina.

The I-95/I-64 interchange north of downtown is the metro's most reliable slowdown; Church Hill is an easy bike or drive to downtown and VCU Health. Test a Tuesday–Thursday morning at your real leave time, treat downtown parking as a real monthly cost, and prefer streets that still work if the interstate fails.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: missionrealty.com Source 2: vahomesforsale.com Source 3: extraspace.com

OutdoorsThe James River is the city's backyard: class III–IV rapids in town, kayaking, paddleboarding, tubing, and rock-sitting, plus Belle Isle (trails, iron-works ruins, swimming), Pony Pasture, Texas Beach for dogs and picnics, and the pedestrian T. Tyler Potterfield Bridge. The paved Virginia Capital Trail runs 52 miles to Williamsburg. City parks include free 100-acre Maymont (Victorian estate, gardens, nature center), Bryan Park and its Azalea Gardens, Byrd Park, Forest Hill Park, Libby Hill Park's skyline overlook, and the North Bank and Buttermilk trails from Carillon. The calendar includes Dominion Energy Riverrock, the Richmond Marathon, and Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10k; downtown even has island mountain biking and rock climbing.

The James River is the city's backyard: class III–IV rapids in town, kayaking, paddleboarding, tubing, and rock-sitting, plus Belle Isle (trails, iron-works ruins, swimming), Pony Pasture, Texas Beach for dogs and picnics, and the pedestrian T. Tyler Potterfield Bridge. The paved Virginia Capital Trail runs 52 miles to Williamsburg.

City parks include free 100-acre Maymont (Victorian estate, gardens, nature center), Bryan Park and its Azalea Gardens, Byrd Park, Forest Hill Park, Libby Hill Park's skyline overlook, and the North Bank and Buttermilk trails from Carillon. The calendar includes Dominion Energy Riverrock, the Richmond Marathon, and Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10k; downtown even has island mountain biking and rock climbing.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: visitrichmondva.com Source 2: youtube.com Source 3: virginia.org Source 4: reddit.com Source 5: facebook.com Source 6: vahomesforsale.com Source 7: extraspace.com

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Richmond is a river city: the James cuts downtown with class III–IV rapids, Belle Isle, Pony Pasture, and the 52-mile Capital Trail, so outdoors is not a weekend drive. Neighborhoods flip in 10–15 minutes—Fan row houses and Carytown coffee, Church Hill skyline views and a short hop to VCU Health, Scott's Addition breweries, or quieter Bellevue, Westover Hills, Carillon, and suburbs like Glen Allen, Midlothian, and Short Pump. VCU Medical Center is the largest employer (~13,500); commute by corridor (I-95 north, Broad Street's GRTC Pulse, Powhite/Boulevard Bridge, Lee Bridge) and test a Tuesday morning, because the I-95/I-64 weave and river spans beat mileage. Food and beer punch above weight—The Roosevelt, ZZQ, Perly's, Stella's, Dot's Back Inn, The Veil—plus ~150 murals, VMFA, First Fridays, and the Folk Festival. Renovated homes in good neighborhoods still come in under $400K; Bellevue and Westover Hills sit cheaper. Tradeoffs: you will likely need a car, crime varies by block, summers are hot and humid, and pollen is relentless. Hospitality is real. Pick the Tuesday lifestyle, then the house.

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As of 2026Source 1: youtube.com Source 2: missionrealty.com Source 3: vahomesforsale.com Source 4: extraspace.com Source 5: youtube.com Source 6: extraspace.com Source 7: visitrichmondva.com Source 8: virginia.org

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