Posted RN pay here runs from a $36.00 starting rate for new graduates up to a $61.01 top of the full-time base range, with unit-specific sign-on offers as high as $20,000.
MJH MJ Surgical Associates is seeking a Registered Nurse to join their team in Charlottesville, VA. The position involves assessing/admitting patients, rounding checks, giving medications, talking with family members, and being responsible for the overall care of patients. Full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, day shift. Qualified candidates may be eligible for up to a $10,000 Sign-On Bonus.
Call for help the minute your patient looks off to you, not once you are sure. Needing help is not a mark against you. It puts more eyes on the patient, sooner.
“The most important practical lesson that can be given to nurses is to teach them what to observe.”
— Florence Nightingale
Some shifts end with you crying in your car because it all catches up at once. That is allowed. Just say out loud, to someone you trust, that it was a bad one.
Get certified in whatever you keep gravitating toward. After my wound care certification it was like new glasses: I saw what I had not known to look for.
“Willingly, had they accepted me, I would have worked for the wounded, in return for bread and water.”
— Mary Seacole
When you are unsure and everyone else is slammed, try this: if another nurse walked up and put that exact question to you, what would you tell them to do?
Someone on clinicals may say something that has you wondering if you are cut out for this. Do not take it to heart. A couple of bad days are not the profession.
Three or four years went by before the overwhelmed feeling lifted, and close to six before I felt expert at the bedside. Measure this in years, not months.
Expect the unexpected every shift and at every hour of it. The part you can learn is flexibility: managing a bit of chaos, and finding something in it to enjoy.
“But time has helped to settle the question and a trained nurse’s position now is largely what she herself makes it.”
— Isabel Hampton Robb
Most of what a dying person's family needs is to hear that nothing has gone wrong, that this is what dying looks like, and that they are caring for them well.
There will always be one more patient and one more paper. Your kid is only a toddler once. Do not give the people at home what is left at the end of the week.
“To do what nobody else can do, in a way that nobody else will do, despite all that we go through, that is to be a nurse.”
— Rawsi Williams
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Life in Charlottesville, VA
Neighborhoods+Nurses and medical staff often look to Fry's Spring and the Fontaine corridor due to their immediate proximity to UVA Health and diverse mix of residential homes. Belmont offers historic charm, craftsman bungalows, and walkability to celebrated local dining and the Downtown Mall. In northern Albemarle County, master-planned developments like Forest Lakes and Hollymead provide suburban settings with neighborhood pools and trails, while Greenbrier delivers quiet city living with Rivanna Trail access. Those wanting mountain vistas and a small-town pace frequently settle west in Crozet, while luxury acreage dominates Ivy and Keswick.
Nurses and medical staff often look to Fry's Spring and the Fontaine corridor due to their immediate proximity to UVA Health and diverse mix of residential homes. Belmont offers historic charm, craftsman bungalows, and walkability to celebrated local dining and the Downtown Mall.
In northern Albemarle County, master-planned developments like Forest Lakes and Hollymead provide suburban settings with neighborhood pools and trails, while Greenbrier delivers quiet city living with Rivanna Trail access. Those wanting mountain vistas and a small-town pace frequently settle west in Crozet, while luxury acreage dominates Ivy and Keswick.
Getting around+Charlottesville's layout is centered around the university and historic core, which creates bottlenecks along primary north-south and east-west arteries during peak shift changes. Staff living in Belmont, North Downtown, or Fry's Spring enjoy short surface-street drives, bike rides, or walks to UVA Health facilities. Commuters driving in from Crozet or western Albemarle rely heavily on Interstate 64, while healthcare workers seeking more housing options often travel along Route 20 from Scottsville or commute across the mountain from Waynesboro.
Charlottesville's layout is centered around the university and historic core, which creates bottlenecks along primary north-south and east-west arteries during peak shift changes. Staff living in Belmont, North Downtown, or Fry's Spring enjoy short surface-street drives, bike rides, or walks to UVA Health facilities.
Commuters driving in from Crozet or western Albemarle rely heavily on Interstate 64, while healthcare workers seeking more housing options often travel along Route 20 from Scottsville or commute across the mountain from Waynesboro.
Outdoors+Outdoor recreation is central to everyday life, beginning with the Rivanna Trail system that loops around the city for walking, running, and mountain biking along the river. Carter Mountain Orchard offers seasonal apple and peach picking alongside panoramic valley views. Shenandoah National Park and the Blue Ridge Mountains sit just west of town, providing quick access to segment hikes on the Appalachian Trail, fly fishing streams, and gravel cycling routes.
Outdoor recreation is central to everyday life, beginning with the Rivanna Trail system that loops around the city for walking, running, and mountain biking along the river. Carter Mountain Orchard offers seasonal apple and peach picking alongside panoramic valley views.
Shenandoah National Park and the Blue Ridge Mountains sit just west of town, providing quick access to segment hikes on the Appalachian Trail, fly fishing streams, and gravel cycling routes.
Check the commute at your shift’s start and end, upfront housing costs, and whether moving assistance must be repaid if you leave.
Living in Charlottesville
Charlottesville pairs the clinical energy of an academic medical powerhouse with the laid-back rhythm of a Virginia mountain foothills town. Anchored by UVA Health and the historic Grounds, the city offers an exceptional quality of life for relocating nurses. Walkable urban pockets like Belmont and Fry's Spring place you minutes from the hospital, while the pedestrian Downtown Mall supplies post-shift dinners at C&O Restaurant or live shows at The Paramount Theater. The surrounding countryside provides immediate escape along the Monticello Wine Trail, orchard visits at Carter Mountain, and trail running on the Rivanna Trail. However, the move requires clear eyes regarding real estate. Housing inventory is consistently scarce, and high demand means newcomers often face a tradeoff between smaller historic properties close to the medical campus or longer commutes from western outposts like Crozet or over Afton Mountain in Waynesboro. For nurses who prioritize vibrant culture, four beautiful seasons, and quick access to Shenandoah trails, Charlottesville offers an enriching and community-focused place to build a career.
