Commuting VA to DC

[UTVOL3]

Any advice appreciated. We are moving soon to the area near Ft Belvior, Va for husband's work. I am hoping to get back to hospital nursing after some stints in home health and outpatient. Particularly interested in ER. Larger teaching facilities and smaller community hospitals are both fine with me. I'm thinking about applying to some D.C. facilities but I'm concerned about commuting. Which hospitals are within reasonable distance driving or by metro? Is there a website that will give you the commute time from point a to b by metro? Any suggestions for ERs to apply for an experienced nurse (but no ER experience). Thanks!

[pasdequoi]

Hey there,

I don't have any specific recommendations for hospitals that would be looking to hire but can tell you be prepared for a long rush hour commute into DC proper from the Ft Belvoir area. People do it, though. Early AM and late evening will be okay but the rest of the time - not so much. Washington Hospital Center is the biggest player in trauma, gets the medivac patients. GW ED is also level 1 trauma. Neither will have you doing much with kids, since Children's Hospital is on the same campus as WHC and GW has no in-patient peds dept. Georgetown is a smaller but very good ER, has lower level acuity for trauma (but not for regular ER). Howard does not have the greatest reputation. In Northern VA, Virginia Hospital Center and various Inova facilities would be good options. There also is a VA on the same campus as WHC and Children's if you by any chance get spouse or former military preference.

This link is for the Metro system. You can plug in your locations and get an idea of travel times. Metro can be great, but also can be very unpredictable in the AM especially due to delays for breakdowns, sick passengers etc. Metro - Home page

Best of luck in your search, and welcome to the DC area! It's a great place to live.

[UTVOL3]

Thanks so much! Very helpful

[guest798886]

Look at WHC & Children's. They're right next to each other too