Entry Level Unit Supervisor Jobs
New grad unit supervisor jobs are open to recent graduates and entry level candidates with zero to two years of experience, where demonstrated leadership in internships or coursework can matter more than a long resume. Most openings are on-site roles across Healthcare & Medical Services and Government & Public Sector, with employers like Inova Health, MaineHealth, and Dartmouth Health hiring at this level now.
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Job Description
Inova Fairfax Hospital - L.J. Children's Hospital | Pediatric Oncology RN Unit Supervisor | Full-time, day/night shift (three 12-hour shifts) | Sign-on Bonus & Relocation available
Our nationally recognized, 226-bed Inova Children’s Hospital houses comprehensive medical services and specialists who focus on the unique treatment of younger patients. Inova Children's Hospital is an award-winning, full-service children’s hospital devoted to the healthcare of infants, children and adolescents in the Northern Virginia area.
Featured Benefits
Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
The Registered Nurse (RN) Unit Supervisor serves as a front line leader who is accountable for delivering highly reliable results related to quality and best practices to improve the clinical operations of the unit. Embraces, uses and understands the research behind nursing practice and quality tools. Supports unit based shared governance and decentralized decision making structures and processes. Acts as a role model who leads by example in delivering "Service Always" and in making patient experience a priority on units of responsibility. Seeks every opportunity to meet the unique needs of each person Inova Health System is privileged to serve – every time, every touch. Serves as an engaged team member who is empowered to support Inova's "People Priority" by providing genuine acts of care, appreciation, recognition, coaching, mentoring and encouragement to all members of the healthcare team, in order to further enculturate Inova's care delivery model and results for all of Inova's strategic priorities.
Job Responsibilities
Conducts high quality shift huddles by communicating strategic priorities related to target, actual and gap barriers in addition to small tests of change, results of rounding, challenges, celebrations and other matters
Conducts effective safety huddles and conducts or appropriately delegates all environmental and safety rounding and conducts and ensures that Patient, Medical Director and RN rounding is completed for areas of responsibility
Rounds on staff continually and serves to remove or escalate barriers to providing quality care while enhancing staff engagement
Reviews core measures, key performance indicators and other metrics relevant to unit/patient populations and participates in the analysis of unit based service outcomes as well as development of action plans that lead to systematic improvements in outcomes
Participates in emergency and safety preparedness drills/trainings as required
Participates in simulation labs and Operating Room safety stand-downs
Ensures adherence to The Joint Commission standards that are relevant to areas of responsibility and ensures that team members are knowledgeable of related standards
Contributes to professional decision making to support and/or implement unit based quality improvement work and strategic outcomes
Serves as role model to others in communication to patients, identifying concerns, diffusing potentially difficult situations and facilitating resolution
Serves as a Physician Liaison and primary information resource/contact for unit(s) of responsibility
Collaborates with a multidisciplinary healthcare team to ensure that discharge needs are in place to provide smooth transition of patient flow
Accurately assesses current state while forecasting staffing/supply needs and working to proactively resolve staffing discrepancies
Contributes to the completion of annual evaluations as delegated by unit leadership, participates in the disciplinary process for team members, when applicable, by providing necessary input to performance deficiencies and participates in the interview and hiring process for new team members
Provides individual coaching and counseling to clinical staff on critical processes, standards and problem solving, communicates expectations effectively and advocates for and supports the clinical staff and promotes an environment of mutual trust
* May perform additional duties as assigned
Requirements
Certification - Basic Life Support
Licensure - Licensed Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia
Experience - 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse
Education - Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (or Associate's Degree RN within 1 year of completing their BSN)
Preferred Qualifications
* 1-2 years of charge nurse or Unit Supervisor in a Peds Unit.
About us
We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.
Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.
Job Description
Inova Fairfax Hospital - L.J. Children's Hospital | Pediatric Oncology RN Unit Supervisor | Full-time, day/night shift (three 12-hour shifts) | Sign-on Bonus & Relocation available
Our nationally recognized, 226-bed Inova Children’s Hospital houses comprehensive medical services and specialists who focus on the unique treatment of younger patients. Inova Children's Hospital is an award-winning, full-service children’s hospital devoted to the healthcare of infants, children and adolescents in the Northern Virginia area.
Featured Benefits
Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
The Registered Nurse (RN) Unit Supervisor serves as a front line leader who is accountable for delivering highly reliable results related to quality and best practices to improve the clinical operations of the unit. Embraces, uses and understands the research behind nursing practice and quality tools. Supports unit based shared governance and decentralized decision making structures and processes. Acts as a role model who leads by example in delivering "Service Always" and in making patient experience a priority on units of responsibility. Seeks every opportunity to meet the unique needs of each person Inova Health System is privileged to serve – every time, every touch. Serves as an engaged team member who is empowered to support Inova's "People Priority" by providing genuine acts of care, appreciation, recognition, coaching, mentoring and encouragement to all members of the healthcare team, in order to further enculturate Inova's care delivery model and results for all of Inova's strategic priorities.
Job Responsibilities
Conducts high quality shift huddles by communicating strategic priorities related to target, actual and gap barriers in addition to small tests of change, results of rounding, challenges, celebrations and other matters
Conducts effective safety huddles and conducts or appropriately delegates all environmental and safety rounding and conducts and ensures that Patient, Medical Director and RN rounding is completed for areas of responsibility
Rounds on staff continually and serves to remove or escalate barriers to providing quality care while enhancing staff engagement
Reviews core measures, key performance indicators and other metrics relevant to unit/patient populations and participates in the analysis of unit based service outcomes as well as development of action plans that lead to systematic improvements in outcomes
Participates in emergency and safety preparedness drills/trainings as required
Participates in simulation labs and Operating Room safety stand-downs
Ensures adherence to The Joint Commission standards that are relevant to areas of responsibility and ensures that team members are knowledgeable of related standards
Contributes to professional decision making to support and/or implement unit based quality improvement work and strategic outcomes
Serves as role model to others in communication to patients, identifying concerns, diffusing potentially difficult situations and facilitating resolution
Serves as a Physician Liaison and primary information resource/contact for unit(s) of responsibility
Collaborates with a multidisciplinary healthcare team to ensure that discharge needs are in place to provide smooth transition of patient flow
Accurately assesses current state while forecasting staffing/supply needs and working to proactively resolve staffing discrepancies
Contributes to the completion of annual evaluations as delegated by unit leadership, participates in the disciplinary process for team members, when applicable, by providing necessary input to performance deficiencies and participates in the interview and hiring process for new team members
Provides individual coaching and counseling to clinical staff on critical processes, standards and problem solving, communicates expectations effectively and advocates for and supports the clinical staff and promotes an environment of mutual trust
* May perform additional duties as assigned
Requirements
Certification - Basic Life Support
Licensure - Licensed Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia
Experience - 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse
Education - Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (or Associate's Degree RN within 1 year of completing their BSN)
Preferred Qualifications
* 1-2 years of charge nurse or Unit Supervisor in a Peds Unit.
About us
We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.
Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.
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Entry Level Unit Supervisor Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get an entry level unit supervisor job?
Focus on any hands-on leadership you have, whether that is supervising a team project, leading a shift during an internship, or coordinating volunteers. Employers at this level look for candidates who can follow established processes, communicate clearly with a small team, and show they can hold others accountable. Highlighting those moments concretely in your resume gives you a strong edge over candidates with a longer but vaguer work history.
Which companies hire entry level unit supervisors?
Companies hiring entry level unit supervisors right now include Inova Health, MaineHealth, and Dartmouth Health, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. At this level, hiring tends to come from manufacturing operations, logistics and distribution centers, and large retail or healthcare organizations that promote from within or bring on junior supervisors to support growing teams.
Are there remote entry level unit supervisor jobs?
Yes, though remote options are more limited at this level than in purely desk-based fields. About 0% of entry level unit supervisor openings are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, and those tend to be in industries where coordination or scheduling can be managed digitally. The majority of postings remain on-site because hands-on team oversight is central to the role.
Are these new grad unit supervisor jobs?
Yes, many of these postings are new grad and junior roles that welcome recent graduates and candidates with little or no prior supervisory experience. A new grad friendly posting typically says it accepts zero to two years of experience, counts internships toward that requirement, or values a relevant degree or portfolio of leadership work in place of a long employment history. Look for language like "entry level," "training provided," or "will train the right candidate."
Which industries hire the most entry level unit supervisors?
Entry Level unit supervisor roles concentrate in Healthcare & Medical Services and Government & Public Sector, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Those sectors drive hiring at this level because they rely on shift-based or production-line structures where junior supervisors step in to manage small teams directly under senior operations leadership.