Clinical Registered Nurse Jobs in California
Clinical Registered Nurse jobs in California represent one of the most active hiring markets in the country, with sustained demand across major hospital systems, academic medical centers, outpatient clinics, and skilled nursing facilities at every level from new graduate through senior clinical nurse. Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, and San Diego account for the heaviest concentration of openings, where systems like Cedars-Sinai, Kaiser Permanente, and UCSF Health maintain large clinical workforces. Critical care, med-surg, and emergency nursing are the most consistently in-demand specialties statewide. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Job ID JR207132
Date posted 06/08/2026
Location: Chula Vista, California
Chula Vista Medical Center
Shift: Night
Job Type: Regular
Overview
At Sharp, being a nurse means transforming the health care experience for your patients, for your colleagues and for yourself. In a collaborative environment with state-of-the-art facilities and advanced clinical practices, we encourage you to follow your passions wherever they take you.
As a recognized leader in nursing excellence with Magnet® recognitions for high-quality, patient-centered care, we invite you to join us in providing health care the way it should be. We offer a wide variety of nursing positions — from RNs and clinical nurse leads to case managers and clinical nurse specialists.
Success Profile
Wondering what qualities it takes to be a successful nursing professional at Sharp? View some of the traits we’re looking for below.
- Innovative
- Collaborative
- Resourceful
- Advocate
- Person-centered
- Critical Thinker
Job Details
Job ID JR207132
Hours:
Shift Start Time: 7 PM
Shift End Time: 7:30 AM
AWS Hours Requirement: 12/36 - 12 Hour Shift
Additional Shift Information:
Weekend Requirements: Every Other
On-Call Required: No
Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum): $61.740 - $70.170 - $90.160
The stated pay scale reflects the range as defined by the collective bargaining agreement between Sharp HealthCare and Sharp Professional Nurses Network, United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, NUHHCE, AFSME, AFL-CIO. Placement within the range is based on years of RN experience.
This is an evergreen posting representing 4 open positions: JR206962, JR206961, JR206948, JR206943.
What You Will Do
To provide direct and indirect nursing services to patients and families.
Required Qualifications
- Graduate of nursing school.
- 1 Year clinical experience (RNs with less than 12 months experience will complete the new grad requirements).
- California Registered Nurse (RN) - CA Board of Registered Nursing - REQUIRED
- AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association - REQUIRED
- ACLS Certification (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) - American Heart Association - REQUIRED
- NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) - Various - Employee provides certificate - REQUIRED
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association - REQUIRED
Essential Functions
Clinical advancement
- Uses systematic planning, appropriate methods and timely exchange of information with multidisciplinary team and patient/family to coordinate care.
- Demonstrates ability to focus on and manage multiple patient needs and aspects of care.
- Actively communicates with care team to plan patient care.
- Utilizes available resources to problem-solve and determine most effective approach to action.
Clinical judgment and decision making
- Utilizes the nursing process and a critical thinking approach to provide patient care that incorporates the mind, body and spirit; is individualized, goal directed, and consistent with current standards of safety.
- Identifies actual/potential problems for which the patient is at risk.
- Continuously evaluates interventions and care, and adjusts the plan as patient and family needs change.
- Identifies need for referrals based on information obtained in initial and ongoing assessments and evaluation.
- Collaborates with patient, family and other team members to develop a comprehensive plan of care.
- Prioritizes demand for resources and collaborates with others to meet individualized patient needs.
- Acts as preceptor/teacher in guiding other nurses on how to apply the nursing process with a particular unit population.
- Makes appropriate referrals based on information obtained in initial and ongoing assessments and evaluation.
- Implements safe, therapeutic and efficient care for patients with complex needs due to multi-system disease and/or complications of treatment.
- Demonstrates accountability for achieving patient outcomes.
- Demonstrates an ability to quickly recognize a patient diagnosis even though presenting symptoms or situations may be dissimilar.
- Documents per department/entity guidelines of care and policies and procedures.
- Comprehensive; representing detailed, concise picture of patient's care.
- Serves as a resource for other staff in managing unit specific documentation issues.
- Charting reflects a critical thinking/problem-oriented approach to patient issues.
Clinical leadership
- Delegates/assigns and communicates expectations for care delivery processes to each member of the team.
- Knowledgeable about what can and cannot be delegated to each different health care team member.
- Responsible for delegation and follows through to ensure delegated task is complete.
- Before delegating, analyzes each situation, determines and consistently applies levels of supervision needed (unsupervised, initial direction and periodic inspection, continuous supervision, or should not be delegated).
- Assesses appropriateness of physician orders and to question physician when appropriate.
- Helps coworkers improve performance.
- Offers assistance and support to coworkers.
- Provides positive feedback to others.
- Provides unit specific information to students, floats, travelers/registry personnel and documents appropriately.
- Provides incidental teaching to members of the team.
- Looks for and applies ways to improve work processes and systems.
- Offers and accepts constructive feedback/criticism in a non-judgmental, positive and confidential manner.
- Seeks out opportunities to assist and support coworkers.
Nurse-patient/family relationship
- Establishes a therapeutic relationship with patient and family.
- Anticipates problems to establishing/maintaining a therapeutic relationship with a specific patient and takes actions to enhance quality of nurse/patient/family interaction (problems may include: spiritual, cultural, language or other communication barriers; those imposed by nature of illness or health issue).
- Analyzes social/cultural variables and adapts nursing interventions to meet diverse needs.
- Serves as a patient advocate through actions such as: removing obstacles, identifying and supporting appropriate needs and wants; interpreting for patient to physician and visa/versa.
- Provides age appropriate patient education that facilitates recovery, self-care, end-of-life care and health maintenance, health promotion, and wellness.
- Coordinates transfer and discharge planning and teaching in collaboration with other members of the health care team.
- Collaborates with other team members to identify, develop and/or revise patient education materials.
- Demonstrates flexibility to teaching based on assessment of learner's needs and the integration of adult learning principles.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Independently performs the nursing process through individualized assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of safe, therapeutic, efficient care for patients with overt and subtle needs throughout the continuum of care, and according to unit's standards of care. Performs safe nursing care for patients in more complex situations with some assistance and supervision. Demonstrates competency in all areas of the unit skills and some advanced skills. May teach some skills competencies. Coordinates patient care administered by other members of the care team. May assume the responsibility of relief charge nurse and may assist with preceptorship/professional development of new nurses and students. Uses common equipment and medications safely in the practice setting and consults others when unfamiliar. Recognizes inconsistencies in patient care and manages potential complications. Demonstrates consistent organization and prioritization of workload; confident management of emergency situations. Participates in quality improvement initiatives. Complies with all regulatory and accreditation standards. Demonstrates professional behavior through participation in unit activities and committees as appropriate. Delegates/assigns and communicates expectations for care delivery processes to each member of the team. Teaches skills as necessary. Coordinates patient care administered by other members of the nursing staff. Utilizes a variety of teaching/coaching strategies to assist family through disease process/experience. Promotes clinical effectiveness, efficient use of resources, and quality care in practice setting. Transfers knowledge and mentors others to improve clinical practice. Demonstrates complex problem solving and the use of critical thinking skills.
Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class.
New Hire Bonus Eligibility
- Relocation Assistance: $5000
- Employee Referral Bonus: $2500
Relocation Assistance: Must be relocating from 100+ miles outside of San Diego to be eligible
The following are not eligible for hiring incentives:
- Current Sharp employees
- Rehires/Reinstates that are rejoining the organization less than 12 months from last date of employment with Sharp Healthcare
Employee referral incentive eligibility:
- Referral must list the name of the Sharp employee that referred them on the job application.
- External referrals only
- If referring a former Sharp employee – must be more than 12 months since last date of employment with Sharp Healthcare at the time of referral.
Our Mission and Values
At Sharp, our mission is to improve the health of those we serve with a commitment to excellence in all that we do. We aim to offer quality care and services that set community standards, exceed patients’ expectations and are provided in a caring, convenient, cost-effective and accessible manner.
We have a vision to transform the health care experience through a culture of caring, quality, safety, service, innovation and excellence. Our goal is to be the best place to work, the best place to practice medicine and the best place to receive care.
Our team members are the driving force behind our mission and vision. At Sharp, we’re focused on providing an environment that will meet the needs of both our patients and our employees. Our team members are encouraged to connect with their passions and recommit to the purpose of their work each day.
Benefits
-
Medical, vision, dental and more
Our flexible benefits include a choice of two HMO medical plans (both of which include vision), two PPO dental choices, flexible spending accounts, accident insurance, long-term disability insurance and life insurance.
-
Generous vacation, holiday and sick leave
We offer one of the most generous plans among health care systems in San Diego, and new Sharp employees start with 25 days of paid time off in just the first year.
-
Wellness programs
We focus on your overall well-being by giving you tools to improve both yourself and your life — mentally, physically, spiritually, emotionally and environmentally. Our focus is on balanced health and wellness to help you reach your health goals and enjoy life along the way.
-
Employee assistance program
At Sharp, we understand that personal problems occasionally arise and you may need to seek outside professional advice. We’re here to help. Our employee assistance program helps employees develop and maintain a lifestyle that supports good health and productivity.
-
Retirement plans
We’re proud to offer two retirement plans to match your needs. The Sharp$aver 401(a) plan matches your after-tax contributions and the 403(b) plan offers a long-term savings plan for pre-tax and Roth contributions with available loan and withdrawal provisions.
-
Educational opportunities and tuition reimbursement
We support and encourage the growth and development of our employees through educational courses for credit in institutions of higher learning, continuing education programs (conferences, workshops, seminars) and specialty certification examinations.
-
Discount programs, perks and other benefits
Our employees are eligible to participate in several group voluntary benefit plans — including group legal, college savings, critical illness insurance, group auto and home insurance and pet insurance.
Job ID JR207132
Date posted 06/08/2026
Location: Chula Vista, California
Chula Vista Medical Center
Shift: Night
Job Type: Regular
Overview
At Sharp, being a nurse means transforming the health care experience for your patients, for your colleagues and for yourself. In a collaborative environment with state-of-the-art facilities and advanced clinical practices, we encourage you to follow your passions wherever they take you.
As a recognized leader in nursing excellence with Magnet® recognitions for high-quality, patient-centered care, we invite you to join us in providing health care the way it should be. We offer a wide variety of nursing positions — from RNs and clinical nurse leads to case managers and clinical nurse specialists.
Success Profile
Wondering what qualities it takes to be a successful nursing professional at Sharp? View some of the traits we’re looking for below.
- Innovative
- Collaborative
- Resourceful
- Advocate
- Person-centered
- Critical Thinker
Job Details
Job ID JR207132
Hours:
Shift Start Time: 7 PM
Shift End Time: 7:30 AM
AWS Hours Requirement: 12/36 - 12 Hour Shift
Additional Shift Information:
Weekend Requirements: Every Other
On-Call Required: No
Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum): $61.740 - $70.170 - $90.160
The stated pay scale reflects the range as defined by the collective bargaining agreement between Sharp HealthCare and Sharp Professional Nurses Network, United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, NUHHCE, AFSME, AFL-CIO. Placement within the range is based on years of RN experience.
This is an evergreen posting representing 4 open positions: JR206962, JR206961, JR206948, JR206943.
What You Will Do
To provide direct and indirect nursing services to patients and families.
Required Qualifications
- Graduate of nursing school.
- 1 Year clinical experience (RNs with less than 12 months experience will complete the new grad requirements).
- California Registered Nurse (RN) - CA Board of Registered Nursing - REQUIRED
- AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association - REQUIRED
- ACLS Certification (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) - American Heart Association - REQUIRED
- NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) - Various - Employee provides certificate - REQUIRED
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association - REQUIRED
Essential Functions
Clinical advancement
- Uses systematic planning, appropriate methods and timely exchange of information with multidisciplinary team and patient/family to coordinate care.
- Demonstrates ability to focus on and manage multiple patient needs and aspects of care.
- Actively communicates with care team to plan patient care.
- Utilizes available resources to problem-solve and determine most effective approach to action.
Clinical judgment and decision making
- Utilizes the nursing process and a critical thinking approach to provide patient care that incorporates the mind, body and spirit; is individualized, goal directed, and consistent with current standards of safety.
- Identifies actual/potential problems for which the patient is at risk.
- Continuously evaluates interventions and care, and adjusts the plan as patient and family needs change.
- Identifies need for referrals based on information obtained in initial and ongoing assessments and evaluation.
- Collaborates with patient, family and other team members to develop a comprehensive plan of care.
- Prioritizes demand for resources and collaborates with others to meet individualized patient needs.
- Acts as preceptor/teacher in guiding other nurses on how to apply the nursing process with a particular unit population.
- Makes appropriate referrals based on information obtained in initial and ongoing assessments and evaluation.
- Implements safe, therapeutic and efficient care for patients with complex needs due to multi-system disease and/or complications of treatment.
- Demonstrates accountability for achieving patient outcomes.
- Demonstrates an ability to quickly recognize a patient diagnosis even though presenting symptoms or situations may be dissimilar.
- Documents per department/entity guidelines of care and policies and procedures.
- Comprehensive; representing detailed, concise picture of patient's care.
- Serves as a resource for other staff in managing unit specific documentation issues.
- Charting reflects a critical thinking/problem-oriented approach to patient issues.
Clinical leadership
- Delegates/assigns and communicates expectations for care delivery processes to each member of the team.
- Knowledgeable about what can and cannot be delegated to each different health care team member.
- Responsible for delegation and follows through to ensure delegated task is complete.
- Before delegating, analyzes each situation, determines and consistently applies levels of supervision needed (unsupervised, initial direction and periodic inspection, continuous supervision, or should not be delegated).
- Assesses appropriateness of physician orders and to question physician when appropriate.
- Helps coworkers improve performance.
- Offers assistance and support to coworkers.
- Provides positive feedback to others.
- Provides unit specific information to students, floats, travelers/registry personnel and documents appropriately.
- Provides incidental teaching to members of the team.
- Looks for and applies ways to improve work processes and systems.
- Offers and accepts constructive feedback/criticism in a non-judgmental, positive and confidential manner.
- Seeks out opportunities to assist and support coworkers.
Nurse-patient/family relationship
- Establishes a therapeutic relationship with patient and family.
- Anticipates problems to establishing/maintaining a therapeutic relationship with a specific patient and takes actions to enhance quality of nurse/patient/family interaction (problems may include: spiritual, cultural, language or other communication barriers; those imposed by nature of illness or health issue).
- Analyzes social/cultural variables and adapts nursing interventions to meet diverse needs.
- Serves as a patient advocate through actions such as: removing obstacles, identifying and supporting appropriate needs and wants; interpreting for patient to physician and visa/versa.
- Provides age appropriate patient education that facilitates recovery, self-care, end-of-life care and health maintenance, health promotion, and wellness.
- Coordinates transfer and discharge planning and teaching in collaboration with other members of the health care team.
- Collaborates with other team members to identify, develop and/or revise patient education materials.
- Demonstrates flexibility to teaching based on assessment of learner's needs and the integration of adult learning principles.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Independently performs the nursing process through individualized assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of safe, therapeutic, efficient care for patients with overt and subtle needs throughout the continuum of care, and according to unit's standards of care. Performs safe nursing care for patients in more complex situations with some assistance and supervision. Demonstrates competency in all areas of the unit skills and some advanced skills. May teach some skills competencies. Coordinates patient care administered by other members of the care team. May assume the responsibility of relief charge nurse and may assist with preceptorship/professional development of new nurses and students. Uses common equipment and medications safely in the practice setting and consults others when unfamiliar. Recognizes inconsistencies in patient care and manages potential complications. Demonstrates consistent organization and prioritization of workload; confident management of emergency situations. Participates in quality improvement initiatives. Complies with all regulatory and accreditation standards. Demonstrates professional behavior through participation in unit activities and committees as appropriate. Delegates/assigns and communicates expectations for care delivery processes to each member of the team. Teaches skills as necessary. Coordinates patient care administered by other members of the nursing staff. Utilizes a variety of teaching/coaching strategies to assist family through disease process/experience. Promotes clinical effectiveness, efficient use of resources, and quality care in practice setting. Transfers knowledge and mentors others to improve clinical practice. Demonstrates complex problem solving and the use of critical thinking skills.
Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class.
New Hire Bonus Eligibility
- Relocation Assistance: $5000
- Employee Referral Bonus: $2500
Relocation Assistance: Must be relocating from 100+ miles outside of San Diego to be eligible
The following are not eligible for hiring incentives:
- Current Sharp employees
- Rehires/Reinstates that are rejoining the organization less than 12 months from last date of employment with Sharp Healthcare
Employee referral incentive eligibility:
- Referral must list the name of the Sharp employee that referred them on the job application.
- External referrals only
- If referring a former Sharp employee – must be more than 12 months since last date of employment with Sharp Healthcare at the time of referral.
Our Mission and Values
At Sharp, our mission is to improve the health of those we serve with a commitment to excellence in all that we do. We aim to offer quality care and services that set community standards, exceed patients’ expectations and are provided in a caring, convenient, cost-effective and accessible manner.
We have a vision to transform the health care experience through a culture of caring, quality, safety, service, innovation and excellence. Our goal is to be the best place to work, the best place to practice medicine and the best place to receive care.
Our team members are the driving force behind our mission and vision. At Sharp, we’re focused on providing an environment that will meet the needs of both our patients and our employees. Our team members are encouraged to connect with their passions and recommit to the purpose of their work each day.
Benefits
-
Medical, vision, dental and more
Our flexible benefits include a choice of two HMO medical plans (both of which include vision), two PPO dental choices, flexible spending accounts, accident insurance, long-term disability insurance and life insurance.
-
Generous vacation, holiday and sick leave
We offer one of the most generous plans among health care systems in San Diego, and new Sharp employees start with 25 days of paid time off in just the first year.
-
Wellness programs
We focus on your overall well-being by giving you tools to improve both yourself and your life — mentally, physically, spiritually, emotionally and environmentally. Our focus is on balanced health and wellness to help you reach your health goals and enjoy life along the way.
-
Employee assistance program
At Sharp, we understand that personal problems occasionally arise and you may need to seek outside professional advice. We’re here to help. Our employee assistance program helps employees develop and maintain a lifestyle that supports good health and productivity.
-
Retirement plans
We’re proud to offer two retirement plans to match your needs. The Sharp$aver 401(a) plan matches your after-tax contributions and the 403(b) plan offers a long-term savings plan for pre-tax and Roth contributions with available loan and withdrawal provisions.
-
Educational opportunities and tuition reimbursement
We support and encourage the growth and development of our employees through educational courses for credit in institutions of higher learning, continuing education programs (conferences, workshops, seminars) and specialty certification examinations.
-
Discount programs, perks and other benefits
Our employees are eligible to participate in several group voluntary benefit plans — including group legal, college savings, critical illness insurance, group auto and home insurance and pet insurance.
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Where California roles are concentrated, by current openings.
Clinical Registered Nurse Job Market in California
A snapshot from current California openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- Stanford Health Care19
- Prime Healthcare Services12
- Sharp HealthCare12
- Fresenius Medical Care8
- AccentCare5
Top Industries Hiring
- Healthcare & Medical Services79
- Insurance4
- Education2
- Electronics & Hardware2
- Medical Devices2
What California Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in clinical registered nurse jobs across California.
- Active California Registered Nurse license issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing
- Current BLS certification and ACLS certification for acute or critical care settings
- Associate degree in nursing at minimum, with bachelor of science in nursing preferred by most California systems
- Minimum one to two years of clinical bedside experience for non-entry-level positions
- Demonstrated proficiency with electronic health records systems such as Epic or Cerner
- Strong communication and interdisciplinary collaboration skills in fast-paced clinical environments
Clinical Registered Nurse Jobs in California: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a clinical registered nurse in California?
You become a clinical registered nurse in California by completing an accredited nursing program, either an associate degree in nursing or a bachelor of science in nursing, and then passing the NCLEX-RN exam. Licensure is issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing, which requires a completed application, verified education, and exam results. California does not participate in the Nurse Licensure Compact, so a California-specific license is required to work in the state.
How much do clinical registered nurses make in California?
Clinical registered nurses in California earn a median of about $140,270 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $101,260 for the lowest 10% to over $213,320 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire clinical registered nurses in California?
Employers hiring clinical registered nurses in California right now include Stanford Health Care, Prime Healthcare Services, and Sharp HealthCare, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. California's scale and density of large integrated health systems means openings appear consistently across urban and suburban locations throughout the year.
Which California cities have the most clinical registered nurse jobs?
Palo Alto, San Diego, and Fresno have the most clinical registered nurse openings in California. Los Angeles and the Bay Area drive volume through their concentration of large academic medical centers and regional hospital networks, while San Diego's mix of military-affiliated hospitals, research institutions, and community health systems sustains steady demand independent of the major northern and southern metro markets.
Are there remote clinical registered nurse jobs in California?
Yes, but they're rare. Clinical registered nursing is a hands-on bedside role, so most positions require in-person presence. About 3% of clinical registered nurse openings tied to California are remote or hybrid as of June 2026, and those roles tend to concentrate in care management, utilization review, and telephonic triage functions rather than direct patient care.
How can I get hired as a clinical registered nurse in California with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is a new graduate residency program, which major California systems including Kaiser Permanente, Dignity Health, and Cedars-Sinai run specifically to bring newly licensed RNs into clinical practice with structured mentorship. Applying to med-surg or telemetry units is the most common starting point, as those floors hire new graduates regularly. Holding a current California Board of Registered Nursing license and a BLS certification before applying strengthens any entry-level candidacy, and prior experience as a certified nursing assistant or patient care technician is a recognized credential that many California hiring managers value.
Where can I find and apply to clinical registered nurse jobs in California?
You can find and apply to clinical registered nurse jobs in California on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings across the state. Find roles that fit your experience level and specialty, and apply directly.
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