Nursing Jobs in San Francisco, CA
Nursing jobs in San Francisco are in strong demand, concentrated in the Mission District, SoMa, and the Inner Sunset near UCSF Medical Center, across acute care, community health, and specialty clinical settings. Employers hiring right now include HiredFirst, San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living, and Edgewood. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Are you looking for a meaningful role in behavioral health and have the desire to work with an organization that puts people first? If you have a passion for helping others along their recovery journey, then we invite you to join our Crestwood family!
For more than 50+ years Crestwood has been committed to creating innovative recovery programs and developing compassionate communities that support each client in their journey. Our model of care focuses on a personal and self-directed process that empowers the people we serve and helps them to develop the skills to thrive!
Title: Assistant Director of Nursing
Job Duties: The Assistant Director will coordinate aspects of nursing, including, but not limited to, infection control, pharmacy, laboratory, quality assurance, medical records, and staff education. You will contribute to ensuring compliance with established policies and procedures of the overall program and the timely completion of respective reporting requirements. The Assistant Director of Nursing Services supports all disciplines in the development of a marketing strategy and efforts to network with existing and potential referral sources.
Schedule: Full-Time
Qualifications:
- Prefer current licensure in the State of California as a Registered Nurse (RN).
- Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN), Or Licensed Psych Tech (LPT).
- CPR and first aid certified.
- BSN or master's degree preferred.
- Experience in a skilled nursing facility preferred.
- Meet all applicable regulatory standards.
- Demonstrated knowledge of DSM-5-TR, NANDA, psychosocial, PSR, and recovery principles.
Crestwood Offers Comprehensive Benefits Packages to Full-Time Employees Including:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
- Life Insurance
- Vacation
- Paid Sick Leave
- Sick Leave Buy Back
- 401(k) Retirement
- Scholarship Program
- Education Loan Assistance Program
- Qualifying Supervision for BBS Associates
- Competitive Pay
- Paid Holidays
- Service Awards
- Jury Duty Pay
About the Campus: Our services at the San Francisco Healing Center support each client to recover with an enhanced sense of resilience, accessing a wide range of wellness tools and staff support. The mission of this program is to restore a sense of hope, empowerment, community/natural support inclusion, and realized potential in each client, as well as psychiatric stabilization.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered.
To learn more about B Certified Corporations, visit www.bcorp.com
It's About Growth! Our employees are our most valuable assets.
Did you know that at Crestwood you can gain experience at one of California's leading behavioral health service providers? We deliver industry leading education and training that allows our team members to succeed and continue to grow their careers with Crestwood.
Check out our Career Page to learn more about being a part of the Crestwood Family and the benefits available. https://workatcrestwood.com/
Crestwood is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion, equity, and diversity. We embrace all differences and are fully committed to fostering a sense of belonging for everyone. Employment and advancement opportunities are extended to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to ability during the application or recruiting process, please talk with your hiring contact/recruiter or send a request to HR@CBHI.net.
Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation including criminal history and identity check.
Pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), please review this link to provide information on how we collect and use your data.
Crestwood is required to participate in the E-Verify program. To learn more, please see: E-Verify Participation, Right to Work notices, or visit www.e-verify.gov.
Are you looking for a meaningful role in behavioral health and have the desire to work with an organization that puts people first? If you have a passion for helping others along their recovery journey, then we invite you to join our Crestwood family!
For more than 50+ years Crestwood has been committed to creating innovative recovery programs and developing compassionate communities that support each client in their journey. Our model of care focuses on a personal and self-directed process that empowers the people we serve and helps them to develop the skills to thrive!
Title: Assistant Director of Nursing
Job Duties: The Assistant Director will coordinate aspects of nursing, including, but not limited to, infection control, pharmacy, laboratory, quality assurance, medical records, and staff education. You will contribute to ensuring compliance with established policies and procedures of the overall program and the timely completion of respective reporting requirements. The Assistant Director of Nursing Services supports all disciplines in the development of a marketing strategy and efforts to network with existing and potential referral sources.
Schedule: Full-Time
Qualifications:
- Prefer current licensure in the State of California as a Registered Nurse (RN).
- Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN), Or Licensed Psych Tech (LPT).
- CPR and first aid certified.
- BSN or master's degree preferred.
- Experience in a skilled nursing facility preferred.
- Meet all applicable regulatory standards.
- Demonstrated knowledge of DSM-5-TR, NANDA, psychosocial, PSR, and recovery principles.
Crestwood Offers Comprehensive Benefits Packages to Full-Time Employees Including:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
- Life Insurance
- Vacation
- Paid Sick Leave
- Sick Leave Buy Back
- 401(k) Retirement
- Scholarship Program
- Education Loan Assistance Program
- Qualifying Supervision for BBS Associates
- Competitive Pay
- Paid Holidays
- Service Awards
- Jury Duty Pay
About the Campus: Our services at the San Francisco Healing Center support each client to recover with an enhanced sense of resilience, accessing a wide range of wellness tools and staff support. The mission of this program is to restore a sense of hope, empowerment, community/natural support inclusion, and realized potential in each client, as well as psychiatric stabilization.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered.
To learn more about B Certified Corporations, visit www.bcorp.com
It's About Growth! Our employees are our most valuable assets.
Did you know that at Crestwood you can gain experience at one of California's leading behavioral health service providers? We deliver industry leading education and training that allows our team members to succeed and continue to grow their careers with Crestwood.
Check out our Career Page to learn more about being a part of the Crestwood Family and the benefits available. https://workatcrestwood.com/
Crestwood is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion, equity, and diversity. We embrace all differences and are fully committed to fostering a sense of belonging for everyone. Employment and advancement opportunities are extended to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to ability during the application or recruiting process, please talk with your hiring contact/recruiter or send a request to HR@CBHI.net.
Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation including criminal history and identity check.
Pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), please review this link to provide information on how we collect and use your data.
Crestwood is required to participate in the E-Verify program. To learn more, please see: E-Verify Participation, Right to Work notices, or visit www.e-verify.gov.
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- HiredFirst62H
- San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living62
- Edgewood31
- TEEMA31
- Sutter Health31
Nursing Jobs in San Francisco: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a nursing job in San Francisco?
Focus on San Francisco's largest hiring sectors: academic medical centers, community health clinics serving the Mission and Tenderloin, and specialty hospitals on Parnassus and in Noe Valley. Direct-care bedside experience in high-acuity settings gives candidates a clear edge here. Many San Francisco health systems also recruit through their own portals before openings go wide, so applying early to UCSF Health, ZSFG, and Kaiser Permanente's SF campuses is worth prioritizing.
Which companies hire nursings in San Francisco?
San Francisco nursing roles are posted by HiredFirst, San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living, and Edgewood and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. The city's employer mix leans heavily toward large academic medical systems, public hospitals like Zuckerberg San Francisco General, and federally qualified health centers serving dense urban neighborhoods.
How can I get a nursing job in San Francisco with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path in San Francisco is a new graduate residency program, offered by UCSF Health, Dignity Health, and Kaiser Permanente's San Francisco facilities, which are structured to onboard RNs with limited clinical hours. Community health clinics in the Mission and Tenderloin also hire new grads for case management and care coordination roles where patient volume and mentorship are both strong starting points for building a local resume.
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