From 1 posting and nurse reviews · Employer research Sep 16, 2026Sources
The short version
This is a full-time, 40-hour-a-week RN role posted at $40.00 an hour, with staff describing meaningful care work alongside real staffing strain.
Employer research, Sep 16, 2026
The one RN posting we have lists $40.00 an hour, and Glassdoor shows the same $40 base hourly for the role in Long Beach.
For experienced nursesSources
From employer postingsAs of 2026-09-16 · 2026The role is full-time at 40 hours a week, and staff say some schedule flexibility is available once you are in.
If you are moving hereSources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.comEntry-level openings exist here, so getting a first RN job is realistic even though staff describe training as thin.
For new gradsSources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
Nursing here
- Career development
Entry-level opportunities exist, but employees report limited advancement potential and inadequate training.
Ambitions CA · employer research
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com- Scheduling
Full-time 40 hours per week; reviews note irregular schedules and long hours, though some flexibility is available.
Ambitions CA · employer research
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
Benefits
What is public is the basics: full-time 40-hour weeks at $40.00 an hour, with some flexibility reported but no residency, tuition, or loan program described.
Published pay and benefits
- Hourly pay
$40.00/hr
Registered Nurse (RN) hourly pay in Long Beach, CA
As of 2026
What nurses say
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Staffing and Burnout
- Staff find the care work meaningful but report high stress and burnout driven by chronic short staffing and high turnover.
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com- Management and Leadership
- Workers describe inconsistent communication, lack of support, and perceived favoritism from supervisors.
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
The hard parts
Reviews point to chronic short staffing, high turnover, and supervisors described as inconsistent and playing favorites — plan to ask hard questions about coverage and who backs you up.
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
What to ask
- How is base pay set for the role, and which differentials apply?
- Which shifts are open, and what are the weekend, holiday and call rules?
- How long is orientation, and will I have one preceptor?
- What does a usual day’s workload look like?
- Where would I work, and on which unit or team?
Living in Long Beach, CA
Between shifts, trade scrubs for cycling along the Belmont Shore path or unwinding along 4th Street’s Retro Row. Living costs sit about 14% above the national average, balancing major coastal medical centers with breezy waterfront harbor views, historic craftsman bungalows, and an easygoing beach-city rhythm distinct from neighboring Los Angeles.
Browse roles in Long Beach- Metro price level · Long Beach area
- 14% above the national average
- BEA index 113.6 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,871/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $87,430/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Roles from Ambitions CA
Sources
- glassdoor.com/Reviews/Ambitions-Reviews-E461499.htm
The short version, Nursing here, What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2026
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