- 1
- open role, live count
- 5.0
- Google rating
The city
Living in San Diego, CA
San Diego pairs year-round beach weather with a laid-back outdoor lifestyle that makes it easy to trade scrubs for surfboards after a shift. Balboa Park offers trails and museums, while neighborhoods like Hillcrest give nurses walkable dining and nightlife options.
Browse roles in San Diego- Metro price level · San Diego area
- 12% above the national average
- BEA index 111.9 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $2,313/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $108,077/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
If you take this role, you are walking into a home health and rehab agency in San Diego. Nurses describe field visits, not a hospital floor.
More about Compass Home Health
One posting we have lists $35 an hour. San Diego’s cost of living sits about 12% above the national price level, and average citywide apartment rent has been cited around the high $2,000s. California is not a compact-license state and uses a graduated state income tax. Nurses talk about basing inland — Santee, El Cajon, La Mesa — when they want lower rent, or closer in if they want the coast. Glassdoor shows about 11 reviews averaging 3.2; 58% would recommend and 62% reported a positive outlook. Those reviews are for Compass Home Health & Rehab and may not reflect San Diego. A current occupational therapist in June 2026 gave the job a 5.0 and cited client-centered therapy. Former nurses described managers as unskilled, rude, and hostile, and one said advertised high rates were misleading.
Why nurses stay
How they describe the culture
What nurses say in reviews
About 11 Glassdoor reviews average 3.2; 58% would recommend and 62% reported a positive outlook. Reviews are for Compass Home Health & Rehab and may not reflect San Diego. A current occupational therapist in June 2026 gave 5.0 scores and cited client-centered therapy. Former nurses described managers as unskilled, rude, and hostile, said advertised high rates were misleading, and one RN warned others to work elsewhere if they value their license.
The good
- Field visits in a home health and rehab agency
- $35 an hour on the posting we have
- Client-centered therapy cited by a current occupational therapist in 2026
- 62% of Glassdoor reviewers reported a positive outlook
The hard parts
- About 11 Glassdoor reviews average 3.2; 58% would recommend
- Former nurses described managers as unskilled, rude, and hostile
- A former nurse said advertised high rates were misleading and that management avoided paying for visits already done
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 25, 2026
- Website
- pathwellhealth.com ↗
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Licensed Vocational Nurse - Field Nurse
$35/hr
Compass Home HealthSan Diego, CaliforniaSeen active 6 days ago- LVN
- Per Diem contract
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