Desert Regional Medical Center

Trauma Center · Palm Springs, CA

On the floor

What the day-to-day looks like

Setting: Trauma Center
Shifts hiring now: Days 2

Benefits

$25k sign-on bonus and relocation assistance listed for the RN Manager NICU role; broader benefits not detailed in validated facts.

What stands out

Moving here
The RN Manager NICU posting lists a $25k sign-on bonus plus relocation assistance if you are moving into Palm Springs for the role.
As of 2025Source: talents.vaia.com
Experienced nurses
You would practice inside a Level I Trauma Center with Comprehensive Stroke Center and Chest Pain Center designations on the same campus.
As of 2025Source: desertcarenetwork.com
New graduates
A nurse residency / new grad program is referenced for Desert Regional in Palm Springs if you are coming straight from school.
As of 2023Source 1: westcoastuniversity.edu Source 2: allnurses.com
Experienced nurses
RNs here are union-represented, which shapes how staffing disputes and contract issues get handled on the floor.
Source 1: indeed.com Source 2: nationalnursesunited.org Source 3: glassdoor.com

More about working here

Experienced nurses
Nurses often describe coworkers as nice, family-like, and solid on teamwork even when other parts of the job frustrate them.
As of 2024Source 1: glassdoor.com Source 2: glassdoor.sg Source 3: indeed.com
Moving here
NICU manager scheduling is listed as 12-hour shifts at 36 hours a week, with day, night, rotating, and PRN patterns appearing across open jobs.
As of 2025Source 1: talents.vaia.com Source 2: jobs.tenethealth.com
New graduates
At least one nurse reported a positive NICU preceptorship here before planning to apply into the new grad path.
As of 2014Source: allnurses.com

Working conditions

Union representation: Union roles reported; Source 1: indeed.com Source 2: nationalnursesunited.org Source 3: glassdoor.com
Scheduling: 12-hour shifts noted for NICU manager role (36 hours/week); day/night/rotating/PRN shifts appear in open jobs; As of 2025Source 1: talents.vaia.com Source 2: jobs.tenethealth.com
Floating: RNs report being floated mid-shift to cover other floors' needs; As of 2024Source: indeed.com
Pay and benefits: $25k sign-on bonus for RN Manager NICU role; As of 2025Source: talents.vaia.com
Pay and benefits: Relocation assistance offered for RN Manager NICU role; As of 2025Source: talents.vaia.com
Pay and benefits: Estimated annual pay range for RN Manager NICU 72000-108000; As of 2025Source: talents.vaia.com

Starting out and growing here

Nurse residency: Nurse residency / new grad program referenced for Desert Regional Medical Center Palm Springs; As of 2023Source 1: westcoastuniversity.edu Source 2: allnurses.com
Preceptors and orientation: Positive NICU preceptorship experience reported by at least one nurse who later planned to apply to new grad program; As of 2014Source: allnurses.com

The city

Living in Palm Springs, CA

Palm Springs is a Southern California desert resort city in the Coachella Valley, known for mid-century modern architecture, year-round sunshine, and a laid-back resort atmosphere. Out-of-state RNs will find a small, tight-knit community with easy access to hiking in the surrounding mountains and a slower pace of life.

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State price level · California: 11% above the national average; State index 110.7 (100 = national)
Median gross rent: $1,562/mo; rent and tenant-paid utilities
Median household income: $73,119/yr; all local households, not nurse pay

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024

Who they are

You would be walking into Desert Regional Medical Center on North Indian Canyon Drive in Palm Springs—a Tenet hospital in the Desert Care Network that has been on this campus since 1948. It holds a Level I Trauma Center designation for Riverside County and San Bernardino EMS, plus Comprehensive Stroke Center certification and a Chest Pain Center designation, so the acuity is part of the everyday picture if that is what you want.

Trauma Center · Palm Springs
Hiring days
Sign-on bonus · 1 role

More about Desert Regional Medical Center

On the schedule side, the NICU manager posting lists 12-hour shifts at 36 hours a week, and day, night, rotating, and PRN options show up across open jobs. RNs here are union-represented. Coworkers get described as nice, family-like, and strong on teamwork. A nurse residency / new grad program is referenced for the facility, and at least one nurse has described a positive NICU preceptorship before aiming at that path. The pay facts on hand are thin and mostly tied to one manager posting: a $25k sign-on, relocation assistance, and a third-party estimate of roughly $72k–$108k annual that is not employer-confirmed. What nurses flag more often is the strain—understaffing, mid-shift floating, aging infrastructure, limited raises, and recent strikes over patient care and staffing with ownership. That is the texture worth sitting with before you apply.

Working here

Culture and working life

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Themes from public reviews

Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.

Supportive coworkers: Staff often described as nice, family-like, and strong on teamwork despite other frustrations.; As of 2024Source 1: glassdoor.com Source 2: glassdoor.sg Source 3: indeed.com
Management and staffing strain: Reviews cite profit focus, understaffing, overwork, forced discharges, and adversarial admin-union dynamics.; As of 2024Source 1: glassdoor.com Source 2: indeed.com
Pay and advancement limits: Employees note limited raises and weak advancement especially for non-union staff; career opportunities rated lower.; As of 2024Source 1: glassdoor.com Source 2: glassdoor.sg

More review themes

Aging facility and supplies: Aging infrastructure and missing basic supplies (e.g., patient wipes) mentioned as morale hits.; As of 2023Source 1: glassdoor.com Source 2: glassdoor.sg
Travel nurse quality-of-care concerns: Older traveler threads describe unprofessional peers, poor care quality, and lunch clock-out issues; very dated.; As of 2009Source: allnurses.com
Staff RN experience mixed-to-positive on units: Some staff and preceptees reported liking units and coworkers after hire; others stressed short staffing.; As of 2024Source 1: allnurses.com Source 2: indeed.com

What to weigh

Nurses have walked out on strike over staffing and patient-care conditions, and reviews still cite understaffing, mid-shift floating, and adversarial admin dynamics.

As of 2024Source 1: kesq.com Source 2: nationalnursesunited.org Source 3: glassdoor.com Source 4: indeed.com

The reality check

Before you decide

Quick facts

Relationship: Direct employer
Roles last seen active: Sep 6, 2026
Website: jobs.tenethealth.com ↗

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