Forest Surgery Center
Ambulatory · San Jose, CA
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- open role, live count
- 3.7
- Google rating
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Ambulatory
What stands out
Moving here
You would be based at Forest Surgery Center in downtown San Jose (95113), the City Hall side of town people use when they want energy and a short hop to the hospital cluster.
Travel nurses
Travel nurses here are usually pointed to West and Central San Jose — Willow Glen, Rose Garden, Santana Row, or Downtown — about 10-25 minutes from the hospital cluster.
Experienced nurses
You can weigh this surgery center against other local names already in the market, including Surgery Partners, White Blossom Care Center, and Heart of Hope Asian American Hospice Care.
Moving here
Housing next to the West and Central hospital cluster is described as about 10-25 minutes each way, and the citywide commute average is about 23.75 minutes.
More about working here
Travel nurses
Santana Row is the walkable pocket with shopping, dining, and furnished rentals aimed at travel professionals.
Moving here
If rent is the constraint, people look south to South San Jose, Morgan Hill, or Gilroy, which are called still-nice and reasonably close off-peak.
The city
Living in San Jose, CA
San Jose sits at the southern tip of the San Francisco Bay, blending suburban calm with urban energy. Nurses relocating here find themselves surrounded by rolling foothills, diverse neighborhoods like Willow Glen and Japantown, and easy access to coastal getaways. The valley's Mediterranean climate and sprawling tech-driven culture create a distinct, fast-paced yet sun-drenched Northern California lifestyle.
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- Metro price level · San Jose area
- 10% above the national average
- BEA index 110.4 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $2,669/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $146,427/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You would be working at Forest Surgery Center in San Jose, California, zip 95113 — downtown, near City Hall, the pocket people pick when they want walkable energy and a shorter ride to the West and Central hospital cluster. Plan on a California RN license; this is not a compact-license state.
- Ambulatory · San Jose
More about Forest Surgery Center
Housing next to that West and Central cluster is usually described as 10-25 minutes each way, and the citywide commute average sits around 23.75 minutes. If rent is the constraint, nurses look south into South San Jose, Morgan Hill, or Gilroy, or east toward Livermore and the Central Valley, knowing the eastbound 580/680 run gets long at rush hour. San Jose costs about 10% more than the national price level, and people who live here talk about that rent-versus-drive choice more than almost anything else. Pay, schedule, and the room you would actually stand in are not posted yet, so those are the questions to take into the conversation. Nearby names in the same market include Surgery Partners, White Blossom Care Center, and Heart of Hope Asian American Hospice Care if you are comparing.
Working here
Culture and working life
What to consider
The good
- Downtown San Jose (95113) location near City Hall and hospital-access neighborhoods
- Housing by the West and Central hospital cluster is about 10-25 minutes each way
- Citywide average commute is about 23.75 minutes
- Neighborhood choices include Willow Glen, Rose Garden, Santana Row, and Downtown
- Lower-rent options south in Morgan Hill and Gilroy are described as still workable
The hard parts
- Cost of living is about 10% above the national price level
- California is not a compact-license state
- Graduated state income tax with the highest brackets in the US
- Housing value is described as very weak versus the rest of the country
What to weigh
San Jose costs about 10% more than the national price level, and write-ups flag very weak housing value compared with the rest of the country.
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 19, 2026
- Website
- forestsurgerycenter.com ↗
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