Marshall Medical Center
Community Hospital · Placerville, CA
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How often is overtime required? Who covers a short shift? Can I meet my preceptor or shadow the team?
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Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
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Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
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Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
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Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questionsAround graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Community Hospital
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 1
What stands out
Experienced nurses
The one posting we have on file lists $59.28 an hour, and the employer's own Staff RN range for Diagnostic Imaging runs from about $59 up to $71 an hour.
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Moving here
A Labor & Delivery night shift RN listing mentions both relocation assistance and a sign-on bonus, though neither amount is stated.
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As of 2026-09Source: linkedin.comNew graduates
Staff describe coworkers as kind and supportive in a community hospital where people actually know each other's names — useful when you're still asking questions.
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More about working here
Experienced nurses
Reviewers say nursing leadership gives nurses room to run their own practice, even while they criticize administration elsewhere.
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New graduates
An LVN Fast Track role in the Emergency department is posted at $33 to $40 an hour, one route in for nurses earlier in their training.
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As of 2026-09Source: glassdoor.com
Published pay and benefits
- Hourly pay
Staff RN - Diagnostic Imaging hourly range (employer provided)
As of 2026-09
- Hourly pay
$71.00/hr
Staff RN - Diagnostic Imaging hourly maximum (employer provided)
As of 2026-09
- Hourly pay
LVN Fast Track - Emergency hourly range min (employer provided)
As of 2026-09
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- Hourly pay
LVN Fast Track - Emergency hourly range max (employer provided)
As of 2026-09
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- Sign-on bonus
Sign-on bonus available for Labor & Delivery RN night shift
As of 2026-09
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- Relocation
Relocation assistance available for Labor & Delivery RN night shift
As of 2026-09
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The city
Living in Placerville, CA
Nestled in the Sierra Nevada foothills along the route to Lake Tahoe, Placerville is a historic Gold Rush town with a quaint downtown and relaxed pace of life. Old Hangtown charm meets small-town California living—an appealing spot for RNs seeking a quieter lifestyle within reach of Sacramento.
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- State price level · California
- 11% above the national average
- State index 110.7 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,234/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $67,274/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Culture and Colleague Support
- Staff frequently describe coworkers as friendly, kind, and supportive, noting a tight-knit community hospital vibe where people know each other.
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- Compensation and Benefits
- Multiple employees feel compensation and PTO packages lag behind competing regional hospital systems.
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- Management and Leadership
- Hospital administration and clinic managers receive criticism for disconnect and disorganization, while nursing leadership allows autonomy.
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What to weigh
Employees repeatedly say pay and PTO trail other regional hospital systems, and reviews point to administration being disconnected and disorganized during a CEO change.
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The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Jul 24, 2026
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