Shriners Children's

Specialty Hospital · Sacramento, CA

See 8 open roles

8
open roles, live count: $73k–$221k/yr
posted pay across 6 roles: 4.2
Google rating

On the floor

What the day-to-day looks like

Setting: Specialty Hospital
Shifts hiring now: Days 1 · Nights 1

Benefits

All employees are eligible for medical coverage on their first day. Upon hire, employees are eligible for 403(b) and Roth 403(b) Retirement Saving Plans with matching contributions of up to 6% after one year of service.

Who they are

Shriners Children's is a century-old pediatric specialty healthcare system founded in 1922, originally known as Shriners Hospitals for Children. The organization provides high-quality specialty medical care to children and families regardless of their ability to pay or insurance status.

Specialty Hospital · Sacramento, CA
Hiring days & nights

More about Shriners Children's

The Sacramento, CA location is part of a broader system that is currently adapting to nationwide healthcare trends, with some locations transitioning to clinics or outpatient centers. The system encompasses a three-part mission of patient care, research, and education, and has been recognized as Forbes Best Mid-Sized Employer for 2025. For nursing professionals, Shriners Children's offers a unique pediatric specialty care environment with a strong emphasis on multidisciplinary collaboration, evidence-based practice, and a compassionate, patient-centered atmosphere. The organization fosters a learning environment that values experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Nurses here work within a mission-driven culture focused on improving children's lives, with the organization describing its core values as compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience.

Shriners Children's three-part mission has one goal: to change and improve lives. This is achieved through caring for patients, conducting research to develop new treatments, and providing educational opportunities for physicians and healthcare professionals. The organization values compassion, integrity, accountability, resilience, patient-centered care, evidence-based practice, innovation, and critical thinking. Their century-old commitment includes providing care regardless of ability to pay or insurance status.

Why nurses stay

How they describe the culture

compassionatepatient-centeredmission-drivencollaborativelearning-orientedevidence-basedfamily-focusedphilanthropic

What nurses say in reviews

Glassdoor lists 460 reviews for Shriners Hospitals for Children, but explicit star ratings or numeric review scores were not accessible from the provided search results. The organization was independently named Forbes Best Mid-Sized Employer for 2025 by Forbes and Statistica Inc., a significant external recognition signal.

The good

Named Forbes Best Mid-Sized Employer 2025 by Forbes and Statistica Inc.
Medical coverage available on first day of employment
403(b) and Roth 403(b) retirement plans with up to 6% matching contributions after one year
Comprehensive benefits including PTO, life insurance, short and long-term disability, FSA and HSA for eligible employees
Mission-driven pediatric specialty care environment with strong emphasis on research and education
Supportive learning culture valuing evidence-based practice, innovation, and critical thinking

The hard parts

Organization is undergoing transitions from inpatient hospital model to outpatient and clinic models at some locations, which may create uncertainty for nursing roles
As a non-profit philanthropic organization, compensation may not be competitive with larger for-profit healthcare systems
Pediatric specialty care can be emotionally demanding, particularly when working with children who have complex orthopedic, spinal, or burn conditions

The reality check

Before you decide

Quick facts

Relationship: Direct employer
Roles last seen active: Aug 24, 2026
Website: shrinerschildrens.org ↗

Ask Mira about Shriners Children's

Weighing a first job here?

The license clock and the job hunt run at once, and new-grad windows do the deciding. Residency commitments carry fine print worth reading before you sign.

See your windows →Residency fine print