Stanford Health Care
Academic Medical Center · San Jose, CA
Life here
What a shift at Stanford Health Care looks like
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Academic Medical Center
- Shifts hiring now
- Rotating 1
Benefits
Medical via Stanford Health Care Alliance, Aetna, or Kaiser (100% preventive care, Teledoc, Rx, behavioral health); dental, vision, EAP, spending accounts, disability, life and accident insurance; automatic 5% retirement contribution with 10-13% total employer contributions by service; shift differential, on-call, call-back, overtime, and relief-in-higher-classification pay; Credit Union and Fidelity consulting.
What stands out
Experienced nurses
On the one posting we have, the hourly rate is $96.35.
From employer postingsAs of 2026-08-23
Experienced nurses
Retirement includes an automatic 5% of salary, with total employer contributions of 10-13% depending on years of service.
As of 2025Source: careers.stanfordhealthcare.org
Experienced nurses
The Cardiovascular Operating Room role is 0.9 FTE with 12-hour rotating shifts and call, onsite at 500 Pasteur Drive in Palo Alto.
As of 2026Source: careers.stanfordhealthcare.org
Experienced nurses
Eligible employees receive shift differential, on-call pay, call-back pay, overtime, and relief-in-higher-classification pay.
As of 2025Source: careers.stanfordhealthcare.org
More about working here
Moving here
You choose medical coverage through Stanford Health Care Alliance, Aetna, or Kaiser, with 100% preventive care, Teledoc, Rx, and behavioral health, plus dental, vision, EAP, spending accounts, disability, and life insurance.
As of 2025Source: careers.stanfordhealthcare.org
Experienced nurses
RN benefits sit in a separate CRONA brochure beside a NonRep/SEIU guide, so you are walking into a mixed represented workforce.
As of 2025Source: careers.stanfordhealthcare.org
Moving here
You can join Stanford Credit Union and use free workplace financial consulting through Fidelity.
As of 2025Source: careers.stanfordhealthcare.org
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- CVOR Clinical Nurse posted as 0.9 FTE full-time with 12-hour rotating shifts and call required, onsite.
As of 2026Source: careers.stanfordhealthcare.org
- Pay and benefits
- Shift differential pay for eligible employees
As of 2025Source: careers.stanfordhealthcare.org
- Pay and benefits
- Call-back pay for eligible employees
As of 2025Source: careers.stanfordhealthcare.org
- Pay and benefits
- Relief-in-higher classification pay for eligible employees
As of 2025Source: careers.stanfordhealthcare.org
- Pay and benefits
- Annual performance-based bonus for managers and above
As of 2025Source: careers.stanfordhealthcare.org
- Pay and benefits
- Employer retirement contribution: automatic 5% of salary; total employer contributions 10-13% depending on years of service
As of 2025Source: careers.stanfordhealthcare.org
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 clock in onsite at 500 Pasteur Drive in Palo Alto for the Cardiovascular Operating Room. The posting is 0.9 FTE, 12-hour rotating shifts, and call is required.
- Academic Medical Center · San Jose
- Hiring rotating
More about Stanford Health Care
You apply yourself on the Stanford Health Care careers site; unsolicited agency recruiter submissions are not accepted. On the one posting we have, pay is $96.35 an hour. Eligible employees can pick up shift differential, on-call pay, call-back pay, overtime, and relief-in-higher-classification pay. Retirement is an automatic 5% of salary, with total employer contributions of 10-13% depending on years of service. The annual performance-based bonus they list is for managers and above. Your medical plan options are Stanford Health Care Alliance, Aetna, or Kaiser, with 100% preventive care, Teledoc, Rx, and behavioral health. Core benefits include dental, vision, EAP, savings and spending accounts, disability, and life and accident insurance. There is a separate CRONA RN benefits brochure and a NonRep/SEIU general guide, which fits a mixed represented workforce. You can join Stanford Credit Union and use free workplace financial consulting through Fidelity.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Bay Area RN pay perceived as very high
- A nurse said relatives refused to believe typical Bay Area RN wages; thread is regional, not SHC-specific.
As of 2026Source: reddit.com
What to weigh
The listing reads San Jose, but the CVOR role is onsite at 500 Pasteur Drive in Palo Alto, with 12-hour rotating shifts and call required.
As of 2026Source: careers.stanfordhealthcare.org
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 23, 2026
- Workplace photos
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Cardiovascular Operating Room
Clinical Nurse (RN) CVOR posting: 0.9 FTE, 12-hour rotating shifts, call required, onsite at 500 Pasteur Dr, Palo Alto.
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