Sutter Health
Health system in San Francisco, CA
- $65k–$364k/yr posted pay across 35 roles
- Sign-on bonus up to $35,000 on 2+ roles
- Hiring days and nights
From 483 postings, the employer’s site and nurse reviews · Employer research Oct 9, 2026Sources
The short version
Across 213 of our postings the hourly median sits at $78.30, with a posted range from $35.60 to $126.50 depending on role and unit.
For experienced nursesSources
From employer postingsAs of 2026-10-09The largest sign-on bonus posted in our set reaches $35,000, so ask early which units it is attached to.
If you are moving hereSources
From employer postingsAs of 2026-10-09Posted contract lengths run 26, 32, and 52 weeks rather than the usual 13.
For travel nursesSources
From employer postingsAs of 2026-10-09
Who it fits
Best fit
- LPNs and LVNs: 3 of the 48 roles on this page accept an LPN or LVN
- Nurse practitioners: 4 of the 48 roles on this page are advanced practice roles
Nursing here
- Union representation
Union and non-union roles reported
From employer postings
- Charting system
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From employer postings
- Nursing leadership
Laura Bower · Clinical Education Manager, Nurse Residency Program
Sutter Health
Units hiring now
- ERNights 3 · Days 2$81k–$252k/yr5 open
- ICUEvenings 1 · Nights 13 open
- ORDays 2 · Rotating 13 open
- InfusionDays 1 · Rotating 12 open
- OncologyDays 1 · Evenings 12 open
- PsychNights 12 open
- Birthing centerNights 11 open
- Cardiology clinicDays 11 open
- Cath labDays 11 open
- GastrointestinalDays 11 open
- Home healthDays 11 open
- L&DDays 11 open
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What nurses say
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Compensation and benefits
- Staff consistently praise strong pay scales, comprehensive health benefits, and PTO plans across California locations.
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- Staffing and workload pressures
- Nurses and clinical staff report frequent short staffing, high workloads, and insufficient resource nurse coverage when sick calls occur.
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- Management inconsistency
- Experiences vary greatly depending on department; some cite supportive leadership while others point to favoritism and bureaucracy.
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The hard parts
Staff report frequent short staffing and thin resource-nurse coverage on sick calls, and in 2026 SEIU-UHW workers at eight Northern California hospitals voted 96% to authorize a strike over bargaining, staffing, and pay.
Sources
Thousands of Sutter Health Workers Vote to Strike Over Unfair Labor Practices
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As of 2026Source: seiu-uhw.org
What to ask
- How is base pay set for the role, and which differentials apply?
- Which shifts are open, and what are the weekend, holiday and call rules?
- How long is orientation, and will I have one preceptor?
- What is the usual patient load, and how often do nurses float?
- Which hospital or site, and which unit, would I work on?
Common questions
Does Sutter Health hire new grads?
11 of the 48 roles on this page ask for nursing experience, and none says it welcomes new grads.
Is there a sign-on bonus?
Yes, on 2 of the 48 roles on this page, up to $35,000.
Which shifts are open?
Of the 37 roles with a stated shift on this page, 22 are day shifts, 8 are night shifts, 4 are evening shifts and 3 are rotating shifts.
Which units are hiring?
ER (5), ICU (3), OR (3), infusion (2) and more.
How do I apply?
Choose a role and press Apply. Your application comes to our team, we send it to Sutter Health, and we tell you what happens next.
Roles from Sutter Health
- RN
- Per diem
- RN
- RN
- Per diem
- RN
- RN
- RN
- LVN
- LVN
- RN
- Day shift
Sutter Health
Santa Barbara · Health system employer
- RN
- Day shift
Sutter Health
Sacramento · Health system employer
- RN
- Day shift
- RN
- RN
- RN
- Day shift
- RN
- RN
- 12-hour days
- Local contract
- 8-hour evenings
- Per diem
- RN
- 8-hour nights
Clinical Nurse Educator III, Interventional Services (IR, Cath Lab, EP, IES/GI)
Posted last week
$178,000–$249,000/year
- RN
- Day shift
- RN
- 10-hour rotating
- RN
- 12-hour nights
- Local contract
- RN
- 8-hour days
- Sign-on bonus
- LVN
- 12-hour nights
- RN
- 12-hour nights
- Per diem
- RN
- 12-hour nights
- RN
- 8-hour days
- RN
- 8-hour days
- Per diem
- RN
- 8-hour nights
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- 12-hour days
- RN
- 10-hour nights
- APRN
- 8-hour days
- RN
- Day shift
- RN
- 12-hour days
- RN
- Day shift
- RN
- Day shift
- RN
- 10-hour evenings
- CNA
- 8-hour days
- RN
- 8-hour evenings
- NP
- Day shift
- RN
- 8-hour days
- RN
- 10-hour days
- RN
- Evening shift
- RN
- 12-hour nights
- RN
- 10-hour rotating
- Floating required
- RN
- 8-hour days
- NP
- 12-hour rotating
- Per diem
- RN
- 8-hour days
- NP
- Day shift
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- glassdoor.com/Reviews/Sutter-Health-Registered-Nurse-Reviews-EI_IE4654.0,13_KO14,30.htm
What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2026
- glassdoor.com/Reviews/Sutter-Health-Reviews-E4654.htm
What nurses say · as of 2026
- indeed.com/cmp/Sutter-Health/reviews
What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2026
- seiu-uhw.org/press/thousands-of-sutter-health-workers-vote-to-strike-over-unfair-labor-practices
The hard parts · as of 2026
- sutterhealth.org/find-location/facility/sutter-medical-center-ose-adams-medical-pavilion-1043246770
Employer website
- vitals.sutterhealth.org/sutters-nurse-residency-program-builds-confidence-skills-for-success
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