Sutter Medical Center Sacramento

Hospital · Sacramento, CA

See 11 open roles

11
open roles, live count: 3.6
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On the floor

What the day-to-day looks like

Setting: Hospital

Benefits

Some specialty RN postings list $82.48–$115.46 an hour.

What stands out

New graduates
You can enter through a new-grad RN residency with Med-Surg, Peds, PICU, and NICU tracks if you hold a California RN license, an ADN, BSN, or entry-level MSN, and under 12 months of RN experience.
As of 2026Source: nursegradalert.com
Experienced nurses
You would arrive during a $100 million project that adds 12 ICU and 30 med-surg rooms on the fifth floor of Anderson Lucchetti, with those rooms planned to open by the end of 2026.
Source: vitals.sutterhealth.org
Moving here
You would work on a women's and children's campus named a U.S. News Top Maternity Hospital, Baby-Friendly, and a SOAP Center of Excellence.
As of 2026Source 1: sutterhealth.org Source 2: sutterhealth.org
Experienced nurses
You would practice on a campus with a Leapfrog A hospital safety grade and a CMS 4-star rating.
As of 2026Source: sutterhealth.org

More about working here

Experienced nurses
You will see some specialty postings, including telemedicine and IV acute therapy, listed at $82.48–$115.46 an hour—not a campus-wide rate.
As of 2026-04-02Source: indeed.com
Experienced nurses
You can look for full-time night Labor & Delivery work; the careers board has listed 16 nursing jobs at this campus.
As of 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: jobs.sutterhealth.org

Working conditions

Union representation: Non-union roles reported; Source: reddit.com
Scheduling: Full-time night-shift L&D RN advertised; careers board lists 16 SMCS nursing jobs among system FT/PT/per diem and day/evening/night postings.; As of 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: jobs.sutterhealth.org
Pay and benefits: Telemedicine Nurse, Sacramento, CA, listed at $82.48–$115.46 per hour; As of 2026-04-02Source: indeed.com
Pay and benefits: IV Acute Therapy Nurse Specialist II, Sacramento, CA, listed at $82.48–$115.46 per hour; As of 2026-04-02Source: indeed.com
Pay and benefits: Full-time night-shift Labor & Delivery RN weekly gross $3,269 (taxable $1,617 in fragment); As of 2026Source: facebook.com
Pay and benefits: $15,000 sign-on bonus for fully qualified new hires, mentioned with Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento and other Sutter hospitals; As of 2026Source: facebook.com

Starting out and growing here

Nurse residency: Sutter Medical Center Sacramento New Grad RN Residency · Applications: Not announced; As of 2026Source: nursegradalert.com
Career development: Community posts describe applying to Staff Nurse I and Staff Nurse II openings at this campus.; As of 2026Source: facebook.com

Who they are

If you are new to practice, you can apply to a new-grad RN residency here with Med-Surg, Peds, PICU, and NICU tracks; the apply window is not announced. Local RN reviews put overall work at 3.8, with pay and benefits ahead of management.

Hospital · Sacramento, CA

Working here

Culture and working life

sense of purposechances to learnpolicy churn

Themes from public reviews

Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.

Micromanagement and policy churn: A Sacramento RN described constant new policies and many middle managers watching bedside staff without helping patients.; As of 2026-04-01Source: indeed.com
Pay vs management ratings: Sutter Health RN reviews in Sacramento rate pay/benefits higher (3.9) than management (3.3); overall 3.8 from 2,410 reviews.; As of 2026-04-02Source: indeed.com
Purpose and learning: Review summaries highlight personal appreciation, a clear sense of purpose, and chances to learn new things.; As of 2026-04-02Source: indeed.com

More review themes

Union status at this campus: Employees say many Sutter hospitals are unionized, but leadership has worked hard to block a union at Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento.; As of 2026Source: reddit.com
System-wide recommend rate: Glassdoor snapshot for Sutter Health shows 4.1/5 from 3,452 ratings and 83% would recommend to a friend.; As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com

What to weigh

You may run into constant new policies and extra managers at the bedside who are not helping with patients.

As of 2026-04-01Source: indeed.com

The reality check

Before you decide

Quick facts

Relationship: Direct employer
Roles last seen active: Sep 11, 2026

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The units

A closer look at the units

Open counts come from the live roles below. Source links show where unit details were reported.

Care Coordination1 open
Care Management1 open
Interventional Radiology1 open
IV Acute Therapy1 open
Pediatrics1 open
Pediatrics ICU1 open
NICU
Anderson Lucchetti Women's & Children's Center houses Northern California's largest Level IV NICU and a dedicated NICU transport team.
Equipment and technology
Northern California's largest Level IV NICU
Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento · Sacramento, CASource 1: sutterhealth.org Source 2: sutterhealth.org
Stroke
Ose Adams Medical Pavilion is designated an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center.
Equipment and technology
Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center
Ose Adams Medical Pavilion · Sacramento, CASource: sutterhealth.org