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Hiring nurses in San Francisco, CA

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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 does a usual day’s workload look like?
  • Where would I work, and on which unit or team?

Living in San Francisco, CA

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Across a compact 7-by-7-mile grid, San Francisco lets nurses ditch car commutes for Muni Metro, linking sleek Mission Bay condos to Victorian-lined Hayes Valley. With living costs about 16% above the national average, you trade scarce parking for steep microclimates—heading from foggy shifts by Crissy Field to sunny afternoons sprawling across Dolores Park.

Browse roles in San Francisco
Metro price level · San Francisco area
16% above the national average
BEA index 115.6 (100 = national)
Median gross rent
$2,476/mo
rent and tenant-paid utilities
Median household income
$140,970/yr
all local households, not nurse pay

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024

Common questions

Does UCSF hire new grads?

8 of 11 roles ask for nursing experience, and none says it welcomes new grads.

Which units are hiring?

OR (3), C1 children's neuroscience specialty unit (1), C1 children’s neuroscience specialty unit (1), ICU (1) and more.

How do I apply?

Choose a role and press Apply. Your application comes to our team, we send it to UCSF, and we tell you what happens next.

Roles from UCSF

UCSF

San Francisco, CA

  • RN

UCSF

Oakland, CA

  • RN

UCSF

San Francisco, CA

  • RN

UCSF

San Francisco, CA

  • RN
  • Floating required

UCSF

Oakland, CA

  • RN

UCSF

Oakland, CA

  • RN

UCSF

San Francisco, CA

  • RN

UCSF

Oakland, CA

  • RN
  • Pediatric Allergy & Immunology Ambulatory Clinic
  • Floating required

UCSF

San Francisco, CA

  • RN
  • Floating required

UCSF

Marin County, California, United States

  • RN
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From nurses, to nurses

Confidence comes slowly. You will not feel ready for a long while. Then a nurse newer than you asks you something, and you hear yourself answer it.

a nurse looking back on her first year, American Nurse Journal, 2026

“We tried to imagine how loved ones for whom we might be solicitous would react were they in the place of the patients whom we hoped to serve.”

Lillian Wald