Registered Nurse
DaVita Kidney Care
San Diego, California
$39/hr
About $81k–$114k/yr
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Posted Aug 24, 2026 · Last seen active Aug 29, 2026
What this means for you
DaVita Kidney Care runs at clinic pace — scheduled patients and predictable hours. The posted pay pencils out to roughly $81k–$114k a year. It's a day shift — the busiest hours, the fullest crew, and your evenings back.
What the listing says
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About this role
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Skills for this role
Certifications
Requirements
- RN
- ’ experience with acutely ill patients (ICU, ER, Med/Surg preferred)
About the employer
DaVita Kidney Care is one of the largest providers of dialysis services in the United States, serving approximately 200,000 dialysis patients with 55,000 teammates nationwide and operations in 14 countries outside the U.S. The Bessemer, Alabama location is part of…
What reviewers appreciate
- No dialysis experience required—paid training provided for nurses transitioning into nephrology
- Strong sense of purpose caring for ESRD and chronic kidney disease patients
- Culture emphasizing community, belonging, and mutual teammate support ('the Village')
What reviewers flag
- Management is the lowest-rated category at 2.8/5 on Indeed RN reviews
- Pay fairness is a commonly cited area for improvement
- Schedules include on-call shifts, weekends, and holidays, impacting work-life balance (rated 3.0/5)
Living in San Diego, CA
San Diego pairs year-round beach weather with a laid-back outdoor lifestyle that makes it easy to trade scrubs for surfboards after a shift. Balboa Park offers trails and museums, while neighborhoods like Hillcrest give nurses walkable dining and nightlife options.
- Metro price level · San Diego area
- 12% above the national average
- BEA index 111.9 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $2,313/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $108,077/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
On your path
ICU / Critical Care is a specialty you move into. The classic route: base year, then transfer in.
Worth asking
The posting doesn’t answer these. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through the base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?