Employer
Sharp HealthCare
Clinical Nurse BU - Women's Surgery - Sharp Mary Birch - Night Shift - Full-time 0.9 FTE
San Diego, California
$61.74–$90.16/hr
About $128k–$188k/yr
About a minute. Have a résumé? It can fill the questions faster.
Posted Aug 4, 2026 · Last seen active Aug 5, 2026
What this means for you
The posted pay pencils out to roughly $128k–$188k a year. It's a night shift — quieter halls, a tighter crew, and your daylight hours back. Twelve-hour shifts compress the week — three days on, four days yours.
What the listing says
- Shift
- Nights · 12-hour
- Weekends, holidays, call
- Weekends: every other · Call required
- EHR & union
- Union position
- Facility
- Magnet designated
About this role
Show full description
Skills for this role
Certifications
Requirements
- CA RN
- Graduate of nursing school
- 1 Year clinical experience (RNs with less than 12 months experience will complete the new grad requirements)
- California Registered Nurse (RN) - CA Board of Registered Nursing - REQUIRED
- AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association - REQUIRED
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - REQUIRED
Benefits
- Medical insurance (two HMO plans including vision)
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance (two PPO choices)
- Flexible spending accounts
- Accident insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off (25 days first year)
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
Operating Room is a specialty you move into. Periop programs often train from the ground up.
Worth asking
We can’t answer these from the listing we have. 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 holiday and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
