Registered Nurse (RN) (Part-Time, Nights) - Pediatric Emergency Department
Rady Children's Health
San Diego, California
Health system employer
$64.39–$92.09/hr
About $134k–$192k/yr
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Posted Aug 15, 2026 · Last seen active Aug 17, 2026
What this means for you
The posted pay pencils out to roughly $134k–$192k a year. It's a night shift — quieter halls, a tighter crew, and your daylight hours back. Eight-hour shifts keep the days human-sized — rarer than it should be, and worth noticing.
What the listing says
- Differentials
- shift differentials.
- Shift
- Nights · 8-hour
- EHR & union
- Union position
About this role
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Skills for this role
Certifications
Requirements
- California RN License
- Acute care
- Spanish
- Nursing
- 8 hour shift
- Magnet hospital
- RN License
- Hourly pay
- Children's hospital
About the employer
You walk into a hospital designed, equipped, and staffed only for children — the region's pediatric trauma center. The Pediatric Emergency Department is a Level I trauma ED that treats more than 100,000 children a year. The role on the…
What reviewers appreciate
- Magnet-designated organization
- ENA Lantern Award for the Pediatric Emergency Department
- Level I pediatric trauma ED; region's only dedicated pediatric ED, built only for children
What reviewers flag
- Workers tied to Orange County say the new-grad RN residency is being cut or suspended; San Diego campus status is not stated
- Sign-on and relocation bonus amounts are not stated
- The posted Pediatric ED RN role requires at least one year of experience
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
Pediatrics is open from year one. Children's hospitals run their own new grad residencies.
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?
- What should I expect for 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?