RN ShIft Manager - Cardiology

Doctors Medical Center of Modesto

Modesto, California

Doctors Medical Center of Modesto is hiring for its own floors, with no agency in between.

Posted Sep 22

Shift and hours: Rotating
License: RN license
Term: Permanent

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Experience: Three to five years acute care experience or equivalent.
Experience: Minimum Experience/

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Education: BSN preferred
Also asks: Managerial Communication preferred

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What it pays

Against similar roles: Top of Modesto staff RN payModesto staff RN postings that state pay run $59/hr to $78/hr, the middle half $59/hr to $75/hr, across 43 postings.

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Doctors Medical Center of Modesto

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Posted pay here runs about $57 an hour for Cath Lab and $59 an hour for POCU and L&D, with shift and weekend differentials on qualifying shifts.

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Job Type: Full Time Job Shift: Days

Holiday Rotation

Department: Cardiology Reporting to the Cardiology Manager, the Shift Manager utilizes the nursing process and organizational/leadership skills to coordinate services of staff to patients during the designated shift. Assures patient care is appropriate to the age and developmental level of patients served. Assesses staff need for the unit, collaborates with the staffing coordinator, Nurse Director, and Administrative Nursing Supervisor to ensure patients needs are met. Minimum

Education

BSN preferred Minimum Experience/

Skills

Three to five years acute care experience or equivalent. Managerial Communication preferred

License/Certificates/Credentials

Current: California RN license, BLS certification, ACLS certification, CCRN/RCIS preferred. #LI-ML2

What's around it?

In Modesto, CA

Modesto, CAFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 4% above the US average

Median rent: $1,690/mo
Household income: $79,891/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Modesto, CA

NeighborhoodsYoung professionals often land in Downtown Modesto, a walkable revival (walk score 82) of restored theaters, galleries, and mixed-income housing in the roughly $320k–$480k range, or along the McHenry Avenue Corridor ($340k–$520k, walk 71), a suburban strip of newer retail, restaurants, and services. Established residential pockets include the Orangeburg Area’s tree-lined streets and mixed single-family homes ($330k–$450k), historic bungalows around Graceada Park, Village One’s newer amenities, Sherwood Forest’s quieter streets, plus named areas such as Northwest, Northeast, North, Southeast, and Southwest Modesto, Country Ranch, Sonoma Plaza, Westwood Manor, Sherwood Manor South, and La Loma. Locals on Reddit frequently tell newcomers they would rather live in nearby Turlock, Manteca, or Ripon as the nicer towns around Modesto.

Young professionals often land in Downtown Modesto, a walkable revival (walk score 82) of restored theaters, galleries, and mixed-income housing in the roughly $320k–$480k range, or along the McHenry Avenue Corridor ($340k–$520k, walk 71), a suburban strip of newer retail, restaurants, and services. Established residential pockets include the Orangeburg Area’s tree-lined streets and mixed single-family homes ($330k–$450k), historic bungalows around Graceada Park, Village One’s newer amenities, Sherwood Forest’s quieter streets, plus named areas such as Northwest, Northeast, North, Southeast, and Southwest Modesto, Country Ranch, Sonoma Plaza, Westwood Manor, Sherwood Manor South, and La Loma.

Locals on Reddit frequently tell newcomers they would rather live in nearby Turlock, Manteca, or Ripon as the nicer towns around Modesto.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: ficustree.ai Source 2: apartments.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: apartmentguide.com Source 5: nelsonwesterberg.com

Getting aroundTypical in-city commutes run about 20.65 minutes, but a transit score of 38 means a car is essential for most errands and hospital shifts; Modesto Area Express buses exist, yet coverage is thin versus larger metros. Drivers use CA-99, CA-132, and CA-108; the Modesto BART Commuter Train reaches Turlock, Patterson, and Dublin, Amtrak stops at the Modesto Train Station toward Sacramento and other cities, and Greyhound serves Tracy and Merced. Major healthcare employers named in local guides include Doctors Medical Center and Sutter Health. The Bay Area is 90-plus minutes west and the Sierra Nevada foothills 60-plus minutes east, so weekend trips are planned drives, not casual hops. Sources do not describe hospital parking.

Typical in-city commutes run about 20.65 minutes, but a transit score of 38 means a car is essential for most errands and hospital shifts; Modesto Area Express buses exist, yet coverage is thin versus larger metros. Drivers use CA-99, CA-132, and CA-108; the Modesto BART Commuter Train reaches Turlock, Patterson, and Dublin, Amtrak stops at the Modesto Train Station toward Sacramento and other cities, and Greyhound serves Tracy and Merced.

Major healthcare employers named in local guides include Doctors Medical Center and Sutter Health. The Bay Area is 90-plus minutes west and the Sierra Nevada foothills 60-plus minutes east, so weekend trips are planned drives, not casual hops.

Sources do not describe hospital parking.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: ficustree.ai Source 3: apartmentguide.com Source 4: extraspace.com Source 5: nelsonwesterberg.com

OutdoorsThe city lists 70-plus parks, including historic Graceada Park (designed by Golden Gate Park’s John McLaren), Dry Creek Regional Park, Roosevelt Park, and John Muir Park. A short drive to Knights Ferry adds river hiking, picnics, and Rivers Edge restaurant overlooking the water. Modesto markets itself as halfway to Yosemite and as a farm-stand town: Ott Farms, Rodin Farms, and Dutch Hollow Farms sell produce year-round. July through September heat regularly over 95°F pushes outdoor life to early mornings or indoors unless you have strong air conditioning.

The city lists 70-plus parks, including historic Graceada Park (designed by Golden Gate Park’s John McLaren), Dry Creek Regional Park, Roosevelt Park, and John Muir Park. A short drive to Knights Ferry adds river hiking, picnics, and Rivers Edge restaurant overlooking the water.

Modesto markets itself as halfway to Yosemite and as a farm-stand town: Ott Farms, Rodin Farms, and Dutch Hollow Farms sell produce year-round. July through September heat regularly over 95°F pushes outdoor life to early mornings or indoors unless you have strong air conditioning.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: apartments.com Source 2: ficustree.ai Source 3: apartmentguide.com Source 4: reddit.com Source 5: visitmodesto.com Source 6: extraspace.com

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Living in Modesto

Modesto is a Central Valley farm town of about 218,000 that still feels like George Lucas’s American Graffiti hometown—cruise nights on 10th and 11th, Gallo’s winery, and almond orchards—while offering California homeownership at medians roughly $380k–$460k and one-bedrooms around $1,470–$1,500. Nurses will find healthcare employers such as Doctors Medical Center and Sutter Health, typical drives near 21 minutes, and a car-mandatory layout (transit score 38) on Highways 99, 132, and 108. Downtown’s revival—Camp 4, the Gallo Center, Art Walk, food-truck pavilion—and neighborhoods from walkable Downtown and McHenry Corridor to Graceada bungalows and Village One give young professionals real choices; locals still often recommend Turlock, Manteca, or Ripon as quieter. Tradeoffs are blunt: summers over 95°F, air quality, and crime above national averages (safety grade C) mean you pick streets carefully and budget for AC. Seventy-plus parks, Knights Ferry on the river, and a location marketed as halfway to Yosemite round out weekends. It is not coastal California; it is affordable, agricultural, and car-first.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: ficustree.ai Source 2: realestate.usnews.com Source 3: apartments.com Source 4: visitmodesto.com Source 5: hitraveltales.com Source 6: apartmentguide.com Source 7: reddit.com Source 8: extraspace.com Source 9: nelsonwesterberg.com Source 10: youtube.com

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Modesto, CAFrom Census ACS 2024.