Registered Nurse (RN) - Telemetry
Paradise Valley Hospital
National City, California
$48.24/hr
About $100k–$138k/yr
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Posted Aug 21, 2026 · Last seen active Aug 22, 2026
What this means for you
Paradise Valley Hospital is a community hospital, the kind of building where you learn every name fast. The posted pay pencils out to roughly $100k–$138k a year. It's a night shift — quieter halls, a tighter crew, and your daylight hours back.
What the listing says
- Shift
- Nights
- EHR & union
- Union position
About this role
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Skills for this role
Certifications
Requirements
- RN
- Acute care
- Patient condition reporting
- Patient treatment planning
- Care plan evaluation
- Nursing
- Telemetry
- RN License
- Cardiac rhythm analysis
About the employer
You are weighing Paradise Valley Hospital in National City, a small South Bay community hospital within Prime Healthcare. Nurses who work here often talk about a friendly, family-like floor and teammates who show up for each other, and the hospital’s…
What reviewers appreciate
- Family-like culture and supportive teammates cited in reviews
- Flexible scheduling noted positively on Glassdoor
- Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade A (Fall 2025) and repeated Leapfrog recognition
What reviewers flag
- Employee reviews repeatedly cite low pay as a drawback
- Chronic understaffing leaves many feeling overworked
- Leadership faulted for weak communication and limited support
Living in National City, CA
National City sits just south of downtown San Diego, offering nurses a diverse, close-knit community with easy access to San Diego Bay and big-city amenities. Its historic downtown corridor and proximity to major medical centers make it a practical home base for healthcare professionals seeking Southern California sunshine near the heart of San Diego County.
- State price level · California
- 11% above the national average
- State index 110.7 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,692/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $66,841/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
On your path
Telemetry is open from year one. One of the most open front doors in acute care; ACLS and rhythm.
Worth asking
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- 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?