Nurse Practitioner-ICU Per Diem

CPMC-California Pacific Med Center Van Ness

San Francisco, California

Assesses, diagnoses, plans and implements the medical care of patients in collaboration with a physician. California Pacific Medical Center is hiring for its own floors, with no agency in between.

Posted Sep 11

California Pacific Medical Center workplace

Shift and hours: Varied · 12-⁠hour · variable days of the week Job Shift: Varied Shift Hours: 12 Days of the Week: Variable
Unit and setting: ICU · Hospital Nurse Practitioner-ICU Per Diem
License: NP licenseRN or NP license
Term: Per DiemPer diem/casual

Do you qualify?

License: RN or NP license
License: California Registered Nurse license RN-Registered Nurse of California Check your license
License: California Nurse Practitioner license NP-Nurse Practitioner of California Check your license
Certification: BLS Healthcare Provider BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider
Certification: ACLS ACLS-Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
Certification: ACNP certification within 1 year of hireAfter hire · within 1 Year of Hire ACNP-Acute Care Nurse Practitioner within 1 Year of Hire
Education: graduate of an accredited school of nursing EDUCATION Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Education: Master's in Nursing Master's: Nursing
Experience: 5 years of nurse practitioner experience 5 years experience as nurse practitioner

The role and schedule

Day to day: assess, diagnose, plan and implement medical care of patients in collaboration with a physician Assesses, diagnoses, plans and implements the medical care of patients in collaboration with a physician.
Day to day: direct patient care, patient/family education and transitions of care
Day to day: deliver holistic and individualized care to all patients in assigned area Delivers holistic and individualized care to all patients in assigned area.
Day to day: develop, implement, and manage interdisciplinary plan of care Develops, implements, manages an optimal interdisciplinary plan of care that incorporates psychological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic, and life-style factors.
Day to day: maintain collaborative relationships with patients, families, physicians, and other healthcare providers
Day to day: adhere to hospital policies, industry standards, best practices, and applicable laws/regulations Adheres to hospital policies, industry standards, best practices, and applicable laws/regulations and codes to promote a quality, highly reliable patient experience.
Day to day: engage in continuous growth and development in professional advanced nursing practice Engages in continuous growth and development in professional advanced nursing practice.
Day to day: follow ambulatory care and inpatient standardized procedures and protocols Follows ambulatory care and inpatient standardized procedures, protocols, policy and procedures regulated by the State of California Nurse Practice Act.
Hours stated: 12
Weekends: rotating weekends Weekend Requirements: Rotating Weekends

The workplace

California Pacific Medical Center

Hospital

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Preceptors and orientation

Indeed reviewers cite ability to learn new things and a clear sense of purpose among liked aspects.

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As of 2025-10-19Source: indeed.com

Scheduling

NUHW CBA (2022–2026) has Hours of Work plus Appendix C on 12-hour shifts.

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As of 2022-03-11Source: home.nuhw.org

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We are so glad you are interested in joining Sutter Health! Organization: CPMC-California Pacific Med Center Van Ness Position

Overview

Assesses, diagnoses, plans and implements the medical care of patients in collaboration with a physician. Functions within the full scope of licensure; accountable for the assessment, coordination delivery and evaluation of nursing care, including direct patient care, patient/family education and transitions of care. Delivers holistic and individualized care to all patients in assigned area.

Develops, implements, manages an optimal interdisciplinary plan of care that incorporates psychological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic, and life-style factors. Fosters and maintains collaborative relationships between patients, their family/support group, physicians, and other healthcare providers through timely and effective communications. Adheres to hospital policies, industry standards, best practices, and applicable laws/regulations and codes to promote a quality, highly reliable patient experience.

Engages in continuous growth and development in professional advanced nursing practice. Follows ambulatory care and inpatient standardized procedures, protocols, policy and procedures regulated by the State of California Nurse Practice Act. EDUCATION Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.

Master's: Nursing CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE RN-Registered Nurse of California NP-Nurse Practitioner of California BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider ACLS-Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support ACNP-Acute Care Nurse Practitioner within 1 Year of Hire EXPERIENCE 5 years experience as nurse practitioner Job Shift: Varied

Schedule

Per Diem/Casual Shift Hours: 12 Days of the Week: Variable Weekend

Requirements

Rotating Weekends Position Status: Non-Exempt Weekly Hours: 0 Employee Status: Per Diem/Casual Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans.

What's around it?

In San Francisco, CA

San Francisco, CAFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 16% above the US average

Median rent: $2,476/mo
Household income: $140,970/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in San Francisco, CA

NeighborhoodsYoung professionals who want an easy downtown hop typically look at South Beach, Mission Bay, and SoMA for newer condos with gyms and roof decks, or at character neighborhoods such as Hayes Valley, Potrero Hill, The Castro, Pacific Heights, Russian Hill, and Noe Valley among colorful Victorians and walkable shops. Relatively more attainable in-city pockets on 2026 ‘safe and affordable’ lists are Excelsior (median home about $900,731, diverse and value-oriented), Outer Sunset (about $1,023,558, beach life), Bernal Heights (about $1,230,414, views, community events, walkable), and Outer Richmond (about $1,382,200, coastal and pedestrian-friendly). Forest Hill, West Portal, Richmond, and Mission Terrace feel more residential, with larger single-family homes and Muni access. Peninsula value mentions include Daly City, South San Francisco, and San Bruno with some rents under $3,000, plus in-city Glen Park.

Young professionals who want an easy downtown hop typically look at South Beach, Mission Bay, and SoMA for newer condos with gyms and roof decks, or at character neighborhoods such as Hayes Valley, Potrero Hill, The Castro, Pacific Heights, Russian Hill, and Noe Valley among colorful Victorians and walkable shops. Relatively more attainable in-city pockets on 2026 ‘safe and affordable’ lists are Excelsior (median home about $900,731, diverse and value-oriented), Outer Sunset (about $1,023,558, beach life), Bernal Heights (about $1,230,414, views, community events, walkable), and Outer Richmond (about $1,382,200, coastal and pedestrian-friendly).

Forest Hill, West Portal, Richmond, and Mission Terrace feel more residential, with larger single-family homes and Muni access. Peninsula value mentions include Daly City, South San Francisco, and San Bruno with some rents under $3,000, plus in-city Glen Park.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: ruthkrishnan.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: facebook.com Source 5: quora.com

Getting aroundA job near Montgomery Station can ride BART or Muni Metro across the city; Caltrain is a 25-minute walk or about a 10-minute Muni ride from Montgomery, so many downtown commutes work without a car. Walkability is a real advantage, but parking is scarce and the hills are not theoretical. Locals name Glen Park, the Sunset, the Richmond, El Cerrito, Daly City, and parts of Oakland as somewhat cheaper BART-linked options; Pacifica residents can park at Colma BART. Tech-oriented areas also sit near Silicon Valley shuttle stops. Sources do not spell out hospital-campus parking or night-shift transit.

A job near Montgomery Station can ride BART or Muni Metro across the city; Caltrain is a 25-minute walk or about a 10-minute Muni ride from Montgomery, so many downtown commutes work without a car. Walkability is a real advantage, but parking is scarce and the hills are not theoretical.

Locals name Glen Park, the Sunset, the Richmond, El Cerrito, Daly City, and parts of Oakland as somewhat cheaper BART-linked options; Pacifica residents can park at Colma BART. Tech-oriented areas also sit near Silicon Valley shuttle stops.

Sources do not spell out hospital-campus parking or night-shift transit.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: quora.com Source 2: ruthkrishnan.com Source 3: extraspace.com

OutdoorsWalk, run, or bike the Golden Gate Bridge for free (cars $9.75); locals like the Welcome Center overlook plus Crissy Field and Baker Beach. In-town greens include Alamo Square Park with the Painted Ladies on Steiner Street, Dolores Park, and Washington Square Park. Outer Sunset and Outer Richmond put you on the beach; Noe Valley and the Mission run warmer and less foggy than the western avenues. The city is only about 7-by-7 miles (under 50 square miles), so a lot of outdoor life is neighborhood walking; wine country is roughly an hour away. Bring a jacket—Karl the Fog can appear on any outing.

Walk, run, or bike the Golden Gate Bridge for free (cars $9.75); locals like the Welcome Center overlook plus Crissy Field and Baker Beach. In-town greens include Alamo Square Park with the Painted Ladies on Steiner Street, Dolores Park, and Washington Square Park.

Outer Sunset and Outer Richmond put you on the beach; Noe Valley and the Mission run warmer and less foggy than the western avenues. The city is only about 7-by-7 miles (under 50 square miles), so a lot of outdoor life is neighborhood walking; wine country is roughly an hour away.

Bring a jacket—Karl the Fog can appear on any outing.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: travellemming.com Source 2: visitcalifornia.com Source 3: coveteur.com Source 4: ruthkrishnan.com Source 5: foratravel.com Source 6: youtube.com

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Living in San Francisco

San Francisco is a 7-by-7-mile city of microclimates, Victorian streets, and walkable neighborhoods. Nurses who want a short downtown hop look at SoMA, South Beach, and Mission Bay’s newer gym-and-roof-deck condos; those stretching an $80k–$150k salary look to Outer Sunset, Outer Richmond, Bernal Heights, Excelsior, or BART suburbs such as Daly City and South San Francisco, where some rents still fall under $3,000. BART and Muni Metro from Montgomery, plus Caltrain a 10-minute Muni ride away, make a car optional—parking is scarce anyway. Karl the Fog keeps Sunset and Richmond cool while Noe Valley and the Mission stay sunnier; layers are mandatory. Off shift, walk the Golden Gate from Crissy Field, sit Dolores Park, or take a Molinari’s sandwich after espresso at Caffe Trieste. Expect about $3,750 average rent and $1.38 million homes, nights that quiet early, contested crime stories, and family school hunts aimed at West Portal, Miraloma Park, or private tuition. Visit in fog and in sun before you sign.

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Sources

As of 2026-09Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: ruthkrishnan.com Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: coveteur.com Source 5: travellemming.com Source 6: quora.com Source 7: thehonestlocal.com Source 8: reddit.com

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