Emergency Nurse
Sacramento, California
RN
Sign-on bonusPosted Aug 14
- Shift
- Nights
- Unit
- ER
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Nights
- Term
- Permanent
- On the floor
- Precepting expected
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 1+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- Sign-on bonus
- $15,000
The median for nursing in California is $49/hr, across 1922 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Registered Nurse (RN) in Emergency Services, you will help individuals and families receive holistic, effective, and appropriate care in a safe and confidential environment so they can achieve optimal health outcomes from admission to discharge.
Every day you will assess patients, plan, implement, and evaluate their care, utilizing your clinical skills and technology. You will be expected to document thoroughly, accept leadership direction, mentor new staff, engage in continuous self-development, and maintain a safe patient environment while adhering to policies and procedures.
To be successful in this role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.
Read the full posting
Assessment: Performs total body and system assessment each shift/visit according to unit standards. Care of Patient: Including planning, implementing, evaluating and educating. Clinical/Technical
Skills
Utilizes technology, procedures, protocols, standards and interventions specific to assigned unit. Documentation: Performs legible, timely, concise and accurate documentation according to policies and procedures. Proficient and competent with the computerized documentation system. Leadership: Accepts responsibility and accountability for own decisions and behaviors. Recognizes, accepts and cooperates with direction from facility leadership. Precepting/Mentoring: Participates in orientation of new staff, ancillary personnel and mentors students in a constructive and positive manner. Serves as resource to staff from other nursing departments.
We are offering a $15,000 sign-on bonus to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.
Job Requirements
Required
- One (1) year of experience in the Emergency Room or a related field of nursing
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of California
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification - American Heart Association
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification - American Heart Association
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification - American Heart Association
Preferred
- Two (2) years of experience as an RN in the Emergency Room or a related field of nursing
- Mobile Intensive Care Nurse (MICN) certification
- Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) certification
- Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) certification
- Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) certification
- Where You'll Work
Founded in 1973, Dignity Health - Methodist Hospital is a 158-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Sacramento, California. Serving over 80,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II NICU, heart care, cancer care, women’s health, and neurology. Additionally, Methodist Hospital of Sacramento has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center.
One Community. One Mission. One California
Pay Range $72.64 - $88.21 /hour
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Requirements
- RN
- California Registered Nurse
- Acute care
- Nursing policy compliance
- Patient treatment planning
- MICN Certification
- Direct patient care
- TNCC Certification
- Care plan evaluation
- RN License
Place
- City
- Sacramento, California
- Median rent
- $1,779/mo
- Local household income
- $87,321/yr
- Metro price level
- 7% above the national average
- Campus
- Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars (Care Compare, Sep 2026)
- Beds
- 152
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Sacramento area index 106.7, where 100 is the national average.
California's capital blends urban energy with easy access to nature, sitting where the Sacramento and American Rivers meet. Midtown's tree-lined streets and farm-to-fork dining scene give the city a distinct character, while proximity to San Francisco and the Sierra Nevada makes weekend escapes effortless.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities.
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About the employer
Workplace: METHODIST HOSPITAL OF SACRAMENTO.
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Emergency is open from year one. Fellowships take new grads. The windows matter.
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- Can you walk me through base pay range, differentials, and sign-on bonus repayment terms?
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- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
