Sacramento Hospital Systems?

[jessjh21]

I will be moving to Sacramento, CA this Spring. I don't know much about the area or hospital systems yet. I have a year of medical surgical experience, and I will have a year of experience in the ER by the time I move there.

What are some of the best hospitals to work for in this area?

And does anyone have insight of some of the top paying hospitals as well?

Thank you!

[Corey Narry, MSN, RN, NP]

Hi and welcome to allnurses!

I live south of Sacramento but have some familiarity with the hospitals up there. UC Davis Medical Center is the biggest hospital. They are part of the University of California system and as a public institution, their salary range is public knowledge and can be found here: UCDMC salary for nursing. The nurses there belong to CNA, the nursing union for all UC hospitals.

Other bigger hospitals there are:

Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento

Sutter Medical Center Sacramento

Kaiser is known for strong union representation for their nurses and have one of the best contracts when it comes to salaries and benefits in the area.

[RunBabyRN]

All of what juan de la cruz said. UCD, Kaiser South Sac and Sutter are the biggest players in the area. Dignity Health is also out that way. With a Google search, you can find the hospital systems in the area and go from there. Be aware that this is one of the most competitive markets in the US, and even with one year of ED experience, you may have a tough time finding something. If you can, wait until you have something secured to make the move. Show them that you have ties to the area, too. What makes you want to move to Sac?

[akulahawkRN, ADN, RN, EMT-P]

I live out here. If you have a BSN, you'll at least have a chance to get a job at UC Davis. The major players out here are UC Davis, Kaiser Permanente, Sutter Health, and Dignity Health. It's worth a look...

[lifeatthebluffs, BSN, RN]

I live in Sacramento as well, and pretty much agree with all that has been said here. Kaiser typically has the best benefits/pay, but they like very experienced nurses. UC Davis also pays well, but not as well as Kaiser. Nurses I know seem, for the most part, to be happy with Sutter, especially Sutter Roseville. Dignity Health seems to have a lot of turnover, especially at Mercy General and Methodist Hospital, but less at Mercy San Juan and Mercy Folsom (although Dignity is squeezing hospitals financially and it seems to be impacting nurses the most--). Also, depending on where you will be living, don't forget to check out places around Sacramento--i.e. Marshall Medical Center in Placerville and Woodland Memorial Hospital. Hope this helps!

[NickiLaughs, ADN, BSN, RN]

I'm assuming you want to stay in ER? I can give my ER perspectives

Everyone above pretty much covered it.

UC Davis pays the least from what I've gathered, but has the best benefits. As other's said you need a BSN. Their ER is ...insane. Don't know how else to describe it. There's just not nearly enough staff across the board to support what they have to deal with. However, even with just a year, they may take a look at you app. They are always hiring ....always.

Sutter has some consolidation with one ER closing down and going to their Sutter general location. I've known a lot of nurses who worked there, going through some growing pains.

Mercy...isn't my favorite. The two nurses who I knew worked at Mercy General had nothing good to say. Pay is good, some decent benefits. But you will deal with equipment not working, poor staffing etc. They are owned by dignity health focused on the bottom line.

Kaiser, pay is excellent, schedules are set (which has perks and negatives, if you can't work any day consistently in that set schedule, forget taking the job.) However, it is VERY hard to get into Kaiser.

Apply everywhere, see what happens. With only two years, and (hopefully) a BSN, you wouldn't be able to afford to be too picky.