Registered Nurse II, Neonatal ICU
Sacramento, CAFull-time$82.48–115.46/hrPosted 1 day agoStill listed 1 day ago
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Job overview
The Registered Nurse II provides individualized nursing care in an acute patient setting, including assessment, coordination, delivery, and evaluation of care. The role includes direct patient care, patient and family education, and care transitions. The nurse develops and coordinates care plans, communicates with patients and healthcare providers, and maintains collaborative relationships to support patient experience and care objectives.
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We are so glad you are interested in joining Sutter Health!
Organization: SMCS-Sutter Med Center - Sacramento Position Overview:
Accountable for the assessment, coordination delivery and evaluation of nursing care, including direct patient care, patient/family education and transitions of care in an acute patient setting. Delivers holistic and individualized care to all patients in an assigned area. Develops, implements, and coordinates a 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 polices, industry standards, best practices, and applicable laws and regulations to promote an optimal patient experience. Job Description: About Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Learn More: Sutter Hospitals Earn 23 Awards from American Heart Association Video: Sutter Health: Getting Better Never Stops Learn about THE POWER OF ONE and what it means here at Sutter Health.
EDUCATION
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- OR RN license evidences completion of a RN program
CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE
- RN-Registered Nurse of California
- BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider
DEPARTMENT REQUIRED CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE
- NRP-Neonatal Resuscitation Provider
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE AS TYPICALLY ACQUIRED IN:
- 2 years nursing experience or successful completion of a senior nursing student preceptorship in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
- Demonstrated general knowledge and competence with regard to nursing theories, concepts and practices; medical terminology; anatomy; and physiology.
- Working knowledge of the healthcare industry, safety precaution policies, best practices regarding patient care and privacy, and changes in local/state/federal regulations.
- Possess written and verbal communications skills to explain sensitive information clearly and professionally to diverse audiences, including non-medical people
- Time management and organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize patient care, assignments and work within standardized policies, procedures, and practices to achieve objectives and meet time sensitive activities.
- Basic knowledge of computer applications, such as Microsoft Office Suite (Word and Outlook).
- Work independently as well as be part of the team, while accomplishing multiple interventions in an ever-changing environment.
- Ability to communicate and engage team members, patients and families in a variety of stressful situations.
- Use existing procedures and critical thinking to identify and solve routine or complex problems.
- Ensure the privacy of each patient’s protected health information (PHI).
- Build collaborative relationships with peers and other healthcare providers to achieve departmental and corporate objectives.
- Prioritize assignments and work within standardized policies, procedures, and scientific methods to achieve objectives and meet deadlines.
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Job Shift: Nights Schedule: Full Time Shift Hours: 12 Days of the Week: Variable Weekend Requirements: Every other Weekend Benefits: Yes Unions: No Position Status: Non-Exempt Weekly Hours: 36 Employee Status: Regular Employees of Sutter Health and its entities may handle hazardous drugs in the course of their work, including patient care, which requires them to manage, store, prepare, receive, unpack, transport, dispose of, or administer drugs identified as hazardous or potentially hazardous by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and in accordance with the USP 800 guidelines.
Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans.
Pay Range is $82.48 to $115.46 / hour. Registered Nurse I Pay Range is $75.18 to $75.18 / hour. The posted pay range is based on the position's primary work location. Candidates who reside and work outside of that location may be subject to a different pay range based on their work location. Candidate starting salaries consider multiple factors, including, but not limited to a candidate’s experience, education, skills, licensure, certifications, departmental equity, training, and organizational needs. Base pay is only one component of Sutter Health’s comprehensive total rewards program. Eligible positions also include a comprehensive benefits package.
How this job compares
Set against the 58,990 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 13, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$82.48–115.46/hr
- California median$54–75/hr1,539 hourly ranges
- US median$38–54/hr25,415 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $98.97/hr, is 54% above the California median midpoint ($64/hr) — in the top quarter of Registered Nurse hourly ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 2,417 open Registered Nurse jobs in California and 58,990 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Kaiser Permanente291 open
- Health Advocates Network223 open
- Sutter Health (this employer)166 open
- Experience
- Registered Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (29,139 postings).
- Education
- 4,017 of the 58,990 open Registered Nurse jobs (7%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Pay, requirements and demand for Registered Nurse jobs
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 13, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.
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