Careers

Discover all the reasons working at Rady Children's Hospital is the best choice for your career.

Nursing Careers

Rady Children's has 261 licensed hospital beds, 59 skilled nursing beds, several Hospital-based outpatient specialty clinics, and neighborhood medical centers throughout the county that offer a variety of outpatient services. In addition, Rady Children's is one of the leading pediatric research centers in the country.

A Healing Environment

When it comes to caring for kids and their families, no place does it better than Rady Children's. From birth through adolescence, children have special healthcare needs that are different from those of adults. Rady Children's has responded by creating a hospital just for kids that combines state-of-the-art technology in a climate of caring. Designed specifically to help youngsters get healthy and stay healthy, our facility promotes healing and reduces anxiety through a unique combination of design, light, color and art. Stars twinkle indoors at night and kid-size windows adorn the Hospital's hallways. Outside, beautiful gardens with bronze animals, beautiful sculptures and interactive play areas await visitors. More.

Nursing Specialties

Specialized inpatient nursing roles include:

• pediatric critical care
• neonatal critical care
• medical/surgical
• surgical services/perianesthesia services
• orthopedic/rehabilitation
• hematology/oncology
• emergency care/urgent care

Other community-focused nursing positions are available at the Helen Bernardy Center for Medically Fragile Children, the Chadwick Center for Children and Families, school-based health programs, the Polinsky Children's Center, and HomeCare.

Make a Difference in a Child’s Life

Rady Children’s is committed to ensuring that our nursing professionals receive support, rewards and career advancement opportunities by providing:

• Full-time, part-time and per diem nursing positions with flexible scheduling, including 12-hour shifts.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Sign-on bonuses and relocation assistance for select positions.
• A new graduate nursing program.
• Peer review systems.
• Multidisciplinary team approach to patient care.
• Training and development.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Professional conference support.

Questions? Feel free to contact our nurse recruiter.