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Staff Nurse II - Emergency Department Full Time 0700-1930

Washington Hospital Healthcare System logoWashington Hospital Healthcare System$87.66–$123.29/hrPosted 1w agoStill open, checked every night
  • Full-time
  • Days
  • BLS
  • ACLS
  • PALS
  • TNCC
  • BSN
  • RN license

Open in 1 location

Washington Hospital Healthcare System posts this job as separate openings, each with its own application: the unit, shifts, schedule and pay can differ between them.

California

3 open

How this pay compares

This posting states $92.48–$123.29 an hour. Open emergency room nurse jobs in California post a median of $68.59 an hour, the middle half $62.16–$76.74, across 207 jobs that state their pay, so this one is above the middle half of what they post. Emergency room nurses employed in California earn a median of $67.44 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).

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Union record

By the bargaining notices filed with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, a union bargains for workers at Washington Hospital Healthcare System here: International Longshoremens & Warehouse Union 6 at Fremont, CA (40 workers, contract up for renewal 31 Dec 2025). The union represents its own unit: ask the recruiter whether this position is in it. Healthcare union contracts.

Medicare rating of Washington Hospital

Medicare gives Washington Hospital 2 of 5 stars (Jul 2026; California's hospitals average 3.1). 77% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well (the middle US hospital: 79%). Medicare did not cut its pay for patient harm in fiscal 2026. Its central line bloodstream infections ran 100% below predicted by Medicare's measure. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the job. Its other hospitals · California hospitals by rating.

What this hospital paid

By Washington Hospital's report to Medicare, its registered nurse hours averaged $107.67 an hour in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits, against $85.20 an hour across California's hospitals. An average over every such hour, not this job's pay: the posting states its own. What California hospitals pay nurses.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Medicare lists Washington Hospital as a government hospital: the kind of employer PSLF counts (a government organization or a 501(c)(3) non-profit) for its own full-time staff, toward forgiveness of federal Direct Loans after 120 qualifying payments. The federal PSLF Help Tool confirms an employer by the EIN on your W-2. Every PSLF-eligible hospital hiring.

What California law says about nurse staffing

  • Minimum nurse-to-patient ratios: General acute care hospitals must keep licensed nurse-to-patient ratios by unit, for example 1:2 in critical care and 1:5 in medical-surgical units. Cal. Code Regs. tit. 22, § 70217(a) (source: Cal. Code Regs. tit. 22, § 70217(a))

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  • How often these jobs state their pay: Jobs stating any pay 54.8% · Stating an hourly rate 34.1%

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About the job

Salary Range: $92.48 - $123.29 + applicable differentials

Job Summary

The Registered Nurse II is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame and provides fiscally responsible care through therapeutic use of self, the nursing process, the environment/instrumentation, and collaboration with other health care team members.

In addition to performing the essential functions listed below, the Registered Nurse II may also be assigned other duties as required.

Educational Requirements

  • Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; BSN preferred or ADN with three years of specialty experience, required.

Work Experience

  • Minimum of one year of acute hospital experience, required.
  • One year of Emergency Department experience, required.

License and Certification Requirements

  • Current California RN license, required.
  • Current certification in area of specialty, certification within the first year, preferred
  • AHA BLS, required
  • ACLS, required
  • PALS, required
  • CEN, preferred
  • TNCC, required
  • NIHSS, required

Skills & Abilities

  • Ability to work productively in a busy and complex environment.
  • Effective written and oral communication skills (in English).

Disclaimer

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From Washington Hospital Healthcare System's job posting for Fremont, CA, checked 13 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.

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