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Santa Barbara, California

Advice Nurse - OB/Gyn Department

Registered NurseNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Pay as listed: $54.72-$79.34/hr · no nights, no weekends · Santa Barbara, California · pays below the median of 50 Registered Nurse listings (24th percentile).

Listed compensation

$54.72-$79.34/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – FridayWeekdays only

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Job Description

We are so glad you are interested in joining Sutter Health!

Organization

SC - Sansum Clinic

Position Overview

Aids patients in obtaining the correct level of care with the appropriate provider at the right time. Provides advance clinical telephone support to Sutter Health patients, other callers, in-basket and other remote support for physicians, and limited in-clinic support.

Uses the nursing process, input from physicians, and Sutter Health's approved telephone nursing guidelines and protocols to maintain highly efficient operations, to provide quality care, and to ensure positive patient outcomes.

Assesses patients' needs, appropriately dispositions cases, collaborates with the clinic and hospital-based providers to renew electronic prescriptions, identifies hospital and community resources, consultations and referrals, and preforms nursing follow-up activities.

Clinical support includes assisting physician partners with message management and other communications within the electronic medical record (EMR) system, as well as limited patient care in an outpatient setting.

Job Description

  • EDUCATION
  • Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

Certification & Licensure

  • RN-Registered Nurse in the state where care is provided
  • BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider

Department Required Certification & Licensure

Department, non-patient facing/care: BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider not required

Typical Experience

2 years recent relevant experience

Skills and Knowledge

Professional knowledge of clinical nursing protocols, regulations and institutional standards of care and risk management with an emphasis in the areas of disease processes, emergencies, health sciences and pharmacology.

Advanced clinical knowledge of medical diagnoses, procedures, protocols, treatments, and terminology, including a working knowledge of state and federal regulations and guidelines.

Solid analytical and project management skills, including the ability to analyze problems, situations, practices, and procedures, reach practical conclusions, recognize alternatives, provide solutions, and institute effective changes.

Communication, interpersonal, and interviewing skills, including the ability to build rapport and explain medical lab results or sensitive information clearly and professionally to diverse audiences (patients, staff, and doctors).

Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite and experience working electronic medical/health records.

Work independently, as well as part of a multidisciplinary team, while demonstrating exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills.

Manage multiple priorities/projects simultaneously, sometimes with rapidly changing priorities, while maintaining event/project schedules.

  • Recognize unsafe or emergency situations and respond appropriately and professionally.
  • Ensure the privacy of each patient’s protected health information (phi).

Analyze possible solutions using precedents, existing departmental guidelines and policies, experience and good judgment to identify and solve standard problems.

Build collaborative relationships with peers, physicians, nurses, administrators, and public to provide the highest quality of patient care.

Job Shift

Days

Schedule: Full Time

Shift Hours

8

Days of the Week

Monday - Friday

Weekend Requirements

None

Benefits

Yes

Unions

No

Position Status: Non-Exempt

Weekly Hours

40

Employee Status

Regular

  • Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans.
  • Pay Range is $54.72 to $79.34 / hour

The compensation range may vary based on the geographic location where the position is filled. Total compensation considers 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.

Key Responsibilities

The Advice Nurse provides clinical telephone support to patients, assesses needs, and manages dispositions using nursing protocols. They also assist physicians with message management and documentation within the electronic medical record system.

Requirements

Candidates must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing and hold a current Registered Nurse license. A minimum of 2 years of recent relevant experience and Basic Life Support certification are required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient assessmentTriageInterpersonal skillsProblem solvingMultidisciplinary collaborationEmergency responsePatient privacy

OB/GYN — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 40 active Registered Nurse listings this role was benchmarked against, 55% are remote, 57% have no call, 73% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$139k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $126k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Registered Nurse pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Advice Nurse - OB/Gyn Department at Sutter Health a 6.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Ob/gyn (RN) — ranked against 57 active Ob/gyn (RN) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Top Registered Nurse Jobs

25 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution25 jobs · 18 employers

14
<$120k
6
$120k-160k
1
$165k
4
$238k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs · 18 employers

401k / retirement match
100%
Loan repayment
10%
CME allowance
10%
PSLF eligible
5%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.5
Better work-life than 80% of Ob/gyn (RN) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 57 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights

Living in Santa Barbara

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.91M
Typical market rent
$3,692/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.8
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Sutter Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Sacramento, California
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive benefits package
Health Insurance
Monday-Friday schedule
No weekends
8-hour day shifts