Healthcare Jobs in Los Angeles, CA
Healthcare is the biggest hiring story in Los Angeles County, where health care and social assistance added 26,700 jobs in the year to April 2026. From Cedars-Sinai in Beverly Grove to the hospital row on Sunset Boulevard, here are the current openings, followed by who is hiring and what it pays.
Current healthcare Openings in Los Angeles, CA
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Healthcare Work in Los Angeles
Los Angeles runs on a handful of hospital clusters, and knowing them makes a job search faster. East Hollywood has the densest one, where Children's Hospital Los Angeles and Kaiser Permanente's Los Angeles Medical Center share a stretch of Sunset Boulevard near Vermont. Boyle Heights holds the USC Health Sciences Campus, with Keck Hospital of USC, the county's Los Angeles General Medical Center and Adventist Health White Memorial within a short walk of each other. Cedars-Sinai anchors Beverly Grove, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center sits on the Westwood campus, and the Valley has its own ring of hospitals from Panorama City to Northridge and Olive View-UCLA in Sylmar.
Demand is broad. Private education and health services is the largest job sector in LA County, and healthcare support work makes up 8.6 percent of metro employment against 5.1 percent nationally. Many big hospital staffs are unionized, pay ranges are printed on every posting under California law, and bilingual Spanish speakers have a real edge, since more than half of city residents speak a language other than English at home.
Top Los Angeles Employers Hiring Healthcare Workers
These health systems had nursing and patient care openings posted on their own career sites this month:
- Cedars-Sinai - the Beverly Grove academic medical center lists close to 100 nursing openings in Los Angeles alone.
- UCLA Health - hires nurses, LVNs and care partners for Ronald Reagan UCLA in Westwood, UCLA Santa Monica and its clinic network.
- Kaiser Permanente - one of the region's largest employers, hiring RNs and LVNs at its Sunset Boulevard and West LA medical centers.
- Keck Medicine of USC - the Boyle Heights academic hospital posts RN, LVN and patient care assistant roles.
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles - the East Hollywood pediatric hospital hires RNs and emergency department LVNs.
- PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital - the Westlake hospital on Wilshire Boulevard hires RNs and certified nurse assistants.
Healthcare Salaries in Los Angeles
- Entry level: about $25 to $30 an hour for nursing assistants and patient care assistants at hospitals, and from about $23 at senior care facilities.
- Licensed: roughly $30 to $50 an hour for LVNs in clinics and specialty units.
- Registered nurses: about $55 to $98 an hour at LA hospitals, with new grad residencies starting near $48 to $50.
These are estimates drawn from ranges posted by LA employers, and they move with license, unit, shift and union contract. California's health care worker minimum wage also sets a $25 floor for covered workers at large health systems and at hospitals in LA County from July 2026, well above the city's $18.42 general minimum.
How to Start in Healthcare in Los Angeles
The fastest entry is a nurse assistant certificate: California requires at least 160 hours of training in a program approved by the California Department of Public Health, and LAUSD adult schools such as East Los Angeles Occupational Center and West Valley Occupational Center run them, as does Los Angeles Southwest College. Vocational nurses are licensed by the California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians after a program such as Los Angeles Mission College's in Sylmar. Registered nurses are licensed by the California Board of Registered Nursing after an ADN at colleges like Los Angeles City College or East Los Angeles College, or a BSN at Cal State LA or the UCLA Joe C. Wen School of Nursing. Medical assistants need no state license, though employers prefer certification.
What the Job Involves
Healthcare work covers bedside care, clinic support and everything between. Assistants take vital signs, help patients move, bathe and eat, and report changes to nurses. LVNs give medications, dress wounds and room patients in clinics. RNs assess patients, run care plans and coordinate with physicians, while shifts at hospitals commonly run 12 hours, days or nights.
Skills Employers Look For
- A current California license or certificate for the role
- BLS certification, plus ACLS or PALS for many RN units
- Electronic health record experience
- Bilingual Spanish, often listed as preferred or required
- Calm communication with patients and families
- Physical stamina for 12-hour shifts
Career Path and Advancement
In Los Angeles the ladder is well built. Many people start as a CNA or patient care assistant, move to LVN through a one-year program, then bridge to RN through the LVN-to-RN routes at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, Los Angeles Southwest College or Los Angeles Harbor College. New RNs usually enter through a year-long residency at Cedars-Sinai, UCLA Health, Kaiser or Children's Hospital Los Angeles before moving into specialty units, charge roles or advanced practice.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the fastest way to get a healthcare job in Los Angeles?
A nurse assistant certificate is the quickest licensed route. California requires at least 160 hours of approved training and a state competency exam, and LAUSD adult schools and Los Angeles Southwest College run programs that finish in a few months.
What is the minimum wage for hospital workers in Los Angeles?
Under California's health care worker minimum wage, covered workers at large health systems and at hospitals in LA County earn at least $25 an hour from July 1, 2026. Clinics and other covered facilities have lower floors that step up over the next few years.
Do I need to speak Spanish to work in healthcare in Los Angeles?
It is not required for most roles, but it helps. Many LA postings list bilingual Spanish as preferred, and some Kaiser and clinic roles are posted specifically as bilingual positions.
Which Los Angeles hospitals hire new graduate nurses?
Cedars-Sinai, UCLA Health, Kaiser Permanente, Children's Hospital Los Angeles and the VA Greater Los Angeles all run year-long RN residency programs. Each recruits in cohorts, so check their application windows early.
Are healthcare jobs in Los Angeles unionized?
Many are. Kaiser RNs are represented by UNAC and its LVNs by SEIU Local 399, UCLA RNs by the California Nurses Association, and Northridge Hospital RNs by SEIU 121RN. Union status is usually printed on the posting.
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