Shriners Children's

The Sacramento, CA location is part of a broader system that is currently adapting to nationwide healthcare trends, with some locations transitioning to clinics or outpatient centers. The system encompasses a three-part mission of patient care, research, and education, and has been recognized as Forbes Best Mid-Sized Employer for 2025. For nursing professionals, Shriners Children's offers a unique pediatric specialty care environment with a strong emphasis on multidisciplinary collaboration, evidence-based practice, and a compassionate, patient-centered atmosphere. The organization fosters a learning environment that values experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Nurses here work within a mission-driven culture focused on improving children's lives, with the organization describing its core values as compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience.

Shriners Children's three-part mission has one goal: to change and improve lives. This is achieved through caring for patients, conducting research to develop new treatments, and providing educational opportunities for physicians and healthcare professionals. The organization values compassion, integrity, accountability, resilience, patient-centered care, evidence-based practice, innovation, and critical thinking. Their century-old commitment includes providing care regardless of ability to pay or insurance status.