UC San Diego Health is a Magnet designated organization, which is a prestigious recognition that applies to only 10% of all U.S. hospitals. Magnet is the "gold standard" for nursing excellence and is based on strengths in five key areas which include transformational leadership, structural empowerment, exemplary professional practice, new knowledge, innovation and improvements and empirical outcomes. UC San Diego Health has held its Magnet status since 2011.

Under general supervision, identifies and implements nursing interventions and evaluated results for a wide variety of patient populations. Directs and acts as resource to other members of the nursing team as assigned. Promotes compliance and support of policies. Achieves trust in professional collegial relationships.

This is an experienced nurse position in 5 West Trauma PCU and 4E Trauma Recovery Unit. 5W is a 24-bed unit that serves an intermediate level of care to medical-surgical patients, along with a 15-bed overflow medical-surgical unit. Patients are received from the trauma bay, downgraded from the Surgical ICU, and occasional overflow medical IMU level of care patients. Patients are frequently post-operative, and common diagnoses include traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injuries, orthopaedic injury, alcohol and substance withdrawal, and delirium.

While not required, a cover letter is highly recommended when applying to this position.

• Must be a graduate from an accredited school of Nursing.

• RN license issued by the State of California.

• BART/BLS and ACLS certifications at time of hire with commitment to get UCSD ART within six (6) months of hire date

• Must have one (1+) or more years of acute care RN experience in ICU, PCU, and/or IMU.

• Must be able to function in a high-paced environment and have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

• Strong critical thinking, de-escalation, and problem-solving skills to manage multiple levels of information and responsibilities.

• Ability to perform under pressure and handle urgent situations with accuracy, expediency, and tact.

• Ability to demonstrate individualized care to vulnerable populations.

• BSN and/or MSN.

• CCRN, PCCN specialty certifications.

• Two (2+) or more years of recent acute care RN experience in ICU, PCU, and/or IMU.

• Trauma PCU experience.

• Med-surg experience.

• Psychiatric RN experience.

• Rehabilitation RN experience.

• Bilingual: English/Spanish.

• Must be able to work various hours, days, shifts, on-call, and various locations based on the 24-hour Medical Center's business needs.
• Employment is subject to a criminal background check and pre-employment physical.
• Selected candidate may be hired at the CNIII or CNIV level pending review and approval by the Nurse Executive Council.