RN - NW Orthopedics - Santa Monica

Work Location: Santa Monica, CA, USA

Fully On-Site

Work Schedule: 12 hour night shifts including weekends and holidays; 3 shifts/week

Posted Date: 06/23/2026

Salary Range: $65.76 - 97.76 Hourly

Employment Type: Duration / indefinite

Job #: 31514

Become a key member of a world‑class health organization. Contribute to the delivery of Magnet® designated nursing excellence. Take your career to the next level. You can do all this and more at UCLA Health.

In this exciting and rewarding position, you will provide exceptional nursing care for 3NW Orthopedic patients. You will offer guidance to team members by supervising nursing interventions and assigning related tasks. You will also assess patient, family and staff learning needs, deliver appropriate clinical education, and promote effective working relationships. This involves collaborating with an interdisciplinary team of dedicated professionals to develop and implement a care plan, including providing detailed care instructions.

• Current California RN license and relevant clinical nursing skills
• BSN/MSN required
• BLS from the American Red Cross or American Heart Association required
• 2 years Orthopedic/Med Surg RN experience required
• Skill in implementing appropriate nursing interventions on a consistent basis
• Ability to perform historical, physical and behavioral patient assessments
• Ability to develop and implement and evaluate patient care plan actively involving patients, family, and staff

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer. Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.