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.

The Labor & Delivery RN provides family-centered care on the high-risk Labor & Delivery, Antepartum and Birth Center units at Jacobs Medical Center. Responsibilities include L&D, triage, OR, PACU and couplet care. Those successful will have excellent critical thinking and time management skills and be self-motivated, patient advocates, and effective communicators.

Autonomous nursing care is the ability of a nurse to assess and provide nursing actions as appropriate for patient care populations based on competence, professional expertise, and knowledge. The nurse is expected to practice autonomously consistent with ANA Standards of Practice and Professional Performance. Independent judgment is expected to be exercised within the context of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches to patient care.

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

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

• Must have an active California RN license.

• BLS/CPR certification at time of hire with commitment to get ART within six (6) months of hire date.

• Current NRP certification from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

• AWHONN intermediate or advanced fetal monitoring course completion certification.

• Minimum two (2) years of recent Labor and Delivery RN experience in a high-delivery volume hospital. (If insufficient applicant pool, applicants with one (1) year of Labor & Delivery RN experience may be considered.) Recent experience is within the past 1 (one) year.

• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills to manage multiple levels of information and responsibilities, and to quickly assess moderately-complex problems to develop potential solutions.

• BSN.
• Bilingual English/Spanish.
• RNC certification.
• Experience as Triage, Circulator/PACU, and/or Charge.
• Greater than two (2) years of relevant acute care experience.
• Experience working in an academic medical center.
• Evidence of contributions to improving nursing practice through quality improvement.

• Must be able to work various hours and locations based on business needs.
• Employment is subject to a criminal background check and pre-employment physical.
• Selected candidate may be hired at the CNIII level pending review and approval by the Nurse Executive Council.