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.

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.

4NW nurses care for the vulnerable population of Forensic (Prisoner) patients. This is an acute care med-surg and telemetry unit. Patients are complex medicine patients, including psychosocial and mental health issues. Nurse must be comfortable working in a locked unit near custody officers. In the event the census is low the nurses will be expected to float to the med-surg and telemetry units in the hospital. The wide variety of patients makes working here both rewarding and challenging.

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 or BLS at time of hire with commitment to get BART within six (6) months of hire date.

• Minimum one (1) year of acute care experience at the Telemetry level of care or higher. If there is an insufficient candidate pool, will consider candidates with a minimum of two (2) years of acute care or psych RN experience.

• Demonstrates critical nursing thinking and clinical skills to identify and implement nursing interventions and evaluate results.

• Must be able to function in a fast-paced environment, have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and consistently demonstrate empathy and kindness to all staff and patients.

• Demonstrated de-escalation skills with vulnerable and/or psychiatric patient populations.

• BSN/MSN.

• Two (2+) or more years of acute care/telemetry RN experience.

• Previous experience with Forensic patients

• Previous experience with psych patients and/or Crisis Prevention Training.

• Bilingual: English/Spanish.

• Participation in shared governance committees or equivalent.

• Must be able to work various hours, days, shifts, on-call and locations based on the 24-hour Medical Center's business needs.

• Employment is subject to a criminal background check and pre-employment physical.

• This position will be required to work 4 weekend days per month.

Selected candidates may be hired at the CNIII or CNIV level pending review and approval by the Nurse Executive Council.