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.

Hillcrest Medical Center's 9th floor is an 18 bed Progressive Care Unit, 6 of which are in direct-observation room for patients on intermediate level of care (IMU) and/or medical-surgical patients with cardiac monitoring (telemetry). The unit cares for a diverse patient population under the Medicine service. The nurses in this unit manage patients with wide range of medical diagnosis including pulmonary, renal, hepatology and cardiac diagnosis but not limited to sepsis, pneumonia, atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, acute kidney disease, end-stage renal disease, gastrointestinal bleed, alcohol-withdrawal. The majority of the med-surg beds in the unit are long-term patients with challenging discharge disposition.

Our unit strives to touch people's lives through compassionate state of the art care. Our team recognizes the value of every person and are guided by the commitment to nursing excellence and health care leadership wile maintaining a patient and family-centered outlook.

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.

• RN License issued by the State of California.

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

• Must have a minimum of two (2) year of recent acute care RN experience at the PCU, IMU, or step-down level of care or higher acuity.

• 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.

• 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.

• BSN.

• Specialty certification in critical care or progressive care nursing (PCCN or CCRN).

• Critical care/Progressive Care training or equivalent; Critical Care Intern Program

completion by the San Diego AACN Chapter or completion of the UCSD PCU series.

• Previous psychiatric RN experience.

• Extensive knowledge of DSM V psychiatric diagnosis and plan of care/treatment; antipsychotic, anti-anxiety, mood stabilizers, antidepressants and other applicable psychiatric medications.

• 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.

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