General Information

Work Location: Santa Monica, CA, USA Work Schedule 12 hour night shifts including weekends and holidays; 3 shifts/week Posted Date 10/20/2026 Salary Range: $65.76 - 97.76 Hourly Employment Type 2 - Staff: Career Duration Indefinite Job # 33844

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

In this exciting and rewarding position, you will provide exceptional nursing care for NICU 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. 

*This position has a required float between Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center and Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.*

Salary Range: $65.76 - $97.76 hourly

Job Qualifications

We’re seeking a highly-skilled, self-motivated nursing professional with: 

• Current California RN license required
• BSN or MSN required 
• BLS from the American Red Cross or American Heart Association required
• NRP and PALS from the American Academy of Pediatrics required  
• Minimum 2 years NICU Level III/Level IV 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
• NICU specialty certification (CCRN or RNC-NIC) highly preferable
• Official Transcripts and/or original diploma from a registered nursing program must be provided upon hire

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.