The Perinatal RN is a professional who assumes responsibility and accountability for the care of woman and infants in all phases of their childbirth experience and provides care to these patients using the nursing process in accordance with the standards of professional nursing practice.

The Perinatal RN performs in the professional role as described by the American Nurses Association (ANA) and the Association of Women’s Health Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN); engaging in activities related to ethics, education, evidence-based practice and research, quality improvement, leadership, collaboration, professional practice evaluation , resources utilization, environmental health, and patient advocacy as appropriate to Perinatal clinical nursing practice.

This position has a required float between Ronald Reagan (RR) UCLA and Santa Monica (SM) UCLA L&D and couplet care units as censes needs require with main responsibility to RRUCLA Perinatal Units.

Qualifications

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

• Current California RN license and relevant clinical nursing skills 
• BSN/MSN required 
• BLS from the American Red Cross or American Heart Association required  
• NRP required
• 2 years Perinatal 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 
• Official Transcripts and/or original diploma from a registered nursing program must be provided upon hire

About the Hospital

UCLA Health hospitals ranked #1 in both Los Angeles and California and rose to #3 nationally in an annual evaluation published today by U.S. News & World Report - the highest set of rankings UCLA has received in its history.

UCLA Health once again earned a coveted spot on the national honor roll, which names only the 20 hospitals that provide the highest-quality care across a wide range of procedures and conditions.