Use your expertise, compassion, and kindness to transform the patient experience. When you join UCLA Health as a nurse, you’ll deliver leading-edge care as you build an exceptional career with a health system that’s consistently ranked among the best in the country.
*Please read application instructions below prior to clicking on APPLY NOW*
Prior to submitting your application, please review program information and requirements on our website: https://www.uclahealthcareers.org/nursing-new-graduates/.
As you complete the online application you will need to submit/upload the following documents when applying to this position. We do not accept late submissions. All documents must be submitted correctly at the time you apply. Each document is uploaded individually as a Word or PDF file:
- Resume
- Cover Letter
- 2 Letters of Recommendation
After submitting the application, you will be emailed and prompted to take a questionnaire (if not previously completed). It takes 45 minutes to complete. PLEASE BE SURE TO COMPLETE THE QUESTIONNAIRE. Your application will not be considered until it is completed.
This program is for experienced nurses who would like to be trained in the Operative Room Services units.
As an operating room nurse, you will serve as a scrub and circulating nurse while providing direct patient care using the nursing process and evidence-based practice. You will collaborate with a multi-disciplinary professional team as you contribute to cutting edge and innovative surgical procedures. Our mission involves you supporting research and education to staff and students. This role has a varied schedule that includes call assignments on nights, weekends, and holidays.
When submitting your application, you will be asked to select your top unit choice of preference.
Interviews will be held throughout November 2026. Please note we are only conducting virtual interviews at this time.
The program will start in March 2027.
Salary range: $65.76-$97.76Hourly
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with a BSN or MSN degree
- Current and valid California RN license
- Current BLS from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
- At least 2 years of experience as a Registered Nurse in an acute care hospital setting at time of application
- Ability to perform comprehensive patient assessments and develop/deliver appropriate interventions, involving patients, family and staff
- Exceptional communication, prioritization, organization and designating skills
- Thorough understanding of medical/surgical terminology
- Ability to learn scrub and circulating roles for the Operating Rooms
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