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RN Specialty -PTU PACU/ OR/Laser -Jules Stein Eye Institute

Part-time

UCLA Health

Los Angeles, CAPart-time$65.76–97.76/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$65.76–97.76/hr
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Schedule
Part-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

California RN LicenseBLS CertificationACLS CertificationPALS Certification

Job overview

The clinical nurse provides direct nursing care across pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative phases, including scrub and circulating duties. The role involves collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, patient and staff teaching, and care in laser and minor procedure rooms. The nurse rotates through PTU, PACU, laser and minor procedure, and OR settings, with call assignments on nights, weekends, and holidays at the Main OR.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Nursing InterventionsPatient AssessmentPatient Care PlanningPatient TeachingStaff TeachingScrub NursingCirculating NursingLaser ProceduresLifting 35 LbsPushing and Pulling

Qualifications

California RN LicenseBSN or MSNBLS CertificationACLS CertificationPALS Certification2+ Years ICU/ER/PACU/Circulating/Scrubbing ExperienceEye Surgery ExperienceCNOR, CRNO, CPAN, CAPA, or CCRN

Full job description

Description

Become a key member of a world-class health organization. Contribute to the delivery of Magnet® designated nursing excellence. Take your career to the next level. UCan do all this and more at UCLA Health. In this exciting and rewarding position, your primary responsibilities as a clinical nurse include the direct nursing care of patients, utilizing process, development, and application of leadership, management, and communication concepts; teaching of patients and staff; maintenance of professional standards. The clinical nurse performs in the professional role described by the American Nurses Association (ANA). The clinical nurse's roles and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, providing care in the pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative phases of care. In the intra-operative phase of care, 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 supporting research and education for staff and students. In addition, the clinical nurse will be proficient with laser and/or minor procedures performed in the laser/minor procedure rooms. This role has a varied schedule, including call assignments on nights, weekends, and holidays at the Main OR (Ronald Reagan).

Salary range: $65.76-$97.76/Hourly

Qualifications

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

  • Current California RN License

  • BSN or MSN

  • BLS, ACLS, PALS from the American Red Cross or American Heart Association required

  • 2 years or greater of ICU/ER/PACU/circulating and scrubbing experience required

  • Eye surgery experience required

  • Ability to push, pull, and lift to 35 lbs.

  • Skills in implementing appropriate nursing interventions consistently

  • Ability to perform historical, physical, and behavioral patient assessments.

  • Ability to develop, implement, and evaluate patient care actively involving patients, family, and staff

  • On call on weekends and Holidays at the MAIN OR (Ronald Regan)

  • Will rotate to PTU/PACU/Laser and Minor Procedure/OR

  • CNOR, CRNO, CPAN, CAPA, or CCRN- preferred

UCLA Health welcomes all individuals, without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin or disabilities, and we proudly look to each person’s unique achievements and experiences to further set us apart.

How this job compares

Set against the 59,438 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$65.76–97.76/hr
  • California median$54–75/hr1,535 hourly ranges
  • US median$38–54/hr25,237 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $81.76/hr, is 29% above the California median midpoint ($63/hr) — in the top quarter of Registered Nurse hourly ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 2,406 open Registered Nurse jobs in California and 59,438 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Registered Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (29,208 postings).
Education
4,229 of the 59,438 open Registered Nurse jobs (7%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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