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General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
4, 10 hour day shifts (4:30 AM - 3:00 PM) per week including weekends and holidays; additional hours as needed based on the operational needs of the unit
Posted Date
05/26/2026
Salary Range: $144400 - 341800 Annually
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
indefinite
Job #
30827

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Take on a key leadership role within an award‑winning health system that’s committed to helping every patient, and every team member, keep on rising. Advance exceptional nursing care in a state‑of‑the‑art environment where you can elevate your skills, support highly specialized patient populations, and grow your career within a collaborative community. You can do all this and more at UCLA Health.

Are you a Registered Nurse or Charge Nurse ready to rise into the next chapter of your leadership journey? This is your opportunity. We’re seeking an inspiring Clinical Nurse Manager for our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. 

Reporting to the Unit Director, this is an excellent opportunity for you to grow your leadership abilities. We’re looking to you to model clinical best practices while helping to facilitate collaborative decision making and shared governance. You will establish clinical departmental goals and supervise clinical staff in order to achieve and exceed organizational objectives. You will also be responsible for collaborating with clinical educators to evaluate and develop core clinical competencies. This position involves the stewardship of human, financial, and physical resources to ensure the delivery of the highest quality care. You will enjoy a high level of autonomy while sharing 24/7 management responsibility with the Unit Director.

Salary Range: $144,400.00 - $341,800.00 annually

Job Qualifications

We’re seeking a self-motivated individual with:

  • Current, valid CA RN license, required
  • BSN, required, MSN highly desirable
  • 5 years of NICU RN experience, required
  • At least two years of charge RN or nurse leadership experience, required
  • BLS from the American Red Cross or American Heart Association required
  • NRP and PALS from the American Academy of Pediatrics required
  • Level IV NICU experience preferred (vents, bubble CPAP, various CVCs and art lines, pre- and post-surgical (gen and card) care, drips, stoma/trach care, etc.)
  • NICU specialty certification (CCRN or RNC-NIC) highly preferable
  • Nursing Professional Leadership Nurse Certification, highly desirable
  • Attainment of progressive leadership positions, highly preferred
  • Exceptional communication, coaching and conflict resolution skills
  • Advanced clinical thinking and problem-solving abilities
  • Skill in implementing appropriate nursing interventions on a consistent basis

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.