UC San Diego Health

The health system combines patient care, groundbreaking research, and inspired teaching, with a strategic framework built on a supportive culture and strong financial foundation. The organization's strategic plan emphasizes cultivating smart decision-making, accountability, engagement, and integrity, while also addressing structural racism and health disparities. For nursing professionals, UC San Diego Health offers opportunities in specialized units including PeriAnesthesia, Surgical ICU, and Ventricular Assist Device programs. The nursing workforce is represented by the California Nurses Association (CNA) under the NX bargaining unit, with internal represented RN/NP applicants given priority consideration during the first seven days of job postings. Nurses are expected to practice autonomously consistent with ANA Standards of Practice and Professional Performance.

Mission: To deliver outstanding patient care through commitment to the community, groundbreaking research and inspired teaching. Vision: To create a healthier world — one life at a time — through new science, new medicine and new cures. Core cultural values include smart decision making, accountability, engagement, integrity, and addressing structural racism and health disparities. The organization positions itself as student-centered, research-focused, and service-oriented, emphasizing a 'changemaker' culture where employees advance innovation and care.