UCLA Health
Academic Medical Center · Santa Monica, CA
- 2
- open roles, live count
- 3.6
- Google rating
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Academic Medical Center
Benefits
UCLA Health Human Resources states it provides competitive pay and benefits along with professional resources, and is committed to delivering an outstanding work experience.
The city
Living in Santa Monica, CA
Santa Monica is a beachfront city west of Los Angeles, anchored by its iconic pier and a stretch of sandy shoreline. The Third Street Promenade offers open-air shopping and dining. With ocean breezes and a relaxed coastal feel, it gives nurses a sun-soaked Southern California base near major health systems.
Browse roles in Santa Monica- State price level · California
- 110.7
- 11% above the national average
- Median gross rent
- $2,402/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
UCLA Health is an internationally respected healthcare leader operating across Southern California with approximately 33,000 employees. The system is affiliated with UCLA and encompasses multiple hospitals and clinics throughout the region, including locations in Santa Monica.
- Academic Medical Center · Santa Monica
More about UCLA Health
UCLA Health positions itself as a destination for professionals who view healthcare work as a calling, emphasizing an atmosphere of learning, support, and collaboration alongside world-class colleagues. For nursing professionals, UCLA Health offers what it describes as an incomparable variety of clinical settings and opportunities within its Southern California system. The organization stresses continuous inspiration, professional empowerment, and the ability to make a significant difference for patients, community, and team members. The system was recognized as a Most Loved Workplace, with 89% of employees reporting pride in the organization. UCLA Health's Human Resources department explicitly commits to delivering an outstanding work experience with competitive pay, benefits, and professional resources. The employer is currently recruiting board-certified Family Nurse Practitioners for comprehensive primary care services, requiring active California NP licensure and DEA registration, with EMR experience preferred.
UCLA Health's mission centers on 'advancing healthcare' with a passion for helping others. Core values include collaboration, teamwork, diversity of thought, service excellence, and community engagement. The organization is committed to elevating the health of the communities it serves and describes its work as solving healthcare's biggest challenges through inventive, smart, and caring professionals.
Why nurses stay
How they describe the culture
What nurses say in reviews
According to the Most Loved Workplace profile, UCLA Health employs 33,000 people and 89% of employees report being proud to work there, earning the organization recognition as a Most Loved Workplace.
The good
- Internationally respected healthcare leader with world-class colleagues
- Atmosphere of learning and support with professional empowerment
- Competitive pay and benefits with professional resources
- Strong community engagement and commitment to elevating community health
- Recognized as a Most Loved Workplace with 89% employee pride
- Large Southern California system offering variety of clinical settings and career paths
The hard parts
- Large organizational size of 33,000 employees may involve bureaucratic processes and complex hierarchies
- High professional standards and expectations — described as 'challenged' environment which may imply demanding workload
“I came for the sign-on bonus. I stayed because on my hardest night, my whole team stayed with me.”
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 11, 2026
- Website
- uclahealth.org ↗
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