(RN) Registered Nurse-Per Diem-KOP PeriAnesthesia

UC San Diego Health

San Diego, California

This one is per diem, so you pick up the shifts you want. UC San Diego Health is an academic medical center.

Eligibility: General

Posted Jun 18

Unit and setting: PACU
License: RN license
Term: Per Diem

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UC San Diego Health

Academic Medical Center

UC San Diego Health is an academic medical center within the University of California system, recognized as part of one of the top fifteen research universities worldwide and a top ten public university. The health system combines patient care, groundbreaking…

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The nurse is expected to practice autonomously consistent with ANA Standards of Practice and Professional Performance. Autonomous nursing care is the ability of a nurse to assess and provide nursing care in a PeriAnesthesia setting.

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In San Diego, CA

San Diego, CAFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 12% above the US average

Median rent: $2,313/mo
Household income: $108,077/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in San Diego, CA

NeighborhoodsYoung professionals concentrate in North Park along 30th Street and University Avenue (Craftsman bungalows, small older apartments, craft breweries, about 10 minutes by car to Downtown and Mission Valley via CA-163 and I-805) and in next-door Hillcrest and University Heights on Balboa Park’s north edge, with cafes, brunch, and trolley/bus links. Quieter, more family-oriented choices are Clairemont, Bay Ho, and Bay Park—1950s–70s tract homes with I-5/I-805 access—plus inland Scripps Ranch, Rancho Penasquitos, Sabre Springs, and Rancho Bernardo. Chula Vista’s Eastlake and Otay Ranch, and Oceanside/Vista on the COASTER, trade a longer drive for more space. University City sits beside UC San Diego and the biotech belt.

Young professionals concentrate in North Park along 30th Street and University Avenue (Craftsman bungalows, small older apartments, craft breweries, about 10 minutes by car to Downtown and Mission Valley via CA-163 and I-805) and in next-door Hillcrest and University Heights on Balboa Park’s north edge, with cafes, brunch, and trolley/bus links. Quieter, more family-oriented choices are Clairemont, Bay Ho, and Bay Park—1950s–70s tract homes with I-5/I-805 access—plus inland Scripps Ranch, Rancho Penasquitos, Sabre Springs, and Rancho Bernardo.

Chula Vista’s Eastlake and Otay Ranch, and Oceanside/Vista on the COASTER, trade a longer drive for more space. University City sits beside UC San Diego and the biotech belt.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: fairfieldresidential.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: quora.com Source 4: reddit.com Source 5: facebook.com Source 6: youtube.com

Getting aroundDaily life is car-first on I-5, I-805, I-8, CA-163, and SR-52; common job centers named in local advice are UTC, Downtown, Sorrento Valley, and Kearny Mesa (the same belt as large health systems). North Park reaches Downtown and Mission Valley in about 10 minutes off-peak; Downtown to Clairemont, La Jolla, or UTC is 15–30 minutes off-peak and up to 40-plus at peak, while Mira Mesa/Sorrento Valley is 15–35 minutes (45-plus peak) and Chula Vista or Oceanside 25–60-plus. Buses run the big corridors; the Trolley and COASTER (Oceanside to downtown in 35–45 minutes) help, but residents still call transit weak. Street parking is competitive in North Park, and traffic plus parking are the inconveniences people say show up after the honeymoon.

Daily life is car-first on I-5, I-805, I-8, CA-163, and SR-52; common job centers named in local advice are UTC, Downtown, Sorrento Valley, and Kearny Mesa (the same belt as large health systems). North Park reaches Downtown and Mission Valley in about 10 minutes off-peak; Downtown to Clairemont, La Jolla, or UTC is 15–30 minutes off-peak and up to 40-plus at peak, while Mira Mesa/Sorrento Valley is 15–35 minutes (45-plus peak) and Chula Vista or Oceanside 25–60-plus.

Buses run the big corridors; the Trolley and COASTER (Oceanside to downtown in 35–45 minutes) help, but residents still call transit weak. Street parking is competitive in North Park, and traffic plus parking are the inconveniences people say show up after the honeymoon.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: fairfieldresidential.com Source 2: quora.com Source 3: hellolanding.com Source 4: extraspace.com Source 5: youtube.com

OutdoorsBalboa Park’s 1,200 acres of gardens, trails, museums, and the San Diego Zoo sit in the geographic middle of daily life. Torrey Pines State Reserve is the signature hike, including Razor Point Overlook down to the beach; Sunset Cliffs and Cabrillo National Monument (historic lighthouse plus cliff tide pools) occupy Point Loma. Mission Bay is the easy bike loop (rentals by the hour; Superbloom next door), and a Golden Hill-to-Coronado ferry-landing ride is a local scenic workout. Pacific Beach’s pier and Belmont Park’s vintage Mission Beach coaster cover the classic beach day; La Jolla Cove and sea-cave kayak tours are the water postcard. With 266 sunny days and rare rain-outs, dog walks, after-dinner strolls, and weekend sports run year-round.

Balboa Park’s 1,200 acres of gardens, trails, museums, and the San Diego Zoo sit in the geographic middle of daily life. Torrey Pines State Reserve is the signature hike, including Razor Point Overlook down to the beach; Sunset Cliffs and Cabrillo National Monument (historic lighthouse plus cliff tide pools) occupy Point Loma.

Mission Bay is the easy bike loop (rentals by the hour; Superbloom next door), and a Golden Hill-to-Coronado ferry-landing ride is a local scenic workout. Pacific Beach’s pier and Belmont Park’s vintage Mission Beach coaster cover the classic beach day; La Jolla Cove and sea-cave kayak tours are the water postcard.

With 266 sunny days and rare rain-outs, dog walks, after-dinner strolls, and weekend sports run year-round.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: fairfieldresidential.com Source 2: californiathroughmylens.com Source 3: sandiegomagazine.com Source 4: tripadvisor.com Source 5: extraspace.com

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San Diego is a 70-mile patchwork of neighborhoods stitched by I-5 and I-805, powered by weather so reliable—about 266 sunny days, winters that barely freeze—that outdoor life becomes the default after a shift. For a nurse the employment draw is concrete: UC San Diego Health, Sharp HealthCare, and Rady Children’s sit inside a biotech-defense-military economy with unemployment cited at 3.8%. Hillcrest and North Park offer Craftsman blocks, 30th Street breweries, Pride, and about 10 minutes to Mission Valley; Clairemont, Scripps Ranch, and Rancho Bernardo trade that buzz for quieter streets, parking, and schools. Inland buys more house than the coast. The Trolley, COASTER, and corridor buses exist, but locals still plan around a car. What people refuse to surrender: Balboa Park and the Zoo at the city’s center, Torrey Pines and Sunset Cliffs, and taco-and-craft-beer density from Little Italy to Liberty Public Market.

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As of 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: fairfieldresidential.com Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: quora.com Source 5: youtube.com Source 6: californiathroughmylens.com Source 7: hellolanding.com

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