Training Programs Descriptions

Adult Acute Care Training Program – This program is for new graduate nurses and RNs with less than six months experience in the acute care setting who are interested in working on the acute medical-surgical patient care units. This is a wonderful opportunity to develop your expertise in any of the following specialties:

Cardiology/Cardiac Surgery – 10 CVT is a 36-bed telemetry unit with both surgery and medical patients. Surgical procedures include heart and lung transplants, valve replacement, vascular reconstruction and CABG. Cardiology patients include MI, CHF and cardiomyopathy. This is a fast-paced, high acuity unit with many opportunities for learning.
Neurosurgery/Neurology – 8 Long houses our neuro patient population and includes complex neuro spine surgeries in addition to brain surgeries. You will have the opportunity to learn neuro telemetry for our seizure patient population and to work with many rare neurological diseases. UCSF is a major neuroscience referral center and is a Center for Excellence in Neuro.
Transplant – 9 Long is the unit where all of the kidney, pancreas, and liver transplants are cared for. UCSF is a Center for Excellence in Transplant Surgery, performing over 200 transplants a year.
Oncology/Immunology – 11 Long provides highly specialized care to patients with oncology and hematology disorders including leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma and solid tumors. Bone marrow transplants and radiation implants are also cared for on this unit. The UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center is internationally recognized and a leader in the implementation of the latest protocols for cancer treatment.
Orthopedics/Abdominal Surgery – 12 Long is a fast-paced, challenging unit providing care for our major abdominal surgery and orthopedic surgery patients. Major abdominal surgeries include hepatectomy, colectomy, Whipple procedures and pancreatectomy. Orthopedic surgeries include joint replacement, oncology and sports medicine.
General Medicine – 14 Long is a busy, dynamic general medicine unit providing care for a wide variety of diagnoses. Many of the patients are elderly and present with a myriad of chronic illnesses in addition to the acute condition causing hospitalization. Providing care is challenging and rewarding and there is an opportunity to work with and become part of the Geriatric Resource Nurse team.
Medical/Surgical Transitional Unit – 14 M has a patient population mix which includes 12 beds for transitional care devoted to medical and surgical patients and 20 beds devoted to non-transitional medical-surgical patients. Most of the beds have telemetry capability. High acuity, telemetry and a general med-surg population make this unit a challenging and rewarding place to work. New staff will attend a tailored Critical Care Training Program (see below).
General Clinical Research Center – 12 Moffitt (GCRC) is partially funded by the NIH and is the center for much of the patient research done at the Medical Center. The unit participates in numerous and diverse research studies, both with inpatients and outpatients. Studies include healthy volunteers and research protocols for patients with a diagnosis. Anyone interested in research will find this a most exciting place to work. Staff on this unit work 8-hour shifts.
Surgery Oncology – 5N on the Mt. Zion campus, near the Comprehensive Cancer Center, provides care to oncology patients undergoing surgery. Surgeries include abdominal, head and neck, gynecology and urology.
Short Stay Surgical Unit – 4E on the Mt. Zion campus specializes in the care of the patient who requires a limited stay following surgery. Common surgeries seen on this unit include thyroidectomies, plastic surgery, gynecology and urology. Staff on this unit work 8-hour and 12-hour shifts.

Adult Critical Care Training Program – This program is open to new graduates and experienced RNs new to this specialty. ACLS certification is preferred, and for the Post Anesthesia Care Unit ACLS certification is preferred and PALS certification is required. Areas of opportunity include:

Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit – 9 ICU
Medical Surgical Transitional Care Unit – 14M
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit – 10 ICC
Cardiac Transitional Care Unit– 10 South
Neuro Intensive Care Unit – 11 NICU
Neuro Transitional Care Unit – 8 South
Mt. Zion Intensive Care Unit
Post Anesthesia Care Unit – Parnassus Campus or Mt. Zion Campus

Emergency Department Training Program – This program is open to new graduates and experienced RNs new to this area. All nurses must have ACLS and PALS within six months of entering the program.

Pediatric Acute Care Training Program – 6-Long and 7-Long are the units for our acute pediatric patient population. Training programs for these units are open to new grads and experienced RNs new to pediatrics. Opportunities are available for:

Medical – Surgical Acute Care – 6 Long
Pediatric Oncology/BMT/Rehab – 7 Long
Pediatric Clinical Research Center – 6 PCRC
Pediatric Transitional Care Unit – 7 North

Pediatric Critcal Care Training Program – Open to new grads and experienced RNs new to this specialty. PALS certification is required upon completion of the program. Opportunities to consider:

Pediatric Intensive Care (PICU) – medical/surgical patient population
Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (PCICU)

Intensive Care Nursery Training Program – Open to new grads (senior preceptorships in ICN preferred) and experienced RNs new to this specialty. Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification is required upon completion of the program.

OR Training Program – Program curriculum for this course is the Perioperative Nursing Course 101, developed by the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN). Upon completion of the program, nurses will receive a nationally recognized credential as well as 80+ hours of continuing education credit. New graduates may apply, however hiring preference will be given to RNs with at least one year of acute care experience. All OR trainees will be expected to work full-time (8-hour shifts).




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Cardiology patients include MI, CHF and cardiomyopathy. This is a fast-paced, high acuity unit with many opportunities for learning. Neurosurgery/Neurology – 8 Long houses our neuro patient population and includes complex neuro spine surgeries in addition to brain surgeries. You will have the opportunity to learn neuro telemetry for our seizure patient population and to work with many rare neurological diseases. UCSF is a major neuroscience referral center and is a Center for Excellence in Neuro. Transplant – 9 Long is the unit where all of the kidney, pancreas, and liver transplants are cared for. UCSF is a Center for Excellence in Transplant Surgery, performing over 200 transplants a year. Oncology/Immunology – 11 Long provides highly specialized care to patients with oncology and hematology disorders including leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma and solid tumors. Bone marrow transplants and radiation implants are also cared for on this unit. The UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center is internationally recognized and a leader in the implementation of the latest protocols for cancer treatment. Orthopedics/Abdominal Surgery – 12 Long is a fast-paced, challenging unit providing care for our major abdominal surgery and orthopedic surgery patients. Major abdominal surgeries include hepatectomy, colectomy, Whipple procedures and pancreatectomy. Orthopedic surgeries include joint replacement, oncology and sports medicine. General Medicine – 14 Long is a busy, dynamic general medicine unit providing care for a wide variety of diagnoses. Many of the patients are elderly and present with a myriad of chronic illnesses in addition to the acute condition causing hospitalization. Providing care is challenging and rewarding and there is an opportunity to work with and become part of the Geriatric Resource Nurse team. Medical/Surgical Transitional Unit – 14 M has a patient population mix which includes 12 beds for transitional care devoted to medical and surgical patients and 20 beds devoted to non-transitional medical-surgical patients. Most of the beds have telemetry capability. High acuity, telemetry and a general med-surg population make this unit a challenging and rewarding place to work. New staff will attend a tailored Critical Care Training Program (see below). General Clinical Research Center – 12 Moffitt (GCRC) is partially funded by the NIH and is the center for much of the patient research done at the Medical Center. The unit participates in numerous and diverse research studies, both with inpatients and outpatients. Studies include healthy volunteers and research protocols for patients with a diagnosis. Anyone interested in research will find this a most exciting place to work. Staff on this unit work 8-hour shifts. Surgery Oncology – 5N on the Mt. Zion campus, near the Comprehensive Cancer Center, provides care to oncology patients undergoing surgery. Surgeries include abdominal, head and neck, gynecology and urology. Short Stay Surgical Unit – 4E on the Mt. Zion campus specializes in the care of the patient who requires a limited stay following surgery. Common surgeries seen on this unit include thyroidectomies, plastic surgery, gynecology and urology. Staff on this unit work 8-hour and 12-hour shifts. Adult Critical Care Training Program – This program is open to new graduates and experienced RNs new to this specialty. ACLS certification is preferred, and for the Post Anesthesia Care Unit ACLS certification is preferred and PALS certification is required. Areas of opportunity include: Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit – 9 ICU Medical Surgical Transitional Care Unit – 14M Cardiac Intensive Care Unit – 10 ICC Cardiac Transitional Care Unit– 10 South Neuro Intensive Care Unit – 11 NICU Neuro Transitional Care Unit – 8 South Mt. Zion Intensive Care Unit Post Anesthesia Care Unit – Parnassus Campus or Mt. Zion Campus Emergency Department Training Program – This program is open to new graduates and experienced RNs new to this area. All nurses must have ACLS and PALS within six months of entering the program. Pediatric Acute Care Training Program – 6-Long and 7-Long are the units for our acute pediatric patient population. Training programs for these units are open to new grads and experienced RNs new to pediatrics. Opportunities are available for: Medical – Surgical Acute Care – 6 Long Pediatric Oncology/BMT/Rehab – 7 Long Pediatric Clinical Research Center – 6 PCRC Pediatric Transitional Care Unit – 7 North Pediatric Critcal Care Training Program – Open to new grads and experienced RNs new to this specialty. PALS certification is required upon completion of the program. Opportunities to consider: Pediatric Intensive Care (PICU) – medical/surgical patient population Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (PCICU) Intensive Care Nursery Training Program – Open to new grads (senior preceptorships in ICN preferred) and experienced RNs new to this specialty. Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification is required upon completion of the program. OR Training Program – Program curriculum for this course is the Perioperative Nursing Course 101, developed by the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN). Upon completion of the program, nurses will receive a nationally recognized credential as well as 80+ hours of continuing education credit. New graduates may apply, however hiring preference will be given to RNs with at least one year of acute care experience. All OR trainees will be expected to work full-time (8-hour shifts).
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