RN Specialized – Orthopedic Surgery – Torrey Pines
Facility: Scripps Clinic
Location: La Jolla, CA
Career Area: RN
Employment Type: Full Time
Shift: Day
Job ID: 262003432
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Caring for San Diegans since 1924, Scripps Clinic is San Diego’s first choice for exceptional primary care and highly specialized and coordinated specialty care. Scripps Clinic offers a comprehensive range of medical and surgical services that are nationally recognized for quality, excellence and innovation. From primary to specialty care, our team-based model is designed to provide the best possible care and outcomes for you and your family. More than 900 providers and physicians provide 1.5 million patient visits a year coordinated through an integrated electronic health record.
Job Description
This is a full time, benefited RN position working 8 hour shifts Monday- Friday between 6:30am-5pm depending on clinic needs. Must be able to float to other ortho sites as needed.
Ensure Scripps patients and their families have an exceptional health care experience. Provides direct patient care to high acuity patients in a complex department within the scope of practice. Engages in complex clinical procedures and may provide clinical assessments to surgical patients in the hospital setting. Patient care includes compliance with patient assessments and care tasks, triaging, completion of clinical procedures, emergency protocols and medication administration. Works collaboratively with the other members of the patient care team to ensure optimal patient care.
Required:
- Minimum one (1) year experience as an RN.
- Current California RN License.
- BLS from American Heart Association.
- Requires well developed phone communication skills, ability to assess, reassure, empathize, and give direction over the phone.
- Requires critical thinking skills around post-operative complications, understanding and identifying patients with abnormal outcomes and managing the care continuum to achieve positive outcomes.
- Must be able to multi-task and remain calm and professional during busy times.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
Preferred:
- Prior RN experience within a clinic, outpatient and ambulatory setting.
- Prior Ortho RN working experience.
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4+ years of RN experience with 2 years being in inpatient acute care, OR or ER.
In compliance with the California Pay Transparency Act, Scripps Health posts the pay range for all jobs. Please note that actual pay will be determined based on relevant experience and internal equity within the pay range. Please also note this range is applicable for employees who reside in California only. A geographical pay differential may be applied for remote employees who reside out of state. Scripps Health strives to ensure that our employees receive equal pay for equal work in line with our commitment to being an equal opportunity employer.
Scripps Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity/expression), age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.
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