Advance Practice Nurse / Clinical Nurse Specialist – Med/Surg/Tele/Stepdown – Chula Vista – Days
Facility: Scripps Mercy Chula Vista
Location: Chula Vista, CA
Career Area: RN
Employment Type: Full Time
Shift: Day
Job ID: 252001622
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Located less than 10 miles from the US-Mexico border, the Chula Vista campus of Scripps Mercy serves the cities of Chula Vista, Otay Mesa, National City, Imperial Beach, Bonita and beyond.
Scripps Mercy Hospital consists of two campuses in San Diego and Chula Vista.
Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista provides a variety of medical and surgical services, including inpatient and outpatient care. Within the hospital you’ll find our 24-hour emergency room and many other specialty services ranging from cancer care to stroke care.
Job Description
Exempt Position | Scripps Mercy Hospital, Chula Vista
Join a team where your expertise and dedication will be valued, and your career can thrive. At Scripps Health, we’re committed to delivering patient-centered care, backed by a culture of appreciation and respect. Build a rewarding career with one of the most trusted healthcare organizations in the nation.
Why Choose Scripps Health?
· Award-Winning Workplace:
- Named to Fortune’s 100 Best Places to Work list for the 16th time in 2024.
- Recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024.
- Nearly 25% of Scripps employees have been with the organization for over 10 years—testament to our supportive and collaborative environment.
- Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista is known for delivering exceptional care, particularly to uninsured and underinsured patients, with a comprehensive range of medical, primary, and specialty services, including robot-assisted surgery.
In your role as, Advanced Practice Nurse, also known as Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will:
Ø Assumes clinical leadership responsibilities for nursing and nursing practice.
Ø Active in house-wide clinical program planning.
Ø The primary focus of this position is the advancement of expert nursing practice.
Ø Evaluates clinical practice for patient care and monitors the standards of practice.
Ø Provides the use of evidence-based resources, change and system theories to promote organizational improvements.
Ø Facilitates point of service decision making activities, including but not limited to education, research and performance improvement for their areas of expertise.
Ø This is a nursing leadership position which functions in the nursing (not medical) model to advance practice within a designated scope of responsibility.
Experience/Specialized Skills:
· Two years full-time equivalent of experience as an RN, preferably in the APN role.
· Prefer three to five years working in specialty area.
· Provides portfolio for the interview with at least 2 examples of: creative work such as articles submitted for publication, contributions to texts, papers written for nursing coursework., outlines for classes taught, examples of performance improvement projects or evidence based practice change projects, evidence of leadership activities such as chairing a committee or output developed from activities submitted to a committee or task force.
· Prefer those with experience leading a project to measured outcomes.
Required Certification/Registration:
· Current CA RN license.
· CNS certification preferred.
· Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS card required.
Required Education/Course(s)/Training:
· Masters required, Prefer CNS.
· Prefer Masters in nursing.
· Masters in related field acceptable with bachelors in nursing.
· Doctorate recommended, Preferred doctorate in nursing such as DNP, PhD, DNSc.
· Will accept EdD and others upon review.
Preferred:
· National Board Certification through ANCC and/or equivalent in specialty area preferred.
· Med Surg, Telemetry and/or Stepdown experience.
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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