RN – Emergency Services – La Jolla Float Pool
Facility: Scripps La Jolla Hospital
Location: La Jolla, CA
Career Area: RN
Employment Type: Full Time
Shift: Night
Job ID: 252001904
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Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla has served the greater San Diego community since 1924. For more than a century, we continue to provide distinguished care, including several nationally ranked specialty programs. Scripps La Jolla was the first in San Diego to be designated a Magnet Hospital by the American Nursing Association.
Scripps La Jolla shares a campus with the Barbey Family Emergency and Trauma Center, a Level I Trauma Center, and the renowned Prebys Cardiovascular Institute. We’re also home to notable specialty programs, including cancer care, heart surgery, orthopedic surgery, labor and delivery services (including a Level III neonatal intensive care unit) and a nationally designated Comprehensive Stroke Center.
Job Description
This is a Full Time Night Shift opportunity, working 12 hour shifts with our La Jolla ED Float Pool.
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla Emergency Services and Level I Trauma Center is located inside the Prebys Cardiovascular Institute. The Prebys Cardiovascular Institute is the most comprehensive place for heart care in San Diego. Built upon a 90-year history of Scripps medical breakthroughs and discoveries, the center is also the largest on the West Coast for cardiovascular medicine, research and training that will help shape heart care around the world.
RNs in the 47 bed Emergency Services at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla will get hands-on experience working with comprehensive stroke, LVAD, Level I trauma and ECMO program. RNs have an array of educational opportunities and are actively involved in process improvements. The Emergency Services RNs at La Jolla are trained as MICN (Mobile Intensive Care Nurses) and have the opportunity to work in a designated Base Station providing direction and support to medics. Additional expectations include but not limited to:
- Provides direct patient care within the scope of his/her practice.
- Patient care includes assessment, planning and implementing a plan of care and evaluating patients’ progress towards expected outcomes.
- The RN takes primary responsibility for the patients’ care as delivered by the Care Team under his/her supervision.
- Works collaboratively with other members of the patient care team to ensure optimal patient care.
This Float Pool position requires you to work at Scripps Memorial La Jolla ED, Scripps Torrey Pines Urgent Care and occasionally at Scripps Encinitas ED.
Required Qualifications:
- Registered Nursing Degree from an Accredited School of Nursing
- Active California RN license
- American Heart Association BLS, ACLS and PALS Healthcare Provider Certifications
- 1 year of recent adult emergency services experience
- Be able to speak, read and following instructions in English
- Have excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrate positive behaviors
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing
- CEN – Certified Emergency Nursing
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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