RN – Medical Acute 1 North – Encinitas – Nights

This is a Full Time Night shift position (72 hours every two weeks) at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas in the Medical Acute 1 North unit.

This position is eligible for New Hire Incentives up to $7k. 

Elevate your career with Scripps Health, where Compassion Meets Excellence. 

Invest, Empower & Belong. At Scripps Health, your potential is limitless. We’re more than a healthcare provider, at Scripps you will join a community where your views, beliefs and values are celebrated. Grow through industry-leading development programs and empower yourself to deliver innovative care. Be a part of an extraordinary team, impacting health in beautiful San Diego.

Why join Scripps Health?

AWARD-WINNING WORKPLACE:

At Scripps Health, your ambition is empowered, and your abilities are appreciated:

• Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years.
• Scripps is a Great Place to Work Certified company for 2025.
• Scripps Health has been consistently ranked as a top employer for women, millennials, diversity, and as an overall workplace by various national publications.
• Beckers Healthcare ranked Scripps Health on its 2024 list of 150 top places to work in health care.
• We have transitional and professional development programs to create a learning environment that enables you to thrive in your specific field as well as in your overall career.
• Our specialties have been nationally recognized for quality in areas such as cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, geriatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and gastroenterology.

Feel the pride working for Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas Medical Acute 1 North where you will provide direct patient care to medical patients within the scope of your practice. Patient care includes assessment, planning, and implementing a plan of care and evaluating patients’ progress towards expected outcomes. As a Registered Nurse (RN) in Medical Acute, you will take primary responsibility for the patients’ care as delivered by the Care Team under your supervision. Work collaboratively with other members of the patient care team to ensure optimal patient care.

As a RN, you will provide exceptional nursing care under the scope of the following duties:

• Providing a variety of patient populations including pre/post-surgery, and other high acuity patients. 
• Conferring with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches for 5 patients simultaneously.
• Administering PO, IV, IM, SQ, enteral, topical, and inhalation medications. Insert and manage intravenous and enteral lines.
• Providing wound care, dressing changes, and ostomy care.
• Educating patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle management. 

The following are not eligible for hiring incentives:

·         §   Internal candidates

·         §   Rehires that left Scripps less than 3 years ago

·         §   Registered Nurse with less than 1 year RN experience

In order to remain eligible for your retention incentive the following criteria must be met:

·         §   Must remain in original hired FTE Status and Shift (if specified in offer letter)

·         §   Must remain in original department/specialty

·         §   Must remain in original Job Title

·         §  Transfers to other locations will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and may result in forfeiting remaining incentive bonus unless specifically noted in your offer letter.

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