Manager, Patient Care RN – Intensive Care Unit

Scripps Mercy Hospital, Chula Vista | Scripps Health

This position will be posted until Nov. 3rd

Located approximately eight miles from the U.S.–Mexico border, Scripps Mercy Hospital, Chula Vista provides 24-hour emergency care to San Diego County’s growing South Bay communities, including Otay Mesa, National City, Imperial Beach, and Bonita.

Scripps Health is recognized for clinical excellence and patient safety, with Scripps Mercy Hospital, Chula Vista earning recognition from Healthgrades for Distinguished Hospital Clinical Excellence and Patient Safety Excellence within the past 12 months.

Join the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Scripps Mercy Hospital, Chula Vista, as a Manager, Patient Care – RN and take the next step in your nursing leadership career. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced ICU nurse with leadership experience who is passionate about delivering high-quality patient care, developing nursing talent, and driving operational excellence.

In partnership with the Patient Care Director and other healthcare leaders, you will guide the ICU team in achieving short- and long-term departmental goals, developing programs that meet the needs of our patient population, and fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.

You will play a key role in mentoring and supporting nursing staff, strengthening team engagement, and sustaining strong patient and employee satisfaction. Working collaboratively across all levels of leadership, you will help ensure efficient, effective, and cost-conscious unit operations.

Responsibilities:

• Clinical Excellence and Patient Safety: Create and maintain an environment where nursing practice consistently reflects established standards of care, evidence-based practice, and a strong culture of patient safety.
• Daily Unit Operations: Oversee the daily operations of the assigned nursing unit, ensuring staff have the appropriate equipment, resources, and support to deliver high-quality care.
• Staffing and Resource Management: Develop and manage staffing plans to support patient acuity, safe staffing practices, and efficient use of resources.
• Patient Flow and Bed Management: Ensure appropriate and timely use of bed placement technology, including TeleTracking, and promote adherence to established processes for bed placement, patient transfers, patient transport, room cleaning, and discharge.
• Care Coordination and Transitions: Ensure safe transitions across the continuum of care through active nursing participation in care planning and coordination, with effective handoffs to the appropriate next level of care.
• Team Development and Engagement: Mentor and develop nursing staff, support professional growth, and foster a collaborative environment that promotes employee engagement and patient satisfaction.
• Strategic Planning and Program Development: Collaborate with the Patient Care Director and other leaders to establish short- and long-term unit goals and develop programs that address the needs of the patient population.
• Financial and Operational Accountability: Manage departmental resources and maintain accountability for meeting operational budgets while supporting quality, safety, and efficiency goals.

Scripps Health managers participate in the Manager Incentive Plan.