RN Supervisor – DOU/Stepdown – DAYS – Chula Vista
Facility: Scripps Mercy Chula Vista
Location: Chula Vista, CA
Career Area: RN
Employment Type: Full Time
Shift: Day
Job ID: 262006482
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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
Patient Care Supervisor (RN) – Full Time – DOU / Stepdown (4th Floor)
Schedule: 80 hours per 2-week pay period Salary Role | (Call is required one weekend per month) A combination of administrative and clinical duties. 20-30 reports
Location: Scripps Mercy Chula Vista
This position is eligible for New Hire and Relocation Incentives up to $7K .
Scripps Mercy Hospital, Chula Vista is located approximately eight miles from the Mexico border, serving San Diego County’s fast-growing South Bay communities. Our highly skilled team on the Definitive Observation Unit (DOU) thrives in an environment that is family-oriented and where everyone is ready to jump in and help each other succeed. Excellence in patient and family-centered care is extremely important and has resulted in our high patient satisfaction scores.
With our commitment to quality patient care, we invite you to join our highly engaged nursing team that support each other and have the passion for providing excellent patient care. This is a fast paced, 36 bed DOU unit the Patient Care Supervisor is responsible for:
- Ensuring nursing practice reflects established standards of care and practice and a culture that promotes patient safety.
- Under the general direction of the Patient Care Manager, shares leadership responsibilities for the nursing unit, including managing daily staffing plans.
- Ensuring appropriate and timely use of bed placement technology and adherence to care processes for bed placement/patient transfer/patient transport/room cleaning and patient discharge.
- Ensuring the safeth transition of patients thru the continuum of care to include active participation of nursing staff in planning and coordinating patient care, and direct hand-off to next appropriate level of care.
New Hire and Relocation Incentive eligible. Ask your Talent Advisor for details.
The following are not eligible for hiring incentives:
- Internal candidates
- Rehires that left Scripps less than 3 years ago
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.
Required Education/Experience/Specialized Skills:
- Two years applicable clinical experience (DOU,PCU, Stepdown, ICU) one of which in a leadership role (Charge RN experience qualifies).
- Requires excellent skills in communication, problem-solving, team development, planning and follow-through.
- Ability to exercise the authority and responsibility for assigned services based on the scope of the organization and complexity of patient care.
- Graduate of an accredited program.
Required Certification/Registration:
- Maintains current California RN license.
- Current American Heart Association ACLS and BLS for Healthcare Provider and all competencies/certifications required of the charge RN on the unit.
Preferred Education/Experience/Specialized Skills/Certification:
- BSN and/or certification in area of specialty if applicable.
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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