Advance Practice Nurse - Surgery (OR) - La Jolla

Scripps Health•San Diego, CA

55d•Onsite

About The Position

This is an exempt Advanced Practice Nurse position with a 8 hour variable day shift schedule. Located at La Jolla Memorial Hospital. Assumes clinical leadership responsibilities for nursing and nursing practice. Active in house-wide clinical program planning. The primary focus of this position is the advancement of expert nursing practice. Evaluates clinical practice for patient care and monitors the standards of practice. Provides the use of evidence-based resources, change and system theories to promote organizational improvements. Facilitates point of service decision making activities, including but not limited to education, research and performance improvement for their areas of expertise. This is a nursing leadership position which functions in the nursing (not medical) model to advance practice within a designated scope of responsibility.

Requirements

Two years full-time equivalent of experience as an RN, preferably in the APN role.
Current CA RN license.
Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS card required.

Nice To Haves

Prefer three to five years working in specialty area- Operating Room/ PreOp- PACU.
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.
CNS certification preferred.
National Board Certification through ANCC and/or equivalent in specialty area prefered.
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.

Responsibilities

Assumes clinical leadership responsibilities for nursing and nursing practice.
Active in house-wide clinical program planning.
The primary focus of this position is the advancement of expert nursing practice.
Evaluates clinical practice for patient care and monitors the standards of practice.
Provides the use of evidence-based resources, change and system theories to promote organizational improvements.
Facilitates point of service decision making activities, including but not limited to education, research and performance improvement for their areas of expertise.
This is a nursing leadership position which functions in the nursing (not medical) model to advance practice within a designated scope of responsibility.