RN - Medical Acute Overflow - San Diego - Days

Scripps Health•San Diego, CA

5h•Onsite

About The Position

Join the Med/Surg Overflow Unit on the 9th Floor at Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego, located at the Scripps Mercy San Diego campus in Hillcrest. The unit provides care to a broad patient population, including some trauma overflow, in a dynamic clinical setting. It offers opportunities to strengthen medical-surgical skills, gain experience with diverse patient populations, and contribute to hospital-wide patient flow and care excellence. Provide direct patient care within the scope of practice, including comprehensive assessment, care planning, implementation of individualized plans of care, and evaluation of patient progress toward expected outcomes. Coordinate patient care delivered by the interdisciplinary care team under your supervision and collaborate with physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals to support safe, effective, patient-centered outcomes. This is a benefited, full-time position with 12-hour day shifts, generally from 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. New hires may be eligible for hiring and relocation incentives up to $7,000, subject to stated eligibility and retention requirements. Internal candidates and rehires who left Scripps less than three years ago are not eligible for hiring incentives. To remain eligible for a retention incentive, employees must remain in their original hired FTE status and shift (if specified in the offer letter), department or specialty, and job title. Transfers to other locations are reviewed case by case and may result in forfeiture of the remaining incentive unless specifically stated in the offer letter.

Requirements

One year of RN experience.
Current California Registered Nurse license.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
Ability to demonstrate positive behaviors.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in nursing.
One year of acute-care Medical-Surgical RN experience.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care within the scope of practice.
Perform comprehensive patient assessments and care planning.
Implement individualized plans of care.
Evaluate patient progress toward expected outcomes.
Take primary responsibility for coordinating patient care delivered by the interdisciplinary care team under your supervision.
Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals to support safe, effective, patient-centered outcomes.
Support hospital-wide patient flow and care excellence.