Advance Practice Nurse – RN – ICU

Scripps Health Administrative Services supports our five hospitals and 19 outpatient facilities, which treat half a million patients annually through 2,600 affiliated physicians.

At Scripps Health, you will experience the pride, support, respect that has been repeatedly recognized as one of the nation&39;s Top 100 Places to work.

You&39;ll be surrounded by people committed to making a difference in the lives of their patients and their teammates.

So if you&39;re open to change, go ahead and unlock your potential.

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla has been one of Southern California&39;s premier medical centers for more than 90 years.

Scripps La Jolla was ranked No.

1 by U.S.

News & World Report for the San Diego region and among the best in the nation in eight specialties.

With 444 licensed beds, we offer a wide range of clinical, surgical and specialty services, including a Level II Trauma Center and 24-hour emergency services.

We are consistently recognized for quality patient care and we were the first hospital in San Diego to be designated a Magnet Hospital by the American Nursing Association for excellence in patient care.

The Advance Practice Nurse (APN) role assumes clinical leadership responsibilities for nursing and nursing practice.

The ideal candidate will possess a CNS certification and a minimum 3 years of experience in ICU (Cardiac, Neuro and Trauma).

APNs are active in house-wide clinical program planning, evidence-based practice projects and supports Value By Design.

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.

APNs 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.

This is a Salaried Full-Time position supporting the ICU units at Scripps Memorial La Jolla.

Note: This is NOT a Nurse Practitioner role.

Required Qualifications: Current CA RN license Master&39;s Degree Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS and ACLS Certification Two years full-time equivalent of experience as an RN Experience with coaching and developing clinical staff Clinical leadership experience Preferred Qualifications: 3-5 years of experience in ICU, Stroke, Neuro, Cardiac and Trauma Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) certification National Board Certification through ANCC and/or equivalent in specialty area Masters Degree 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.

Additional Qualifications: Provide portfolio for the interview with 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 and 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.

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.