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The E.W. Scripps Company

Advance Practice Nurse / Clinical Nurse Specialist - Chula Vista -Days

The E.W. Scripps Company, San Diego, California, United States, 92189


This is a Full Time Salaried position located at Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista.

Receive endless appreciation and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations nationwide.

Why join Scripps Health?

AWARD-WINNING WORKPLACE

• Selected as one of the 100 Best Places to Work for 2024 by Fortune Magazine and the Great Place to Work Institute for the 16th time. A remarkable achievement as only five healthcare organizations nationwide made the list, and Scripps is the sole healthcare provider in California to be recognized.

• Recognized by Newsweek as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024.

• Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years.

Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista provides a variety of medical and surgical services, including inpatient and outpatient care. Offering a 24-hour emergency room and many other specialty services ranging from cancer care to stroke care , plus several of our outpatient services are located across the street, in the 450 and 480 medical buildings on 4th Avenue.

Ø As Advance Practice Nurse/Certified Nurse Specialist, you will assume clinical leadership responsibilities for nursing and nursing practice.

Ø Be active in house-wide clinical program planning.

Ø The primary focus of this position is the advancement of expert nursing practice.

Ø Evaluate clinical practice for patient care and monitors the standards of practice.

Ø Provide the use of evidence-based resources, change and system theories to promote organizational improvements.

Ø Facilitate point of service decision making activities, including but not limited to education, research and performance improvement for their areas of expertise.

Ø This is a nursing leadership position which functions in the nursing (not medical) model to advance practice within a designated scope of responsibility.#LI-DP1

QualificationsExperience/Specialized Skills:

Two years full-time equivalent of experience as an RN, preferably in the APN role.

Prefer three to five years working in specialty area.

Provides portfolio for the interview with at least 2 examples of: creative work such as articles submitted for publication, contributions texts,

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 of task force.

Prefer those with experience leading a project to measured outcomes.

Required Certification/Registration:

Current CA RN license.

CNS certification preferred.

National Board Certification through ANCC and/or equivalent in specialty area preferred.

Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS card required.

Required Education/Course(s)/Training:

Masters required, Prefer CNS. Prefer Masters in nursing. \

Masters in related field acceptable with bachelors in nursing.

Preferred Qualifications:

Previous working experience in ICU/ED highly preferred.

National Board Certification through ANCC and/or equivalent in specialty area preferred.

Doctorate recommended, Preferred doctorate in nursing such as DNP, PhD, DNSc.

Will accept EdD and others upon review.