Manager - Patient Care - Labor & Delivery - La Jolla

This is a Full-Time position with a day shift schedule on variable days of the week.

Position is located at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla.

Join the Scripps Health team and work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-centered healthcare. Receive endless appreciation while you build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations nationwide.

Why join Scripps Health?

AWARD-WINNING WORKPLACE:

• Fortune Best Workplaces in Health Care 2023
• 2023 PEOPLE Companies that Care
• Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work for 2023
• 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 Memorial Hospital La Jolla has been one of Southern California's premier medical centers for more than 90 years and has been consistently recognized for quality patient care and the first hospital in San Diego to be designated a Magnet Hospital by the American Nursing Association for excellence in patient care. In 2018, 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 seven specialties.

We invite you to join our Labor and Delivery team as a Manager of Patient Care.

As a Manager of Patient Care you will create and maintain an environment that assures nursing practice reflects established standards of care and practice and a culture that promotes patient safety. In addition, you will...

• Responsible for the daily operations of assigned nursing unit, including creating and managing staffing plans and ensuring appropriate equipment and resources are available to staff to do their job.
• Ensures appropriate and timely use of bed placement technology (Teletracking) and adherence to care processes for bed placement/patient transfer/patient transport/room cleaning and patient discharge.
• Ensures the safe 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.
• Accountable for meeting operational budgets for assigned department(s).

Qualifications
Preferred Education/Experience/Specialized Skills/Certification:

• MSN preferred.
• Certification in area of specialty preferred if applicable, or obtained within one year of hire.

Required Education/Experience/Specialized Skills:

• Bachelor's/Master's degree required, MSN preferred.
• Five years applicable clinical experience, two of which in a leadership role.
• 1-2 years of experience in Labor & Delivery.
• 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 Healthcare Provider BLS certification.
• Current Advanced NRP (AAP 7 th or 8 th edition accepted).
• Current Intermediate or Advanced Fetal Heart Monitoring Certificate (AWHONN or NCC accepted).

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.