This is a part tim e with benefits (48-hours per pay period) 12-hour, Varied shift position located at Scripps Mercy Hospital in Hillcrest .

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:

• 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.

• #78 in 2023 PEOPLE Companies that Care.

• #95 in Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work for 2023

Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego has served central and downtown San Diego since 1890. We are home to notable specialty services, including a 24-hour emergency room that is a Level 1 Trauma Center, outpatient physical rehab, minimally invasive robotic surgery and our childbirth unit

Join our Behavioral Health Services team as a Substance Use Disorder (SUD) RN at Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego and you will be part of a team comprised of licensed mental health professionals and RNs with a broad range of skills and experience delivering exceptional patient care.

As RN, Substance Use Disorder, you will:

• Act in the role of consultant to the physicians and nurses caring for the patient.

• Complete a substance use assessment and evaluate risk for withdrawal.

• Provide recommendations to MDs regarding effective withdrawal management.

• Utilize motivational techniques designed to engage patient in treatment activities.

• Provide direct patient care, observation, and management of SUD patients.

• Assessment, plan and implement care and evaluating patients' progress towards expected outcomes.

• Takes primary responsibility for the patients' care as delivered by the Care Team.

• Manage de-escalation of behavioral disturbances.

• Provide in-services and education to nursing staff as to the care of the detoxing patient.

• Act as a community referral resource to all Scripps patients who call for treatment recommendations.

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Qualifications
Required Qualifications:

• Two (2) years of RN chemical dependency experience preferred
• Current CA RN License
• Certified Addiction Registered Nurse - CARN - Must obtain within 1 year of employment
• Excellent communication, problem solving and planning skills
• BLS from the American Heart Association

Preferred Qualifications:

• Three or more years' RN experience within substance abuse
• Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN)
• Certified Addiction Registered Nurse - CARN