Manager, Patient Care - RN – Trauma Med Surg / Stepdown - La Jolla
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The role leads a 12‑person team on a 57‑bed Trauma Med Surg and Stepdown unit, overseeing staffing, patient flow, budgeting and collaboration with trauma leadership. Candidates must have at least five years of clinical experience, two years in leadership, strong communication, problem‑solving and team‑development skills, and hold a California RN license and BLS certification.
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We invite you to join our highly engaged team in the 57 bed Trauma Medical Surgical and Stepdown (Trauma, Medical, Surgical, Stroke) Unit as a Manager of Patient Care.
This role has approximately 12 direct reports. The idealcandidate is an enthusiastic, engaged, inspiring and resilient leader with 5 years of clinical experience and 2 years of leadership experience. This leader must haveexcellent skills in communication, problem-solving, team development, planning, and follow-through. Must be able to exercise the authority and responsibility for assigned services based on the scope of the organization and complexity of patient care.
The Manager of Patient Care creates and maintains an environment that assures nursing practice reflects established standards of care and practice and a culture that promotes patient safety. They are responsible for the daily operations of the Stepdown / Trauma Med Surg 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 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 the assigned department.
- Collaboration with Trauma Leadership and Providers
This is a Full Time, Salaried, position located at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla.
This is a Bonus Eligible position. Ask your Talent Advisor for details.
Required Qualifications:
- Five(5) years applicable clinical experience, two (2) of which in a leadership role
- Graduate of an accredited program
- Current California RN license
- Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS certification
Preferred Qualifications:
- BSN or MSN
- Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider ACLS certification
- Certification in area of specialty (Med Surg Cert, TCRN, PCRN, ect)
Job: *RN
Organization: *Scripps La Jolla Hospital
Title: Manager, Patient Care - RN – Trauma Med Surg / Stepdown - La Jolla
Location: Central San Diego County-LA JOLLA-SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LA JOLLA
Requisition ID: 262005537
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- California median$134–249K/yr1,657 salary ranges
- California median$22–24/hr142 hourly ranges
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- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (14,717 postings).
- Education
- 11,391 of the 21,023 open Manager jobs (54%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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