Manager, Patient Care RN - Stepdown - Chula Vista - Days

Position is in Chula Vista.

Manager position is eligible to participate in the Manager Incentive Plan.

Founded in 1924, Scripps Health is a $5 billion, private nonprofit health system based in San Diego, founded in 1924 by philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps. Serving over 600,000 patients annually, it operates five acute-care hospitals, 30 outpatient centers, home health services, and a wide physician network of 3,000 affiliated doctors and 17,800 employees. Recognized nationally for excellence, Scripps has earned top rankings from U.S. News & World Report, Fortune, Newsweek, and Becker's Healthcare, and maintains an AA rating with a stable outlook from S&P Global Ratings due to its strong leadership and financial performance.

Why join Scripps Health?

At Scripps Health, your ambition is empowered, and your abilities are appreciated:

• Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years.
• Scripps is a Great Place to Work Certified company for 2025.
• Scripps Health has been consistently ranked as a top employer for women, millennials, diversity, and as an overall workplace by various national publications.
• Beckers Healthcare ranked Scripps Health on its 2024 list of 150 top places to work in health care.
• We have transitional and professional development programs to create a learning environment that enables you to thrive in your specific field as well as in your overall career.

Our specialties have been nationally recognized for quality in areas such as cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, geriatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and gastroenterology.

About the Stepdown Unit:

Our Stepdown Unit at Scripps Mercy Chula Vista is a 34-bed facility focused on high-acuity patients, including those recovering from strokes, cardiac issues, and patients on critical drip protocols. This unit specializes in continuous cardiac monitoring for conditions such as myocardial infarction, chest pain, unstable angina, hypertension, diabetes, and renal failure. We prioritize creativity and flexibility to meet the diverse needs of our patient population. Providing care requires great empathy and understanding, especially for our underserved and uninsured patients, who have significant needs that demand innovative thinking and careful discharge planning. Our staff is highly engaged and supportive of one another, fostering a strong sense of teamwork. Team members assist each other proactively, creating a welcoming and warm environment.

Your responsibilities:

• 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.
• Be 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.
• Ensure 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.
• Ensure the safe transition of patients through 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.
• Be accountable for meeting operational budgets for assigned department.

Required Education/Experience/Specialized Skills:

* Associate's degree plus five years applicable clinical experience, two of which in a leadership role.

* 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 and ACLS certification and all competencies/certifications required of the charge RN on the unit.

Preferred Education/Experience/Specialized Skills/Certification:

* Bachelor's/Master's degree or MSN preferred.

* Certification in area of specialty preferred if applicable. Critical care/ED or step-down experience highly preferred.