Advanced Practice Nurse - Cardiology - La Jolla

Advanced Practice Nurse - Cardiology - La Jolla

This is a Full-Time salaried role working normal business hours at our Memorial Hospital in 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:

* #23 in U.S. News & World Report for cardiology, heart, and vascular in the country

* #1 in San Diego for Heart Care and Orthopedics

* #78 in 2023 PEOPLE Companies that Care

* Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work for 2024

* Recognized by Becker's 150 Top Places to Work!

* 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.

Established in 1924 by Ellen Browning Scripps, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla has been one of Southern California's premier medical centers for more than 90 years. Scripps La Jolla was ranked No. 1 by U.S. News and World Report U.S. News for the San Diego region and among the best in the nation in eight specialties, Cardiology included!

We invite you to join our Cardiology team at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla as an Advanced Practice Nurse.

As an Advanced Practice Nurse for Cardiology, you will:

* Assume clinical leadership responsibilities for nursing and nursing practice.

* Be active in house-wide clinical program planning.

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

* Evaluate clinical practice for patient care and monitor the standards of practice.

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

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

This is a nursing leadership position which functions in the nursing (not medical) model to advance practice within the cardiology of responsibility.

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Required Qualifications:

• Current CA RN license
• Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS card
• Master's degree
• Masters in related field acceptable with bachelors in nursing. Doctorate recommended, in nursing such as DNP, PhD, DNSc. Will accept EdD and others upon review.
• Two years full-time equivalent of experience as an RN in Cardiology
• Provide portfolio for the interview with at least 2 examples of: creative work such as articles submitted for publication, contributions to texts, papers 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 or task force.

Preferred Qualifications:

• National Board Certification through ANCC and/or equivalent in Cardiology preferred.
• Master's in nursing or Masters in Nursing with BSN
• CNS certification preferred.
• Experience working as an APN in Cardiology
• Three to five years working in Cardiology as an RN
• Prefer those with experience leading a project to have measured outcomes.