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This is a part time 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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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
Scripps Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.