Hours

Shift Start Time:

Shift End Time:

Additional Shift Information:

Weekend Requirements:

On-Call Required:

No

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum):

$54.400 - $67.470 - $80.540

The stated pay scale reflects the range as defined by the collective bargaining agreement between Sharp HealthCare and Sharp Professional Nurses Network, United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, NUHHCE, AFSME, AFL-CIO. Placement within the range is based on years of RN experience.

Required Qualifications

• Must be a graduate of a U.S. state-approved and accredited nursing program.
• Must have a current unencumbered California RN license by the program start date.
• Must have graduated no more than 18 months prior to the start date of the Nurse Residency program
  • Graduation date no earlier than February 2023
• Must have less than 12 months of RN work experience on the start date of the Nurse Residency Program .
• Must have a current American Heart Association (AHA) BLS certification for a healthcare provider by program start date.
  • Note : If required by the specific unit, additional certifications including AHA ACLS, NIHSS, PALS, NRP, or others, must be completed by the program start date.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors of Science Degree in Nursing

Applications for our Summer 2024 New Graduate Nurse Residency Program will be accepted on the following dates:

• Internal candidates: Tuesday, February 20th, 2024 at 8:00am PST - Tuesday, March 5th, 2024 at 5:00pm PST.
• External candidates: Tuesday, February 27th, 2024 at 8:00am PST - Tuesday, March 5th, 2024 at 5:00pm PST.

Offers will be extended : May/June 2024

Program Start Date : August 2024 or September 2024 (depending on unit and entity)

If you have any questions about the application process, please reach out to us at newgradRN@sharp.com and we will get back to you as soon as we can!

Important New Grad Application Instructions:

Review each clinical area/program requirement prior to beginning the application process. During the application process, you will be asked to select a preferred unit/program of interest and an alternate . The units that will be accepting New Grads for the summer cohort are listed below. Prior to submitting your application, please verify the accuracy of all information entered.

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Summer 2024 New Grad RN Positions

Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center

Accreditations/Designations : Magnet, Planetree, PTAP

Preferred Qualifications: Bilingual English/Spanish

Note : all units work 12-hour shifts, unless otherwise indicated

Start Date: August 2024

Sharp Chula Vista Nurse Float Pool

• Purpose of Unit : Supports our progressive care and medical-surgical units for their nursing staffing needs to ensure appropriate staffing levels and safe patient care can occur daily. Our team covers overflow areas within the hospital and assists where needed when emergency needs arise, caring for patients within their floating cluster.
• Float Units : Nurse Float Pool floats to the following areas: Cardiac Surgery PCU, Neuro/Stroke PCU, Oncology PCU, Heart Failure PCU, Short Stay/Specialized Adult Focused Environment Units, Med-Surg/Telemetry Unit. Additional areas that the nurse float pool covers are: Surgical Procedure Area (SPA - Cath Lab recovery unit), Emergency Department RME area, ED Tele Admit area, Women's PCU postpartum
• Top 5 Diagnoses : N/A
• Number of Beds : N/A

Sharp Chula Vista Medical-Surgical/ Telemetry 4W

• Purpose of Unit : An acute care inpatient unit that focuses on medical surgical and ortho patients, with the ability to care for patients who need telemetry monitoring for 24-48 hours
• Top 5 Diagnoses : Patient population includes patients needing urologic surgeries, colon & rectal surgeries, orthopedic surgeries, abdominal surgeries, wound care, and have COPD/pneumonia/asthma
• Number of Beds : 48

Sharp Chula Vista Women's Progressive Care Unit 3E

• Purpose of Unit : One of the newest units at Sharp Chula Vista, and focuses on patient-centered care for women with a wide variety of diagnoses who may need continuous cardiac monitoring
• Top 5 Diagnoses : Female patients with general medical needs or requiring procedural interventions
• Number of Beds : 16-24 (room for 32 in times of surge)

Sharp Chula Vista Short Stay/ Specialized Adult Focused Environment (SAFE) Units 4E/4N

• Purpose of Unit : Provides care for patients requiring less than two midnights in the hospital. The unit has approximately 25-30% short stay patients and the rest is overflow PCU patients. SAFE unit specialized in organic brain disease and dementia
• Top 5 Diagnoses : Chest pain, post-procedural (cath lab), withdrawals, AMS, abdominal pain
• Number of Beds : 33 in 4E; 11 in 4N

Sharp Chula Vista Heart Failure PCU 5E

• Purpose of Unit : Focuses on heart failure but can also care for a wide variety of cardiac patients who need continuous cardiac monitoring
• Top 5 Diagnoses : Myocardial infarction (chest pain, unstable angina) cath lab, angioplasty, hypertension, diabetes and renal failure
• Number of Beds : 44

Sharp Chula Vista Cardiac Surgery PCU 3T

• Purpose of Unit : Focuses on a wide variety of cardiac patients who need continuous cardiac monitoring
• Top 5 Diagnoses : Acute myocardial infarction (chest pain, unstable angina), congestive heart failure, angioplasties, hypertension, diabetes, renal failure
• Number of Beds : 32

Sharp Chula Vista Neuro/Stroke PCU 4T

• Purpose of Unit : Provides care for patients with stroke and other neurological disorders
• Top 5 Diagnoses : stroke (ischemic and hemorrhagic), TIAs, ALOC, chest pain, chronic renal, cardiomyopathy
• Number of Beds : 32

Sharp Chula Vista Oncology PCU

• Purpose of Unit : Cares for patients with cancer but can also care for a wide variety of cardiac patients who need continuous cardiac monitoring
• Top 5 Diagnoses : Leukemia, lymphoma, coronary artery disease, diabetes/renal disease
• Number of Beds : 32

Sharp Chula Vista Emergency Department

• Additional Required Certifications: AHA ACLS, PALS, NIHSS
• Purpose of Unit : Provides care for pediatrics to geriatrics in emergent or urgent situations
• Top 5 Diagnoses : Abdominal pain, cardiac pain, shortness of breath, muscular skeletal pain, fever
• Number of Beds : 42

Sharp Coronado Hospital

Accreditations/Designations : Planetree, Center of Excellence Total Knee Replacement and Total Hip Replacement, Bariatric Surgery Accreditation (MBSAQIP), PTAP

Note : all units work 12-hour shifts, unless otherwise indicated

Start Date: September 2024

Sharp Coronado Hospital Acute and Progressive Care Unit

• Purpose of Unit : Provides care for a diverse patient population including those needing both medical and surgical care. As an accredited hospital for both orthopedic and bariatric surgery, the Acute and Progressive Care Unit delivers personalized care for patients post-operatively, while also specializing in the care of patients with medical diagnoses
• Top 5 Diagnoses : Pneumonia, heart failure, sepsis, total knee and hip replacement, sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass
• Number of Beds : 44

Sharp Grossmont Hospital

Accreditations/Designations : Magnet, Planetree, PTAP, Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center

Note : all units work 12-hour shifts, unless otherwise indicated

Start Date: August 2024

Sharp Grossmont Hospital GI/GU Telemetry/PCU 3E

• Additional Preferred Qualifications: PCCN
• Purpose of Unit : Specializes in providing care for a variety of medical and surgical patients, including but not limited to gastrointestinal and urinary patient populations
• Top 5 Diagnoses : Abdominal pain, post-surgical/post-procedural, liver related disease processes, UTI, sepsis
• Number of Beds : 37

Sharp Grossmont Hospital Pulmonary/CHF Telemetry/PCU 4E

• Additional Preferred Qualifications: PCCN
• Purpose of Unit : Provides care for telemetry patients, primarily specializing in pulmonary failure, congestive heart failure, and renal failure
• Top 5 Diagnoses : Heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, renal failure, coronary artery disease
• Number of Beds : 37

Sharp Grossmont Hospital Neuroscience PCU 5E

• Additional Required Certifications: NIHSS
• Additional Preferred Qualifications: SCRN or PCCN
• Purpose of Unit : Sharp Grossmont is the only Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center in East County and in the Sharp Health System. This unit is the designated neuro/stroke progressive care unit
• Top 5 Diagnoses : CVA, TIA, peripheral vascular disease, hypertensive urgency, diabetes mellitus
• Number of Beds : 37

Sharp Grossmont Hospital Cardiac PCU 5W

• Additional Preferred Qualifications: PCCN
• Purpose of Unit : Treats cardiac patients with a variety of cardiac conditions who need continuous cardiac monitoring
• Top 5 Diagnoses : Post-op open heart, post-procedure care for patients after cardiac catheterization including structural heart interventions, cardiac dysrhythmia, med-surg tele
• Number of Beds : 33

Sharp Grossmont Hospital Emergency Department

• Additional Required Certifications: AHA ACLS, PALS, NIHSS
• Additional Preferred Qualifications: Acute care hospital experience such as LVN, Healthcare Partner/Assistant/Tech, Nursing Assistant, EMT, or Corpsman; CEN
• Purpose of Unit : Provides 24-hour emergency services
• Top 5 Diagnoses : Any condition from neonate through end of life
• Number of Beds : 72

Sharp Grossmont Hospital Operating Room

• Purpose of Unit : To treat surgical cases, both elective and urgent/emergent
• Services Include: general, plastics, ENT, urology, cardiovascular, neuro, ortho, etc.
• Top 5 Diagnoses : Cholecystitis, appendicitis, DJD, Tumor/cancer, Vascular occlusion
• Number of Beds : 15 ORs

Sharp Grossmont Hospital Labor and Delivery

• Additional Required Certifications: NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation), Didactic: Maternal Newborn Nursing Care (MNNC) or AWHONN Perinatal Orientation and Education Program (POEP) (see attached document for SGH L&D)
• Additional Preferred Qualifications: ACLS (required for PACU cross-training)
• Purpose of Unit : Sharp Grossmont Hospital for Women and Newborns provides high-quality maternity and infant services to include antepartum, intrapartum and surgical services.
• Top 5 Diagnoses : Pregnancy/Labor, Diabetes, Preterm Labor, Preeclampsia, Preterm Rupture of Membranes
• Number of Beds : 24

Sharp Memorial Hospital

Accreditations/Designations : Magnet, PTAP, Joint Commission Center of Excellence for Total Joint Replacements

Note : all units work 12-hour shifts, unless otherwise indicated

Start Date: August 2024

Sharp Memorial Hospital Oncology Acute Care 1W

• Additional Preferred Qualifications: OCN, chemo/bio provider by ONS
• Purpose of Unit : Provides care to oncology patients at all points of their journey - from diagnosis, treatment, symptom management, and palliative care services
• Top 5 Diagnoses : Leukemia/lymphoma, colon, lunch, gallbladder, pancreatic
• Number of Beds : 30

Sharp Memorial Hospital Orthopedics/Neurology Acute Care 4N

• Purpose of Unit : Medical-surgical unit specialized in providing exemplary post-surgical care for orthopedic and spinal patients
• Top 5 Diagnoses : Total joint replacement, traumatic fracture, back/spine pain, bone/join infection, cellulitis
• Number of Beds : 32

Sharp Memorial Hospital Medical Acute Care 5N

• Additional Preferred Qualifications : CMSRN, Med-Surg BC
• Purpose of Unit : Specializes in acute care medical-surgical population
• Top 5 Diagnoses : Renal (especially continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis and readmitted long-term kidney transplant patients), diabetes, cardiac monitoring, respiratory support
• Number of Beds : 31

Sharp Memorial Hospital Surgical Acute Care 6N

• Additional Preferred Qualifications : CBN, CMSRN
• Purpose of Unit : Provides care for patients who require surgical intervention, primarily specializing in post-surgical care
• Top 5 Diagnoses : General laparoscopic, ambulatory bariatric, colorectal, urologic, and mandibular surgical patients
• Number of Beds : 32

Sharp Memorial Hospital Medical Neuroscience PCU

• Additional Preferred Qualifications : PCCN, SCRN, CMSRN, CNRN
• Purpose of Unit : Medical Neuroscience Unit (MSNU) provides care for stroke/TIA and a range of other neurological disorders/diagnoses as well as mixed acuity medical-surgical patients
• Top 5 Diagnoses : Stroke, seizure, TIA, SAH, non-traumatic post-craniotomy patients
• Number of Beds : 48

Sharp Memorial Hospital Short Stay Observation (SSO) PCU

• Additional Preferred Qualifications : PCCN
• Purpose of Unit : Provides care for rule-out diagnoses and post-procedure recovery
• Top 5 Diagnoses : Chest pain, arrythmias, syncope, SOB, trauma, various surgical procedures including mastectomy and thyroidectomy
• Number of Beds : 60+ (four floors)

Sharp Memorial Hospital Trauma/Neurology/Head & Neck PCU 4W

• Additional Preferred Qualifications : PCCN, TNCC
• Purpose of Unit : Provides specialized care for patients with traumatic injuries, craniotomies, spinal surgeries, and patients recovering from head and neck surgeries. Provides care for both surgical and medical patients requiring progressive level of care
• Top 5 Diagnoses : Traumatic injuries, craniotomies, laryngectomies, skin flaps, general surgical and medical progressive care
• Number of Beds : 32

Sharp Memorial Hospital Surgical Transplant PCU 5W

• Additional Preferred Qualifications : PCCN, CCTN
• Purpose of Unit : Provides exceptionally specialized nursing care to patients with kidney or heart transplants. This unit focuses on providing patient and family centered quality care by promoting clinical excellence and improving quality of life
• Top 5 Diagnoses : Renal transplant, heart transplant, living kidney donor, congestive heart failure, left ventricle assist decide, respiratory failure requiring ventilator support
• Number of Beds : 32

Sharp Memorial Hospital Cardiac Surgical PCU 6W

• Additional Preferred Qualifications : PCCN
• Purpose of Unit : Cares for patients that undergo a wide range of general and cardiothoracic surgeries and procedures
• Top 5 Diagnoses : Coronary artery/valve disease, acute myocardial infarctions, arrhythmic disorders, peripheral vascular disease
• Number of Beds : 32

Sharp Memorial Hospital Cardio-Pulmonary Medical Progressive Care Unit 7W

• Additional Preferred Qualifications : PCCN
• Purpose of Unit : Provides care for patients with complex cardio-pulmonary medical conditions such as heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and acute coronary syndrome that often require continuous cardiac monitoring, non-invasive mechanical ventilation, and/or ongoing cardiac infusions for stabilization
• Top 5 Diagnoses : CHF, sepsis, renal disease, diabetes, pneumonia, COPD, coronary artery disease
• Number of Beds : 32

Sharp Memorial Hospital Physical Acute Care Rehabilitation Unit

• Additional Preferred Qualifications : CRRN
• Purpose of Unit : Rehabilitation is a place of new beginnings. Our focus is not on cure, instead, we look forward with hope to future healing and accept the adaptation that must occur in the here and now. Our goal is to help our patients improve their current quality of life and foster independence. We get to develop rapport with our patients due to the longer length of stay they enjoy here
• Top 5 Diagnoses : SCI, TBI, CVA, transplant, oncology, multi-trauma
• Number of Beds : 30

Sharp Memorial Hospital Medical ICU

• Additional Required Certifications: A HA ACLS, NIHSS
• Additional Preferred Qualifications : CCRN
• Purpose of Unit : Provides dynamic care for non-surgical critically ill patients, primarily specializing in medical disorders
• Top 5 Diagnoses : Respiratory failure, sepsis, heart failure, status post arrest, ischemic stroke
• Number of Beds : 24 (with additional 10 bed overflow department)

Sharp Memorial Hospital Surgical ICU

• Additional Required Certifications: A HA ACLS, NIHSS
• Additional Preferred Qualifications : CCRN, CMC, CSC
• Purpose of Unit : A dynamic, cardiothoracic, neurosurgical, trauma ICU who serves multiples service lines and patients
• Top 5 Diagnoses : Open heart surgery, trauma, head injuries
• Number of Beds : 24

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Essential Functions

• Clinical advancement
  Uses systematic planning, appropriate methods and timely exchange of information with multidisciplinary team and patient/family to coordinate care.
  Demonstrates ability to focus on and manage multiple patient needs and aspects of care.
  Actively communicates with care team to plan patient care.
  Utilizes available resources to problem-solve and determine most effective approach to action.
• Clinical judgment and decision making
  Utilizes the nursing process and a critical thinking approach to provide patient care that incorporates the mind, body and spirit; is individualized, goal directed, and consistent with current standards of safety.
  Identifies actual/potential problems for which the patient is at risk.
  Continuously evaluates interventions and care, and adjusts the plan as patient and family needs change.
  Identifies need for referrals based on information obtained in initial and ongoing assessments and evaluation.
  Collaborates with patient, family and other team members to develop a comprehensive plan of care.
  Prioritizes demand for resources and collaborates with others to meet individualized patient needs.
  Acts as preceptor/teacher in guiding other nurses on how to apply the nursing process with a particular unit population.
  Makes appropriate referrals based on information obtained in initial and ongoing assessments and evaluation.
  Implements safe, therapeutic and efficient care for patients with complex needs due to multi-system disease and/or complications of treatment.
  Demonstrates accountability for achieving patient outcomes.
  Demonstrates an ability to quickly recognize a patient diagnosis even though presenting symptoms or situations may be dissimilar.
  Documents per department/entity guidelines of care and policies and procedures.
  Comprehensive; representing detailed, concise picture of patient's care.
  Serves as a resource for other staff in managing unit specific documentation issues.
  Charting reflects a critical thinking/problem oriented approach to patient issues.
• Clinical leadership
  Delegates/assigns and communicates expectations for care delivery processes to each member of the team.
  Knowledgeable about what can and cannot be delegated to each different health care team member.
  Responsible for delegation and follows through to ensure delegated task is complete.
  Before delegating, analyzes each situation, determines and consistently applies levels of supervision needed (unsupervised, initial direction and periodic inspection, continuous supervision, or should not be delegated).
  Assesses appropriateness of physician orders and to question physician when appropriate.
  Helps coworkers improve performance.
  Offers assistance and support to coworkers.
  Provides positive feedback to others.
  Provides unit specific information to students, floats, travelers/registry personnel and documents appropriately.
  Provides incidental teaching to members of the team.
  Looks for and applies ways to improve work processes and systems.
  Offers and accepts constructive feedback/criticism in a non-judgmental, positive and confidential manner.
  Seeks out opportunities to assist and support coworkers.
• Nurse-patient/family relationship
  Establishes a therapeutic relationship with patient and family.
  Anticipates problems to establishing/maintaining a therapeutic relationship with a specific patient and takes actions to enhance quality of nurse/patient/family interaction (problems may include: spiritual, cultural, language or other communication barriers; those imposed by nature of illness or health issue).
  Analyzes social/cultural variables and adapts nursing interventions to meet diverse needs.
  Serves as a patient advocate through actions such as: removing obstacles, identifying and supporting appropriate needs and wants; interpreting for patient to physician and visa/versa.
  Provides age appropriate patient education that facilitates recovery, self-care, end-of-life care and health maintenance, health promotion, and wellness.
  Coordinates transfer and discharge planning and teaching in collaboration with other members of the health care team.
  Collaborates with other team members to identify, develop and/or revise patient education materials.
  Demonstrates flexibility to teaching based on assessment of learner's needs and the integration of adult learning principles.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Upon completion of the Nurse Residency Program, independently performs the nursing process through individualized assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of safe, therapeutic, efficient care for patients with overt and subtle needs throughout the continuum of care, and according to unit's standards of care. Performs safe nursing care for patients in more complex situations with some assistance and supervision. Demonstrates competency in all areas of the unit skills and some advanced skills. May teach some skills competencies. Coordinates patient care administered by other members of the care team. May assume the responsibility of relief charge nurse and may assist with preceptorship/professional development of new nurses and students. Uses common equipment and medications safely in the practice setting and consults others when unfamiliar. Recognizes inconsistencies in patient care and manages potential complications. Demonstrates consistent organization and prioritization of workload; confident management of emergency situations. Participates in quality improvement initiatives. Complies with all regulatory and accreditation standards. Demonstrates professional behavior through participation in unit activities and committees as appropriate. Delegates/assigns and communicates expectations for care delivery processes to each member of the team. Teaches skills as necessary. Coordinates patient care administered by other members of the nursing staff. Utilizes a variety of teaching/coaching strategies to assist family through disease process/experience. Promotes clinical effectiveness, efficient use of resources, and quality care in practice setting. Transfers knowledge and mentors others to improve clinical practice. Demonstrates complex problem solving and the use of critical thinking skills.

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class.