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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 September 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 2025 New Graduate Nurse Residency Program will be accepted on the following dates:

Internal candidates: Monday, March 3rd, 2025 - Monday, March 17th, 2025 (business hours - NOT automatic at midnight!)

External candidates: Monday, March 10th, 2025 - Monday, March 17th, 2025 (business hours - NOT automatic at midnight!)

Offers will be extended: around June 2025

Program Start Date: August/September 2025

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.

Summer 2025 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 2025

Sharp Chula Vista Oncology PCU 5T

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 Chula Vista Intensive Care Unit

Additional Required Certifications: AHA ACLS, NIHSS

Purpose of Unit: Care of the critically ill patients medically and surgically

Top 5 Diagnoses: Septic shock, Coronary Artery Disease, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Stroke, Cancer

Number of Beds: Medical 28, Surgical 10

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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 2025

Sharp Grossmont Hospital Oncology PCU 2E

Additional Preferred Certifications: PCCN, OCN, CMSRN, Med-surg-BC

Purpose of Unit: Progressive Care Unit that specializes in Oncology, Palliative Care, End of Life, Advanced Illness Management, and geriatric care (NICHE).

Top 5 Diagnoses: PNA, DM, UTI, different CA dx, sepsis, and other wide range of diagnoses

Number of Beds: 37

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 Observation Unit - PCU 3S

Additional Preferred Qualifications: PCCN

Purpose of Unit: Short stay observation unit (except stroke or neuro) with an emphasis on providing a progressive level of care for patients with medical and surgical conditions

Top 5 Diagnoses: Cardiac rapid rule out, cardiac catheterizations, CHF, pacemakers, AICD, overnight/same day surgeries

Number of Beds: 19

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 Labor and Delivery

Additional Required Qualifications: Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)

Additional Preferred Qualifications: Experience in a similar setting, such as LVN, Healthcare Partner/Assistant/Tech, etc.

Purpose of Unit: Provide 24-hour care to pregnant individuals during the antepartum, intrapartum and immediate postpartum period

Top 5 Diagnoses: Intrauterine pregnancy, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, pyelonephritis, preterm labor

Number of Beds: 24

Sharp Grossmont Hospital Women's OR/PACU

Additional Required Qualifications: AHA ACLS, Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)

Additional Preferred Qualifications: Experience in a similar setting, such as LVN, Healthcare Partner/Assistant/Tech, etc.

Purpose of Unit: To provide comprehensive surgical and post-anesthesia care to obstetric and gynecologic patients.

Top 5 Diagnoses:  Intrauterine pregnancy, labor dystocia requiring cesarean, uterine fibroids, pelvic organ prolapse, gynecologic cancer

Number of Beds: 3 operating suites and 4 PACU beds

Sharp Grossmont Hospital OB/GYN

Additional Required Qualifications: Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)

Additional Preferred Qualifications: Experience in a similar setting, such as LVN, Healthcare Partner/Assistant/Tech, etc.

Purpose of Unit: Provide obstetric, gynecological and neonatal inpatient services

Top 5 Diagnoses: Intrauterine Pregnancy, Induction of Labor, Previous Cesarean Section, Newborn, Hysterectomy

Number of Beds: 24

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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 2025

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, 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 Emergency Department

Additional Required Qualifications: AHA ACLS, AHA PALS, NIHSS

Additional Preferred Qualifications: BSN, Emergency Room healthcare experience, CCRN

Purpose of Unit: Provides care for critically ill patients, primarily specializing in medical disorders.

Top 5 Diagnoses: STEMI, Stroke, Trauma receiving center

Number of Beds: 71

Sharp Memorial Hospital Medical ICU

Additional Required Certifications: AHA 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: AHA 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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Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Newborns

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

Start Date: September 2025

Sharp Mary Birch Neonatal ICU

Additional Required Qualifications: Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)

Additional Preferred Qualifications: Experience in a similar setting, such as LVN, Healthcare Partner/Assistant/Tech, etc.

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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

• 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