Registered Nurse - RN - Surgical Acute & Med/Surg

Scripps Health Administrative Services supports our five hospitals and 19 outpatient facilities, which treat half a million patients annually through 2,600 affiliated physicians.

At Scripps Health, you will experience the pride, support, respect that has been repeatedly recognized as one of the nation’s Top 100 Places to Work. You’ll be surrounded by people committed to making a difference in the lives of their patients and their teammates. So if you’re open to change, go ahead and unlock your potential.

Scripps Memorial Hospital la Jolla has 444 licensed beds, offering a wide range of clinical, surgical, and specialty services, including a Level II Trauma Center and 24-hour emergency services. We are consistently recognized for quality patient care and we were the first hospital in San Diego to be designated a Magnet Hospital by the American Nursing Association for excellence in patient care.

The Surgical Acute Unit (5 Prebys) is a 36 bed unit of primarily post neck to hip surgical patients who are ambulating. You will also work in our Med/Surg Unit (7 East) made up of 23 beds providing care for primarily Medical Cardiac patients, and currently a COVID unit. Working in between these two units, you will need to be adaptable and open to change on a daily basis.

Bring your Medical-Surgical experience to Scripps and change lives, starting with yours. As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will provide direct patient care within the scope of his/her practice. This includes patient care assessment, planning and implementing a plan of care, and evaluating patients' progress towards expected outcomes. The RN will take primary responsibility for the patients' care as delivered by the Care Team under your supervision. Work collaboratively with other members of the patient care team to ensure optimal patient care.

This position is a 12 hour, full-time, night shift.

Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree in nursing
• Two (2) years of RN medical and/or surgical experience
• Experience reading Telemetry strips

Required:

• One (1) year of recent RN experience in an acute care setting within the hospital environment.
• California Registered Nurse License
• Current American Heart Association BLS provider certification
• Must be able to demonstrate positive behaviors.

Scripps Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity/expression), age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.