Orthopedic Tech - Encinitas/Oceanside
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The Orthopedic Tech supports patient care at Scripps Clinic Encinitas and Scripps Medical Center Jefferson in Oceanside, with occasional travel to other clinic locations. The role assists with orthopedic assessments and procedures, evaluates patients, documents interactions, follows infection-control practices, and collaborates with the care team. The position is part-time, with varied weekday day shifts totaling 40 hours per pay period.
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This is a part-time position (40 hours per pay period) working varied 8-hour day shifts, Monday through Friday. The position is primarily based in North County at Scripps Clinic Encinitas and Scripps Medical Center Jefferson in Oceanside. Occasional travel to other Scripps Clinic locations, including Carmel Valley, may be required to support operational and staffing needs.
About Our Team: Our Orthopedics team is built on strong collaboration among surgeons, nurses, physician assistants, medical assistants, schedulers, and other healthcare professionals. We care for a diverse range of orthopedic conditions, including upper and lower extremities and spine, giving our team the opportunity to build expertise across multiple specialties. Team members work closely with our surgeons in the clinic, assist with procedures, and help coordinate care throughout each patient’s orthopedic journey.
What You'll Do:
- Perform and assist with patient assessments and technical procedures to accurately assess each patient’s condition, including procedures as appropriate.
- Evaluate patients and document patient interactions accurately and thoroughly.
- Practice infection prevention and control measures.
- Collaborate with the care team and contribute as needed to ensure quality patient care.
Why join Scripps Health?
At Scripps Health, your ambition is empowered and your abilities are appreciated:
- Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years.
- Scripps is a Great Place to Work Certified company for 2026
- Scripps Health has been consistently ranked as a top employer for women, millennials, diversity, and as an overall workplace by various national publications.
- Beckers Healthcare ranked Scripps Health on its 2026 list of 150 top places to work in health care.
- We have transitional and professional development programs to create a learning environment that enables you to thrive in your specific field as well as in your overall career.
- Our specialties have been nationally recognized for quality in areas such as cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, geriatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and gastroenterology.
Scripps Health provides what matters most: career growth, delivering superior care to our patients, continuous learning, exceptional benefits and working for an organization that offers many long-term career paths. Join us and experience a culture where opportunities to advance and the support to get there go hand-in-hand.
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Required Education/Experience/Specialized Skills:
- General knowledge of casting and splint application and removal.
- Knowledge of universal precautions, sterile field maintenance, and instrument sterilization.
- Demonstrated technical competency in casting, suture removal, and basic wound dressing application.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively in person and by telephone.
- Ability to read, understand, and follow instructions in English.
- Demonstrated patient sensitivity and a commitment to providing compassionate care.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
Required Certification/Registration:
- Current OTC certification required.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association required.
Preferred Education/Experience/Specialized Skills/Certification:
- One or more years of experience in an orthopedic office or related orthopedic setting.
- Previous orthopedic technician experience.
- Experience assisting with orthopedic procedures.
Job: *Pt Care Technical
Organization: *Scripps Clinic
Title: *Orthopedic Tech - Encinitas/Oceanside *
Location: Central San Diego County-SAN DIEGO-SCRIPPS CLINIC - CARMEL VALLEY
Requisition ID: 262005866
How this job compares
Set against the 3,496 open Patient Care jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$66–90K/yr173 salary ranges
- California median$28–37/hr111 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 170 open Patient Care jobs in California and 3,496 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- CVS Health37 open
- Kaiser Permanente24 open
- Sutter Health22 open
- Experience
- Patient Care postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (895 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 2,082 of the 3,496 open Patient Care jobs (60%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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