RN - General Surgery & Medical Acute - La Jolla - Nights
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The RN will work on the 36-bed General Surgery and Medical Acute unit at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, caring for bariatric, gynecological, colorectal, and medical cardiac patients. The role monitors vital signs, symptoms, telemetry readings, and EKGs for abnormalities, and collaborates with physicians and other care team members. The position is full-time on a 12-hour night shift schedule.
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This is a Full-Time (72 hours per pay period, every 2 weeks) position on a 12-hour Night shift schedule working variable days of the week including weekends and holidays.
Position is located at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla.
*Elevate your career with Scripps Health, where Compassion Meets Excellence. *
Invest, Empower & Belong. At Scripps Health, your potential is limitless. We're more than a healthcare provider, at Scripps you will join a community where your views, beliefs and values are celebrated. Grow through industry-leading development programs and empower yourself to deliver innovative care. Be a part of an extraordinary team, impacting health in beautiful San Diego.
Why join Scripps Health?
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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 2025.
- 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 Memorial Hospital La Jolla has been one of Southern California’s premier medical centers for more than 90 years and has been consistently recognized for quality patient care and the first hospital in San Diego to be designated a Magnet Hospital by the American Nursing Association for excellence in patient care.
General Surgery & Medical Acute is a 36 Bed General Surgery and Medical Cardiac unit (5P) located in Prebys Cardiovascular Institute on the Scripps Memorial La Jolla campus. The patient populations include bariatric, gynecological, colorectal, and medical cardiac patients.
As RN you will monitor and recognize patient vital signs, symptoms, telemetry readings and EKG for abnormal heart rhythms or changes such as Afib, heart blocks, vtach/fib. Collaborate and establish trust with surgeons, physician assistants, cardiologist general medical practitioners, family nurse practitioners, charge nurse, nurse assistants and other various care team members to achieve optimum patient care.
Eligible for up to $7k new hire incentives
The following are not eligible for hiring incentives:
- Internal candidates
- Rehires that left Scripps less than 3 years ago
In order to remain eligible for your retention incentive the following criteria must be met :
- Must remain in original hired FTE Status and Shift (if specified in offer letter)
- Must remain in original department/specialty
- Must remain in original Job Title
- Transfers to other locations will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and may result in forfeiting remaining incentive bonus unless specifically noted in your offer letter.
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Required Qualifications:
- Nursing degree from an accredited school of nursing
- One (1) year of recent RN experience
- California Registered Nurse License
- Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in nursing
- One (1) year RN experience in acute Med/Surg
- EPIC EHR
Job: *RN
Organization: *Scripps La Jolla Hospital
Title: RN - General Surgery & Medical Acute - La Jolla - Nights
Location: Central San Diego County-LA JOLLA-SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LA JOLLA
Requisition ID: 262006298
How this job compares
Set against the 59,286 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- California median$112–157K/yr125 salary ranges
- California median$54–75/hr1,547 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 2,420 open Registered Nurse jobs in California and 59,286 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Registered Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (29,048 postings).
- Education
- 4,269 of the 59,286 open Registered Nurse jobs (7%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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