PCA/ Nurse Assistant - Float Pool - Torrey Pines/La Jolla - Nights

Scripps Health; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Scripps Health is seeking a Night Shift Patient Care Assistant (PCA) for the Float Pool. This full-time role (72 hours per pay period, every 2 weeks) will float between Scripps La Jolla and Scripps Green Hospital (Torrey Pines), providing direct patient care on nights and supporting the clinical team.

You will assist patients with activities of daily living, collect data, and help maintain a safe, organized environment, under the direction of a clinician.

Qualifications

• Previous experience assisting patients with activities of daily living.
• Ability to collect data and maintain patient safety and comfort.

Responsibilities

• Assists patients with personal needs and activities of daily living, collects data, and ensures the patient has a safe, organized environment.
• Assists with patient care within the scope permitted and under the direction of a clinician.
• Supports the unit with a variety of patient logistic, clerical, equipment/supply, and charge reconciliation duties.

Job description

This is a Full-Time (72 hours per pay period, every 2 weeks), position with 12-hour NIGHT shift schedule on variable days of the week which includes rotating weekends and holidays.

Position will float between Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla and Scripps Green Hospital (Torrey Pines).

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.

We invite you to join our highly engaged team of Patient Care Assistant’s and be a key member of an outstanding clinical care team.

The Patient Care Assistant (PCA) in the Float Pool will float between Scripps La Jolla, widely known for the Preby’s Cardiovascular Institute and Scripps Green Hospital campus recognized for their transplant program and spine services.

The Patient Care Assistant (PCA) provides excellent service to patients as a key member of the clinical care team.

• Assists patients with personal needs and activities of daily living, collects data, and ensures the patient has a safe, organized environment.
• Assists with patient care within the scope permitted and under the direction of a clinician.
• Supports the unit with a variety of patient logistic, clerical, equipment/supply, and charge reconciliation duties.