PCA/ Nurse Assistant - Surgical Acute - La Jolla

Scripps Health, Inc.; California; On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Scripps Health in La Jolla is hiring for a full-time Patient Care Assistant (PCA) on a 12-hour DAY shift, 72 hours per pay period, with rotating weekends and holidays.

The PCA provides essential patient support under clinical supervision, assists with daily living, data collection, and helps with logistics, clerical tasks, equipment, and charge reconciliation to keep the unit running smoothly.

Qualifications

• Provide patient care under clinician direction.
• Assist with personal needs and activities of daily living.
• Collect data and maintain safe, organized environment.

Responsibilities

• Assists patients with personal needs and activities of daily living.
• Assists with patient care within the scope permitted and under the direction of a clinician.
• Supports the unit with patient logistics, 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 DAY shift schedule on variable days of the week which includes rotating weekends and holidays.

Position is located at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla.

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 Surgical Acute team of Patient Care Assistant’s and be a key member of an outstanding clinical care team.

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.