RN Lead - Ambulatory Surgery (OR) - La Jolla

Scripps Health; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus

Job summary

Scripps Health in San Diego is seeking a Lead Registered Nurse for the Ambulatory Surgery Center at La Jolla Memorial Hospital. This is a full-time benefited position with an 8-hour day shift.

No weekends, holidays or on-call. You will supervise the care team, provide direct patient care, and collaborate with multidisciplinary staff to ensure high-quality outcomes. Incentives up to $7K for eligible new hires.

Qualifications

• Lead RN responsibilities and supervision of the care team.
• 8-hour day shift; no weekends, holidays, or on-call.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care within scope of practice and leads the Care Team under supervision.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary staff to ensure high-quality patient outcomes.

Job description

This is a Full time, benefited Lead OR RN position at the Ambulatory surgery center (Ximed) at La Jolla Memorial hospital. It is has an 8 hour day shift.

No weekends, holidays or call.

Incentives up to $7K for eligible new hires.

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.
• Becker's Healthcare ranked Scripps Health on its 2026 list of 165 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.

Join our Ambulatory Surgery Department team as a Lead Registered Nurse (RN) at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. You will:

Provides direct patient care within the scope of his/her practice. Patient care includes assessment, planning and implementing a plan of care and evaluating patients' progress towards expected outcomes. The RN takes primary responsibility for the patients' care as delivered by the Care Team under his/her supervision. Works collaboratively with other members of the patient care team to ensure optimal patient care.

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 followingcriteria must be met:

• Must remain in original hired FTE Status and Shift (if specified in offerletter)
• Must remain in original department/specialty
• Must remain in original Job Title
• Transfers to other locations will be reviewed on a case‑based case‑case‑case‑case‑case? …