RN - Surgery (OR) - La Jolla Green

Scripps Health; California, Northern (MO, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus $4K

Relocation incentive

Job summary

Scripps Health's Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla is hiring a full-time RN for the operating room. The position features an alternate schedule (0645-1715 / 0645-1730) with on-call responsibilities and benefits, plus a $4K signing bonus and a $3K relocation incentive for eligible new hires.

Join a fast-paced OR team across multiple specialties, including orthopedics, general, vascular, urology, and robotics, where teamwork and patient-centered care drive daily outcomes.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with 1+ years of OR experience.
• On-call responsibilities may be required.
• Demonstrated teamwork in fast-paced surgical settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care within the scope of OR nursing practice.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care in the OR environment.
• The RN takes primary responsibility for patient care as part of the care team.
• Collaborate with other members of the patient care team to ensure optimal care.

Skills

OR nursing

On-call duties

Teamwork

Job description

This is a Full time, benefited OR RN role at Scripps Green in Torrey Pines La Jolla. Hours are with an alternate work schedule consisting of 0645-1715 and 0645-1730 and on call responsibilities.

There is a bonus of $4K and a relocation incentive $3K to eligible new hires. More details below!

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.

Scripps Green is a 173-bed hospital that has served the La Jolla and greater San Diego communities with distinction since 1977.

Join Scripps Green Hospital Surgery Team, which operates in 12 OR suites and sees 900 cases a month. The ideal candidate for the position will have 1 or more years of OR experience, including, but not limited to Ortho (total Joints/LER- lower extremity reconstruction), General, Urology, Vascular, Spine, Plastics, ENT, Robotics, Neuro, and Transplant. This is a busy and fast-paced environment which requires teamwork and cooperation to provide the highest level of patient care.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide 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
• Candidates with less than 1 year of experience as an RN

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-by-case basis andmay result in forfeiting remaining incentive bonus unless specifically notedin your offer letter.