RN - Surgery (OR) - La Jolla Green

Scripps Health; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus $4,000

Relocation incentive $3,000

Job summary

Scripps Green in Torrey Pines is hiring a Full-time OR RN to join the Surgery Team. The role features a 12-hour day shift from 0645 to 1915 with on-call responsibilities, supporting Ortho, General, Urology, and Vascular cases in a busy environment.

Eligible new hires may receive a $3K relocation incentive and a $4K signing bonus. This positions emphasizes teamwork, patient-centered care, and professional development within Scripps Health.

Qualifications

• Licensed RN in California.
• 1+ year of OR nursing experience preferred.
• Willingness to work 12-hour day shifts (0645–1915) with on-call duties.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care within the scope of practice.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care to meet outcomes.
• RN leads the care team under supervision to deliver high-quality care.
• Collaborate with the care team to ensure optimal patient outcomes.

Skills

RN license

OR Nursing

Teamwork

Patient care

Job description

Full time, benefited OR RN role at Scripps Green in Torrey Pines. The shift is a 12 hour day shift 0645-1915 with call.

• Bonus of $4K.
• Relocation incentive $3K to 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.
• Beckers 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, General, Urology, Vascular and Spine. 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

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 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 and may result in forfeiting remaining incentive bonus unless specifically noted in your offer letter.