RN – Trauma Observation – San Diego – Nights

Facility: Scripps Mercy San Diego

Location: San Diego, CA

Career Area: RN

Employment Type: Full Time

Shift: Night

Job ID: 252002563

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Scripps Mercy Hospital has served central and downtown San Diego since 1890 and is the oldest medical center in the county. The San Diego campus is located near the corner of 5th Avenue and Washington Street in Hillcrest.

Scripps Mercy Hospital consists of two campuses in San Diego and Chula Vista. 

Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego’s campus includes the O’Toole Breast Care Center, a 24-hour emergency room that is a Level I Trauma Center, outpatient physical rehabilitation, minimally invasive robotic surgery and our childbirth unit (including a Level II neonatal intensive care unit).

Job Description

This is a full time 12-hour night shift position located at Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego.

Elevate your career with Scripps Health, where Compassion Meets Excellence. 

Invest, Empower & Belong. At Scripps Health, your potential is limitless. We’re more than a healthcare provider, at Scripps you will join a community where your views, beliefs and values are celebrated. Grow through industry-leading development programs and empower yourself to deliver innovative care. Be a part of an extraordinary team, impacting health in beautiful San Diego.

Why join Scripps Health?

 AWARD-WINNING WORKPLACE:

 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 2025.
  • 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 2024 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.

The Scripps Health mission is to deliver quality, safe, cost effective, socially responsible health care that makes a difference in the San Diego community.  Scripps Mercy Hospital has served central and downtown San Diego since 1890. 

The Conrad Prebys Emergency and Trauma Center at Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego is a Level I center verified by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma. Scripps Mercy Hospital has a dedicated trauma floor with an Intensive Care Unit (ICU), telemetry and medical/surgical bed capability. Experts from all disciplines come together as a team to provide immediate, comprehensive and compassionate care. We collaborate with specialists every step of the way, from the scene of the injury through hospital care, discharge, follow-up care and rehabilitation.

 Scripps Health provides what matters most: career growth, delivering superior care to our patients, continuous learning, exceptional benefits and working for an organization that offers many long-term career paths. Join us and experience a culture where opportunities to advance and the support to get there go hand-in-hand.

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Required Qualifications: 

  • Current CA RN License
  • Minimum one year current RN experience
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA)

 

Preferred Qualifications: 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Nursing
  • Minimum one year current acute care RN experience in a hospital setting

 

Position Pay Range: $58.00-$84.00/hour

In compliance with the California Pay Transparency Act, Scripps Health posts the pay range for all jobs. Please note that actual pay will be determined based on relevant experience and internal equity within the pay range. Please also note this range is applicable for employees who reside in California only. A geographical pay differential may be applied for remote employees who reside out of state. Scripps Health strives to ensure that our employees receive equal pay for equal work in line with our commitment to being an equal opportunity employer.

Scripps Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity/expression), age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

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About Us

At Scripps, we seek dedicated, compassionate people to join our team and make a significant impact on the health of our community and the future of health care. Throughout our five hospital campuses, 30 outpatient centers and clinics, and hundreds of affiliated physician offices throughout the region, each member of our team plays a key role in our life-changing and life-saving mission.  Our people and their commitment to the highest standards of care are what define us.

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Join Our Talent Community

Experience an even greater sense of belonging as a member of the Scripps Talent Community. You’ll receive job alerts with new opportunities that match your interests and other relevant information that will aid your career search. You’ll even be able to share openings with friends through social media and email.

Awards

Certified Great Place to Work Designation
Fortune Top 100 Hospitals Award
American Heart Association 2024 Get with the Guidelines Designation for Stroke Care Gold Plus Stroke Honor Roll Elite Advanced Therapy