RN – PreOp-PACU – Encinitas
Facility: Scripps Encinitas Hospital
Location: Encinitas, CA
Career Area: RN
Employment Type: Full Time
Shift: Varied
Job ID: 262004331
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Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas has served North County’s coastal communities since 1978. We’re located at Santa Fe Drive and I-5, within walking distance of a park, fitness center, grocery store, pharmacy and restaurants.
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas’ campus includes Scripps Clinic Encinitas and an outpatient imaging center. We’re home to notable specialty programs including a 24-hour emergency room, accredited stroke care, physical rehabilitation services (including a brain injury day treatment program), our Baby Friendly birthing pavilion and a Level II neonatal intensive care unit.
Job Description
This is a full time, benefited, PACU RN position that will float to PreOP. It is located at Scripps Encinitas. The shift is 12 hours with a variable start time between 8am and 11am. There is also weekday call 11p-7a, and weekend call 7a-7p, or 7p-7a. that varies depending on staffing.
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 Memorial Hospital Encinitas has served the growing communities of San Diego’s coastal North County since 1978. We offer a full range of clinical and surgical services, including North County’s first Primary Stroke Center, a regionally recognized brain injury program, state-of-the-art imaging center, 24-hour emergency room care and award-winning OB-GYN, maternal health and infant health services.
Join our PACU team at Scripps where you will care for and monitor patients as they recover from anesthesia. The ideal candidate is someone who is patient focused and excited to join a dynamic team .
You will also:
- Assess the patient’s overall condition during the post-anesthesia period
- Monitor heart rate, blood pressure, breathing and respiration
- Manage pain and nausea
Required:
- Minimum 1 year of experience as an RN in an acute PACU department or ICU
- Current CA RN License.
- Current BLS and ACLS through the American Heart Association
Preferred:
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred
- Preop Experience
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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