RN Specialized – PET Scanner – Shiley Pavilion (Torrey Pines)
Facility: Scripps Clinic
Location: La Jolla, CA
Career Area: RN
Employment Type: Full Time
Shift: Day
Job ID: 262004840
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Caring for San Diegans since 1924, Scripps Clinic is San Diego’s first choice for exceptional primary care and highly specialized and coordinated specialty care. Scripps Clinic offers a comprehensive range of medical and surgical services that are nationally recognized for quality, excellence and innovation. From primary to specialty care, our team-based model is designed to provide the best possible care and outcomes for you and your family. More than 900 providers and physicians provide 1.5 million patient visits a year coordinated through an integrated electronic health record.
Job Description
New Hire and Relocation Incentive eligible. Additional details at end of job description.
This is a benefited, full time position generally working Monday-Friday from 7am-3:30pm. Hours will vary as needed. Located at the Shiley Pavilion in Torrey Pines.
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 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.
Why join the PET Scanner team at Shiley?
- Join a unique, one-of-a-kind role in the system, offering the opportunity to work in a highly specialized PET imaging environment.
- Enjoy a dynamic practice setting with a wide range of studies and meaningful patient interaction throughout the care experience.
- Be part of a growing service line, with exciting opportunities to expand your skills and make an impact.
What you’ll do:
- Familiarity with oncology and cardiac patients.
- Performs stress tests.
- Proficient in IV skills & familiarity with port access.
- Perform patient assessments and care tasks, procedures and medication administration as appropriate.
- Educate patients and documents patient interactions.
- Practice infection control and contribute to the team as necessary to ensure quality patient care within own scope of practice.
- Works collaboratively with the other members of the patient care team to ensure optimal patient care.
This position is eligible for up to $4k in New Hire Retention Incentives and relocation up to $3k if moving from 100+ miles away.
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 following criteria must be met:
- Must remain in original hired FTE Status and Shift (if specified in offer letter)
- 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.
Required:
- Minimum one (1) year experience as an RN
- Current California RN License
- American Heart Association BLS for the Health Care Provider
- American Heart Association ACLS for the Health Care Provider
- Must have rapid patient assessment skills and critical thinking skills
- Must be patient centered, flexible and team oriented
- Excellent interpersonal skills
Preferred:
- Prior experience with PET and Nuclear imaging, Stress Testing and/or Cardiac Imaging
- BSN
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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