RN - PreOp - PACU - Casual Status - Encinitas

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.

T his is a Casual status also known as Per diem position. The shifts are 12 hours with a variable start times. The shift start time could vary between 0515-1100. Call is expected week days and nights for PACU averaging about 3-4 times per month.The minimum casual status requirement is 2 shifts per pay period plus call coverage.

Ideally training for this position is part- full time then once trained, the casual status begins. We will work with your schedule.

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.

Responsibilities include:

This position will be cross trained to work in pre. Post, procedural which means pre-oping surgical, Cath lan, IR, ENDO and Interventional Pulmonology patients. Also to recover these patients.

• Providing direct patient care within the scope of your practice.

• Patient care includes assessment, planning and implementing a plan of care, and evaluating patients' progress towards expected outcomes.

• With quality patient and family-centered care in mind, the RN takes primary responsibility for the patients' care as delivered by the Care Team under their supervision.

• Work collaboratively with other members of the patient care team to ensure optimal patient care

• 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
• prefer 2 years PACU or ICU experience

At Scripps Health, you will experience the pride, support and respect of an organization that has been repeatedly recognized as one of the nation’s Top 100 Places to Work.
You’ll be surrounded by people committed to making a difference in the lives of their patients and their teammates. So if you’re open to change, go ahead and unlock your potential.

Position Pay Range: $59.16-$85.68/hour