Advance Practice Nurse - Surgery (OR) - La Jolla

Job Description

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla has served the greater San Diego community since 1924. For more than a century, we continue to provide distinguished care, including several nationally ranked specialty programs. Scripps La Jolla was the first in San Diego to be designated a Magnet Hospital by the American Nursing Association.

Scripps La Jolla shares a campus with the Barbey Family Emergency and Trauma Center, a Level I Trauma Center, and the renowned Prebys Cardiovascular Institute. We’re also home to notable specialty programs, including cancer care, heart surgery, orthopedic surgery, labor and delivery services (including a Level III neonatal intensive care unit) and a nationally designated Comprehensive Stroke Center.

This is an exempt Advanced Practice Nurse position with a 8 hour variable day shift schedule. Located at La Jolla Memorial Hospital.

Assumes clinical leadership responsibilities for nursing and nursing practice. Active in house-wide clinical program planning. The primary focus of this position is the advancement of expert nursing practice. Evaluates clinical practice for patient care and monitors the standards of practice. Provides the use of evidence-based resources, change and system theories to promote organizational improvements. Facilitates point of service decision making activities, including but not limited to education, research and performance improvement for their areas of expertise. This is a nursing leadership position which functions in the nursing (not medical) model to advance practice within a designated scope of responsibility.

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 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.

Experience/Specialized Skills:

Two years full-time equivalent of experience as an RN, preferably in the APN role. Prefer three to five years working in specialty area- Operating Room/ PreOp- PACU. Provides portfolio for the interview with at least 2 examples of: creative work such as articles submitted for publication, contributions to texts, papers written for nursing coursework., outlines for classes taught, examples of performance improvement projects or evidence based practice change projects, evidence of leadership activities such as chairing a committee or output developed from activities submitted to a committee or task force. Prefer those with experience leading a project to measured outcomes.

Required Certification/Registration: Current CA RN license. CNS certification preferred. National Board Certification through ANCC and/or equivalent in specialty area prefered. Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS card required.

Required Education/Course(s)/Training: Prefer CNS. Prefer Masters in nursing.. Masters in related field acceptable with bachelors in nursing. Doctorate recommended, Preferred doctorate in nursing such as DNP, PhD, DNSc. Will accept EdD and others upon review.

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: $69.23-$100.38/hour