RN - Labor&Delivery - La Jolla - Nights

This is a Full-Time (72 hours per pay period, every 2 weeks) position on a 12-hour NIGHT shift schedule working variable days of the week including weekends and holidays.

Position is located at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla.

Join the Scripps Health team and work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-centered healthcare. Receive endless appreciation while you build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations nationwide.

Why Scripps?

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.
• Becker's 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.

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla has been one of Southern California’s premier medical centers for more than 90 years and has been consistently recognized for quality patient care and the first hospital in San Diego to be designated a Magnet Hospital by the American Nursing Association for excellence in patient care. 

Our highly engaged Labor and Delivery nurses thrive in an environment where compassionate nursing care, teamwork, and collaboration within the healthcare team is strongly valued. 

We invite you to join our highly engaged team of Registered Nurses responsible for providing direct patient care within the scope of his/her practice.

• Patient care includes assessment, planning and implementing a plan of care and evaluating patients' progress towards expected outcomes.
• The RN takes primary responsibility for the patients' care as delivered by the Care Team under his/her supervision.
• Works collaboratively with other members of the patient care team to ensure optimal patient care. 

Preferred Education/Course(s)/Training/Experience: 

• Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred.
• RNC preferred.
• 2 years’ experience in Labor & Delivery preferred.
• EPIC experience preferred.
• Experience circulating in the operating room preferred.
• Triage experience preferred.

Required Experience/Specialized Skills: 

• 1-year experience in Labor and Delivery.
• Must be able to speak, read and follow instructions in English.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
•  Must be able to demonstrate positive behaviors.
• Registered nursing degree from an accredited school of nursing

Required Certification/Registration:

• Current CA RN License
• Current BLS-C provider from American Heart Association.
• Current Advanced NRP (AAP-issued 8th edition or AAP-issued 7th edition)
• Current Intermediate or Advanced Fetal Heart Monitoring Certificate from AWHONN or NCC

The following are not eligible for hiring incentives:​

• Internal candidates​
• Rehires that left Scripps less than 3 years ago​

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.