RN - Trauma Team Lead - Part Time

Description

This is a Part Time,12-Hour (36 hours per two week pay period) Day Shift position at Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego.

The Trauma Nurse Team Leader ensures high-quality, coordinated care for injured patients during the critical resuscitation and diagnostic phases. This role serves as a clinical leader, resource, and educator while supporting trauma care standards set by the hospital, Trauma Service, and County guidelines.

• Provide and ensure optimal care for the injured patient during the resuscitation and diagnostic phases of care.
• Act as a representative of the Trauma Service, ensuring patient care is conducted within practice guidelines approved by the hospital, trauma service, and County.
• Provide appropriate nursing interventions as required.
• Utilize critical thinking, interpersonal, and technical skills.
• Participate in the coordination and direction of care for the trauma patient, from resuscitation through the diagnostic phases of care.
• Ensure appropriate resources are available for the resuscitation phase of care.
• Act as a clinical resource to nursing and ancillary staff for trauma patients throughout the care continuum, promoting and demonstrating an advanced level of nursing care for complex, critically ill patients.
• Participate in both formal and informal education programs for nursing staff.
• Act as preceptor for nursing staff as requested.
• Assist and participate in planning and conducting both formal and informal trauma educational programs for nursing staff as requested.
• Participate in data collection as required for maintenance of the Trauma Registry.

• Registered Nursing Degree from an Accredited School of Nursing
• Active California RN license
• ACLS, BLS and PALS Healthcare Provider Certifications through American Heart Association
• TNCC or ATCN provider within one year of hire
• 1 year Trauma experience
• Clinical Leadership experience

• Bachelor's degree in nursing
• PALS Certification
• CEN, CCRN or CNRN Certification
• TNCC Instructor

Job: RN

Primary

Location:

Central San Diego County-SAN DIEGO-SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL SAN DIEGO

Work Locations: SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL SAN DIEGO, 4077 FIFTH AVENUE, SAN DIEGO 92103

Organization:
Scripps Mercy San Diego

Job Posting:
Feb 18, 2026, 11:59:46 PM

Benefit Status: PT - PART-TIME WITH BENEFITS

Minimum Rate (USD): 59.16 - Maximum Rate (USD): 85.68

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.