Advance Practice Nurse - Surgery; OR - La Jolla

Description

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.

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, millennia ls, 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/Pre Op/PACU. Provides portfolio for the interview with at least two 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 preferred. 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.

Full‑time with benefits.

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.