RN Lead, Surgery (OR) - Mercy San Diego

This is a Full time, benefited position as a Lead OR RN at Scripps Mercy San Diego. The shift is 4 days per week with a 10 hour day shift. This individual will need to have OR circulating experience specifically with ENT, Head and Neck surgery, maxillofacial surgery and plastic surgery service lines. 

Bonus incentive of $8,000 and relocation assistance is available to eligible new hires.

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.
• Beckers 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.

The Lead RN is responsible for the following:

• Management and coordination of patient care within the Care Unit on a per shift basis. This is accomplished through implementation and integration of the nursing process, through assignment and supervision of appropriate staff and in coordination and collaboration with physicians. 

• The Lead RN functions as the Care Unit expert and provides functional direction to members of the OR Patient Care team. 

• Communicate with our supply chain coordinators, vendors, surgeons, and charge RNs

• Review the OR schedule and order necessary products and supplies

• Cover breaks, support staff in the room for their services, at times may staff a room 

• May help our other Leads on projects

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***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.

Required Education/Experience/Specialized Skills:

• Registered nursing degree from an accredited school of nursing.
• California Registered Nurse License
• One (1) year of recent surgery or operating room RN experience in an acute care setting
• ENT- Head and neck, maxillofacial surgery and plastic surgery experience
• Current American Heart Association BLS provider certification