Scripps Mercy Surgery Pavilion
Ambulatory · San Diego, CA
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Ambulatory
Benefits
Pay and benefits rated 4.3/5 on Indeed; one review called benefits great. No itemized benefit list in available facts.
What stands out
Experienced nurses
You can step into a posted Charge RN role that leads perioperative teams, sterile technique, and surgical patient flow across a four-OR pavilion.
As of 2026Source: indeed.com
Experienced nurses
The Pavilion sits on the Mercy San Diego campus and runs a full range of advanced outpatient surgical work rather than a narrow single-service slate.
Moving here
Shifts here track an appointment-based outpatient day roughly 6:00 AM–5:00 PM in Hillcrest, not a round-the-clock inpatient tower.
As of 2026Source 1: yelp.comSource 2: m.yelp.com
Experienced nurses
Nurses on Indeed point to flexible schedules and a 5.0 work-life balance score when describing this pavilion.
As of 2026-02-24 · 2026-02-25Source: indeed.com
More about working here
New graduates
Staff describe a caring leadership culture and family-like teamwork in a small review pool that still rates the place 5.0 overall.
As of 2026-02-24 · 2026-02-25Source: indeed.com
Travel nurses
OR pace is described as fast and trade-skilled, with downtime camaraderie between cases once you know the room.
As of 2019-06-21Source: indeed.com
Moving here
You would be joining an outpatient surgery pavilion tied to San Diego’s only Catholic medical center and a Level 1 Trauma campus pair.
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- RN review cites flexible schedules and strong work-life balance
As of 2026-02-24Source: indeed.com
- Charge opportunities
- Employer posts Charge Registered Nurse - Operating Room to lead perioperative teams and coordinate surgical care
As of 2026Source: indeed.com
The city
Living in San Diego, CA
The 2024 Census estimate of median gross rent in San Diego was $2,313 per month. Compare neighborhoods with the confirmed hospital or clinic location and the start and end times of your shift.
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- 12% above the national average
- BEA index 111.9 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $2,313/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $108,077/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You would be working at Scripps Mercy Surgery Pavilion, an outpatient surgery site on the Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego campus in Hillcrest.
- Ambulatory · San Diego
More about Scripps Mercy Surgery Pavilion
The pavilion runs four ORs and a full range of advanced surgical and outpatient cases, with day hours that reviews and listings place roughly in the 6:00 AM–5:00 PM window rather than overnight inpatient coverage. If you already know perioperative flow, there is a posted Charge RN path to lead sterile technique, team coordination, and surgical patient movement across varied procedures. Staff reviews—only four on Indeed, so a thin sample—describe caring leadership, a family-like team feel, flexible schedules, and strong work-life balance. Patients echo solid outpatient experiences. One honest wrinkle sits outside the OR: 2021 reporting found the pavilion billing far above Medicare on at least one outpatient procedure, even as the patient called the care itself excellent. Pay figures are not posted in the facts we have, so you will want to ask directly when you apply.
Staff describe a caring leadership culture and teamwork-focused, family-like atmosphere; the pavilion is part of San Diego’s only Catholic medical center campus.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Culture and teamwork
- Staff describe a caring leadership culture, teamwork focus, and family-like atmosphere with high overall ratings.
As of 2026-02-24Source: indeed.com
- Work-life balance
- Indeed scores work-life balance 5.0/5; an RN highlighted flexible schedules supporting balance.
As of 2026-02-25Source: indeed.com
- Pay and benefits perception
- Pay and benefits rated 4.3/5 on Indeed; one review called benefits great.
As of 2026-02-25Source: indeed.com
More review themes
- Pace of OR work
- Sterile processing staff described a fast-paced know-your-trade OR environment with on-the-fly training and downtime camaraderie.
As of 2019-06-21Source: indeed.com
- Patient experience quality
- Yelp lists 4.6/10 reviews; patients note strong outpatient surgery experiences and would return.
As of 2026Source 1: yelp.comSource 2: m.yelp.com
What to weigh
In 2021 the LA Times reported this pavilion billed far above Medicare rates—about a 1,200% markup on one outpatient procedure—even while the patient called the care itself excellent.
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Jun 30, 2026
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OR / Perioperative
Facility has 4 ORs; Charge RN posting covers OR leadership, sterile technique, and surgical patient flow for varied procedures.
Source location unconfirmedSource: indeed.com
Outpatient Surgery
Scripps states the Pavilion provides a full range of advanced surgical and outpatient capabilities on the Mercy San Diego campus.
Source location unconfirmedSource: giving.scripps.org
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