LVN - Dermatology - Casual - Encinitas
Encinitas, California
Health system employer
Posted Sep 3
- Shift
- 8-hour days
- Unit
- Dermatology
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 8-hour days
- Term
- Per Diem
- Setting
- Clinic
- Accepts
- LVN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in California is $49/hr, across 1921 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Caring for San Diegans since 1924, Scripps Clinic is San Diego’s first choice for exceptional primary care and highly specialized and coordinated specialty care. Scripps Clinic offers a comprehensive range of medical and surgical services that are nationally recognized for quality, excellence and innovation. From primary to specialty care, our team-based model is designed to provide the best possible care and outcomes for you and your family. More than 900 providers and physicians provide 1.5 million patient visits a year coordinated through an integrated electronic health record.
This is a Casual position with an 8-hour day shift schedule located at our Scripps Clinic in Encinitas.
At Scripps Health, you will experience the pride, support, and respect that has been repeatedly recognized as one of the nation’s Top 100 Places to Work.
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You will thrive in an environment where team members are engaged and committed to providing excellent care and making a difference in the lives of their patients and their teammates So, if you’re open to change, go ahead and unlock your potential.
Why join Scripps Health?
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 2026 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.
As a Licensed Vocational Nurse, you will
Perform patient assessments and care tasks, including emergency procedures and medication administration as appropriate. Educate patients and families and document patient interactions.
Practice infection control and contribute to the team as necessary to ensure quality patient care within own scope of practice.
Required
Qualifications
Current California LVN license American Heart Association BLS for Health Care Provider Must be able to speak, read, write, and follow instructions in English. Excellent interpersonal skills.
Preferred
Qualifications
One year of outpatient experience as LVN or LPN Experience in an outpatient setting
At Scripps Health, you will experience the pride, support and respect of an organization that has been repeatedly recognized as one of the nation’s Top 100 Places to Work. You’ll be surrounded by people committed to making a difference in the lives of their patients and their teammates. So if you’re open to change, go ahead and unlock your potential.
Position Pay Range: $33.39-$48.28/hour
Sourced from Scripps Health’s careers page.
Requirements
- Current California LVN license
- American Heart Association BLS for Health Care Provider
- Must be able to speak, read, write, and follow instructions in English.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Preferred
- One year of outpatient experience as LVN or LPN
- Experience in an outpatient setting
- At Scripps Health, you will experience the pride, support and respect of an organization that has been repeatedly recognized as one of the nation’s Top 100 Places to Work.
- You’ll be surrounded by people committed to making a difference in the lives of their patients and their teammates. So if you’re open to change, go ahead and unlock your potential.
- Position Pay Range: $33.39-$48.28/hour
Place
- City
- Encinitas, California
- Median rent
- $2,886/mo
- Local household income
- $162,229/yr
- State price level
- 11% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
California index 110.7, where 100 is the national average.
Encinitas is a laid-back coastal city in San Diego County known for its surf culture, flower nurseries, and beachside trails. With a small-town feel, historic downtown, and easy highway access to larger hospitals, it offers nurses a relaxed, health-conscious lifestyle minutes from the ocean.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities.
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Scripps Health is a nonprofit health care system based in San Diego, California, operating five hospital campuses, 30 outpatient centers and clinics, and hundreds of affiliated physician offices. Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas has served North County's coastal communities since 1978.…
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