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Care Team Assistant - Surgery - La Jolla

Scripps Health
Scripps Health Salary
La Jolla, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 5/22/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/18/2026
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla has served the greater San Diego community since 1924. For more than a century, we continue to provide distinguished care, including several nationally ranked specialty programs. Scripps La Jolla was the first in San Diego to be designated a Magnet Hospital by the American Nursing Association.

Scripps La Jolla shares a campus with the Barbey Family Emergency and Trauma Center, a Level I Trauma Center, and the renowned Prebys Cardiovascular Institute. We’re also home to notable specialty programs, including cancer care, heart surgery, orthopedic surgery, labor and delivery services (including a Level III neonatal intensive care unit) and a nationally designated Comprehensive Stroke Center.

This is a Full-Time position (72 hours per pay period) with an 12-hour VARIED shift located at our Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. You will enjoy comprehensive benefits that cover health & wellness, career development, and retirement options among other benefits.

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.

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?

Award-winning Workplace

  • Made Becker's 150 Top Places to Work for 2024
  • #78 in PEOPLE Companies that Care 2023
  • Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years

As a Care Team Assistant, you will work under the direction of an RN and Surgical Technologist to assist with the care of perioperative patients and OR room preparation activities such as;

  • Assisting with OR bed set ups.
  • Assisting with equipment and supplies.
  • Housekeeping duties to turn over rooms between cases.
  • Assisting in positioning patients for procedures.
  • Assisting in transporting patients.
  • Assisting with transporting labs/specimens.
  • Providing excellent service to patients as a key member of the clinical care team.
  • Assisting patients with personal needs and activities of daily living, collect data, and ensure the patient has a safe, organized environment.
  • Assisting with patient care within the scope permitted and under the direction of a clinician.
  • Supporting the unit with a variety of patient logistic, clerical, equipment/supply, and charge reconciliation duties.

Required

  • Must be able to speak, read and follow instruction in English.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills.
  • American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) for health care provider

Preferred::

  • Multiple patient care skills preferred.
  • Prefer one year experience in health care related field, sterile processing, patient transport or equivalent responsibilities.

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: $25.00-$29.29/hour

Salary : $25 - $29

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