Skip to content

Imaging

MRI Tech - Per Diem - Oceanside

Scripps Health logoScripps Health$59.81–$86.71/hrOceanside, CACasual, VariedPosted today
  • PRN / per diem
  • BLS

How this pay compares

This posting states $59.81–$86.71 an hour. Open MRI technologist jobs in California post a median of $70.95 an hour, the middle half $56.80–$77.82, across 57 jobs that state their pay, so this one is within the middle half of what they post. MRI technologists employed in California earn a median of $59.62 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).

MRI technologists in California: pay by town and employer

The Radiology & Imaging Techs job market: pay, applicant demand and hiring, researched nightly

Radiology and imaging tech jobs in our research

  • How long these jobs stay listed: Still listed at 7 days 80.2%
  • Applicant demand per open job on this site (1.00x is the average job): Index 0.61x · Clicks 36
  • How often these jobs state their pay: Jobs stating any pay 49.3% · Stating an hourly rate 36.4%

From every open job we read and every apply click on this site, as of 5 Nov 2026. Every figure for Radiology and imaging tech jobs

About the job

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 (per diem) position working varied 8-hour shifts. A minimum of four days of availability per month is required, with at least two days falling on weekends. Scheduling is based on department needs.

The position is based at Scripps Medical Center Jefferson in Oceanside and requires flexibility to float to other Scripps Clinic locations based on business needs.

Scripps Medical Center Jefferson - Oceanside is an outpatient facility with a tight-knit team and great camaraderie between both staff and providers. We pride ourselves on our collaborative atmosphere and commitment to providing exceptional care to our community.

Join the Scripps Health team and work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-centered healthcare. Receive endless appreciation while you build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations nationwide.

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 2026
  • 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 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.

Scripps Health provides what matters most: career growth, delivering superior care to our patients, continuous learning, exceptional benefits and working for an organization that offers many long-term career paths. Join us and experience a culture where opportunities to advance and the support to get there go hand-in-hand.

Required Qualifications

  • ARRT(MR) or ARMRIT or CRT
  • Venipuncture class completion. Certificate must be provided at application; 10 sticks must be obtained within 30 days of hire.
  • BLS from the American Heart Association
  • Completion of a formal training/educational program in an approved school of Radiology Technology or equivalent education and experience in radiologic imaging obtained through a hospital-based training program or other formalized on-the-job program, in combination with current licensure/certification

Preferred Qualifications

  • A minimum of two years of experience is highly preferred

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: $59.81-$86.71/hour

From Scripps Health's job posting, checked 5 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.

Selected agencies hiring now

All agencies and apps →
  • Coast Medical Service logo

    Coast Medical ServiceTravel nursing agency

    Places travel nurses and allied professionals on contracts across the US.

    Places: Nurses, Therapy & rehab, Imaging, Lab

  • CrossMed logo

    CrossMedTravel nursing agency

    Places travel nurses, allied health clinicians and locum tenens physicians and advanced practitioners on short-term contracts and permanent roles nationwide.

    Places: Nurses, NPs & PAs, CNAs & PCTs, Therapy & rehab

These agencies and apps pay CareJobs.Now a referral fee when someone we introduce is placed or signs up. It costs you nothing and never changes your pay. Hospital and clinic jobs below keep their own order.

Sponsored

Sponsored jobs from job networks, which pay CareJobs.Now when you click one.

Free tools for this application: check your resume against this job, answer the application's questions or see every free tool.

New radiology and imaging tech jobs in California, by email

One email a week with the newest ones, straight from the employers' own careers sites, with the pay each posting states. Free, stop anytime.

About Scripps Health

Scripps Health is a not-for-profit integrated health system in San Diego, with four hospitals on five campuses, more than 70 (source: Scripps Health, Who We Are) locations, nearly 17,800 (source: Scripps Health, Who We Are) employees and more than 3,500 (source: Scripps Health, Who We Are) affiliated physicians from Chula Vista to Oceanside. Source: Scripps Health, Who We Are

Based in San Diego, CAHires in CaliforniaPay on its listings: 100% of its open jobs state an hourly rate

More open jobs at Scripps Health

More radiology and imaging tech jobs

A registered imaging technologist?

One profile for every employer here. Hospitals, clinics and care companies ask us for people with a specific license, specialty, language or schedule: add yours once, and when a job fits, we introduce you, only with your yes. Free.

Create my profile

Scripps Health openings, sent to you weekly

Each week we send the newest postings from Scripps Health's own careers site, along with similar openings at other hospitals and care employers. It costs nothing and you can stop anytime.