RN ICU

Dignity Health; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health, St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, CA, seeks a dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver compassionate, high-quality patient care across units with a focus on safety and outcomes.

You'll assess patients, implement care plans, collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, and document care in line with policy. California RN licensure and BLS/ACLS are required upon hire, with opportunity for growth in a supportive, mission-driven environment.

Qualifications

• CA RN license required upon hire.
• BLS CPR certification required upon hire.
• ACLS certification preferred to support critical care needs.

Responsibilities

• Assess and interpret age-specific patient data.
• Involve patient and family in care planning and safety decisions.
• Perform priority high-risk procedures safely within scope and policy.
• Carry out procedures efficiently with appropriate resource use.
• Document assessments, interventions and outcomes promptly per policy.
• Provide rationales for care actions based on evidence and standards.

Skills

Assessment skills

Patient care

Critical thinking

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

California RN license

BLS (CPR) certification

ACLS certification

Job description

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As our Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.

As our Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery. Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes. To thrive in this vital role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.

• Demonstrates ability to assess/interpret age‑specific data.
• Encourages involvement of patient/family/significant other in decision making related to plan of care: 1. identifies patient/caregiver teaching needs 2. identifies patient safety issues
• Performs the priority (frequent high risk) procedures for the assigned patients or areas safely without causing harm legally within the scope of practice and SMMC policy and in a manner perceived as satisfying by the patient and family.
• Performs all procedures for the assigned patients or areas: 1. efficiently using the fewest possible resources 2. effectively achieving the intended results. Identifies actual and potentially unsafe care practices, initiates actions as appropriate to prevent or correct and reports in a timely manner.
• Documents in accordance with SMMC policy and procedure in a timely manner the following information: 1. initial and subsequent assessment and data 2. interventions 3. patient response and outcome 4. unusual occurrences
• Gives a rationale for routine patient care actions and decisions taken or not taken based on scientific principles or logic, standards of practice and approved protocols.

Job Requirements

Required

• None, upon hire
• Registered Nurse: CA, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, upon hire and

Preferred

• Critical RN Adult/Neonatal/Pediatric/Acute, upon hire

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1923, Dignity Health - St. Mary Medical Center is a 389-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Long Beach, California. Serving over 80,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, and orthopedics. Additionally, St. Mary Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center and received a Healthgrades 5-Star Award for Heart Failure in 2026.

Pay Range

$58.70 - $73.30 /hour