RN ICU

CommonSpirit Health; San Luis Obispo (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health's French Hospital Medical Center in San Luis Obispo, CA seeks a Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver compassionate, high-quality care, assess patients, perform skilled procedures, and implement care plans within a collaborative interdisciplinary team. The role emphasizes urgent, patient-first bedside care in a fast-paced environment.

Required qualifications include CA RN license, graduation from an accredited RN program, and BLS.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited RN program required.
• CA RN License required.
• BLS CPR certification required.
• ACLS within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Introduce the patient to the unit and surroundings within one hour of arrival.
• Assess admission status and document on admission form and critical care record within 2 hours of arrival.
• Reflect physiological condition and psychosocial needs in the care plan and notes.
• Perform priority patient assessments every shift using observation and interview skills.
• Round and document patient status at least every 2 hours (1 hour for 1:1 CABG or ventilated patients).
• Identify abnormal diagnostic data and respond accordingly.

Skills

Critical thinking

Assessment skills

Education

Graduate of an accredited RN program

CA RN License

BLS CPR

ACLS within 90 days

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.

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 be successful in this 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.

• Ensures that the patient is properly introduced to the unit & his/her surroundings within one hour after arrival in unit.


• Assesses the patient's admission status & documents this on the admission form & critical care record within 2 hours of arrival to unit.


• Reflects physiological condition & psychosocial needs of the patient. Reflects perceptions of patient and/or significant others of his/her health problem(s) & his/her expectations of the present hospitalization.


• Uses observational & interviewing skills to perform a priority patient assessment every shift.


• Makes rounds & documents patient's status on critical care record at least every 2 hours. Every hour for 1:1 ratio (i.e., CABG or ventilated patient).


• Identifies abnormal diagnostic data.

Job Requirements

Required

• Graduate of an accredited RN program


• Registered Nurse: CA RN License


• Basic Life Support - CPR BLS


• Advanced Cardiac Life Support - ACLS within 90 days

Preferred

• One to two years ICCU experience

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1946, Dignity Health - French Hospital Medical Center is a 112-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in San Luis Obispo, California. Serving over 150,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, orthopedics, and a family birthing center. Additionally, French Hospital Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and has achieved an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group for every reporting period since 2012.

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