RN ICU

CommonSpirit Health; San Luis Obispo (CA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health - French Hospital Medical Center in San Luis Obispo, CA is seeking a Registered Nurse to deliver compassionate, high-quality care across the patient care continuum. The RN will perform assessments, implement care plans, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team in a fast-paced acute setting.

Candidates must graduate from an accredited RN program, hold a CA RN license, and maintain BLS certification with ACLS within 90 days.

Qualifications

• Must be licensed as a Registered Nurse in California
• Graduation from an accredited RN program is required
• BLS certification required; ACLS within 90 days of hire

Responsibilities

• Introduces patient to unit and surroundings within one hour of arrival
• Assesses admission status and documents on admission form and critical care record within 2 hours
• Reflects physiological and psychosocial needs; documents patient perceptions and expectations
• Performs priority patient assessments each shift using observation and interviews
• Conducts rounds and documents patient status at least every 2 hours (1:1 for CABG/ventilated patients)
• Identifies abnormal diagnostic data

Education

RN license CA

Graduate of accredited RN program

CPR BLS

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

• 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.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Pay Range

$51.57 - $76.96 /hour