RN II FSP Telemetry

Dignity Health; Oxnard (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health in Oxnard, CA seeks a Cardiac Telemetry Nurse to deliver comprehensive bedside care across cardiac, telemetry and related services. You will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care from adolescent to geriatric in a dynamic unit with support to supervise others.

The role emphasizes patient-first care, keen assessment, and critical thinking in a fast-paced environment, with opportunities to grow within specialized service lines.

Qualifications

• RN with two (2) years of current acute care Med-Surg or Telemetry experience.
• Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
• Registered Nurse: CA RN, upon hire.
• Basic Life Support - BLS, upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Abuse protection and reporting, including identification and documentation.
• Advance directives education and chart documentation on admission.
• Advocacy: act in patient's best interests and support informed decisions.
• Assessment: form and prioritize nursing diagnoses through observation.
• Blood withdrawal: identify patient and perform aseptic sampling correctly.
• Central line care and maintenance, including removal when appropriate.

Skills

Critical thinking

Assessment skills

Patient advocacy

Attention to detail

Work in fast-paced env

Education

CA RN license

Graduate of nursing program

BLS certification

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Cardiac Telemetry Nurse, you’ll excel in your nursing career by providing care to patients admitted to our unit. Most of your patients are funneled in from other units providing you with the opportunity to build on your education and experience in specialized service lines such as cardiac, telemetry, orthopedics, neurology, critical care, surgical services, and emergency.

Every day you will provide comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care for patients ranging from adolescent to geriatric. You will adeptly manage more complex patient situations with assistance and supervision, and actively assist in overseeing patient care administered by other nursing staff.

Your success in this role comes from your enthusiasm to help others - with a patient-first mindset. Keen assessment skills, critical thinking, and a sense of urgency support your career advancement and you thrive in a fast-paced clinical environment where you will rarely experience the same day twice.

• Abuse Protection and Reporting: Assesses and identifies and reports patient abuse and neglect i.e.: physical assault, rape or other molestation, domestic, abuse and neglect of elders and children and implements department policies and procedures. Measurment: Feedback, Medical Record Review, Observation.

• Advance Directives: Consistently and accurately documents education regarding advance directives upon admission, coordinates efforts to obtain copy of Advance Directives to place on chart, and refers questions to Chaplain Services. Measurement: Documentation, Feedback/ Observation, Medical Record Review.

• Advocacy, Patient: Acts as the client's advocate, as circumstances require, by initiating action to improve health care or to change decisions or activities which are against the interests or wishes of the client, and by giving the client the opportunity to make informed decisions about health care before it is provided. Measurement: Observation, Feedback, Medical Record Review.

• Assessment: Accurately formulates and prioritizes nursing diagnoses/patient problem lists through observation of the client's physical condition and behavior, and through interpretation of information obtained from the client and others, including the healthcare team within expected time frames. Measurement: Discussion, Feedback, Medical Record Review, Observation.

• Blood Withdrawal: Correctly identifies patient and demonstrates correct, aseptic technique for withdrawal, labeling and processing of blood specimens. Measurement: Medical Record Review, Observation, Verbalization.

• Central Line Care and Maintenance: Demonstrates correct technique for care, maintenance and discontinuing of central lines. Measurement: Medical Record Review, Observation, Return Demonstration, Verbalization.

Job Requirements

Required

• RN with two (2) years of current acute care Med-Surg or Telemetry experience

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing

• Registered Nurse: CA RN, upon hire

• Basic Life Support - BLS, upon hire

Preferred

• One (1) year of Step Down level experience over Telemetry experience

• Bachelors Of Nursing

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1912, Dignity Health - St. John’s Regional Medical Center is a 265-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Oxnard, California. Serving over 85,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including emergency, heart, orthopedic, and cancer care. Additionally, St. John’s Regional 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 was named one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026.

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Pay Range

$60.84 - $86.59 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.