RN III FSP Critical Care

Dignity Health; Oxnard (CA); On-site; USD 77,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health in Oxnard, CA is seeking a Registered Clinical Nurse for the Critical Care Floating Staff Pool. You will deliver expert, compassionate patient care across multiple critical care units and adapt to diverse patient populations with interdisciplinary teamwork to ensure optimal outcomes.

Successful candidates will have advanced critical care skills, strong adaptability, and a commitment to evidence-based nursing care while maintaining patient safety and advocacy.

Qualifications

• Three years current acute care clinical experience, plus eighteen months in Critical Care, upon hire.
• CA RN license required upon hire.
• BLS and ACLS certifications required upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Deliver expert patient care across various critical care units.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care for critically ill patients.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure patient safety and outcomes.

Skills

Acute care experience

Critical care experience

Nursing advocacy

Education

CA RN license

BLS

ACLS

Job description

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As our Registered Clinical Nurse in the Critical Care Floating Staff Pool, you will deliver expert, compassionate patient care across various critical care units, serving as a vital resource to ensure optimal outcomes for our most vulnerable patients.

Every day you will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care for critically ill patients, utilizing advanced clinical skills and critical thinking. You will be expected to rapidly adapt to diverse patient populations and unit environments, collaborate effectively with interdisciplinary teams, and advocate tirelessly for patient safety and well-being.

To be successful in this role, you must possess advanced clinical competency in critical care, exceptional adaptability and problem-solving skills, and a steadfast commitment to delivering high-quality, evidence-based nursing care.

• Registered Nurse
• 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. Measurement: 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.

Job Requirements

Required

• Three (3) years current acute care clinical experience & eighteen (18) months Critical Care experience, upon hire
• Registered Nurse: CA RN, upon hire
• Basic Life Support - BLS, upon hire
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support - ACLS, upon hire

Preferred

• Six (6) months Emergency Room experience, preferred

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.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Pay Range

$56.66 - $80.64 /hour