RN Med/Surg Acute

Dignity Health; Red Bluff (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health - St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff, CA is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver compassionate, high-quality care in a busy acute-care setting.

The role requires CA RN licensure and BLS/ACLS/PALS certifications with a preference for three years of acute care experience. You will perform skilled procedures, develop individualized care plans, and collaborate within an interdisciplinary team to support patient recovery.

Qualifications

• Current CA RN licensure.
• BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications required.
• Three years acute care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care, evaluates outcomes, and adjusts nursing care to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
• Monitors patient condition and reports changes to physicians or supervisors.
• Administers and controls narcotics and medications accurately and in a timely manner.
• Develops individualized care plans and documents patient care progress and education.

Skills

Direct patient care

Critical thinking

Team collaboration

Nursing assessment

Education

CA RN licensure

BLS certification

ACLS certification

PALS Certification

Tools

Electronic Health Records

Job description

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

Job Summary And Responsibilities
As a 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.

• Provides direct patient care, evaluates outcomes, consults with other practitioners as required and adjusts nursing care processes as indicated to ensure optimal patient care.
• Monitors medical condition of patients and reports changes to appropriate personnel.
  

Reports abnormal diagnostic data to physician/shift coordinator/supervisor as appropriate.

• Demonstrates ability to perform technical nursing procedures/skills of patient care competently, seeking assistance when appropriate.
• Implements patient histories, assesses patients' conditions, and develops individualized care plans for assigned patients. Documents on care plans as patient care evolves, including resolution of problems.
• Assesses patient educational needs and barriers to learning. Implements multidisciplinary patient education care plan and documents patient teaching.
• Administers and controls narcotics and medications accurately and in a timely manner. Signs out narcotics as per hospital policy.
  

Job Requirements
Required

• Current CA RN licensure
• Current BLS certification
• Current ACLS certification
• Current PALS Certification (within 90 days of hire icandidate does not currently have)

Preferred

• Three years acute care experience.

Where You'll Work
Founded in 1906, Dignity Health - St. Elizabeth Community Hospital is a 76-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Red Bluff, California. Serving over 90,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level III Trauma Center, heart care, cancer care, and a family birth center. Additionally, St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center. It has been named a Top Rural Hospital by The Leapfrog Group for two consecutive years, one of only 16 rural hospitals in the US to achieve this award.
One Community. One Mission. One California
Pay Range
$54.43 - $71.33 /hour