RN PCU

CommonSpirit Health; San Luis Obispo (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

French Hospital Medical Center in San Luis Obispo, CA, seeks a dedicated Critical Care Nurse to provide expert ICU care during patients’ most critical moments. You will monitor and respond to life-threatening conditions, assist procedures, and coordinate complex care plans with the team.

To thrive, you must demonstrate rapid decision making, strong multitasking, and unwavering patient advocacy, enhancing outcomes and supporting advanced opportunities within our clinical unit.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited RN program.
• Current CA RN license.
• BLS and ACLS certifications.

Responsibilities

• Deliver expert care during critical moments in the ICU.
• Monitor patients and respond to life-threatening conditions.
• Assist procedures, manage medications, and coordinate patient transport.
• Provide rapid response and maintain patient advocacy on every shift.
• Document admission status and patient condition on care records.

Skills

ACLS

BLS

Critical care nursing

Patient advocacy

Education

Registered Nurse (CA RN License)

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Critical Care Nurse, you will be the vital lifeline for our most vulnerable patients, delivering expert care during their most critical moments. Every shift, you will command the dynamic environment of intensive care, expertly monitoring and responding to patients with life-threatening conditions. From assisting critical procedures and providing intricate wound care to managing complex medications and orchestrating patient transport, your actions will directly drive recovery. To thrive in this high-stakes role, you will master the art of rapid response, displaying unparalleled clinical judgment, sharp multitasking abilities, and unwavering patient advocacy. Your calm competence in emergencies is precisely what propels you toward advanced opportunities.

• 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 to 4 hours.
• Identifies abnormal diagnostic data.

Job Requirements

Required

• Graduate of an accredited RN program
• Registered Nurse: Current CA RN License
• Basic Life Support - CPR
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support - ACLS

Preferred

• One to two years Critical Care or Progressive Care ("Step Down") Unit experience
• Progressive Care Certified Nurse
• Critical RN Adult/Neonatal/Pediatric/Acute

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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