RN PD

Dignity Health; San Luis Obispo (CA); On-site; USD 89,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Dignity Health - French Hospital Medical Center in San Luis Obispo, CA as a Registered Nurse (RN). You will deliver compassionate, high-quality care, perform assessments, and implement patient care plans within a collaborative ED team.

You will triage patients within 5 minutes, conduct age-appropriate nursing duties, and coordinate with physicians and staff to optimize outcomes. CA RN license, BLS CPR, ACLS and PALS within 90 days are required.

Qualifications

• Active CA RN license required (RN:CA).
• CPR certification (BLS-CPR) required.
• ACLS and PALS must be completed within 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Perform initial and ongoing nursing assessments and vital signs.
• Triage patients within 5 minutes of arrival to ED.
• Document nursing history and ongoing assessments.
• Provide age-specific care and document physiological status.
• Address psychosocial needs and patient expectations.

Skills

Registered Nurse: CA (RN:CA)

BLS CPR

ACLS

PALS

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.

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 thrive in this vital 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.

• Initials accurate and ongoing assessments of physical and psychosocial problems of patient.
• Performs appropriate and age specific triage on all patients within 5 minutes of arrival to ED including chief complaint, v.s., time and signature.
• Assignment of level of triage as appropriate based on brief history and indicated vital signs. Performs and documents appropriate nursing history and physical admission on an ongoing basis.
• Performs and documents age specific basic physiological condition of the patient to include; mental status, skin signs, pain level and complaint specific information.
• Reflects psychosocial needs of the patient.
• Reflects perceptions of patient and/or significant others of his health problem(s) and his expectations of the present hospitalization.

Job Requirements

Required

• Registered Nurse: CA (RN:CA)
• Basic Life Support - CPR (BLS-CPR)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 90 Days
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within 90 Days

Preferred

• Previous Emergency Department 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

$78.48 - $78.48 /hour