RN Surgery

California Hospital Medical Center; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

California Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles seeks a Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver compassionate, high-quality care within an acute care setting. You will perform assessments, implement care plans, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes.

The role requires a California RN license, BLS and ACLS certifications, and timely completion of Fire Safety training. Join a hospital with a long-standing history of community care in downtown Los Angeles.

Qualifications

• Licensed California RN with current license or eligibility.
• BLS and ACLS certifications required or within specified onboarding period.
• Fire Safety training completed within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive, evidence-based nursing care to achieve health outcomes.
• Perform patient assessments and develop individualized care plans.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to ensure holistic care.
• Implement care interventions and re-evaluate care plans as needed.
• Advocate for patients and ensure ethical, patient-centered practice.

Skills

Compassionate care

Critical thinking

Patient advocacy

Assessment skills

Education

BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing)

California RN license or eligibility

Tools

BLS

ACLS

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.

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.

• PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE:
• Provides effective, comprehensive evidence based nursing care to achieve desired health outcomes. Organizes and prioritizes patient care activities balanced with the needs and comfort of the patient. Collaborates with other disciplines to insure comprehensive, holistic and effective plan of care. Applies knowledge of current practice standards, guidelines, statutes, rules and regulations. Demonstrates accountability for own ethical behavior and supports ethical practice by addressing or escalating issues. Serves as a patient advocate.
• ASSESSMENT: Completes patient assessments competently. Assesses for and identifies needs of unit-specific patient population: Assesses for and identifies any physical, emotional, psychosocial, spiritual, educational, discharge and cultural needs.
• PLANNING: Completes an individualized plan of care based on assessment of the patient. Coordinates with other disciplines when indicated. Prioritizes care needs and sets measurable goals and time frames. Includes patient and family in the planning.
• IMPLEMENTATION: Implements interventions based on nursing and medical plan of care. Manages patient population, diagnosis and age specific needs through appropriate adaptation of interventions. Appropriately utilizes equipment and supplies (including following established policies, procedures and protocols governing the transport, handling and storage of intravenous fluids).
• EVALUATION: After implementation, reassesses the patient to verify effectiveness of interventions. Updates the plan of care to reflect current care needs.

Job Requirements

Required

• Licensed California Registered Nurse. Education must meet the requirements forCalifornia licensure, upon hire and
• Registered Nurse: CA, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, upon hire and
• Fire Safety, within 90 Days

Preferred

• Bachelors Of Science Nursing , upon hire and
• 1-3 years 1 year acute care experience, upon hire

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1887, Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center is a 318-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in downtown Los Angeles, California. Serving over 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, women’s health, and a family birth center. In 2025, we opened our new patient tower, Grand Tower, featuring a dramatically expanded Emergency Department and Family Birth Center that will increase patient comfort and privacy.

Additionally, California 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 recently was awarded the AMA/ASA’s Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to providing the best stroke care.

California Hospital Medical Center shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health and CommonSpirit Health, one of the nation’s largest health care systems, dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality, and affordable patient-centered care.

One Community. One Mission. One California