Surgery Nurse

St Josephs Medical Center; Stockton (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health - St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Stockton, CA is seeking a compassionate Nurse to deliver comprehensive nursing care and lead patient-centered initiatives.

The role emphasizes strong clinical assessment, critical thinking, leadership, and communication, with a commitment to patient advocacy and continuous quality improvement. Requires CA RN license and perioperative OR experience; bachelor's degree preferred.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an RN School of Nursing.
• One year of recent acute care experience.
• Two years of recent inpatient operating room nursing experience.
• Registered Nurse: CA license.
• BLS certification through the American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient and family health needs and lead development of nursing care plans.
• Provide comprehensive nursing care to neonatal through geriatric patients.
• Lead implementation and evaluation of nursing care plans and initiatives.
• Uphold the organization’s mission, core values and support quality improvement.

Skills

RN License

Acute care experience

Perioperative 101

Inpatient OR nursing

BLS (AHA)

Education

RN School of Nursing

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Nurse, you will be a compassionate and pivotal healthcare professional, delivering comprehensive nursing care and leading patient-centered care initiatives.

Every day, you will expertly assess patient/family health needs, leading the development, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care plans, and providing technical nursing care to diverse age populations (neonatal to geriatric) with developmental understanding. You'll actively uphold our Organization's Mission, Core Values, and support strategic and Performance Improvement plans.

To be successful in this role, you will possess strong clinical assessment, critical thinking, leadership, and communication skills, with an unwavering commitment to patient advocacy and continuous quality improvement.

• Assures that the rights of the patient/family are respected and maintained.
• Allows for privacy and modesty in the provision of care.
• Identifies self by name and title to patient/family.
• Determines presence/type of Advanced Directive.
• Reports suspected cases of abuse/neglect, if identified.
• Understands role of, and how to access, the Bioethics Committee.

Job Requirements

Required

• Graduate of an RN School of Nursing
• One (1) year recent acute care experience
• Completion of a Perioperative 101 or equivalent course of study or
• Two (2) years recent inpatient operating room nursing experience
• Registered Nurse: CA
• BLS through the American Heart Association (AHA)

Preferred

• Bachelors Other in health related field
• ACLS through the American Heart Association (AHA)
• PALS through the American Heart Association (AHA)

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1899, Dignity Health - St. Joseph’s Medical Center is a 355-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Stockton, California. Serving over 125,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level III NICU, cancer care, heart care, and a family birth center. Additionally, St. Joseph’s Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center and was named one of America’s 250 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026.

One Community. One Mission. One California