RN III Emergency Services
About The Position
As a Registered Nurse in Emergency Services, you will deliver compassionate, high-quality, individualized care to support patients’ well-being and recovery. The role involves making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, implementing patient care plans, and collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to support optimal outcomes in a fast-paced environment. The position also includes assessing and reporting patient abuse or neglect; documenting and coordinating education and records related to advance directives; advocating for patients’ interests and informed decision-making; formulating and prioritizing nursing diagnoses; correctly withdrawing, labeling, and processing blood specimens; and providing care, maintenance, and discontinuation of central lines. Dignity Health - St. John’s Hospital Camarillo is a 58-bed acute care nonprofit hospital founded in 1974. It serves more than 40,000 patients annually and provides emergency, heart, orthopedic, and cancer care. The hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer, received the AMA/ASA Get With the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement award three years in a row, and was named a Leapfrog 2025 Top General Hospital.
Requirements
- Three years of Emergency experience, or two years of nursing practice experience and certification in a specialty specific to the RN’s current area of practice from the ANA or a nationally recognized professional organization.
- California Registered Nurse license, upon hire.
- Basic Life Support (CPR), upon hire.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support, upon hire.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support, upon hire.
Responsibilities
- Deliver compassionate, high-quality, individualized patient care and implement patient care plans.
- Make critical assessments and formulate and prioritize nursing diagnoses or patient problem lists within expected time frames.
- Perform skilled nursing procedures and collaborate with the interdisciplinary healthcare team to support optimal patient outcomes.
- Assess, identify, and report patient abuse and neglect, including abuse or neglect involving elders and children, and follow department policies and procedures.
- Document education regarding advance directives, coordinate obtaining copies for the patient chart, and refer questions to Chaplain Services.
- Advocate for patients by taking action to improve care or address decisions and activities contrary to their interests or wishes, and support informed decision-making.
- Correctly identify patients and use aseptic technique to withdraw, label, and process blood specimens.
- Provide appropriate care and maintenance of central lines and discontinue them using correct technique.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
