RN Med Surg
About The Position
Dignity Health - Sequoia Hospital is a 208-bed nonprofit acute care hospital in Redwood City, California, serving more than 50,000 patients annually. The hospital provides a range of services, including heart care, stroke care, and a birthing center. The Staff Nurse delivers compassionate, high-quality, individualized patient care. The role involves assessing patients, analyzing relevant clinical information, performing skilled procedures, implementing patient care plans, and collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to support patient outcomes. The nurse provides a professional and responsive environment and communicates care, treatment, education, discharge, and follow-up information to patients and their families. The position requires graduation from an accredited nursing school, a California Registered Nurse license, and Basic Life Support-CPR certification. One to two years of clinical nursing experience is required, though this requirement is waived for newly graduated nurses selected for a New Grad Orientation program. A Bachelor of Nursing degree is preferred.
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
- One to two years of clinical nursing experience upon hire; waived for newly graduated nurses selected for a New Grad Orientation program.
- California Registered Nurse license upon hire.
- Basic Life Support-CPR certification upon hire.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Nursing degree upon hire.
Responsibilities
- Greet patients, visitors, staff, and physicians promptly and courteously, using names when appropriate.
- Perform initial patient assessments using professional nursing knowledge and skills.
- Assess patients' physical and psychosocial-emotional needs, pain, barriers to learning, educational needs, discharge needs, age-related needs, and issues related to assault or abuse.
- Analyze patient data—including vital signs, medical and prenatal history, physical exam findings, laboratory values, and age-specific criteria—to determine appropriate care.
- Provide age-specific health education and teaching to patients, families, and significant others, accounting for barriers to learning.
- Communicate health, treatment, discharge, and follow-up information clearly and confirm understanding.
- Plan nursing care according to the priority of patients' physical and psychosocial-emotional needs.
- Implement the plan of care, including prescribed procedures and treatments.
- Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to support optimal patient outcomes.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
