RN Medical Acute
About The Position
As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will deliver compassionate, high-quality, individualized care to support patients’ well-being and recovery. You will perform assessments and skilled procedures, implement patient care plans, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to promote optimal patient outcomes. The role calls for strong assessment and critical-thinking skills, a patient-first mindset, urgency, and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment. Mercy Medical Center Redding is a 266-bed regional medical center serving nearly 300,000 residents across a six-county region. It provides inpatient and outpatient services and specialized cardiovascular, stroke, orthopedic, neurological surgery, cancer, maternity, and robotic surgery services. Its network also includes Mercy Home Health and Hospice and Dignity Health Connected Living.
Requirements
- One year of recent acute-care hospital experience and/or previous nursing practice experience; training opportunities may be considered for candidates with less than one year if operationally feasible.
- California RN license.
- BLS certification from an AHA-recognized training center.
- Associate degree in nursing.
- Verbal and written communication skills.
- Computer skills.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
Responsibilities
- Perform routine physical and psychosocial assessments to collect basic data; follow the written plan of care, standards, practice guidelines, and pathways, and notify physicians as appropriate.
- Formulate plans of care for individual and patient-population needs, and participate in planning routine transitional health care needs, including treatment and patient-placement options.
- Adapt educational programs and information to individual patients and families by modifying teaching strategies or content, and integrate education into patient care.
- Promote efficient care delivery by determining immediate priorities and offering solutions to problems.
- Make independent clinical decisions based on knowledge gained through education and experience.
- Advocate for patient rights, identify potential conflicts, and seek counsel to resolve conflicts.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
