RN Surgical ICU
About The Position
Dignity Health - St. Joseph’s Medical Center is a 355-bed acute care, nonprofit hospital in Stockton, California. The Nurse delivers comprehensive nursing care and leads patient-centered care initiatives. The role assesses patient and family health needs; develops, implements, and evaluates nursing care plans; and provides technical nursing care to diverse age populations, from neonatal to geriatric, with consideration of developmental needs. The Nurse upholds the organization’s Mission and Core Values and supports strategic and Performance Improvement plans. The position includes protecting patient privacy and modesty, identifying oneself by name and title to patients and families, determining the presence and type of an advance directive, reporting suspected abuse or neglect, understanding the role of and access to the Bioethics Committee, and establishing that consent is present before treatment or procedures. A $5,000 sign-on bonus is available to eligible new hires with at least one year of relevant experience within the last 3–5 years.
Requirements
- Graduate of an RN School of Nursing.
- One year of recent telemetry acute care experience.
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of California.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in a health-related field.
- One year of critical acute care experience.
- Critical RN Adult/Neonatal/Pediatric/Acute qualification.
Responsibilities
- Assess patient and family health needs.
- Lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care plans.
- Provide technical nursing care to patients across age groups, from neonatal to geriatric, with developmental understanding.
- Uphold the organization’s Mission and Core Values and support strategic and Performance Improvement plans.
- Allow for privacy and modesty when providing care.
- Identify self by name and title to patients and families.
- Determine the presence and type of advance directive.
- Report suspected cases of abuse or neglect when identified.
- Understand the role of and how to access the Bioethics Committee.
- Establish that consent is present before treatment or procedures.
Benefits
- $5,000 sign-on bonus for eligible new hires with at least one year of relevant experience within the last 3–5 years.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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