RN Med Surg ICU

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our RN, you are a professional caregiver assuming full responsibility and accountability for patient assignments. Leveraging your expertise and therapeutic use of self, you will deliver compassionate, high-quality care that profoundly impacts patient well-being and recovery. Every day, with the collaboration with other health care team members, you will provide individualized, comprehensive care, meticulously implementing patient plans while assisting the team in holistic care with an awareness of cost containment and time management.To be successful in this role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm for excellence in our fast-paced environment.

• Provides direct patient care, evaluates outcomes, consults with other practitioners as required and adjusts nursing care processes as indicated to ensure optimal patient care
• Monitors medical condition of patients and reports changes to appropriate personnel
• Reports abnormal diagnostic data to physician/shift coordinator/supervisor as appropriate
• Demonstrates ability to perform technical nursing procedures/skills of patient care competently, seeking assistance when appropriate
• Implements patient histories, assesses patients' conditions, and develops individualized care plans for assigned patients. Documents on care plans as patient care evolves, including resolution of problems
• Assesses patient educational needs and barriers to learning. Implements multidisciplinary patient education care plan and documents patient teaching

Job Requirements

Required:

• Current CA RN licensure
• Current BLS certification
• Current ACLS certification
• Current PALS Certification (within 90 days of hire if candidate does not currently have)

Preferred:

• Three years acute care experience.

Where You’ll Work

Founded in 1906, Dignity Health - St. Elizabeth Community Hospital is a 76-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Red Bluff, California. Serving over 90,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level III Trauma Center, heart care, cancer care, and a family birth center. Additionally, St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center. It has been named a Top Rural Hospital by The Leapfrog Group for two consecutive years, one of only 16 rural hospitals in the US to achieve this award.

One Community. One Mission. One California