STAFF NURSE II

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Staff Nurse, you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.

Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.

To thrive in this vital role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.

• Utilizes the nursing process to provide safe therapeutic care for patients: Assessment Planning Implementation Evaluation
• Utilizes the nursing process to identify and meet educational and discharge needs of the patients
• Identifies changes in patients' condition and intervenes appropriately.
  Provides critical care level of patient care.
• Works collaboratively with physicians. Review orders. Reports abnormal lab values and significant changes in patient findings.
• Works collaboratively with patients and family to establish a plan of care, which would include an assessment of psychosocial needs.
  Obtains consents on patients prior to performing studies as required.
  Possesses knowledge of medications and demonstrates ability to dispense medications as per FHMC standards.
• Demonstrates knowledge and safe operation of equipment pertinent to patient care and unit management. Demonstrates appropriate use, monitoring and administration of IVs as per FHMC standards.

Job Requirements

Required

• Currently working in ICU or Cath Lab or within the last two (2) years
• Critical Care nursing experience required, primarily in cardiovascular nursing
• Registered Nurse: CA RN License
• Basic Life Support - CPR BLS
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support - ACLS, within 90 Days

Preferred

• Angiographic experience desired
• Cath Lab experience

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1946, Dignity Health - French Hospital Medical Center is a 112-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in San Luis Obispo, California. Serving over 150,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, orthopedics, and a family birthing center. Additionally, French Hospital Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and has achieved an "A" Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group for every reporting period since 2012.

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