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Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Registered Nurse (RN), 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.

+ Initials accurate and ongoing assessments of physical and psychosocial problems of patient.

+ Performs appropriate and age specific triage on all patients within 5 minutes of arrival to ED including chief complaint, v.s., time and signature.

+ Assignment of level of triage as appropriate based on brief history and indicated vital signs. Performs and documents appropriate nursing history and physical admission on an ongoing basis.

+ Performs and documents age specific basic physiological condition of the patient to include; mental status, skin signs, pain level and complaint specific information.

+ Reflects psychosocial needs of the patient.

+ Reflects perceptions of patient and/or significant others of his health problem(s) and his expectations of the present hospitalization.

Job Requirements

Required

+ Graduate of an accredited RN program

+ Minimum two years Acute Care Experience

+ Registered Nurse: CA RN

+ Basic Life Support - CPR BLS upon hire

+ Advanced Cardiac Life Support ACLS, within 90 Days

+ Pediatric Advanced Life Support PALS, within 90 Days

Where You'll Work

French Hospital Medical Center, located in San Luis Obispo, California, has been named one of the Nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics and is rated among the top hospitals in the nation for cardiac, orthopedic, and GI services. French Hospital has achieved the prestigious designation as a Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission. The Copeland, Forbes, and Rossi Cardiac Care Center provides the latest innovative cardiac and imaging technology. The hospital is also home to the unique Hearst Cancer Resource Center offering free education, resources, and support to cancer patients and their families. French Hospital Medical Center is a part of Dignity Health’s Southern California Division and is a member of CommonSpirit Health, the largest not-for-profit health care system in the nation, boasting an integrated network of top quality hospitals, with physicians from the most prestigious medical schools, and comprehensive outpatient services - all recognized for quality, safety, and service. Each hospital is supported by an active philanthropic Foundation to help meet the growing health care needs of our communities. To learn more go here (http://www.dignityhealth.org/FrenchHospital) to www.dignityhealth.org/FrenchHospital.

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Pay Range

$73.69 - $73.69 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.