Med Surg Ortho Nurse
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Job Location:
Stockton, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Where Youll Work
St. Josephs Medical Center is a member of Dignity Health. The word dignity perfectly defines what our organization stands for showing respect for all people by providing excellent care. St. Josephs Medical Center was founded in 1899 under the direction of the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael and is a not-for-profit fully-accredited regional hospital with 395 beds a physician staff of over 400 and more than 2400 employees. Specializing in cardiovascular care comprehensive cancer services and women and childrens services including neonatal intensive care St. Josephs is the largest hospital as well as the largest private employer in Stockton California. Nationally recognized as a quality leader St. Josephs is consistently chosen as the most preferred hospital by local consumers.
Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Nurse in a Med Surg Ortho unit you will be a compassionate and pivotal healthcare professional delivering comprehensive nursing care and leading patient-centered care initiatives.
Every day you will expertly assess patient/family health needs leading the development implementation and evaluation of nursing care plans and providing technical nursing care to diverse age populations (neonatal to geriatric) with developmental understanding. Youll actively uphold our Organizations Mission Core Values and support strategic and Performance Improvement plans.
To be successful in this role you will possess strong clinical assessment critical thinking leadership and communication skills with an unwavering commitment to patient advocacy and continuous quality improvement.
- Assures that the rights of the patient/family are respected and maintained.
- Allows for privacy and modesty in the provision of care.
- Identifies self by name and title to patient/family.
- Determines presence/type of Advanced Directive.
- Reports suspected cases of abuse/neglect if identified.
- Understands role of and how to access the Bioethics Committee.
$5000 Sign on for eligible new hires with at least 1 year of relevant experience.
Job Requirements
- Graduate of an RN School of Nursing
- Current California RN License
- Basic Life Support - CPR
Preferred
- Bachelors degree in health related field
- One year recent acute care experience
Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Hospital Experience
- Acute Care
- ICU Experience
- Dermal Fillers
- Experience Administering Injections
- Home Care
- Nursing
- Botox Experience
- Critical Care Experience
- Medication Administration
- Tube Feeding
About Company
Dignity Health provides compassionate, high-quality, affordable health care services throughout Arizona, California and Nevada. Schedule an appointment today!
