RN ICU Transition Fellowship
San Luis, CO - USA
Job Summary
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 150000 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.
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. Youll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.
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 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.
- Ensures that the patient is properly introduced to the unit & his/her surroundings within one hour after arrival in unit.
- Assesses the patients admission status & documents this on the admission form & critical care record within 2 hours of arrival to unit.
- Reflects physiological condition & psychosocial needs of the patient. Reflects perceptions of patient and/or significant others of his/her health problem(s) & his/her expectations of the present hospitalization.
- Uses observational & interviewing skills to perform a priority patient assessment every shift.
- Makes rounds & documents patients status on critical care record at least every 2 hours. Every hour for 1:1 ratio (i.e. CABG or ventilated patient).
- Identifies abnormal diagnostic data.
RN Transitional Fellowship - ICU
French Hospital in San Luis Obispo CA
Start Date: October 19 2026
Our transitional fellowship programs have been created to assist in the professional development of nurses who have not worked in acute care have had a break from acute care or are seeking to change specialties in nursing. Please read the specific requirements in the job posting as requirements may vary.
Positions are limited and early application is encouraged.
- Graduate of an accredited RN program
- Registered Nurse: CA RN License
- Basic Life Support - CPR
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 90 Days
Preferred
- One to two years ICCU experience
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