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RN Med Surg Per Diem

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Dominican Hospital

SANTA CRUZ, California

This one is per diem, so you pick up the shifts you want. Dominican Hospital is hiring for its own floors, with no agency in between.

Posted Oct 23

Unit and setting
Med-Surg
License
RN license Registered Nurse: CA, upon hire and
Term
Per Diem

Do you qualify?

License
Registered Nurse: CA, upon hire and
One of these
  • Associate Of Nursing and less than 1 year Six months of recent hospital, clinic or similar nursing experience., upon hire
  • Diploma Of Nursing and less than 1 year Six months of recent hospital, clinic or similar nursing experience., upon hire and
Certification
Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
Also asks
Cancer Chemotherapy Provider, within 12 - months

Preferred

Also asks
Bachelors Of Nursing, upon hire Preferred: Bachelors Of Nursing, upon hire

What it pays

Against similar roles
Top of California PRN payCalifornia PRN postings that state pay run $35/hr to $94/hr, the middle half $41/hr to $75/hr, across 816 postings.

The workplace

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Dominican Hospital
Hospital

You would work at a hospital with a Family Birthing Center and a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center.

4.1 Google rating

Worth asking

  • Can you walk me through differentials?
  • What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to ask
  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Build questions for this role

Your fit

On your path

Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.

Original listing

Posted on Dominican Hospital’s careers page.

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Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Staff 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.

  • Clinical Practice & Case Management-Provides safe therapeutic care in a holistic and systematic way.
  • Incorporates differences into the provision of care. Integrates knowledge, skills, and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families throughout the continuum to include patient and family education.
  • Performs psychosocial/physiologic assessments that integrate changing data.
  • Formulates a plan of care based on trends of similar patients, including patient education and discharge planning.
  • Collaborates with patients/families to identify realistic desired outcomes.
  • Administers prescribed medications and intravenous solutions according to standards of care and hospital protocols.

Job Requirements

Required

  • Associate Of Nursing and less than 1 year Six months of recent hospital, clinic or similar nursing experience., upon hire or
  • Diploma Of Nursing and less than 1 year Six months of recent hospital, clinic or similar nursing experience., upon hire and
  • Registered Nurse: CA, upon hire and
  • Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
  • Cancer Chemotherapy Provider, within 12 - months

Preferred

  • Bachelors Of Nursing, upon hire

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1941, Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital is a 188-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Santa Cruz, California. Serving over 80,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, orthopedics, and a Family Birthing Center. Additionally, Dominican Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and has been awarded the AMA/ASA’s Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to providing the best stroke care.

One Community. One Mission. One California

What's around it?

In Santa Cruz, CA

Santa Cruz, CAFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 10% above the US average

Median rent
$2,452/mo
Household income
$115,475/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

See Santa Cruz, CA

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