PCU RN
As our Critical Care Nurse, you will be the vital lifeline for our most vulnerable patients, delivering expert care during their most critical moments.
- Unit and setting
- PCU · Hospital
- License
- RN license Registered Nurse: CA RN LicenseCalifornia RN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- California RN license Registered Nurse: CA RN License Check your license
- Certification
- CPR BLS Basic Life Support - CPR BLS
- Certification
- ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support - ACLS
- Education
- graduate of an accredited RN program Graduate of an accredited RN program
Preferred
- Certification
- Progressive Care Certified Nurse
- Certification
- Critical RN Adult/Neonatal/Pediatric/Acute
- Experience
- 1 to 2 years Critical Care or Progressive Care Unit experience One to two years Critical Care or Progressive Care (“Step Down”) Unit experience
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- In range for California staff rolesCalifornia staff postings that state pay run $34/hr to $96/hr, the middle half $45/hr to $73/hr, across 3,751 postings.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- properly introduce patient to unit within one hour of arrival Ensures that the patient is properly introduced to the unit & his/her surroundings within one hour after arrival in unit.
- Day to day
- assess admission status and document on admission form and critical care record within 2 hours of arrival Assesses the patient's admission status & documents this on the admission form & critical care record within 2 hours of arrival to unit
- Day to day
- reflect physiological condition and psychosocial needs of the patient Reflects physiological condition & psychosocial needs of the patient.
- Day to day
- reflect perceptions and expectations of patient or significant others regarding hospitalization Reflects perceptions of patient and/or significant others of his/her health problem(s) & his/her expectations of the present hospitalization.
- Day to day
- perform priority patient assessment every shift using observational and interviewing skills Uses observational & interviewing skills to perform a priority patient assessment every shift.
- Day to day
- make rounds and document patient status on critical care record at least every 2 to 4 hours Makes rounds & documents patient's status on critical care record at least every 2 to 4 hours.
- Day to day
- identify abnormal diagnostic data Identifies abnormal diagnostic data.
- Details
- 112-bed acute care nonprofit hospital Founded in 1946, Dignity Health - French Hospital Medical Center is a 112-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in San Luis Obispo, California.
The workplaceFrom Medicare Care Compare, Sep 2026.
- Hospital
- French Hospital Medical Center
- Address
- 1911 JOHNSON AVE, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA, 93401
- CMS rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Beds
- 98
About FRENCH HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
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Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Critical Care Nurse, you will be the vital lifeline for our most vulnerable patients, delivering expert care during their most critical moments.
Every shift, you will command the dynamic environment of intensive care, expertly monitoring and responding to patients with life-threatening conditions. From assisting critical procedures and providing intricate wound care to managing complex medications and orchestrating patient transport, your actions will directly drive recovery.
To thrive in this high-stakes role, you will master the art of rapid response, displaying unparalleled clinical judgment, sharp multitasking abilities, and unwavering patient advocacy. Your calm competence in emergencies is precisely what propels you toward advanced opportunities.
Ensures that the patient is properly introduced to the unit & his/her surroundings within one hour after arrival in unit. Assesses the patient's 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 patient's status on critical care record at least every 2 to 4 hours. Identifies abnormal diagnostic data.
Job RequirementsRequired*
- Graduate of an accredited RN program
- Registered Nurse: CA RN License
- Basic Life Support - CPR BLS
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support - ACLS
Preferred
- One to two years Critical Care or Progressive Care (“Step Down”) Unit experience
- Progressive Care Certified Nurse
- Critical RN Adult/Neonatal/Pediatric/Acute
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.
One Community. One Mission. One California
Pay Range
$51.57 - $76.96 /hour
What's around it?
San Luis Obispo, CAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 9% above the US average
- Median rent
- $1,965/mo
- Household income
- $73,685/yr, all local households, not nurse pay