RN
San Luis Obispo, California
As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.
- Unit and setting
- Hospital
- License
- RN license Registered Nurse: CARegistered Nurse license in California
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed Graduate of an accredited RN program (new grads eligible).
- License
- Registered Nurse license in California Registered Nurse: CA Check your license
- Certification
- Basic Life Support (CPR) Basic Life Support - CPR
- Education
- Graduate of an accredited RN program (new grads eligible)
Preferred
- Experience
- One year acute care experience one year acute care experience.
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questionsAround graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
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
- Introduce patient to the unit and surroundings 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
- Complete assessment in nursing notes and admission history within 8 hours Completes assessment as reflected in nursing notes & admission history within 8 hours.
- Day to day
- Provide baseline data on activities of daily living Provides baseline data pertaining to activities of daily living.
- Day to day
- Reflect physiological condition and psychosocial needs of the patient Reflects physiological condition & psychosocial needs of the patient.
- Day to day
- Reflect patient and significant others' perceptions of health problems and expectations of 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
- Provide information needed to begin discharge planning Provides information needed to begin discharge planning.
- Day to day
- Use standards of care to anticipate potential patient care problems Utilizes standards of care to anticipate potential patient care problems.
- Details
- 112-bed hospital is a 112-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in San Luis Obispo, California
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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Job Summary And Responsibilities
As a 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 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. Completes assessment as reflected in nursing notes & admission history within 8 hours. Provides baseline data pertaining to activities of daily living. 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. Provides information needed to begin discharge planning. Utilizes standards of care to anticipate potential patient care problems.
Job RequirementsRequired
- Graduate of an accredited RN program (new grads eligible)., upon hire and
- Registered Nurse: CA, upon hire and
- Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 90 Days
Preferred one year acute care experience.
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