Nurse ICU
Carmichael, California
RN
Sign-on bonusPosted Sep 2
- Shift
- Nights
- Unit
- ICU
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Nights
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- Sign-on bonus
- $15,000
The median for nursing in California is $49/hr, across 1912 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our full time night ICU 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 in our 11-bed general medical / surgical ICU to treat Mercy San Juan's sepsis patients and 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.
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- Performs total body and system assessment each shift/visit according to unit standards.
- Including planning, implementing, evaluating and educating.
- Utilizes technology, procedures, protocols, standards and interventions specific to the assigned unit.
- Performs legible, timely, concise and accurate documentation according to policies and procedures. Proficient and competent with the computerized documentation system.
- Accepts responsibility and accountability for own decisions and behaviors. Recognizes, accepts and cooperates with direction from facility leadership.
- Participates in orientation of new staff, ancillary personnel and mentors students in a constructive and positive manner. Serves as a resource to staff from other nursing departments.
We are offering a $15,000 sign-on bonus to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.
Job Requirements
Required
- One (1) year as a Registered Nurse in an acute care critical care unit
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of California
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification - American Heart Association
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification - American Heart Association
Where You'll Work
Founded in 1967, Dignity Health - Mercy San Juan Medical Center is a 377-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Carmichael, California. Serving over 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, cancer care, women’s health, and neurology. Additionally, Mercy San Juan Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Comprehensive Stroke Center, the highest level of stroke care certification awarded by The Joint Commission.
One Community. One Mission. One California
Pay Range
$72.64 - $88.21 /hour
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Requirements
- Required
- One (1) year as a Registered Nurse in an acute care critical care unit
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of California
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification - American Heart Association
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification - American Heart Association
Place
- City
- Carmichael, California
- State price level
- 11% above the national average
- Address
- 6501 COYLE AVE, CARMICHAEL, CA, 95608
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars (Care Compare, Sep 2026)
- Beds
- 384
California index 110.7, where 100 is the national average.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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