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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.
Posted Sep 27
- Unit and setting
- Hospital
- License
- RN license Registered Nurse: CACalifornia RN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- California RN license Registered Nurse: CA Check your license
- Certification
- Basic Life Support (BLS) - CPR
Preferred
- Experience
- 1 year previous pediatric or acute care experience One (1) year previous pediatric or acute care 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
- render direct and indirect nursing care Render direct and indirect nursing care in accordance with your scope of licensure, the California Nurse Practice Act, and MMC policies and procedures
- Day to day
- assess patient needs, establish care plans, and evaluate interventions Assess patient needs, establish and implement problem-oriented care plans, and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions
- Day to day
- provide immediate direction to nursing care team members Provide immediate direction to nursing care team members to ensure the appropriate delivery of services
- Day to day
- adhere to age populations and clinical competencies on unit checklists
- Details
- 186-bed acute care nonprofit hospital Founded in 1873, Dignity Health - Mercy Medical Center is a 186-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Merced, California.
The workplaceFrom Medicare Care Compare, Sep 2026.
- Hospital
- MERCY Medical Center
- Address
- 333 MERCY AVENUE, MERCED, CA, 95340
- CMS rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Beds
- 186
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.
Render direct and indirect nursing care in accordance with your scope of licensure, the California Nurse Practice Act, and MMC policies and procedures Assess patient needs, establish and implement problem-oriented care plans, and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions Provide immediate direction to nursing care team members to ensure the appropriate delivery of services Adhere to the specific age populations and clinical competencies outlined in your unit’s Orientation and Initial Assessment checklists, which serve as an extension of this job description
Job RequirementsRequired*
- Registered Nurse: CA
- Basic Life Support (BLS) - CPR
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), within six (6) months
Preferred
One (1) year previous pediatric or acute care experience Bilingual
Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.
Where You'll Work
Founded in 1873, Dignity Health - Mercy Medical Center is a 186-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Merced, California. Serving over 150,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II NICU, heart care, the Mercy Cancer Center, and a family birth center. Additionally, Merced Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center.
One Community. One Mission. One California
Pay Range
$60.22 - $79.24 /hour
What's around it?
Merced, CAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 2% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,393/mo
- Household income
- $63,122/yr, all local households, not nurse pay