Job Summary and Responsibilities

Night Per Diem CSICU Registered Nurse

Join our nationally renowned state of the art 6-bed Cardiac Surgery/Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit, and be part of a Cardiac Surgery program headed by the largest and busiest Cardiothoracic group in Northern California. The staff in the CSICU is comprised entirely of RNs with training in post-operative Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) recovery and certified in managing patients on Intra Aortic Balloon Pumps (IABP). We are also a Neuroscience and Stroke Certified Center and our nurses’ care for complex neurological patients, such as postoperative neurosurgery patients requiring EVD placement and ICP management and brain edema treatment protocols.

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.

Assessment: Performs total body and system assessment each shift/visit according to unit standards.Care of Patient: Including planning, implementing, evaluating and educating.Clinical/Technical Skills: Utilizes technology, procedures, protocols, standards and interventions specific to assigned unit.Documentation: Performs legible, timely, concise and accurate documentation according to policies and procedures. Proficient and competent with the computerized documentation system.Leadership: Accepts responsibility and accountability for own decisions and behaviors. Recognizes, accepts and cooperates with direction from facility leadership.Precepting/Mentoring: Participates in orientation of new staff, ancillary personnel and mentors students in a constructive and positive manner. Serves as resource to staff from other nursing departments.

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Job Requirements

Required

Current California RN LicenseMinimum 1 year RN experience in critical care at an acute care hospital and experience in cardiac surgery recovery.Current AHA BLS and ACLS

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

Unless directed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement, applications for this position will be considered on a rolling basis. CommonSpirit Health cannot anticipate the date by which a successful candidate may be identified.