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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Santa Cruz, CA
Santa Cruz, California

About this job

STAFF NURSE II performs the nursing process through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of therapeutic care for patients with overt and covert needs in supervised situations, for the adolescent, adult and geriatric patient population. Performs the nursing process for patients in more complex situations with assistance and supervision. Assists with managing the patient care administered by other member of the nursing staff. Assumes the responsibilities of Primary Nurse and Team Leader.

License/Registration/Certification:

Required

Current and active CA RN license

Current BLS certification.

Unit specific certifications and qualifications:

Current ACLS certification required.

Minimum of 1 year experience in a Cardiac Cath Lab or 1 year experience in Interventional Radiology; Cross-trained to all three positions in the CCL preferred

Proficient and experienced in Code Blue emergencies per ACLS standard

Position Summary: (Unit Specific)

Under general supervision of the Cardiac Cath Lab charge Nurse functions as a member of the Cardiac Cath team. Maintains a therapeutic environment for patients undergoing cardiac catheterization. Provides direct patient care, assessment, planning and intervention. Operates physiologic monitoring recorder and all related Cath Lab equipment. Assists with patient and procedure preparation. Functions as a scrub assistant during cardiac catheterization. Shares on-call work schedule.

Position Responsibilities : The RN is responsible for supporting efforts to improve clinical and service excellence of patient care provided. RN s must be able to identify and apply care skills appropriate to the specific patient age groups served. The RN will participate in the achievement of service targets and process goals.

Dominican Hospital (a member of Dignity Health) is a 288-bed facility that offers a wide range of services to residents of California's Central Coast. With 24/7 emergency care and some of the most technologically advanced diagnostic equipment on the Central Coast, we continue to lead the region in medical innovation and excellence in healthcare.

Santa Cruz is the quintessential beach town. Here, you enjoy life among the most beautiful coastal beaches and redwood forests of California. It was here that Hawaiian royalty first introduced surfing to the mainland--and locals and visitors alike have been riding the waves ever since. Not far from the surf break, music and laughter fill the air at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, the West Coast's only remaining seaside amusement park. A few blocks from the beach is Santa Cruz's newly renovated downtown. The pedestrian-friendly, tree-lined streets are filled with vibrant shops and galleries, outdoor bistros and sidewalk musicians--all in keeping with Surf City's offbeat personality. At Dominican Hospital, you can truly change people's lives while living yours with a strong sense of meaning and finding that much-needed balance you deserve.

Dignity Health, one of the nation's five largest health care systems, is a 17-state network of more than 300 care centers, including hospitals, urgent and occupational care, imaging centers, home health, and primary care clinics. Headquartered in San Francisco, Dignity Health is dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality and affordable patient-centered care with special attention to the poor and underserved. In 2012, Dignity Health provided $1.6 billion in charitable care and services.