Emergency Nurse

As our Registered Nurse (RN) in Emergency Services you will help individuals and families receive holistic effective and appropriate care in a safe and confidential environment so they can achieve optimal health outcomes from admission to discharge.

Every day you will assess patients plan implement and evaluate their care utilizing your clinical skills and technology. You will be expected to document thoroughly accept leadership direction mentor new staff engage in continuous self-development and maintain a safe patient environment while adhering to policies and procedures.

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.

• Assesses the physical psycho-social spiritual cultural functional high risk and discharge needs of the patient and family.
• Completes and documents initial assessment/care within required time frames.
• Performs reassessments/care at intervals as required or appropriate to the patients specific needs.
• Ensures physical assessment/care includes all major body systems.
• Ensures spiritual assessment/care includes actual/expressed needs.
• Incorporates cultural and ethnic factors into assessment/care.

$5000 Sign on for eligible new hires with at least 1 year of relevant experience within the last 3-5 years.

• Graduate of an RN School of Nursing
• 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
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification - American Heart Association

Preferred

• Bachelors Other in health related field preferred
• 6 months recent acute care experience(ED experience preferred )
• Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC)

Founded in 1899 Dignity Health - St. Josephs Medical Center is a 355-bed acute care nonprofit hospital located in Stockton California. Serving over 125000 patients annually the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level III NICU cancer care heart care and a family birth center. Additionally St. Josephs Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center and was named one of Americas 250 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026.

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