Patient First Rn Jobs in Santa Cruz, CA (NOW HIRING)

As our 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.

• Consistently delivers exceptional patient experiences through proactive engagement, empathetic communication, professional conduct, and strict adherence to Dignity Health standards, ensuring continuous updates and solutions for any delays
• Executes all duties with precision, adhering to Dignity Health standards for comprehensive patient assessment, accurate documentation, efficient scheduling, safe medication administration, vigilant patient monitoring, and proactive engagement in quality improvement and supply management
• Proactively enhances efficiency, collaborates effectively, seeks timely guidance, maintains situational awareness, and swiftly resolves issues/responds to communications for immediate attention and preparedness
• Actively participates in team and department initiatives, streamlines processes to maximize efficiency, maintains clean and professional environments (including adhering to dress code), demonstrates flexibility in work hours and support roles, and consistently seeks opportunities to enhance radiation oncologist productivity
• Maximizes resource utilization through diligent equipment maintenance, lean supply management, efficient time use, policy adherence, and meticulous handling of billing data
• Actively seeks and incorporates feedback from patients and colleagues, proactively identifies and implements more efficient, resource-lean methods, asks insightful questions, reports necessary improvements, and consistently offers innovative ideas and solutions to problems

Required

• High School Diploma or GED
• Satisfactory completion of a formal Registered Nurse program pursuant to the Division of Allied Health Professions or military training that is equivalent to an accredited Registered Nurse program (determination by Dignity Health Medical Foundation H.R. department in conjunction with the State Division of Allied Health Professions.)
• Current and valid Registered Nurse: CA license (RN:CA)
• Basic Life Support - CPR (BLS-CPR) certification from the American Heart Association
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and customer service skills are essential
• Knowledge of medical terminology, familiarity with CPT and ICD-9 coding procedures and reference tools, and pharmacology appropriate to the Registered Nurse scope of practice is essential

Preferred

• One (1) year experience in an outpatient setting as a Registered Nurse
• Familiarity with an electronic practice management system

Dignity Health Medical Foundation, established in 1993, is a California nonprofit public benefit corporation with care centers throughout California. Dignity Health Medical Foundation is an affiliate of Dignity Health - one of the largest health systems in the nation - with hospitals and care centers in California, Arizona and Nevada. Today, Dignity Health Medical Foundation works hand-in-hand with physicians and providers throughout California to provide comprehensive health care services to the many communities we serve. As Dignity Health Medical Foundation continues to grow and establish new premier care centers, we provide increasing support and investment in the latest technologies, finest physicians and state-of-the-art medical facilities. We strive to create purposeful work settings where staff can provide great care, while advancing in knowledge and experience through challenging work assignments and stimulating relationships. Our staff is well-trained and highly skilled, qualities that are vital to maintaining excellence in care and service.
Dignity Health Medical Group – Dominican, a service of Dignity Health Medical Foundation, is committed to serving the continuing health care needs of Santa Cruz County. Supported by the rich community history Dominican Hospital, our doctors provide convenient, personalized care to patients throughout the region along the full continuum of care. We operate 18 clinics in Santa Cruz County and feature more than 100 providers with specialties including pediatrics, oncology and hematology, plastic and reconstructive surgery, gastroenterology, OB/GYN, urology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and urgent care. Santa Cruz County is 70 miles south of San Francisco and boasts great surf, sandy beaches, redwood-covered mountains and more.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

Required

• High School Diploma or GED
• Satisfactory completion of a formal Registered Nurse program pursuant to the Division of Allied Health Professions or military training that is equivalent to an accredited Registered Nurse program (determination by Dignity Health Medical Foundation H.R. department in conjunction with the State Division of Allied Health Professions.)
• Current and valid Registered Nurse: CA license (RN:CA)
• Basic Life Support - CPR (BLS-CPR) certification from the American Heart Association
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and customer service skills are essential
• Knowledge of medical terminology, familiarity with CPT and ICD-9 coding procedures and reference tools, and pharmacology appropriate to the Registered Nurse scope of practice is essential

Preferred

• One (1) year experience in an outpatient setting as a Registered Nurse
• Familiarity with an electronic practice management system