**Overview** Mercy Medical Center a Dignity Health member has been building a rich history of care in our community for more than 100 years. We have grown from a small one-story wooden structure into a major healthcare provider with a new 186-bed main campus offering the latest in facility design and technology. Mercy also operates Outpatient Centers a Cancer Center and several rural clinics.Wherever you work throughout our system you will find faces of experience with dedication to high quality personalized care. Joining our 1300 employees 230 physicians and many volunteers you can help carry out our commitment to providing our community with the excellence they have come to associate with Mercy Medical Center. **Responsibilities** **Position Summary:** Consistent with scope of licensure parameters of the California Nurse Practice Act and Mercy Medical Center Merced (MMCM) policy and procedure renders direct and indirect nursing care to assigned patient populations. + Assesses patients for nursing needs establishes and implements a problem oriented plan of nursing care and evaluates the effectiveness of care provided. + Provides immediate direction to other members of the nursing care team to assure the appropriate provision of nursing services. + Patient age populations served and the specific competencies that comprise this job title may vary among nursing units. These specifics are found in the Department / Unit Orientation & Initial Assessment of Competency checklists for this unit/position and by reference form a part of this job description. **Qualifications** **Minimum Qualifications:** + Must possess and maintain a current Registered Nurse (RN) license with the state of California. + Must possess and maintain a current Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate. + Must possess and maintain a current Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certificate + Completion of Critical Care Course within one year of employment for RN without ICU experience + One or more year experience in a Critical Care Step Down or Telemetry setting Medical/Surgical or completion of New Graduate Nurse Residency Program + Must be able to take call float to other areas and work on weekends as required. **Preferred Qualifications:** + Advanced EKG Course. + Possess a current Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) certificate. + 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. \#RN@DH **Pay Range** $56.22 - $73.97/hour We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.