Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta is a member of the Dignity Health system of health care providers and is a not-for-profit medical facility. We are designated as a 25 bed Critical Access Hospital and are accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health care Organizations. In addition to our acute care hospital we also own and operate two Rural Health Clinics providing walk-in immediate care as well as scheduled appointments for routine medical needs.We are located in the northernmost area of California and are part of a network of care including Mercy Medical Center Redding and St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff. We are passionate about patient care committed to community outreach advocates for the underserved and dedicated to ensuring that quality affordable health services are available to all who need them. For more information visit www.mercy.org.
Responsibilities
Position Summary:
The Float RN is a licensed professional care giver who assumes responsibility and accountability for groups of patients in multiple nursing units for designated time frames and provides care to these patients via therapeutic use of self the nursing process the environment/instrumentation and other health care team members. Must maintain required competencies for all units of assignment.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
1 year or equivalent hours of critical care (ICU OR ER) experience within the last 3 years
California RN license
BLS certification and ACLS certification (both must be completed through an AHA authorized training center)
Preferred Qualfications:
More than 2 years of acute care experience as a registered nurse
Bachelors Degree in Nursing