CommonSpirit Health

Nonprofit Catholic health system providing healthcare

Emergency Nurse

Nursing & Frontline Patient CarePosted on Nov 12

Full-timeStockton, CA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Graduate of an RN School of Nursing.
Hold an active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of California.
Hold American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Hold American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
Hold American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.

Responsibilities

Assess patients' physical, psychosocial, spiritual, cultural, functional, high-risk, and discharge needs, including the needs of their families.
Complete and document initial assessments and care within required time frames.
Perform reassessments and provide care at intervals required or appropriate to each patient's specific needs.
Ensure physical assessments and care address all major body systems.
Ensure spiritual assessments and care address actual or expressed needs.
Incorporate cultural and ethnic factors into assessment and care.
Plan, implement, and evaluate patient care from admission through discharge, using clinical skills and technology.
Document thoroughly, follow leadership direction, mentor new staff, engage in continuous self-development, and maintain a safe patient environment in accordance with policies and procedures.

Desired Qualifications

A bachelor's degree in a health-related field is preferred.
Six months of recent acute care experience is preferred; emergency department experience is preferred.
Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) is preferred.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

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 patient's 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.

Job Requirements

Required

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)

Where You’ll Work

Founded in 1899, Dignity Health - St. Joseph’s Medical Center is a 355-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Stockton, California. Serving over 125,000 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. Joseph’s 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 America’s 250 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026.

One Community. One Mission. One California

About the Company

CommonSpirit Health

Nonprofit Catholic health system providing healthcare

CommonSpirit Health is a nonprofit Catholic healthcare network that provides integrated health services across clinics, care sites, hospital locations, home-based services, and virtual care. Its system coordinates care across hospitals, clinics, home health, and telehealth to create a connected patient experience with teams of physicians, nurses, and providers. Unlike many players in health care, it combines a large national footprint with nonprofit, faith-based stewardship, prioritizing charity care and community benefits and focusing on equitable access over margins. Its goal is to create a healthier future for all by building a just, equitable, and accessible health care delivery system grounded in humankindness and collaboration with patients and communities.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Chicago, IL
Founded: 2019

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