Registered nurse
SONOMA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL·Sebastopol, California
SONOMA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL·Sebastopol, California
The Registered Nurse is responsible for assessing patient needs, planning and implementing care, and interacting with team members. They report to the Director(s) of Nursing and must maintain professional decorum at all times.
Position Title: Registered Nurse Department: Nursing Reports To: Director(s) of Nursing FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Sonoma Specialty Hospital, as the county’s only Long-Term Acute Care Hospital, is dedicated to caring for patients that require an extended acute care stay due to severe illness or catastrophic injury. We accept patients from the ICU, Step-Down and Telemetry units of partner hospitals and continue their care for as long as 45 days. This care focuses on the challenges of getting patients off of ventilator support, healing severe wounds, aiding their recovery following surgical procedures, and providing rehabilitation to speed their return to daily life. Our Hospital provides ICU, Surgical, and Step-Down care with dialysis, multi-specialty therapies and ongoing planning for the patient’s transition back home or into a lower level of care. Please contact us with any questions, and welcome to Sonoma Specialty Hospital.
The Registered Nurse is responsible for assessing the needs of each patient on his/her team, planning and implementing the care to meet those needs, interacting with team member and reporting to supervisor as appropriate.
Initiative in organizing work and completing assignments. Cooperates with staff to maintain well organized department. Professional decorum at all times. Willing to accept direction from supervisor. Maintains tactful and cheerful relationship with patients, visitors, and staff. Must speak, read, write, and comprehend English. Must respect patient confidentiality. Math knowledge including basic algebra and ability to adjust drug dosages. Participates in in-service education programs. Cardiac rhythm recognition required.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Requirements: Noc shift only
Employees are responsible for all aspects of the hospital safety and health program including compliance with safety rules and regulations, remedying unsafe working conditions, and for continuously practicing safety while performing duties. Sonoma Specialty Hospital policy prohibits employees with patient contact or those who prepare products for patient use from wearing artificial nails.
While performing the duties of this job, the position is frequently required to do the following: Stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, and stand for sustained period of time. Walk, push, pull, lift, carry objects from a lower to higher position or horizontally from position to position or otherwise move objects. Feel sizes, shapes, temperatures, and textures by touching with skin, particularly that of the fingertips. Express or exchange ideas orally and potentially loudly, accurately, or quickly. Perceive the nature of sound with no less than a 40 db loss @ 1000 Hz and 2000 Hz with or without correction. Exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently. Minimum standard of visual acuity with or without correction. While worker may possibly be subjected to temperature changes, the worker is generally not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions as the work is predominantly inside.
Supervisory Requirements (if applicable): None
Market context
California continues to show steady demand for Registered Nurses across hospitals, outpatient settings, and long-term care, with licensed candidates often competing on experience, shift flexibility, and specialty fit. This role is competitive because the posted requirements emphasize an active RN license, current BLS, and an associate degree with a preferred baccalaureate degree; on this platform, those requirements and benefits are AI-summarized from the original job description to save you research time. Before applying, confirm your license status and BLS renewal date, and compare the role’s unit type and schedule against your current experience.
