St Mary Medical Center·Long Beach, California
Provide comprehensive care to 4-6 patients per shift in a medical-surgical unit, including administering medications and monitoring vital signs. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals to ensure coordinated patient care.
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One California Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Medical Surgical Nurse at St Mary Medical Center, you’ll excel in your nursing career by providing care to patients admitted to our unit.
Most of your patients are funneled in from other units providing you with the opportunity to build on your education and experience in specialized service lines such as cardiac, telemetry, orthopedics, neurology, critical care, surgical services, and emergency.
Your success in this role comes from your enthusiasm to help others - with a patient-first mindset.
Keen assessment skills, critical thinking, and a sense of urgency support your career advancement and you thrive in a fast-paced clinical environment where you will rarely experience the same day twice.
While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you with benefits that include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, adoption assistance, and more.
Except to deliver care to 4-6 patients per shift Administer medications, change dressings, monitor vital signs, and chart with timely documentation Collaborate with a variety of other healthcare professionals such as social work, care coordination, physical therapy, occupational therapy, lab, respiratory therapy, and imaging If you are committed to social justice, health equity, and prepared to deliver care in new, innovative ways, you belong with us. We are not currently accepting new graduate or new to speciality applications. Our next posting period will be July 1, 2026 for an October 16, 2026 start date. Positions can be found under National Resident RN (<12 months experience as an RN) or RN Transition/Fellowship (>12 months experience as an RN. #RN@DH Job Requirements Required Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of California. Current basic life support (BLS) certification. Minimum of one year Acute Care RN experience.
Must hold a current Registered Nurse license in the State of California and a current BLS certification. A minimum of one year of Acute Care RN experience is required.
Market context
California nursing roles often draw steady demand, especially for experienced RNs in procedural and critical care settings. Competition is strongest for candidates who already hold a California RN license, current BLS and ACLS, and recent ICU, ER, or PACU experience. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform to save research time, then confirm your certifications and highlight relevant bedside and procedural experience in your application.
