Mercy San Juan Medical Center·Carmichael, California
Provide comprehensive, high-quality care for patients in a Level 3 High Risk Family Birth Center, including critical assessments and implementation of care plans. Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to manage high-risk pregnancies and deliveries to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
Where You’ll Work Founded in 1967, Dignity Health - Mercy San Juan Medical Center is a 377-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Carmichael, California.
Serving over 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, cancer care, women’s health, and neurology.
Additionally, Mercy San Juan Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
It is a Comprehensive Stroke Center, the highest level of stroke care certification awarded by The Joint Commission.
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One California Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Family Birth Center (FBC) Registered Nurse (RN) at Mercy San Juan Medical Center, you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care so you can significantly impact our patients' well-being and recovery.
Our Family Birth Center operates as the Level 3 High Risk Facility for the greater Sacramento Dignity Hospitals.
It is comprehensively equipped with 28 beds, including 12 labor beds, 2 Operating Rooms, a 2-patient PACU, 2 triage bays, and a 14-bed private Mother-Baby unit.
We are proud to be Joint Commission Certified for Perinatal Care and committed to the 10 steps for successful breastfeeding.
As a high-risk facility, we frequently receive antepartum patient transfers from across Northern California.
We average 150 deliveries monthly, supported by a robust team including Nurse Shift Managers, a Perinatal Safety Specialist, a Perinatal Certified Nurse Specialist, an in-house OB hospitalist, and a designated OB anesthesiologist.
Furthermore, our Level III NICU is conveniently adjoined to our FBC, providing essential support.
Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans for our diverse patient population.
You will be expected to collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes, particularly in our high-risk setting.
Your role will involve close coordination with our dedicated support staff, ensuring the highest level of care for every patient.
To be successful in this specialized and vital role, you must possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others, especially those facing high-risk pregnancies or deliveries.
Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery within our Level 3 High Risk Facility but also fuel your own career advancement.
Performs total body and system assessment each shift/visit according to unit standards.
Care of
Patient: Including planning, implementing, evaluating and educating.
Clinical/Technical
Skills: Utilizes technology, procedures, protocols, standards and interventions specific to the assigned unit.
Performs legible, timely, concise and accurate documentation according to policies and procedures. Proficient and competent with the computerized documentation system.
Preferred: Cesarean Section experience
Requires at least one year of Labor & Delivery and Postpartum RN experience and an active California RN license. Must hold BLS, ACLS, and NRP certifications, with fetal monitoring certification required within twelve months of hire.
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.
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