St Josephs Medical Center·Stockton, California
Deliver comprehensive nursing care and lead patient-centered initiatives for diverse age populations. Expertly assess health needs and develop, implement, and evaluate nursing care plans while upholding organizational values.
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 Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Nurse, you will be a compassionate and pivotal healthcare professional, delivering comprehensive nursing care and leading patient-centered care initiatives.Every day, you will expertly assess patient/family health needs, leading the development, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care plans, and providing technical nursing care to diverse age populations (neonatal to geriatric) with developmental understanding.
You'll actively uphold our Organization's Mission, Core Values, and support strategic and Performance Improvement plans.To be successful in this role, you will possess strong clinical assessment, critical thinking, leadership, and communication skills, with an unwavering commitment to patient advocacy and continuous quality improvement.
Assures that the rights of the patient/family are respected and maintained.
Allows for privacy and modesty in the provision of care.
Identifies self by name and title to patient/family.
Determines presence/type of Advanced Directive.
Reports suspected cases of abuse/neglect, if identified.
Understands role of, and how to access, the Bioethics Committee.
Job Requirements Required Graduate of an RN School of Nursing One (1) year recent acute care experience.
Completion of a Perioperative 101 (or equivalent) course of study or two (2) years recent inpatient operating roomnursing experience Registered Nurse: CA BLS through the American Heart Association (AHA) Preferred Bachelors Other in health related field ACLS through the American Heart Association (AHA) PALS through the American Heart Association (AHA)
Requires a graduate degree from an RN school of nursing, a CA Registered Nurse license, and BLS certification. Candidates must have one year of acute care experience and either a Perioperative 101 course or two years of inpatient OR experience.
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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