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RN NICU Per Diem

Dignity Health

Santa Cruz, CAPer Diem$103.83–112.14/hrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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Compensation
$103.83–112.14/hr
Location
Santa Cruz, CA
Schedule
Per Diem
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

California Registered Nurse, requiredBasic Life Support CPR, requiredNeonatal Resuscitation Program, requiredAWHONN Advanced Fetal Monitoring, required

Job overview

The Staff RN delivers individualized care, performs assessments and procedures, implements patient care plans, and collaborates with an interdisciplinary team. The role includes medication administration, pain assessment, patient education, discharge planning, and reporting changes in patient condition. Candidates need an associate degree in nursing or a nursing diploma, recent L&D hospital experience, and specified nursing licenses and certifications.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Patient Assessment, nice to haveCritical Thinking, nice to havePatient Care, nice to haveMedication Administration, nice to havePain Assessment, nice to have

Qualifications

Associate of Nursing or Nursing Diploma, requiredSix Months Recent L&D Experience, requiredCalifornia Registered Nurse, requiredBasic Life Support CPR, requiredNeonatal Resuscitation Program, requiredAWHONN Advanced Fetal Monitoring, requiredBachelor's of Nursing, nice to have

Full job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Staff RN, you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.

Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.

To thrive in this vital 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.

  • Performs psychosocial/physiologic assessments that integrate changing data.

  • Formulates a plan of care based on trends of similar patients, including patient education and discharge planning. Collaborates with patients/families to identify realistic desired outcomes.

  • Administers prescribed medications and intravenous solutions according to standards of care and hospital protocols.

  • Assesses pain level in all patients using "0-10", "Faces", or other approved scale to promote comfort and enable patients to participate in their healing. Provides timely/appropriate assessment/intervention. Identifies comfort function goals with patients.

  • Tailors and prioritizes caring practice to individual needs, including cultural/ethical/spiritual needs. Participates in the planning of routine transitional health acre needs. (i.e. treatment options, patient placement options, end of life options). Adapts standards and guidelines for individual patients.

  • Reports significant observed or reported alterations in the patient's condition in a timely manner.

Job Requirements

Required:

  • Associate Of Nursing Or nursing diploma Six months of recent L&D hospitalexperience, upon hire and

  • Registered Nurse: CA, upon hire and

  • Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and

  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program, upon hire

  • AWHONN Advanced Fetal Monitoring upon hire

Preferred:

  • Bachelors Of Nursing, upon hire

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1941, Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital is a 188-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Santa Cruz, California. Serving over 80,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, orthopedics, and a Family Birthing Center. Additionally, Dominican Hospital 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 has been awarded the AMA/ASA’s Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to providing the best stroke care.

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Pay Range

$103.83 - $112.14 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

How this job compares

Set against the 59,288 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 13, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$103.83–112.14/hr
  • California median$54–75/hr1,540 hourly ranges
  • US median$38–54/hr25,472 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $107.99/hr, is 68% above the California median midpoint ($64/hr) — in the top quarter of Registered Nurse hourly ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 2,422 open Registered Nurse jobs in California and 59,288 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
Registered Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (29,201 postings).
Education
4,022 of the 59,288 open Registered Nurse jobs (7%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Pay, requirements and demand for Registered Nurse jobs

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 13, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.

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