RN, Nurse Lead $2900

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  • San Luis Obispo, CA
  • $2,600–$2,900
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6 days ago

Job Description

RN, Nurse Lead (Contract) – California 95240

Contract: 13 weeks (05/11/2026 – 08/09/2026)

  • Pay Rate: $2,605 – $2,917/week

  • Schedule: Night Shift

  • Scheduling: As needed; no block scheduling


Position Summary & Responsibilities

  • Provide unit leadership; supervise nursing and ancillary staff

  • Coordinate care plans with physicians, team, patients, and families

  • Monitor care quality, patient safety, and satisfaction outcomes

  • Adjust staffing based on patient acuity and unit needs

  • Support staff development, performance management, and hiring decisions

  • Lead quality improvement, compliance, and patient safety initiatives

  • Resolve patient care and operational issues; recommend improvements


Job Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (or equivalent): Required

  • Master’s Degree: Preferred

  • Supervisory experience or demonstrated leadership skills: Required

  • 5+ years technical experience: Preferred


Licenses & Certifications

  • Active Registered Nurse (RN) license (state of practice): Required

  • BLS (AHA or ARC): Required

  • ACLS (AHA or ARC): Required

  • NRP (AHA or ARC): Required

  • Fetal Heart Monitoring (FHM): Required

  • CPR/BLS (per policy): Preferred

  • Specialty or nursing leadership certification: Preferred


Additional Information

  • Ensures compliance with patient safety standards and quality measures

  • Participates in performance improvement and staff development initiatives

  • Maintains safe, efficient unit operations and equipment readiness

  • Must meet vaccination requirements (medical/religious exemptions may apply)

Numbers & Facts

LocationSan Luis Obispo, CA
Salary$2,600–$2,900

Skills

  • Business Performance Managementunmatched
  • Health Planunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Maintain Complianceunmatched
  • Nursingunmatched
  • Nursing Credentialsunmatched
  • Nursing Managementunmatched
  • Patient Careunmatched
  • Patient Safetyunmatched
  • Performance Managementunmatched
  • Quality Managementunmatched
  • Quality Metricsunmatched
  • Registered Nurse (RN)unmatched
  • Safety Complianceunmatched
  • Safety Standardsunmatched
  • Staff Developmentunmatched

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