Clinical RN II, Surgery and Procedures Pre-Op, Full-Time, Days

About Marinhealth

The purpose of Marinhealth is to empower its staff to bring innovation to reality. It is an integrated, independent healthcare system with deep roots in the North Bay region. Marinhealth includes MarinHealth Medical Center, a 327-bed hospital in Greenbrae, and 55 primary care and specialty clinics in Marin, Sonoma, and Napa Counties. The organization attracts healthcare professionals who appreciate the combination of pioneering medicine from an academic medical center and the personalized, caring touch of an independent hospital.

Job Description Summary

The Clinical RN role at Marinhealth aims to assess, plan, implement, evaluate, direct, and appropriately delegate to ensure the delivery of safe, quality patient care. This registered professional nurse will function within the full scope of RN licensure, according to the California Nursing Practice Act. The Clinical RN will provide assessment, development, and implementation of the care plan, evaluating the effectiveness of that care, directing emergency interventions, and collaborating with physicians, team members, and others to optimally manage patient care in the interest of the patient, acting as a patient advocate when necessary.

Job Requirements, Prerequisites and Essential Functions

• Education: Sufficient education to obtain a valid California RN license.

• Experience: Clinical RN II, either:

  • Six months to one year experience as a Clinical RN I at MarinHealth Medical Center;
  • Possession of the clinical experience as identified in the appropriate unit-specific job description addendum.

• Licenses and Certifications: California RN license (RN) required at hire. Basic Life Support (BLS) required at hire. Integrative Agitation Management (IAMTAC) required within 30 days of hire.

• Prerequisite Skills: Ability to demonstrate proficiency in all items of the Staff Nurse Skills Criteria at the conclusion of the probationary period. Demonstrated leadership and delegation skills. Demonstrated oral and written communication skills. Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize work; time management skills. Ability to work collaboratively with team members, other teams, physicians, and departments. Ability to read, speak, write, understand and follow English verbal and written instructions.

Primary Customer Served (Age Specific Criteria)

Varies by department assigned. Refer to Unit Specific Addendum.

Patient Privacy (HIPAA Compliance)

Employees in this position have access to protected health information. The protected health information a person in this position can access includes demographics, date of service, insurance/billing, medical record summary information, and all other information that may be contained in patient records. This position requires patient health information to perform the functions outlined as part of this position description.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Consistently demonstrates the ability to transfer scientific knowledge from social, biological and physical sciences in applying the nursing process as follows:

  • Formulates a nursing diagnosis through observation of the patient's physical condition and behavior, and through interpretation of information obtained from the client and others, including the health team;
  • Formulates age specific care planning, in collaboration with the patient, which ensures that direct and indirect nursing care services provide for the patient's safety, comfort, hygiene, and protection, and for disease prevention an restorative measures;
  • Performs skills essential to the kind of nursing action to be taken, explains the health treatment to the patient and family, and teaches the client and family how to care for the health needs;
  • Evaluates the effectiveness of care planning through observation of the patient's physical condition and behavior, signs and symptoms of illness, reactions to treatment, and through communication with the patient and team members, and modifies the plan as needed;
  • Acts as the patient's advocate, as circumstances require, by initiating action to improve health care or to change decisions or activities which are against the interests or wishes of the patient and by giving the patient the opportunity to make informed decisions about health care before it is provided.

• Demonstrates leadership by supervising, directing and delegating appropriately to care team members. Delegates tasks to subordinates based on the legal scopes of practice of the subordinates and on the preparation and capability needed in the tasks to be delegated, and effectively supervises nursing care being given by subordinates.

• Demonstrates clinical expertise by serving as a clinical expert, role model, and clinical and educational resource to the team, patients, and families. May act as a mentor and assist in the training and development of less experienced staff members.

• Demonstrates professional accountability for nursing practice.

C.A.R.E.S. Standards

Marinhealth seeks candidates ready to model our C.A.R.E.S. standards—Communication, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, Safety—which foster a healing, trust-based environment for patients and colleagues.

Compensation

The posted pay range complies with applicable law and reflects what we reasonably expect to pay for this role. Individual pay is set by skills, experience, qualifications, and internal/market equity, consistent with MarinHealth’s compensation philosophy. Positions covered by collective bargaining agreements are governed by those agreements.