Staff Nurse II SH - Outpatient Surgery

About the role

The Registered Nurse (RN) II is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame. The RN II provides care to patients via the therapeutic use of self, the nursing process, the environment and instrumentation, and other health care team members.

Responsibilities

• Performs assessment/data collection in an ongoing systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual and cognitive status; also nutrition, pain, patient/family education, family involvement and patient advocacy
• Formulates a goal-directed plan of care when and where appropriate to do so
• Implements care in a thorough, skillful, consistent, and continuous manner
• Establishes priorities for patient care based on essential patient needs and available unit resources of time, personnel, equipment, and supplies
• Identifies patient/family learning needs and acts to meet them
• Demonstrates an awareness of and sensitivity to patient/family rights, age specific needs, cultural and ethical beliefs
• Provides/coordinates care for patients/patient populations
• Establishes effective working relationships with members of the health care team, patients, and families
• Acknowledges staff rights and cultural and ethical beliefs
• Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties of health care team members
• Evaluates effectiveness of care given by health care team members
• Utilizes effective communication methods and skills, following lines of authority, as appropriate
• Demonstrates knowledge of and applies safety principles as identified within the institution
• Performs efficiently in emergency patient care situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons, and documenting events
• Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own professional practice
• Participates regularly in staff development activities for unit and department personnel
• Demonstrates knowledge of legal issues, including patient confidentiality and risk management in all aspects of patient care and unit functioning
• Participates in unit and Department Performance Improvement activities as directed
• Participates in nursing research activities as requested
• Identifies and solves problems effectively
• Demonstrates a service philosophy in all interactions with patients, families, and all members of the health care team
• Provides data for staffing decisions and demonstrates flexibility in the resolution of staffing issues; demonstrates flexibility when floating to other units upon requests
• Demonstrates proficiency in the use of computers and telecommunication modalities in documenting, tracking and conveying information
• Ability to navigate in a windows environment, utilizing a mouse and the ability to learn electronic medical record system application
• Perform other related duties as necessary
• Formulates a goal-directed plan of care that is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes
• Identifies patient/family learning needs and implements appropriate measures
• Demonstrates sound knowledge base and actions in the care of a designated patient population
• Participates regularly in staff development activities for unit and Department of Nursing personnel
• Documents patient care and unit activities in a timely, accurate, and concise manner

Requirements

• One year recent (within the last 3 years) experience as a Registered Nurse (RN) in an Acute hospital setting circulating on a variety of surgical procedures in multiple specialties or completion of a KP training program
• High School Diploma/GED
• Graduate of an accredited registered nursing program and completion of the current hours required by the BRN of RN student clinical experience; OR Graduate of registered nursing program and either: 1) 2000 hours of RN experience in clinical area of specialty from a licensed acute care facility within three (3) years of graduation; or 2) graduate of an accredited licensed vocational nursing program that includes clinical student experience in acute care and has worked 2000 hours as a licensed vocational nurse within the clinical area of specialty within three (3) years before graduation; or (3) currently enrolled in an accredited entry level MSN program and has completed pre-licensure requirements to practice nursing
• Registered Nurse License (California)
• Basic Life Support
• Demonstrated knowledge of the RN scope of practice
• Demonstrated commitment to service orientation (members, staff, providers)
• Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills (in English)
• Good interpersonal skills
• Also refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement
• Ability to scrub as required
• Available for call back within 30 minutes of the facility if standby shifts are required

Pay

$112.18 - $133.26 / hour

Schedule

• Shift: Day
• Working Hours Start: 09:00 AM
• Working Hours End: 05:30 PM
• Job Schedule: Call-in/On-Call
• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 1
• Must provide minimum 4 shifts of availability per Master Schedule one month before