Staff Nurse II Short Hour - Pediatrics (On - Call / Short Hour Position)

Job Summary

The Registered Nurse (RN) II is a professional caregiver responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care for a group of patients.

About the Role

Provides care to patients via the therapeutic use of self, the nursing process, the environment, and instrumentation. Assesses patients' physiologic, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual, and cognitive status; nutrition, pain, patient/family education, family involvement, and patient advocacy.

Responsibilities

• Performs systematic assessment/data collection in an on-going manner
• Formulates a goal-directed plan of care when and where appropriate
• Implements care in a thorough, skillful, consistent, and continuous manner
• Establishes priorities for patient care based on essential needs and available resources
• Demonstrates awareness of and sensitivity to patient/family rights, age-specific needs, cultural and ethical beliefs
• Coordinates care for patients/patient populations
• Evaluates effectiveness of care given by health care team members
• Utilizes effective communication methods and skills, following lines of authority
• Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties of health care team members
• Participates in staff development activities
• Participates in nursing research activities
• Solves problems effectively
• Provides data for staffing decisions
• Identifies and solves problems effectively
• Provides data for staffing decisions
• Provides lactation counseling if certified

Requirements

• 1 year recent (within the last 3 years) experience caring for infants and children
• 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: 2000 hours of RN experience in clinical area of specialty from a licensed acute care facility within three (3) years of graduation; or 2000 hours as a licensed vocational nurse within the clinical area of specialty within three (3) years before graduation
• 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

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED
• Graduate of an accredited registered nursing program
• 2000 hours of RN experience in clinical area of specialty from a licensed acute care facility within three (3) years of graduation
• OR Graduate of registered nursing program and 2000 hours as a licensed vocational nurse within the clinical area of specialty within three (3) years before graduation
• 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

Skills

• Therapeutic use of self
• Nursing process
• Environment and instrumentation
• Healthcare team coordination
• Effective communication
• Problem-solving
• Data collection and evaluation
• Lactation counseling (if applicable)

Benefits

Details about benefits are not provided in this job posting.

Pay

$112.18 - $133.26 / hour

Schedule

Day shift, 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM