Nurse II

We are seeking a skilled Registered Nurse II to join our team at Alameda Health System. As a key member of our healthcare team, you will provide high-quality patient care and work collaboratively with other healthcare professionals to ensure the best possible outcomes for our patients.

• Accompany, assist, and represent the needs of patients to other providers.
• Accurately provide care with respect to medication administration, skin and wound care, ADL's and other essential patient care related activities.
• Develop, implement, evaluate and make modifications in the nursing care plan; prepares required records and reports.
• Gather and assess information about patients to meet nursing needs; assists and consults with physician in the performance of procedures and diagnostic tests; contracts physicians and/or other departments to obtain or provide patient information.
• May provide oversight to staff who monitor telemetry systems; alerts primary nurse of changes in underlying rhythms and of any life-threatening arrhythmias that may develop; interprets and posts telemetry strips at the hours specified; admits and discharges patients with telemetry units as appropriate.
• Organize, supervise, makes adjustments and accepts responsibility for the quality of care provided patients by co-workers for a given work period; at the level II assumes responsibility as a team leader or a charge nurse when assigned.
• Participate in promoting a healthful, safe, and therapeutic environment for patient and families; set up and controls the environment essential for infection control.
• Participate in the implementation of patient care standards, infection control standards and quality assurance criteria; assist with conducting studies; participates in unit and other meetings.
• Provide and evaluates patient care established standards and criteria in conformity with the nursing care plan. Monitors patients for significant and critical changes and initiates procedures as required; documents care given according to set standards and at required intervals. Interprets and explains procedures, regimens, and services to patients and families; teaches patients and family members health care and disease prevention techniques. Prepares patients and/or area for procedures and operations; assists physicians; uses instruments and equipment related to the area of assignment.

• Graduate of an accredited Nursing program required; Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.
• Minimum Experience: Six months experience as a Registered Nurse I with AHS or the equivalent of one year full-time recent experience at a comparable level in a minimum 100-bed hospital or in the area of specialty; (if experience is not recent, completion of an approved refresher course may be acceptable).
• Valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of California.
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification - issued by AHA American Heart Association may be required per unit/department specialty according to patient care policies.
• BLS – Basic Life Support Certification issued by the American Heart Association.
• CPI - Crisis Prevention Intervention Training (required for positions in the Emergency Department).
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification- AHA American Heart Association (Required for Emergency Department).
• CCRN – Critical Care Registered Nurse is preferred.
• CEN – Certified Emergency Nurse is preferred (for positions in the Emergency Department).