Staff Nurse II

5 days ago


Santa Clara, California, United States Kaiser Permanente Full time
Job Summary

The Registered Nurse II is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame. This role requires a high level of expertise in providing care to patients with complex medical conditions, particularly those requiring cardiovascular surgery.

Key Responsibilities
  • Performs ongoing systematic assessment and data collection to identify patient needs and develop a goal-directed plan of care.
  • Provides care to patients via the therapeutic use of self, the nursing process, the environment, and instrumentation, and other healthcare team members.
  • Establishes priorities for patient care based on essential patient needs and available unit resources.
  • Identifies patient/family learning needs and acts to meet them.
  • Demonstrates 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 healthcare team, patients, and families.
  • Acknowledges staff rights and cultural and ethical beliefs.
  • Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties of healthcare team members.
  • Evaluates effectiveness of care given by healthcare 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 healthcare 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.
Requirements
  • One year recent (within the last 3 years) experience in a Cardiovascular ICU or in a Critical Care unit caring for post-operative cardiovascular surgery patients or completion of a KP CV Critical Care Training Program within the past 12 months.
  • 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: 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)
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support
  • Basic Life Support
Preferred Qualifications
  • Completion of a Critical Care course preferred.
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