Staff Nurse II - Ambulatory Care [13023-REVISED] ( Job Number: 168281 )
Location: Santa Clara California
Description: Kaiser Permanente is at the momment seeking for Staff Nurse II - Ambulatory Care [13023-REVISED] ( Job Number: 168281 ) right now, this occupation will be placed in California. Further informations about this occupation opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. The Staff Nurse (SN) II is a professional caregiver who assumes res! ponsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame. The SN II provides care to patients via the therapeutic use of self, the nursing process, the environment and instrumentation, and other health care team members.
Essential Functions:
- Performs assessment/data collection in an on-going 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 that is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes.
- Implements care in a thorough, skillful, consistent, and continuous manner.
- Establishes priorities or patient care based on essential patient needs and available unit resources of time, personnel, equipment, and supplies.
- Evaluates effectiveness of care given by health care team members.
- Identifies patient/family learning needs and implements! appropriate measures.
- Documents patient care and unit activities in a timely, accurate, and concise manner.
- Demonstrates an awareness of and sensitivity to patient/family rights, age specific needs, cultural and ethical beliefs.
- 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 sound knowledge base and actions in the care of a designated patient population.
- Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own professional practice.
- Participates regularly in staff development activities for unit and Department of Nursing personnel.
- Demonstrates knowledge of legal issues, including patient confidentiality and risk management in all aspects of patient care and unit functioning.
- P! articipates in unit and Department Performance Improvement activities as directed.
- Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties of health care team members.
- Utilizes effective communication methods and skills, following lines of authority, as appropriate.
- Demonstrates a service philosophy in all interactions with patients, families, and all members of the health care team.
- Establishes effective working relationships with members of the health care team, patients, and families. Acknowledges staff rights and cultural and ethical beliefs.
- Provides data for staffing decisions and demonstrates flexibility in the resolution of staffing issues; demonstrates flexibility when floating to other units upon requests.
- Ability to navigate in a windows environment, utilizing a mouse and the ability to learn electronic medical record system application.
- Identifies and solves problems effectively.
- Participates in nurs! ing research activities as requested.
- Perform other related du! ties as necessary.
- This job motivates and provides work direction (direct, check, review, assign, organize and coordination) to LVN's, Nurse Attendants, unit assistants, etc., but does not have the authority to hire, fire or discipline.
- Santa Clara Medical Center, as a Cardiovascular Hub requires positions in the Cardiac Catheterization area to cover standby, at the Hub and at assigned spoke sites. This may include, but is not limited to the San Jose campus, Fremont campus, and Redwood City campus.
- Staff may be assigned to work at Fremont, San Jose, or Redwood City Cath labs on an intermittent basis.
- Work at Fremont, San Jose, or Redwood City will include Interventional Radiology work in addition to Cardiac Catheterization Lab
- Training for this position may include working or attending classes at multiple sites.
Basic Qua! lifications:
- Minimum of six (6) months of experience. See job duties for specific experience requirements for specialty units.
- CARDIAC CATH LAB - One (1) year of recent experience (within the last three (3) years) in a cardiac cath lab, ACLS required.
- SPECIALITY AREAS - If no qualified candidate, may be willing to train in the specialty areas listed below. Candidates in training are required to obtain appropriate certifications within six (6) months of hire or transfer into unit.
- 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 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 exp! erience in acute care and has worked 2000 hours as an licensed vocation! al nurse within the clinical area of specialty within three (3) years before graduation or currently enrolled in an accredited entry level MSN program and has completed pre-licensure requirements to practice nursing.
- Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in California.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- 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.
- Experience in CVICU ED, ICU or Interventional Radiology, preferred.
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If you were eligible to this occupation, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to K! aiser Permanente.
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