Registered Nurse (RN), Float Pool - Critical Care/Emergency, Full Time Nights

LE0030 Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley; Pleasanton (CA); On-site; USD 107,025 - 131,588; Full time

Job summary

Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley in Pleasanton, CA is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) to provide direct patient care in accordance with the California Nursing Practice Act and hospital standards. You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care, coordinate with a multidisciplinary team, and educate patients and families to support self-care and prevent complications.

The role emphasizes compassionate care, clinical judgment, and collaboration, with the ability to work within the unit's policies

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• Minimum 1 year acute care ICU RN experience.
• Minimum 1 year Emergency Department RN experience.
• Current CA RN License and BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients by collecting data and documenting findings.
• Plan, implement and evaluate nursing care per standards.
• Coordinate care with other providers and teams.
• Educate patients and families to support self-care.
• Document care plans and clinical decisions clearly.
• Participate in meetings and department initiatives.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Clinical judgment

Education

Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing

BSN or equivalent

Job description

Night - 12 Hour (United States of America)

Job Summary

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides direct patient care, practicing in an evidence- based manner, within the Scope of Practice of the California Nursing Practice Act, regulatory requirements, standards of care, and hospital policies. The RN performs all the steps of the nursing process including assessing patients, interpreting data, planning, implementing, and evaluating care. In addition, the RN coordinates care with other providers and acts as a teacher to the patient and family to provide the knowledge and skills needed to manage their care and prevent complications.

Essential Functions

• Assesses patients by collecting and documenting data about patients through interviewing, history taking, personal needs and physical assessment findings.
• Obtains accurate and relevant assessment screening data and interprets the data as normal v. abnormal.
• Determines nursing diagnosis.
• Monitors and evaluates data as frequently as needed based on stability.
• Safely performs and documents care plan using the nursing procedures required for the patient assignment consistent with the standards of care.
• Evaluates effectiveness of interventions and monitors patient for adverse responses and side effects.
• Assesses patient/family level of understanding and documents information on clinical records.
• Creates and maintains a climate conducive to healing through being present to patient & family, identifying and managing discomforts and providing emotional support and education.
• Teaches needed information for self-care and illness prevention to patient and family members.
• Recognizes and communicates to proper authority ethical and legal issues relative to patient care; completes incident report.
• Performs all provision of care for any age-related needs of the patients served on the unit, including growth and development principles.
• Attends meetings and serves on departmental and/or hospital committees as assigned.
• Works to support the achievement of department strategic and organizational goals.
• Employee must perform all duties and responsibilities in accordance with the C‑I‑CARE Standards of the Hospital.
• C‑I‑CARE is the foundation of Stanford Healthcare Tri‑Valley patient‑experience and represents a framework for patient‑centered interactions.

Job Qualifications

• Education: Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
• Experience: Minimum of one‑year prior acute care ICU Registered Nurse experience required; Minimum of one‑year prior Emergency Department Registered Nurse experience required
• License/Certification: Current CA R.N. License; Current American Heart Association BLS Certification; Relevant departmental certification as required (see addendum)

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong communication skills – Ability to read, write and understand the English language.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to problem solve and adapt to a changing environment.
• Ability to use information and keep abreast of developments in technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision‑making in patient care.
• Ability to work as a valued team member, but also autonomously.
• Ability positively influences others to meet patient needs and achieve shared goals.
• Ability to effectively prioritize to provide quality and valued patient care.
• Knowledge of principles, practices and current trends in health care and hospital system organization and administration sufficient to provide clinical management, leadership, coordination, and operational direction for assigned areas of responsibility.

Physical Demand and Working Conditions

The Physical Requirements and Working Conditions in which the job is typically performed are available from the Occupational Health Department. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Stanford Health Care Tri‑Valley (SHCTV) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non‑discrimination in all its policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability. People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements.

Base Pay Scale

Generally starting at $77.69 - $95.52 per hour. The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.