Staff Nurse II

Kaiser Permanente International; San Leandro (CA); Presencial; USD 110.000 - 140.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Kaiser Permanente is seeking an RN II in California to provide patient care for oncology populations. You will conduct assessments, develop and implement care plans, and collaborate with the health care team to ensure high-quality outcomes.

Responsibilities include prioritizing care needs, ensuring patient education, and maintaining compliance with safety and confidentiality standards. A strong commitment to service orientation and effective communication is essential.

Formación

• 1 year recent oncology experience, including handling chemotherapeutic agents.
• High school diploma or GED required; RN program graduate with BRN hours requirements or equivalent pathway.
• Registered Nurse License in California plus Basic Life Support.
• Demonstrated knowledge of RN scope of practice and strong communication skills.
• Commitment to service orientation and patient confidentiality.

Responsabilidades

• Performs ongoing assessment/data collection focusing on physiologic, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual and cognitive status.
• Formulates a goal-directed plan of care and implements care in a thorough, skillful manner.
• Establishes priorities for patient care based on needs and resources.
• Delegates and coordinates duties of health care team members.
• Evaluates effectiveness of care and maintains professional practice accountability.
• Participates in staff development, performance improvement, and nursing research activities.

Conocimientos

Communication skills

Oncology nursing

Patient advocacy

Safety principles

Educación

High School Diploma/GED

Graduate of accredited RN program

RN license and clinical experience requirements (BRN hours)

Descripción del empleo

Job Summary:

The Registered Nurse (RN) II is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame. The RN 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 Responsibilities:

• 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 when and where appropriate to do so.
• 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.
• Identifies patient/family learning needs and acts to meet them.
• Demonstrates an 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 health care team, patients, and families.
• Acknowledges staff rights and cultural and ethical beliefs.
• Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties of health care team members.
• Evaluates effectiveness of care given by health care 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.

  If practicing in a specialty/extended role, fulfills the expectations established for the particular role.

  SPECIALITY AREAS

  If no qualified candidate, will be willing to train. Where indicated, candidates in training are required to obtain appropriate certification(s) within the designated timeframe for a particular field of practice.

  Basic Qualifications:

  Experience

  1 year recent (within the last three years) experience in oncology practice, including ability to work with chemotherapeutic agents.

  Education

  • 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: 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 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

  License, Certification, Registration

  • Registered Nurse License (California)
  • Basic Life Support

  Additional Requirements:

  • 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.
  • initial completion within 1 year and maintenance of ONS, ONS-equivalent or Chemotherapy Administration training;

  Preferred Qualifications:

  • certification in specialty preferred.