Staff Nurse II – NICU III

KAISER; Modesto (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NALHE is seeking a capable Registered Nurse (RN) II to provide skilled patient care and coordinate the nursing process for a designated patient group. The RN II will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care in collaboration with the health care team.

This on-site role emphasizes patient advocacy, safety, documentation, and ongoing professional development in a dynamic hospital environment in Modesto, California.

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
• Implements care in a thorough, skillful, consistent, and continuous manner
• Establishes priorities of patient care based on needs and resources
• Identifies patient/family learning needs and acts to meet them
• Demonstrates awareness of patient/family rights, cultural and ethical beliefs
• Provides/coordinates care for patients/patient populations
• Establishes effective working relationships with health care team, patients, and families
• Delegates and coordinates duties of health care team members
• Evaluates effectiveness of care provided by health care team
• Uses effective communication and documents events following lines of authority
• Demonstrates knowledge of safety principles and applies them
• Performs in emergency patient care situations following protocols and documents events
• Maintains responsibility for own professional practice
• Participates in staff development activities
• Understands legal issues including patient confidentiality and risk management
• Participates in unit/department Performance Improvement activities and nursing research
• Identifies and resolves problems effectively
• Maintains a service philosophy in interactions with patients and families
• Provides staffing data and demonstrates flexibility in staffing decisions and floating to other units
• Demonstrates proficiency with computers and EMR navigation

Job description

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.
• Demonstrates a service philosophy in all interactions with patients, families, and all members of the health care 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. Ability to navigate in a windows environment, utilizing a mouse and the ability to learn electronic medical record system application.
• Perform other related duties as necessary.

• Formulates a goal-directed plan of care that is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes.
• Identifies patient/family learning needs and implements appropriate measures.
• Demonstrates sound knowledge base and actions in the care of a designated patient population.
• Participates regularly in staff development activities for unit and Department of Nursing personnel.
• Documents patient care and unit activities in a timely, accurate, and concise manner.
• 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 6 months of hire or transfer into unit.