Staff Nurse II Short Hour

Kaiser Permanente; San Francisco (CA); Sur place; USD 110 000 - 160 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Kaiser Permanente in San Francisco seeks an experienced RN II to provide accountable patient care across a defined group of patients for a designated time frame. You will apply the nursing process, collaborate with the health care team, and advocate for patient safety and continuity of care.

Key duties include ongoing assessment, care planning, implementation of care, and participation in performance improvement activities, with emphasis on education, documentation, and professional

Qualifications

• Two years recent experience in Interventional Services, Cath Lab or ICU.
• High School Diploma/GED; completion of accredited RN program and BRN requirements.
• RN licensure by California and current Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support.

Responsabilités

• Performs ongoing assessment/data collection across physiologic, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual, and cognitive domains.
• Formulates goal-directed, prioritized care plans based on nursing diagnoses and patient outcomes.
• Implements care in a thorough, skillful, and continuous manner.
• Coordinates care and delegates duties within the health care team.
• Evaluates effectiveness of care and documents clearly in the EMR.
• Maintains patient advocacy and education for patients and families.
• Participates in staff development and unit performance improvement activities.

Connaissances

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

EMR proficiency

Team collaboration

Formation

RN program completion

RN licensure hours option (2000 hours equivalent)

MSN in progress (optional)

Outils

EMR software

Description du poste

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.

Basic Qualifications

Experience

Two years recent (within last 3 years) experience in Interventional Services, Cath Lab or ICU.

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

• or (3) currently enrolled in an accredited entry level MSN program and has completed pre-licensure requirements to practice nursing.

License, Certification, Registration

• Registered Nurse License (California)
• Basic Life Support
• Advanced Cardiac 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.

• May require PALS certification as dictated by the patient population served.