Staff Nurse II Float

Staff Nurse II FloatPrimary Location Santa Rosa, California Facility Name Santa Rosa Hospital Employee Status: Regular Schedule Part-time Scheduled Weekly Hours: 24 Shift Day Salary $94.23 - $111.94 / hour Job Number 1444795 Worker Location: OnsiteJob 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.Basic Qualifications: ExperienceThree (3) years of experience as a Staff Nurse and demonstrated certifications and competency in bed units of assignment as outlined.One year recent (within the last 3 years) experience as a Registered Nurse (RN) in an acute care Adult Services critical care unit or completion of a KP training program.EducationHigh School Diploma/GEDGraduate 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 graduationor (3) currently enrolled in an accredited entry level MSN program and has completed pre-licensure requirements to practice nursing.License, Certification, RegistrationRegistered Nurse License (California)Advanced Cardiac Life SupportBasic Life SupportAdditional Requirements:Demonstrated knowledge of the RN scope of practiceDemonstrated commitment to service orientation (members, staff, providers)Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills (in English)Good interpersonal skillsAlso refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.Preferred Qualifications:Completion of a Critical Care course preferred.Primary Location: California,Santa Rosa,Santa Rosa Hospital Scheduled Weekly Hours: 24 Shift: Day Workdays: Week 1: Sun, Mon, Fri; Week 2: Wed, Fri, Sat *Med Surg/ICU float Working Hours Start: 07:00 AM Working Hours End: 03:30 PM Job Schedule: Part-time Job Type: Standard Worker Location: Onsite Employee Status: Regular Employee Group/Union Affiliation: A10|NNU|California Nurse's Association Job Level: Individual Contributor Department: Santa Rosa Hospital - Med/Surg Float - Unit 1 - 0201 Pay Range: $94.23 - $111.94 / hour