Staff Nurse II - Post-Surgery Telemetry Oncology

Registered Nurse (RN) II

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.

Job Description

• Performs assessment/data collection in an ongoing 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 of 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 request.
• 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.
• Performs other related duties as necessary.

Requirements

• Six months recent (within the last 3 years) experience in an acute care setting or completion of orientation in the KP New Graduate/Residency Training Program.

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)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 6 months of hire
• 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
• Training in chemotherapy, neurosurgery, telemetry or other specialties may be required once hired. Basic Arrhythmia recognition skills are required.

Preferred Qualifications

Primary Location: California, Santa Clara, Santa Clara Hospital

Hours Per Week: 24

Shift: Day

Workdays: Week 1 Mon, Tue, Sat Week 2 Sun, Thu, Fri

Working Hours Start: 07:00 AM

Working Hours End: 03:30 PM

Job Schedule: Part-time

Job Type: Standard

Employee Status: Regular

Employee Group/Union Affiliation: A10 NNU California Nurse's Association

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Job Category: Nursing Licensed & Nurse Practitioners

Department: Santa Clara Homestead Hospital - Med/Surg - UNIT 5 - 0201

Travel: No

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.