Staff Nurse II - Labor and Delivery
Company: Kaiser
Location: Santa Clara
Posted on: April 28, 2024
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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.#NCALRNBasic Qualifications:Experience
Keywords: Kaiser, Mountain View , Staff Nurse II - Labor and Delivery, Healthcare , Santa Clara, California
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