<b>Description:</b> <b>Job Summary:</b> <br>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.<br> <b>Essential Responsibilities:</b> <br><ul> <li>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.</li> <br><li>Formulates a goal-directed plan of care when and where appropriate to do so.</li> <br><li>Implements care in a thorough, skillful, consistent, and continuous manner.</li> <br><li>Establishes priorities or patient care based on essential patient needs and available unit resources of time, personnel, equipment, and supplies.</li> <br><li>Identifies patient/family learning needs and acts to meet them.</li> <br><li>Demonstrates an awareness of and sensitivity to patient/family rights, age specific needs, cultural and ethical beliefs.</li> <br><li>Provides/coordinates care for patients/patient populations.</li> <br><li>Establishes effective working relationships with members of the health care team, patients, and families.</li> <br><li>Acknowledges staff rights and cultural and ethical beliefs.</li> <br><li>Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties of health care team members.</li> <br><li>Evaluates effectiveness of care given by health care team members.</li> <br><li>Utilizes effective communication methods and skills, following lines of authority, as appropriate.</li> <br><li>Demonstrates knowledge of and applies safety principles as identified within the institution.</li> <br><li>Performs efficiently in emergency patient care situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons, and documenting events.</li> <br><li>Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own professional practice.</li> <br><li>Participates regularly in staff development activities for unit and department personnel.</li> <br><li>Demonstrates knowledge of legal issues, including patient confidentiality and risk management in all aspects of patient care and unit functioning.</li> <br><li>Participates in unit and Department Performance Improvement activities as directed.</li> <br><li>Participates in nursing research activities as requested.</li> <br><li>Identifies and solves problems effectively.</li> <br><li>Demonstrates a service philosophy in all interactions with patients, families, and all members of the health care team.</li> <br><li>Provides data for staffing decisions and demonstrates flexibility in the resolution of staffing issues; demonstrates flexibility when floating to other units upon requests.</li> <br><li>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.</li> <br><li>Perform other related duties as necessary.</li> </ul> <br><br><ul> <li>Formulates a goal-directed plan of care that is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes.</li> <li>Identifies patient/family learning needs and implements appropriate measures.</li> <li>Demonstrates sound knowledge base and actions in the care of a designated patient population.</li> <li>Participates regularly in staff development activities for unit and Department of Nursing personnel.</li> <li>Documents patient care and unit activities in a timely, accurate, and concise manner.</li> <li>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.</li> </ul> <b>Basic Qualifications:</b> <u>Experience</u> <br><ul><li>One year recent experience (within the last 3 years) as a registered nurse in L&D or completion of a KP training program.</li></ul> <u>Education</u> <br><ul> <li>High School Diploma/GED</li> <li>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</li> </ul> <br><ul><li>or (3) currently enrolled in an accredited entry level MSN program and has completed pre-licensure requirements to practice nursing.</li></ul> <u>License, Certification, Registration</u> <ul><li>Registered Nurse License (California)</li></ul> <ul><li>Basic Life Support</li></ul> <ul><li>Neonatal Resuscitation Program</li></ul> <br> <b>Additional Requirements:</b> <ul> <li>Demonstrated knowledge of the RN scope of practice</li> <li>Demonstrated commitment to service orientation (members, staff, providers)</li> <li>Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills (in English)</li> <li>Good interpersonal skills</li> <li>Also refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.</li> </ul> <br><ul><li>Current ACLS certification may be required in some units. Successful completion of a Fetal Monitoring Interpretation Competency within the first three months of hire may be required. May be expected to cross train to at least 1 other Maternal Child Health/Family Centered Care area with appropriate certifications. Must complete circulating and recovery competencies as required. Willingness to scrub may be required.</li></ul> <b>Preferred Qualifications:</b> <br><ul></ul> <br><ul> <li>Completion of AWHONN L&D course preferred.</li> <li>Successful completion of advanced fetal monitoring course preferred within the last 2 years.</li> </ul><img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?DgpBLR5f5FZgQVyNyBwP9IpYA1ZTRBn5q" width="0" height="0" />