AHD Staff Nurse II

Alameda Health System•Alameda, CA

About The Position

Under general supervision, the AHD Staff Nurse II provides nursing care to patients, including medications and treatment. The role plans, implements, and evaluates patient care and performs related duties. This is the journey-level Registered Nurse II class: incumbents have the required professional nursing experience and can independently perform the full range of clinical nursing services involving patient care. Staff Nurse II employees may supervise professional and paraprofessional staff assigned to their unit. The position follows established patient care, infection control, documentation, and quality standards, including bedside shift reporting, AIDET interactions when appropriate, and evidence-based hourly rounding (every two hours from 2200 to 0700).

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
Valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of California.
Six months of experience as a Registered Nurse I with AHS, or the equivalent of one year of recent full-time experience at a comparable level in a hospital with at least 100 beds.
ED or CCU: six months of full-time experience.
OR or PACU: one year of full-time experience.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association for nurses in the Emergency Department, OR, PACU, SSU, CCU, or Telemetry.
Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training for Emergency Department nurses.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification issued by the American Heart Association for Emergency Department nurses.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
CCRN certification for Critical Care Registered Nurses.
CEN (Certified Emergency Nurse) certification for Emergency Department nurses.

Responsibilities

Accompany, assist, and represent patients’ needs to other providers.
Provide patient care including medication administration, skin and wound care, activities of daily living, and other essential care activities.
Develop, implement, evaluate, and modify nursing care plans; prepare required records and reports.
Gather and assess patient information to determine nursing needs; assist and consult with physicians during procedures and diagnostic tests; contact physicians and other departments to exchange patient information.
When applicable, oversee staff monitoring telemetry systems, inform the primary nurse of rhythm changes and life-threatening arrhythmias, interpret and post telemetry strips at specified times, and admit and discharge patients with telemetry units as appropriate.
Organize and supervise care, adjust assignments as needed, and take responsibility for the quality of care provided by coworkers during a work period; serve as charge nurse when assigned.
Promote a safe, healthful, and therapeutic environment for patients and families, and establish and maintain conditions needed for infection control.
Participate in implementing patient care and infection control standards and quality assurance criteria, conducting studies, and attending unit and other meetings.
Provide and evaluate patient care in accordance with established standards, criteria, and the nursing care plan; adhere to the No Pass Zone.
Monitor patients for significant or critical changes, initiate procedures as required, and document care according to standards and required intervals.
Explain procedures, regimens, and services to patients and families; teach health care and disease prevention techniques.
Prepare patients and areas for procedures and operations, assist physicians, and use instruments and equipment related to the assigned area.
Use evidence-based best practices by rounding hourly on assigned patients, and every two hours between 2200 and 0700.
Conduct shift reports at the bedside with the patient involved to the best of their ability.
Use AIDET (acknowledge, introduce, duration, explanation, and thank you) in patient and family interactions when appropriate.