Clinical Nurse II - Critical Care Float Team

Stanford Medicine Children's Health•Palo Alto, CA

6h•$96 - $111•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse II is a registered nurse who practices as a full partner on the health care team and consistently demonstrates safe practice within the organizational professional practice model. The nurse applies the nursing process independently, accepts accountability for assigned patients, and provides individualized care to patients ranging from infancy through adulthood. The role requires collaboration with the interprofessional health care team to coordinate care across the continuum and consideration of patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, educational, safety, and age-related needs. This Clinical Nurse II position is part of the Critical Care Float Team and provides patient care in the PICU and CVICU. The PICU cares for critically ill infants, children, and adolescents, including patients requiring care for transplant, neurosurgical, trauma, respiratory failure, and multisystem failure needs. The CVICU cares for critically ill patients with congenital or acquired heart disease and provides advanced cardiac therapies, including heart failure treatment, heart transplantation, and ventricular assist devices. Specialized treatments in these units include ECMO, HFOV, CRRT, and peritoneal dialysis. The nurse demonstrates competency in patient- and family-centered care, evidence-based practice and research, safety, continuous quality improvement, teamwork, technology and informatics, professionalism, and leadership. The role includes managing more complex patient assignments appropriate to skill level; applying evidence and clinical inquiry to practice; contributing to safety and quality improvement; supporting effective teamwork and appropriate use of clinical technology; and developing leadership, professional practice, and peer development. The nurse follows hospital policies, procedures, service standards, codes of conduct, and applicable regulatory and accrediting requirements.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited nursing program.
Minimum of 2 years of previous pediatric ICU and/or cardiac experience.
Registered Nurse license from the California Board of Registered Nursing.
RQI Healthcare Provider Pediatric Advanced Life Support or Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification by the American Heart Association.
RQI Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support or Basic Life Support certification by the American Heart Association.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support certification by the American Heart Association or RQI Healthcare Provider Advanced Life Support.
Ability to perform functions described in the position description addendum according to the clinical level.
Proficiency operating clinical equipment and machines, computers, and technology used in the nurse’s practice setting.

Responsibilities

Independently provide nursing care through application of the nursing process and accept accountability for the care of assigned patients.
Manage more complex patient care assignments appropriate to skill level and provide individualized, patient- and family-centered care.
Coordinate care across the continuum in collaboration with the interprofessional health care team.
Use clinical experience, patient history, current evidence, and patient and family preferences to guide and refine practice.
Participate in problem solving, conflict resolution, negotiation, and consensus-building related to patient care.
Identify safety concerns, participate in analysis of errors, and contribute to system improvements.
Participate in unit-level quality improvement design, review, and evaluation, and integrate initiatives into individual plans of care.
Collaborate effectively with inter- and intra-professional team members and contribute to team development and effectiveness.
Use clinical information systems and technology to document and plan care, support decision-making, coordinate care, and protect patient privacy.
Promote ethical nursing practice, prepare for specialty certification, participate in professional organizations, and support the development of others through precepting.
Apply leadership and systems thinking, communicate effectively, support evidence-based change, and use resources appropriately.
Guide, assist, and direct unlicensed assistive personnel as permitted by the California Nurse Practice Act and organizational policies.
Comply with hospital policies and procedures, Joint Commission requirements, safety and quality programs, and applicable regulatory and accrediting standards.