Clinical Nurse II - Pediatric CVICU

Stanford Medicine Children's Health•Palo Alto, CA

6d•$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 independently provides patient care through the nursing process and accepts accountability for assigned patients, who may range from infancy to adulthood. The role involves delivering individualized care that considers patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, educational, safety, and age-appropriate needs, while coordinating care with the interprofessional team across the continuum. The Clinical Nurse II manages more complex patient care assignments appropriate to their skill level and demonstrates competencies in patient and family centered care, evidence-based practice and research, safety, continuous quality improvement, teamwork, technology and informatics, professionalism, and leadership. The nurse seeks feedback while assuming leadership roles, provides constructive feedback to improve clinical practice, and complies with regulatory and accrediting standards as well as hospital policies, Service Standards, and Code of Conduct. This position is in the Pediatric Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford. The 36-bed CVICU cares for critically ill infants, children, adolescents, and adults with congenital or acquired heart disease. The unit provides advanced cardiac therapies, including heart failure treatments, heart transplants, ventricular assist devices, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Care is delivered in a high-technology environment with a focus on family-centered support.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited nursing program.
At least 1 year of RN experience in pediatric critical care, or 2 years of RN experience in neonatal or adult critical care, or 2 years of RN experience in pediatric or adult cardiac acute care.
Current Registered Nurse license issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or RQI Healthcare Provider Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification.
Basic Life Support (BLS) or RQI Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support certification.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) or RQI Healthcare Provider Advanced Life Support certification.
Ability to perform position functions according to the clinical level.
Proficiency operating clinical equipment and machines, computers, and technology used in the nurse’s practice setting.

Responsibilities

Independently provide and take accountability for nursing care of assigned patients using the nursing process.
Manage complex patient care assignments appropriate to the nurse’s skill level.
Provide compassionate, coordinated, patient- and family-centered care that respects patient preferences, values, and needs.
Coordinate care with the interprofessional health care team across the continuum.
Use current evidence, clinical expertise, and patient and family preferences to guide practice; identify clinical questions and communicate when policies or guidelines may need revision.
Serve as a resource for safety concerns, participate in analyzing errors, and contribute to system improvements.
Participate in unit-level quality improvement design, review, and evaluation, and integrate quality initiatives into patient care.
Collaborate effectively with interprofessional and intraprofessional teams, support team development, and contribute to discussions about patient care and the work environment.
Use clinical information systems and technology to document, plan, coordinate, and anticipate care; support clear, concise, and timely documentation and patient privacy.
Promote ethical nursing practice, lifelong learning, professional standards, and the development of others through precepting and constructive feedback.
Apply leadership and systems thinking to evidence-based problem solving, change, conflict management, and appropriate resource allocation.
Use materials and supplies judiciously and help prevent damage, misuse, or loss of equipment.
Guide, assist, and direct unlicensed assistive personnel as permitted by the California Nurse Practice Act and organizational policies.