Clinical Nurse (RN) - Pre-Post Care 500P (0.9 FTE/Full-Time, 12-Hour Rotating Shifts, On-Call Required)

Stanford Health Care•Stanford, CA

7d•$96 - $111•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse is a registered nurse who provides hands-on, evidence-based patient care within the scope of the California Nursing Practice Act, regulatory requirements, standards of care, and hospital policies. The role carries out all steps of the nursing process: assessing patients, interpreting data, planning, implementing, and evaluating care, coordinating with other providers, and teaching patients and families how to manage care and prevent complications. The nurse partners with patients’ families where possible and considers the whole care context to provide family-centered care, while monitoring the quality of nursing care provided. The Clinical Nurse is responsible for professional development, including maintaining licensure and Basic Life Support certification and keeping current with knowledge relevant to the assigned patient population. As a member of the nursing profession, the nurse contributes through activities such as teaching others and sharing expertise within the unit or hospital. This role is onsite at Stanford Health Care in Palo Alto and is listed as 0.9 FTE/full-time, with rotating 12-hour shifts and on-call requirements.

Requirements

Current RN registered nurse state licensure and/or compact state licensure.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Ability to communicate effectively in English.
Commitment to maintaining professional knowledge and competence relevant to the assigned patient population.
Compliance with Stanford Health Care C-I-CARE standards for patient-, family-, and colleague-centered interactions.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited college or university is preferred.

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain therapeutic relationships with patients and families, foster a healing environment, address discomfort, provide emotional support and information, and guide patients and families through illness, recovery, or end-of-life care in accordance with patient goals and culture.
Mobilize patients’ strengths and abilities to support participation in recovery and control over their care plan.
Gather and interpret assessment data, determine nursing diagnoses, and monitor patients according to their stability and needs.
Collaborate with patients, families, and healthcare team members to develop individualized care plans; implement nursing and medical interventions safely; and evaluate effectiveness and monitor for adverse responses.
Assess patient and family learning needs and readiness, teach self-care and illness-prevention information, and adapt instruction to individual responses, development, health, and cultural needs.
Teach other staff members informally or through formal roles such as preceptor or super-user.
Recognize rapidly changing situations, respond promptly and appropriately, and activate emergency protocols when needed.
Monitor personal practice and assist with monitoring others for patient and employee safety and compliance with standards and policies; identify opportunities for improvement.
Set priorities, delegate tasks appropriately, integrate competing requests, and seek assistance as needed.
Contribute to team building, unit programs, meetings, positive morale, and constructive conflict resolution.
Use available technology for communication, documentation, and locating information about unusual clinical situations, diagnoses, and treatments.
Contribute to other nursing staff members’ knowledge and skills through teaching, Shared Governance participation, publications, or presentations.
Maintain knowledge and competence reflecting current nursing practice and demonstrate commitment to lifelong learning.
Communicate effectively in a variety of formats and demonstrate leadership in the professional practice setting and profession.
Evaluate own nursing practice against professional standards and guidelines and applicable statutes, rules, and regulations.
Follow Stanford Health Care’s C-I-CARE standards and experience pillars: Know Me, Show Me the Way, and Coordinate for Me.