Full-Time, 8-Hour Rotating Shifts)

Stanford Health Care•Palo Alto, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse (CN) is a Registered Nurse (RN) who delivers direct patient care in an evidence-based manner, adhering to the California Nursing Practice Act, regulatory requirements, standards of care, and hospital policies. This role encompasses the full nursing process, including patient assessment, data interpretation, care planning, implementation, and evaluation, as well as coordinating care with other providers and educating patients and families on managing their care and preventing complications. The CN collaborates with the patient's family to provide family-centered care and continuously monitors the quality of nursing care. Professional development, including maintaining licensure, Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, and current knowledge of the assigned patient population, is a key responsibility. Clinical Nurses also contribute to the nursing profession through teaching and sharing expertise within the unit or hospital. The Clinical Nurse (RN) job classification is represented by the Committee for Recognition of Nursing Achievement (CRONA), an independent union for Registered Nurses at Stanford Health Care and Lucile Packard Children's Health Stanford. Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification may be required depending on the specific cost center.

Requirements

Able to communicate effectively in English.
Current American Heart Association Certification for Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers
CA-RN (Registered Nurse)
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification may be required by the cost center in which the position resides.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Establishes Therapeutic Relationships: Creates and maintains a climate conducive to healing through being present to the patient and family, identifying and managing discomforts; providing emotional support and information; guiding the patient and family through phases of illness and recovery/passage to death and in accordance with the patient's goals and culture. Mobilizes the patient's strengths and abilities towards participation in recovery and control over plan of care.
Diagnostic and Monitoring Functions: Obtains accurate and relevant assessment data and interprets the data as normal vs abnormal. Determines nursing diagnosis. Monitors and evaluates data as frequently as needed based on stability.
Plans and Implements Therapeutic Interventions: Collaborates with the patient, family and members of health care team to develop an individualized plan of care. Implements nursing and medical interventions safely. Evaluates effectiveness of interventions and monitors patient for adverse responses and side effects.
Teaching and Coaching, Patient and Staff Teaching: Assesses a patient's and family's learning needs and readiness to learn. Teaches needed information for self-care and illness prevention. Adjusts information and expectations based on responses from patient, developmental levels, physiological and psychological condition, and cultural variations. Teaches other staff members both incidentally and/or through formal roles such as preceptor or super-user.
Effective Management of Rapidly Changing Situations: Ability to rapidly grasp problem situations and respond quickly and appropriately. Identifies the need for and activates emergency protocols.
Monitors and Ensures Quality Healthcare Practices: Monitors own practices and assists in monitoring others for practices related to patient and employee safety and compliance to standards and policies. Looks for opportunities for continual improvement in patient care and the work environment.
Organization and Work Role Functions: Integrates multiple requests and work expectations by setting priorities, delegating tasks appropriately, and seeking assistance as needed.
Priorities: Contributes to team building through participation in unit programs and meetings; contributes to positive morale, using constructive and effective conflict resolution skills.
Management and Delegation: Learns and utilizes the available technology for communication, documentation, and locating information regarding unusual clinical situations, diagnosis, and treatments.
Contributes to the knowledge and skill of other members of the nursing staff through one or more activities such as formal or informal teaching, participation on Shared Governance groups, professional publications and/or presentations.
Education: Attains knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice. Demonstrates commitment to lifelong learning.
Communication: Communicates effectively in a variety of formats in all areas of practice.
Leadership: Demonstrates leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession.
Professional Practice Evaluation: Evaluates own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines, relevant statutes, rules and regulations.