Clinical Nurse (RN), ICU Cardiothoracic Surgery (J2) - 12HR Days .90

Stanford Health Care•Stanford, CA

5d•$96 - $111•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse is a registered nurse who provides hands-on, evidence-based patient care within the California Nursing Practice Act, regulatory requirements, standards of care, and hospital policies. The role includes completing the nursing process: assessing patients, interpreting data, planning, implementing and evaluating care, coordinating with other providers, and educating patients and families to support self-management and prevent complications. The Clinical Nurse partners with families to provide family-centered care, monitors the quality of nursing care, and is responsible for professional development, licensure, Basic Life Support certification, and maintaining current knowledge of the assigned patient population. The nurse also contributes to the profession through teaching and sharing expertise. The position is in J2, a 24-bed Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit at Stanford Health Care that cares for a diverse group of critically ill patients with complex medical and surgical conditions. Nurses use specialized skills, procedures, and devices in a dynamic teaching-hospital environment. Commonly used devices include CRRT, IABP, LVAD, RVAD, Impella, and ECMO. Care is delivered through collaboration among a multidisciplinary team. Stanford Nursing describes its practice as evidence-based and patient-centered, emphasizing professional growth, career advancement, access to healthcare technologies and innovations, and work-life balance. Stanford Nursing uses the ANCC Magnet Model as a framework for clinical, operational, and leadership practice and incorporates Watson Caring Science into nursing practice. The role is represented by CRONA, an independent union for registered nurses at Stanford Health Care and Lucile Packard Children's Health Stanford. ACLS may be required by the assigned cost center; applicants are directed to AskHR for the list of cost centers requiring it. The role is onsite in Palo Alto, California, and is listed as 0.9 FTE, full time, on a 12-hour day schedule.

Requirements

Two years of Cardiovascular ICU experience.
Ability to communicate effectively in English.
American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
American Heart Association Advanced Life Support (ACLS) certification; the posting notes that ACLS may be required by the cost center in which the position resides.
California Registered Nurse (RN) license.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain therapeutic relationships with patients and families, support comfort and emotional needs, provide information, and guide them through illness, recovery, or end-of-life care in accordance with their goals and culture.
Support patients' participation in recovery and control over their plan of care by mobilizing their strengths and abilities.
Collect accurate, relevant assessment data; interpret findings; determine nursing diagnoses; and monitor and evaluate data at a frequency appropriate to patient stability.
Collaborate with patients, families, and the healthcare team to develop individualized plans of care.
Safely implement nursing and medical interventions, evaluate their effectiveness, and monitor for adverse responses and side effects.
Assess patient and family learning needs and readiness, and teach information needed for self-care and illness prevention, adapting instruction to patient responses, developmental level, condition, and cultural variations.
Teach other staff members formally or informally, including through roles such as preceptor or super-user.
Recognize rapidly changing clinical situations, respond appropriately, and activate emergency protocols when needed.
Monitor own practices and assist in monitoring others for patient and employee safety and compliance with standards and policies; identify opportunities for improvement.
Set priorities, integrate multiple requests and work expectations, delegate appropriately, and seek assistance as needed.
Participate in unit programs and meetings, contribute to team building and positive morale, and use constructive conflict-resolution skills.
Learn and use available technology for communication, documentation, and locating clinical information.
Contribute to nursing staff knowledge and skills through teaching, Shared Governance participation, professional publications, or presentations.
Maintain current nursing knowledge and competence, pursue lifelong learning, and evaluate own practice against professional standards, guidelines, statutes, rules, and regulations.
Communicate effectively in varied formats and demonstrate leadership in the professional practice setting and the nursing profession.
Follow Stanford Health Care's C-I-CARE patient-experience principles: anticipate patient needs, guide patients toward better outcomes, and coordinate the complexity of care.