Call Required)

Stanford Health Care•Palo Alto, CA

4d•$96 - $111

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 nurse performs 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 families to deliver family-centered care and monitors the quality of nursing care provided. The role is in the Operating Room, serving General Surgery, GU/GYN, and Hepatobiliary Transplant (kidney and liver), with scrub and circulate responsibilities. The position requires call and works 10-hour rotating shifts. The Clinical Nurse is responsible for professional development, including licensure, Basic Life Support certification, and maintaining current knowledge of the assigned patient population. The nurse also contributes to the nursing profession by teaching others and sharing expertise within the unit or hospital. The role includes establishing therapeutic relationships; assessing and monitoring patients; developing and implementing individualized interventions; teaching patients, families, and staff; responding appropriately to rapidly changing situations; supporting quality and safety; prioritizing and delegating work; using technology for communication and documentation; contributing to team building and professional development; and evaluating practice against professional standards and applicable regulations. Employees are expected to uphold Stanford Health Care’s C-I-CARE patient-experience standards and support patient-centered care through anticipating needs, guiding patients and families, and coordinating care.

Requirements

Able to communicate effectively in English.
BLS (Basic Life Support) certification.
RN state licensure and/or compact state licensure.
ACLS may be required by the assigned Cost Center.
Maintain current professional knowledge regarding the assigned patient population.
Work 10-hour rotating shifts and participate in call.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Establish therapeutic relationships with patients and families, support healing, manage discomfort, provide emotional support and information, and respect patient goals and culture.
Mobilize patients’ strengths and abilities to support participation in recovery and control over the plan of care.
Obtain and interpret assessment data, determine nursing diagnoses, and monitor and evaluate patients according to their 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 learning needs and readiness, teach patients and families about self-care and illness prevention, and tailor teaching to individual circumstances.
Teach other staff members, including through formal or informal roles such as preceptor or super-user.
Recognize rapidly changing situations and activate emergency protocols when needed.
Monitor personal practice and assist in monitoring others for patient and employee safety and compliance with standards and policies.
Identify opportunities to improve patient care and the work environment.
Set priorities, delegate tasks appropriately, integrate multiple requests, and seek assistance as needed.
Contribute to team building and positive morale through participation in unit programs and meetings and constructive conflict resolution.
Use available technology for communication, documentation, and locating clinical information.
Contribute to nursing staff knowledge and skills through teaching, Shared Governance, publications, or presentations.
Maintain current nursing knowledge and competence, communicate effectively, demonstrate leadership, and evaluate practice against applicable standards and regulations.
Provide Operating Room scrub and circulate services for General Surgery, GU/GYN, and Hepatobiliary Transplant cases.
Deliver patient-centered care in accordance with Stanford Health Care’s C-I-CARE standards.