Call Required)

Stanford Health Care•Palo Alto, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse (CN) 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 CN carries out the nursing process by assessing patients, interpreting data, planning, implementing, and evaluating care, coordinating with other providers, and teaching patients and families to manage care and prevent complications. The nurse partners with families to provide family-centered care and monitors the quality of nursing care. The CN is responsible for professional development, including maintaining licensure, Basic Life Support certification, and current knowledge of the assigned patient population, and contributes to the nursing profession by teaching and sharing expertise. This operating room position supports General Surgery, GU/GYN, and Hepatobiliary Transplant (kidney and liver), with scrub and circulate responsibilities. The schedule is 1.0 FTE/full-time with rotating 10-hour shifts, and call is required. The role is based at Stanford Health Care.

Requirements

Registered Nurse state licensure and/or compact state licensure.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Ability to communicate effectively in English.
Availability for rotating 10-hour shifts and required call.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain therapeutic relationships with patients and families, provide emotional support and information, and help patients participate in recovery and their plan of care.
Collect and interpret assessment data, determine nursing diagnoses, and monitor patient status according to stability and clinical needs.
Collaborate with patients, families, and the health care 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 teach other staff members.
Recognize rapidly changing situations and activate emergency protocols when needed.
Monitor nursing practices for patient and employee safety and compliance with standards and policies, and identify opportunities for improvement.
Set priorities, delegate appropriately, and seek assistance as needed to manage competing requests and work expectations.
Contribute to team building, unit programs, meetings, and positive morale; use constructive conflict-resolution skills.
Use available technology for communication, documentation, and locating clinical information.
Contribute to the knowledge and skills of nursing staff through teaching, Shared Governance participation, publications, or presentations.
Maintain current nursing knowledge and competence through lifelong learning.
Communicate effectively, demonstrate professional leadership, and evaluate personal practice against professional standards and applicable regulations.
Provide operating room scrub and circulate services for General Surgery, GU/GYN, and hepatobiliary transplant cases.