Staff Nurse II, Medical Surgical

Sutter Health•San Francisco, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is accountable for the assessment, coordination, delivery, and evaluation of nursing care, including direct patient care, patient/family education, and transitions of care in an acute patient setting. The Staff Nurse II delivers holistic and individualized care to all patients in an assigned area, developing, implementing, and coordinating a plan of care that incorporates psychological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic, and life-style factors. The role involves fostering and maintaining collaborative relationships between patients, their family/support group, physicians, and other healthcare providers through timely and effective communications. The incumbent must adhere to hospital policies, industry standards, best practices, and applicable laws and regulations to promote an optimal patient experience.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing OR RN license evidences completion of a RN program
RN-Registered Nurse for the state where care is provided
BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider
NIHSS-National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale
2 years of recent relevant experience
Demonstrated general knowledge and competence with regard to nursing theories, concepts and practices; medical terminology; anatomy; and physiology.
Working knowledge of the healthcare industry, safety precaution policies, best practices regarding patient care and privacy, and changes in local/state/federal regulations.
Possess written and verbal communications skills to explain sensitive information clearly and professionally to diverse audiences, including non-medical people.
Time management and organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize patient care, assignments and work within standardized policies, procedures, and practices to achieve objectives and meet time sensitive activities.
Basic knowledge of computer applications, such as Microsoft Office Suite (Word and Outlook).
Ability to work independently as well as be part of the team, while accomplishing multiple interventions in an ever-changing environment.
Ability to communicate and engage team members, patients and families in a variety of stressful situations.
Ability to use existing procedures and critical thinking to identify and solve routine or complex problems.
Ability to ensure the privacy of each patient’s protected health information (PHI).
Ability to build collaborative relationships with peers and other healthcare providers to achieve departmental and corporate objectives.
Ability to prioritize assignments and work within standardized policies, procedures, and scientific methods to achieve objectives and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

Assess, coordinate, deliver, and evaluate nursing care, including direct patient care, patient/family education, and transitions of care in an acute patient setting.
Deliver holistic and individualized care to all patients in an assigned area.
Develop, implement, and coordinate a plan of care that incorporates psychological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic, and life-style factors.
Foster and maintain collaborative relationships between patients, their family/support group, physicians, and other healthcare providers through timely and effective communications.
Adhere to hospital policies, industry standards, best practices, and applicable laws and regulations to promote an optimal patient experience.
Prioritize patient care, assignments, and work within standardized policies, procedures, and practices to achieve objectives and meet time sensitive activities.
Ensure the privacy of each patient’s protected health information (PHI).
Build collaborative relationships with peers and other healthcare providers to achieve departmental and corporate objectives.
Prioritize assignments and work within standardized policies, procedures, and scientific methods to achieve objectives and meet deadlines.