Staff Nurse II, Medical Surgical Telemetry Orthopedics

Sutter Health•San Francisco, CA

About The Position

The Staff Nurse II is accountable for assessing, coordinating, delivering, and evaluating nursing care in an acute patient setting. This includes direct patient care, patient and family education, and care transitions. The nurse delivers holistic, individualized care to patients in an assigned area and develops, implements, and coordinates care plans that account for psychological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic, and lifestyle factors. The role fosters collaborative relationships among patients, their families or support groups, physicians, and other healthcare providers through timely, effective communication. The nurse adheres to hospital policies, industry standards, best practices, and applicable laws and regulations to promote an optimal patient experience. Employees may handle hazardous or potentially hazardous drugs as part of their work, including managing, storing, preparing, receiving, unpacking, transporting, disposing of, or administering them in accordance with NIOSH and USP 800 guidelines. This is a regular, non-exempt, part-time position with evening shifts, variable days, rotating weekends, and 32 weekly hours. Benefits are offered.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, or an RN license that evidences completion of an RN program.
Current Registered Nurse (RN) license for the state where care is provided.
Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider certification.
General knowledge and competence in nursing theories, concepts, and practices; medical terminology; anatomy; and physiology.
Working knowledge of the healthcare industry, safety precaution policies, patient-care and privacy best practices, and applicable regulatory changes.
Written and verbal communication skills to explain sensitive information clearly and professionally to diverse audiences, including non-medical people.
Time-management and organizational skills, including prioritizing patient care and assignments and meeting time-sensitive activities.
Basic knowledge of computer applications such as Microsoft Word and Outlook.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team while managing multiple interventions in a changing environment.
Ability to communicate with and engage team members, patients, and families in stressful situations.
Ability to use established procedures and critical thinking to identify and solve routine or complex problems.
Ability to build collaborative relationships with peers and other healthcare providers to meet departmental and corporate objectives.

Responsibilities

Assess, coordinate, deliver, and evaluate nursing care, including direct patient care, patient and family education, and transitions of care.
Deliver holistic, individualized care to patients in an assigned area.
Develop, implement, and coordinate plans of care that incorporate psychological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic, and lifestyle factors.
Maintain collaborative relationships with patients, their families or support groups, physicians, and other healthcare providers through timely and effective communication.
Adhere to hospital policies, industry standards, best practices, and applicable laws and regulations.
Protect the privacy of patients’ protected health information.
Handle hazardous or potentially hazardous drugs as required, following NIOSH and USP 800 guidelines.