DEPARTMENT: Med/Surg SCHEDULE: On-call EDUCATION/ LICENSE/CERTIFICATE: High School Diploma/GED, Current California RN License, BLS & ACLS within 6 months of hire preferred.

QUALIFICATIONS: Preferred Qualifications: Current License to practice as a Registered Nurse in California, Six (6) months experience as a Registered Nurse, Demonstrated knowledge of the RN scope of practice, Demonstrated commitment to service orientation (members, staff, patients), Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills (in English) Good interpersonal skills, 6 months recent (within the last 5 years) experience in an acute care setting.

Training in chemotherapy, neurosurgery care, and/or telemetry may be required once hired.

SKILLS TESTING: N/A POSITION SUMMARY: The Registered Nurse (RN) II is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated timeframe.

The RN II provides care to patients via the therapeutic use of self, the nursing process, the environment and instrumentation, and other health care team members.

DUTIES: Performs assessment/data collection in an ongoing systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual and cognitive status; also pain, patient/family education, family involvement and patient advocacy.

Formulates a goal-directed plan of care that is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes.

Implements care in thorough, skillful, consistent, and continuous manner.

Establishes priorities or patient care based on essential patient needs and available unit resources of time, personnel, equipment, and supplies.

Identifies patient/family learning needs and implements appropriate measures.

Documents patient care and unit activities in a timely, accurate and concise manner.

Demonstrates an awareness of and sensitivity to patient/family rights, age specific needs, cultural and ethical beliefs.

Demonstrates knowledge of and applies safety principles as identified within the institution.

Performs efficiently in emergency patient care situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons, and documenting events.

Demonstrates sound knowledge base and actions in the care of a designated patient population.

Demonstrates responsibility an accountability for own professional practice.

Participates regularly in staff development activities for unit and Department of nursing personnel.

Demonstrates knowledge of legal issues, including patient confidentiality and risk management in all aspects of patient care and unit functioning.

Participates in unit and Department performance Improvement activities as directed.

Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties of health care team members.

Utilizes effective communication methods and skills, following lines of authority, as appropriate.

Demonstrates a service philosophy in all interactions with patients, families, and all members of the health care team.

Establishes effective working relationships with members of the health care team, patients, and families.

Acknowledges staff rights and cultural and ethical beliefs.

Provides data for staffing decisions and demonstrates flexibility in the resolution of staffing issues; demonstrates flexibility when floating to other units upon request.

Identifies and solves problems effectively.

Participates in nursing research activities as requested.

Perform other related duties as necessary.

To apply, please send resume to Connie.

Warner [at] kp [dot] org [dot] Connie Warner, Expert Recruitment Consultant NCAL Recruitment Services Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. 280 W.

MacArthur Blvd.

Oakland, California 94611 Phone: (510) 752-2023 /Tie Line: 8-492 Fax: (510) 752-7481 / Tie Line: 8-492 Cell: (510) 407-4737

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