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Staff - Level II Registered Nurse (RN) - Float NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care - $85-101 per hour

Kaiser Permanente
Santa Clara, CA, US
$85-$101 an hour
Full-time

Kaiser Permanente is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Float NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care Level II for a nursing job in Santa Clara, California.

Job Description & Requirements

  • Specialty : NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care
  • Discipline : RN
  • Duration : Ongoing
  • 32 hours per week
  • Shift : 8 hours, evenings
  • Employment Type : Staff

Job Summary :

The Registered Nurse (RN) II is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame.

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.

Essential Responsibilities :

Performs assessment / data collection in an on-going systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual and cognitive status;

also nutrition, pain, patient / family education, family involvement and patient advocacy.

  • Formulates a goal-directed plan of care when and where appropriate to do so.
  • Implements care in a 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 acts to meet them.
  • Demonstrates an awareness of and sensitivity to patient / family rights, age specific needs, cultural and ethical beliefs.
  • Provides / coordinates care for patients / patient populations.
  • Establishes effective working relationships with members of the health care team, patients, and families.
  • Acknowledges staff rights and cultural and ethical beliefs.
  • Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties of health care team members.
  • Evaluates effectiveness of care given by health care team members.
  • Utilizes effective communication methods and skills, following lines of authority, as appropriate.
  • 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 responsibility and accountability for own professional practice.
  • Participates regularly in staff development activities for unit and department 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.
  • Participates in nursing research activities as requested.
  • Identifies and solves problems effectively.
  • Demonstrates a service philosophy in all interactions with patients, families, and all members of the health care team.
  • Provides data for staffing decisions and demonstrates flexibility in the resolution of staffing issues; demonstrates flexibility when floating to other units upon requests.
  • Demonstrates proficiency in the use of computers and telecommunication modalities in documenting, tracking and conveying information.

Ability to navigate in a windows environment, utilizing a mouse and the ability to learn electronic medical record system application.

  • Perform other related duties as necessary.
  • Formulates a goal-directed plan of care that is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes.
  • Identifies patient / family learning needs and implements appropriate measures.
  • Demonstrates sound knowledge base and actions in the care of a designated patient population.
  • Participates regularly in staff development activities for unit and Department of Nursing personnel.
  • Documents patient care and unit activities in a timely, accurate, and concise manner.
  • If no qualified candidate, may be willing to train in the specialty areas listed below. Candidates in training are required to obtain appropriate certifications within 6 months of hire or transfer into unit.

NCALRN

Basic Qualifications : Experience

  • Three (3) years of experience as a Staff Nurse and demonstrated certifications and competency in bed units of assignment as outlined.
  • One year recent (within the last 3 years) experience in Neonatal Level III nursery.

Education

  • High School Diploma / GED
  • Graduate of an accredited registered nursing program and completion of the current hours required by the BRN of RN student clinical experience;
  • OR Graduate of registered nursing program and either : 1) 2000 hours of RN experience in clinical area of specialty from a licensed acute care facility within three (3) years of graduation;

or 2) graduate of an accredited licensed vocational nursing program that includes clinical student experience in acute care and has worked 2000 hours as a licensed vocational nurse within the clinical area of specialty within three (3) years before graduation

or (3) currently enrolled in an accredited entry level MSN program and has completed pre-licensure requirements to practice nursing.

License, Certification, Registration

  • Registered Nurse License (California)
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program
  • Basic Life Support

Additional Requirements :

  • Demonstrated knowledge of the RN scope of practice
  • Demonstrated commitment to service orientation (members, staff, providers)
  • Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills (in English)
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Also refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.
  • May expected to cross train to at least 1 other Maternal Child Health / Family Centered Care area with appropriate certifications.

Preferred Qualifications :

Kaiser Permanente Job ID #1300429. Posted job title : Staff Nurse Ii Float - Level Iii Nicu

About Kaiser Permanente

At the heart of health care, you'll find Kaiser Permanente. As the nations leading not-for-profit, integrated health plan, we make a difference in the lives of members, patients, and communities across the country.

With 39 hospitals and more than 734 locations in eight states and the District of Columbia, we proudly serve more than 12.

7 million members from coast to coast. Whether you choose to join a hospital in the Northwest, a clinic in Southern California, or a medical office in the Mid-Atlantic, we have many opportunities for you to shape the future of care.

Our teams are empowered to advance impactful and extraordinary care for all by pioneering health outcomes, encouraging diverse viewpoints, and creating new opportunities for learning and advancement.

This covers more than our members and our employees; it also reaches far into our communities. Together, we're proudly working as one for a healthier today and tomorrow.

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