Clinical Nurse (RN), ICU Medicine (M4) - 12HR Nights Job at Stanford Health Care (Palo Alto)

Job Responsibility

The Helping Role Establishes Therapeutic Relationships: Creates and maintains a climate conducive to healing through being present to the patient and family, identifying and managing discomforts
providing emotional support and information
guiding the patient and family through phases of illness and recovery/passage to death and in accordance with the patient's goals and culture. Mobilizes the patient's strengths and abilities towards participation in recovery and control over plan of care
Diagnostic and Monitoring Functions: Obtains accurate and relevant assessment data and interprets the data as normal vs abnormal. Determines nursing diagnosis. Monitors and evaluates data as frequently as needed based on stability
Plans and Implements Therapeutic Interventions: Collaborates with the patient, family and members of health care team to develop an individualized plan of care. Implements nursing and medical interventions safely. Evaluates effectiveness of interventions and monitors patient for adverse responses and side effects
Teaching and Coaching, Patient and Staff Teaching: Assesses a patient's and family's learning needs and readiness to learn. Teaches needed information for self-care and illness prevention. Adjusts information and expectations based on responses from patient, developmental levels, physiological and psychological condition, and cultural variations. Teaches other staff members both incidentally and/or through formal roles such as preceptor or super-user
Effective Management of Rapidly Changing Situations: Ability to rapidly grasp problem situations and respond quickly and appropriately. Identifies the need for and activates emergency protocols
Monitors and Ensures Quality Healthcare Practices: Monitors own practices and assists in monitoring others for practices related to patient and employee safety and compliance to standards and policies. Looks for opportunities for continual improvement in patient care and the work environment
Organization and Work Role Functions: Integrates multiple requests and work expectations by setting priorities, delegating tasks appropriately, and seeking assistance as needed
Priorities: Contributes to team building through participation in unit programs and meetings
contributes to positive morale, using constructive and effective conflict resolution skills
Management and Delegation: Learns and utilizes the available technology for communication, documentation, and locating information regarding unusual clinical situations, diagnosis, and treatments
Contributes to the knowledge and skill of other members of the nursing staff through one or more activities such as formal or informal teaching, participation on Shared Governance groups, professional publications and/or presentations
Education: Attains knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice. Demonstrates commitment to lifelong learning
Communication: Communicates effectively in a variety of formats in all areas of practice
Leadership: Demonstrates leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession
Professional Practice Evaluation: Evaluates own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines, relevant statutes, rules and regulations

Requirements

Able to communicate effectively in English
Minimum 1.5 years (18 months) of recent ICU (dedicated unit-based) experience required
2 years’ (24 months) experience in a Medical ICU setting strongly preferred
AHA BLS from the American Heart Association
AHA ACLS from the American Heart Association
Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of California

What we offer

Magnet Designated
SHC Professional Practice Model (PPM)
Caritas
Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $96.35 - $111.14 per hour

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