SLH RN II
Company: Alameda Health System
Location: San Leandro
Posted on: January 25, 2023
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Job Description:
Summary SUMMARY: Under general supervision, the SLH Registered
Nurse II provides nursing care to patients, including medications
and treatment. Plans, implements, and evaluates patient care and
performs related duties as required. The Registered Nurse II level
is the journey level class where incumbents have had the required
professional nursing experience and are capable of independently
performing the full range of clinical nursing services involving
patient care. Registered Nurse II's may supervise the work of
professional and paraprofessional staff of the unit to which
assigned. DUTIES & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: NOTE: The following are
the duties performed by employees in this classification, however,
employees may perform other related duties at an equivalent level.
Not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each individual
in the 1. - Accompanies, assists, and represents the needs of
patients to other providers. 2. - Accurately provide care with
respect to medication administration, skin and wound care, ADL's
and other essential patient care related activities. 3. - Develops,
implements, evaluates and makes modifications in the nursing care
plan; prepares required records and reports. 4. - Gathers and
assess information about patients to meet nursing needs; assists
and consults with physician in the performance of procedures and
diagnostic tests; contracts physicians and/or other departments to
obtain or provide patient information. 5. - May provide oversight
to staff who monitor telemetry systems; alerts primary nurse of
changes in underlying rhythms and of any life threatening
arrhythmias that may develop; interprets and posts telemetry strips
at the hours specified; admits and discharges patients with
telemetry units as appropriate. 6. - Organizes, supervises, makes
adjustments and accepts responsibility for the quality of care
provided patients by co-workers for a given work period; at the
level II assumes responsibility as a team leader or a charge nurse
when assigned. 7. - Participates in promoting a healthful, safe,
and therapeutic environment for patient and families; set up and
controls the environment essential for infection control. 8. -
Participates in the implementation of patient care standards,
infection control standards and quality assurance criteria; assist
with conducting studies; participates in unit and other meetings.
9. - Provides and evaluates patient care established standards and
criteria in conformity with the nursing care plan. Monitors
patients for significant and critical changes and initiates
procedures as required; documents care given according to set
standards and at required intervals. Interprets and explains
procedures, regimens, and services to patients and families;
teaches patients and family members health care and disease
prevention techniques. Prepares patients and/or area for procedures
and operations; assists physicians; uses instruments and equipment
related to the area of assignment. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: -Graduate of an accredited Nursing program required;
Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred. -
Minimum Experience: Six months experience as a Registered Nurse I
with AHS or the equivalent of one year full time recent experience
at a comparable level in a minimum 100-bed hospital or in the area
of specialty; (if experience is not recent, completion of an
approved refresher course may be acceptable).
Required Licenses/Certifications: Valid license to practice as a
Registered Nurse in the State of California.
Required Licenses/Certifications: ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life
Support Certification - issued by AHA American Heart Association
may be required per unit/department specialty according to patient
care policies.
Required Licenses/Certifications: BLS - Basic Life Support
Certification issued by the American Heart Association. - Other
advanced life support certifications may be required per
unit/department specialty according to patient care policies.
Required Licenses/Certifications: CPI -Crisis Prevention
Intervention Training (required for positions in the Emergency
Department).
Required Licenses/Certifications: PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life
Support Certification- AHA American Heart Association (Required for
Emergency Department).
Preferred Licenses/Certifications: - CCRN - Critical Care
Registered Nurse is preferred.
Preferred Licenses/Certifications: - -CEN - Certified Emergency
Nurse is preferred (for positions in the Emergency Department). San
Leandro Hospital
SLH Med Surg Second Floor
Part Time
Night
Nursing
FTE: 0.6
Keywords: Alameda Health System, San Leandro , SLH RN II, Healthcare , San Leandro, California
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