Description
The Staff Nurse (SN) II is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame. The SN II provides care to patients via the therapeutic use of self, the nursing process, the environment and instrumentation, and other health care team members.
Should you be awarded this position, prior to the completion of the realignment across Northern California, there is a very slight chance that at the end of the realignment you may be displaced from your position by a more senior RN who has not secured a position during the realignment. This potentially may impact your shift, scheduled hours, unit or location in which you accepted a position. We anticipate that this scenario is highly unlikely, but if it should happen, you would be afforded rights under the realignment agreement to include first preference for position vacancies for which you are qualified
Should you be awarded this position, prior to the completion of the realignment across Northern California, there is a very slight chance that at the end of the realignment you may be displaced from your position by a more senior RN who has not secured a position during the realignment. This potentially may impact your shift, scheduled hours, unit or location in which you accepted a position. We anticipate that this scenario is highly unlikely, but if it should happen, you would be afforded rights under the realignment agreement to include first preference for position vacancies for which you are qualified
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
- Minimum of 6 months experience. See job duties for specific experience requirements for specialty units. PICU - One year recent (within the last 3 years) experience in Pediatric Critical Care. Current PALS certification required. Chemotherapy and/or Procedural Sedation competency may be required. May be expected to cross train to at least one other Maternal Child Health/Family Centered Care area with appropriate certifications. SPECIALITY AREAS - 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.
- 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 and either
- 2000 hours of RN experience in clinical area of specialty from a licensed acute care facility within three (3) years of graduation; or
- graduate of an accredited licensed vocational nursing program that includes clinical student experience in acute care and has worked 2000 hours as an licensed vocational nurse within the clinical area of specialty within three (3) years before graduation or currently enrolled in an accredited entry level MSN program and has completed pre-licensure requirements to practice nursing.
- Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in California.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for health care providers.
- 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.
