Kappaalphapsi1911
Staff Nurse II Float (Med/Surg Float - Unit 1)
Kappaalphapsi1911, San Rafael, California, United States, 94911
# Staff Nurse II Float (Med/Surg Float - Unit 1)San Rafael, CAFull-Time# Staff Nurse II Float (Med/Surg Float - Unit 1)San Rafael, CAFull-TimeOct 12, 2025Healthcare Services**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.
**Basic Qualifications:** Experience
* Three (3) years of experience as a Staff Nurse and demonstrated certifications and competency in bed units of assignment as outlined.
* Six months recent (within the last 3 years) experience in an acute care setting.
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)* Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 6 months of hire* 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.
* Training in chemotherapy, neurosurgery, telemetry or other specialties may be required once hired. Basic Arrhythmia recognition skills are required.**Preferred Qualifications:**
PDN-a017c1f9-be3b-4ffb-8aa5-777cadb486ca**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 #J-18808-Ljbffr
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.
**Basic Qualifications:** Experience
* Three (3) years of experience as a Staff Nurse and demonstrated certifications and competency in bed units of assignment as outlined.
* Six months recent (within the last 3 years) experience in an acute care setting.
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)* Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 6 months of hire* 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.
* Training in chemotherapy, neurosurgery, telemetry or other specialties may be required once hired. Basic Arrhythmia recognition skills are required.**Preferred Qualifications:**
PDN-a017c1f9-be3b-4ffb-8aa5-777cadb486ca**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 #J-18808-Ljbffr