Staff Nurse Ii, Icu - Antioch, United States - Sutter Health

Sutter Health

Verified Company

Antioch, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Organization:

SDMC-Sutter Delta Medical Center

Position Overview:

Accountable for the assessment, coordination delivery and evaluation of nursing care, including direct patient care, patient/family education and transitions of care in an acute patient setting.

Delivers holistic and individualized care to all patients in an assigned area. Develops, implements, and coordinates a plan of care that incorporates psychological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic, and life-style factors.

Fosters and maintains collaborative relationships between patients, their family/support group, physicians, and other healthcare providers through timely and effective communications.

Adheres to hospital polices, industry standards, best practices, and applicable laws and regulations to promote an optimal patient experience.

JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES:

ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING OF PATIENT CARE:

Conducts patient and family assessment encompassing physiological, spiritual and emotional areas.
Collaborates and communicates with physicians and other members of the healthcare team to interpret, adjust, and coordinate daily patient care plan to ensure a plan of care that is patient centric with continuity of care.
Partners with peers, management and other healthcare providers to effectively streamline patient workflow, improve patient outcomes, and provide the highest care quality
Communicates patients' plan of care to coworkers and oncoming/offgoing shift and between departments.

PROVISION OF PATIENT CARE:

Provides competent, compassionate and costeffective patient care in accordance with unit, department, hospital policies, scientific principles, evidencebased nursing practice/process, nursing objectives and standards of care.
Maintains a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for each patient and their families/support group in accordance with hospital regulations.
Delegates tasks appropriately/effectively to team members based on legal scopes of practice, licensure, educational preparation, appropriate guidelines and individual capability.
Communicates with and explains treatments/activities to patient and family in a clear, open

- ended, collaborative manner showing care and concern, using teach back to ensure patient understanding of explanations, and integrating patient learning and educational needs.

Maintains mindfulness in delivery of individualized care and in communication with patients and families, with a safety focus
Performs job duties in compliance with established hospital policies and procedures, as well as local, state and federal regulations to provide the highest level of patient care.
Upholds the confidentiality of all patients protected health information (PHI) and protects all PHI from accidental, intentional or inappropriate disclosure.
Remains current in advancements, trends, and best practices related to acute care and area of specialty and in professional nursing practice.

EVALUATION OF PATIENT CARE:

Monitors patient care interventions, assesses therapies, evaluates outcomes, and intervenes as warranted.
Conducts ongoing education for patients and their families to ensure optimal patient care from admission through transitions of care.
Reassesses, evaluates and documents each patient's response to the plan of care and adjusts the plan as needed.
Reports any safety or compliance concerns via appropriate channels and participates in safety events to prevent future occurrences. Accurately documents and updates all treatment information in the patient's electronic health record (EHR).
Develops, implements, documents formal teaching and transition planning that includes the patient/family in care for identified health needs.
Verifies and helps validate competency of newly hired and/or student staff to perform special tasks of nursing care as appropriate.
Serves as a clinical resource and mentor to newly hired staff and helps orient them to the unit, as requested.
May orient other nursing and patient care support staff, special tasks of nursing care.

EDUCATION:

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE:

RN-Registered Nurse for the state where care is provided
BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider

ACLS-Advanced Cardiac Life Support

TYPICAL EXPERIENCE:

2 years of recent relevant experience

DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE:

Department:
SPA/PACU, 2 years RN with at least six months of prior experience in PACU, ED, or ICU in a multiple specialty acute care facility within the last two years

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:

Demonstrated general knowledge and competence with regard to nursing theories, concepts and practices; medical terminology; anatomy; and physiology.

Working knowledge of the healthcare industry, safety precaution policies, best practices regarding patient care and privacy, and changes in local/state/federal regulations.

Possess written and verbal communications skills to explain sensit