Staff Nurse II - Labor & Delivery

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 :

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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.

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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

One

year recent experience (within the last 3 years) in L&D or

completion of a KP Labor & Delivery Training Program within the

past 12

months.

Education

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High School

Diploma / GED

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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

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or

(3) currently enrolled in an accredited entry level MSN program and

has completed pre-licensure requirements to practice

nursing.

License,

Certification, Registration

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Registered Nurse License

(California)

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Basic Life

Support

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Neonatal

Resuscitation

Program

Additional

Requirements :

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Demonstrated knowledge of the RN scope of

practice

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Demonstrated commitment to service

orientation (members, staff,

providers)

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Demonstrated effective written and oral

communication skills (in

English)

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Good interpersonal

skills

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Also refer to Position Specifications

outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining

agreement.

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Current

ACLS certification may be required in some units. Successful

completion of a Fetal Monitoring Interpretation Competency within

the first three months of hire may be required. May be expected to

cross train to at least 1 other Maternal Child Health / Family

Centered Care area with appropriate certifications. Must complete

circulating and recovery competencies as required. Willingness to

scrub may be

required.

Preferred

Qualifications : Experience

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Completion

of AWHONN L&D course preferred.

Successful

completion of advanced fetal monitoring course preferred within the

last 2

years.

#ncalrn

PrimaryLocation

: California,Modesto,Modesto Medical Center

HoursPerWeek

: 32

Shift : Evening

Workdays : Week1 : Sun,

Wed, Thu, Fri Week 2 : Mon, Tue, Wed,

Sat

WorkingHoursStart : 03 : 00

PM

WorkingHoursEnd : 11 : 30 PM

Job Schedule : Part-time

Job Type : Standard

Employee Status : Regular

Employee Group / Union Affiliation :

A10|NNU|California Nurse's Association

Job Level :

Individual Contributor

Job Category : Nursing Licensed

& Nurse Practitioners

Department : Modesto Hospital -

Labor & Delivery-General - 0201

Travel : No

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer

committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants

will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion,

sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other

protected characteristic or status.