Staff Nurse II, Intensive Care-Med/Surg Ashby

Staff Nurse

Applying the principles of the nursing process and working within the policies/procedures of the Patient Care Services Department and the Medical Center, the staff nurse is a registered nurse (RN) who, as the patient's primary nurse, is responsible and accountable for:

* The overall management of the nursing care provided, assuring competent, compassionate and cost-effective patient care from admission to discharge; * Assuring the safety, comfort, personal hygiene and protection of patients and performing disease prevention and restorative measures; * Responding to medical and environmental emergencies

Education

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing Required
• BSN Preferred

Experience

• Minimum one year of current experience in area of specialty Required

Licensures and Certifications

• Registered Nurse - CA State Licensure - RN Required
• Basic Life Support Certification - BLS Required
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support - ACLS Required

Skills and Knowledge

• Demonstrates working knowledge of patient care techniques, medications, treatments and general health care procedures
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
• Ability to:
• provide basic patient care to a diverse patient population
• read/interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations
• write legibly and effectively present ideas, document activities
• demonstrate leadership abilities
• deal with problems involving several variables in situations where only limited standardization exists

Pay Range is $77.73 to $105.16 / hour

Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans.