Clinical Nurse (RN), Adult Emergency Department - 12HR Nights .90

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Night - 12 Hour (United States of America)

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Stanford Nurses are recognized as bold leaders, compassionate healers, educators, and mentors, providing the highest standards of excellence in care while generating long-term impressions that continue to set SHC apart as the best place to work and thrive. Stanford Nursing offers a wide array of career advancement opportunities, access to the latest technologies and health care innovations, and boasts a workplace culture that encourages personal growth and work-life balance, while honoring its commitment to delivering evidence-based and patient-centered care.

ANCC Magnet Designation: The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet Model provides a framework for clinical, operational, and leadership practice, serving as a roadmap for Stanford Nursing's ongoing pursuit toward nursing excellence.

Watson Caring Science: Beginning in 2007, SHC embraced Jean Watson's transformative "Caring Science" theory of human caring and love. This intertwining of "Caring Science" with nursing practice translates into increased intentionality and a deepening of authentic presence; thereby renewing nurse relationships through universal, ethical, and person-centered care.

Department Description: The Stanford Adult Emergency Department is a Level 1 Trauma Center, a designated Comprehensive Stroke Center, Stemi receiving facility, and is Level III Geriatric Accredited. This brand-new state of the art department is designed to enhance every aspect of a patient-centered care experience. As a three-time Lantern Award winning department, the latest medical technologies have been implemented. The treatment spaces consisting of 66 beds and an 11 bed Clinical Decision unit with over 250 patients seen daily. Our emergency department prides itself on compassionate and excellent care working with a diverse population.

The Stanford Hospital Adult Emergency Department in Palo Alto is the only Level 1 Trauma Center between San Francisco and the South Bay. It serves the San Mateo and Santa Clara County communities and is a transfer center for facilities across and beyond the state of California that need the specialized expertise that Stanford Medicine offers. The Emergency Department is dedicated to rapid interventions and has designations as a Comprehensive Stroke Center and Chest Pain Center.

Clinical Nurse (RN), Adult Emergency Department (Level 1 Trauma Center) Full-Time, 12-HR Nights and every other weekend .90

A Brief Overview The Clinical Nurse (CN) is an RN who provides hands-on care to patients, practicing in an evidence-based manner, within the Scope of Practice of the California Nursing Practice Act, regulatory requirements, standards of care, and hospital policies. Within that role, the CN performs all steps of the nursing process, including assessing patients; interpreting data; planning, implementing, and evaluating care; coordinating care with other providers; and teaching the patient and family the knowledge and skills needed to manage their care and prevent complications. The CN partners with the patient's family wherever possible, considering all aspects of care, to deliver family centered care. As a professional, monitors the quality of nursing care provided. The Clinical Nurse is responsible for his/her own professional development, including licensure, Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, and maintaining current knowledge regarding the assigned patient population. As a member of the nursing profession, the Clinical Nurse contributes to the profession of nursing through such activities as teaching others, sharing expertise In unit or hospital.

Please note: A Nurse who voluntarily agrees to work in a "weekends only" position is not eligible for premium pay under Section 17.2. Our Clinical Nurse (RN) job classification is represented by the Committee for Recognition of Nursing Achievement (CRONA). CRONA is an independent union for Registered Nurses at Stanford Health Care and Lucile Packard Children's Health Stanford. For more information, please visit the CRONA website at https://www.crona.org/.

NOTE: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification may be required by the cost center in which the position resides. Please check AskHR for a complete listing of those cost centers requiring the ACLS certification.

What you will do • The Helping Role Establishes Therapeutic Relationships:

• Creates and maintains a climate conducive to healing through being present to the patient and family, identifying and managing discomforts; providing emotional support and information; guiding the patient and family through phases of illness and recovery/passage to death and in accordance with the patient's goals and culture.

• Mobilizes the patient's strengths and abilities towards participation in recovery and control over plan of care.

• Diagnostic and Monitoring Functions:

• Obtains accurate and relevant assessment data and interprets the data as normal vs abnormal. Determines nursing diagnosis. Monitors and evaluates data as frequently as needed based on stability.

• Plans and Implements Therapeutic Interventions:

• Collaborates with the patient, family and members of health care team to develop an individualized plan of care. Implements nursing and medical interventions safely. Evaluates effectiveness of interventions and monitors patient for adverse responses and side effects.

• Teaching and Coaching, Patient and Staff Teaching:

• Assesses a patient's and family's learning needs and readiness to learn. Teaches needed information for self-care and illness prevention. Adjusts information and expectations based on responses from patient, developmental levels, physiological and ps

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