Clinical Nurse II - Transition/ Resource
Company: Alameda Health System
Location: Oakland
Posted on: May 10, 2022
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Job Description:
Summary - -SUMMARY: Under general supervision, provides nursing
care to patients, including medications and treatment. - Plans,
implements, and evaluates patient care and performs related duties
as required. - The CN II level is the journey level class where
incumbents have had the required professional nursing experience
and are capable of independently performing the full range of
clinical nursing services involving patient care. - Clinical Nurse
II's may supervise the work of professional and paraprofessional
staff of the unit to which assigned.DUTIES & ESSENTIAL JOB
FUNCTIONS: NOTE: The following are the duties performed by
employees in this classification, however, employees may perform
other related duties at an equivalent level. - Not all duties
listed are necessarily performed by each individual in the
classification.1. - Accompanies, assists, and represents the needs
of patients to other -providers. -2. - Accurately provide care with
respect to medication administration, skin and wound care, ADL's
and other essential patient care related activities. -3. -
Develops, implements, evaluates and makes modifications in the
nursing care -plan; prepares required records and -reports. -4. -
Gathers and assess information about patients to meet nursing
needs; assists and consults with physician in the performance of
procedures and diagnostic tests; contracts physicians and/or other
departments to obtain or provide patient -information. -5. - May
provide oversight to staff who monitor telemetry systems; alerts
primary nurse of changes in underlying rhythms and of any life
threatening arrhythmias that may develop; interprets and posts
telemetry strips at the hours specified; admits anddischarges
patients with telemetry units as -appropriate. - - -6. - Organizes,
supervises, makes adjustments and accepts responsibility for the
quality of care provided patients by co-workers for a given work
period; at the level II assumes responsibility as a team leader or
a charge nurse when assigned. -7. - Participates in promoting a
healthful, safe, and therapeutic environment for patient and
families; set up and controls the environment essential for
infection control. -8. - Participates in the implementation of
patient care standards, infection control -standards and quality
assurance criteria; assist with conducting studies; participates in
unit and other meetings. -9. - Provides and evaluates patient care
established standards and criteria in conformity with the nursing
care plan. -Monitors patients for significant and critical changes
and initiates procedures as required; documents care given
according to set standards and at required intervals. -Interprets
and explains procedures, regimens, and services to patients and
families; teaches patients and family members health care and
-disease prevention techniques. - Prepares patients and/or area for
procedures and operations; assists physicians; uses instruments and
equipment related to the area of assignment. -Minimum
Qualifications:Education: Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program
required; Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred. -Minimum
Experience: Six months experience as a Clinical Nurse I with AHS or
the equivalent of one year full time recent experience at a
comparable level in a minimum 100-bed hospital or in the area of
specialty; (if experience is not recent, completion of an approved
refresher course may be acceptable). -Preferred
Licenses/Certifications: TNCC -Trauma Nurse Core Course (For
Emergency department only). -Required Licenses/Certifications:
Valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State Of
California. -Preferred -License/Certifications: CCRN - Critical
Care Registered Nurse. -Required Licenses/Certifications: ACLS -
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification - issued by AHA -
American Heart Association, may be required per facility or
unit/department specialty according to patient care policies.
-Required Licenses/Certifications: Acquire certification in
chemotherapy within one year of hire (certain positions only).
-Required Licenses/Certifications: BLS - Basic Life Support
Certification issued by the American Heart Association. Other
advanced life support certifications may be required per
unit/department specialty according to patient care policies.
Keywords: Alameda Health System, Oakland , Clinical Nurse II - Transition/ Resource, Healthcare , Oakland, California
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