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Job Field: Office Jobs
Location: South San Francisco, CA
Salary: $Not stated

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<tr><td valign="top" width="450"><b>Title: Staff Nurse II - Emergency DepartmentLocation: South San Francisco, CAThe Staff Nurse II provides and coordinates emergency nursing care for patients for a designated time frame. Participates in patient/family teaching and provides leadership in working cooperatively with members of the health care team to maintain standards of professional nursing practice in the clinical setting.Essential Functions:- MSE reflecting sound clinical knowledge & judgment, & consistent w/Standardized Procedure & State/Federal regulations.- Provision of competent Emergency nursing care, for all ages, acuities & conditions in the population the facility serves.- Works within scope of practice, including standardized procedures, & communicates clearly w/all members of health care team.- Completes duties w/regard to safety practices & policies, including infection control, workplace safety, & management of aggressive behaviors.- Provision of care is consistent w/EMTALA, Nurse Practice Act, Title 22 & other applicable regulations, including patient confidentiality & risk management.- Proficiencies in emergency responses such as resuscitation/codes, hazmat response, & emergency childbirth.- Proficient in the use of computers in documentation, tracking, conveying information.- Teamwork w/all internal & external departments & agencies involved in the provision of care.- Medication administration & management including titrating infusions & pediatric medications.- Requires dependable attendance to scheduled shifts & required staff development.- Maintains all required licenses, certifications & professional development/ continuing education requirements per department & facility standards.- Performs assessment/data collection in an on-going systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual & cognitive status; also nutrition, pain, patient/family education, family involvement & patient advocacy.- Formulates a goal-directed plan of care in collaboration w/the health care team.- Implements care in a thorough, skillful, consistent, & continuous manner.- Establishes priorities or patient care based on essential patient needs & available unit resources of time, personnel, equipment, & supplies.- Evaluates effectiveness of care given by all health care team members.- Identifies patient/family learning needs & implements appropriate measures.- Documents patient care & unit activities in a timely, accurate, & concise manner.- Demonstrates knowledge of & applies safety principles as identified within the institution.- Performs efficiently in emergency patient care situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons, & documenting events.- Demonstrates responsibility & accountability for own professional practice.- Participates in department & interdepartmental Performance Improvement activities as directed.- Delegates appropriately & coordinates duties of health care team members.- Demonstrates a service philosophy in all interactions w/patients, families, & all members of the health care team.- Establishes effective working relationships w/members of the health care team, patients, & families.- Demonstrates flexibility in the resolution of staffing issues.- Performs other related duties as necessary.- This job motivates & provides work direction (direct, check, review, assign, organize & coordination) to LVN''s, ED Technicians, unit assistants, etc., but does not have the authority to hire, fire or discipline.Qualifications:Basic Qualifications:- One (1) year of recent (within the last three (3) years) experience as a Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department.- High School Diploma/GED.- Graduate of an accredited registered nursing program & completion of the current hours required by the BRN of RN student clinical experience OR Graduate of registered nursing program & either: 1) 2000 hours of RN experience in clinical area of specialty from a licensed acute care facility within three (3) ye

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