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Staff Nurse II Med Surg 28/Night Walnut Creek
Kaiser Permanente - Walnut Creek, CA
Job Title: Staff Nurse II Med Surg 28/Night Walnut Creek
Position: Professional caregiver responsible for patient care
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City: Walnut Creek
State: CA
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Job Responsibilities
- Performs assessment/data collection focusing on physiologic, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual and cognitive status, nutrition, pain, patient/family education, and patient advocacy.
- Formulates a goal-directed plan of care when appropriate.
- Implements care in a thorough, skillful, consistent, and continuous manner.
- Establishes priorities for patient care based on essential patient needs and available unit resources.
- Identifies patient/family learning needs and acts to meet them.
- Demonstrates awareness 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 healthcare team members, patients, and families.
- Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties of healthcare team members.
- Evaluates effectiveness of care given by healthcare team members.
- Utilizes effective communication methods and skills, following lines of authority.
- Demonstrates knowledge and applies safety principles identified within the institution.
- Performs efficiently in emergency patient care situations following established protocols.
- Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for professional practice.
- Participates regularly in staff development activities for unit and department personnel.
- Demonstrates knowledge of legal issues, including patient confidentiality and risk management.
- 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.
- Provides data for staffing decisions and demonstrates flexibility in the resolution of staffing issues.
- Demonstrates proficiency in the use of computers and telecommunication modalities for documentation.
- Documents patient care and unit activities in a timely, accurate, and concise manner.
- Formulates a prioritized goal-directed plan of care based on nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes.
Required Skills
Core Skills
- Recent experience in an acute care setting
- Knowledge of RN scope of practice
- Effective written and oral communication skills in English
- Good interpersonal skills
Preferred Skills
- Training in chemotherapy, neurosurgery, telemetry or other specialties
- Basic Arrhythmia recognition skills
Requirements
Experience: Six months recent experience in an acute care setting or completion of orientation in the KP New Graduate/Residency Training Program.
Education: High School Diploma/GED; Graduate of an accredited registered nursing program.
License & Certification:
- Registered Nurse License (California)
- Basic Life Support
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 6 months of hire
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COVID-19 Requirements: Not Specified
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Facility Details
Name: Kaiser Permanente
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No of Jobs:
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Apply Before:
10/03/2025
Posted:
07/03/2025
