Clinical Nurse II Medsurg: GI Lab

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

The Clinical Nurse II – Med Surg role provides direct patient care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act to assigned patients on Medical/Surgical units. The nurse collaborates with other disciplines of the health care team to ensure the delivery of safe, timely and appropriate quality patient care. The responsibilities include providing physical assessments; nursing interventions; pain management; medication administrations; specimen collection;

meeting nutritional needs; teaching and discharge planning of the patients assigned. The nurse utilizes the nursing process based on evidence‑based best practices to meet patient care needs, evaluates and adjusts the nursing care process as necessary with consultation, confers with the appropriate resource personnel when making ethical/legal/medical dilemma decisions, and performs other duties as assigned.

Additionally, the Clinical Nurse II meets the requirements outlined in the Clinical Ladder program respective to his/her department. The Clinical Nurse II demonstrates a commitment to hospital involvement and professional growth by participating in committees, attending related meetings, and presenting education projects and/or supplemental activities.

For Outpatient Treatment Infusion Centers (Oncology and Non‑Oncology) the nurse administers chemotherapy/biotherapy/immunotherapy.

• Clinical Nurse II’s at Magnet designated facilities only require a BSN or that a BSN program is started within one year of hire date and the BSN degree is attained within two years of starting the BSN program.
• BSN preferred.
• One year experience in an acute care hospital required.
• Additional requirements for specific departments are as follows:
• Advanced Brain and Spine Unit:
  Must fulfill mandatory stroke education requirements per certification. Neurology and Neurosurgery telemetry experience preferred, including but not limited to stroke, seizure, brain tumor/surgery, Parkinson’s, spinal surgery.
• Acute Rehab:
  Experience in Functional Improvement Measure (FIM) preferred. Previous experience in rehab nursing preferred.
• Cardiac Telemetry:
  Successful completion of Sub‑Intensive, Intermediate, Progressive or Critical Care course/experience required. Successful completion of ECG test required. Must fulfill mandatory stroke education requirements per certification agency.
• Gamma Knife:
  Previous telemetry experience preferred including but not limited to PACU, ED, ICU/CCU, GI Lab units. Successful completion of ECG test required.
• GI Lab:
  Moderate Sedation experience required. Previous GI nursing experience preferred.
• Gyn/Urol:
  Medical/Surgical, Gyn/Urology experience preferred.
• Heart and Vascular Institute (HVI):
  Experience in cardiac telemetry required.
• Hoag Orthopedic Institute (HOI): BSN preferred. Two years’ experience in orthopedic nursing required. Successful completion of ECG test required.
• Ortho Surgery Center:
  Successful completion of ECG test required. Two years clinical/management experience preferred.
• Outpatient Treatment Centers:
  For Oncology Infusion, 3 years Oncology Infusion experience required. For Non‑Oncology Infusion, no experience required.
• Radiation Oncology:
  Oncology experience required. Radiation oncology experience preferred.
• HHNB Interventional Radiology, CT Scan, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Ultrasound, Main X‑Ray:
  Interventional Radiology experience preferred. HHI Main X‑Ray:
  Interventional Radiology and/or vascular access experience preferred. PICC Services:
  Ultrasound guided vascular access experience is preferred.
• Surgical – 6 West:
  Experience in SUB‑ICU required. Experience on Surgical‑6 West unit preferred.
• Telemetry:
  Previous Telemetry experience preferred.

• Registered Nurse in the State of California – Current and in good standing.

• BLS certification prior to clinical rotation.
• Department specific certification requirements are as follows:
• Acute Rehab: FIM certification.
• Advanced Brain and Spine Unit: NIHSS and ACLS required upon hire.
• Cardiac Telemetry: ACLS required upon hire. Completes annual stroke education per Hoag Hospital guidelines.
• Gamma Knife:…