Clinical Nurse; RN - RWC OP Operating Room Rotating Shifts

Clinical Nurse (RN) – RWC OP Operating Room (Full‑time, 10‑hour rotating shifts)

Location:

Stanford Health Care, Redwood City, CA, 450 Broadway

Employment type:

Full‑time

• 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 in accordance with the patient’s goals and culture.
• Mobilizes the patient’s strengths and abilities toward participation in recovery and control over the plan of care.
• Diagnostic and Monitoring Functions:
• Obtains accurate and relevant assessment data and interprets the data as normal vs. abnormal, determines nursing diagnoses, monitors and evaluates data as frequently as needed based on stability.
• Plans and Implements Therapeutic Interventions:
• Collaborates with the patient, family and 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 psychological conditions, and cultural variations.
• Teaches other staff members both incidentally and/or through formal roles such as preceptor or super‑user.
• Effective Management of Rapidly Changing Situations:
• Ability to rapidly grasp problem situations and respond quickly and appropriately; identifies the need for and activates emergency protocols.
• Monitors and Ensures Quality Healthcare Practices:
• Monitors own practices and assists in monitoring others for practices related to patient and employee safety and compliance to standards and policies; looks for opportunities for continual improvement in patient care and the work environment.
• Organization and Work Role Functions:
• Integrates multiple requests and work expectations by setting priorities, delegating tasks appropriately, and seeking assistance as needed.
• Priorities:
• Contributes to team building through participation in unit programs and meetings; contributes to positive morale, using constructive and effective conflict resolution skills.
• Management and Delegation:
• Learns and utilizes available technology for communication, documentation, and locating information regarding unusual clinical situations, diagnoses, and treatments.
• Contributes to the knowledge and skill of other members of the nursing staff through one or more activities such as formal or informal teaching, participation on Shared Governance groups, professional publications and/or presentations.
• Education:
• Attains knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice; demonstrates commitment to lifelong learning.
• Communication:
• Communicates effectively in a variety of formats in all areas of practice.
• Leadership:
• Demonstrates leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession.
• Professional Practice Evaluation:
• Evaluates own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines, relevant statutes, rules and regulations.

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited college or university preferred.
• Able to communicate effectively in English.
• Current American Heart Association Certification for Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers.
• CA‑RN (Registered Nurse).
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification may be required by the cost center in which the position resides.

• Frequent lifting of patients and equipment, bending and stooping, walking; exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues; risk of contagious disease, radiation or infection; emotionally disturbed patients.

Base Pay Scale:
Generally starting at $92.64 – $106.87 per hour. Final compensation will be based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to experience, education, specialty and training.

Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all its policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above.

Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements.