Travel Nurse RN - Pediatrics - $2,736 per week in Palo Alto, CA

Job Title: Clinical Nurse II Profession: Nursing Specialty: Ambulatory Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 5x8 Days Hours per Shift: 8 Experience: Minimum of three (3) years of pediatric ambulatory experience License: Current RN License Certifications: Current American Heart Association Certification for Basic Life Support (BLS) Must-Have: Minimum of three (3) years of pediatric ambulatory experience Description: The Clinical Nurse II is an RN that practices as a full partner on the health care team. The Clinical Nurse II demonstrates competence in Patient and Family Centered Care, Evidence-Based Practice, Safety, Continuous Quality Improvement, Teamwork, Technology/Informatics, Professionalism, and Leadership.

Job Title: Clinical Nurse II Profession: Nursing Specialty: Ambulatory Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 5x8 Days Hours per Shift: 8 Experience: Minimum of three (3) years of pediatric ambulatory experience License: Current RN License Certifications: Current American Heart Association Certification for Basic Life Support (BLS) Must-Have: Minimum of three (3) years of pediatric ambulatory experience Description: The Clinical Nurse II is an RN that practices as a full partner on the health care team. This position consistently demonstrates safe practice within the organizational professional practice model. The Clinical Nurse II possesses the knowledge, skills, and attitude to effectively meet standards for competent professional nursing practice. This role involves independently providing patient care through the application of the nursing process. The Clinical Nurse II accepts accountability for the nursing care of assigned patients. Assigned patients may range in age from infancy to adult. The Clinical Nurse II demonstrates competence in Patient and Family Centered Care, Evidence-Based Practice, Safety, Continuous Quality Improvement, Teamwork, Technology/Informatics, Professionalism, and Leadership. This nurse works closely with the inter-professional health care team to facilitate the coordination of care across the continuum. The focus is on expanding the knowledge and skills necessary to provide individualized care. The care provided considers physical, psychosocial, cultural, educational, safety, and age-appropriate factors of assigned patients. The Clinical Nurse II seeks feedback in assuming leadership roles. This position provides feedback for improved clinical practice. Nursing practice impacts the organizational vision, mission, and goals, along with the care delivery system. The nurse complies with all regulations and standards of regulatory and accrediting bodies. Essential Functions: The nurse recognizes the patient or the patient's designee as the source of control and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care. Care is based on respect for the patient's preferences, values, and needs. The Clinical Nurse II manages more complex patient care assignments appropriate to skill level. This role participates in building consensus and resolving conflict in the context of patient care. The nurse demonstrates the ability to see the "big picture." Clinical experience and historical patient responses are used to develop and refine practice. The nurse is able to discuss advanced care planning, values, and end-of-life care before the need for an acute decision arises. Alternative approaches to establishing a healing environment are evaluated and considered for implementation. The nurse engages in problem solving to address complex issues regarding the delivery of safer, high-quality, patient-and family-centered care. Systems within the area of practice support patient-centered care. In terms of Evidence-Based Practice and Research, the Clinical Nurse II evaluates and integrates the best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient/family preferences for optimal health care. This nurse utilizes the Evidence-Based Practice process, evaluates quality of evidence, considers expert clinical knowledge, and applies it to practice. Current practice is questioned to develop a sense of clinical inquiry. The need for revision of policies, procedures, and practice guidelines is recognized and communicated. Current evidence and resources related to clinical practice are located. In regard to Safety, the nurse minimizes risk of harm to patients, families, providers, and self through system effectiveness and individual performance. Resource person for safety concerns within the team. Skills in problem solving, conflict resolution, and negotiation are demonstrated. Participation in analyzing errors and designing system improvements is expected.