Staff Nurse II, Emergency Services

Overview

**\nApplying the principles of the nursing process and working within the policies/procedures of the Patient Care Services Department and the Medical Center, the staff nurse is a registered nurse (RN) who, as the patient's primary nurse, is responsible and accountable for:\n\* The overall management of the nursing care provided, assuring competent, compassionate and cost-effective patient care from admission to discharge;\n\* Assuring the safety, comfort, personal hygiene and protection of patients and performing disease prevention and restorative measures;\n\* Responding to medical and environmental emergencies\n\n**Job Description**:\n**EDUCATION**\n- Graduate from an accredited school of nursing Required\n- BSN Preferred\n\n**EXPERIENCE**\n- Minimum one year of current experience in area of specialty Required\n\n**LICENSURES AND CERTIFICATIONS**\n- Registered Nurse - State Licensure - RN Required\n- Basic Life Support Certification - BLS Required\n- Advanced Cardiac Life Support - ACLS Required\n- Pediatric Advanced Life Support – PALS Required\n- NIH Stroke Scale Certification - NIHSS _Preferred upon hire and/ or within 2 weeks of starting orientation._\n\n**SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE**\n- Demonstrates working knowledge of patient care techniques, medications, treatments and general health care procedures\n- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.\n- Ability to work in fast-paced environment with changing priorities.\n- Ability to: provide basic patient care to a diverse patient population• read/interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations• write legibly and effectively present ideas, document activities• demonstrate leadership abilities• deal with problems involving several variables in situations where only limited standardization exists\n\n**Job Shift:**\nNights\n\n**

Schedule

**\nPart Time\n\n**Shift Hours:**\n8\n\n**Days of the Week:**\nVariable\n\n**Weekend

Requirements

**\nEvery other Weekend\n\n**Position Status:**\nNon-Exempt\n\n**Weekly Hours:**\n32\n\n**Employee Status:**\nRegular\n\nEmployees of Sutter Health and its entities may handle hazardous drugs in the course of their work, including patient care, which requires them to manage, store, prepare, receive, unpack, transport, dispose of, or administer drugs identified as hazardous or potentially hazardous by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and in accordance with the USP 800 guidelines.\n\nSutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans.\n\nPay Range is $81.26 to $109.95 / hour\n\n_The compensation range may vary based on the geographic location where the position is filled. Total compensation considers multiple factors, including, but not limited to a candidate’s experience, education, skills, licensure, certifications, departmental equity, training, and organizational needs. Base pay is only one component of Sutter Health’s comprehensive total rewards program.

Eligible positions also include a comprehensive benefits package.