Staff Nurse
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center is a multi-campus regional acute care medical center with over 1,000 beds, 5,000 employees, and over 1,000 active physicians. Alta Bates Summit is recipient of a HealthGrades 2007 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence, and ranked among the top 5% of hospitals in the nation.
Nationally recognized services include: Regional Stroke Center, Regional Rehabilitation Center, and Chemical Dependency, with Centers of Excellence in Women and Infants (including a Level III Newborn ICU), Cardiovascular, Orthopedics, Oncology, and Behavioral Health. Other services include a bone marrow transplant program, minimally invasive surgery, imaging, and emergency services
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center was formed in 1999 merging 100 years of caring in the communities of the Greater East Bay. Over a century of commitment brings together the rich heritages of these Berkeley and Oakland hospitals: Alta Bates, Herrick, Merritt, Providence and Peralta.
The medical center supports many community outreach programs including the East Bay AIDS Center, Cancer Centers, Breast Health Center, Ethnic Health Institute, Youth Bridge Mentoring Program for Teens, Primary Care Access Clinic, Breast Health Access for Women with Disabilities, Health Ministries, and extensive health education classes.
Located in the heart of the San Francisco East Bay Area, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center is part of Sutter Health, one of the nation's leading not-for-profit networks of community health services. For more information about Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, visit their website at www.altabatessummit.org .
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center is San Francisco East Bay's largest private, not-for-profit medical center with a total of 1,082 licensed beds. Each of our campuses has a 24-hour emergency, obstetric and medical/surgical services in both Oakland and Berkeley. At Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, you will find an environment that reflects the values and mission to support healthy living.
The staff nurse is a registered nurse who is responsible for assuring competent, compassionate and cost effective patient care from admission through discharge.
Minimum Qualifications:
Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing.
Current (BCLS) Basic Life Support Certification.
Other Qualifications:
Able to communicate clearly and effectively in English.
Able to clearly demonstrate knowledge of nursing process and nursing theory.
Able to effectively present ideas.
Demonstrates leadership capabilities, good interpersonal skills and a team player.
Staff Nurse I: Entry level position for a registered nurse with limited experience, or less than six months clinical experience, or inactive clinical experience for five years. Interim Permit or Current California RN license required.
Staff Nurse II: Minimum 1 year current experience in area of specialty. Current California RN license required.
UNIT SPECIFIC ADDENDUM FOR POST ANESTHESIA CARE STAFF NURSE II
Professional Expectations:
Plans for the care of the patient in the immediate postoperative period by utilizing
the nursing process and ASPAN standards.
Communicates with other members of the health care team regarding the patient's
condition during the post operative period.
Education and Training:
1. Has knowledge of the following procedures and ability to perform:
Arterial line sampling and monitoring
Nursing responsibilities for patient on a ventilator
Epidural catheter infusion
Hemodynamic monitoring
Airway management
Code Blue
Malignant hyperthermia
Assists with central line placement
2. Demonstrates the knowledge necessary to provide care to patient with:
Potential for respiratory dysfunction
Alterations in cardiac output
Alterations/changes in hydration status
Alterations in core temperature
Altered LOC
Pain management in the post operative phase
Experience:
Two years recent acute critical care experience and/or
Two years recent PACU experience and/or
One year acute critical care experience and one year recent PACU experience required.
BLS and ACLS required
Certification as a post anesthesia care nurse (CPAN) preferred
Temporary equivalent of this posting:
It is the intent of the Medical Center to hire permanent Registered Nurses into all vacant and newly posted positions requiring nursing licensure. Current Registered Nurses employed by the Medical Center may apply for permanent vacancy or newly-created position and shall be given preference in filling such vacancy on seniority basis, provided: (a) the Nurse is qualified to fill the vacant position, and (b) approval of the application will not adversely affect patient care.
If, during the seven (7) day posting period, there is no application for the permanent vacancy or newly-created position by any full-time, regular part-time, short-hour or casual Registered Nurses employed by the Medical Center, the Medical Center may fill the position from any source.
In order to provide consistent and competent patient care, it is the intent of the Medical Center to hire regular, short hour, and casual nurses into all open positions. It is not the intent of the Medical Center to use supplemental agency staffing to avoid terms of Union agreement. However this does not prevent the Medical Center from filling the vacancy on a temporary basis for a temporary period up to a maximum of ninety (90) days unless such temporary period is extended by mutual consent with the Union. Prior to extension, the Medical Center shall offer regular employment to travel nurse, pursuant to Medical Center's standard hiring procedures.