- Location
- REDWOOD CITY, CA, US
- Education
- Bachelor
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- iCIMS
Description
Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Staff Nurse, you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.To thrive in this vital role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.
- Ensures a professional and responsive atmosphere by greeting patients, visitors, staff, and physicians promptly and courteously. Refers to each individual by name when appropriate.
- Performs initial assessment utilizing professional nursing knowledge and skills. Appropriately assess for: a)Physical and psychosocial needs b)Barriers to learning c)Educational. Learning needs d)Age related needs e)Cultural needs
- Performs initial and ongoing collection and assessment of data focusing on biophysical, psychological, environmental, selfcare education and discharge preparedness. Insure that appropriate data from the patients significant other(s) are included in the plan.
- Assists with admission and discharge procedures through friendly greetings, and orients patients to unit. Provides discharge instructions to patients as appropriate.
- Plans nursing care based on priority of physical and psychosocial emotional needs.
- Formulates a prioritized, goal directed plan of care that is based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient care needs plus available resources of time, personnel, equipment and supplies.
Job Requirements
Required:
- Graduation from an accredited program of professional nursing. and One (1) year of previous recent Infusion experience within the past three (3) years in an acute care hospital or clinic setting, upon hire
- Must have a current Chemotherapy certification
- Registered Nurse: CA, upon hire and
- Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire
Preferred:
- Bachelors Of Science Nursing, upon hire
Where You’ll Work
Founded in 1950, Dignity Health - Sequoia Hospital is a 208-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Redwood City, California. Serving over 50,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, stroke care, and a birthing center. Additionally, Sequoia Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and recently was awarded the AMA/ASA’s Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to providing the best stroke care. It was recently named a Leapfrog 2025 Top General Hospital.
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