Clinical Nurse III - Medical Surgical

Under general supervision, to apply the theoretical concepts of the nursing profession while providing direct patient care within the parameters of established nursing policies and procedures in patient care situations required by the assigned clinical setting; to initiate and perform established nursing interventions utilizing current clinical knowledge. **Distinguishing Characteristics** The Clinical Nurse III classification is expected to have the knowledge and abilities to assume charge nurse responsibility. The Clinical Nurse III classification is distinguished from the Clinical Nurse II classification in that the Clinical Nurse III performs under general supervision and is expected to identify and implement nursing interventions that have less predictable outcomes and evaluate the results of these interventions for a given patient population, whereas the Clinical Nurse II works under supervision while performing specific patient care assignments. The Clinical Nurse III classification is distinguished from the Nurse Coordinator classification in that the Nurse Coordinator has permanent, ongoing responsibility to teach staff and organize the patient care of a specific patient population or designated clinical program. The Clinical Nurse III classification is distinguished from the Assistant Nurse Manager classification in that the Assistant Nurse Manager has permanent, ongoing responsibility to supervise a designated nursing unit or ambulatory care clinic. The Clinical Nurse classification series is distinguished from the Public Health Nurse classification series in that the Clinical Nurse classification series works directly with individual patients or a defined patient assignment, where patients are injured, ill, or in life-threatening situations requiring nursing interventions, whereas the Public Health Nurse works in clinics, homes, and community settings caring for the health of the population to prevent disease and improve population health. The Clinical Nurse classification series differs from the Psychiatric Nurse classification series in that the Psychiatric Nurse classification series works in mental health hospitals and clinics providing psychiatric and nursing interventions. **The eligible list will be used for future openings within this competency area. The competency area includes the units listed below.** ***Clinical Nurse III - Medical Surgical*** ***Units*** Medical Surgical units include: St. Louise Regional Hospital - Med/Surg/Peds (Mixed Unit - Adults/Pediatrics) O'Connor Hospital - Oncology O'Connor Hospital - Neurosurgery/Orthopedic O'Connor Hospital - Float Pool Regional Medical Center - 2 Medical Surgical Regional Medical Center - 3 Medical Surgical Regional Medical Center - 4 Medical Surgical - Med/Surg Telemetry Valley Medical Center - 2 Surgical - Ortho/OBGYN/General Surgery/Telemetry Valley Medical Center - 3 Surgical - Medical/Telemetry Valley Medical Center - 4 Surgical - General Surgery/Urology/Telemetry Valley Medical Center - 4 Medical - Medical Surgical Telemetry/Stroke Valley Medical Center - 6 Medical - Medical Surgical Oncology/Telemetry Valley Medical Center - Float Pool **Clinical Nurse III applicants would meet the employment standard for this specialty by possessing:** **An active California Registered Nurse License without restrictions;** **and** **Three (3) years of full-time Registered Nurse (RN) experience, of which one (1) year must have been within the last three (3) years, in an accredited acute care hospital setting.** **and** **One (1) year of full-time RN experience, within the last three (3) years, in the Medical Surgical nursing specialty area in an accredited acute care hospital setting.** **Possession of a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and possession of a nationally recognized certification in a specialty area is preferred.** **Special Requirements** **Must possess and maintain the following certification(s) during employment:** **o Basic Life Support Certific…