Our mission is to provide all of our patients with the highest quality long term acute care and transitional care given in the state of California. We are committed to upholding a culture of shared values that provide dignity, growth, and value to our patients, employees and physicians.

We believe our hospital will provide a variety of quality services that will not only be an asset to the community but a distinct benefit to the surrounding acute hospitals.

It is our vision to become world recognized for our outstanding specialty and long term acute services accomplished through quality, innovation and leadership.

The Long Term Acute Care (LTCH) Division of Sonoma SpecialtyHospital is designed to provide care of medically complex patientswho have experienced catastrophic illness and/or multi-system failure and arein need of intense rehabilitation services and an extended stay in an acutecare setting. These patients usually come directly from a Short Term Acute CareHospital (STCH) and are in need of vent weaning and acute rehabilitationservices for a longer period of time to recover and return to their optimallevel of health. The average length of stay (ALOS) of these patients is a rangeof 25-35 days which is a longer than average stay at a Short Term Acute CareHospital. Care for these types of patients is provided by RNs, RespiratoryTherapists, Wound Care Nurses, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists,and Speech Therapists. Also a collaborative team of specialty physicians,psychologists, dieticians, and social workers will focus on an individualizedgoal for each patient to recover and reach their independence and optimum levelof health.is a missing piece in the continuum of care within the health caresystem.

FULL-TIME & PART-TIME Positions

Job Summary:

The RN II is responsible for assessing the needs of eachpatient on his/her team, planning and implementing the care to meet thoseneeds, interacting with team member and reporting to supervisor asappropriate. The RN II positiondemonstrates clinical competence when providing care, using technology,administering medications, performing procedures and managing emergencies,acting as a patient and family advocate in order to monitor and maintainpatient rights. This position assumes leadership roles with progressiveresponsibility including but not limited to participating in or leading unit huddles,serving as lead nurse or preceptor to new employees, and participating/contributingto hospital committees.

Education, Training and Licenses Required:

• Current California RN license
• BLS required 
• ACLS required 

Experience Required:

JobSpecific Knowledge and Skills Required:

• Complex Wounds
• Tracheostomy
• Feeding Tubes
• Ventilators

Abilities:

• Prioritizing work and completing assignments.
• Cooperates with staff to maintain well organizeddepartment.
• Professional decorum at all times.
• Willing to accept direction from supervisor.
• Maintains tactful and cheerful relationship with patients,visitors, and staff.
• Must speak, read, write, and comprehend English.
• Must respect patient confidentiality.
• Math knowledge including basic algebra and ability toadjust drug dosages.
• Participates in in-service education programs. 

Equipment Knowledge Required:

• Ability to learn function of machines utilized in patient care, various traction equipment and drainage tubes. Ability to assist MD/RN with procedures. Competency with the electronic documentation system must be obtained within 30 days of hire with full proficiency by 90 days of hire.

Physical Requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the position is frequently required to do the following:
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, and stand for sustained period of time.
• Walk, push, pull, lift, carry objects from a lower to higher position or horizontally from position to position or otherwise move objects.
• Feel sizes, shapes, temperatures, and textures by touching with skin, particularly that of the fingertips.
• Express or exchange ideas orally and potentially loudly, accurately, or quickly.
• Perceive the nature of sound with no less than a 40 db loss @ 1000 Hz and 2000 Hz with or without correction.
• Exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently.
• Minimum standard of visual acuity with or without correction.
• While worker may possibly be subjected to temperature changes, the worker is generally not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions as the work is predominantly inside.