Clinical Nurse II (RN), Critical Care Transition to Practice Program starting March 16, 2026 - 0.90 FTE 12-HR Days or Nights

Critical Care Transition To Practice Program

Join our team of dedicated critical care nurses and transform your nursing practice! Stanford Nurses are recognized as bold leaders, compassionate healers, educators, and mentors, providing the highest standards of excellence in care while generating long-term impressions that continue to set SHC apart as the best place to work and thrive. Stanford Nursing offers a wide array of career advancement opportunities, access to the latest technologies and health care innovations, and boasts a workplace culture that encourages personal growth and work-life balance, while honoring its commitment to delivering evidence-based and patient-centered care.

To foster your growing talents, we invite you to consider the Critical Care Transition To Practice Program. Thoughtfully designed for highly motivated and committed nurses, this is a comprehensive one-year training program, providing bedside care hours with an experienced nurse preceptor, supported with clinical education and immersive training workshops.

Program Requirements:

• Education Qualifications: Must be a graduate from an accredited ADN, BSN or MSN program. Accredited online programs included.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Able to communicate effectively in English.
• 2 years, within the last 3 years, of Inpatient/Acute Care or Emergency Department RN experience required at the time of application.
• Licenses and Certifications:
• California Registered Nurse (RN) license
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for providers issued by the American Heart Association
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association.

Available Units May Include:

• Medical/Oncology ICU
• Neurosciences ICU
• Cardiology/Cardiac Surgery ICU
• Cardiac Surgery ICU
• Surgical, Trauma, and Transplant ICU
• Float Pool ICU

Must submit the following documents:

• Cover Letter (Required)
• Resume (Required): Work Experience: Must provide job title, unit type, responsibilities (patient population served), and time frame for employment
• Online Electronic Application (external applicants) or Transfer Request (internal applicants)- Stanford Tri-Valley and LPCH candidates please apply externally

Locations: Stanford Health Care

The Clinical Nurse (CN) is an RN who provides hands-on care to patients, practicing in an evidence-based manner, within the Scope of Practice of the California Nursing Practice Act, regulatory requirements, standards of care, and hospital policies. Within that role, the CN performs all steps of the nursing process, including assessing patients; interpreting data; planning, implementing, and evaluating care; coordinating care with other providers; and teaching the patient and family the knowledge and skills needed to manage their care and prevent complications. The CN partners with the patient's family wherever possible, considering all aspects of care, to deliver family centered care. As a professional, monitors the quality of nursing care provided.

The Clinical Nurse is responsible for his/her own professional development, including licensure, Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, and maintaining current knowledge regarding the assigned patient population. As a member of the nursing profession, the Clinical Nurse contributes to the profession of nursing through such activities as teaching others, sharing expertise in unit or hospital.

Our Clinical Nurse (RN) job classification is represented by the Committee for Recognition of Nursing Achievement (CRONA). CRONA is an independent union for Registered Nurses at Stanford Health Care and Lucile Packard Children's Health Stanford. For more information, please visit the CRONA website.

Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $92.64 - $106.87 per hour. The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training.