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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location San Diego, CA
San Diego, California

About this job

As the leader of the health care team, provides professional nursing care, utilizing the nursing process in accordance w/ established standards of care, policies, & procedures. Demonstrates performance consistent w/ the Medical Center Vision, Mission, & Strategic Plan of the organization. Remains flexible to changing systems; is expected to demonstrate quality & effectiveness in work habits & clinical practice; & treats co-workers, patients, families, & all members of the health care team w/ dignity & respect.

Essential Functions:

* The Registered Nurse demonstrates proficiency by exhibiting the following skills, competencies, & behaviors:

* Leadership:

* Upholds Kaiser Permanente's Policies & Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities, & applicable state, federal & local laws.

* Serves as a leader of the health care team; delegates tasks appropriately, & demonstrates appropriate accountability.

* Understands own & team members scope of practice & escalates issues as appropriate.

* Demonstrates professional, supportive behavior.

* Champions new ideas.

* Leads & directs others through the change process.

* Utilizes communication strategies including chain of comm& & issue escalation, which result in intended outcomes.

* Participates in problem identification & resolution.

* Mentors, orients, & coaches others in unit specific operations & patient care activities.

* Shares responsibility & authority w/ subordinates & holds him/her accountable for performance.

* Demonstrates ability to problem solve w/ other departments in order to assist member problem resolution.

* Prioritizes, delegates, & supervises work assignments appropriately to ensure completion of patient care activities.

* Complies w/ regulatory requirements, policies, procedures, & standards of practice.

* Nursing Process:

* Develops &/or contributes to the individualized plan of care that reflects assessment, planning, implementing, & evaluating the outcomes of that plan.

* Ensures plan shows multidisciplinary planning, consultation, & education.

* Ensures plan is reflective of admission or outpatient database, on-going findings, age appropriate care, cultural specific needs, & appropriate acuity.

* Ensures plan is discussed w/ patient, family/significant others, & completed in a timely manner.

* Monitors the patient's progress based on the plan.

* Revises plan on ongoing basis based on patient condition & evaluation of progress.

* Ensures care meets standards of practice.

* Ensures effective development & completion of discharge plan including discharge barriers & patient/family education.

* Ensures that patient clearly understands discharge instructions.

* In outpatient, identify barriers & needs for patient/family education that will facilitate the outpatient medical mgmt plan.

* Ensures patient safety related but not limited to, medications & procedures utilizing the five rights; patient falls; decubitus prevention & prevention of nosocomial infections.

* Ensures optimal pain control & patient comfort; identifies & discusses patient anxieties, fears or concerns regarding patient condition, treatment or discharge.

* Ensures that patient understands medication purpose, side effects, & administration instructions in the hospital as well as at the time of discharge.

* Documentation:

* Charting is accurate, legible, dated, & timed.

* Documentation reflects nursing process & interventions & evaluations taken.

* Utilizes computer systems effectively & efficiently for optimal patient care.

* Clinical Outcomes:

* Discusses patient findings & progress toward outcomes w/ physicians & other members of the health care team.

* Demonstrates competencies during the probationary period & ongoing completion by departmental competency validation.

* Make comprehensive nursing decisions based on interpretation of data, assessments, & evaluations of patient outcomes.

* Participates in departmental performance improvement activities, i.e., planning, measuring/monitoring, assessing, & improving.

* Workplace Safety:

* Adherence to LMP Workplace Safety principles & practices.

* Applies standard precautions.

* Maintains a safe environment for self & others.

* Patient Care Experience:

* Practices customer service standards as defined by the Service Area, Medical Center, & specified department.

* Promptly answers call lights, alarms, & patient requests.

* Makes appropriate referrals & facilitates the customer's ability to utilize resources.

* Maintains & protects patient confidentiality.

* Ensures clean, orderly, & functional work environment.

* Treats all families of patients w/ courtesy, respect, kindness & compassion.

* Provides an optimal patient care exp by actively listening to the needs of patients & family members & taking responsibility for meeting those identified needs.

* Gives patients information in a way they can underst& & ensures comprehension.

* Provides a patient care exp that exceeds members' expectations.

* Team Commitment:

* Viewed by others to be an effective team member who is flexible, cooperative, & willing to assist others.

* Confronts difficult or conflict situations constructively & seeks appropriate assistance.

* Takes accountability for own actions & accepts constructive criticism.

* Acts as a resource, preceptor, & mentor to new employees, registry, students, & other team members.

* Attends all mandatory meetings, in-services & staff meetings as required, actively participates in other departmental professional development (Requirement may vary for per diem staff).

* Participates w/ the assessment of current & future unit learning needs & development of an annual education plan.

* Keeps self- informed of activities on the unit & makes recommendations for change.

* Adheres to Attendance Program.

* Reports to assigned area promptly, being present & available for report at beginning of assigned shift.

* Supports a collaborative Labor-Mgmt Partnership environment through unit based teams.

* Fiscal Responsibility:

* Organizes work to minimize the use of overtime.

* Identifies & assists in systems improvement that needs simplification or correction.

* Utilizes payroll & non-payroll resources to their maximum potential.

Basic Qualifications:

* Current CA RN license.

* BLS certification.

* One (1) year recent (within the last 3 years) full-time equivalent experience in acute care, ambulatory care or home health/palliative/hospice care.

* Bilingual (English/Spanish) Level II required.

Preferred Qualifications:

* N/A

Notes:

* This position may float to Bonita Primary Care.

* Must successfully pass or have passed the bilingual test (within the last 12 months), or be active in the QBS program.