Registered Nurse, Dual (S. Interstate / 30 Hr / Days)

Kaiser Permanente

Participates with the Health Care Team in delivering quality health care to patients in a manner which reflects Kaiser Permanente's mission, vision, and values while supporting the Labor Management Partnership (LMP) principles and practice. Participates in creating a high-performance culture based on a joint decision-making process. Provides support and assistance to the patient and Health Care team to promote population-based care, continuity of care, customer satisfaction, and self-care. Demonstrates strong interpersonal and communication skills with a caring, courteous, flexible, supportive, respectful, open minded, appreciative attitude that is committed to a team environment. The RN is responsible for assessing, planning, directing, providing and evaluating the nursing care for patients during the inter-operative phase and coordinating care activities with other ASC professionals.

• Representative Functions or Duties:
  
  
  
  • Professional Practice Standards of Performance.
  
  
  • Complies with shift, unit and organizational policies and procedures including reliability and attendance standards.
  
  
  • Monitors and takes corrective action to prevent recurring absences.
  
  
  • Returns promptly from breaks and schedules them to provide adequate coverage.
  
  
  • Restricts personal business to non-patient care areas during break times.
  
  
  • Complies with Kaisers Time Keeping Policy to accurately reflect productive time worked.
  
  
  • Takes responsibility to keep informed of organizational policies and current information as provided by employer.
  
  
  • Complies with contractual responsibilities related to work schedule.
  
  
  • Participates in clinic and nursing Quality Assurance Programs.
  
  
  • Maintains current knowledge and skill base with personal commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
  
  
  • Utilizes professional communication techniques.
  
  
  • Maintains confidentiality of all patient and organizational records. (HIPPA Standards).
  
  
  • Promotes collaboration and professional interaction with the health care team.
  
  
  • Promotes professional conduct, knows and complies with department Standards of Behavior. (group norms).
  
  
  • Attends and constructively participates in staff meetings.
  
  
  • Demonstrates awareness of new information posted in the communication.
  
  
  
  


• Planning Standard of Performance:
  
  
  
  • Utilizes assessment data when instituting plan of care.
  
  
  • Nursing Plan of Care is sensitive to the developmental needs of the patient.
  
  
  • Utilizes knowledge of type of procedure to plan for appropriate set up.
  
  
  • Obtains and demonstrates the skills and knowledge needed to provide age-appropriate care to patients and families through education, training, and experience.
  
  
  
  


• Implementation Standard of Performance:
  
  
  
  • Applies principles of correct body alignment in positioning and transferring patient.
  
  
  • Organizes nursing activities in an efficient manner in both circulating and scrub role.
  
  
  • Records and documents relevant information according to policy and procedure.
  
  
  
  


• Evaluation Standard of Performance:
  
  
  
  • Demonstrates an ability to evaluate and document patient outcomes.
  
  
  • Participates in unit quality assurance activities on a monthly basis.
  
  
  
  


• Safety Management Standard of Performance:
  
  
  
  • Maintains safety in use of all equipment according to manufacturer's instructions and policy and procedures.
  
  
  • Complies with all Kaiser and unit specific policies and procedures.