- One (1) year recent (within the last 3 years) full-time equivalent experience in PACU or Critical Care, or successful completion of a KP PACU course or approved equivalent within prior 12 months.
- Registered Nurse License (California)
- Basic Life Support
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- The ability to take call within a 30-minute response time.
- If only Critical Care experience, successful completion of didactic and clinical training program will be required.
- Will be working either in Main Pre-post or SC Pre-Post
- Will be working rotating weekends.
Specialty Unit Charge RN - Anaheim, United States - Kaiser Permanente
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Description
Job Summary:
Functions as a Lead of the healthcare team, coordinates departmental operations that ensure quality patient care in a safe, healing environment that is patient and family centered.
Essential Responsibilities:
The Charge Registered Nurse demonstrates proficiency by exhibiting the following skills, competencies, and behaviors:
Leadership:
Directs reviews, assigns and organizes the work of at least three (3) or more employees, of which at least one (1) must be another Registered Nurse.
Provides professional leadership and direction of department personnel in order to maintain efficient delivery of effective patient care.
Coordinates departmental operations and delegates tasks appropriately. Is an excellent staff role model for professional nursing practice (e.g. RN/MD Collaborating for Outcomes, Just Culture, Quality, Service, Safety). Supports and enhances the leadership skills of the staff RNs, LVNs and UAs/CNAs (and other ancillary staff as appropriate).
Upholds compliance with Kaiser Permanentes Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities, applicable state and federal laws and regulations, and accreditation and licensure requirements.
(ANA) Standards of Nursing Practice, and ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses.
Champions new ideas; Actively collaborates with others through the change process.
Acts as a resource, preceptor and mentor to new employees, registry, students, and other team members in department specific operations and patient care activities.
Ensures compliance with regulatory requirements, policies, procedures, and standards of practice.
Participates in activities related to patient flow, including admission and discharge processes. Facilitates inter-professional/interdisciplinary communication and collaboration.
Nursing Process:
Serves as a resource for clinical concerns, scope of practice and applicable state and federal regulations as well as operational concerns of providers and staff.
Demonstrates flexibility in work schedule to meet the department demands of the day; facilitates and relieves staff breaks.
Actively involved in assigning, orienting, and precepting and coaching staff as needed.
Documentation:
Conducts audits and ensures that documentation reflects thorough assessments, incorporates physical and psychosocial findings, diagnostic tests, learning needs, barriers, multidisciplinary education plans and age appropriate care.
Clinical Outcomes:
Participates/leads various aspects of department operations, staff competencies, department committees, Unit Based Teams (UBTs), new projects, quality efforts, and educational programs.
Actively participates, champions and motivates other staff in quality improvement in patient care, workflow, and improvement in clinical initiatives and working conditions of the department.
Workplace Safety:
Adjusts staffing needs of the department to assure quality patient care, patient and staff safety, efficiency, productivity and working conditions of provider and staff.
Patient Care Experience/Customer Service:
Acts as a role model for staff regarding providing a patient care experience that exceeds members expectations.
Ensures timely and appropriate management of patients.
Coordinates smooth transition for patients across the care continuum. Participates in daily leadership rounds, documents rounding activities on unit rounding logs (as appropriate.). Assures hourly rounds are conducted by staff. Where appropriate, assures hourly rounds are documented according to unit/facility policy or guidelines.
Team Commitment:
Ensures support of the collaborative LMP environment through unit based teams (UBTs). Identifies and supports staff professional/clinical development needs (i.e. certification, presentations, reward/recognition).
Motivates staff to attain their fullest potential in improving performance, attendance, access, service and quality outcomes. Lead/facilitate daily/shift multidisciplinary huddles. Assures huddle messages are consistently communicated. Confronts difficult or conflict situations constructively and seeks appropriate assistance.
Fiscal Responsibility:
Participates in resource allocation (assignments, scheduling, staffing, equipment/supplies management).
Collaborates and assists with leadership, physicians, and peers in staffing, workflow and throughput to promote quality patient care, patient and staff safety, efficiency, productivity and working conditions of providers and staff.
Professional Development:
Attends Charge Nurse Educational programs. Takes responsibility for professional growth and development.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
License, Certification, Registration
Additional Requirements:
Notes:
COMPANY:
KAISER
TITLE:
Specialty Unit Charge RN - Hospital
LOCATION:
Anaheim, California
REQNUMBER:
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.