Charge Rn-l3 - Los Angeles, United States - Kaiser Permanente
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.
- Applies the KP Nursing mission, vision, values and behaviors in daily practice.
- Understands needs and sets priorities for the department.
- 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, and Safety).
- Supports and enhances the leadership skills of the staff RNs, LVN s, 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.
- Upholds the standards of the California Nurse Practice Act, American Nurses Association (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.
- Collaborates with or refers to manager/clinical nurse specialist/educator any outstanding issues or concerns on the unit.
- Demonstrates ability to identify and resolve problems in collaboration with work team and with other departments.
- Ensures compliance with regulatory requirements, policies, procedures, and standards of practice.
- Participates in activities related to patient flow, including admission and discharge processes.
- Facilitates interprofessional/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 provider and staff.
- Possesses experience and skills to be a resource for providers, RNs, LVNs, USs/CNAs, (and other ancillary staff as appropriate).
- Demonstrates flexibility in work schedule to meet the department demands of the day; facilitates and relieves staff breaks.
- Actively involved in assigning, orienting, 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.
- Demonstrates knowledge of patients specific conditions commonly seen in the department and care required.
- Interfaces with leadership, peers, physicians, other healthcare providers, and support staff regarding performance, as necessary.
- 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.
- Provides input on employees performance evaluations through daily observation and monitoring of performance.
Workplace Safety:
- Adjusts staffing needs of the department to assure quality patient care, patient and staff safety, efficiency, productivity and working conditions of providers and staff.
- Actively models Labor-Management Partnership (LMP) Workplace Safety principles and practices.
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
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