RN, Outpatient - Electrophysiology

RN, Outpatient - Electrophysiology

The RN participates as a member of the health care team in delivering quality health care to patients, which supports Kaiser Permanente's mission, vision and values. The RN provides a variety of nursing services in person and/or by phone utilizing the nursing process and leadership skills to address acute and chronic needs of Health Plan members and other patients of the Kaiser Permanente Health Care Program. They work under the general direction of the designated supervisor.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Professional Competencies: Demonstrates personal commitment to service and to socially relevant practice.
• Professional Competencies: Demonstrates ethical and legal behavior in all professional activities.
• Professional Competencies: Utilizes a critical thinking approach to problem solve and make decisions.
• Professional Competencies: Understands and provides competent care to a diverse population.
• Professional Competencies: Practices health care team building and leadership skills.
• Professional Competencies: Participates in population-based care activities.
• Professional Competencies: Demonstrates technological literacy in using computerized information systems.
• Professional Competencies: Participates in ongoing continuing education activities and shares knowledge with other health care team members.
• Clinical Competencies: Provides evidence-based, clinically competent nursing care in a culturally sensitive manner.
• Clinical Competencies: Applies effective oral and written communication skills in interacting with patients, families and members of the health care team.
• Organizational Competencies: Recognizes the impact of systems on health care delivery.
• Organizational Competencies: Acts as an advocate for individuals and groups with unmet health needs.
• Organizational Competencies: Applies the knowledge and tools of continuous improvement in clinical practice and the delivery of health care.

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum two (2) years of RN experience within the last five (5) years OR successful completion of the Kaiser Permanente NW RN New Grad/transition to practice program
• Minimum two (2) years experience in an inpatient or outpatient cardiac unit.
• Minimum one (1) year experience in an acute care or critical care nursing within the last 5 years.
• Graduate of Accredited School of Nursing.
• High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.
• This job requires credentials from multiple states. Credentials from the primary work state are required at hire. Additional Credentials from the secondary work state(s) are required post hire.
• Registered Nurse License (Washington) within 6 months of hire OR Compact License: Registered Nurse within 6 months of hire
• Registered Nurse License (Oregon) within 6 months of hire
• Basic Life Support required at hire

Additional Requirements:

• Demonstrates clinical nursing and leadership skills.
• Able to type 20 words per minute.
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to learn computerized information systems.
• Demonstrates ability to work within teams and within a dynamic work environment.
• Customer focused.
• Demonstrates ability to educate members and families in group and individual settings.
• Demonstrate and maintain knowledge base specific to cardiovascular patients:
• Knowledge of Cardiovascular services and disease processes
• Thorough understanding of cardiac rhythms.
• Thorough understanding of cardiac electrical devices.
• Thorough understanding of cardiac pharmacology and drug interactions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience with population care/case management, triage and advice.
• Current or future bachelors degree in nursing or related field.
• Previous experience working with devices and/or pacemakers