RN, Outpatient - OB GYN

RN, Outpatient - OB GYN

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 three (3) years of recent (within past five (5) years) Labor and Delivery or outpatient OBGYN experience in performing Fetal Non-Stress Tests OR current certification in electronic fetal monitoring (C-EFM) from the National Certification Corporation (NCC)
• Graduate of Accredited School of Nursing.
• High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.

License, Certification, Registration:

• 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.
• Experienced in oral, SQ, IM, and IV (in locations where required) medication administration
• Non-Stress Testing (NST) competency.
• Currently competent in venipuncture skills for locations where required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience with population care/case management, triage and advice.
• Current or future bachelors degree in nursing or related field.
• Minimum five (5) years of Labor and Delivery or outpatient OBGYN experience in performing Fetal Non-Stress Tests
• Previous L&D setting experience of three (3) years or greater preferred.
• Experience with the use of protocols for rendering advice preferred.
• Certification as competent in performing antenatal testing; including limited ultrasound preferred.
• Use of electronic medical record technology preferred.
• Competent in new insulin starts preferred.
• Well versed in care of pregnant diabetic patient and train in GDM preferred.