Specialty Unit Staff RN - Hospital - ICU Float

As the leader of the health care team, the RN provides professional nursing care, utilizing the nursing process in accordance with established standards of care, policies, and procedures. The RN demonstrates performance consistent with the Medical Center Vision, Mission, and Strategic Plan, remains flexible to changing systems, and treats co‑workers, patients, families, and all members of the health care team with dignity and respect. Essential Responsibilities Upholds Kaiser Permanente’s policies and procedures, principles of responsibility, and applicable state, federal and local laws. Serves as a leader of the health care team, delegates tasks appropriately, and demonstrates appropriate accountability. Understands own and team members’ scope of practice and escalates issues as appropriate. Demonstrates professional, supportive behavior. Champions new ideas. Leads and directs others through the change process. Utilizes communication strategies (chain of command, issue escalation) that result in intended outcomes. Participates in problem identification and resolution. Mentors, orients, and coaches others in unit‑specific operations and patient care activities. Shares responsibility and authority with subordinates and holds them accountable for performance. Demonstrates ability to problem‑solve with other departments to assist member problem resolution. Prioritizes, delegates, and supervises work assignments appropriately to ensure completion of patient care activities. Complies with regulatory requirements, policies, procedures, and standards of practice. Nursing Process Develops and/or contributes to the individualized plan of care that reflects assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of outcomes. Ensures the plan shows multidisciplinary planning, consultation, and education. Ensures the plan is reflective of admission/outpatient database, ongoing findings, age‑appropriate care, cultural specific needs, and appropriate acuity. Ensures the plan is discussed with patient, family/significant others, and completed in a timely manner. Monitors patient progress based on the plan. Revises the plan on an ongoing basis based on patient condition and evaluation of progress. Ensures care meets standards of practice. Ensures effective development and completion of discharge plan, including discharge barriers and patient/family education. Ensures patient clearly understands discharge instructions. In outpatient, identifies barriers and needs for patient/family education that will facilitate the outpatient medical management plan. Ensures patient safety related to medications and procedures (five rights), patient falls, decubitus prevention, and prevention of nosocomial infections. Ensures optimal pain control and patient comfort; identifies and discusses patient anxieties, fears or concerns regarding patient condition, treatment or discharge. Ensures patients understand medication purpose, side effects, and administration instructions in the hospital and at the time of discharge. Documentation Charting is accurate, legible, dated, and timed. Documentation reflects nursing process and interventions and evaluations taken. Utilizes computer systems effectively and efficiently for optimal patient care. Clinical Outcomes Discusses patient findings and progress toward outcomes with physicians and other team members. Demonstrates competencies during the probationary period and ongoing completion by departmental competency validation. Provides comprehensive nursing decisions based on interpretation of data, assessments, and evaluations of patient outcomes. Participates in departmental performance improvement activities—planning, measuring/monitoring, assessing, and improving. Workplace Safety Adheres to LMP Workplace Safety principles and practices. Applies standard precautions; maintains a safe environment for self and others. Patient Care Experience Practices customer service standards as defined by the Service Area, Medical Center, and specified department. Promptly answers call lights, alarms, and patient requests. Makes appropriate referrals and facilitates the patient’s ability to utilize resources. Maintains and protects patient confidentiality. Ensures a clean, orderly, and functional work environment. Treats all families of patients with courtesy, respect, kindness and compassion. Actively listens to the needs of patients and family members and takes responsibility for meeting those identified needs. Gives patients information in a way they can understand and ensures comprehension. Provides a patient care experience that exceeds member expectations. Team Commitment Viewed by others as an effective team member who is flexible, cooperative, and willing to assist others. Confronts difficult or conflict situations constructively and seeks appropriate assistance. Takes accountability for own actions and accepts constructive criticism. Acts as a resource, preceptor, and mentor to new employees, registry, students, and other team members. Attends all mandatory meetings, in‑services, and staff meetings as required; actively participates in other departmental professional development. (Requirement may vary for per diem staff). Participates in the assessment of current and future unit learning needs and development of an annual education plan. Keeps self informed of activities on the unit and makes recommendations for change. Adheres to Attendance Program; reports to assigned area promptly, being present and available for report at the beginning of assigned shift. Supports a collaborative Labor‑Management Partnership environment through unit‑based teams. Fiscal Responsibility Organizes work to minimize the use of overtime. Identifies and assists in systems improvement that needs simplification or correction. Utilizes payroll and non‑payroll resources to their maximum potential. Basic Qualifications 1‑year recent (within the last 3 years) full‑time equivalent experience in Critical Care, or successful completion of a KP Critical Care course or approved equivalent within prior 12 months. Education N/A License, Certification, Registration Registered Nurse License (California) Basic Life Support Advanced Cardiac Life Support Additional Requirements N/A Preferred Qualifications N/A Notes If the 12‑hour option is chosen, the shift will be 7:30 pm–8:00 am; the backup 8‑hour shift will be 11:30 pm–8:00 am. #J-18808-Ljbffr