Emergency Room RN - Clinic

Health eCareers; Baldwin Park (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a Registered Nurse to lead a healthcare team, providing professional nursing care in line with established standards. The role emphasizes leadership, patient care, and collaboration with team members to ensure quality care delivery.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates professional, supportive behavior.
• Participates in problem identification and resolution.
• Mentors, orients, and coaches team members.

Responsibilities

• Develops and contributes to individualized care plans.
• Ensures multidisciplinary planning and education.
• Responds promptly to call lights and patient requests.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Patient Care

Job description

Job Summary:

As the leader of the health care team, provides professional nursing care, utilizing the nursing process in accordance with established standards of care, policies, and procedures. Demonstrates performance consistent with the Medical Center Vision, Mission, and Strategic Plan of the organization. Remains flexible to changing systems; is expected to demonstrate quality and effectiveness in work habits and clinical practice; and treats co-workers, patients, families, and all members of the health care team with dignity and respect.

Essential Responsibilities:

• The Registered Nurse demonstrates proficiency by exhibiting the following skills, competencies, and behaviors:
• Leadership:
• Upholds Kaiser Permanente's Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities, and applicable laws.
• Serves as a leader of the healthcare team; delegates tasks appropriately, and demonstrates accountability.
• Understands own and team members' scope of practice and escalates issues as appropriate.
• Demonstrates professional, supportive behavior.
• Champions new ideas and leads change processes.
• Utilizes effective communication strategies including chain of command and issue escalation.
• Participates in problem identification and resolution.
• Mentors, orients, and coaches team members in unit-specific operations and patient care activities.
• Shares responsibility and authority with subordinates and holds them accountable for performance.
• Collaborates with other departments to resolve issues.
• Prioritizes, delegates, and supervises work to ensure patient care completion.
• Complies with all regulatory and organizational standards.
• Nursing Process:
• Develops and contributes to individualized care plans based on assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Ensures multidisciplinary planning, consultation, and education are reflected in care plans.
• Adapts care plans based on ongoing patient assessment and progress.
• Ensures care meets professional standards and standards of practice.
• Develops and completes discharge plans, addressing barriers and providing patient/family education.
• Ensures patient understanding of discharge instructions and medication management.
• Patient Care Experience:
• Practices customer service standards as defined by the organization.
• Responds promptly to call lights, alarms, and patient requests.
• Makes referrals and facilitates resource utilization.
• Maintains patient confidentiality and a clean, safe environment.
• Treats patients and families with courtesy, respect, kindness, and compassion.
• Actively listens to patient needs and ensures those needs are met.
• Provides clear and understandable information to patients.
• Strives to exceed patient expectations in care delivery.
• Team Commitment:
• Acts as an effective, flexible, and cooperative team member.
• Constructively addresses conflicts and seeks assistance when needed.
• Accepts accountability and constructive criticism.
• Serves as a resource, preceptor, and mentor for new staff and students.
• Attends mandatory meetings and participates in professional development.
• Contributes to unit learning needs assessment and educational planning.
• Supports a collaborative environment through unit-based teams.
• Fiscal Responsibility:
• Minimizes overtime through organized work.
• Identifies opportunities for system improvements.
• Utilizes resources efficiently to maximize productivity.