Emergency Room RN - Clinic

Kaiser Permanente; Baldwin Park (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse to lead a health care team. In this pivotal role, you will provide professional nursing care, develop individualized care plans, and ensure compliance with established standards. You will champion patient safety and comfort while delivering exceptional patient experiences. This position offers a dynamic work environment where you can grow your skills and make a significant impact on patient care. Join a collaborative team that values your contributions and supports your professional development in a rewarding healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates proficiency in nursing care and leadership.
• Develops individualized care plans based on assessments.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Leads the health care team and delegates tasks appropriately.
• Monitors patient progress and revises care plans as needed.
• Practices customer service standards and responds to patient needs.

Skills

Leadership

Nursing Process

Patient Care

Communication

Problem Solving

Education

Registered Nurse License

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

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 health care 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.
• Leads and directs others through change processes.
• Utilizes effective communication strategies including chain of command and issue escalation to achieve desired outcomes.
• 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.
• Demonstrates problem-solving skills with other departments to resolve member issues.
• Prioritizes, delegates, and supervises work assignments to ensure completion of patient care activities.
• Complies with regulatory requirements, policies, procedures, and standards of practice.
• Nursing Process:
• Develops and/or contributes to individualized care plans based on assessments, planning, implementation, and evaluation of outcomes.
• Ensures multidisciplinary planning, consultation, and education are reflected in the care plan.
• Ensures the care plan considers admission or outpatient data, ongoing findings, age-appropriate care, cultural needs, and acuity.
• Discusses the care plan with patients and families/significant others and completes it in a timely manner.
• Monitors patient progress based on the care plan.
• Revises the care plan as needed based on patient condition and progress evaluation.
• Ensures care meets standards of practice.
• Develops and completes discharge plans, addressing barriers and providing patient/family education.
• Ensures patients understand discharge instructions; identifies barriers and educational needs for outpatient care.
• Prioritizes patient safety, including medication safety, fall prevention, decubitus prevention, and infection control.
• Optimizes pain control and patient comfort; addresses patient anxieties, fears, and concerns.
• Ensures patients understand medication purposes, side effects, and administration instructions both during hospitalization and at discharge.
• Patient Care Experience:
• Practices customer service standards as defined by the Service Area, Medical Center, and department.
• Responds promptly to call lights, alarms, and patient requests.
• Makes referrals and facilitates resource utilization.
• Maintains patient confidentiality.
• Ensures a clean, orderly, and functional work environment.
• Treats patients' families with courtesy, respect, kindness, and compassion.
• Actively listens to patient and family needs and takes responsibility for meeting them.
• Provides information in an understandable manner and confirms comprehension.
• Delivers a patient care experience that exceeds expectations.
• Team Commitment:
• Acts as an effective, flexible, cooperative team member.
• Constructively addresses conflicts and seeks assistance when needed.
• Accepts accountability and constructive criticism.
• Serves as a resource, preceptor, and mentor to new staff, students, and team members.
• Attends mandatory meetings and participates in professional development.
• Contributes to unit learning needs assessment and annual education planning.
• Keeps informed about unit activities and suggests improvements.
• Adheres to Attendance Program; reports promptly at shift start.
• Supports a collaborative Labor-Management Partnership environment.
• Fiscal Responsibility:
• Minimizes overtime through organized work.
• Identifies and helps improve systems that need simplification or correction.
• Uses payroll and non-payroll resources efficiently.