Lead Staff Nurse & Preceptor — Total Patient Care

Kaiser Permanente; Wailuku (HI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in Hawaii seeks a registered nurse to provide comprehensive nursing care and supervise LPNs and nursing staff. The role emphasizes delegating tasks within legal guidelines and acting as the primary nurse for patients.

You will apply nursing processes, administer medications, and serve as a resource nurse, preceptor, and leader on charge duties. The position may involve working across cost centers to meet patient care needs and aligns with Maui Health Vision and values.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Registered Nurse License (Hawaii) required at hire.
• Basic Life Support OR CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support.
• Demonstrated knowledge of adaptability, change management, decision making, detail oriented, customer service, influence, interpersonal relations, oral communication, prioritization, problem solving, quality management, results orientation, system thinking, teamwork, time management, written communication competencies.
• One year experience in area of specialty or completion of a formal course in area of specialty within a designated period after hire.
• Specialty Areas include: Operating Room, Emergency Department, Telemetry, Intensive Care Units, Labor & Delivery, Pediatrics, Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Cardiology, Ambulatory Treatment, Diagnostic Imaging, and Oncology.

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing care and delegates nursing tasks to nursing assistive personnel and provides direction to the LPN as appropriate.
• Utilizes nursing process to deliver care.
• Performs any task requiring nursing knowledge, judgment, and skills.
• Administers medications.
• Teaches LPNs and nursing assistive personnel special tasks of nursing care.
• Verifies staff competency to perform special tasks of nursing care as appropriate.
• Is responsible and accountable for quality of nursing rendered and adequacy of nursing care provided when special tasks are delegated to nursing assistive personnel.
• Functions as primary nurse/total patient caregiver.
• Serves as resource nurse and acts as preceptor.
• Takes charge duties as assigned.
• Performs administrative and other duties as assigned.
• May be assigned to another cost center; that may include other work locations on a shift by shift basis to meet patient care requirements.
• Incorporates the Maui Health Vision, Model and Values throughout their Nursing Practice.

Skills

Adaptability

Decision making

Detail oriented

Customer service

Interpersonal relations

Oral communication

Prioritization

Problem solving

Quality management

Results orientation

System thinking

Teamwork

Time management

Written communication

Education

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing

Tools

Electronic Medical Records (EMR)

Job description

Kaiser Permanente in Hawaii seeks a registered nurse to provide comprehensive nursing care and supervise LPNs and nursing staff. The role emphasizes delegating tasks within legal guidelines and acting as the primary nurse for patients.

You will apply nursing processes, administer medications, and serve as a resource nurse, preceptor, and leader on charge duties. The position may involve working across cost centers to meet patient care needs and aligns with Maui Health Vision and values.