Nurse Manager

Kaiser Permanente; Modesto (CA); On-site; USD 97,000 - 125,000; Part time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in Modesto, CA seeks a Nursing Manager to lead 24-hour departments across locations, ensuring high-quality, accessible, cost-effective patient care in line with regulatory standards.

The role focuses on budgeting, staffing, policy development, and quality improvement, with a California RN license and substantial nursing/management experience required. This is a part-time, day-shift position with collaborative labor/management environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum four years of clinical nursing experience in the required department area.
• Four years of management, supervisory or leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Manages the operations of 24-hour departments that may be at multiple locations and ensures compliance with Nursing Practice Act, The Joint Commission, and applicable regulations.
• Establishes, implements, and maintains patient care and service standards to meet members and internal clients' expectations.
• Designs and evaluates processes to improve systems and patient care results across the continuum of care.
• Develops and monitors budgets for use of human and material resources; monitors financial performance and identifies strategies to reduce costs and improve quality of care/service.
• Determines appropriate staff mix for the department and develops processes to screen, interview, hire, train, and maintain competency; ensures ongoing staff development; manages HR, safety, and risk management issues.
• Develops, implements, and monitors departmental policies and procedures supporting organizational goals and business objectives.
• Oversees standards of care and practice, directs fiscal management, and quality improvement activities.

Skills

Clinical nursing

Management experience

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

MSN or direct-entry MSN

Job description

Job Summary

Manages 24-hour departments providing patient care services. Ensures staff provide high quality, accessible, cost effective care, and patient focused services to members across the continuum, which comply with local, state, and federal requirements. Develops and maintains clinical standards of care and practice; responsible for all resource budgeting, selection and development.

• Manages the operations of 24-hour departments that may be at multiple locations. Ensures Assistants and staff provide the highest quality of care and are in compliance with the Nursing Practice Act, The Joint Commission, federal, state, and local requirements.
• Establishes, implements, and maintains patient care and service standards to meet members and internal clients expectations.
• Designs and evaluates processes to improve systems and patient care results across the continuum of care.
• Develops and monitors budgets for the appropriate use of human and material resources. Monitors financial performance and identifies and implements strategies to reduce costs and improve quality of care/service.
• Determines the appropriate staff mix for department and develops processes to screen, interview, hire, train, and maintain the competency of all department staff. Ensures on going staff development. Manages and resolves human resource, employee and department safety, and risk management issues.
• Develops, implements, and monitors departmental policy and procedures which support the organizations goals and business objectives and ensures they are met.
• Oversees and develops standards of care and standards of practice, directs fiscal management, and quality improvement activities.
• Kaiser Permanente conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis. At any time, Kaiser Permanente reserves the right to reevaluate and change job descriptions, or to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status. Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees.

Job Summary

Manages 24-hour departments providing patient care services. Ensures staff provide high quality, accessible, cost effective care, and patient focused services to members across the continuum, which comply with local, state, and federal requirements. Develops and maintains clinical standards of care and practice; responsible for all resource budgeting, selection and development.

Essential Responsibilities

• Manages the operations of 24-hour departments that may be at multiple locations. Ensures Assistants and staff provide the highest quality of care and are in compliance with the Nursing Practice Act, The Joint Commission, federal, state, and local requirements.
• Establishes, implements, and maintains patient care and service standards to meet members and internal clients expectations.
• Designs and evaluates processes to improve systems and patient care results across the continuum of care.
• Develops and monitors budgets for the appropriate use of human and material resources. Monitors financial performance and identifies and implements strategies to reduce costs and improve quality of care/service.
• Determines the appropriate staff mix for department and develops processes to screen, interview, hire, train, and maintain the competency of all department staff. Ensures on going staff development. Manages and resolves human resource, employee and department safety, and risk management issues.
• Develops, implements, and monitors departmental policy and procedures which support the organizations goals and business objectives and ensures they are met.
• Oversees and develops standards of care and standards of practice, directs fiscal management, and quality improvement activities.
• Kaiser Permanente conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis. At any time, Kaiser Permanente reserves the right to reevaluate and change job descriptions, or to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status. Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees.

Experience

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum four (4) years of clinical nursing experience related to clinical area of specialization as required by department, including four (4) years of management, supervisory or leadership* experience.

Education

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing. Bachelors Degree in Nursing, or Masters Degree in Nursing earned through a direct entry MSN program.

License, Certification, Registration

• Registered Nurse License (California) required at hire
• Basic Life Support

Additional Requirements

• *Leadership Experience will be permissible for Kaiser Permanente internal applicants only and is defined by the following criteria: demonstrated clinical nursing leadership as a Charge/Senior RN, participation on professional committees inclusive of UBTs, National Certification in Specialty, demonstrated completion of RN Leadership Development Program and/or demonstrated experiential exposure to Nursing Leadership.
• Knowledge of Nurse Practice Act, The Joint Commission, and other local, state, federal regulations.
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal communication skills.
• ACLS or PALS certification may be required for positions in specific department.
• National Certification preferred within 1 year of hire
• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two (2) years of management experience preferred
• One (1) year of Magnet/shared governance experience preferred
• One (1) year of managing in a bargaining environment preferred
• Masters degree preferred.

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.

Primary Location:California,Modesto,Modesto Medical Center

Scheduled Weekly Hours:20

Shift:Day

Workdays:Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun

Working Hours Start:10:00 AM

Working Hours End:05:00 PM

Job Schedule:Part-time

Job Type:Standard

Worker Location:Onsite

Employee Status:Regular

Employee Group/Union Affiliation:NUE-NCAL-09|NUE|Non Union Employee

Job Level:Manager with Direct Reports

Department:Modesto Hospital - Hosp Admin-Chief Oper Officer - 0208

Pay Range:$96900 - $125400 / year

Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.

Travel:Yes, 75 % of the Time

Work Setting:Onsite

Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy.

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.