RN - Intensive Care Float Pool (KSMC / 36 Hr / Nights)

Kaiser Permanente; Oregon; On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente is seeking a Registered Nurse in Oregon to provide and coordinate comprehensive nursing care. You will assess patients, develop plans, implement interventions, and continually evaluate responses with collaboration across disciplines.

Responsibilities include discharge planning, accurate EMR documentation, and adherence to protocols. A valid Oregon RN license, BLS/ACLS, and a NIH Stroke Scale certificate within 3 months are required.

Qualifications

• Minimum nine (9) months of RN experience.
• Minimum two (2) years recent ICU nursing experience.
• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Registered Nurse License (Oregon) required at hire
• Basic Life Support required at hire
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support required at hire
• NIH Stroke Scale Certificate within 3 months of hire
• Computer keyboarding skills.
• Drug calculation experience.
• Experience in Cardiac Rhythm Recognition.
• Previous health care experience.
• Bachelors degree in nursing or related field.
• CCRN, SCRN or other certification.
• Dialysis, SLED or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, direct, provide and evaluate nursing care for patients.
• Coordinate discharge planning with hospital departments and community agencies.
• Document care in EMR and follow care plans.
• Initiate measures per protocol and respond in emergencies.

Skills

ICU nursing experience

Nursing assessment

Cardiac rhythm recognition

Keyboarding skills

Drug calculation

Education

accredited nursing program

Tools

EMR

Job description

Job Summary:
Under general supervision and in collaboration with other members of the health care team, uses clinical judgment skills to diagnose and treat human responses to actual or potential health problems. The RN is responsible for assessing, planning, directing, providing and evaluation nursing care for patients and coordinating nurses care activities with other health care disciplines.
Essential Responsibilities:

• Assessment: standard of performance: Performs accurate multi-system assessments, including; biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care, education needs and discharge planning needs. Identifies deviations from normal on routine lab diagnostic tests. Reassesses patient throughout hospitalization. Performs complete discharge assessment.
• Planning: standard of performance: Develops an individual nursing plan of care. Nursing plan of care is sensitive to the developmental needs of the patient. Coordinates patient care activities and discharge planning with other hospital and clinic departments and community agencies. Develops patient teaching plan and documents on care plan or teaching plan. Appropriately delegates patient care activities based on patients condition and scope of practice of other health care providers. Established priories for patient care. Classifies acuity level of assigned patients.
• Implementation: standard of performance: Initiates appropriate measures based on protocol for the management of the medical and/or surgical patient. Bases nursing care on protocol in place for management of each patient. Correctly carries out the physicians plan of care. Accurately documents in the emr. Documents care according to policy and procedure. Utilizes a multidisciplinary approach when appropriate. Performs all necessary procedures correctly. Utilizes available teaching plans in addressing patient teaching needs. Accurately calculates and administers medications. Initiates appropriate measures in emergency situations.
• Evaluation: standard of performance: Evaluates assessment methods, plan of care, and patients response to treatment. Participates in unit quality assurance activities.
  

Basic Qualifications: Experience

• Minimum nine (9) months of RN experience.

• Minimum two (2) years recent ICU nursing experience.

Education

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.

License, Certification, Registration

• Registered Nurse License (Oregon) required at hire

• Basic Life Support required at hire

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support required at hire

• NIH Stroke Scale Certificate within 3 months of hire
  

Additional Requirements:

• Computer keyboarding skills.

• Drug calculation experience.
• Experience in Cardiac Rhythm Recognition.
Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous health care experience.
  
• Bachelors degree in nursing or related field.


• CCRN, SCRN or other certification.
• Dialysis, SLED or equivalent.