Specialty Unit Staff RN - Hospital - SDU - Per Diem Nights

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 the health care team, providing professional nursing care and ensuring high standards of patient care. The role emphasizes leadership, effective communication, and patient-centered care in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates professional, supportive behavior.
• Champions new ideas and leads change processes.

Responsibilities

• Develops and contributes to individualized care plans based on assessments.
• Ensures accurate, legible, and timely charting.
• Responds promptly to patient requests and alarms.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Patient Care

Teamwork

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 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 operations and patient care activities.


• Shares responsibility and authority with subordinates and holds them accountable.


• Collaborates with other departments to resolve issues.


• Prioritizes, delegates, and supervises work to ensure patient care completion.


• Complies with all regulatory requirements and standards.

Nursing Process:

• Develops and contributes to individualized care plans based on assessments.


• Ensures multidisciplinary planning, consultation, and education are included.


• Adapts care plans based on ongoing patient assessment and progress.


• Communicates and discusses care plans with patients and families.


• Monitors patient progress and revises plans as needed.


• Ensures care meets standards of practice and includes effective discharge planning and patient education.


• Prioritizes patient safety, including medication safety, fall prevention, and infection control.


• Manages pain effectively and addresses patient concerns.


• Ensures patients understand medication purposes, side effects, and administration instructions.

Documentation:

• Ensures accurate, legible, and timely charting.


• Reflects nursing process, interventions, and evaluations.


• Utilizes electronic systems efficiently for patient care.

Clinical Outcomes:

• Communicates patient findings and progress with team members and physicians.


• Demonstrates competency through ongoing validation and performance improvement activities.
• Makes comprehensive nursing decisions based on data and patient outcomes.
• Participates in departmental quality improvement initiatives.

Workplace Safety:

• Adheres to safety principles and practices.


• Maintains a safe environment using standard precautions.

Patient Care Experience:

• Practices customer service standards.


• Responds promptly to patient requests and alarms.


• Facilitates resource utilization and maintains confidentiality.


• Creates a clean and respectful environment.


• Provides compassionate, patient-centered care and effective communication.

Team Commitment:

• Acts as an effective, cooperative team member.


• Constructively addresses conflicts and seeks assistance when needed.


• Accepts accountability and provides mentorship to others.


• Participates actively in meetings and professional development activities.