Staff Nurse

Kaiser Permanente; Wailuku (HI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in Hawaii seeks a registered nurse to provide comprehensive patient care and to supervise licensed practical nurses and assistive personnel. The role includes delegating tasks, administering medications, and serving as a resource and preceptor. The nurse will align with Maui Health Vision and Values in daily practice.

Graduate from an accredited nursing program with Hawaii RN licensure required. Basic Life Support or CPR/AED for Professionals is essential.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Experience in professional nursing practice and delegation to nursing staff.
• Basic Life Support or CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional nursing care and delegate tasks to LPNs and assistive personnel.
• Utilize nursing process to deliver quality patient care.
• Administer medications and educate staff on care tasks.
• Act as resource nurse, preceptor, and take charge duties as assigned.
• Incorporate Maui Health Vision, Model and Values in practice.

Skills

Adaptability

Decision making

Customer service

Interpersonal relations

Oral communication

Prioritization

Problem solving

Quality management

Teamwork

Time management

Written communication

Education

Nursing degree

Tools

EMR experience

Job description

Job Summary:

Provides nursing care and services to patients/families. Provides direction to licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and nursing assistive personnel. Delegates nursing care according to legal and regulatory guidelines/statutes and organizational policies. Utilizes reasonable judgment in carrying out prescribed medical orders of a practitioner. Functions as primary nurse/total patient caregiver. Serves as resource nurse. Acts as preceptor and takes charge duties as assigned.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Practices professional nursing 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.
• Incorporates the Maui Health Vision, Model and Values through out their Nursing Practice.
• Performs other duties and accepts responsibility as assigned within the scope of their practice.
• May be assigned to another cost center; that may include other work locations on a shift by shift basis to meet patient care requirements.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• N/A

Education

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.

License, Certification, Registration

• Basic Life Support OR CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers
• Registered Nurse License (Hawaii) required at hire

Additional Requirements:

• Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in 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 (1) year experience in area of specialty or completion of a formal course in area of specialty within a designated period of time after hire into the specialty. 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with electronic medical records.
• One (1) year experience or completion of formal course in area of specialty.
• Coursework in basic EKG.