Staff Nurse - 36 Hr Night - Wailuku/Kihei

Kaiser Permanente; Keokea (HI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in Hawaii seeks a registered nurse to provide comprehensive nursing care to patients and families. The role directs LPNs and nursing assistive personnel and delegates tasks per guidelines and policies.

The RN uses nursing judgment to carry out orders and may serve as primary nurse, resource clinician, preceptor, and charge nurse as assigned. The position emphasizes teamwork, patient safety, and adherence to Maui Health Vision and values in daily practice, with potential

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Hawaii RN license required at hire and BLS/CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing care and services to patients/families.
• Directs licensed practical nurses and nursing assistive personnel.
• Delegates nursing care according to guidelines and policies.
• Administers medications and utilizes nursing process to deliver care.
• Acts as primary nurse and resource clinician; may precept and take charge.

Skills

Adaptability

Decision making

Detail oriented

Communication

Interpersonal relations

Oral communication

Prioritization

Problem solving

Teamwork

Time management

Written communication

Education

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing

Tools

Electronic Medical Records

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.