Staff Nurse - ED/Urgent Care

Kaiser Permanente; Hawaii; On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in Hawaii seeks a dedicated registered nurse to provide patient care and lead licensed practical nurses and assistive personnel. The role requires adherence to clinical guidelines, medication administration, and maintaining high standards of nursing practice.

Applicants should have an accredited nursing degree and Hawaii RN licensure, with strong communication and teamwork skills to support Maui Health initiatives and patient care excellence.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Demonstrated knowledge of nursing process and clinical judgment.
• Licensure requirements include Hawaii RN license and CPR/BLS.

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing care and directs licensed practical nurses and nursing assistive personnel.
• Delegates nursing tasks according to guidelines and policies.
• Administers medications and maintains quality of care.
• Teaches and mentors LPNs and nursing staff; serves as resource nurse.

Skills

Nursing knowledge

Communication

Teamwork

Patient care

Decision making

Education

Nursing degree

Tools

EMR systems

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:

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

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 experienceor completion of formal course in area of specialty.
• Coursework in basic EKG.