Staff Nurse - Hemodialysis

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

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente Hawaii in Honolulu is seeking a registered nurse to provide comprehensive nursing care to patients and families. You will coordinate care with LPNs and nursing staff, delegate tasks, and ensure adherence to medical orders and policies.

The role includes teaching and mentoring staff, maintaining competency, and serving as a primary nurse and resource for the unit. This position reinforces KP Vision, Model and Values in daily practice.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in Hawaii.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Oncology Unit: ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Immunotherapy cert within 1 year of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing care to patients and families.
• Delegates tasks to licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and nursing assistive personnel.
• Utilizes nursing process to deliver care.
• Administers medications and intradermal local anesthetic for IV placement when appropriate.
• Teaches LPNs and nursing staff special tasks of nursing care.
• Verifies staff competency for nursing tasks.
• Acts as primary nurse/total patient caregiver and resource nurse.
• Takes charge duties as assigned and upholds KP Vision, Model and Values.

Skills

Nursing

BLS

Oncology

Education

RN program graduate

Tools

EMR software

Job description

This position is a Hawaii Nurses and Healthcare Professionals Bargaining Unit represented position.

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 nursing task requiring nursing knowledge, judgment, and skill.
• Administers medications. As appropriate, may administer intradermal local anesthetic for IV placement.
• 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 KP Vision, Model and Values through out their Nursing Practice.
• Performs administrative and other duties and accepts responsibility as assigned.
• May perform patient care to the extent necessary to maintain clinical expertise, competency and licensing necessary to fulfill job responsibilities and to direct the provision of care on the unit.

Basic Qualifications

Experience

• N/A

Education

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.

License, Certification, Registration

• Registered Nurse License (Hawaii)
• Basic Life Support from American Heart Association

Additional Requirements

• For Oncology Unit: ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate by Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) to be obtained within one (1) year of hire and maintained thereafter.
• 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.
• Inpatient Specialty Areas: Only departments in the Pediatrics, Mother Baby, NICU, Labor & Delivery, Operating Room, Emergency, Intensive Care, Hospital Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Ambulatory Treatment, Clinical Decision Unit, Diagnostic Imaging, Oncology - One (1) year experience in area of specialty or completion of formal course in area of specialty within established timeframe.
• Ambulatory Specialty Areas: Cardiology, Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Population Management - One (1) year experience in area of specialty or completion of formal course in area of specialty within established timeframe.

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.