Staff RN III - Day Surgery Float Pool

Kaiser Permanente; Forest Park (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in Georgia seeks a Staff RN III to provide professional nursing care, coordinate with the health care team, and lead emergency responses. Responsibilities include patient assessment, care planning, IV therapy, and patient education.

The role requires an associates degree in nursing, an active Georgia RN license, and BLS certification, with emphasis on quality improvement and staff mentoring.

Qualifications

• Minimum three (3) years of current RN clinical experience.
• Minimum two (2) years of clinical experience in area of specialty.
• Registered Nurse license (Georgia) required at hire and BLS at hire.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes the nursing process to assess patient health status, determine nursing diagnosis, establish goals, and develop plan of care.
• Completes POE and addresses care gaps during patient encounters.
• Documents patient data, actions, interventions, and responses per policies.
• Assists with procedures and monitors patient response during and after procedures.
• Leads nursing response to medical emergencies and coordinates care with the healthcare team.
• Monitors messages and triages inquiries to physicians or others as needed.
• Initiates and monitors IV therapy and medication administration as prescribed.
• Provides health teaching to patients and families and evaluates education effectiveness.
• Participates in quality improvement activities and departmental orientation/training.

Skills

Nursing

Patient care

Clinical documentation

IV therapy

Emergency response

Team collaboration

Precepting

Education/teaching

Education

Associates degree in nursing

High School Diploma or GED

BSN preferred

Job description

Job Summary:

Kaiser Permanente nurses are guided by an integrated nursing model that places patients and families in the center. The Staff Registered Nurse (RN) III practices professional nursing as defined by the Georgia Registered Professional Nurse Practice Act and by organizational policies, procedures, and guidelines. Provides nursing care for patients, members, and families to promote or restore health and to prevent illness and injury. Collaborates with members of the Health Care Team (HCT) and leaders to ensure the delivery of high quality, safe, effective, and efficient care.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Utilizes the nursing process to assess patient health status, determine nursing diagnosis, establish nursing goals, and develop, implement, and evaluate the nursing plan of care.
• Completes POE and addresses care gaps during the patient encounter.
• Accurately documents patient data, actions, interventions, and response to treatment according to established policies and guidelines.
• Assists with procedures and monitors patients response during and after the procedure.
• Actively participates, as a member of the healthcare team, to engage patients, families, and caregivers in the coordination of patient care.
• Leads the nursing response to medical emergencies.
• Monitors electronic messaging and emails (department InBasket) related to patient or provider requests and manages the messages or triages them to physician, associate practitioner, or others as needed.
• Initiates and monitors IV therapy, administration of medications, and other nursing procedures as prescribed by the physician or associate practitioner, and documents accordingly.
• Assesses patient and family health education needs, provides health teaching and counseling, and evaluates effectiveness of the education process.
• Conducts outgoing telephone calls to patients requiring follow-up care and preventative outreach.
• Participates in quality improvement activities and/or initiatives.
• Participates in departmental orientation, training, and competency validation of new staff (after completion of validator training).
• Leads departmental or regional performance improvement initiatives (access, quality, service, people).
• Autonomously perform procedures under provider supervision and evaluate patients response during and after the procedure.
• Serves as a preceptor, resource, and mentor for new members of the healthcare team and nursing students.
• Provide at least one (1) training in-service each year.
• Seeks and completes formal continuing education relevant to clinical discipline.
• Utilizes advanced skills to provide patient care, education, and consultation.
• Autonomously perform procedures under physician supervision, such as cardiac stress tests, RN sonography, conscious sedation, or chemotherapy infusions.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• Minimum three (3) years of current RN clinical experience.
• Minimum two (2) years of clinical experience in area of specialty.

Education

• Associates degree in nursing.
• High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.

License, Certification, Registration

• Registered Professional Nurse License (Georgia) required at hire
  

• Basic Life Support required at hire
  

Additional Requirements:

• N/A.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Specialty Certification at time of hire or within 1 (one) year preferred.
• Bachelors (BSN) degree.

Notes:

• Flexible to float to TP, GW, and SW.