Level III Staff RN - Zion - Oncology - FT (40) - 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

About the Role

As the leader of the health care team, the Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care utilizing the nursing process in accordance with established standards of care, policies, and procedures. Demonstrates performance consistent with the medical center’s vision, mission, and strategic plan. Remains flexible to changing systems; demonstrates quality and effectiveness in work habits and clinical practice; and treats co-workers, patients, families, and all members of the health care team with dignity and respect.

Responsibilities

• Leadership:
  • Upholds Kaiser Permanente’s policies and procedures, principles of responsibilities, and applicable state, federal, and local laws.
  • Serves as a leader of the health care team; delegates tasks appropriately and demonstrates accountability.
  • Understands own and team members' scope of practice and escalates issues as appropriate.
  • Demonstrates professional, supportive behavior and champions new ideas.
  • Leads and directs others through the change process.
  • Utilizes communication strategies, including chain of command and issue escalation, to achieve intended outcomes.
  • Participates in problem identification and resolution.
  • Mentors, orients, and coaches others in unit-specific operations and patient care activities.
  • Shares responsibility and authority with subordinates and holds them accountable for performance.
  • Demonstrates ability to problem-solve with other departments to assist member problem resolution.
  • Prioritizes, delegates, and supervises work assignments to ensure completion of patient care activities.
  • Complies with regulatory requirements, policies, procedures, and standards of practice.
• Nursing Process:
  • Develops and/or contributes to the individualized plan of care reflecting assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluating outcomes.
  • Ensures the plan shows multidisciplinary planning, consultation, and education.
  • Ensures the plan reflects admission or outpatient database, ongoing findings, age-appropriate care, cultural needs, and appropriate acuity.
  • Ensures the plan is discussed with the patient, family/significant others, and completed in a timely manner.
  • Monitors patient progress based on the plan and revises it as needed.
  • Ensures care meets standards of practice.
  • Ensures effective development and completion of the discharge plan, including barriers and patient/family education.
  • Ensures the patient clearly understands discharge instructions.
  • In outpatient settings, identifies barriers and needs for patient/family education to facilitate medical management.
  • Ensures patient safety related to medications, procedures, falls, decubitus prevention, and nosocomial infections.
  • Ensures optimal pain control and patient comfort; addresses patient anxieties, fears, or concerns.
  • Ensures the patient understands medication purpose, side effects, and administration instructions both in the hospital and at discharge.
• Documentation:
  • Charting is accurate, legible, dated, and timed.
  • Documentation reflects the nursing process, interventions, and evaluations.
  • Utilizes computer systems effectively and efficiently for optimal patient care.
• Clinical Outcomes:
  • Discusses patient findings and progress toward outcomes with physicians and other members of the health care team.
  • Demonstrates competencies during the probationary period and ongoing completion by departmental competency validation.
  • Makes comprehensive nursing decisions based on interpretation of data, assessments, and patient outcomes.
  • Participates in departmental performance improvement activities (planning, measuring, monitoring, assessing, and improving).
• Workplace Safety:
  • Adheres to LMP Workplace Safety principles and practices.
  • Applies standard precautions and maintains a safe environment for self and others.
• Patient Care Experience:
  • Practices customer service standards as defined by the service area, medical center, and department.
  • Promptly answers call lights, alarms, and patient requests.
  • Makes appropriate referrals and facilitates the customer’s ability to utilize resources.
  • Maintains and protects patient confidentiality.
  • Ensures a clean, orderly, and functional work environment.
  • Treats all families of patients with courtesy, respect, kindness, and compassion.
  • Provides an optimal patient care experience by actively listening to patient and family needs and taking responsibility for meeting them.
  • Gives patients information in a way they can understand and ensures comprehension.
  • Provides a patient care experience that exceeds members' expectations.
• Team Commitment:
  • Viewed by others as an effective team member who is flexible, cooperative, and willing to assist others.
  • Confronts difficult or conflict situations constructively and seeks appropriate assistance.
  • Takes accountability for own actions and accepts constructive criticism.
  • Acts as a resource, preceptor, and mentor to new employees, registry, students, and other team members.
  • Attends all mandatory meetings, in-services, and staff meetings as required; actively participates in other departmental professional development.
  • Participates in the assessment of current and future unit learning needs and development of an annual education plan.
  • Keeps self informed of unit activities and makes recommendations for change.
  • Adheres to the Attendance Program and reports to assigned area promptly.
  • Supports a collaborative Labor-Management Partnership environment through unit-based teams.
• Fiscal Responsibility:
  • Organizes work to minimize the use of overtime.
  • Identifies and assists in systems improvement that needs simplification or correction.
  • Utilizes payroll and non-payroll resources to their maximum potential.

Location: San Diego, CA