RN, LDRP (36hrs, Nights)

About the Role

Under general supervision and in collaboration with other members of the health care team, uses clinical judgment skills to diagnose and treat human responses to actual or potential health problems. The RN is responsible for assessing, planning, directing, providing, and evaluating nursing care for patients and coordinating nursing care activities with other health care disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Performs accurate multi-system assessments, including biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care, education needs, and discharge planning needs.
• Identifies deviations from normal on routine lab diagnostic tests and reassesses patients throughout hospitalization.
• Performs complete discharge assessments.
• Develops an individual nursing plan of care sensitive to the developmental needs of the patient.
• Coordinates patient care activities and discharge planning with other hospital and clinic departments and community agencies.
• Develops patient teaching plans and documents them on care or teaching plans.
• Appropriately delegates patient care activities based on patient condition and scope of practice of other health care providers.
• Establishes priorities for patient care and classifies acuity level of assigned patients.
• Initiates appropriate measures based on protocol for the management of medical and/or surgical patients.
• Bases nursing care on protocols in place for management of each patient.
• Correctly carries out the physician’s plan of care.
• Accurately documents in the electronic medical record (EMR) and follows policy and procedure for documentation.
• Utilizes a multidisciplinary approach when appropriate.
• Performs all necessary procedures correctly.
• Utilizes available teaching plans in addressing patient teaching needs.
• Accurately calculates and administers medications.
• Initiates appropriate measures in emergency situations.
• Evaluates assessment methods, plan of care, and patient’s response to treatment.
• Participates in unit quality assurance activities.

Requirements

• Minimum nine (9) months of RN experience.
• Minimum one (1) year of labor and delivery or postpartum RN experience or successful completion of KP MCWH fellowship in postpartum and labor and delivery roles.
• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Basic Life Support certification required at hire.
• Registered Nurse License (Oregon).
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification.
• Computer keyboarding skills.
• Must cross-train to both Perinatal areas (labor and delivery and postpartum) if experience is lacking in one area.
• Demonstrated knowledge of high-risk medication administration (Magnesium/Oxytocin/Insulin).
• Demonstrated knowledge to support maternal-newborn teaching.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous healthcare experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or related field.
• Minimum three (3) years of labor and delivery experience.
• Minimum three (3) years of postpartum experience.
• Minimum one (1) year of medical/surgical nursing experience.

Schedule

Part-time, 36 scheduled weekly hours. Shift: Night, working days: Monday through Sunday, 07:00 PM to 07:00 AM.

Pay

$53.28 - $79.02 per hour. Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market-competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.