RN, Outpatient - OBGYN - 36 hour

About the role

The RN participates as a member of the health care team in delivering quality health care to patients, supporting Kaiser Permanente's mission, vision, and values.

Responsibilities

• Provides a variety of nursing services in person and/or by phone, utilizing the nursing process and leadership skills to address acute and chronic needs of Health Plan members and other patients.
• Works under the general direction of the designated supervisor.
• Participates in population-based care activities, out reach and in reach activities to meet clinical targets.
• Effectively identifies needs and provides prevention, early intervention and ongoing health education for panel population, individual patient and family.
• Assists individuals and groups to learn self-management skills that promote and protect health.
• Develops teaching plans for individuals and groups related to health promotion and disease prevention.
• Applies effective oral and written communication skills in interacting with patients, families and members of the health care team.

Requirements

• Minimum two (2) years of RN experience within the last five (5) years OR successful completion of the Kaiser Permanente NW RN New Grad/transition to practice program.
• Minimum three (3) years of recent (within past five (5) years) Labor and Delivery or outpatient OBGYN experience in performing Fetal Non-Stress Tests OR current certification in electronic fetal monitoring (C-EFM) from the National Certification Corporation (NCC).
• Graduate of Accredited School of Nursing.
• Registered Nurse License (Washington) within 6 months of hire OR Compact License: Registered Nurse within 6 months of hire Registered Nurse License (Oregon) within 6 months of hire.
• Demonstrates clinical nursing and leadership skills.
• Able to type 20 words per minute.
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to learn computerized information systems.
• Demonstrates ability to work within teams and within a dynamic work environment.
• Customer focused.
• Experienced in oral, SQ, IM, and IV (in locations where required) medication administration.
• Non-Stress Testing (NST) competency.
• Certified in venipuncture skills for locations where required.

Qualifications

• Basic Life Support required at hire.
• Additional Credentials from the secondary work state(s) are required post hire.
• Current or future bachelors degree in nursing or related field preferred.
• Previous experience with population care/case management, triage and advice preferred.
• Experience with the use of protocols for rendering advice preferred.
• Certification as competent in performing antenatal testing; including limited ultrasound preferred.
• Use of electronic medical record technology preferred.
• Certified in new insulin starts preferred.
• Well versed in care of pregnant diabetic patient and trained in GDM preferred.

Skills

• Technological literacy in using computerized information systems.
• Participation in ongoing continuing education activities and sharing knowledge with other health care team members.
• Commitment to continuous learning that advances professional nursing practice.

Benefits

N/A

Pay

$53.28 - $79.02 / hour

Schedule

(4) 9-hour shifts

Location

Primary Location: Oregon, Clackamas, Mt. Talbert Medical Offices