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, which supports Kaiser Permanente's mission, vision and values. The RN 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 of the Kaiser Permanente Health Care Program. They work under the general direction of the designated supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates personal commitment to service and to socially relevant practice.
• Demonstrates behaviors that illustrate commitment to KP Promise (quality you can trust, caring with a personal touch, convenient and easy and affordable).
• Adheres to Quality of Service Standards and Behavioral Guidelines.
• Demonstrates ethical and legal behavior in all professional activities.
• Acts as an advocate for individuals, groups and communities.
• Demonstrates accountability for own ethical behavior and for delegated actions.
• Understands and supports Kaiser Permanente policies, legal considerations and professional ethics.
• Adheres to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and confidentiality policies.
• Utilizes a critical thinking approach to problem solve and make decisions.
• Applies analytical reasoning, reflection and rational problem-solving skills, using verifiable information, and clinical judgment, in order to choose among alternative solutions to clinical problems.
• Fosters and uses innovative thinking to create alternative solutions.
• Understands and provides competent care to a diverse population.
• Uses knowledge of cultural differences to provide nursing care that is sensitive to and consistent with cultural values, beliefs, and customs.
• P Practices health care team building and leadership skills.
• Applies leadership skills to facilitate effective team functioning and operations of the module or department.
• Role models and facilitates change within the health care team to respond to health care and organizational needs.
• Directs, delegates and monitors quality of care delivered by the health care team and brings deviations to the attention of staff involved and Team Leader.
• Mentors new staff and assists with orientation and staff development needs.
• Collaborates with Team Leader and Manager in setting quality standards for nursing care and in the development of policies and procedures.
• Provides input to Team Leader and Manager about the job performance of other RNs, LPNs and unlicensed personnel in the health care team.
• Participates in population-based care activities.
• Participates in outreach and inreach activities to meet clinical targets.
• Effectively identifies needs and provides prevention, early intervention and ongoing health education for panel population, individual patient and family.
• Affords assistance to 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.
• Participates in ongoing continuing education activities and shares knowledge with other health care team members.
• Provides evidence-based, clinically competent nursing care in a culturally sensitive manner.
• Plans, implements, manages, coordinates and evaluates a plan of care across the care continuum.
• Facilitates member wellness and function and identifies needs for health care interventions.
• Utilizes appropriate assessment tools, processes, clinical pathways and guidelines to manage patient care.
• Integrates theory and research-based knowledge in the provision of direct and indirect nursing care.
• Performs and modifies therapeutic and preventive nursing measures and administers treatments and medications as authorized by law and determined by the State Board of Nursing.
• Performs skilled nursing tasks competently and demonstrates operational knowledge of procedures and equipment.
• Performs triage and telephone advice independently and within scope of the Oregon and/or Washington Nurse Practice Acts.
• Maintains a safe and therapeutic environment for staff, patients and family members.
• Participates in the research process.
• Documents the nursing care provided which demonstrates the application of the nursing process and complies with departmental and/or organizational standards.
• Applies effective oral and written communication skills in interacting with patients, families and members of the health care team.
• This job requires credentials from multiple states. Credentials from the primary work state are required at hire. Additional Credentials from the secondary work state(s) are required post hire.

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.
• High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.
• This job requires credentials from multiple states. Credentials from the primary work state are required at hire. Additional Credentials from the secondary work state(s) are required post hire.

Qualifications

• 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
• Basic Life Support required at 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.
• Currently competent in venipuncture skills for locations where required
• Previous experience with population care/case management, triage and advice.
• Current or future bachelors degree in nursing or related field.
• Minimum five (5) years of Labor and Delivery or outpatient OBGYN experience in performing Fetal Non-Stress Tests
• Previous L&D setting experience of three (3) years

Skills

• Technological literacy in using computerized information systems.
• Participation in ongoing continuing education activities.

Benefits

We offer several benefits to our nurses.

Pay

Commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Part-time