RN SPA/PACU

Job Summary

Participates with the Health Care Team in delivering quality health care to patients in a manner which reflects Kaiser Permanentes mission, vision, and values while supporting the Labor Management Partnership (LMP) principles and practice. Provides support and assistance to the patient and Health Care team to promote population-based care, continuity of care, customer satisfaction, and self-care.

Essential Responsibilities

• Professional Practice Standards of Performance.
  • Complies with shift, unit and organizational policies and procedures including reliability and attendance standards.
  • Maintains current knowledge and skill base with personal commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
  • Utilizes professional communication techniques.
  • Maintains confidentiality of all patient and organizational records.
• Planning Standard of Performance:
  • Utilizes assessment data when instituting plan of care.
  • Nursing Plan of Care is sensitive to the developmental needs of the patient.
  • Obtains and demonstrates the skills and knowledge needed to provide age-appropriate care to patients and families through education, training, and experience.
• Implementation Standard of Performance:
  • Affords correct body alignment in positioning and transferring patient.
  • Organizes nursing activities in an efficient manner in both circulating and scrub role.
  • Records and documents relevant information according to policy and procedure.
• Evaluation Standard of Performance:
  • Demonstrates an ability to evaluate and document patient outcomes.
  • Participates in unit quality assurance activities on a monthly basis.
• Safety Management Standard of Performance:
  • Maintains safety in use of all equipment according to manufacturers instructions and policy and procedures.
  • Complies with all Kaiser and unit specific policies and procedures.

Experience

• Minimum two (2) years of RN experience in acute care or ambulatory care/clinic setting within the last five (5) years.
• Minimum two (2) years of experience within the last 5 years (Critical Care positions).

Education

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing.

Licenses, Certifications, Registrations

• Registered Nurse License (Oregon)
• Basic Life Support
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support within 6 months of hire
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Procedural Sedation Competency

• Required within six (6) months of hire.

Specialty Experience

• Minimum two (2) years of specialty experience within the last three (3) years.

Department

• Interstate - South Medical Ofc - Day Surgery - 1001

Pay Range

• $53.28 - $79.02 / hour