Seasonal RN Program - MST

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 Vision, Mission, and Strategic Plan. Remains flexible to changing systems; 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 and utilizes communication strategies, including chain of command and issue escalation.
  • Participates in problem identification and resolution, mentors, orients, and coaches others.
  • Shares responsibility and authority with subordinates and holds them accountable for performance.
  • Problem-solves with other departments to assist member 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 plan shows multidisciplinary planning, consultation, and education, and is reflective of admission or outpatient database, ongoing findings, age-appropriate care, cultural needs, and acuity.
  • Discusses plan with patient, family/significant others, and completes it in a timely manner.
  • Monitors patient progress and revises the plan based on patient condition and evaluation.
  • Ensures care meets standards of practice and effective development and completion of discharge plan, including barriers and patient/family education.
  • Ensures patient safety related to medications, procedures, falls, decubitus prevention, and nosocomial infections.
  • Ensures optimal pain control, patient comfort, and identifies/discusses patient anxieties, fears, or concerns.
  • Ensures patient understands medication purpose, side effects, and administration instructions in the hospital and at discharge.
• Documentation
  • Charting is accurate, legible, dated, and timed, reflecting nursing process and interventions.
  • 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 probationary period and ongoing completion by departmental validation.
  • Makes comprehensive nursing decisions based on interpretation of data, assessments, and evaluations of patient outcomes.
  • Participates in departmental performance improvement activities.
• 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, and facilitates customer use of resources.
  • Maintains and protects patient confidentiality.
  • Ensures 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 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 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 (requirement may vary for per diem staff).
  • Participates in the assessment of current and future unit learning needs and development of an annual education plan.
  • Keeps self-informed of activities on the unit and makes recommendations for change.
  • Adheres to 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.

Requirements

• Experience: Minimum six (6) months of experience in an acute or sub-acute facility within the last three (3) years.
• Education: Completion of RN Program.
• License, Certification, Registration:
  • Registered Nurse License (California).
  • Basic Life Support from American Heart Association.
  • Basic Arrhythmia course required.

This is a temporary seasonal position, full-time non-benefited with a commitment duration of 5 months from date of hire.

Schedule

• Start date: September 14, 2026 – February 21, 2027 (orientation and training may vary by medical center/clinic).
• End date: 5 months from start date.
• Shift: Night (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM).
• Workdays: Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat.
• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 24 (Part-time).
• Required to work every other weekend and some holidays.
• Guaranteed one major holiday off during the assignment but obligated to work all others if needed.

Pay

$67.25 - $71.29 / hour. 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.