Staff Education RN - Perioperative

Job Schedule

Full-time

Scheduled Weekly Hours

N/A

Shift

Day

About the Role

We invite nurses who are passionate about nursing excellence, high-quality compassionate care delivery, professionalism, integrity, teamwork and patient and family centeredness to join our teams so that we can continue to sustain and build upon our culture of excellence.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with Education Consultants, Managers, CNS staff and Physicians to develop, design, deliver and evaluate/improve education strategies and special projects/programs based on clients departmental goals and needs, as well as organizational goals/objectives.
• Implements education programs and strategies and coordinates to meet regulatory program requirements and organizational needs.
• Participates in competency assessments and evaluations of new and existing staff.
• Contributes to ongoing employee performance appraisals.
• Develops, coordinates and evaluates programs to meet regulatory requirements and organizational, departmental and discipline-specific needs.
• Designs, develops, coordinates and evaluates activities for continuing professional education for staff.
• Collaborates with consultants to develop special projects in professional education, development and learning.
• Communicates and markets education programs to a broad target audience using appropriate methods, and based on identified/assessed needs.
• Makes recommendations for cost/quality strategies, works within budget; serves as expert resource to staff and departments in defining and meeting educational, clinical, quality and cost outcomes and performance measures.
• Develops, implements, monitors and evaluates/improves the orientation, cross training and education/competency processes/systems for clinical staff and students.
• Evaluates performance issues and develops strategies for remediation.
• Responds to corporate and industry changes in clinical practice and professional education and provides necessary training, education and development which improve organizational performance.
• Participates in leadership projects, meetings, committees and improvement activities.
• Ensures compliance and documentation of organizational records based on regulatory agency standards.

Requirements

• Minimum two (2) years previous teaching experience required or previous recent experience in in-service education in clinical service area.
• Bachelors degree required.
• Registered Nurse License (California).
• Adult learning knowledge required.
• Demonstrated ability to utilize interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills and group facilitator/process skills.
• Computer literacy required.
• AHA BLS instructor preferred.
• Masters Degree preferred.
• BSN preferred.
• Preferred qualifications would be to have recent experience working in Main OR, COVR (Perioperative Services).

Qualifications

• Experience in perioperative services preferred.

Skills

• Collaborative
• Compassionate
• Flexible
• Leadership
• Socially Conscientious
• Trustworthy

Benefits

We offer several benefits to our nurses.

Our Culture

At Kaiser Permanente, we cultivate an environment of compassion, integrity, trust, and open communication that helps our teams do their best work. We believe that lifelong learning will expand our knowledge so we can better serve our patients. Our practice is rooted in research and evidence-based care. Our nurses reflect the rich diversity of our members and communities and provide culturally responsive and competent care that promotes understanding of our members needs and preferences. At Kaiser Permanente, nurses are highly skilled professionals who exemplify leadership, critical thinking, and collaborative problem solving and deliver the right care, at the right time, in the right setting.

Pay

N/A

Schedule

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Benefits

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Company Description

At Kaiser Permanente our nurses are leaders, clinicians, researchers, innovators, and scientists who are contributing toward being an industry-leading voice for advancing evidence-based care. Whether supporting the patient directly in our hospitals or clinics, providing care at home, serving our patients through innovative virtual technology, or managing care delivery teams, Kaiser Permanente nurses utilize scientific evidence and our integrated care model to optimize the total health of our members and the communities we serve.

Success Profile

We’re looking for Nurse Leaders who possess the following traits.

• Collaborative
• Compassionate
• Flexible
• Leadership
• Socially Conscientious
• Trustworthy

Our Culture

At Kaiser Permanente, we cultivate an environment of compassion, integrity, trust, and open communication that helps our teams do their best work. We believe that lifelong learning will expand our knowledge so we can better serve our patients. Our practice is rooted in research and evidence-based care. Our nurses reflect the rich diversity of our members and communities and provide culturally responsive and competent care that promotes understanding of our members needs and preferences. At Kaiser Permanente, nurses are highly skilled professionals who exemplify leadership, critical thinking, and collaborative problem solving and deliver the right care, at the right time, in the right setting.

Hear From Our People

• Caitlin: Inpatient Lactation Consultant
  "As an RN/IBCLC in Maternal Child, I’m meeting families at a pivotal time — I’m there to help launch a new family into the world. Everything I do has the potential to impact a family’s health for generations to come."
• Kimberly: Quality Coordinator RN
  "In Hawaii, your community is your family — or ‘ohana.’ I am able to provide extraordinary patient-centered care to my ohana."
• David: Appointment and Advice RN
  "The location is fantastic. Kaiser Permanente is all over the country. You can pick almost any environment you want — from ocean to mountain to city. You’ll still be able to contribute to our mission of providing high quality health care at a local facility."
• Shawn: BSN, RN
  "I chose Kaiser Permanente because their staff and providers really show that they care about you. Also, throughout my 12 years of working here I’m always learning something new, and I’ve had many opportunities for growth and development."
• Kristen: Relief Charge Nurse
  "Working as a nurse at Kaiser Permanente has allowed me the perfect flexible schedule so that I can volunteer as Girl Scout Leader and room parent for both my children. My kids know that I am a hardworking mother who can provide, as well as a mom who can be present and be there for them – and that means everything to me."
• Jazmin: RN, Advice Nurse
  "Working for Kaiser Permanente has allowed me to take control of my future and make my goals a possibility. I feel that Kaiser Permanente allows me to keep climbing and moving. Having that ability truly makes me feel empowered."

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