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Company: Kaiser Permanente
Location: Clackamas, OR
Career Level: Mid-Senior Level
Industries: Recruitment Agency, Staffing, Job Board

Description

Job Summary:

Under general supervision and in collaboration with other members of the health care team, uses clinical judgment skills to diagnose and treat human responses to actual or potential health problems. The RN is responsible for assessing, planning, directing, providing and evaluation nursing care for patients and coordinating nurses care activities with other health care disciplines.



Essential Responsibilities:

  • Assessment:

    • Performs accurate multi-system assessments, including; biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care, education needs and discharge planning needs.

    • Identifies deviations from normal on routine lab diagnostic tests.

    • Reassesses patient throughout hospitalization.

    • Performs complete discharge assessment.



  • Planning:

    • Develops an individual nursing plan of care.

    • Nursing plan of care is sensitive to the developmental needs of the patient.

    • Coordinates patient care activities and discharge planning with other hospital and clinic departments and community agencies.

    • Develops patient teaching plan and documents on care plan or teaching plan.

    • Appropriately delegates patient care activities based on patients condition and scope of practice of other health care providers.

    • Established priories for patient care.

    • Classifies acuity level of assigned patients.



  • Implementation:

    • Initiates appropriate measures based on protocol for the management of the medical and/or surgical patient.

    • Bases nursing care on protocol in place for management of each patient.

    • Correctly carries out the physicians plan of care.

    • Accurately documents in the EMR.

    • Documents care according to policy and procedure.

    • Utilizes a multidisciplinary approach when appropriate.

    • Performs all necessary procedures correctly.

    • Utilizes available teaching plans in addressing patient teaching needs.

    • Accurately calculates and administers medications.

    • Initiates appropriate measures in emergency situations.



  • Evaluation:

    • Evaluates assessment methods, plan of care, and patients' response to treatment.

    • Participates in unit quality assurance activities.




Basic Qualifications:
Experience

  • Minimum one (1) year of in Labor and Delivery experience in the last three (3) years. (Successful completion of a labor and delivery fellowship will be considered for the required labor and delivery experience.)

  • Nine (9) months of RN experience in last twelve (12) months


Education

  • Graduate of an accredited nursing program.


License, Certification, Registration

  • This job requires credentials from multiple states. Credentials from the primary work state are required before hire. Additional Credentials from the secondary work state(s) are required post hire.



  • Registered Nurse License (Washington) within 3 months of hire OR Compact License: Registered Nurse within 3 months of hire

  • Registered Nurse License (Oregon) within 3 months of hire

  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program required at hire



  • Basic Life Support required at hire



Additional Requirements:

  • Computer keyboarding skills.



  • Ability to use and apply effective communication and interpersonal relationship skills



Preferred Qualifications:

  • Previous health care experience.



  • Minimum three (3) plus years of recent experience (must have occurred within the last two (2) years) in Labor and Delivery is preferred.

  • Minimum one (1) year of high-risk labor and delivery experience within the last two (2) years

  • Bachelors degree in nursing or related field.


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