Charge RN - Hospital Y1
Company: Kaiser
Location: Rosemead
Posted on: April 17, 2024
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Job Description:
Job Summary:
Functions as a Lead of the healthcare team, coordinates
departmental operations that ensure quality patient care in a safe,
healing environment that is patient and family centered.
Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own professional
practice. Has appropriate clinical skills to be an expert resource.
Is available and supportive to employees and understands
priorities/needs of the department. Is a staff role model for
professional nursing practice. May recommend to management in
efficient resource allocation by assuring appropriate patient
assignments, staffing, and scheduling. Demonstrates performance
consistent with the strategic plan of the organization and the KP
nursing mission and values.
Essential Responsibilities:
The Charge Registered Nurse demonstrates proficiency by exhibiting
the following skills, competencies, and behaviors:
Leadership:
Directs reviews, assigns and organizes the work of at least three
(3) or more employees, of which at least one (1) must be another
Registered Nurse.
Applies the KP Nursing mission, vision, values and behaviors in
daily practice. Understands needs and sets priorities for the
department.
Provides professional leadership and direction of department
personnel in order to maintain efficient delivery of effective
patient care.
Coordinates departmental operations and delegates tasks
appropriately. Is an excellent staff role model for professional
nursing practice (e.g. RN/MD Collaborating for Outcomes, Just
Culture, Quality, Service, Safety). Supports and enhances the
leadership skills of the staff RNs, LVNs and UAs/CNAs (and other
ancillary staff as appropriate).
Upholds compliance with Kaiser Permanentes Policies and Procedures,
Principles of Responsibilities, applicable state and federal laws
and regulations, and accreditation and licensure requirements.
Upholds the standards of the California Nurse Practice Act,
American Nurses Association (ANA) Standards of Nursing Practice,
and ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses.
Champions new ideas; Actively collaborates with others through the
change process.
Acts as a resource, preceptor and mentor to new employees,
registry, students, and other team members in department specific
operations and patient care activities.
Collaborates with or refers to manager/clinical nurse
specialist/educator any outstanding issues or concerns on the unit.
Demonstrates ability to identify and resolve problems in
collaboration with work team and with other departments.
Ensures compliance with regulatory requirements, policies,
procedures, and standards of practice.
Participates in activities related to patient flow, including
admission and discharge rocesses. Facilitates
inter-professional/interdisciplinary communication and
collaboration.
Nursing Process:
Serves as a resource for clinical concerns, scope of practice and
applicable state and federal regulations as well as operational
concerns of providers and staff. Possesses experience and skills to
be a resource for providers, RNs, LVNs, USs/CNAs, (and other
ancillary staff as appropriate).
Demonstrates flexibility in work schedule to meet the department
demands of the day; facilitates and relieves staff breaks.
Actively involved in assigning, orienting, and precepting and
coaching staff as needed.
Documentation:
Conducts audits and ensures that documentation reflects thorough
assessments, incorporates physical and psychosocial findings,
diagnostic tests, learning needs, barriers, multidisciplinary
education plans and age appropriate care.
Clinical Outcomes:
Participates/leads various aspects of department operations, staff
competencies, department committees, Unit Based Teams (UBTs), new
projects, quality efforts, and educational programs.
Demonstrates knowledge of patients specific conditions commonly
seen in the department and care required. Interfaces with
leadership, peers, physicians, other healthcare providers, and
support staff regarding performance, as necessary.
Actively participates, champions and motivates other staff in
quality improvement in patient care, workflow, and improvement in
clinical initiatives and working conditions of the department.
Provides input on employees performance evaluations through daily
observation and monitoring of performance.
Workplace Safety:
Adjusts staffing needs of the department to assure quality patient
care, patient and staff safety, efficiency, productivity and
working conditions of providers and staff. Actively models
Labor-Management Partnership (LMP) Workplace Safety principles and
practices.
Patient Care Experience/Customer Service:
Acts as a role model for staff regarding providing a patient care
experience that exceeds members expectations.
Ensures timely and appropriate management of patients.
Coordinates smooth transition for patients across the care
continuum. Participates in daily leadership rounds, documents
rounding activities on unit rounding logs (as appropriate.).
Assures hourly rounds are conducted by staff. Where appropriate,
assures hourly rounds are documented according to unit/facility
policy or guidelines.
Team Commitment:
Ensures support of the collaborative LMP environment through unit
based teams (UBTs). Identifies and supports staff
professional/clinical development needs (i.e. certification,
presentations, reward/recognition).
Motivates staff to attain their fullest potential in improving
performance, attendance, access, service and quality outcomes.
Lead/facilitate daily/shift multidisciplinary huddles. Assures
huddle messages are consistently communicated. Confronts difficult
or conflict situations constructively and seeks appropriate
assistance.
Fiscal Responsibility:
Participates in resource allocation (assignments, scheduling,
staffing, equipment/supplies management).
Collaborates and assists with leadership, physicians, and peers in
staffing, workflow and throughput to promote quality patient care,
patient and staff safety, efficiency, productivity and working
conditions of providers and staff.
Professional Development:
Attends Charge Nurse Educational programs. Takes responsibility for
professional growth and development.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
1-year recent (within the last 3 years) full-time equivalent
experience in an acute care setting or successful completion of a
KP training course or approved equivalent within prior 12
months.
Education
N/A
License, Certification, Registration
Registered Nurse License (California)
Basic Life Support
Additional Requirements:
N/A
Basic arrhythmia required.
Preferred Qualifications:
BSN preferred.
Notes:
If twelve (12) hour option chosen, shift will be 7:30 am-8:00 pm,
back up 8 hour shift will be 11:30 am to 8:00 pm.
PrimaryLocation : California,Harbor City,South Bay Medical
Center
HoursPerWeek : 24
Shift : Day
Workdays : Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
WorkingHoursStart : 07:30 AM
WorkingHoursEnd : 08:00 PM
Job Schedule : Part-time
Job Type : Standard
Employee Status : Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation : B13-AFSCME-UNAC
Job Level : Individual Contributor
Job Category : Nursing Licensed & Nurse Practitioners
Department : South Bay Med Center - Med/Surg - UNIT 2 - 0801
Travel : No
Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a
diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation,
national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry,
disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information,
other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or
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