Kaiser Permanente
Home Health RN - San Diego - Palliative Care
Kaiser Permanente, San Diego, California, United States, 92189
Job Summary
As the leader of the health care team, 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 of the organization. Remains flexible to changing systems; is expected to demonstrate quality and effectiveness in work habits and clinical practice; and 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. Champions new ideas. Leads and directs others through the change process. Uses communication strategies including chain of command and issue escalation to achieve intended outcomes. Participates in problem identification and resolution. Mentors, orients, and coaches others in unit specific operations and patient care activities. Shares responsibility and authority with subordinates and holds them accountable for performance. Demonstrates ability to problem solve with other departments to assist member problem 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 that reflects assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluating outcomes. Ensures plan shows multidisciplinary planning, consultation, and education. Ensures plan reflects admission or outpatient database, ongoing findings, age-appropriate care, cultural needs, and appropriate acuity. Ensures plan is discussed with patient, family/significant others, and completed in a timely manner. Monitors the patient's progress based on the plan. Revises the plan on an ongoing basis based on patient condition and evaluation of progress. Ensures care meets standards of practice. Ensures effective development and completion of discharge plan including discharge barriers and patient/family education. Ensures that patient clearly understands discharge instructions. In outpatient, identify barriers and needs for patient/family education that will facilitate the outpatient medical management plan. Ensures patient safety related to medications and procedures utilizing the five rights; patient falls; decubitus prevention and prevention of nosocomial infections. Ensures optimal pain control and patient comfort; identifies and discusses patient anxieties, fears or concerns regarding patient condition, treatment or discharge. Ensures that patient understands medication purpose, side effects, and administration instructions in the hospital as well as at the time of discharge.
Patient Care Experience:
Practices customer service standards as defined by the Service Area, Medical Center, and specified department. Promptly answers call lights, alarms, and patient requests. Makes appropriate referrals and facilitates the customer's ability to utilize 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 the needs of patients and family members and taking responsibility for meeting those identified needs. Gives patients information in a way they can understand and ensures comprehension. Provides a patient care experience that exceeds members' expectations.
Team Commitment:
Viewed by others 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 mandatory meetings, in-services and staff meetings as required; actively participates in departmental professional development. Participates in assessment of current and future unit learning needs and development of an annual education plan. Keeps informed of activities on the unit and makes recommendations for change. 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.
Experience
Basic Qualifications: Minimum one (1) year recent (within the last three years) full-time equivalent experience in a licensed Home Health, Palliative Care and/or Hospice agency as an RN/PHN. Education
N/A License, Certification, Registration
Registered Nurse License (California) Driver's License (California) Basic Life Support Additional Requirements
Clean Driving Record for the last 2 years. Proof of automobile insurance as required by law. Notes
This position will also support Home Health and AMCAH programs. Assignments, days worked, and ZIP code locations will vary based on operational needs. Seniority level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Full-time Job function
Health Care Provider Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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As the leader of the health care team, 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 of the organization. Remains flexible to changing systems; is expected to demonstrate quality and effectiveness in work habits and clinical practice; and 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. Champions new ideas. Leads and directs others through the change process. Uses communication strategies including chain of command and issue escalation to achieve intended outcomes. Participates in problem identification and resolution. Mentors, orients, and coaches others in unit specific operations and patient care activities. Shares responsibility and authority with subordinates and holds them accountable for performance. Demonstrates ability to problem solve with other departments to assist member problem 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 that reflects assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluating outcomes. Ensures plan shows multidisciplinary planning, consultation, and education. Ensures plan reflects admission or outpatient database, ongoing findings, age-appropriate care, cultural needs, and appropriate acuity. Ensures plan is discussed with patient, family/significant others, and completed in a timely manner. Monitors the patient's progress based on the plan. Revises the plan on an ongoing basis based on patient condition and evaluation of progress. Ensures care meets standards of practice. Ensures effective development and completion of discharge plan including discharge barriers and patient/family education. Ensures that patient clearly understands discharge instructions. In outpatient, identify barriers and needs for patient/family education that will facilitate the outpatient medical management plan. Ensures patient safety related to medications and procedures utilizing the five rights; patient falls; decubitus prevention and prevention of nosocomial infections. Ensures optimal pain control and patient comfort; identifies and discusses patient anxieties, fears or concerns regarding patient condition, treatment or discharge. Ensures that patient understands medication purpose, side effects, and administration instructions in the hospital as well as at the time of discharge.
Patient Care Experience:
Practices customer service standards as defined by the Service Area, Medical Center, and specified department. Promptly answers call lights, alarms, and patient requests. Makes appropriate referrals and facilitates the customer's ability to utilize 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 the needs of patients and family members and taking responsibility for meeting those identified needs. Gives patients information in a way they can understand and ensures comprehension. Provides a patient care experience that exceeds members' expectations.
Team Commitment:
Viewed by others 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 mandatory meetings, in-services and staff meetings as required; actively participates in departmental professional development. Participates in assessment of current and future unit learning needs and development of an annual education plan. Keeps informed of activities on the unit and makes recommendations for change. 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.
Experience
Basic Qualifications: Minimum one (1) year recent (within the last three years) full-time equivalent experience in a licensed Home Health, Palliative Care and/or Hospice agency as an RN/PHN. Education
N/A License, Certification, Registration
Registered Nurse License (California) Driver's License (California) Basic Life Support Additional Requirements
Clean Driving Record for the last 2 years. Proof of automobile insurance as required by law. Notes
This position will also support Home Health and AMCAH programs. Assignments, days worked, and ZIP code locations will vary based on operational needs. Seniority level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Full-time Job function
Health Care Provider Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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