Level III Staff RN - Irvine/Sand Canyon - Ambulatory Infusion - FT (40) - 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

The Registered Nurse demonstrates proficiency by exhibiting the following skills, competencies, and behaviors:

Leadership:

• Upholds Kaiser Permanentes 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 appropriate accountability.

• Understands own and team members scope of practice and escalates issues as appropriate.

• Demonstrates professional, supportive behavior.

• Champions new ideas.

• Leads and directs others through the change process.

• Utilizes communication strategies including chain of command and issue escalation, which result in intended outcomes.

• Participates in problem identification and resolution.

• Mentors, orients, and coaches others in unit specific operations and patient care activities

• interventions and evaluations taken.

• 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 the probationary period and ongoing completion by departmental competency validation.

• Make comprehensive nursing decisions based on interpretation of data, assessments, and evaluations of patient outcomes.

• Participates in departmental performance improvement activities, i.e., planning, measuring/monitoring, assessing, and improving.

Workplace Safety:

• Adherence to LMP Workplace Safety principles and practices.

• Applies standard precautions; maintains a safe environment for self and others

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 customers 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.