Home Health RN - WLA Team

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.

• The Registered Nurse demonstrates proficiency by exhibiting the following skills, competencies, and behaviors:
• 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 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 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 resolve member issues.
• 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, implementation, and evaluation of outcomes.
• Ensures plan shows multidisciplinary planning, consultation, and education; reflects admission or outpatient data, 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 patient progress based on the plan and revises the plan as needed based on condition and progress evaluation.
• Ensures care meets standards of practice and supports discharge planning and patient/family education.
• Ensures patient safety in medications and procedures, fall prevention, decubitus prevention, and infection prevention.
• Ensures optimal pain control and patient comfort; addresses patient anxieties, fears, or concerns.
• Ensures patient understanding of medication purposes, side effects, and administration instructions in-hospital and at 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 resource use.
• Maintains patient confidentiality; ensures a clean, orderly, and functional work environment.
• Treats all families of patients with courtesy, respect, kindness, and compassion; actively listens to patient and family needs and ensures understanding.
• 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 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; participates in departmental professional development and annual education planning.
• Keeps informed of unit activities and recommends changes; supports a collaborative Labor-Management Partnership environment through unit-based teams.
• Fiscal Responsibility:
• Organizes work to minimize overtime; identifies and assists in systems improvements; utilizes payroll and non-payroll resources to their maximum potential.

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.

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• Registered Nurse License (California)
• Driver's License (California)
• Basic Life Support

• Clean Driving Record for the last 2 years.
• Proof of automobile insurance as required by law.

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• Sunday-Saturday, alternating weekends
• If ten (10) hour option chosen, shift will be 8:30 am-7:00 pm, back up 8-hour shift will be 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.