Registered Nurse (RN) - Outpatient Gastroenterology
Kaiser Permanente
Vancouver, WA
3x12 hrs

• Professional Competencies:
  
  
  
  • Demonstrates personal commitment to service and to socially relevant practice.
  
  
  • Demonstrates behaviors that illustrate commitment to KP Promise (quality you can trust, caring with a personal touch, convenient and easy and affordable).
  
  
  • Adheres to Quality-of-Service Standards and Behavioral Guidelines.
  
  
  • Demonstrates ethical and legal behavior in all professional activities.
  
  
  • Acts as an advocate for individuals, groups and communities.
  
  
  • Demonstrates accountability for own ethical behavior and for delegated actions.
  
  
  • Demonstrates responsible and accountable behavior concerning own work schedule.
  
  
  • Understands and supports Kaiser Permanente policies, legal considerations and professional ethics. 
  
  
  • Adheres to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and confidentiality policies.
  
  
  • Utilizes a critical thinking approach to problem solve and make decisions.
  
  
  • Applies analytical reasoning, reflection and rational problem-solving skills, using verifiable information, and clinical judgment, in order to choose among alternative solutions to clinical problems. 
  
  
  • Fosters and uses innovative thinking to create alternative solutions.
  
  
  • Demonstrates the ability to analyze, synthesize and utilize data to provide optimal nursing care.
  
  
  • Understands and provides competent care to a diverse population.
  
  
  • Uses knowledge of cultural differences to provide nursing care that is sensitive to and consistent with cultural values, beliefs, and customs.
  
  
  • Provides culturally sensitive teaching materials to individuals, families and groups.
  
  
  • Practices health care team building and leadership skills.
  
  
  • Applies leadership skills to facilitate effective team functioning and operations of the module or department.
  
  
  • Role models and facilitates change within the health care team to respond to health care and organizational needs. 
  
  
  • Directs, delegates and monitors quality of care delivered by the health care team and brings deviations to the attention of staff involved and Team Leader.
  
  
  • Mentors new staff and assists with orientation and staff development needs. 
  
  
  • Collaborates with Team Leader and Manager in setting quality standards for nursing care and in the development of policies and procedures.
  
  
  • Provides input to Team Leader and Manager about the job performance of other RNs, LPNs and unlicensed personnel in the health care team. 
  
  
  • Demonstrates commitment to customer service.
  
  
  
  


• Participates in population-based care activities:
  
  
  
  • Participates in outreach and in reach activities to meet clinical targets.
  
  
  • Effectively identifies needs and provides prevention, early intervention and ongoing health education for panel population, individual patient and family.
  
  
  • Assists individuals and groups to learn self-management skills that promote and protect health. 
  
  
  • Develops teaching plans for individuals and groups related to health promotion and disease prevention.
  
  
  • Demonstrates technological literacy in using computerized information systems.
  
  
  • Accesses, evaluates and uses data and information from a wide range of resources.
  
  
  • Demonstrates effective use of computer-based information and practice management systems for decision support, provision of care, continuous quality improvement and professional development.
  
  
  • Provides input to the development of information systems that impact the provision of patient care. 
  
  
  • Facilitates the members use of health care technologies.
  
  
  • Participates in ongoing continuing education activities and shares knowledge with other health care team members.
  
  
  • Demonstrates commitment to continuous learning that advances professional nursing practice. 
  
  
  • Demonstrates ability to identify own learning needs.
  
  
  • Actively works to address personal and professional growth needs. 
  
  
  • Serves as resource, mentor and role model for other members of the health care team.
  
  
  
  


• Clinical Competencies:
  
  
  
  • Provides evidence-based, clinically competent nursing care in a culturally sensitive manner.
  
  
  • Plans, implements, manages, coordinates and evaluates a plan of care across the care continuum. 
  
  
  • Facilitates member wellness and function and identifies needs for health care interventions.
  
  
  • Utilizes appropriate assessment tools, processes, clinical pathways and guidelines to manage patient care.
  
  
  • Integrates theory and research-based knowledge in the provision of direct and indirect nursing care.
  
  
  • Performs and modifies therapeutic and preventive nursing measures and administers treatments and medications as authorized by law and determined by the State Board of Nursing. 
  
  
  • Performs skilled nursing tasks competently and demonstrates operational knowledge of procedures and equipment.
  
  
  • Performs triage and telephone advice independently and within scope of the Oregon and/or Washington Nurse Practice Acts. 
  
  
  • Maintains a safe and therapeutic environment for staff, patients and family members. 
  
  
  • Participates in the research process. 
  
  
  • Documents the nursing care provided which demonstrates the application of the nursing process and complies with departmental and/or organizational standards.
  
  
  • Applies effective oral and written communication skills in interacting with patients, families and members of the health care team.
  
  
  • This includes effective negotiation and conflict management skills.
  
  
  
  


• Organizational Competencies:
  
  
  
  • Recognizes the impact of systems on health care delivery.
  
  
  • Facilitates coordination of care across all settings with particular attention to transitional needs.
  
  
  • Functions within interdisciplinary teams in a manner that promotes coordination, mutual respect and timely response to the patients' health care needs.
  
  
  • Acts as an advocate for individuals and groups with unmet health needs.
  
  
  • Applies the knowledge and tools of continuous improvement in clinical practice and the delivery of health care.
  
  
  
  

• Minimum two (2) years of RN experience in acute care or ambulatory care/clinic setting within the last five (5) years.


• Minimum two (2) years of experience within the last five (5) years (Critical Care positions)

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing.


• High school diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.

• Registered Nurse License (Washington) required at hire OR Registered Nurse License (Oregon) required at hire

• Basic Life Support required at hire

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support required at hire

• Demonstrates clinical nursing and leadership skills.


• Able to type 20 words per minute.


• Demonstrates effective interpersonal, communication and problem-solving skills.


• Willingness to learn computerized information systems.


• Demonstrates ability to work within teams and within a dynamic work environment.


• Customer focused.


• Moderate Sedation Competency required within 6 months of hire.

• Minimum two (2) to five (5) years of critical care experience with adult patients, preferably in the PACU environment.


• Minimum two (2) to five (5) years of experience providing Conscious Sedation in Outpatient setting.


• Minimum two (2) to five (5) years of experience in Pain Management injection procedures.


• Minimum two (2) years of experience within the last three (3) years (Critical Care positions).


• Previous experience with population care/case management, triage and advice.


• Current or future bachelors degree in nursing or related field.

Notes:

• Variable days and hours