Temp Seasonal ER RN, Fontana

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.

• Upholds Kaiser Permanente policies, 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.
• 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.
• Prioritizes, delegates, and supervises work assignments to ensure completion of patient care activities.
• Complies with regulatory requirements, policies, procedures, and standards of practice.
• Develops and/or contributes to the individualized plan of care that reflects assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of outcomes.
• Ensures plan includes multidisciplinary planning, consultation, and education, and is reflective of admission or outpatient data, ongoing findings, age‑appropriate care, cultural needs, and acuity.
• Ensures plan is discussed with patient, family, or significant others, and completed in a timely manner.
• Monitors patient progress based on the plan; revises plan on an ongoing basis based on patient condition and evaluation of progress.
• Ensures care meets standards of practice, patient safety (medications, procedures, falls, decubitus prevention, prevention of nosocomial infections), and optimal pain control.
• Ensures patient clarity around discharge instructions, medication purpose, side effects, and administration instructions.
• 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 a clean, orderly, and functional work environment.
• Treats all families with courtesy, respect, kindness, and compassion; actively listens to the needs of patients and family members and takes responsibility for meeting those identified needs.
• Provides an optimal patient care experience that exceeds members’ expectations.
• Acts as a resource, preceptor, and mentor to new employees, registry staff, students, and other team members.
• Attends mandatory meetings, in‑services, and staff meetings; actively participates in professional development and unit learning needs assessment.
• Adheres to Attendance Program and is present for report at the beginning of each assigned shift.
• Supports a collaborative Labor‑Management Partnership environment through unit‑based teams.
• Organizes work to minimize overtime; identifies and assists in systems improvement that requires simplification or correction; utilizes payroll and non‑payroll resources to their maximum potential.

Minimum one (1) year of recent (within the last 3 years) full‑time equivalent experience in the Emergency Department.

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• Registered Nurse License (California)
• Basic Life Support
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support

This position is a temporary seasonal position, non‑benefited with a commitment duration of 5 months from date of hire.

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Will be required to work every…