Emergency Room RN - ER- nights

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 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 and leads 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 the plan includes multidisciplinary planning, consultation, and education.
• Ensures the plan is reflective of admissions or outpatient data, ongoing findings, age‑appropriate care, cultural needs, and appropriate acuity.
• Ensures the plan is discussed with patient, family/significant others, and completed in a timely manner.
• Monitors patient 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 barriers and patient/family education.
• Ensures patient clearly understands discharge instructions, identifying barriers and needs for outpatient medical management.
• Ensures patient safety related to medications and procedures using the five rights; prevents patient falls, decubitus ulcers, and nosocomial infections.
• Ensures optimal pain control and patient comfort; identifies and discusses patient anxieties, fears, or concerns.
• Ensures patient understands medication purpose, side effects, and administration instructions in the hospital and at discharge.

• Practices customer service standards as defined by the Service Area, Medical Center, and specified department.
• Promptly answers call lights, alarms, and patient requests.
• Facilitates the patient's ability to utilize resources through appropriate referrals.
• Maintains and protects patient confidentiality.
• Ensures a clean, orderly, and functional work environment.
• Treats families of patients with courtesy, respect, kindness, and compassion.
• Actively listens to the needs of patients and family members and takes responsibility for meeting those needs.
• Provides information in a way that patients can understand and ensures comprehension.
• Provides a patient‑care experience that exceeds expectations.

• 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, registries, students, and other team members.
• Attends all mandatory meetings, in‑services, and staff meetings; actively participates in departmental professional development.
• Participates in the assessment of current and future unit learning…