Nurse Practitioner II

Nurse Practitioner II Short Hour – Kaiser Permanente

Join to apply for the Nurse Practitioner II Short Hour role at Kaiser Permanente. The Nurse Practitioner (NP) is responsible for the assessment of selected patients in the designated service. The NP performs physical examinations, confers with patients in person and by phone or electronically, collaborates with others in the department to assure smooth flow of patient care consistent with established quality indicators, and participates in the overall coordination of patient care.

The NP reports to the Chief of the designated service and to the Department Manager.

• Practices under the standard procedure established for the NP role consistent with Kaiser Permanente policy and in accordance with requirements set forth by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
• Conducts age‑appropriate assessments of patients, including history taking and physical examination consistent with department protocol.
• Performs assessment and data collection in an ongoing systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual, and cognitive status; patient and family education; family involvement; and patient advocacy.
• Consults with supervising physician or other clinicians as dictated by patient need and assessment findings.
• Participates with physicians and other clinicians in the department to assure effective patient care consistent with quality indicators for patients cared for in the designated service.
• Reviews the medical record for follow‑up or ordering of diagnostic studies under established protocols.
• Establishes and maintains communication with other health‑care providers and departments to ensure operational efficiency and effectiveness and to promote consistency and continuity of care.
• Establishes effective working relationships with members of the health‑care team, patients, and families while acknowledging staff rights and cultural and ethical beliefs.
• Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties/activities of health‑care team members, evaluating the effectiveness of care given by team members.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and applies safety principles as identified by the institution; performs efficiently in emergency situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons, and documenting events.
• Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own professional practice; participates regularly in staff‑development activities for unit and department personnel; demonstrates knowledge of legal issues, including patient confidentiality and risk management in all aspects of patient care and unit functioning.
• Participates in unit and department performance‑improvement activities and nursing research activities as requested; identifies and solves problems effectively.
• Demonstrates a service philosophy in all interactions with patients, families, and all members of the health‑care team; demonstrates proficiency in the use of computers and telecommunication modalities to document, track, and convey information.
• If practicing in a specialty role, fulfills the expectations established for the particular role.
• Performs other related duties as necessary.

• Minimum of 6 months experience as a nurse practitioner.

Two (2) years (within the past three (3) years) experience as a NP providing specialized care for patients in an emergency department or urgent care setting.

• Master’s Degree in Nursing (unless already a Kaiser Permanente employee who was grandfathered in prior to the California Business and Professions Code requirement in January 1, 2008).
• Completion of a Master’s Program in Family Practice NP or Acute Care NP required; if only caring for a specific patient population of adults or pediatrics then Acute Adult NP or Acute Pediatric NP required.

• Nurse Practitioner Furnishing Number (California)
• Nurse Practitioner Certificate (California)
• Registered Nurse License (California)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• Nurse Practitioner National Certificate
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support
• National Provider Identifier required at hire
• Basic…