Staff Nurse - Ed/Urgent Care

Kaiser Permanente Wailuku , HI 96793

Posted 5 days ago

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Job Summary:

Provides nursing care and services to patients/families. Provides direction to licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and nursing assistive personnel. Delegates nursing care according to legal and regulatory guidelines/statutes and organizational policies. Utilizes reasonable judgment in carrying out prescribed medical orders of a practitioner. Functions as primary nurse/total patient caregiver. Serves as resource nurse. Acts as preceptor and takes charge duties as assigned.

Essential Responsibilities:

Practices professional nursing and delegates nursing tasks to nursing assistive personnel and provides direction to the LPN as appropriate.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

Education

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.

License, Certification, Registration

CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers OR Basic Life Support
Registered Nurse License (Hawaii) required at hire
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Pediatric Advanced Life Support

Additional Requirements:

Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in adaptability, change management, decision making, detail oriented, customer service, influence, interpersonal relations, oral communication, prioritization, problem solving, quality management, results orientation, system thinking, teamwork, time management, written communication competencies.
One (1) year experience in area of specialty or completion of a formal course in area of specialty within a designated period of time after hire into the specialty.
Specialty Areas include: Operating Room, Emergency Department, Telemetry, Intensive Care Units, Labor & Delivery, Pediatrics, Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Cardiology, Ambulatory Treatment, Diagnostic Imaging, and Oncology.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience working with electronic medical records.
One (1) year experienceor completion of formal course in area of specialty.
Coursework in basic EKG.

Primary Location: Hawaii,Wailuku,Maui Memorial

Wailuku Tower Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36 Shift: Day Workdays: Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat Working Hours Start: 07:00 AM Working Hours End: 07:30 PM Job Schedule: Part-time Job Type: Standard Employee Status: Regular Employee Group/Union Affiliation: S03|AFSCME|UNAC-HGEA Job Level: Individual Contributor Department: MAUI MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER - Emergency
3601 Travel: No Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status.

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