Assistant Nurse Manager, Addiction Medicine, Pain Management, Care Pathways, Physical Medicine

Managing the following departments : Addiction Medicine, Pain Management, Care Pathways, Physical Medicine, Rheumatology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery

Job Summary

Coordinates daily operations of department / unit / clinic to ensure appropriate quality of care. Serves as liaison and facilitates communication between administration, physician, staff, patients and other departments.

Participates in development and implementation of department goals and objectives. Supervises assigned staff.

Essential Responsibilities

Supervises and coordinates daily operations and staffing. Ensures high quality patient care services at optimal controllable cost.

Assess and monitors clinical nursing practice for optimal patient care. Designs and evaluates processes to improve systems and patient care results across the continuum.

Follows-up on all clinical issues.

Functions as liaison between administration, physician, staff, patients and other departments. Facilitates communication between physicians, staff and patients.

Acts as patient advocate.

Participates in development and implementation of department goals and objectives. Ensures that department goals are met.

Participates in or coordinates / leads various leadership, multidisciplinary teams and task forces meetings to improve patient care and services, control costs and / or meet other needs across continuum.

May perform patient care to the extent necessary to maintain clinical expertise, competency and licensing necessary to fulfill job responsibilities and to direct the provision of care on the unit.

Provides direct patient care on an as needed basis. Provides services that are within scope of license and in compliance with all legal, regulatory, and policy requirements relevant to clinical role performed.

Incorporates the KP Nursing Vision, Model and Values throughout their Nursing Practice.

Hires, trains, supervises, counsels, disciplines, and terminates assigned staff as appropriate.

Communicates goals, objectives, accountabilities, priorities, and authority parameters to assigned staff.

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Basic Qualifications :

Experience

Minimum three (3) years staff nurse experience.

Education

Bachelors degree in Nursing, Public Health, Business Administration or health care related field; or four (4) years of directly related experience.

License, Certification, Registration

Registered Nurse License (Hawaii) required at hire

Basic Life Support from American Heart Association

Additional Requirements :

Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in word processing, spreadsheet, and database PC applications.

Preferred Qualifications :

Supervisory / leadership experience.

Nursing education / training experience.

Experience with an electronic medical record system.

Finance and / or business experience.

Knowledge of KP systems.

Experience with program improvement.

Masters Degree in Nursing, Public Health, Business Administration or a health care related field.

COMPANY : KAISER

TITLE : Assistant Nurse Manager, Addiction Medicine, Pain Management, Care Pathways, Physical Medicine

LOCATION : Honolulu, Hawaii

REQNUMBER : 1249359

External hires must pass a background check / drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and / or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.