Immediate Hire Home Care RN and LPN Pediatrics andAdults

Description : $5,000 SIGN-ON BONUS ELIGIBLE POSITION!

• May be entitled to translation / bilingual, shift or other wage

premiums as governed by the applicable collective bargaining

agreement. Please refer to the respective collective bargaining

agreement for additional information on such wage premiums : Job

Summary : Makes members / patients and their needs a primary focus of

ones actions; develops and sustains productive member / patient

relationships. Actively seeks information to understand

member / patient circumstances, problems, expectations, and needs.

Builds rapport and cooperative relationship with members / patients.

Considers how actions or plans will affect members; responds

quickly to meet member / patient needs and resolves problems.

Performs duties as under Nurse Practice Act (Portions adopted from

the Colorado State Nurse Practice Act CRS 12-38-103). Essential

Responsibilities : This position knows and complies with all Kaiser

Permanente quality, safety, and emergency policies and procedures.

Demonstrates quality and effectiveness in work habits and clinical

practice in every interaction with patients, colleagues, providers,

and leadership. Ensures patient safety in the preparation and

provisioning of care related to but not limited to medications

including the consistent use of 5 rights and 3 checks of medication

administration, procedures, infection prevention, fall prevention,

including consistent use of two patient identifiers and procedural

time outs. Reports safety hazards, accidents and incidents, and

unsafe working conditions promptly. Applies principles of asepsis

and infection control. Maintains a safe and therapeutic patient

care environment, including identifying malfunctioning equipment.

Supports the physician and other medical providers in the care and

treatment of patients, including rooming the patient; communicating

delays to patient, provider, and team members; and facilitating the

medical providers schedule. Performs duties and responsibilities

with excellence, enthusiasm, great service orientation

demonstrating courteous behaviors and mannerisms, and by

anticipating physician and other medical providers needs. Practices

within scope of practice perimeters as inferred by licensure,

standard nursing practice, knowledge, skill level, and KP

guidelines. Performs routine and specialized nursing procedures

following physicians orders and approved nursing care plan, e.g.

administers treatment using therapeutic equipment, such as

intermittent positive pressure breathing apparatus; administers

medications (including narcotics) orally or by injections; and

provides specialized nursing care to acutely ill patients. If IV

certified LPN, may perform intravenous therapy, as per Colorado

State Board of Nursing Chapter IX. Monitors patients condition by

observing, collecting, reporting, and recording

objective / subjective data; identifies changes in the patients

condition; collect data and report sign and symptoms of deviation

from normal health status, symptoms and / or reactions to medications

and treatments; initiates appropriate standard emergency procedures

and reports adverse patient conditions to physician, Nursing

Manager, or registered nurse. Teaches and promotes general

preventive health measures to patients and members of their

families regarding home health care, such as use of medications,

administering injections, taking blood pressure, general

post-operative care, and general diabetic care. Disseminates

pre-printed standard aftercare instructions and pre-printed patient

instruction material. Licensed Practical Nurse. Assists physician

with examinations, treatments and minor surgery, by preparing

patient and room for a specific procedure and attending patient

during procedure. Records pertinent information in patients medical

chart, e.g., patients nursing history, physical data, vital signs,

symptoms, treatments, examinations, medications administered,

reactions and general observations, according to standard

requirements. Assists in orienting and training new employees, as

assigned. May perform the duties of a Nursing Assistant or Medical

Receptionist, as required. May assign / coordinate activities for

nursing and medical assistants and medical receptionist. Orders,

stores and maintains adequate inventory of supplies and instruments

used by department as assigned. In addition to defined technical

requirements, accountable for consistently demonstrating service

behaviors and principles defined by the Kaiser Permanente Service

Quality Credo, the KP Mission as well as specific

departmental / organizational initiatives. Also accountable for

consistently demonstrating the knowledge, skills, abilities, and

behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive

service to each other, to our members, and to purchasers,

contracted providers and vendors. Basic Qualifications : Experience

N / A Education Graduation from an accredited Practical Nursing

program and licensed as a Practical Nurse (LPN) in the State of

Colorado and completed a minimum of 400 clock hours of faculty

planned clinical experience and guided learning activities which

required direct supervision by faculty, associate nursing

instructional personnel (ANIP) or preceptor who is physically

present or immediately accessible. High School Diploma OR General

Education Diploma (GED) required. License, Certification,

Registration Practical Nurse License (Colorado) Additional

Requirements : Demonstrated customer service focus and exemplary

service skills. I.V. therapy certification may be required for some

positions. Preferred Qualifications : Six (6) months of experience

with adults, pediatrics and / or trauma preferred. I.V. therapy

certification preferred. BLS preferred.