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Lead Peritoneal Dialysis Nurse
At Kaiser Permanente our nurses are leaders, clinicians, researchers, innovators, and scientists who are contributing toward being an industry-leading voice for advancing evidence-based care. Whether supporting the patient directly in our hospitals or clinics, providing care at home, serving our patients through innovative virtual technology, or managing care delivery teams, Kaiser Permanente nurses utilize scientific evidence and our integrated care model to optimize the total health of our members and the communities we serve. We invite nurses who are passionate about nursing excellence, high-quality compassionate care delivery, professionalism, integrity, teamwork and patient and family centeredness to join our teams so that we can continue to sustain and build upon our culture of excellence.
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Job Schedule: Full-time
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Scheduled Weekly Hours:
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Shift: Day
Success Profile
We’re looking for Nurse Leaders who possess the following traits.
- Collaborative
- Compassionate
- Flexible
- Leadership
- Socially Conscientious
- Trustworthy
Benefits
We offer several benefits to our nurses.
Our Culture
At Kaiser Permanente, we cultivate an environment of compassion, integrity, trust, and open communication that helps our teams do their best work. We believe that lifelong learning will expand our knowledge so we can better serve our patients. Our practice is rooted in research and evidence-based care. Our nurses reflect the rich diversity of our members and communities and provide culturally responsive and competent care that promotes understanding of our members needs and preferences. At Kaiser Permanente, nurses are highly skilled professionals who exemplify leadership, critical thinking, and collaborative problem solving and deliver the right care, at the right time, in the right setting.
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Lead Peritoneal Dialysis Nurse
- Lead RN Duties - assisting the manager with the following:
- Making monthly staffing schedules and day-to-day work assignments to department dialysis staff.
- Assesses workloads, on an on-going basis and makes special assignments, during peak and slow periods.
- Calling in staff to meet minimum staffing requirements, including coordinating with other clinical teams to cover staff shortages and processes provider schedule changes when delegated by the manager.
- Handling difficult and problematic work situations, including resolving member issues and escalates to management, as needed.
- Serving as resource for other staff members by answering questions; orients new staff, and identifies staff needs for training (and provides in-service training as needed).
- Performing special projects as assigned by the manager. (This may include things around implementing new workflows and processes, removing barriers, communicating initiatives, researching, or identifying trends with patient related data, etc.)
- Routinely provides feedback to manager for staff performance, work habits, and barriers to efficient, high-quality work.
- Assists with the development and revision of department policies and procedures.
- Provides input into day-to-day operational issues that may support the hiring and evaluation of staff decisions.
- Additional Regular RN Duties:
- Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates a plan of care for the peritoneal dialysis patient, including but not limited to the following functions: Administers all oral and injecting medications in the department. Ensures narcotics and drug supplies are available in the assigned clinical area and assures the proper security of all narcotics and controlled substances according to KP standards and applicable regulatory laws. Initiates and monitors IV therapy to therapeutic and diagnostic procedures. Initiates and monitors Peritoneal Dialysis Exchanges including CAPD and APD. Provides ongoing assurance of functional emergency equipment and adequate emergency drug supplies. Documents emergency situations within the department to the clinical operations manager. Sets-up, performs, and/or assists with procedures as appropriate. Ensures safety measures are instituted for all compromised patients receiving care.
- Coordinates, implements, and evaluates patient teaching plans for areas of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, anticoagulant therapy, therapeutic diet instruction, weight control, peritoneal dialysis at home, and other areas as designated.
- Triages walk-in patients as needed or assigned.
- Supervises patient flow and directs other clinical support staff in the delivery of patient care within the Health Care Team (HCT).
- Acts as patient advocate and resolves problem within HCT. Brings unresolved issues to the clinical operations managers attention if unresolved within the team.
- Performs other related duties as directed.
- Minimum six (6) months experience providing clinical care to peritoneal dialysis patients in a chronic or acute setting.
- Minimum one (1) year experience as a registered nurse.
- High School Dipoma
- Associates Degree
- This job requires credentials from multiple states. Credentials from the primary work state are required at hire. Additional Credentials from the secondary work state(s) are required post hire.
- Registered Nurse License (Virginia) within 6 months of hire AND Registered Nurse License (Maryland) within 6 months of hire
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- Compact License: Registered Nurse within 6 months of hire
- Registered Nurse License (District of Columbia) within 6 months of hire
- Basic Life Support from American Heart Association
- Must complete all Fundamental and assigned Specialty related competencies by the end of the probationary period and annually thereafter.
- Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software required.
- Experience in IV Therapy is required.
- Must have reliable transportation and a valid drivers license and able to complete a home assessment of patients environment.
- BSN Preferred
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