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Kaiser Permanente 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. Utilizes nursing process to deliver care. Performs any task requiring nursing knowledge, judgment, and skills. Administers medications. Teaches LPNs and nursing assistive personnel special tasks of nursing care. Verifies staff competency to perform special tasks of nursing care as...

Kaiser Permanente 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. Utilizes nursing process to deliver care. Performs any task requiring nursing knowledge, judgment, and skills. Administers medications. Teaches LPNs and nursing assistive personnel special tasks of nursing care. Verifies staff competency to perform special tasks of nursing care as...

American Red Cross Please use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox when accessing Candidate Home. By joining the American Red Cross you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best. Are you ready to be part of the world's largest humanitarian network? Join us-Where your Career is a Force for Good! Job Description: Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else - it's as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world's largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better. When you choose to be a force for good, you'll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful...

Kaiser Permanente Job Summary: Under indirect supervision of Unit Supervisor, and under direction of licensed staff, performs variety of non-professional patient care duties in inpatient hospital setting; is responsible and accountable for assigned tasks. Essential Responsibilities: Assists with ongoing data collection; identifies changes in patient status and reports changes to RN/LPN; implements care plan under direction of licensed staff. Assists with admissions, discharges, and transfers. Demonstrates technical competence in basic nursing skills and use of simple equipment. Demonstrates basic competencies to work on specialty unit. Records data and nursing care activities in medical record following Department/Unit/JCAHO standards. Utilizes Department and Unit forms per procedures. Functions with awareness of and applies safety principles and standards, including patient, environment and employee issues. Reports incidents, work related...

Kaiser Permanente Job Summary: Coordinates with physicians, staff, and non-Kaiser providers and facilities regarding patient care. In conjunction with physicians, develops plans of care and discharge plans, monitors all clinical activities, makes recommendations for alternative levels of care, identifies cost-effective protocols, and develops guidelines for care. Essential Responsibilities: Performs daily pre-admission, admission, and concurrent utilization reviews to determine appropriate levels of care and readiness for discharge. Escalates utilization and system problems which have not been resolved immediately. Performs rounds and reviews patient admissions under Kaiser Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) benefit. Utilizes knowledge and experience of Medicare regulations and Health Plan benefits to determine medical necessity. Monitors the progression of the plan of care and facilitates discussions with the multidisciplinary teams. Educates other healthcare team members...

Kaiser Permanente Job Summary: Supports practitioner and clinical team to accomplish proactive patient management as delegated by and under indirect supervision of clinic nursing supervisor, and with direction from charge nurse, staff nurse, or practitioner. Performs variety of technical, clerical, receptionist and patient care duties to assist practitioners and other members of health care team in providing high quality patient care through health care system. Prepares sterile and un-sterile fields and assists practitioner with minor procedures and occasional office-based surgical procedures. Essential Responsibilities: Interacts with patients, families, customers, and other members of health care team in courteous and professional manner. Recognizes needs and concerns of members and employees while maintaining positive working relationships. Obtains, identifies and records vital signs, prevention data, medications, chief complaints and other pertinent information....

Kaiser Permanente Job Summary: Under direct or indirect supervision of supervisor, contributes to patient care by performing clerical and non-professional tasks directly and indirectly related to patient care and unit functioning. Is responsible and accountable for tasks delegated. Essential Responsibilities: Answers phone(s) on Unit and manages calls appropriately. Takes phone reports from Lab, Diagnostic Imaging, and other Departments accurately, and delivers to proper nurse. Calls and schedules clinic appointments for patients who need help, when directed by RN/LPN. Refers all calls from physicians to appropriate nursing staff. Uses systems to assist with the processing of orders. Verifies ADT information. Uses manual system when computer is down. Answers PTS and keeps station ready and available. Retrieves meds and supplies and delivers to proper place/person. Reports maintenance problems immediately. Uses systems to support nursing and unit staff. Uses manual...

Kaiser Permanente Job Summary: Provides case management and outreach services to selected patients. Acts as medical liaison between patient, PCP, interdisciplinary team staff, and other KP providers. Coordinates and evaluates administrative and operational activities of services required to respond effectively to patients medical needs. Assesses individual patient/families to identify specific interventions that are clinically appropriate and within patients preferences. Provides continuity to patient/family by coordinating care and services needed in all settings in the healthcare continuum. Monitors plan of care and assesses patient progression while receiving services from interdisciplinary team providers. Provides ongoing communication to PCP, interdisciplinary team, and to other members of the patient care team. Serves as a leader for the interdisciplinary team for medically complex patients. Essential Responsibilities: Monitors high-risk members and assists them with...