Staff Nurse

Staff Nurse - NICU

Here in Hawaii, the spirit of aloha permeates our daily actions and interactions. It's a welcoming spirit, and one that's alive and well at Kaiser Permanente Hawaii. Since 1958, we have proudly served our island communities as ohana. Today, each of us-from our allied health professionals to our RNs-contributes to that ongoing mission. If you're looking to be a part of our rich heritage of care, this is the place to put your beliefs into practice. 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 Functions: - 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 nursing task requiring nursing knowledge, judgment, and skill. - Administers medications - Teaches LPNs and nursing assistive personnel special tasks of nursing care - Verifies staff competency to perform special tasks of nursing care as appropriate - Is responsible and accountable for quality of nursing rendered and adequacy of nursing care provided when special tasks are delegated to nursing assistive personnel - Functions as primary nurse/total patient caregiver - Serves as resource nurse and acts as preceptor - Takes charge duties as assigned - Incorporates the KP Vision, Model and Values through out their Nursing Practice - Performs administrative and other duties and accepts responsibility as assigned - 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 Requirements