Jobs at 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 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 Maui Health Vision, Model and Values through out their Nursing Practice. • Performs other duties and accepts responsibility as assigned within the scope of their practice. • May be assigned to another cost center; that may include other work locations on a shift by shift basis to meet patient care requirements.

Job Summary: Under direct supervision and within established scope of practice, assists in the provision of direct patient care by performing routine patient care procedures, technical, and supportive functions in a medical office or clinic setting. Essential Responsibilities: • Upholds Kaiser Permanentes Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities and applicable state, federal and local laws. • Performs routine patient care functions as prescribed by licensed health care providers following established clinical protocols, policies and procedures within defined scope of education, training and responsibilities. • Assists assigned physician(s) and/or other health care professional(s). • Performs routine clerical functions as assigned (i.e. making appointments, chart management, telephone calls etc.). • Prepares and administers medications as directed by physician order and in accordance with Kaiser Permanente guidelines. • Assists medical personnel with procedures and/or diagnostic exams. • Applies principles of aseptic technique and infection control as directed by the Infection Control Manual. • Establishes and maintains systems for patient test results and follow-up. • Provides basic information and assistance to patients under the direction of licensed personnel. • Documents pertinent patient information, nursing procedures and patient responses, following established guidelines and maintaining patient confidentiality. • Establishes and maintains courteous and cooperative relations with members, staff and co-workers. • Perform other duties as directed.

Job Summary: Provides nursing care and services to patients/families under direct supervision of a registered nurse. The graduate nurse, under the immediate supervision of a preceptor or supervising nurse, provides nursing care, treatment and services, and/or health education information to patients. Maintains the standards of nursing care, follows established policies, procedures, or specific instructions, and may participate in patient and family teaching. Performs other duties as assigned. The graduate nurse has a narrow latitude in exercising initiative and judgment. Specific and detailed instructions are provided by the preceptor or supervising nurse for the tasks to be performed, the procedures to be followed, and the manner in which work is to be submitted. Training and work assignments are closely and critically reviewed for compliance with instructions, thoroughness, and application of standard practices and techniques to assure advancement in training and development. Continued guidance and instruction are provided by a preceptor or supervising nurse. Essential Responsibilities: • Contributes to ongoing patient data collection and documentation; identifies changes in patient status and reports changes to preceptor; implements patient care plans under the direction of a registered nurse. • Care delivery demonstrate knowledge and ability to apply the nursing process. • Performs nursing task as delegated by a registered requiring nursing knowledge, under the immediate supervision of a preceptor or supervising nurse. • Assists with admissions, discharges and transfers. • Demonstrates technical competence in basic nursing skills and use of basic patient care equipment. • Records data and nursing care activities in the medical record consistent with department and regulatory standards. • Supports nursing care by providing related services such as clerical support and patient transportation. • Demonstrates knowledge of and application of infection control principles and standards, including patient, environment and employee situations. • Reports incidents, work related injuries, unsafe equipment or environment to management or other appropriate staff. • Reports pertinent patient data and changes in patients condition to licensed nursing staff, charge nurse or supervisor. • Participates as directed during emergency situations. • Incorporates MHS organization Values throughout their care delivery. • Performs administrative and other duties and accepts responsibility as assigned.

Job Summary: Responsible for physical therapy management of patients under the direction and supervision of the Physical Therapy Supervisor. Essential Responsibilities: • Tests and evaluates the extent of a patients disability to ensure proper treatment using various tests and procedures. • Plans therapy program, establishes treatment goals; and administers treatment to restore body functions, strength, relieve pain, and prevent disability through the use of various therapeutic techniques and procedures. This includes patients in establishing goals and obtains patients informed consent as necessary. • Provides patients and family members with treatment plan and instructions for home exercise programs and pain relief techniques. • Upgrades treatment plan and goals as patient progresses. • Regularly assesses clinical signs and symptoms to determine effectiveness of treatment, progress of patient towards goals, and the need for modifying goals and treatment. • Discharges patient from physical therapy when the patient has received maximum benefit from physical therapy. • Provides accurate and timely documentation of physical therapy management and patient management. • Maintains appropriate medical records, documentation for each patient including evaluation, treatment and progress. • Consults with medical providers regarding patient evaluation and treatment, progress of the patient, and discharge from treatment. Reviews patient records for current diagnosis, past medical history, precautions, and contraindications. • Maintains compliance with documentation standards of department and regulatory agencies. • Establishes safe work environment. • Maintains clinical competency and ethical standards as outlined in the guidelines of the APTA. • Maintains departmental supplies, equipment, and apparatus in clean, safe and functional condition. • Directs and instructs support personnel in performance of more routine procedures as requested. • Establishes and maintains courteous, cooperative relations with the public patients and other personnel. • Provides triage Physical Therapy services by providing advice and care either by means of phone triage and/or 1st Contact PT. • Provides input and/or assistance to Senior Physical Therapist and Physical Therapy Supervisor in the development of new classes, services, member and provider education, development of handouts, and other related services. • Performs other related duties as assigned.

Job Summary: Independently plans and executes information maintenance and distribution by drafting standard and nonstandard presentations, detailed correspondence, and reports. Executes workflow independently by assisting in the novel resolution of standard and nonstandard requests from department managers on an ad-hoc basis. Contributes to event coordination by beginning to develop relationships with leaders assistants and an understanding of organizational hierarchy when coordinating and calendaring meetings for directors and their direct teams, independently. Contributes to event execution by assisting senior colleagues to gather materials, plan, and arrange medium-scale events. Enacts data maintenance and management by integrating department data and documentation retention policies into all products. Essential Responsibilities: • Pursues effective relationships with others by proactively providing resources, information, advice, and expertise with coworkers and members. Listens to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; provides mentoring to team members. Pursues self-development; creates plans and takes action to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses; influences others through technical explanations and examples. Adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback; demonstrates flexibility in approaches to work; helps others adapt to new tasks and processes. Supports and responds to the needs of others to support a business outcome. • Completes work assignments autonomously by applying up-to-date expertise in subject area to generate creative solutions; ensures all procedures and policies are followed; leverages an understanding of data and resources to support projects or initiatives. Collaborates cross-functionally to solve business problems; escalates issues or risks as appropriate; communicates progress and information. Supports, identifies, and monitors priorities, deadlines, and expectations. Identifies, speaks up, and implements ways to address improvement opportunities for team. • Independently plans and executes information dissemination by: drafting standard and nonstandard presentations, handouts, reports/spreadsheets, graphics, status reports, resource management reports, and other deliverables with regular review from senior colleagues; writing detailed correspondence (e.g., letters, reports, confidential documents) to staff, managers, and external members/providers, with review from team or manager; labeling, sorting, and maintaining the integrity of department files, independently; and utilizing a variety of software and databases to retrieve required information to write detailed reports. • Executes the work flow of the department independently by: assisting in the novel resolution of standard and nonstandard requests from department managers on an ad-hoc basis; independently anticipating and offering assistance for business needs (e.g., manager email requests) that require support; operating standard office equipment (e.g., email, fax, xerox); beginning to maintain databases and websites, with review from senior colleagues/managers; maintaining inventory control, stocking, and providing solutions for department office inventory, equipment, and employee work environment resources (e.g., space assignment, computer) in alignment with budgetary policies and escalating inventory issues; receiving, screening, and referring nonstandard and standard incoming and outgoing emails, calls, and visits to the appropriate staff member; investigate time card issues and provide recommendations to management; learning about new staffing onboarding activities and assisting in execution, when necessary; and leveraging the HR information system to maintain knowledge of the contract language, standard/nonstandard pay practices (e.g., travel, shift differentials), and changes to job functions, job descriptions, and role goals, consulting senior colleagues or managers as needed. • Contributes to event coordination by: beginning to develop relationships with leaders assistants and an understanding of organizational hierarchy to leverage when coordinating, calendaring, and facilitating meetings for directors and their direct teams with front line employees, independently; may be independently planning for meeting facilitation through PowerPoint presentation coordination, taking parking lot notes, ensuring equipment works, and ordering food when appropriate; finding and booking meeting standard and nonstandard rooms appropriate for the audience and meeting objectives, with general oversight. • Contributes to event execution by: assisting senior colleagues to gather materials, plan, and arrange medium-scale events; organizing standard and nonstandard travel arrangements large, complex events for department head and/or multiple managers; assisting in execution of medium group meetings, conferences; providing on-site coordination for nonstandard and standard issues; independently plans coordination and execution of audio-visual equipment, conference rooms, and catering for events, with review by team or manager; and distributing the agenda, taking meeting minutes, summarizing and finalizing meeting summaries, and coordinating guest presentations in department meetings. • Enacts human-resources data maintenance and management by: integrating department data and documentation retention policies into all products; inputting, compiling, organizing, validating, tracking, and maintaining data integrity for standard databases; and formatting straightforward graphs, spreadsheets, and reports.

Job Summary: Provides assistance to the surgical team during the intra-operative phase of surgical care for the Northwest Region Ambulatory Surgery Centers. Works in collaboration with the surgeon and health care team in the performance of surgical procedures, including assessment, planning, directing, providing and evaluating advanced nursing care. Essential Responsibilities: • Practice standards of performance: Pre-operative: Performs pre-operative assessment and evaluation if required. Collaborates with the surgical team on plan of care. Coordinate and communicate with circulator regarding equipment and implant needs for case, assist in obtaining. • Practice standards of performance: Intra-operative: Provides knowledge based technical assistance to the surgeon and operating room team during the operative procedure according to AORN standards, licensure, state regulation and facility/practice protocols, including: Use of instruments and medical devices. Providing surgical exposure. Handling and/or cutting tissue. Providing hemostatis, clamp, cut, and ligate tissue as directed by the surgeon. Suturing as directed by the surgeon. • Practice standards of performance: Post-Operative: Apply post-op splints and/or braces. During Anesthesia emergence, bring stretcher into room. Help transfer patient to stretcher. Remain in room for turnover unless specific instructions for Post-op care required in PACU. • Assessment Standard of Performance & Planning: Communicates information so that continuity of care is maintained. Communicates with patient, family and other staff in a professional and courteous manner. Obtains and demonstrates the skills and knowledge needed to provide appropriate population based and culturally sensitive care to patients and families through education, training and experience. Provides continuous reassessment through the intra operative period. Utilizes knowledge of type of procedure to plan for appropriate set up. • Practice standards of performance: Function as an assistant in all surgical specialties at the direction of the attending surgeon. Performs RNFA responsibilities in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act of the State of Oregon, institutional policies and procedures of Kaiser Permanente and the AORN Position Statement on RN First Assistants. Practice within limitations of preparation and experience. Demonstrate RNFA specific clinical skills. Review and update skills checklist on an ongoing basis as specified by policies of Kaiser Permanente. Assists with room preparation and opening of supplies in collaboration with the circulating nurse and scrub person. Have available patient X-rays/MRIs. Check image capture machine and films NOTE: Notify Team Lead or designee if films/MRIs etc. are not available. Assists in patient transport to the operating room and transfer to the operating room table. Assists in patient positioning. Assists in patient preparation, i.e., prepping, catheterization, clipping, as necessary. Participates in briefing/time out and debriefing. Assists in patient draping. Sets up ESU, lights, suction for the sterile field. Monitors free counted items on the sterile field. Observes for breaks in sterile technique and takes appropriate action as necessary. Assists with instrumentation and equipment as requested. Applies dressings and secures drainage tubes. Assists with patient transfer and positioning post operatively. Assists with room tear down and turn over in collaboration with the circulating nurse and scrub person. Assist in maintaining a safe environment and promoting efficiency in surgical procedures. Available for breaks and lunch relief, local monitor, scrub and circulate as needed.

Job Summary: The Patient Care Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the management and coordination of care for the acute inpatient population. The PCC collaborates with rounding MAPMG Hospital Based Service Physicians, patient/family, nursing, utlization review and other members of the healthcare team to assure continuum of patient care progression for clinical and cost-effective outcomes. The PCC facilitates and coordinates with community providers and ambulatory case managers to assist with the appropriate level and transition of care for a safe discharge and preventing a re-admission. Essential Responsibilities: • Completes an initial face-to-face assessment for every admitted member to identify discharge needs within 24hrs of admission. • Document in KPHC and communicate the assessment outcomes to determine the appropriate transition plan with MAPMG physician healthcare team and patient/family. • Active participant in daily Care Without Delay (CWD) rounds reporting on patient progression towards the established discharge plan. • Review and document discharge plan in accordance with KP discharge planning documentation policies, facility policies, and regulatory requirements. • Document any updates, care progression and barriers to discharge daily, and as indicated on assigned patients. • Manage timeliness of care progression with physician and nursing staff to prevent avoidable delays and or days. • Collaborate with Social Worker to coordinate, long-term care, assisted living, financial assistance, and other services, as required. • Send referrals/communicate with in-network vendors for coordination of post-acute levels of care such as Home Health, DME, IV infusion, SNF, Sub-Acute and Acute Rehab. • Timely identification, recording, and escalation of delays in care and barriers to discharge. Provide solutions to correct delays and recognize systemic patterns that require corrective action. • Assure follow up appointments and referrals to ambulatory case manager for high-risk patient population are scheduled and communicated to patient/family prior to discharge. • Observe all facility safety policies and procedures (infection control, Members Rights policies, and any regulatory requirements) • Participate in Quality Assurance duties and implementation of programs to improve care Quality Indicators. • Maintain professionalism with all duties in an effective and timely manner as directed or assigned by designated supervisor. • Consistently work cooperatively with patients, patients representatives, facility staff, physicians, consultants, and ancillary service providers.

Job Summary: Greets members at front desk, enters information about prescriptions into computer system, receives payment from members, and prepares medications for approval by pharmacist. May perform the duties of a Pharmacy Inventory Technician or a Pharmacy Admixture Technician. Essential Responsibilities: • Greets members at counter or over the telephone, verifies members eligibility status, and receives prescriptions from members for pharmaceuticals. • Enters prescription information into computer system and prints labels for use by pharmacist. • Receives payment according to terms of members plan. • Selects requested drugs from Baker cell dispenser or counts drugs from pharmacy shelf. • Reconstitutes medications by mixing with fluids. • Prepares intravenous prescriptions, topical ointments, and other drugs by mixing prescribed dosages. • Attaches labels to container for review by pharmacist. • Calls members to pick-up completed prescription. • Receives payment for over-the-counter medications and medical supplies selected by members. • Answers routine inquiries from members regarding health plan drug coverage, prices, and related issues. • Identifies situations when patient should speak with pharmacist regarding use of drugs and asks pharmacist to speak to member. • Orders and stocks drugs and supplies, assembles drugs and supplies for clinical departments, stocks crash carts, and performs other inventory duties. • Performs other related duties as directed.

Job Summary: The PGYI Residency provides the opportunity and guidance necessary for the resident to acquire intensive training, knowledge and educational experiences as a clinical pharmacist in a managed care organization. The resident provides support to clinical pharmacy services, pharmacy operations and pharmacy support services; comprehensive pharmaceutical care to Kaiser Permanente members in medication management programs; the medical group by participation in projects regarding appropriate use of medication therapy; and other clinical services or activities in the managed care setting. Essential Responsibilities: • Practices patient, population and medication therapy management during clinical rotations as assigned. • Conducts tasks and projects assigned throughout the residency year. This includes, but is not limited to, supporting initiatives in service rotations, assisting in the research and preparation of regional pharmacy newsletters; preparing and presenting comprehensive drug reviews as assigned for the Regional Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee; participation in national and regional residency showcases and conferences; and assisting in the recruitment of new residents. • Provides drug information to pharmacy staff, health care providers and members. Prepares and conducts ongoing educational sessions, including continuing education programs, on medication therapy. • Assists in implementation of region-wide drug use management programs. Develops and analyzes medication use reports to ensure appropriate use of medications and identify areas of opportunity for improved medication use within the managed care system and with individual providers. • Performs general dispensing and counseling duties of a pharmacist, supporting pharmacy services. • Provides support for mentoring students, including monthly orientation and journal club sessions. • Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Summary: The PGY2 Pharmacy Residency provides the opportunity and guidance necessary for the resident to acquire intensive training, knowledge and educational experiences in highly specialized pharmacy services within a managed care organization. The resident participates in collaborative interdisciplinary practice to provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care to Kaiser Permanente members and enhance clinical management skills and leadership expertise. The resident provides support to clinical pharmacy services, pharmacy operations, pharmacy infusion, pharmacy support services and the medical group by participation in projects regarding appropriate use of medication therapy as well as and other clinical services or activities in the managed care setting. Essential Responsibilities: • Participates in collaborative interdisciplinary practice to provide patient, population and medication therapy management.

Job Summary: Under direct supervision, perform a variety of designated housekeeping duties in the various hospitals, clinics and houses, following routine or established procedures. Essential Responsibilities: • Clean assigned areas by washing furnishing, walls, floors and equipment with special cleaning solutions and disinfectants to prevent spread of disease. • Sanitize and polish sinks, mirrors, tubs and similar equipment. Replenish supplies of soap, towels and other dispensable items. • Strip, wash and make beds in prescribed manner following correct discharge procedures. Collect soiled linen and transport to appropriate storage area. • Empty waste baskets and ashtrays and arrange furniture in an orderly manner. Collect trash and infectious waste and dispose properly. Move furniture, supplies and miscellaneous related items. • Clean mirrors, ledges, vents, light fixtures, fire extinguisher, cabinets, baseboards, bathroom fixtures and corners. Vacuum carpets and dust blinds. • Spot and steam clean carpets. Refinish tile floors. Steam clean beds, stretchers and gurnnies, and other rolling-stock equipment as assigned. • Report mechanical failures and negative conditions as observed. • At the end of shift, return unused supplies to utility rooms, leave soiled linen and trash in designated areas and clean cart and equipment. • Follow established infection control protocol in terms of observing universal precautions and isolation cleaning procedures. • Identify safety issues and report them as soon as possible to their immediate supervisor. • Perform other duties as assigned.