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Clinical Nurse Specialist RN

Fontana, California

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.

  • Job Type: Full-time
  • Job Level: Individual Contributor
  • Travel: No

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.

  • Medical, Vision & Dental

  • Retirement Plans

  • Educational Opportunities & Tuition Reimbursement

  • Supportive Teams & Resources

  • Career Growth & Development

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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Clinical Nurse Specialist RN

Primary Location Fontana, California Worker Location Onsite Facility Fontana Medical Center Job Number 1311610 Date posted 10/07/2024
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Description:
Job Summary:

The Clinical Nurse Specialist role at Kaiser Permanente Southern California Region is a clinical manager who partners with the operational manager to ensure that nursing staff delivers safe and effective care. The role is built around the five role subcomponents as regulated by the California Board of Registered Nursing: Leadership, Consultation, Research, Education, and Clinical Practice.

Essential Responsibilities:


  • Develops area of specialty competency criteria for outcome monitoring of the staff.

  • Assists in interviewing staff and provides input into evaluations regarding clinical competence, participating in the creation, implementation, and follow up of action plans for professional, competency development and recommending terminations when appropriate.

  • Conducts cost/benefit analysis of new clinical technologies resulting in recommendations for implementation and budgets.

  • Provides coaching and counseling to the nursing staff and other health care providers.

  • Participates as a part of management in providing 24 hour clinical leadership by developing standards of practice, policies and procedures for a specialty patient population that are consistent with professional practice standards.

  • Partners with fellow clinical and operational managers in implementing methods and processes in specialty area to support change in nursing practice, care programs and clinical innovation achieving improved patient/family outcomes.

  • Evaluates clinical practice in areas of specialty to ensure community/professional standards are met.

  • Manages high risk patients in the area of specialty in order to achieve safe, high quality, cost effective outcomes for the system.

  • Rounds with the multi-disciplinary team in specialty area (any setting & includes community needs assessments).

  • Evaluates policies and procedures for clinical nursing practice in specialty area integrating the evidence from systematic reviews.

  • Facilitates multidisciplinary collaboration based on clinical needs of patient/family related to specialty area.

  • Participates in outcomes research/evidence based practice projects.

  • Identifies clinical quality indicators for specialty populations.

  • Conducts systematic reviews in a specialty area. Implements methods & processes in area of specialty to sustain change in nursing practice, programs of care, and clinical innovation.

  • Active involvement with specialty specific professional organizations as evidenced by participation on the professional organization leadership and operational groups (such as Committees) and/or participation at professional conferences.

  • Develops, implements/coordinates, and evaluates specialty education programs for patient and families.

  • Develops, implements/coordinates, and evaluates specialty training programs for nursing staff, including nurses in the communities.

  • Leads multi-disciplinary project teams.

  • Develops, implements and evaluates successful projects using scientific operations management principles and methodologies.

  • Investigates and resolves patient/family/member concerns regarding the delivery of nursing care.

  • Develops, monitors, and supervises policies that integrate business and organization plans in operations.

  • Ensures that patient care and quality standards meet and comply with federal, state, and local regulatory requirements and established departmental policy and procedures, utilization, and clinical performance standards and measures.

  • Specific for Comprehensive Strokes Centers:

  • Support delivery of evidence-based acute stroke assessment and management

  • Provide expert nursing consultation and practice oversight

  • Develop and deliver acute stroke continuing education programs

  • Participate in performance improvement (PI) processes

  • Participate in comprehensive stroke center research
Basic Qualifications:

Experience


  • Minimum three (3) years of experience in area of specialty required.


Education


  • Clinical masters degree in nursing, in area of specialization.

  • Graduate of accredited school of nursing.


License, Certification, Registration


  • Clinical Nurse Specialist Certificate (California)



  • Registered Nurse License (California)



  • Basic Life Support


Additional Requirements:


  • Demonstrated clinical expertise in area of specialty.

  • Recent project management experience.

  • Consistently demonstrates the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to customers, contracted providers, and vendors.

  • Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.


Preferred Qualifications:


  • Clinical Nurse Specialist experience preferred.

  • PICU Experience.

  • ACLS preferred.

  • PALS preferred.

Primary Location: California,Fontana,Fontana Medical Center Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift: Day Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, FrI Working Hours Start: 08:00 AM Working Hours End: 05:00 PM Job Schedule: Full-time Job Type: Standard Worker Location: Onsite Employee Status: Regular Employee Group/Union Affiliation: B22|AFSCME|KPCSP-CNMs Job Level: Individual Contributor Department: Fontana Medical Center - New - MedFac-Education & Training - 0801 Pay Range: $67.88 - $83.34 / hour The ranges posted above reflect the location in the job posting. The salary range may vary if you reside in a different location or state than the location posted. Travel: No On-site: Work location is on-site (KP designated office, medical office building or hospital). Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy. At Kaiser Permanente, equity, inclusion and diversity are inextricably linked to our mission, and we aim to make it a part of everything we do. We know that having a diverse and inclusive workforce makes Kaiser Permanente a better place to receive health care, a more supportive partner in our communities we serve, and a more fulfilling place to work. Working at Kaiser Permanente means that you agree to and abide by our commitment to equity and our expectation that we all work together to create an inclusive work environment focused on a sense of belonging and wellbeing.

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status.

For jobs where work will be performed in unincorporated LA County, the employer provides the following statement in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

  • Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, accreditation, and licensure requirements (where applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures.

  • Models and reinforces ethical behavior in self and others in accordance with the Principles of Responsibility, adheres to organizational policies and guidelines; supports compliance initiatives; maintains confidences; admits mistakes; conducts business with honesty, shows consistency in words and actions; follows through on commitments.

  • Job duties with at least occasional or possible access to: (1) patients, the general public, or other employees; (2) confidential protected health information and other confidential KP information (including employee, proprietary, financial or trade secret information); (3) KP property and assets, for example, electronic assets, medical instruments, or devices; (4) controlled substances regulated by federal law or potentially subject to diversion.
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