Clinical Nurse Specialist Per Diem
Renton, WashingtonAt 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: Part-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.
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Medical, Vision & Dental
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Retirement Plans
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Educational Opportunities & Tuition Reimbursement
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Supportive Teams & Resources
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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.
What Our People Are Saying
Kristen
Relief Charge Nurse
“Working as a nurse at Kaiser Permanente has allowed me the perfect flexible schedule so that I can volunteer as Girl Scout Leader and room parent for both my children. My kids know that I am a hardworking mother who can provide, as well as a mom who can be present and be there for them – and that means everything to me.”
Jazmin
RN, Advice Nurse
“Working for Kaiser Permanente has allowed me to take control of my future and make my goals a possibility. I feel that Kaiser Permanente allows me to keep climbing and moving. Having that ability truly makes me feel empowered.”
Stella
Registered Nurse IV
“Kaiser Permanente has taken me on a personal and educational growth journey. I am supported by a culture of excellence that allows me to be dedicated to patients and patients’ families every day at work. What an honor to be part of Kaiser Permanente.”.
Caitlin
Inpatient Lactation Consultant
“As an RN/IBCLC in Maternal Child, I’m meeting families at a pivotal time — I’m there to help launch a new family into the world. Everything I do has the potential to impact a family’s health for generations to come.”
Kimberly
Quality Coordinator RN
“In Hawaii, your community is your family — or ‘ohana.’ I am able to provide extraordinary patient-centered care to my ohana.”
David
Appointment and Advice RN
“The location is fantastic. Kaiser Permanente is all over the country. You can pick almost any environment you want – from ocean to mountain to city. You’ll still be able to contribute to our mission of providing high quality health care at a local facility.”
Shawn
BSN, RN
“I chose Kaiser Permanente because their staff and providers really show that they care about you. Also, throughout my 12 years of working here I’m always learning something new, and I’ve had many opportunities for growth and development.”
Clinical Nurse Specialist Per Diem
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Provides in-depth clinical expertise in a defined area of nursing practice; e.g., wound care, oncology, geriatric care, critical care/emergency, behavioral health, hospice, etc. Develops and ensures quality standards that are evidence based for nursing practice to a specific patient population. Provides advanced clinical practice education, consultation, research and administration. Participates in and may lead components of staff orientation, skill assessment, development and implementation of specific clinical curriculum for nursing staff. May be responsible for leadership, development, monitoring and implementation of quality and population based care programs.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Establishes and monitors care standards and makes effective recommendations for changes in clinical practice. Collaborates with nursing staff in assessing patient, family age-specific nursing needs and develops plan of care for complex, high-risk patients. Evaluates the effectiveness of care. Makes recommendations to change standards of care or standards or practice based on research. Defines and implements best nursing practices. Provides consultation to physicians, nurses and other health care providers in meeting care needs of individual or groups of patients in outpatient and/or inpatient settings.
- Assesses staff knowledge and identifies competency-based educational needs of staff. Designs and implements educational programs to ensure high quality staff knowledge and skills. Introduces new techniques/innovation based on advanced practice trends. Staff assessment authorityincludes recommendation to managers regarding need for corrective action of individual staff. Provides input into performance evaluations regarding clinical competence and provides coaching and counseling. May assist in interviewing and in some situations, supervising staff.
- Designs teaching programs for patients/families and provides assistance to nursing staff in program implementation. Develops or leades development of interdisciplinary plans of care for complex and high risk patients.
- Participates in and consults in setting the direction for quality performance and improvement standards, monitoring and evaluating outcomes. May collect and analyze data regarding patient care outcomes, trends, morbidity andmortality. May have other responsibilities unique to the defined area of nursing practice including the provision of direct patient care, writing grant fund proposals, department liaison, etc.
- Minimum three (3) years of recent clinical experience.
- Masters degree in Nursing or other healthcare related field.
- Registered Nurse License (Washington) required at hire OR Compact License: Registered Nurse required at hire
- Basic Life Support required at hire
- Clinical expertise in area of specialty.
- Negotiation, facilitation, presentation and computer skills.
- Program development, evaluation, individual skills assessment and adult learning theory.
- Clinical nurse specialist experience in area of specialty.
- Wound care certification or other certification specific to the area of clinical practice. (e.g., wound care, PALS, ACLS), preferred by date of hire/transfer.
- Prior public speaking and knowledge of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington or other health care system.
- Quality and process improvement methodology and translation into clinical practice.
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. Submit Interest
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