Registered Nurse Home Infusion Therapy Capitol Hill

About the position

Provide nursing care to a defined group of patients on an on-call basis, adhering to Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington ambulatory Nursing Care Standards, the Nursing Code of Ethics and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington policies. Coordinate and facilitate Health Care services for the patient in other segments of the Health Care delivery system. Provide and coordinate nursing care for the patient in collaboration with the Health Care team. The Registered Nurse is an integral member of the Health Care team, overseeing and participating in patient assessment and the formulation and implementation of the care plan.

Responsibilities

• Using the nursing process, provides ongoing assessment of the nursing care needs of a defined group of patients.
• Develops a written plan of care for patient care needs.
• Assists patients and families/significant others in developing health care goals which are part of the individualized plan of care.
• Determines priorities of patient care based on essential patient needs and available resources.
• Provides nursing interventions safely and competently.
• Provides the patient and family/significant others with information preceding interventions.
• Provides telephone consultation to patients and family/significant others.
• Provides ongoing evaluation of the patients response to care.
• Anticipates and recognizes changes in the patients status and need for nursing care.
• Modifies the individual plan of care in collaboration with the health care team.
• Demonstrates understanding of the physiologic and psychological effects of normal aging.
• Assesses the needs of designated patients requiring hospitalization; initiates nursing admission database and discharge planning in collaboration with inpatient staff and physician.
• Communicates recognition of the patients and family/significant others psychosocial, cultural and emotional needs in each nurse-patient interaction.
• Develops an educational component for each nursing care plan.
• Encourages patient compliance with therapeutic and medical regimens.
• Assesses patient lifestyle risk factors.
• Integrates health promotion and preventive aspects of care with the ongoing assessment of nursing care needs.
• Implements physical and psychological preventive measures.
• Adheres to KFHPW documentation standards.
• Provides a safe environment for each patient and adheres to KFHPW safety standards.
• Participates in staff orientation and student education activities.
• Assures quality of care through development, implementation and evaluation of professional nursing standards.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse license.
• Experience in nursing care and patient assessment.
• Knowledge of nursing diagnosis and care planning.
• Effective communication skills with diverse patient populations.
• Ability to collaborate with health care team members.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Neonatal, Pediatric, Adolescent, and Geriatric populations.
• Participation in nursing research and quality assurance activities.