Description |
As a member of Kaiser Permanente Colorado's team, you'll be proud of the contributions you make every day. From our financial professionals and IT team members to our RNs and physicians on the front line of care-we work together to advocate the health and well-being of our members, colleagues, and communities. And we do it all in an environment known for breathtaking scenery. Maintaining a close relationship with the natural beauty that surrounds them, the cities of Denver, Boulder, Longmont, and Colorado Springs offer something for everyone-from historic districts to family neighborhoods to world-class ski resort trails. Prepare to be inspired.
Practices professional nursing by the performance of both independent nursing functions & delegated medical functions in accordance w/ accepted practice standards. Such functions include the initiation & performance of nursing care through health promotion, supportive or restorative care, disease prevention, diagnosis & treatment of human disease, ailment, pain, injury, deformity, & physical or mental condition using specialized knowledge, judgment, & skill involving the application of biological, physical, social, & behavioral science principles. CRS 12-38-103 (10). Makes members/patients & their needs a primary focus of one's actions; develops & sustains productive member/patient relationships. Actively seeks information to understand member/patient circumstances, problems, expectations, & needs. Builds rapport & cooperative relationship w/ members/patients. Considers how actions or plans will affect members; responds quickly to meet member/patient needs & resolves problems.
Essential Functions:
- (Adopted from Colorado State Nurse Practice Act CRS 12-38-103) Evaluating health status through the collection & assessment of health data CRS 12-38-103 (10)
- Collects subjective & objective data
- Analyzes reports, & record data
- Uses data to identify health care problems & create plan
- Prioritizes patient's needs
- Triage patients either in person or via telephone & implements proper course of action in accordance w/ established protocol/guideline or in consultation w/ provider
- Conducts telephone calls backs to patients requiring follow-up care
- Evaluates emergency situations & initiates appropriate nursing interventions
- Health teaching & health counseling to patients and/or their families
- Executing delegated medical functions which delivers aspects of care that implement & are consistent w/ the medical plan as prescribed by a licensed or otherwise legally authorized physician or person acting under the physician's delegated authority
- Administers intravenous therapy & other medications
- Providing therapy & treatment that is supportive & restorative to life & well being either directly to the patient or indirectly through consultation with, delegation to (per Colorado State Board of Nursing rules & regulations for delegation), supervision of, or teaching others
- Referring to medical or community agencies per KP guidelines those patients who need further treatment, evaluation, or assistance
- Review & monitor therapy & treatment patient plans
- Initiate appropriate consultations and/or actions accordingly
- facilitates the coordination & integration of care between health care services; manages populations of patients to ensure appropriate utilization of health care resources
- Leads health care team by influence & role modeling integrated effective nursing practice, service, innovation & providing outstanding support for physician practices
- Patient advocate
- In addition to defined technical requirements, accountable for consistently demonstrating service behaviors & principles defined by the KP Service Quality Credo, the KP Mission as well as specific departmental/organizational initiatives
- Also accountable for consistently demonstrating the knowledge, skills, abilities, & behaviors necessary to provide superior & culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, & to purchasers, contracted providers & vendors
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Requirements |
Basic Qualifications:
- 5 years of outpatient experience working w/ medically & socially complex adult and/or pediatric patients
- Experience w/ chronic diseases & geriatric patients required
- Working knowledge of case management which includes but is not limited to competencies in the following application of motivational interviewing skills, care of geriatric & aging populations (FR & IM Care Coordinator positions), care of children w/ special needs, (FP & Pediatric Care Coordinator positions), development & documentation of an integrated multi-disciplinary care plan, collaborating & negotiating w/ team members & family members, accessing internal & external resources
- Advanced physical assessment skills
- Working knowledge of data collection tools, databases & word processing programs
- Strong organization & history taking skills
- Experience in an HMO setting
- Applicant must be a graduate of board approved RN program & completed a minimum of 750 clock hours of faculty planned clinical experience & guided learning activities which required direct supervision by faculty, associate nursing instructional personnel (ANIP) or preceptor who is physically present or immediately accessible
- Currently licensed as a RN in the State of Colorado
- National Provider Identifier (NPI) & Taxonomy code required at time of hire
- Demonstrated customer service skills, customer focus abilities & the ability to understand KP customer needs
RN to be flexible with location and assistance with multiple programs including SNP, ED RN Coordinator, Care Coordination, Medicaid and Transition Coordinators.
Primary Location: Colorado-Aurora
Scheduled Hours (1-40): 40
Shift: Variable
Working Days: Mon-Sat.
Working Hours Start: 8
Working Hours End: 6
Schedule: Call-in/On-Call
Job Type: Standard
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group: UFCW - Local 7
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Job: Case Management
Public Department Name: Chronic Care
Travel: Yes, 50% of the time
Job Eligible for Benefits: No
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. We are proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
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