Registered Nurse (RN) III - Infusion

Job overview

The Registered Nurse (RN) III - Infusion is an onsite role based in Duluth, GA. Compensation is not specified. This role supports the Kaiser Permanente nursing team by providing high-quality infusion care. The role exists to provide professional nursing care to patients, members, and families to promote or restore health and prevent illness and injury. The RN III collaborates with the healthcare team to ensure safe, effective, and efficient care delivery.

What you'll do

• Utilizes the nursing process to assess patient health status, determine nursing diagnosis, establish nursing goals, and develop, implement, and evaluate the nursing plan of care.
• Completes POE and addresses care gaps during the patient encounter.
• Accurately documents patient data, actions, interventions, and response to treatment according to established policies and guidelines.
• Assists with procedures and monitors patients response during and after the procedure.
• Actively participates, as a member of the healthcare team, to engage patients, families, and caregivers in the coordination of patient care.
• Leads the nursing response to medical emergencies.
• Monitors electronic messaging and emails (department InBasket) related to patient or provider requests and manages the messages or triages them to physician, associate practitioner, or others as needed.
• Initiates and monitors IV therapy, administration of medications, and other nursing procedures as prescribed by the physician or associate practitioner, and documents accordingly.
• Assesses patient and family health education needs, provides health teaching and counseling, and evaluates effectiveness of the education process.
• Conducts outgoing telephone calls to patients requiring follow-up care and preventative outreach.
• Participates in quality improvement activities and/or initiatives.
• Participates in departmental orientation, training, and competency validation of new staff (after completion of validator training).
• Leads departmental or regional performance improvement initiatives (access, quality, service, people).
• Autonomously perform procedures under provider supervision and evaluate patients response during and after the procedure.
• Serves as a preceptor, resource, and mentor for new members of the healthcare team and nursing students.
• Provide at least one (1) training in-service each year.
• Seeks and completes formal continuing education relevant to clinical discipline.
• Utilizes advanced skills to provide patient care, education, and consultation.
• Autonomously perform procedures under physician supervision, such as cardiac stress tests, RN sonography, conscious sedation, or chemotherapy infusions.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

full-time

day shift

duluth ga

kaiser permanente

registered nurse

infusion

patient care

nursing

healthcare

clinical

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Specialty Certification at time of hire or within 1 (one) year preferred.
• Bachelors (BSN) degree.

About the employer

Kaiser Permanente is hiring for this role. Industry: All Other Outpatient Care Centers. Sector: 62.