Career areas

Nursing

Personal and professional satisfaction comes from owning your career, and as a nurse, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner at Kaiser Permanente, that's just what you'll do. Nursing at Kaiser Permanente is centered on promoting a healing environment—one that maintains a caring, comforting practice while honoring the unity of the whole patient: mind, body, and spirit.

Through professional practice and leadership, nurses at Kaiser Permanente continually advance the art and science of nursing. But we recognize that what we do is more than clinical practice. We believe that every interaction—whether it is with a patient, a colleague, a physician, or anyone else—has the potential to be extraordinary. And we find that approaching our daily routine with this in mind gives each and every action new meaning and allows us to focus on the moment—empowering us to deliver expert care.

No matter where you are in your nursing career, the size and scope of our organization mean you have the resources, technology, tools, and support you need to make a lasting impact. You can learn more about all the ways we support our nurses by visiting our Nursing Pathways Web site.

We offer a wide range of shift options and career settings, including inpatient, outpatient, home health, and hospice. Specialties vary by facility and may include the following:

  • Advice/Telephone Triage
  • Behavioral/Mental Health
  • Cardiac Surgery
  • Cardiology
  • Continuing Care
  • Critical Care
  • Dermatology
  • Dialysis
  • Emergency Services
  • Family-Centered Care
  • Gastroenterology
  • Gerontology/Elder Care
  • Labor &Delivery
  • Med/Surg
  • NICU
  • Nursery
  • OB/GYN
  • Oncology
  • Operating Room
  • Optometry
  • PACU
  • Pediatrics
  • Pediatric Intensive Care
  • Podiatry
  • Step-Down Telemetry
  • Urgent Care
  • Urology

Events

Emergency Nurses Association Annual Conference

All ENA conferences are based on knowledge from experts in the field and designed to help you achieve your professional development goals. This conference targets recent nursing school graduates who want to learn the basics of trauma care or experienced nurse manager's looking for a new staffing model. This is a great opportunity to enhance your professional development.

Visit Kaiser Permanente at our Booth #100

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2010 ENA Annual Conference

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Marilyn Chow, RN

Marilyn Chow, RN, VP, Patient Care Services

Charlene Taylor

Charlene Taylor, Chief Nursing Officer

Douglas Lenaburg, RN, MSN

Douglas Lenaburg, RN, MSN, Clinical Director, Medical/ Surgical/ Telemetry

Becky Allen, RN,<br/> CNS, MSN

Becky Allen, RN,
CNS, MSN, Radiation Oncology

Aileen Freer, RN

Aileen Freer, RN, Staff Nurse III, CCU

Damasceno

Damasceno "Nick" Nicolas, BSN, RN, Lead Nurse, Urgent Care

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