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Lead Registered Nurse
At 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.
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Job Schedule: Full-time
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Scheduled Weekly Hours:
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Shift: Day
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.
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.
Hear From Our People
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.
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.
Lead Registered Nurse
- Coordinates day-to-day patient care activities within the department and acts as a resource for the healthcare team, providers, and ancillary departments.
- Acts independently to manage multiple scheduling tasks and assignments.
- Evaluates emergency situations and leads the nursing response to clinical emergencies.
- Phishes the schedule daily (2-3 days in advance) for proactive planning.
- Conducts daily equipment checks and ensures that quality controls are completed.
- Continuous rounding within the department to ensure patient throughput and flow, assisting as needed.
- Ensures clear communication with the healthcare team, providers, and management team using multiple avenues, including email, teams chat, and huddles.
- Responds to inquiries from patients, providers, healthcare team, and internal/external customers and supports resolution.
- Participates in departmental Quality Assurance activities and supports compliance with regulatory procedures and standards.
- Serves as a preceptor, resource, and mentor for new members of the healthcare team and nursing students.
- Participates in departmental orientation, training, and competency validation of new staff (after completion of validator training).
- Provide at least one (1) training in-service each year.
- May perform other duties as assigned.
- Minimum two (2) years of current RN clinical experience.
- Minimum two (2) years of clinical experience in area of specialty.
- Associates degree in nursing.
- High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.
- Registered Professional Nurse License (Georgia) required at hire
- Basic Life Support required at hire from American Heart Association
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- Specialty Certification at time of hire or within 1 (one) year.
- Bachelors (BSN) degree.
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Ranked among the nation's best
Every hospital that's part of the Kaiser Permanente system earned “high performing” recognition in the latest U.S. News and World Report's annual rankings. That means all 39 of our hospitals are among the top 20% in the nation.
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Awarded for excellence
We're proud that so many of our hospitals have earned Magnet status. It shows our real commitment to outcomes, safety, quality, efficiency, and, most importantly, to our nurses.
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Recognizing nurses during Nurses Month in 2022
We're thanking each one of our 65,000 Kaiser Permanente nurses for everything they've done for us and for the nation. Thank you for choosing to be a nurse and for leading our transformation of care.
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Explore a career in nursing
When you join Kaiser Permanente as a nurse, you'll help us boldly transform care while also building a career that offers more opportunities for you to grow.




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