DEPARTMENT: Pedi

SCHEDULE: Full-Time Regular, 40 Hours per Week, Day Shift, Monday through Friday:  varies.   Schedule and hours dependent upon departmental needs and may include holidays and weekends.

Position Summary:  Assists in managing a large unit or multiple units providing ambulatory services. Ensures staff provides high quality, accessible, cost effective care, and patient focused services to members across the continuum, which comply with local, state, and federal requirements. Implements and maintains clinical practice standards, budgets, and staff development.

Education/License/Certification:  Bachelors degree or equivalent years of experience in nursing or health related field. Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Current California RN license required. BLS certification required.

Qualifications:   Previous nursing experience in outpatient care required (usually 3 years). Previous supervisory experience required (usually 2 years). Clinical specialization in area of practice preferred. Knowledge of Nurse Practice Act, The Joint Commission, and other local, state, federal regulations. Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Duties:   Supervises the operations of a single or multiple units. Ensures staff provides the highest quality of care and are in compliance with the Nurse Practice Act, The Joint Commission, federal, state, and local requirements. Implements and maintains patient care and quality service standards to meet members and internal clients expectations. Acts as patient advocate resolving patient care issues. Recommends and evaluates processes to improve systems and patient care results across the continuum of care. Assists in developing and monitoring budgets and resource allocations. Monitors financial performance and identifies and recommends strategies to reduce costs and improve quality of care/service. Determines the appropriate staff mix for department and develops processes to screen, interview, hire, train, and maintain the competency of all department staff. Assists in providing on going staff development. Implements and monitors departmental policies and procedures which support the organizations goals and business objectives and ensures they are met. Collaborates with physician team leader, department chief, and nursing manager in developing the level of patient services and the day-to-day operations of the department. Assists in managing and resolving human resource, labor relations, employee and department safety, and risk management issues.

 Kaiser Permanente conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis.  At any time, Kaiser Permanente reserves the right to reevaluate and change job descriptions, or to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status.  Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees.

Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility  (KP’s code of conduct) by maintaining confidentiality, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable Federal and State laws and regulations, accreditation and licensure requirements, and KP policies and procedures. 

In addition to defined technical requirements, accountable for consistently demonstrating service behaviors and principles defined by the Kaiser Permanente Service Quality Credo, the KP Mission as well as specific departmental/organizational initiatives. Also accountable for consistently demonstrating the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to purchasers, contracted providers and vendors.

PLEASE NOTE: - Kaiser Permanente is an AA/EEO employer -