Description

Description:

Job Summary:

Responsible for nursing assessment, monitoring and support of outpatients and/or inpatients by the Addiction Medicine Department.

Essential Responsibilities:

Conducts Nursing assessments of patients, screening for detoxification needs and other health-related concerns. Based on preliminary assessment and/or diagnosis, recommends the next level of treatment and liaisons with appropriate staff to ensure continuity of care. Implements outpatient detoxification protocols and administers medications and processes laboratory requests consistent with physician orders. Evaluates and documents the efficacy of treatments and/or medications taken. Develops and presents (as directed) patient-oriented lectures and materials or health-related and program concerns Functions as a member of the multidisciplinary treatment team, making appropriate referrals, advocating for patient needs, coordinating care delivery, and maintaining/improving quality standards. Provides consultation services to physicians and nurses within other Kaiser medical departments as directed and provides clear, concise and targeted evaluations of patient need for Addiction Medicine continuing care services. Provides appropriate nursing care in support of other program activities. Orders, receives and distributes pharmaceuticals and medical supplies as necessary. Assists in the development of nursing policies, practices and procedures as related to the Department of Addiction Medicine.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• Minimum two (2) years of experience providing nursing care in an addictions treatment setting.

Education

• High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.

License, Certification, Registration

• 
  Registered Nurse License (California)
  
  

• Basic Life Support
  

Additional Requirements:

• Knowledge of practice standards within the field of addiction treatment.
• Knowledge of community organizations, referral resources.
• Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills.
• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• N/A

Notes:

Part time, hours tbd, but will be within 8am-6pm
-This is a temporary position for approximately 90 days


Primary Location: California,Los Angeles,Culver Marina Medical Offices
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 20
Shift: Day
Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Working Hours Start: 08:30 AM
Working Hours End: 06:00 PM
Job Schedule: Part-time
Job Type: Standard Worker Location: Onsite
Employee Status: Temporary
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: B25|AFSCME|SCNSC
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Department: Culver Marina MOB - Chemical Dependency-Reg Clin - 0806
Pay Range: $60.79 - $74.4 / year Travel: No On-site: Work location is on-site (KP designated office, medical office building or hospital). Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy. Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.

For jobs where work will be performed in unincorporated LA County, the employer provides the following statement in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, accreditation, and licensure requirements (where applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures.

Models and reinforces ethical behavior in self and others in accordance with the Principles of Responsibility, adheres to organizational policies and guidelines; supports compliance initiatives; maintains confidences; admits mistakes; conducts business with honesty, shows consistency in words and actions; follows through on commitments.

Job duties with at least occasional or possible access to: (1) patients, the general public, or other employees; (2) confidential protected health information and other confidential KP information (including employee, proprietary, financial or trade secret information); (3) KP property and assets, for example, electronic assets, medical instruments, or devices; (4) controlled substances regulated by federal law or potentially subject to diversion.

Requisition #: 1384024

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