Kern Medical Center is a 222 bed acute care teaching hospital. The Medical Center serves a community of approximately 650,000, and the hospital is owned and operated by the County of Kern.

Under direction, to be responsible for the supervision of nursing services for an inpatient unit or outpatient clinic at Kern Medical Center or Kern County Mental Health including the day-to-day operational and program activities.Distinguishing Characteristics:Incumbents in this classification are distinguished by being assigned to the supervision and direction of staff assigned to an outpatient service, inpatient units, a special unit or an assigned area of responsibility.Essential Functions:* Coordinates, supervises, and directs the clinical, operational and program activities, inclusive of unit personnel, on a day-to-day basis to meet unit objectives.* Collaborates with charge nurse to provide appropriate staff placement based on the clinical needs of the patients and ensure delivery of quality patient care.* Monitors, maintains and adjusts staffing levels according to units productivity, staffing goals and patient acuity with rationale for any variances; participates in data collection for unit based on quality assurance indicators.* Assures staff compliance with regulatory standards, governmental regulations and hospital standards and rules.* Assists with maintaining fiscal control of assigned hospital cost centers.* Supervises, trains, evaluates and participates in the selection of staff and initiates and participates in personnel actions in accordance with the departments human resources practices and procedures and organizational philosophy.* Plans, coordinates, directs and provides patient care orientation and on-going education to staff utilizing preceptors, staff development and existing staff members to ensure orientation to patient care philosophy, systems, policies, procedures,established standards of care and practice and to ensure professional development.* Performs unit specific projects as assigned by the Clinical Director or Mental Health System Administrator; prepares and maintains reports and records.* Establishes and maintains an effective working relationship with the medical staff, healthcare teams, patients and their family members and the public.* Acts in the absence of the Clinical Director or Mental Health System Administrator as assigned.* Supports and participates in performance improvement and risk management programs; represents the division on interdepartmental and interdisciplinary committees and task forces as assigned.* Serves as liaison during shift between assigned unit and hospital divisions.* Provides direct patient care as required based on staffing levels, patient loads and unit necessity.Other Functions:* Provides coverage as a Nursing Shift manager as required.* Performs other job related duties as assigned.Employment Standards:Possession of a valid licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of California and a bachelors degree in nursing.ORPossession of a valid licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of California,an Associates Degree in Nursing, and a national certification in an area of expertise.ANDThree (3) years (within the last five (5) years) of progressively responsible clinical experience as an RN in an acute care facility at a level equivalent to Hospital Staff Nurse II in the Kern County classification system.ORPossession of a valid licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of California.ANDThree (3) years (within the last five (5) years) of progressively responsible experience as an RN at a level equivalent to Hospital Staff Nurse II in the Kern County classification system and one (1) year of nursing experience in a supervisory or leadcapacity.Option III - Mental Health Department: Qualifying experience at a level equivalent to Mental Health Nurse II in the Kern County classification system may be substituted on a year for year basis for experience at a level equivalent to Hospital Staff Nurse II.Possession and maintenance of a current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) card.Dependent upon assignment specific certificates or specialized education in nursing speciality areas may be required.Knowledge of: principles of nursing and personnel management and supervision; modern principles, methods and practices of nursing and hospital organization; healthcare and nursing trends; quality improvement; principles and techniques of effective supervision and staff utilization; applicable Federal, State, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and Title 22 standards and regulations.Ability to: coordinate administrative, operational and program activities; supervise, train and evaluate professional and non-professional employees; work independently; communicate effectively verbally and in writing; prepare and maintain concise and comprehensive written reports, and establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff and other hospital employees, patients and their families.

Rheumatology in Northern California

Adventist Health

Show Summary Sonora California | Posted 11/3/2009 1:06:00 PM

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Southern California Family Medicine Opportunity

Adventist Health

Show Summary Simi Valley California | Posted 11/3/2009 1:04:00 PM

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Spine Surgeon needed

Mercy Medical Group

Show Summary Sacramento California | Posted 9/22/2009 6:22:00 PM

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Occupational Therapist-Per Diem

Kaiser Permanente - Southern California

Show Summary Baldwin Park California | Posted 8/4/2009 4:51:00 AM

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Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility.

Qualifications: Graduate of an accredited occupational therapy curriculum with a Bachelors or Masters degree with certification in occupational therapy or foreign trained equivalent. Licensure to practice occupational therapy by the State of California. American Heart Association approved BLS National Provider Identifier (NPI) required as of May 23, 2007. Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment. Consistently demonstrates the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to customers, contracted providers, and vendors. Preferred Qualifications: Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred. Good communication skills. Service oriented. Duties: Evaluates patients, interprets evaluation findings to determine the nature and extent of dysfunction. Establishes treatment goals and plans treatment to achieve established goals. Initiates discharge planning for occupational therapy. Implements the treatment program through direct treatment of the patient. May delegate a portion of the treatment program to the appropriate supportive personnel. Coordinates the treatment program with other health care personnel as appropriate. Provides advice and education to patient and family. Regularly assesses clinical signs and symptoms to determine effectiveness of treatment, progress of patient towards goals, the need for modifying goals and treatment. Discharges patient from occupational therapy when the patient has received maximum benefit from occupational therapy. Provides accurate, timely documentation of occupational therapy patient management. Demonstrates progress toward meeting the criteria for professional practice. 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 license requirements (if applicable), and Kaiser Permanente´s policies and procedures. Notes: This is a Per Diem position, days and hours may vary according to department needs.

Physical Therapist - Per Diem

Kaiser Permanente - Southern California

Show Summary Panorama City California | Posted 8/4/2009 4:51:00 AM

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Qualifications: Graduate of an accredited physical therapy curriculum with a Bachelors or Masters or Doctoral degree with certification in physical therapy or foreign trained equivalent. Licensure to practice physical therapy by the State of California. American Heart Association approved BLS. National Provider Identifier (NPI) required as of May 23, 2007. Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment. Consistently demonstrates the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to customers, contracted providers, and vendors. Preferred Qualifications: Recent/prior acute inpatient hospital work experience serving all patient diagnosis. Ability to work with computerized documentation and billing. Duties: Evaluates patients and interprets evaluation findings to determine the nature and extent of dysfunction. Establishes treatment goals and plans treatment to achieve established goals. Initiates discharge planning from physical therapy. Implements the treatment program through direct treatment of the patient, may delegate a portion of the treatment plan to appropriate supportive personnel, and coordination of the treatment plan with other health care personnel as appropriate. Provides advice and education to patient and family. Regularly assesses clinical signs and symptoms to determine effectiveness of treatment, progress of patient towards goals, and the need for modifying goals and treatment. Discharges patient from physical therapy when the patient has received maximum benefit from physical therapy. Provides accurate, timely documentation of physical therapy patient management. Demonstrates progress toward meeting the criteria for professional practice. 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 licenser requirements (if applicable), and Kaiser Permanente´s policies and procedures. Notes: This is a weekend Physical Therapist position, expected to work at least 1 weekend day/month unless otherwise agreed upon by DA or designee. Schedule may vary, 8-16 hours per week.

Physical Therapist - Per Diem

Kaiser Permanente - Southern California

Show Summary Panorama City California | Posted 8/4/2009 4:51:00 AM

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Consistently demonstrates the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to customers, contracted providers, and vendors.

Nursing Dept Mgr RN

Kaiser Permanente - Southern California

Show Summary Los Angeles California | Posted 7/21/2009 10:01:00 PM

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Qualifications: BSN or BA/BS in health care or closely related field required. Master´s degree preferred. Graduate of accredited school of nursing. Current California RN license required. CPR certificate required. Three (3) to four (4) years in the clinical care of L&D and two (2) to three (3) years prior management experience. BSN and National Health/Nursing Administration Certification or MSN are required for Pediatric and NICU Departments for facilities that are CCS certified or desire CCS certification. This requirement applies to Bellflower, LAMC, San Diego, Fontana and Orange County Clinical nursing experience relevant to a given position/department (e.g., emergency nursing, medical surgical) required (usually five (5) to six (6) years), including management experience (usually three (3) to four (4) years). Knowledge of Nurse Practice Act, JCAHO, and other local, state, federal regulations. Demonstrated interpersonal and management skills. Preferred Qualifications: Bilingual (English/Spanish), AWHONN Fetal monitoring instructor, lactation consultant. NRP Hospital based instructor. Duties: Through department assistant managers and staff, manages the delivery of nursing services and patient care which meet or exceed cost, quality, clinical and utilization standards and performance measures. Ensures that services meet members´, physician and internal clients´ needs in a changing, competitive health care market. With Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and SCPMG staff, develops strategic/business plans to achieve integrated services across the continuum of care. Manages and ensures continuous improvement of all clinical practices, services and operations by designing and implementing systems, processes and methods to evaluate and improve patient care within assigned department and across the continuum of care. Ensures staff provide the highest quality of care and are in compliance with the Nursing Practice Act, JCAHO, federal, state, and local requirements; establishes, implements, and maintains patient care and service standards to meet members´ and internal clients´ expectations. Designs and evaluates processes to improve systems and patient care results across the continuum of care. Develops and monitors department´s budgets for the appropriate use of human and material resources. Monitors financial performance and identifies and implements 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. Ensures on going staff development. Develops, implements, and monitors departmental policy and procedures which support the organization´s goals and business objectives and ensures they are met. Develops standards of care and standards of practice, directs fiscal management, and quality improvement activities. Manages and resolves human resource, employee and department safety and risk management issues. Patient Safety:: Accountable to promote an organizational culture of safety and ensure appropriate patient safety standards and guidelines are implemented consistently in the delivery of health care to our patients, including but not limited to:: JCAHO, National Quality Forum, and Leapfrog. See Patient Safety Management Accountabilities Addendum for job specific accountabilities. 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 licenser requirements (if applicable), and Kaiser Permanente´s policies and procedures. 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 licenser requirements (if applicable), and Kaiser Permanente´s policies and procedures. Notes: Schedule varies.

Reg Lab Operations Manager

Kaiser Permanente - Southern California

Show Summary North Hollywood California | Posted 7/21/2009 10:01:00 PM

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Come work in beautiful California.

Qualifications: Master´s degree in Clinical Laboratory Science, Health Care Administration, Business Administration, Public Administration, or related field. Valid current California Clinical Laboratory Scientist or limited specialist license required. Extensive experience (usually ten (10) years) in a multi faceted, complex health care setting required, with significant management experience (usually five (5) years) in a clinical laboratory. Prior experience in financial management, program development, quality improvement and project management. Demonstrated ability to work with a large group of external and internal customers comprised of health care providers, facility laboratory managers, inter regional counterparts, and all levels of staff through collaboration, influence and interpersonal skills. Knowledge of federal, state, local, and accreditation agency regulations related to the laboratory industry. Must be able to work in Labor/Management Partnership environment. Consistently demonstrates the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to customers, contracted providers, and vendors. Preferred Qualifications: Computer knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint applications. Duties: Serves as the Operations Manager for the SCPMG Regional Reference Laboratories (RRL) for the Sherman Way and Glendale campuses and responsible for the day-to-day operational needs of the facilities. In conjunction with the Regional Lab Manager of the SCPMG RRL assumes administrative responsibility for dual campus processes, a number of departments, projects and committee responsibilities. Assists the Regional Lab Manger in providing strategic leadership to managers to ensure equitable distribution of resources and delivery of high quality, cost-effective laboratory services and efficient management of staff. In conjunction with the Lab´s Regional Manager and Lab Director, provides site leadership and operational oversight for the Regional Lab Sherman Way and Electronic Place campuses to include the following departments:: Support Services, Material Services, Client Services, Automated Chemistry, Esoteric, Special Coagulation, Histology, Cytology, Genetics, Bacteriology, Virology, Immunology, Employee Health, EH&S, Security, Training and Education and others as assigned. Responsible for projects and committees as assigned by the Regional Lab Manger. Monitors dual campus horizontal process performance. Leads cross functional process teams. Plans, organizes and coordinates Regional Laboratory goals and objectives, resource allocation, capital equipment, plant maintenance and renovation, level of accessibility and availability of services and new programs. Develops and administers policies and procedures that ensure compliance with all contracts, regulatory agencies, accrediting bodies and organizational requirements. Collaborates with inter /intra facility laboratories and supports the medical centers to develop an integrated laboratory service delivery system. Identifies best point of service for tests to provide appropriate turnaround times and service levels, reduce costs and minimize redundancy. Develops and monitors an overall budget for the Regional Laboratory and ensures financial accountabilities are established. Works with the Controller to develop financial reports and cost accounting methods. Develops methods to collect direct client feedback on performance in order to clarify expectations, ensure appropriate services are delivered; makes changes as necessary. Participates in the development of long and short range facility planning and the integration with facility/master planning. Develops and coordinates facility plant maintenance and renovation projects. Assumes the Manager and Operations Manager role for the Regional Lab Sherman Way and/or Electronics Place campus when the Manager is out of the facility, and has approximately six direct reports. 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 licenser requirements (if applicable), and Kaiser Permanente´s policies and procedures. Kaiser Permanente conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis.

Director of Doctor of Physical Therapy Program

BE Smith Associates

Show Summary San Diego California | Posted 4/27/2009 10:05:00 AM

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