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Registered Nurse - Nurse Care Manager - Intermountain Medical Center - Salt Lake City, UT

Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Intermountain Healthcare is a nonprofit system serving Utah and Idaho. One of the nations leading integrated healthcare systems, ranked # 1 or 2 by Modern Healthcare for all of the past eight years, Intermountain provides world-class service in 21 hospitals and more than 140 health centers, clinics, homecare and urgent care facilities. Intermountain has a reputation as a pioneer in continuous quality improvement and clinical programs. Being part of Intermountain means joining a world-class team and embarking on a career filled with opportunities, innovation and fulfillment. Our mission is: excellence in the provision of healthcare services to communities in the Intermountain region which drives our 29,000 employees and more than 3,300 physicians. Doctors, hospitals, and health plans work together to take healthcare to new levels of excellence. Intermountain is recognized as a leading healthcare system and a model for what is right in American medicine.The Registered Nurse in the Care Management role is involved in a collaborative process which assesses, plans, implements, coordinates, monitors, and evaluates options and services to meet an individual´s health needs through communication and available resources to promote cost effective outcomes. Must have current Utah RN licensure or be license eligible. Must have CPR certification. BSN required. Minimum 3 years of clinical nursing experience with knowledge of managed care and utilization management to include InterQual admissions criteria. Knowledge of discharge planning processes and community resources. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Must possess effective verbal and written communication skills, critical analysis skills, ability to plan and organize workload Must be assertive and flexible. This position is full-time and will provide coverage for the Urban Central Region (i.e. Alta View, TOSH, Intermountain Medical Center and LDS Hospitals).  

SALARY: $6961 - $8498 Approximate Monthly Equivalent; Paid Biweekly.5% additional pay for evening shift work; 7 % additional pay for night shift work. APPLICANTS MUST BE WILLING TO WORK ANY SHIFT OF A 24-HOUR PERIOD AND ANY 5 OF 7 DAYS.QUALIFICATIONS:Registration: Current California license as a Registered Nurse.ANDCompletion of a Bachelors degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university.AND Three (3) years of paid full-time hospital experience as a Registered Nurse. Qualifying experience must be attained within the past five (5) years.ORFive (5) years of hospital experience as a Registered Nurse, including one (1) year in a charge nurse or leadership role for a specific function, e.g., education, safety, quality management, research and/or policy development. Qualifying experience must be attained within the past seven (7) years.Depending on assignment incumbents may be required to possess and maintain specific certificates of competency as a condition of employment.Possession and maintenance of a current American Heart Association HealthcareProvider Basic Life Support (BLS) card. Appointees not possessing the BLS card must successfully complete appropriate training and qualify for the BLS card within 60 days of employment.Bilingual (English/Spanish) candidates are encouraged to apply. Applicants who wish to be considered for bilingual employment must submit a Bilingual Certificate issued by the Kern County Personnel Department or its authorized agent by the filing deadline. Employees who occupy positions designated as bilingual are paid dependent upon their required level of proficiency. INQUIRE AT THE PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT RECEPTION COUNTER ABOUT WHERE TO OBTAIN CERTIFICATE(S).FOLLOWING AN OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT, YOU MAY BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT TO POST OFFER MEDICAL AND DRUG SCREENING TESTS AT COUNTY EXPENSE.ADMITTANCE TO EACH PHASE OF THE EXAMINATION WILL REQUIRE AGOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTOGRAPH IDENTIFICATION. APPLICANTS WHO AREUNABLE TO PRESENT PROPER IDENTIFICATION MUST MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO THE TEST DATE.This examination will establish an eligible list from which one (1) immediate appointment will be made at the Kern Medical Center. Other permanent and temporary appointments will be made as needed. Successful candidates will remain on the eligible list for a period of twelve-months, unless specified otherwise by the Civil Service Commission.Examination components for promotional testing will be administered during the scheduled date(s)/time(s)/location without exception.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Interprets hospital policies and procedures for staff and monitors compliance; ensures that nursing units operate in a manner consistent with policies of the Nursing Department and Kern Medical Center. Serves as a resource for hospital staff and as a clinical resource for nursing staff in providing nursing care to patients; advises Nursing Unit Managers on significant issues, concerns and occurrences on the unit. Works closely with members of the medical staff to facilitate inter-departmental communication and problem-solving. Evaluates staffing needs on each unit and adjusts staff assignments hospital-wide as required to meet changing need; assists in evaluation of staff and may recommend disciplinary action. Performs patient care in emergency situations as required. Serves as the Medical Centers representative with visitors, other providers, media representatives and the general public. May serve on Nursing Department committees or hospital-wide committees. Dependent upon area of practice or department assignments, demonstrates clinical knowledge and skill in the care of the newborn, infant, toddler, child, adolescent, adult and geriatric patient ranging up to 100+ years of age.Other Functions: Performs other job-related duties as assigned. Incumbents must have the ability to perform the Essential Functions of the job.APPRAISAL (Weight 100%): of training, education, experience, interest and personal fitness for the work based on any combination of the following: Investigation, oral exam and rating of application. Applicants must attain at least a 70% score on each phase of the examination process.APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF THEIR COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS OR DEGREE BY FINAL FILING DEADLINE.Kern Medical Center appointments include both full-time and part-time employment with benefits. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CHECK BOTH REGULAR FULL-TIME AND REGULAR PART-TIME ON THEIR APPLICATION TO INCREASE THEIR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.For further information about this position and Kern Medical Center visit their web site at kernmedicalcenter.com or call 661-326-2640. APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE KERN COUNTY PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT, 1115 TRUXTUN AVE. BAKERSFIELD, CA 93301.

Nursing Manager needed in Colorado!

INTERNAL POSTING PERIOD: 09/28/09-09/30/09IF YOU ARE A COLORADO INTERNAL EMPLOYEE, YOU MUST PLACE YOUR BID ON THE BID LINE 303-614-1510, NOTONLINE.PREFERRED SKILLS: Nursing Manager for two departments: Family Medicine and After Hours Care.JOB SUMMARY: Responsible for patient focused, quality, effective, efficient, nursing care and service behaviors of staff supporting the practices of physicians and other medical providers. Accountable for role clarity, communication, and performance management of staff so that the staff is best able to participate successfully as members of care teams. Supervises and coordinates the activities of personnel engaged in providing patient focused nursing care and related medical services in support of the physician practices in the medical offices. Partners with the physician leaders in creating a culture of commitment to patient focused service, excellent support of physician practices, innovation, compliance, ethics and integrity. Accountable for creating a culture of compliance, ethics and integrity. Maintains knowledge of and assures departmental compliance with Kaiser Permanente´s Principles of Responsibility and policies and procedures, and applicable regulatory requirements and accreditation standards. Responds appropriately, including required reporting, to observed fraud or abuse.POSITION REQUIREMENTS: Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Colorado. Must be a graduate of a RN program that meets Colorado State Board of Nursing curriculum requirements. Bachelor´s degree required. Highly prefer Bachelor´s degree in Nursing. Three years of nursing leadership experience required. Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills required. Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) strongly preferred.ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES: Supervises, leads, role models and coordinates the activities of personnel engaged in providing excellent patient focused care and supporting physician practices through the provision of integrated, effective and innovative nursing practices and related medical services. Interviews, selects, evaluates, motivates, orients, trains, coaches\counsels, disciplines and terminates unit personnel in collaboration with physician leaders and in compliance with requirements of EEO/AA goals, union contracts, and personnel policies of the organization. Continually improves service and staff productivity. Improves quality in partnership with CPMG. Monitors, identifies and investigates competency issues and service or support deficits associated with daily operations and overall patient care within the unit(s) and develops and administers corrective measures in collaboration with Permanente physicians to ensure safe and efficient working conditions. Acts as a liaison between the physician group, the patient care unit, and the call center to ensure effective communication for overall patient care services. Collaborates with other facility leaders to design systems for providing high quality patient care services. Ensures highest nursing standards and monitors clinical nursing practice and documentation within the department to meet and/or exceed appropriate nursing and licensing/accrediting agency guidelines and/or standards. Is accountable for outstanding support of physician practices. The nurse manager collaborates with the physician and the physician manager in managing labor relations. Coordinates and adheres to budgetary needs for operation of the unit in collaboration with medical group leaders. Monitors quality assurance projects in collaboration with physician group. Maintain current information and knowledge of all applicable Kaiser Permanente policies, local, state and federal laws and regulations, and accreditation standards. Ensures that the training activities incorporate all applicable KP policies, local, state and federal laws and regulations, and accreditation standards. Position requires working with interruptions, occasionally working with bio-hazardous waste, and working around machinery and moving equipment, such as wheel chairs. Standard medical office environment. May be required to lift patients using proper lifting technique. For Essential Responsibilities: 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. Functional and Environmental Factors available upon request.SCHEDULE: Variable Shifts Sunday - Saturday; Holidays; Weekends; Floats between Departments/Locations/Facilities STARTING SALARY RANGE: $5,650 - $7,353 (Monthly)- Kaiser Permanente is an AA/EEO employer -