Nursing
Oncology Cancer Care Navigator - Nurse Manager / Educator
Employee Type :
Full-Time
Industry :
Healthcare - Health Services
Manages Others :
No
Job Type :
Health Care
Management
Nurse
Experience :
Not Specified
Relocation Covered :
No
Post Date :
2/9/2012
Contact InformationRef ID :
108067
Description
Oncology / Cancer Care Navigator / Nurse Manager / Educator
(Job Number: 108067)
At Kaiser Permanente Northern California, you’ll join a team of health advocates who share your passion for helping people. From our financial professionals and IT team members to our RNs and physicians on the front line of care—we work together to help our members achieve their best level of wellness. And you’ll be inspired to do the same. Whether you dream of sailing the bay, hitting the slopes, hiking Yosemite, attending the opera, or strolling the vineyards, you’ll discover the cultural and recreational diversity that makes Northern California one of the most desirable places in the world to live and work. Northern California’s largest health plan, Kaiser Permanente provides you with the resources, scope, and opportunity you need to realize your goals. Come see for yourself.
Description
Responsible for identifying and prioritizing the educational and professional development needs of Patient Care Services staff; acts as a role model and mentor, designing and developing clinical educational programs, including KPHC training, clinical specialty training, new graduate/hire training, and continuing education for staff. Ensures clinical education is integrated with KPHC. Coordinates nursing competence and professional development programs for Patient Care Service.
Essential Functions:
• Coordinates nursing competence & professional development programs for Patient Care Services.
• Responsible for identifying and prioritizing the educational and professional development needs (including KPHC educational needs) of clinical staff; acting as a role model and mentor, designing and developing clinical educational programs, including specialty training, new graduate/hire training and continuing education for staff.
• Collaborates with Patient Care Services leadership team to develop/maintain an infrastructure to ensure that staff is competent to perform their jobs.
• Advocates use of KPHC and incorporates KPHC education into development programs.
• Provides consultation in areas of clinical expertise, and provides clinical leadership.
• Works across Service Area to ensure that competencies meet professional standards and planning of programs is efficient across specialties/job categories.
• Partners with leadership and management teams to meet the strategic organizational goals related to maintaining a competent, qualified professional work force.
• Assesses professional and clinical development/education needs of nursing staff, based on standards of care.
• Collaborates with leadership, management teams and clinical educators in the Service Area to identify education/development needs of nursing staff so that programs can be designed/coordinated and implemented efficiently.
• In collaboration with clinical educators, ensures curriculum integrity and course content consistency across the Service Area.
• Coordinates, reviews and evaluates education programs to ensure compliance with the Continuing Education requirements of the Board of Registered Nursing.
• Acts as a role model for professional care in area of clinical specialty.
• Manages staff including hiring, terminations and corrective action.
• Develops and implements action plans to improve staff development and ensures goals are met.
• Provides staff with information of current clinical practice, and ensures that policies/standards and practice meets regulatory requirements related to competence.
• Utilizes multiple educational strategies, media and partners to provide/deliver educational programs, including colleges and universities.
• Utilizes research to improve care; provides consultation in areas of clinical expertise and provides leadership in department and in the facility related to clinical expertise.
• Assures that education/development programs/classes meet budget guidelines.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
• 5 years experience coordinating or managing education program /curriculum design, development and evaluation/assessment, including 2 years in staff professional development and/or clinical training/teaching.
• BSN or BS or equivalent experience in health care or related field required
• Masters degree in nursing, education or other closely related field.
• Graduate of accredited school of nursing.
• Current California RN license required.
• BLS certificate required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of medical center policy and procedure requirements, specialty training and competency requirements.
• Knowledge of Nurse Practice Act, federal, state, and local requirements.
• Demonstrated knowledge in KP HealthConnect including functionality and expertise in workflows (or for external hires, similarly integrated medical record).
• Demonstrated knowledge in performance improvement practices.
Primary Location: California-Modesto-Modesto Medical Center 4601 Dale Rd
Scheduled Hours (1-40): 40
Shift: Day
Working Days: Mon - Fri
Working Hours Start: 8:00 AM
Working Hours End: 5:00 PM
Schedule: Full-time
Job Type: Standard
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group: Salaried Employees
Job Level: Manager with Direct Reports
Job: Nursing Licensed
Public Department Name: Cancer Care / Oncology / Navigator / Educator
Travel: No
Job Eligible for Benefits: Yes
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. We are proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
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