[{"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Senior Physical Therapist\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nProvides independent physical therapy management of patients under the direction of the Rehabilitation Services Director or designee. Provides physical therapy services in specialized patient care clinics, and assists in the development, implementation and review of departmental patient care programs.\nEssential Functions:\n- Evaluates patients and interprets evaluation findings to determine the nature and extent of dysfunction.\n- Establishes treatment goals and plans treatment to achieve established goals. Initiates discharge planning for physical therapy.\n- Implements the treatment plan through direct treatment of the patient, delegates a portion of the treatment plan to appropriate supportive personnel, and coordinates the treatment program with other health care personnel as appropriate. Provides advice and education to patient and family.\n- Regularly reassesses clinical signs and symptoms to determine effectiveness of treatment, progress of patients towards goals, and the need for modifying goals and treatment.\n- Discharges patient from physical therapy when the patient has received maximum benefit from physical therapy. Provides accurate, timely documentation of physical therapy patient management.\n- Participates in appropriate and approved educational and clinical research activities in physical therapy.\n- Participates in specialized patient care clinics outside the department.\n- Assists in the development, implementation, and review of departmental patient care programs.\n- Performs other duties as needed in the areas of staff education, departmental operations, and departmental projects. Demonstrates on-going progress toward meeting the criteria for professional practice.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Must have at least two (2) years experience in physical therapy.\n- Graduate of an accredited physical therapy curriculum with a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree with certification in Physical Therapy or foreign-trained equivalent.\n- Licensed to practice physical therapy by the State of California.\n- Must have a National Provider Identifier (NPI), or obtain an NPI, prior to employment start date.\n-BLS required.\n- Minimum 2 years experience in orthopedic manual therapy.\n- Long-term course or residency training preferred.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.", "date_new": "2012-05-20 19:16:37", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28824144/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Senior Physical Therapist", "reqid": "136441", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28824144}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Masters Level Student Temp\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThis position provides analytical support to a project or department. Under the guidance of a Project Manager/ Director, responsible for collecting and researching data, performing analysis, providing recommendations and presenting results.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Responsible for contributing high level analytical support to a project or department requiring application of knowledge in marketing, information management, finance, management, economics or statistics.\n- This position contributes to a full range of project components.\n- Assigned to at least one project and expected to produce results and report out as a member of a project team.\n- Organizes assigned project tasks, identifies and structures information collection activities, and sets time lines for completion of required tasks as directed.\n- Develops tools to identify and to document best practices.\n- Prepares various excel, word or PowerPoint reports, and works w/ access database software (or similar tool) to develop data extracts and management information reports.\n- May be asked to produce graphic information using excel or PowerPoint or similar software.\n- Contributes to development of management information and analysis conducted, provides recommendations and assists w/ preparation of formal presentations to communicate results to various management levels.\n- Identifies alternative solutions to project issues.\n- Contributes to development project plans to ensure timely deliverables and successful completion of project and demonstrates an understanding of various business intersections.\n- Assists w/ identification and development of training information.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Enrolled in or recent graduate of a MBA or other Masters level program w/ an accredited college or university.\n- Solid analytical skills, problem solving, project management and critical thinking.\n- Strong project management skills.\n- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.\n- Ability to utilize at a working level Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access.\n- Knowledge of SQL or SAS highly desirable.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/ Management Partnership environment.\n\n\n++ Expected Length of Employment: 12 weeks ++", "date_new": "2012-05-20 19:16:37", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28824146/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Masters Level Student Temp", "reqid": "136462", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28824146}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: SOX Internal Control Mgr [178]\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe SOX Internal Control Manager of the NCAL SOX & Financial Governance Department helps strengthen the internal control environment within Kaiser Northern California Region. This position is responsible for conducting internal control reviews based on operational management requests, monitoring/testing of SOX controls, coordinating SOX certifications for all in-scope mega processes, facilitating the development and maintenance of finance policy and procedures, management, reporting branding, communication and training. The position requires strong partnership and collaboration with multidisciplinary groups, including: the SOX PMO, Internal Audit Services, external auditors, Mega Process Leads, Business Process Owners and others.\n\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Control Preparation Design Consulting - leading meetings and status as deliverables.\n- Control Walkthroughs - walkthrough workpapers as deliverables\n- Deficiency Remediation Consulting/Validation - sign-off on clients' action plan template (APT) as deliverables\n- Control Testing - test script workpapers as deliverables\n- Annual Certification status and presentations - presentations, reports and leading meetings as deliverables\n- Weekly dashboard and team meetings - status and comment on dashboard and participation in meeting as deliverables\n- Conduct monitoring/testing of SOX controls (for reliance by internal/external auditors) to ensure that key controls as designed are operating effectively in order to prevent financial errors or misstatement.\n- Conduct internal control reviews at the request of management to ensure that operational processes are working effectively, efficiently and in compliance with applicable policy or regulations.\n- Coordinate reviews and sign-offs of Segregations of Duties matrices for all in scope mega processes to prevent or mitigate conflicting roles and transactions within and across mega processes.\n- Coordinate year-end SOX certifications to ensure that all accountable process owners, functional executives and senior leadership have attested to the effectiveness of internal controls over the processes in their respective areas that provides reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial statements as of a given year-end.\n- Facilitate the development and maintenance of Regional finance policies and procedures, including relevant communication and training. Policies and procedures provide guidance to business owners on what and how to conduct financial processes.\n- Publish weekly/monthly management reports and quarterly Newsletters to inform and update management and business owners on matters related to SOX, policies and procedures and internal controls.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 1 full year cycle SOX experience (e.g. must already have had SOX testing, SOX Control Matrix design, Control Walkthrough, SOX deficiency validation/ deficiency ranking justification, and annual certification experience).\n- Prior audit management experience (e.g. skill level of an 'Audit Manager' if candidate is coming from public accounting or equivalent title if coming from industry).\n- 6+ years of hands-on independent problem-solving, project management, and analysis experience in the finance, accounting, or auditing areas.\n- Bachelor of Arts or Science (B.A. or B.S) in Business, Finance, Accounting, or Health Care related degree.\n- Masters degree in Business Administration (MBA), Public Health, Health Administration, or other related field preferred.\n- Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred.\nCertified Inforamton System Auditor (CISA), Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), or Certification in Control Assessment (CCSA) preferred\n- Strong proficiency and solid hands-on project management experience in the finance, accounting, or auditing areas.\n- Expert skills covering communication/influencing skills, internal control documentation, process narratives, process flows, risk assessments, and related areas.\n- Detailed understanding of and experience in Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, including internal control scoping, documentation, testing and remediating control deficiencies.\n- Superb desktop application capabilities (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite, SOX compliance software, and related applications).\n- Demonstrated strategic thinking skills to prioritize work in alignment with project objectives or goals, recognizes linkages and understands impact of individual actions on other parts of the organization and the member/customer.\n- Demonstrated team focus skills by publicly crediting individuals who have performed well in order to encourage and empower them, as well as to set an example for others, letting people affected by a decision know what is happening, even if they are not required to do so, understanding sources of conflict within a team and takes steps toward effective conflict resolution, managing team meetings well by stating agendas and objectives, controlling time and making roles and accountabilities clear.\n- Proven techniques to analyze processes for effectiveness, efficiency in operations ,as well as SOX compliance, towards the identification of deficiencies, the writing of special projects/ review report, monitoring the progress of remediation and other diagnostics.\n- Proven emotional intelligence and cultural competency as shown through translating diversity initiatives into specific action plans to be implemented within one's area of accountability, creating a 'safe' and constructive environment where individuals feel comfortable communicating diverse ideas and initiating dialogue around differences, displaying awareness of the limitations and advantages of one's own and others' culture.", "date_new": "2012-05-20 19:16:37", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28824145/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "SOX Internal Control Mgr [178]", "reqid": "136429", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28824145}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Project Manager II, (Temporary Benefited)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nLeads and provides expert technical leadership to highly visible, sensitive and multi-faceted projects. Responsible for setting strategic direction of projects and developing project plans. Provides high quality and cost effective project management, analytic support services and technical expertise for a broad array of issues. This is the second job in a three level Project Manager Ladder. At the second level, the Project Manager is responsible for leading projects of complex scope where analysis of data requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors. Projects assigned are broad in scope and may involve multiple functional areas and/or span across service areas. Position will exercise judgment within generally defined practices/policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining results.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Leads and provides expert technical leadership to highly visible, sensitive and multi-faceted projects.\n- Sets strategic direction of projects.\n- Develops project plans which identify key issues, problems, approaches, performance metrics and resources required.\n- Designs processes to address identified problems.\n- Establishes team membership and negotiates time commitments and resource allocation.\n- Provides staff leadership to multi-disciplinary teams, as well as manages work of outside consultants.\n- Motivates team members and facilitates team meetings.\n- Acts as liaison, problem solver, and facilitator.\n- Cultivates and reinforces appropriate group values, norms, and behaviors.\n- Provides guidance to team on performance and productivity issues.\n- Designs research plans for data gathering and analysis.\n- Actively participates or may lead in analyzing data and developing recommendations and action plans.\n- Accountable for the development of project documentation for senior executives and other key clients to facilitate sharing of project outcomes and best practices\n- Plans and facilitates meetings.\n- Makes formal presentations to various senior level audiences.\n- Establishes procedures regarding implementation of project outcome.\n- Assesses project impact on workforce.\n- May include developing training program for different levels of audiences.\n- Establishes effective professional business relationships with all levels of management.\n- Instructs and educates on all aspects of project.\n- May develop and manage a department, including recruiting, coaching, performance evaluation of staff.\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- Read, understand and review CPM schedules.\n- Expert in CPM scheduling techniques.\n- Synthesize CPM schedules from a variety of sources into one master schedule.\n- Independently develop detailed MS Project CPM schedule (2003 - 2010).\n- Provides guidance to team on performance and productivity issues through the use of coordinated CPM schedules.\n- Coordinates with construction team (including the importation of information from Primavera project schedules), transition team, and functional implementation teams to develop and ensure adherence to detailed project plans.\n- Translate and communicate CPM project schedule in detailed and summary form for Executive leadership, Transition Team, and front line staff.\n- Establishes procedures regarding implementation of project scheduling process and outcome.\n- Accountable for the development of project documentation, specifically CPM schedules and schedule risk assessments, for senior executives and other key clients to facilitate sharing of project outcomes and best practices to meet project objectives.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Five (5) plus years of progressive experience in specified technical area.\n- Project management experience in health care preferred.\n- Bachelor's degree in business administration, health care administration, operations research, public health administration or other related field or equivalent work experience.\n- Master's degree or clinical licenses (RN, MD, etc.) preferred.\n- Demonstrated ability to determine key business issues and develop appropriate action plans from multi-disciplinary perspectives.\n- Demonstrated ability to conduct and interpret quantitative and qualitative analyses.\n- Effective leadership, project management and consulting skills.\n- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.\n- Effective interpersonal skills.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.\n\nPreferred Qualification:\n- CPM scheduling knowledge\n\nSchedule: Full-Time Temporary, 40 hours per week, Day shift. Monday through Friday: 8:00am to 5:00pm. Expected length of employment: up to 2.5 years. This is a Temporary Benefited position.", "date_new": "2012-05-20 19:16:36", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28824140/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Project Manager II, (Temporary Benefited)", "reqid": "136203", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28824140}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sr. Administrative Assistant IV - Oakland, CA\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nProvides administrative and operational clerical support to department managers and/or staff. Responsibilities include answering phones and relaying messages/information to both departmental staff and callers; scheduling/calendaring meetings and conferences; main and or develop manual/automated filing systems; ordering/stocking office supplies; opening/sorting mail. Types/proofreads/composes correspondence; creates graphs and presentations; researches as needed.\n\nEssential Functions:\nProvide advanced administrative and business operations support to vice president, executive director and staff. Responsibilities include however, are not limited to:\nManaging multiple calendars\nManaging email for leaders\nType/proofread/compose email correspondence\nParticipate in functional team meetings; coordinate logistics and act as scribe\nCreate graphs and pivot tables via excel\nResearch issues as needed; propose comprehensive solutions\nLead green initiatives for the administrative team\nFacilitate webex meetings including managing invites/rsvp's\nReport time for multiple functional areas\nMust have advanced power point skills in order to develop routine to complex presentations including graphics, sound and animation\nCoordinate small to large conferences\nDevelop and/or maintain filing systems\nOrder/stock office supplies\nOpen, sort and distribute mail\nOn/Off board employees\nProcure hardware/software for staff\nManage org chart, phone list and distribution changes for respective teams\nWell versed in KP policies and procedures\nAbility to work well in a team environment\nAbility to prioritize and balance workload while meeting priorities\nAbility to produce quality results in an extremely fast paced environment with ever changing priorities\nAbility to navigate all aspects of the Share Point data repositiory\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Typically seven (7) plus years of administrative assistant experience supporting at the department head or executive level, or related experience\n- High school diploma, GED or related experience\n- BA/BS preferred\n- As a skilled specialist, completes tasks in creative and effective ways\n- Ability to learn and apply an advanced understanding of the organization and its functional policies and processes\n- Ability to manage dynamic calendars for management including event planning with external vendors\n- Advanced writing skills to compose more difficult, detailed correspondence and to recommend updates to department documents as needed\n- Intermediate to advanced knowledge of two (2) or more of Microsoft Office Suite applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and/or Access, depending upon department or business needs.\n- Working knowledge of Lotus Notes email platform and office equipment (fax, phone, copier, etc.)\n- Requires ability to learn and apply an advanced understanding of a large, complex organization and its customers\nKP experience a plus", "date_new": "2012-05-19 20:04:07", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28818976/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr. Administrative Assistant IV - Oakland, CA", "reqid": "136467", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28818976}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Manager, Workforce Information\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe position of Manager, Workforce Information Account Management and Consulting is a key strategy role for Human Resources. This role is responsible to ensure that Kaiser Permanente has the appropriate workforce information and insight to meet both current and future business requirements. Timely and reliable workforce information is critical to core leadership and management decisions at KP as one of KP's five core Strategic Imperatives, 'Enabling Performance Through People'. As a people business, our key asset is the workforce, and information to manage this asset can help drive business success.\n\nEssential Functions:\n-Workforce Information Consulting: Partner with assigned HR Business partners (region or function) to identify the key challenges around workforce information in their particular area of responsibility, analyze the business need and offer holistic solutions, including business process, best practices and guidance around interpretation of information. Works internally with the Workforce Information Data fulfillment and Solutions group to support their assigned HR Business partner(s). Evaluates and studies program wide Workforce metrics and KPI's, collaborates with Workforce Planning team(s); identifies gaps and risks, and brings it to leadership attention. May manage additional Workforce Information consultants in the future, as we expand the partnership program.\n-Workforce Information strategy: Supports the development of a workforce information strategy, business process, metrics, tools, and resources. Supports the development of national processes and helps to sustain these processes, tools, and resources across Kaiser Permanente\n- Solutions Adoption: Increases user adoption of Workforce Analytics that is in place, and plans for adoption of future functionality. Identifies opportunities for improvement, makes associated recommendations and implements as appropriate. Measures, monitors, and reports on progress of solutions adoption, with the goal of increasing Direct Access to Workforce Information.\n-Workforce Information Community Of Practice: Responsible for building and managing partner relationship with the extended Workforce Information community in Regions, National Business Units, and National Functions. In addition participates as a key member and contributor to forums involving Workforce Information at a national level. Acts as deputy leader for an ongoing community practice of workforce information leaders which may include executive leaders across Kaiser Permanente, with the goal of sharing and leveraging best practices across the organization.\n-Workforce Information steward: Act as a subject matter expert for matters regarding Workforce Information at Kaiser Permanente. Studies trends for KP's key Workforce metrics, identifies gaps and risks, and brings it to the appropriate leader's attention, enabling them to take action. Identifies industry best practices and best in class companies exhibiting Workforce Analytics and Planning functions, educates KP community and leadership on the findings, and integrates into the overall workforce information strategy.\n-5% travel required.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Bachelors Degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Marketing, or other related field.\n-8-10 years of direct experience in business strategy consulting, workforce forecasting, operations analysis, data mining and modeling, product management, or related subject matter\n-At least 1 year of direct or indirect staff management experience.\n-At least 1 year of experience leading and managing project teams.\n-Strong consultative and research skills.\n-Strong business acumen (KP) and analytical strengths is a key for this role.\n-Experience developing and maintaining client / business partner relationships.\n-Strong knowledge of HR business processes and technology applications.\n-Ability to articulate how key external trends may impact internal direction and programs.\n-Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.\n-Strong facilitation and influencing skills.\n-Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, including development of strategic presentations. Expertise in a variety of workforce information-related tools and methodology. Must be familiar with using management dashboards to communicate results.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n-Highly desirable that candidate has strong knowledge and experience working with KP Regions, National Functions and HR Business functions (Benefits, Recruiting, Learning, HRSC, etc.).\n- Demonstrated ability to work with supervisory management at the regional and national level of an organization.\n-Proficient in using Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint applications and developing presentations for middle management audiences.", "date_new": "2012-05-19 20:04:07", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28818978/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Manager, Workforce Information", "reqid": "136637", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28818978}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Director of Accounting and Financial Reporting Medicare Finance\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Director of Accounting and Financial Reporting for Kaiser Permanente's National Medicare Finance (NMF) will report to the NMF Controller and will lead the overall accounting and financial reporting of the Program's Medicare Revenue. He or she will direct the work of the NMF Accounting and NMF Payment Analysis, Research and Resolution (PARR) teams. Duties will include engaging with NMF partners to ensure accurate Medicare revenue reporting, ensuring compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and Model Audit Rule (MAR), overseeing the analysis of monthly Medicare payments, and resolving payment issues.\n\nEssential Functions:\n-Direct the preparation, analysis and review of monthly Medicare revenue accruals and reserves for program-wide revenues of $12 billion for over 1 million Kaiser Medicare members\n- Manage the month-end close process to ensure NMF Medicare financial reporting is completed timely and accurately\n- Communicate financial results to NMF, Regional and Program Office financial leaders\n- Oversee the Medicare payment analysis and resolution processes\n- Identify and communicate risks and opportunities to NMF, Regional and Program Office financial leaders\n- Implement and oversee SOX and MAR compliant work processes and internal controls\n- Oversee the development, implementation and update of NMF Accounting and PARR policies and procedures\n- Manage internal and external financial audits including preparation and review of documentation and timely response to audit requests\n- Participate actively as a part of the NMF Management team in pursuing initiatives as they pertain to people, leaders, partners and financial performance that provide value to KP members and the communities we serve\n- Participate in NMF, regional, Program and Medicare business line initiatives including system implementations\n- Manage team of 2 managers and 11 staff in multiple locations\n- Hire, train, coach and manage staff and evaluate performance\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Five (5) to eight (8) years of management experience and ten (10) to fifteen (15) years of related experience.\n- Four (4) year degree in related field.\n-Requires expert knowledge of own area of functional responsibility and advanced knowledge of multiple related functions.\n-Demonstrated business acumen, problem solving and decision making skills\n-Strong analytic skills\n-Excellent written and oral communication skills\n\nPreferredExperience:\n-Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, or Finance\n-CPA or CMA\n-Thorough knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) reporting requirements\n-Familiar with the requirements of SOX and Model Audit Rule guidelines and programs\n-Demonstrated ability to lead financial reporting and financial variance analysis\n-Leadership skills and experience in managing goals through collaboration and teamwork\n-Experience with staff coaching and development\n-MBA\n-Experience in a health plan, healthcare system, multi-service provider setting, or public accounting firm\n-Thorough knowledge of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reimbursement for Medicare Advantage, Part D, HMO and Hospital Cost Report, and Meaningful Use of ElectronicHealth Records programs", "date_new": "2012-05-19 20:04:07", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28818977/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Director of Accounting and Financial Reporting Medicare Finance", "reqid": "136576", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28818977}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Operations Specialist II -Executive and Business/Management Recruitment\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nOperations Specialist II\nExecutive & Business/Management Recruitment\nOakland, CA / Walnut Creek, CA**\n\n(**This position requires the individual to work in our Oakland, CA location four days per week and one day per week in our Walnut Creek, CA office.)\nHealth is our business\nMake it yours. At Kaiser Permanente, we realize that it takes more than expert medical care to be one of the nation's leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. Today we serve the health care needs of more than 8.9 million members and it takes advanced technologies, state-of-art facilities, and the people to support them. Come impact your future, and the future of care. Responsible for providing analytical/technical business support for a major project and/or department in a particular KP job family (HR, Finance, Legal, Communications, Facilities, QA, etc.). Under the overall general guidance of a Director and/or Manager, responsible for researching data, performing analyses, presenting results, and making recommendations. Acts as program/policy specialist to assist department and/or cross-divisional groups with assignments/initiatives as required. Collaborates with functional/department subject matter experts in testing and implementing process improvements.\n\nIn this role, you will have an opportunity to use your exceptional multi-tasking skills as you assume responsibility for a broad scope of analytical and technical assignments. Your ability to research and analyze data and present your findings and recommendations will be invaluable to senior management. In addition, you must be able to focus on the total picture when you act as a program/policy specialist for the department and/or cross-divisional groups in testing and implementing process improvements.\nThe majority of your time will be spent providing complex administrative and project support, while at the same time independently developing and managing complex narrative and quantitative reports to meet informational requirements of the management team. In addition, you will research complex data needed to complete project milestones and/or reports, review monthly project financial reports, and consolidate, analyze and report on metrics data. You will serve as an administrative liaison with multiple groups within Kaiser Permanente, as well as external parties, and prepare confidential travel arrangements, expense reports, personnel reports, and correspondence for two Directors of Recruitment. Other duties will include: acting as executive recruiting assistant for confidential searches; onboarding new employees and contractors, including ordering laptops, cell phones, etc.; and other administrative functions.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Independently develops/manages complex narrative and quantitative reports to meet informational requirements of KP management and external agencies and organizations for critical financial, departmental or operational analyses. Researches and collects complex information needed to complete project milestones and/or reports. (25%)\n- Identifies requirements for end-user systems applications, and designs and implements systems and processes to allow access to data and to safeguard data integrity. (20%)\n- Develops content for intranet site and coordinates with communication specialist. (5%)\n- Ensures activities meet expectations, utilizing project management techniques and tools to independently resolve scheduling issues and advises management of resolutions. (15%)\n- Creates monthly project financial reports in response to business needs; consolidates and analyzes results to provide variance analyses and performance metrics. (10%)\n- Participates in various complex special projects and provides analytical back-up support. (10%)\n- Interfaces with KP employees across multiple organizations and external parties as a liaison for the department/function. (10%)\n- Provides complex administrative and project support to management using advanced MS Office skills (Word, Excel, MS Project, and/or PowerPoint). (5%)\n- Key responsibilities impact the achievement of department objectives.\n- Contributions impact the completion of important projects and department objectives.\n- Errors would cause significant delays, inefficiencies and/or expenses.\n- Applies extensive knowledge of functional procedures and experience to make decisions independently.\n- Exercises judgment to determine the best way to navigate through barriers/problems to accomplish department objectives.\n- Develops solutions to a variety of problems of significant scope and complexity using judgment/experience with KP/department practices and procedures.\n- Issues are not clearly defined and solutions require significant problem solving experience to come up with solutions and recommendations.\n- Exchanges and interprets non-routine information and works in collaboration with others.\n- Communicates/presents detailed, complex department information to functional analysts and management.\n- Use extensive knowledge of department policies and procedures and exercises independent judgment to achieve unique/complex project work steps.\n- Works independently and checks in with manager at key project milestones.\n- Independently exercises discretion as needed to accomplish assignments.\n- Provides periodic work guidance/direction to and training of team members.\nQualifications:\nQualifications for this position include the following:\n - Minimum of seven years of administrative and operational support with increasing scope and discretion\n - Minimum of three years of strong analytical experience.\n - High School Diploma/GED equivalent\n - Proficiency working with a variety of online processes\n - Ability to acquire and use In-depth knowledge of the organization's policies, practices, practices, business principles, theories, concepts, and systems\n - Demonstrated ability to utilize advanced business theories/concepts to accomplish significant department projects and/or initiatives\n - Ability to exercise independent judgment and rely on experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities to make sound decisions\n - Advanced knowledge of Excel to create complex spreadsheets and reports\n - Intermediate to advanced knowledge of MS Word, MS Project and/or PowerPoint used to create complex presentation materials with graphs, illustrations, etc. which conform with the established organizational format\n - Superior quantitative and analytical skills to create concise, detailed reports\n - Strong negotiating, influencing, and project management skills\nPreferred credentials/qualifications include the following:\n - BA/BS degree highly preferred\n - A strategic thinker with a good grasp of accounting and financial principles\n - Experience supporting more than one Director/Manager\n - Ability to work a flexible schedule if needed\nIf you are looking for an opportunity that is both professionally challenging and personally stimulating , we invite you to visit jobs.kp.org for complete qualifications and job submission details, referencing job number _____________. Kaiser Permanente is an EOE/AA employer. Drug-free workplace.\n\nKaiser Permanente was named a 2011 Best Place to Work in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times. Find out why by hearing from our employees at kp.org/jobs/video. Follow us on twitter.com/KPCareers or visit the KP Careers tab on facebook.com/KPThrive.\n\nThis position supports Kaiser Permanente's code of conduct and compliance by adhering to all laws and regulations, accreditation and licensure requirements, and internal policies and procedures.\n\njobs.kp.org", "date_new": "2012-05-18 19:47:19", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28800444/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Operations Specialist II -Executive and Business/Management Recruitment", "reqid": "136216", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28800444}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Project Manager Lead\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThis position will primarily support the Director of Broker Strategy and the Manager of Broker Development.\n\nThe Lead Project Manager isresponsible for managing multiple projects of a strategic nature many of which will be unique and aligned with the execution of our broker strategy. They will work with initiatives and some operational processes on broker development and training.\n\nProjects will involve e-communications and internet based activities. Some data manipulation with excel pivot tables is required; therefore, knowledge in these areas, software and with B2B communications is desired. They also need to be able to work with power point and be capable of developing and making presentations to various audiences including leadership.\n\nThis position may also be involved with the development and management of specific training activities involving Continuing Education Credits for our life and health agents. This will include interactions with our field representatives and potentially vendors. \nEssential Functions:\n- Manages complex projects or multiple projects of moderate complexity\n- Leverages knowledge and prior experience to develop appropriate solutions\n- Manages development of business case and may present business case\n- Matches appropriate methods to identified client needs\n- Demonstrates knowledge of the risk management process\n- Participates in the application of the risk management process\n- Leverages knowledge of and trains Project Management methodology, skills, tools for team members\n- Converts business cases to business plans\n- Develops and executes user training plans\n- Stays abreast of enterprise-wide projects\n- Develops framework and manages the tracking of interdependencies within or across projects\n- Accountable for coordination of collection and validation of business requirements\n- May determine the impact of current/existing technologies on the project\n- Works on assignments of diverse and complex scope\n- Interprets less defined guidelines to make recommendations for process improvements and/or enhancements\n- Requires complex planning to coordinate with other departments or resources\n- Oversees transition of project team members to new projects\n- Ensures lessons learned applied to future efforts\n- Responsibilities impact the achievement of key functional and/or KP objectives that have direct and significant business impact\n- Contributes to the development of the department's objectives\n- Erroneous decisions or recommendations would normally result in the inability to reach functional objectives and negatively affects expenditures and resources\n- Total project budget typically up to $25 Million\n- Project size typically multiple sites and/or multiple regions and/or up to ten (10) interdependent processes\n- Understands and consistently meets client expectations within scope of project role by responding promptly to client enquiries\n- Involves interpreting and analyzing established concepts and trends\n- Exercises considerable judgment to make decisions for less defined and complex issues\n- Requires complex decision-making\n- Develops solutions to a diverse range of complex problems, which require creativity and innovation within broadly defined policies and practices\n- Requires in-depth analysis to identify and recommend new solutions for more complex problems\n- Recognized as an expert in their functional area\n- Develops and sustains relationships with client management during projects\n- Helps people understand their role in the project and in improving performance\n- Keeps people informed about goals, priorities, resources and progress to keep them focused on performance needs and requirements\n- Exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignment\n- Work is accomplished without considerable direction\n- Work is evaluated upon completion to ensure objectives and performance requirements have been met\n- Provides input to and may conduct performance appraisals for team members\n- Assume other duties as directed\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n - Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience.\n - Minimum Five (5) project management experience.\n - Demonstrates knowledge and experience re: use of change management process.\n - Demonstrates understanding of and applies knowledge in all phases of the project delivery life cycle.\n - Good collaboration, communication and presentation skills.", "date_new": "2012-05-18 19:47:19", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28800445/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Project Manager Lead", "reqid": "136226", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28800445}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Director - Strategic Sales (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nKaiser Permanente\nDirector - Strategic Accounts\nOakland, CA\n\n\nThis position reports to the Director of Medicare and State Programs and is directly responsible for developing and executing the overall sales and account management strategy for the employer group Medicare Line of Business. This position is accountable for meeting regional sales goals. Senior Retire Programs Consultants, Retiree Programs Consultants and Service Associates report to this position.\nEssential Functions:\n- Provides strategic leadership.\n- Creates and executes a business strategy and plan for Group Medicare that is integrated with the Individual Medicare Strategy, commercial Account Management strategy, and Pricing Strategy.\n- Assures development of Strategic Account Planning for retiree accounts in collaboration with commercial account managers.\n- Successfully integrates with National Accounts for consistency of products and policies.\n- Builds external relationships with key customers/channels to understand their perspectives and create a feedback loop on policies, marketplace issues, and trends.\n- Develops strong collaborative relationships with other Directors and functional and service area leadership to develop and implement successful growth strategies for Medicare and State Programs.\n- Participates on the Medicare Strategy Team.\n- Leads regional and strategic initiatives.\n- Identifies opportunities and problems that warrant initiative attention.\n- Uses influence to engage key stakeholders and leaders.\n- Ensure Group Medicare perspective in represented in key initiatives.\n- Coaches and develops staff.\n- Provide direction for a consistent hiring and orientation process.\n- Create and model a coaching culture that supports continuous growth and development at all levels.\n- Share accountability with HPI for the development of curricula and tools that support Group Medicare for direct reports, account management and sales, and pricing.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 10 years of experience in a marketing and sales management with demonstrated leadership experience in sales, marketing and business development in the health care industry.\n- Must possess and successfully demonstrate the required competencies of business acumen, strategic thinking, negotiation and influence.\n- 7 years of experience in directing and managing professional staff. Demonstrated history of results orientation.\n- Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing or a related field or comparable professional experience required.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Master's degree strongly preferred.", "date_new": "2012-05-18 19:47:19", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28800447/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Director - Strategic Sales (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "136377", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28800447}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Senior Strategy Manager\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nSenior Strategy Manager\nKaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA\n\nSummary:\n\nPosition Summary: Provides oversight and leads strategy development for one or more lines of business which will inform the growth and market planning essential to KP's revenue, membership and margin goals. Strategy Senior Managers provide strategic-thinking, analytical and leadership skills that enable project teams to: 1) evaluate business issues; 2) design and execute analytics for studying business issues (market research, scenario planning, forecasting, market share, profitability, etc); 3) identify linkages and understand implications of any strategic decisions across lines of business; 4) bring technical/content expertise (competitive intelligence, utilization, financial analysis, market research, deep data analysis & programming); 5) vet findings and make formal recommendations to senior levels of KP leadership; 6) review/approve strategic recommendations. Incumbents would manage teams whose work includes development of multi-year market strategy plans, pricing strategies to achieve membership, revenue & margin goals, market research findings, competitive intelligence insights. Selects, develops, evaluates, and coaches strategy team personnel.\n\nEssential Functions:\n - Works with Senior Director to develop scope of work for team, setting strategic and business direction, context & priorities for the team.\n - Provides oversight, coaching & management to individual contributors (e.g. Analysts, Market Strategy Consultants)\n - Educate and communicate goals, strategy, and methodologies clearly and persuasively\n - Collaborate with internal functional partners\n - Build effective and influential relationships with leadership (e.g., line of business VP, functional leads)\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\nMANAGEMENT/ BUSINESS EXPERIENCE\n8+ years content/functional experience in Healthcareand or strategicdevelopment and or management consulting and a minimum of 2 years of management experience; Or, Master's degree and 4-7 years experience.\n\nFUNCTIONAL KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS\nAdvanced knowledge (broad expertise or unique knowledge) of strategy development methods, practices and systems.\nAdvanced knowledge of analytic methods and tools.\nDevelops advanced concepts, techniques, and standards.\nDevelops new applications based on professional principles and theories.\nViewed as functional expert in field within KP.\nApplies advanced principles, theories, and concepts.\nContributes to the development of innovative principles and ideas.\nBachelor's degree required (e.g. Business, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Sciences)\nPreferred Qualifications:\nAt least 8 years content/functional experience in Healthcareand or strategicdevelopment and or management consulting and 3-5 years of management experience\nMaster's degree strongly preferred (e.g., MBA, Economics)", "date_new": "2012-05-18 19:47:19", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28800446/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Senior Strategy Manager", "reqid": "136290", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28800446}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Lead OE Consultant (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nProvides consulting services for a broad array of organizational areas. Develops organizational strategies and designs to meet current and future demands on the business. Leads and directs large-scale organization change efforts impacting multiple levels of stakeholders throughout the organization. Provides systemic solutions to implement, sustain, and optimize changes across the Program. Utilizes and provides leadership to a network of Organization Effectiveness, Organization Development, and/or Organization Change Management practitioners to design and implement solutions across the Program.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Provides organization effectiveness consulting services for strategic initiatives within assigned function or region.\n- Serves as organization strategy and change consultant and content subject matter expert to leadership.\n- Develops project structure, approach and work plan.\n- Designs, develops, directs, and delivers organization change, organization design, and organization strategy programs.\n- Provides coaching to the most senior levels of leadership on organization-related issues.\n- Provides change management strategies and tactics to enhance effective implementation of organization initiatives.\n- Leads committees and work groups charged with implementing organization, department, or unit level improvement strategies.\n- Monitors and measures effectiveness of change programs delivered.\n- Works on assignments of the largest scope and complexity, impacting multiple functions and regions.\n- Recommends process improvements and/or enhancements.\n- Requires very complex planning to coordinate with other departments or resources.\n- Provides leadership and mentoring to more junior OE consultants.\n- Responsibilities impact the achievement of key functional or regional objectives that have direct and extremely significant business impact.\n- Requires a high degree of judgment to make decisions for less defined and complex issues.\n- Requires complex decision-making.\n- Develops solutions to a diverse range of extremely complex problems, which require creativity and innovation\n- Requires in-depth analysis to identify and recommend new solutions for more complex problems.\n- Provides professional/ technical guidance to team members.\n- Influences others to buy into new concepts and methodologies.\n- Engages in matters requiring coordination across all lines of business\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Twelve (12) to Fifteen (15) years of relevant experience in organization change, organization design, performance improvement, and/or benefits realization.\n- Experience leading large program teams (fifty (50) plus people) through complex change programs.\n- Working knowledge of/experience with all of the following functional areas: information technology, finance, sales and marketing, and operations.\n- Master's degree in business administration, organization development, human resources management, or a related field or equivalent experience.\n- Healthcare or health insurance knowledge preferred.\n- Demonstrated knowledge of business operations, management practices and principles, and human resources management trends and practices.\n- Demonstrated ability to conduct and interpret quantitative/qualitative analysis.\n- Demonstrated competency in large group facilitation and project management.\n- Ability to analyze and synthesize complex qualitative and quantitative date.\n- Demonstrated ability to identify and implement innovative approaches.\n- In-depth knowledge of policies, practices and systems.\n- Regularly contributes to the development of new concepts, techniques, and standards.\n- Frequently contributes to the development of new approaches and methods.\n- Employs expertise as a generalist or specialist.\n- Expert knowledge of industry practices.\n- Broad application of principles, theories, and concepts in applicable discipline, plus working knowledge of all related fields.\n- Must be able to skillfully communicate with all Project Team Members, as related to all aspects of the project.\n- Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in the following:\n- Oral communication, written communication, development of summary-level presentations, strong facilitation skills, coaching of managers, customer service, interpersonal relations, influence/negotiation, creativity/innovation, conflict resolution, assessment and feedback, team building, teamwork, and leadership.", "date_new": "2012-05-18 19:47:16", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28800432/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Lead OE Consultant (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "134050", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28800432}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sr Research Asst\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nConducts telephone or in-person interviews with study participants. Recruits and consents study participants. Assists in training new study staff in study protocols and provides instruction to study participants. Uses computer software to provide basic data management and generate reports.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Assists in training new study staff in protocols and implementation of study goals/objectives\n- Provides instruction to participants to teach them how to perform specific study protocols\n- Prepares computer-generated reports, including statistical tables\n- Answers participants' and providers' questions\n- Screens and recruits participants; obtains consent\n- Schedules examination appointments for study participants\n- Conducts telephone or in-person interviews with study participants and providers\n- Reviews questionnaires for completeness and accuracy; checks for inconsistencies; and codes open-ended questions.\n- Assists with all aspects of mailed surveys\n- Monitors participant's progress (e.g., blood pressure, exercise, response to questionnaires, tracking, etc)\n- Provides basic data management using database software\n- Maintains all pertinent project records and files\n- Transcribes data from records to forms\n\n\nSecondary Functions:\n-Need to administer Anthopometric measurements to adult and Infant participants\n-Data Entry of study visit information\n-Processing of Blood specimens may be required\n-Must be able to lift a minimum of 20 pounds.\n-Staff must have a California Drivers License.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum of one (1) year experience in a research/health care environment required\n- Previous interviewing experience required\n- Experience in editing/coding questionnaires required\n- Experience and knowledge of computer applications, such as word processing and database software, required\n- Associate's degree or equivalent experience required\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred\n- Bachelor's degree may substitute for experience in field\n- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; telephone skills required\n- Familiar with medical terminology\n- Must be able to work in Labor and Management Partnership environment\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n-Bilingual Spanish-English\n\n\nSchedule: Part-time, Regular; 30hrs week; Day shift; Wed, Thurs, Fri - 8:00am to 5:00pm & Sat - 7:00am to 1:00pm\n\n\n++ NOTE: This position is expected to continue for1 year(s) work or pending continuation of grant/contract funding++", "date_new": "2012-05-18 19:47:00", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28800261/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr Research Asst", "reqid": "136055", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28800261}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Research Assoc I\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThis position coordinates a small scale project(s) e.g., less than one year, under 100k annually and works under general supervision with final review required for each phase of assignment.\nEssential Functions:\n- Coordinates recruitment of participants & develops information packets for the participants\n- Monitors & tracks participant progress throughout the project & provides follow-up as needed\n- Assists w/development of research instruments\n- Trains research assistants\n- Edits & manipulates data; performs data manipulation to produce progress reports including basic statistical analyses\n- Maintains project records & reports\n- Reviews literature relating to research project\n- May conduct detailed, complex in-person or telephone interviews\n- May be responsible for data quality assurance\n- May coordinate a small scale research projects\n\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- Coordinates complex data entry from multiple study sites\n- Assists with development of research instruments\n- Monitors and tracks participant progress throughout the project and provide follow-up as needed\n- Performs literature searches and review of journal articles\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- One (1) - two (2) years of experience in one or more of the technical areas required\n- Professional certification (e.g., RN, RHIT, RD, etc.) may substitute for two years of experience\n- Experience with interviewing & chart review\n- Bachelor' degree or equivalent experience in public health, health care administration, epidemiology or other related field preferred\n- Basic knowledge of questionnaire design & simple data analysis & interpretation\n- Knowledge of computer applications, such as word processing, spreadsheet design, & database applications\n- Familiar with medical terminology\n- Must be able to work in Labor and Management Partnership environment\n\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Master's degree or equivalent experience\n- Well-organized and extremely detail oriented - Prior project coordination experience\n\n++ This position is expected to continue for1 year(s) work or pending continuation of grant/contract funding ++", "date_new": "2012-05-18 19:47:00", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28800266/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Research Assoc I", "reqid": "136112", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28800266}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sr Research Asst\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nConducts telephone or in-person interviews with study participants. Recruits and consents study participants. Assists in training new study staff in study protocols and provides instruction to study participants. Uses computer software to provide basic data management and generate reports.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Assists in training new study staff in protocols and implementation of study goals/objectives\n- Provides instruction to participants to teach them how to perform specific study protocols\n- Prepares computer-generated reports, including statistical tables\n- Answers participants' and providers' questions\n- Screens and recruits participants; obtains consent\n- Schedules examination appointments for study participants\n- Conducts telephone or in-person interviews with study participants and providers\n- Reviews questionnaires for completeness and accuracy; checks for inconsistencies; and codes open-ended questions.\n- Assists with all aspects of mailed surveys\n- Monitors participant's progress (e.g., blood pressure, exercise, response to questionnaires, tracking, etc)\n- Provides basic data management using database software\n- Maintains all pertinent project records and files\n- Transcribes data from records to forms\n\n\nSecondary Functions:\n-Need to administer Anthopometric measurements to adult and Infant participants\n-Data Entry of study visit information\n-Processing of Blood specimens may be required\n-Must be able to lift a minimum of 20 pounds.\n-Staff must have a California Drivers License.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum of one (1) year experience in a research/health care environment required\n- Previous interviewing experience required\n- Experience in editing/coding questionnaires required\n- Experience and knowledge of computer applications, such as word processing and database software, required\n- Associate's degree or equivalent experience required\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred\n- Bachelor's degree may substitute for experience in field\n- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; telephone skills required\n- Familiar with medical terminology\n- Must be able to work in Labor and Management Partnership environment\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n-Bilingual Spanish-English\n\n\nSchedule: Full-time, Regular; Day shift; Tue, Wed, Thurs,Fri -8:00am to 5:00pm & Sat - 7:00am to 4:00pm\n\n\n++ NOTE: This position is expected to continue for1 year(s) work or pending continuation of grant/contract funding++", "date_new": "2012-05-18 19:47:00", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28800265/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr Research Asst", "reqid": "136096", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28800265}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sr Research Asst\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nConducts telephone or in-person interviews with study participants. Recruits and consents study participants. Assists in training new study staff in study protocols and provides instruction to study participants. Uses computer software to provide basic data management and generate reports.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Assists in training new study staff in protocols and implementation of study goals/objectives\n- Provides instruction to participants to teach them how to perform specific study protocols\n- Prepares computer-generated reports, including statistical tables\n- Answers participants' and providers' questions\n- Screens and recruits participants; obtains consent\n- Schedules examination appointments for study participants\n- Conducts telephone or in-person interviews with study participants and providers\n- Reviews questionnaires for completeness and accuracy; checks for inconsistencies; and codes open-ended questions.\n- Assists with all aspects of mailed surveys\n- Monitors participant's progress (e.g., blood pressure, exercise, response to questionnaires, tracking, etc)\n- Provides basic data management using database software\n- Maintains all pertinent project records and files\n- Transcribes data from records to forms\n\n\nSecondary Functions:\n-Coordinates complex data entry from multiple study sites\n-Assists with development of research instruments\n-Monitors and tracks participant progress throughout the project and provide follow-up as needed\n-Performs literature searches and review of journal articles\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum of one (1) year experience in a research/health care environment required\n- Previous interviewing experience required\n- Experience in editing/coding questionnaires required\n- Experience and knowledge of computer applications, such as word processing and database software, required\n- Associate's degree or equivalent experience required\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred\n- Bachelor's degree may substitute for experience in field\n- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; telephone skills required\n- Familiar with medical terminology\n- Must be able to work in Labor and Management Partnership environment\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n-Well-organized and extremely detail oriented\n- Prior project coordination experience preferred\n\n\n++ NOTE: This position is expected to continue for1 year(s) work or pending continuation of grant/contract funding++", "date_new": "2012-05-18 19:47:00", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28800270/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr Research Asst", "reqid": "136119", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28800270}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Research Asst\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nRecruits and screens study participants. Conducts telephone or in-person interviews with study participants. Edits and codes questionnaire data. Prepares forms and maintains accurate records and files.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Answers participants' questions and assists in screening, recruiting, and consenting patients.\n- Contacts patients who do not respond to mailings.\n- Schedules examination appointments for study participants.\n- Conducts structured telephone or in-person interviews w/study participants.\n- Reviews questionnaires for completeness and accuracy; checks for inconsistencies; and codes open-ended questions.\n- Prepares, mails, and processes questionnaires.\n- Assists in tracking study participants.\n- Prepares data for electronic processing.\n- Keeps accurate records and files.\n\n\nSecondary Functions:\n-Coordinates complex data entry from multiple study sites\n-Assists with development of research instruments\n-Monitors and tracks participant progress throughout the project and provide follow-up as needed\n-Performs literature searches and review of journal articles\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Previous experience in a research/health care environment preferred.\n- Previous interviewing experience preferred.\n- Experience and knowledge of computer applications, such as word processing and database software, preferred.\n- High school diploma or equivalent required.\n- Associate's degree or equivalent experience preferred.\n- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.\n- Telephone skills required.\n- Familiar w/medical terminology.\n- Familiarity w/editing/coding questionnaires preferred.\n- Must be able to work in Labor/Management Partnership environment.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n-Well-organized and extremely detail oriented\n-Prior project coordination experience preferred\n\n\n++ NOTE: This position is expected to continue for1 year(s) work or pending continuation of grant/contract funding++", "date_new": "2012-05-18 19:47:00", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28800271/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Research Asst", "reqid": "136128", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28800271}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Consulting Data Analyst\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder close supervision, this position exists to assist the organization in making strategic data-related decisions by analyzing, manipulating, tracking, internally managing and reporting data. This position functions both as an analyst and as a statistical analytics programmer.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Designs and enhances databases.\n- Designs menu systems that are effective and user-friendly.\n- Develops reports with accurate, easy to read, useful information.\n- Designs and generates tracking and monitoring tools.\n- Participates in the development of outcomes and process measures, including technical specifications, to enable population measurement, guideline implementation, and evaluation.\n- Maintains complex statistical routines using macros, vendor software, and software written by self and others.\n- Tests and maintains data integrity.\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- Partners with clinical quality service lines to identify issues within operations for focus improvement efforts.\n- In collaboration with the clinical lead, coordinates on-going, multiple projects, including all aspects of data management.\n- Develops databases and reports that draw from Health Connect, STATIT/PiMD, MIDAS and other data systems.\n- Supports workgroups or committees including preparation of meeting materials, logistics, minutes and follow-up.\n- Completes other duties as assigned.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- At least one (1) year programming in SAS, SQL, VBA, net or equivalent statistical analytical programming language.\n- Project management experience desirable.\n- Experience with MVS/TSO operating systems preferred.\n- Experience with analytical manipulation and interpretation of large databases preferred.\n- Analytical consulting experience preferred.\n- Bachelor of arts degree in economics, finance, health care administration, public health administration, statistics, mathematics, operations research, or related field required, or equivalent work experience in lieu of a degree.\n- Microsoft Office skills required.\n- Strong ability to apply analytic and critical thinking skills, writing skills, communication skills, consulting skills, and ability to work within a team.\n- Must be an independent self-starter.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Previous Quality Improvement experience in a health care setting (usually 2 yrs).\n- Thorough understanding of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology.\n- Skilled in medical record reading and review.\n- Demonstrated ability to conduct and interpret quantitative / qualitative analysis.\n- Proven leadership skills in project management and consulting.\n- Must exhibit efficiency, collaboration, and candor, openness, and results orientation.\n- Demonstrate an understanding of the operations of KP, health policy trends, and any applicable regulations related to the responsible technical area.", "date_new": "2012-05-18 19:46:59", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28800240/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Consulting Data Analyst", "reqid": "135758", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28800240}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Executive Staff Assistant\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nIndependently provides most complex administrative support & project coordination for senior executive(s), & as needed, for other senior management members. * 'Executive' is defined as the direct reports to the Regional President & the Chief Executive Officer & Executive Medical Director & is on the KP Executive Payroll or the TPMG equivalent, including Area Managers, MGAs, PICs & the COO.\nEssential Functions:\n- Independently provides most complex administrative support & project coordination for senior executive(s), & as needed, other senior management members to include the following.\n- Provides administrative support for assigned area of responsibility that exists within an executive's* jurisdiction; represents executive to ensure required action is timely.\n- Manages inquiries (phones, email, in person) & directs to appropriate parties based on functional/operational knowledge; independently responds to routine to most complex inquiries.\n- Schedules the daily appointments for the executive.\n- Manages multiple calendars to include arranging more complex special events requiring solid understanding of broad business requirements & coordination of ambiguous dependencies.\n- Coordinates arrangements for executive meetings& other events.\n- Collects information for the executive to prepare for meetings& other events.\n- Makes travel& lodging arrangements for the executive as required.\n- Independently composes complex & detailed correspondence for senior executive(s) using in-depth KP knowledge, business acumen/functional knowledge; independently researches & updates department documents. May use intermediate to advanced Word, Excel, PowerPoint, &/or Access functions & other software applications as needed.\n- Independently designs & creates reports & participates in special cross-functional projects that require complex project coordination & independent judgment, in response to business needs.\n- Manages executive travel & business expense budgets, as well as billing & payment authorization for planned & unplanned expenses & special events; handles recharges across business units.\n- Anticipates & proactively resolves potential budget overages.\n- May assist the executive &/or Finance liaison w/ the development of preliminary budgets for cost center(s).\n- Interacts w/ KP executives, board members & employees across multiple organizations, as well as external representatives, serving as a liaison for the department/function to discuss & resolve complex administrative matters, business processes, & project activities to facilitate department goal attainment.\n- Coordinates executive assistant workflow across KP departments; designs & implements new processes as needed.\n- Develops solutions to a variety of problems of considerable scope & complexity using judgment/experience w/ KP/department practices & thorough knowledge of the executive's area of responsibilities.\n- Exchanges & interprets non-routine information; works in collaboration w/ various levels of staff & management.\n- Interacts w/ KP executives, board members & employees across multiple organizations, as well as external representatives, serving as a liaison for the department/function to discuss & resolve complex administrative matters, business processes, & project activities to facilitate department goal attainment.\n- Uses thorough knowledge of KP/department policies & procedures but may deviate from established procedures to address unique/complex project work steps.\n- Works independently & checks in w/ manager at key project milestones.\n- Provides periodic informal work guidance/direction to & training of team members.\n- Exercises independent judgment& acts on behalf of executives within scope of authority.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Seven (7) plus years experience performing administrative support functions for senior or executive level management.\n- Experience in coordinating & providing support to large complex projects.\n- HS or GED, BA/BS preferred.\n- Extensive knowledge of appropriate protocols for managing the phone, email, & office of executive & equivalent officers.\n- Expertise w/ word processing, spreadsheet, & graphics & presentation software required.\n- Excellent written & verbal communication skills.\n- Advanced level proficiency w/ MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access) & Lotus Notes.\n- Ability to create tables; merge documents; create pivot tables; & develop graphics & PowerPoint presentations from notes.\n- Strong proficiency w/ office equipment, including troubleshooting & training others.\n- Excellent customer service & oral & written communication skills required.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.", "date_new": "2012-05-18 19:46:59", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28800241/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Executive Staff Assistant", "reqid": "135763", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28800241}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Intern-Undergrad Business Operations\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nWe're looking for big ideas-6.9 petabytes is a good start. That's how much data we manage and store in Information Technology at Kaiser Permanente-more than the Library of Congress can claim. We're home to some other big ideas, like creating KP HealthConnect, the nation's largest electronic medical record system. Using social media and text messaging to help members engage in their own care. And developing predictive modeling tools that anticipate health issues before they're an issue.\n\nIt's the kind of thinking that's shaping the future of technology, health care, and the lives of all 8.6 million of our members. If you're ready to contribute your own big ideas, join us.\n\nWe are looking for dynamic individuals who are interested in working within a healthcare environment with an emphasis on technology.\n\nKaiser Permanente IT is a group of 6,000-plus people dedicated to supporting and improving healthcare for its 8.7M members, and to delivering 24x7 IT services to 150K employees across 400+ medical facilities. As part of a team under close supervision, Interns will assist in performing a variety of developmental assignments and learn new business tools. In addition, you will attend enrichment classes for your professional development.\n\nRESPONSIBILITIES:\nThe internship includes, but is not limited to the following:\n - Work on a designated project to solve a business problem\n - Through exposure to leadership, project management and business planning activities, develop a foundation for basic requirements necessary to be successful in a business environment.\n - Assist with preparing status reports\n - Track, document and communicate progression of tasks and provide follow-up to ensure on-time completion.\n - Learn new applications needed to complete assigned work such as MS Project and other MS office products and analytics\n - Job shadowing in other functional areas is highly recommended and fostered\n - Perform additional job-related duties as required\nIntern Project:\n - Daily COSO Log tracking and reporting.\n - Daily tracking and follow up of the SOX In-Scope Applications 6.H Waivers.\n - Consolidate and prepare meeting materials for 6.H\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications\n - College students pursuing a Bachelor's Degree.\n - 2.8 GPA\n - Academic students seeking professional training within a business corporate environment\n - Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint\nPreferred Qualifications\n - Motivated individual with enthusiasm and energy. Ability to learn quickly, take direction, and follow through on work.Interest in technology and applicability to KP's business model.", "date_new": "2012-05-18 19:45:50", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28800147/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Intern-Undergrad Business Operations", "reqid": "136330", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28800147}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Senior Business Consultant-HIE Program\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe position will be accountable for conducting systems analysis, process development and implementations of health information exchange technology products. Additionally, this individual, interacting with various cross-functional teams, will ensure that release-specific implementations are documented and executed per established project plans. The position requires close collaboration with the HIE implementation lead, HIE testing lead, and various business stakeholders. On-time and on-budget project delivery is a key requirement of this position.\n\nEssential Functions:\n - Independently initiates, investigates, documents, and analyzes clients' systems requirements in complex project areas such as: new business operating models with innovative approaches to IT solutions support, market research of emerging or available product functionality and operational readiness assessment.\n - Independently assesses scope and impact of client business needs to define a project and leads partnering IT services in accomplishing those needs.\n - Identifies and documents cross-functional and/or cross-divisional requirements, IT functional requirements, workflow, information sources and distribution paths, and system specifications.\n - Develops complex business cases with cost, service, benefit and ROI dimensions of proposed IT projects that are used at management and executive levels for funding and scope decisions.\n - Presents completed business cases for leadership approval.\n - Analyzes and defines efficient, cost effective IT solutions that support client business processes and functional requirements for complex IT projects or tasks on large IT projects.\n - Evaluates existing application products that could address client requirements and develops recommendations where appropriate.\n - Evaluates alternative operational efficiencies.\n - Conducts and/or participates in the analysis of client business processes and functional requirements and in the preparation of appropriate documentation to communicate and validate the information.\n - Conducts workflow, process diagrams and gap analysis to identify system, application and/or hardware needs.\n - Identifies overlaps and related processes.\n - Collaborates with client in implementation of the planning, marketing, training and operating of automated systems.\n - Designs and implements training programs for train-the-trainers for clients of new and enhanced applications.\n - Provides product expertise to client groups, delivers presentations, demonstrations and training for application systems.\n - Manages the installation and first-use of new applications.\n - Understands and delivers on Service Level Agreements.\n - Performs risk analysis.\n - Develops and implements communication and escalation plans and resolves issues.\n - Developsproject plans for specific client's IT project or project or tasks on large moves, adds & changes (MACs) and Plant Maintenance and Remodels (PR&Ms).Uses the associated project planning tools.\n - Provides knowledge transfer as appropriate.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n - Bachelor's degree in related field and/or 4 years of equivalent experience.\n - A minimum of 5 years of experience documenting functional requirements, analyzing business processes, and developing business cases to support IT solutions.\n - Thorough knowledge of policies, practices and systems.\n - Contributes to the development of new concepts, techniques, and standards.\n - Complete understanding and ability to work independently in application of principles, concepts, practices, and standards.\n - Full knowledge of industry practices.\n - Broad application of principles, theories, and concepts in applicable discipline, plus working knowledge of other related fields.\n - Ability to effectively coordinate and perform product implementations\n - Ability to respond appropriately to various stakeholders with competing release priorities\n - Experience with Agile development and SDLC project methodologies\n - Demonstrated experience performing national and regional product delivery\n - Creates and follows detailed, repeatable processes for both new and existing client implementations.\n - Ability to work in a cross functional capacity with development, QA, documentation, support, and other individuals or teams\n - Develops test plans for alpha and beta releases per client requirements\n - Performs product demonstrations for current and prospective clients\n - Performs product implementation and training for clients\n - Promotes and maintains a positive relationship with other technical staff and departments to support the successful implementation of KP solutions\n - Proven track record with on-time and on-budget project delivery\n - Solid understanding of industry-standard testing techniques and tools, including unit testing, integration testing, load testing, and user testing\n - Solid understanding of application infrastructure requirements\n - Proven track record working with third party vendors\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n - Master's degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent experience\n - Experience in healthcare industry\n - Experience working for large organizations\n - Understands the various deployment options and requirements of KP solutions\n - Knowledge of Epic's Care (KP HealthConnect) HIE module functionality\n - Proven track record implementing health information exchange platforms and services\n - Proven understanding and knowledge of health information technology solutions and stacks", "date_new": "2012-05-18 19:45:50", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28800148/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Senior Business Consultant-HIE Program", "reqid": "136359", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28800148}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Scrum Developer-Excel, VBA and Access Developer\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Scrum Developer is a member of a Scrum Development Team working in an Agile development framework. Work is accomplished as a Team and requires someone who can work well in a collocated team environment on a cross functional team of different skilled individuals all responsible for estimating, design, analysis, programming, testing, and deployment readiness.\n\nEssential Functions:\n - Move seamlessly between programming, testing, analysis, design, writing documentation, etc. to meet team commitments.\n - Support a suite of software products that directly support our Underwriting, Actuarial, and Account Management user communities.\n - Leverage different technologies including Java, Oracle database, opens source reporting tools, and other programming languages in a Microsoft environment.\n - Estimating, analysis, design, programming, testing, documentation, etc. associated with the specifics necessary to fulfill the Teams commitments to complete Product Owner stories within a two week Sprint.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n - BA in business, or BS in computer science, or four years equivalent work experience.\n - Minimum of 2 years of verifiable programming expertise building applications with the following technologies Excel and VBA.\n - Expertise in writing applications in Excel with VBA in direct support of a 'business cycle' and be able to demonstrate knowledge and expertise in the technologies used to build and test applications in a Microsoft environment.\n - Minimum of 2 years of experience using one of the more common databases is required; Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, Access.\n - Excel development\n - Must have experience with relational databases and their associated concepts, Oracle, DB2, UBD, SQL Server would all be acceptable.\n - Proficiency with a diverse range of problem solving techniques and the ability to work with a Team to solve problems, make recommendations, and think through alternatives / options.\n - In-depth ability to analyze, test, program, and make good technical programming decisions to ensure correct and accurate programs are developed for deployment.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n - Former experience with a Scrum Development Team\n - Java, and/or C/C++\n - Knowledge or experience with source code repository software\n - Skill using tools to access data stored in Oracle, BD2, SQL Server, Access databases.\n - Skills with any type of SQL (PL-SQL, T-SQL, etc.).\n - Skilled in tools used to analyze data, Crystal, Business Objects, Cognos, etc.).\n - Development in a Microsoft environment\n - Direct support of underwriting, actuarial, account management type of applications/products", "date_new": "2012-05-17 18:32:29", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28763259/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Scrum Developer-Excel, VBA and Access Developer", "reqid": "136027", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28763259}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Database Marketing Consultant\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nWe are seeking a top tier marketing analytics expert tolead and manage a wide range of analytic projects essential to Kaiser Permanente's Medicare membership goals. Provide analytical/strategic-thinking and leadership skills that enable the teams to: 1)identify key business issues; 2) design and execute teststo drive direct marketing response; 3)bring technical/content expertise in deep data analysis; 4) vet findings and present formal recommendations to senior leadership; 5) create reports to inform critical strategic issues.\n\nEssential Functions:\n\n- Works with senior leadership to identify key issues and solutions in business processes, campaign planning/execution, results/insights, and recommendations.\n- Manages major marketing strategy and analytic projects, create media mix recommendations, identify channel optimization tactics\n-Develops analytic framework required to analyze marketing strategy, channel efficiency, online/offline attribution, etc\n-Leverages predictive tools to enhance direct response targeting\n- Partners with statisticians in response model build\n- Owns the outcome - represents findings in the form of actionable insights to stakeholders and senior leadership\n-Serves as subject matter/technical expert on tracking data and external lists\n- Knowledgeable and experienced in test-and-learn framework, test design, sizing, and statistical analysis to ensure accurate test execution and read\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications\n - Bachelor's Degree or related professional experience (4 years) in lieu of education.\n - Minimum of 4 years related experience; Or, Master's degree and 1-3 years experience.\n - Thorough knowledge of direct marketing analytics and reporting .\n - Complete understanding and application of principles, concepts, market strategy practices, and standards.\n - Excellent analytic and problem solving skills.\n - Excellent data management skills coupled with extensive experience in relational databases and data quality.\n - Broad application of principles, theories, and concepts of database marketing/direct marketing.\n - Skilled in MS Excel, Access, Cognos and other databases/analytics tools.\n - Must know how to manipulate databases, to extract, analyze, and report data.\n - Excellent communication skills and the ability to produce Microsoft Powerpoint presentations.\n - Empirical experience in SAS and/or SQL\n\nPreferred Qualifications\n - Master's degree preferred (Business, Public Health, etc.\n - At least 5 years related experience preferred.\n - Experience/knowledge in Health Care industry.\n - Formal training and experience in statistics, mathematics, and quantitative analysis.", "date_new": "2012-05-17 18:32:29", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28763260/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Database Marketing Consultant", "reqid": "136109", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28763260}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Senior Analyst SOX\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nKaiser Permanente is seeking a Senior Analyst, SOX for the SOX Program Management Office (PMO) Business Team located in Oakland, CA. The incumbent is accountable for a variety of activities in conjunction with the program test strategy and documentation with guidance from senior members of the SOX PMO Team to determine the most efficient and effective alternatives.\nThe incumbent will monitor the progress of testing based on a preset testing strategy, and support the test planning with Internal Audit Services, reporting the information out to appropriate parties as required. The incumbent may also assist in performing testing and general work paper reviews. The incumbent will also assist SOX PMO team members in the creation of documentation regarding SOX PMO guidance including the maintenance of guidance on the SOX website. The incumbent will develop relationships with parties across the organization to ensure a sustained understanding of SOX control requirements in areas such as documentation and evidence. The incumbent will work with direction from management to document processes and perform process improvement activities.\nEssential Functions:\n-Participates in the analysis of current controls, and process information to assist in the coordination of testing by Internal Audit Services or to improve process efficiencies.\n- Works with SOX PMO team members determining impact on status of open deficiencies and remedial action plans. Adjusts plans accordingly based on information determined with assistance from PMO Managers.\n- Performs on-going project management. Provides accurate and comprehensive status reporting to all levels in timely manner.\n- Performs reconciliation and maintenance of reports and inventories, ensuring alignment with the narratives and SOX Tool, GRC.\n- Supports the SOX PMO Managers and learn the Business Mega Areas.\n- Provides management with timely and accurate assessment of project status updates, narratives, work papers and other documentation.\n- Develops relationships with the organization's Internal Audit Services, Mega process teams, Regional SOX teams and process and control owners.\n- Recommends modifications to established practices and procedures and successfully handles a full range of assignments and projects.\n- Independently initiates, identifies and coordinates the analysis, determines and takes action or provides recommendations to appropriate parties.\n- Performs special studies/projects of moderate scope as assigned, which may require independent development of innovative analytical approaches to resolve issues.\n- Participates in multiple cross-functional and/or multiple cross divisional task forces to identify and document functional requirements, workflow, information sources, and system/process specifications.\n- Accesses data and documentation from the KP SOX Tool (Paisley GRC 4.0) and updates documentation as required. Creates and runs reports from the Tool as needed to perform job functions and provide updates.\n- Interacts with external consultants in facilitating the testing process. Ensure efforts are not duplicated.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Total of five (5) to seven (7) years, to include two (2) or more years in a consulting role.\n- Five (5) years experience in healthcare environment or five (5) plus years of experience working in a department relevant to the current posting.\n- Bachelor's degree in business/health care administration or related discipline.\n- Preferred certification or advanced qualification by third party association that matches the function or field applicable to the business discipline-", "date_new": "2012-05-17 18:32:29", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28763261/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Senior Analyst SOX", "reqid": "136155", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28763261}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: National Medicare Administration Intern\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nNational Medicare Administration supports the Medicare Line of Business execute yearly initiatives. Most our of support is through program and project management activities. Types of projects: Sales and Marketing Initiatives for enrollment people and developing business requirements for the supporting systems.\n\nProject and Responsibilities:\n - SharePoint Development - We are in the process of utilizing SharePoint (Document repository and collaboration tool) as part of our project management tool set.\n - We need to build the capabilities, creating job aides for the capabilities, ensure people are trained and monitor the sharepoint sites for compliance.\n - We would like the intern to play a significant role on this project. The project will also include managing a project plan, developing status reports and presenting to a larger group.\nAlternate Project:\n - Project Coordination Support for one of our initiatives- Taking meeting notes, building project plans, documenting process flows, creating PowerPoint presentations.\nSkills the Intern will learn and develop:\n - How to run a project.\n - How to communicate to varying levels within a large organization, learn a tool - Sharepoint.\nQualifications:\nBASIC REQUIREMENTS:\n - College students pursuing a Bachelor's Degree. 3.0 GPA or above\n - Academic students seeking professional training within a business corporate environment.\n - Analytical, relationship building, and interpersonal skills are essential.\n - Leadership potential.\n - Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Project, Visio, and Lotus Notes.\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:\n - Students pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Management, Marketing, or related field.", "date_new": "2012-05-17 18:32:29", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28763262/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "National Medicare Administration Intern", "reqid": "136228", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28763262}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Senior Quality Specialist\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nIn collaboration with the clinical lead, provides analytical support and coordinates quality management and performance improvement processes related to quality assessment; performance improvement; clinical documentation review; risk management; infection prevention and control; patient safety; and/or accreditation, regulation and licensing. Under the guidance of a program director or manager, responsible for collecting and researching data, performing data analysis, providing recommendations on data collection/reporting and presenting results.\nEssential Functions:\n- Partners with clinical quality service lines to identify issues within operations for focus improvement efforts.\n- In collaboration with the clinical lead, coordinates on-going, multiple projects (e.g., supporting the clinical service line model).\n- Develops timelines and agenda items.\n- Helps identify best methods and processes for performance improvement, including developing project plans, facilitating group process and training related to data collection/reporting.\n- Support groups through the full rapid improvement cycle.\n- Helps identify and recommend actions to correct activities and processes.\n- Analyzes, interprets information and makes recommendations on data collection.\n- Presents data in a graphical format to support leadership groups and committees strategic planning and decision-making.\n- Analyzes and compiles data into spreadsheets and databases.\n- Helps identify and communicate alternative solutions to projects as needed.\n- Abstracts data using Health Connect; runs reports and communicates results of analysis effectively to key stakeholders.\n- Maintains and coordinates audits.\n- Assists with developing audit methods to assess performance improvement and to ensure regulatory compliance.\n- Based on audit results, creates and presents reports using various systems and databases (e.g., MIDAS focus studies).\n- Supports workgroups or committees (e.g., peer review).\n- Prepares meeting materials, including agendas and minutes; coordinates conference room logistics; monitors and follows up with action plans).\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- Manages on-going multiple quality projects for the East Bay Risk department.\n- Conducts needs assessment to plan projects, coordinates and monitors support services/staff, develops timelines, agenda items and presents findings.\n- Analyzes, interprets information, and makes recommendations regarding The Joint Commission standards, CME requirements and credentialing/privileges.\n- Designs and drafts proposal plans for sponsor approval.\n- Monitors project costs, timelines, staffing, space and equipment needs.\n- Recommends project strategy.\n- Identifies best methods and processes; develops project planning, group process facilitation, training and appropriate information of technology.\n- Serves as resource to the Risk and Patient Safety committees.\n- Designs communication plans to implement recommendations.\n- Identifies and recommends procedures to correct activities and processes.\n- Develops and revises standards, policies, procedures and processes, such as improving the link between Quality Outcomes/ Improvement, Risk management, AR&L and Credentialing / Privileges.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Demonstrated ability in managing databases, developing reports and data analysis using Excel and Access (3-5 years).\n- Bachelor's degree in business administration, information technology or health care related field OR equivalent experience.\n- Demonstrated knowledge of quality improvement; accreditation and licensing.\n- Strong problem solving, project management and teamwork skills.\n- Advanced skills with Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, Access and Power Point).\n- Must be able to work in a Labor-Management partnership.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Significant experience (typically 3-5 years) in health care facility. \n- Supervisory experience preferred.\n- Current knowledge of The Joint Commission, Title 22 and NCQA required.\n- Demonstrated knowledge of adult learning theories.\n- Must be PC literate, Microsoft Office applications preferred.\n- Valid CA driver's license and personal means of transportation preferred.", "date_new": "2012-05-17 18:31:39", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28763210/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Senior Quality Specialist", "reqid": "135693", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28763210}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Credentials Senior Consultant\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nAccountable for the delivery of management & consulting services which provide support to the Medical Group, Region, CSA's, medical centers, & medical offices for credentialing issues. Accountable for systems & quality improvement processes that ensure compliance w/ Regional Credentials policies & procedures, program, regulatory, & accrediting agencies credentials requirements.\nEssential Functions:\n- Manages the design, development, coordination, & quality of the credentialing process\n- Creates operations & communications processes that support organizational strategies & business objectives\n- Provides consulting services regarding regulatory, legal, accreditation program, & Regional credentialing standards throughout the region\n- Manages the credential budget\n- Manages credentialing function for TPMG Human Resources Department\n- May coach, train, & direct work of credentialing staff\n- Creates & manages credentials budget\n- Works w/ practice site Credentials & Privileges Coordinators to share & implement best practices whenever feasible\n- Interprets requirements & disseminates information to all involved parties to assure necessary compliance, compatibility, & continuous quality improvement of credentialing processes\n- Informs Medical Group & KFH/P leadership of key issues & acts as Medical Group agent in influencing changes in program & agency requirements\n- Partners w/ appropriate Program, Regional, CSA, Medical Group individuals & groups, accrediting bodies, & external consultants to develop & implement systems & processes that meet requirements & adhere to Regional Credentialing policies & procedures\n- Collaborates w/ interregional peers to identify & implement best practices\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Significant experience (usually 5+ years) in health care in an administrative or managerial position related to credentialing &/or accreditation\n- Bachelor's degree in Health Care Administration, Public Health, or related field, or equivalent experience required\n- Master's Degree preferred\n- Certification as Certified Provider Credentialing Specialist (CPCS) preferred\n- Extensive knowledge of the credentialing process, accreditation, & regulatory standards\n- Significant knowledge of Federal & State regulatory requirements & accreditation standards e.g., The Joint Commission, TITLE 22, NCQA, NPDB, & certifying agencies\n- Strong organization & communication skills & attention to details required\n- Demonstrated problem-solving skills & initiative\n- Proficient w/ Medical Terminology\n- Ability to lead & facilitate processes through influence & collaboration\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment", "date_new": "2012-05-17 18:31:39", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28763211/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Credentials Senior Consultant", "reqid": "135716", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28763211}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Patient Care Coordinator Case Manager\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nCoordinates with physicians, staff, and non-Kaiser providers and facilities regarding patient care. In conjunction with physicians, develops plans of care and discharge plans, monitors all clinical activities, makes recommendations for alternative levels of care, identifies cost-effective protocols, and develops guidelines for care.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Utilization Management: Performs daily preadmission, admission, and concurrent utilization reviews using guidelines, institutional policies/procedures, and other information to determine appropriate levels of care and readiness for discharge.\n- Escalates utilization and system problems which have not been resolved at the local level to the next level (RM/UM Director, CCL, DHO, etc.), immediately.\n- Monitors the progression of the plan of care and facilitates discussions with the multi-disciplinary teams.\n- Educates other health care team members on utilization and cost containment initiatives.\n- Collaborates with and provides information to patients, families, physicians, and staff regarding the provisions of care.\n- Incorporates and counsels on the correct and consistent application, interpretation, and utilization of member health care benefits (including transition of care).\n- Discharge Planning: Ensures continuity of care through communication in rounds and written documentation, level of care recommendations, transfer coordination, discharge planning and obtaining authorizations/approvals as needed for outside services for the patient.\n- Develops, evaluates, and coordinates a comprehensive discharge plan in conjunction with the patient/family, physician, nursing, social services, and other healthcare providers and agencies.\n- Performance Improvement: Monitors care processes to provide cost-effective implementation and evaluation of utilization management and patient care activities, initiatives, and protocols.\n- Participates in the development and implementation of guidelines, preprinted physician orders, care paths, etc. for patient care.\n- Identifies and assists in the implementation of opportunities for cost-savings and improvements in the quality of care across the continuum.\n- Develops, collects, trends, and analyzes data relevant to the utilization of healthcare resources including avoidable/variance days, readmissions, one-day stays, DRGs, LOS, etc.\n- Participates in the development, implementation, communication, maintenance and monitoring of local UM Work plan initiatives.\n- Administrative and Regulatory: Shares accountability with the UM Manager for planning, developing, and managing the department budget.\n- Participates in interviewing, makes hiring recommendations, orients and provides on-going supervision of support staff.\n- Provides input into the performance evaluations of team members.\n- May plan and control work assignments and special projects of team members.\n- Assists in developing, implementing and maintaining utilization management policies and procedures.\n- Conducts UM, care coordination, and discharge planning activities according to all applicable regulatory requirements (see qualifications).\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Experience, usually two (2) + years, in direct patient care delivery and management.\n- Demonstrated experience in utilization review, case management, and discharge planning preferred, usually two (2) + years.\n- BSN or BA in health care related field OR diploma/associate degree in nursing (ADN) with comparable years of experience required.\n- Master's degree preferred.\n- Graduate of accredited school of nursing, BLS Certification, and current California RN licensure required.\n- Knowledge of the Nurse Practice Act, TJC, DMHC, CMS, NCQA, HIPPA, ERISA, EMTALA and all other applicable federal/state/local laws and regulations.\n- Demonstrated strong communication and customer service skills, problem-solving, critical thinking, and clinical judgment abilities.\n- Fundamental word processing and computer navigation skills and the ability to interpret and use analytic data in day to day operations.\n- Knowledge of healthcare benefits associated with various business lines (Medicare/KPSA, Commercial/KFH, Medi-Cal, Federal, etc.)\n\nSchedule: Variable nights and alternating weekends from 11:00pm to 7:30am", "date_new": "2012-05-17 18:31:39", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28763214/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Patient Care Coordinator Case Manager", "reqid": "135761", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28763214}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: CT Rsch Nurse II\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Clinical Trial Nurse II (CTN-II) is a proficient level position which, under the guidance & supervision of the Principal Investigator (PI) & clinical trials administrative management, assists in ensuring that the integrity & quality of the clinical trial(s) are maintained & conducted in accordance w/ federal, state & local regulations, Institutional Review Board (IRB) approvals, & KP (KP) policies & procedures. W/ direction from the PI, this position coordinates research activities as outlined in the Major Responsibilities below. The CTN-II works independently, assumes increased responsibilities, & requires periodic supervision. This position is also responsible for protecting the health, safety, & welfare of research participants.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Support & comply w/ the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente Code of Conduct) & w/ guidance from PI, assist w/ ensuring compliance w/ KPNC IRB approved protocols.\n- Actively plan, prepare, & participate in any external & internal compliance monitoring &/or audits & inspections to protect research participants, assure operational effectiveness of the program, & reduce risks to the organization.\n- In collaboration w/ PI, plan, & implement recruitment procedures for potential participants.\n- W/ supervision, manage enrollment of participants into the trial (screening, randomization, follow-up, data collection), & any study-related procedures as required by protocol.\n- Participate in the ongoing informed consent process w/ PI to ensure that research participants & their families have their questions answered & understand the patient/participant Bill of Rights, consent form, & participant's responsibilities in the study.\n- Utilize knowledge of disease processes to observe & report adverse events & protocol violations/deviations in a timely & accurate manner to the PI & Sponsor to ensure the health, safety, & welfare of the participant.\n- Adhere to scope of practice, utilize, & document the nursing procedures to plan, deliver, & evaluate goal focused, individualized, safe, age-specific care as it relates to research participants w/ both non-complex & complex medical conditions.\n- Record & abstract data from source documentation onto case report forms (paper or electronic) in a timely manner.\n- W/ direction from PI &/or working w/ the Regional Regulatory Support staff, process new IRB research proposals, amendments, continuing review applications, protocol violations, & adverse events in accordance w/ KP & departmental policies & procedures & federal regulations, if applicable.\n- Actively identify & participate in training, education, & development, quality control activities to improve own knowledge & performance to sustain & enhance professional development as a proficient research nurse participating in the conduct of clinical trials.\n- Adhere to Guideline for Good Clinical Practice (GCP), federal, state, & local regulations, & KP policies & procedures to ensure confidentiality, privacy, & security of clinical research interactions & participant information, support high quality implementation, conduct of clinical trials, assure maintenance of research activities, documentation to IRB & responsible use of operational research databases in compliance w/ KP policies.\n- May supervise non-licensed & licensed research staff.\n- Perform job functions according to the factors listed below under Job Criteria & other duties as assigned by appropriate management.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 5 years recent clinical nursing experience in a hospital, clinic or similar health care setting required.\n- 2 years clinical trials research experience required.\n- Project management skills required.\n- Minimum of a diploma from an accredited nursing school required.\n- Bachelor's degree preferred and may be substituted for 1 years work experience.\n- Master's degree may be substituted for 2 years work experience.\n- Current CA RN license required.\n- Current IATA/DOT certification required.\n- Current ACRP or SoCRA certification required or willingness to obtain within 1 year of hire.\n- Current BLS certification required.\n- Willingness to obtain other certifications, if required.\n- Must be proficient in electronic health systems and databases used in research environment, or willingness to learn and demonstrate proficiency within six months from hire.\n- Possess thorough knowledge and understanding of policies, procedures, and regulations governing human subject research, and the incorporation of them in the daily conduct of research and safety of participants.\n- Possess proficient knowledge and skills to identify and process clinical information to determine if documentation is accurate, complete, and to ensure procedures contain appropriate safeguards.\n- Demonstrate effective written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.\n- Attention to detail and accuracy.\n- Ability to manage multiple tasks with multiple deadlines.\n- Demonstrate prioritization and organizational skills.\n- Demonstrate project management skills.\n- Possess strong medical terminology skills.\n- Demonstrate basic drug calculation skills.\n- Demonstrate problem-solving skills.\n- Possess nursing skills (i.e. phlebotomy, performing vital signs, nursing assessments, etc.).\n- Comprehensive knowledge of GCP, federal, state, and local regulations including HIPAA and KP policies and procedures.\n- Comprehensive knowledge of the principles, methods and procedures of basic medical and/or clinical research processes.\n- Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of human research protection regulations, policies, procedures, and standards as applied to IRB and compliance operations. Comprehensive knowledge of clinical trials research and research regulations, as well as significant clinical trial experience in a specific therapeutic area.\n- Ability to work in a Labor Partnership environment.\n- Team lead experience strongly preferred.\n\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Strong Medical/Surgical Nursing experience with background in care of Cystic Fibrosis patients\n- Clinical research coordinator experience\n- Current knowledge of Good Clinical Practice\n- Experience in project management and quality systems management a plus\n\n\n++ NOTE: This position is expected to continue for 1 year(s) work or pending continuation of grant/contract funding ++", "date_new": "2012-05-17 18:31:39", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28763217/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "CT Rsch Nurse II", "reqid": "135867", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28763217}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Research Asst\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nRecruits and screens study participants. Conducts telephone or in-person interviews with study participants. Edits and codes questionnaire data. Prepares forms and maintains accurate records and files.\n\nCVRN WAVE VTE Study is a study funded by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. The long-range objective of this project is to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with venous thromboembolism (VTE) in adults. The overall objective of this project is to develop a well-characterized cohort of adults with initial VTE that can be used to facilitate comparative effectiveness research into contemporary VTE management strategies and long-term outcomes within real-world practice settings.\n\nThe ICD Study (Analysis of device shock patterns among patients with implantable cardiac defibrillators) is a study funded by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. The overall objective of this study is to gain understanding of the patterns and appropriateness of device shocks among patients in community practice undergoing ICD implantation for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death. Our specific aims include evaluating the timing, frequency, and predictors of appropriate and inappropriate ICD shocks among patients in community practice. The rationale for performing this study is that once the frequency and predictors of shocks following ICD implantation in routine clinical practice are understood, patients considering ICD implantation for primary prevention of SCD, the clinicians caring for them, and policy makers will be better equipped to estimate the net risks and benefits of this therapy when considering options for primary prevention of SCD.\nEssential Functions:\n- Answers participants' questions and assists in screening, recruiting, and consenting patients.\n- Contacts patients who do not respond to mailings.\n- Schedules examination appointments for study participants.\n- Conducts structured telephone or in-person interviews w/study participants.\n- Reviews questionnaires for completeness and accuracy; checks for inconsistencies; and codes open-ended questions.\n- Prepares, mails, and processes questionnaires.\n- Assists in tracing study participants.\n- Prepares data for electronic processing.\n- Keeps accurate records and files.\n\nSecondary Functions:\n-Preparing and distributing study materials.\n- Copying, filing and tracking study documents.\n- Maintaining subject and data tracking systems.\n- Preparing data for electronic processing.\n- Scheduling and attending study meetings; preparing minutes.\n- Assisting the Principal Investigator in the preparation of manuscripts for publication, retrieval of research articles, and presentation preparation.\n- Responding to participant questions and requests.\n- Screening, recruiting, scheduling, and interviewing study participants.\n- Maintain and update website content\n- Drafts study manuals of procedures.\n- Other duties as required to assist Principal Investigator and Project Managers with administrative and research activities.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Previous experience in a research/health care environment preferred.\n- Previous interviewing experience preferred.\n- Experience and knowledge of computer applications, such as word processing and database software, preferred.\n- High school diploma or equivalent required.\n- Associate's degree or equivalent experience preferred.\n- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.\n- Telephone skills required.\n- Familiar w/medical terminology.\n- Familiarity w/editing/coding questionnaires preferred.\n- Must be able to work in Labor/Management Partnership environment.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n-Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.\n- Able to work successfully with a wide variety of internal and external project staff and research participants\n- Dependable, punctual, detail-oriented, and able to follow detailed protocols precisely.\n- Professional manner with a high degree of courtesy, tact, and sensitivity.\n- Work well independently as well as part of a larger multi-disciplinary research team.\n- Experience with medical terminology and word-processing and spreadsheet software programs preferred.\n- Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint) and Adobe Acrobat software highly desirable. \n\n\n++ NOTE: This position is expected to continue for 2 years work or pending continuation of grant/contract funding++", "date_new": "2012-05-17 18:31:39", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28763218/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Research Asst", "reqid": "135903", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28763218}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Senior Project Manager (Member Marketing Communications)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Marketing Communications Project Manager supports the Consulting Services team in ensuring that project results fulfill client objectives, reflect Kaiser Permanente brand standards, meet all required criteria for accuracy and compliance, and are completed in a timely, cost-effective manner. The Project Manager manages communications projects for multiple marketing and member retention programs for program-wide, regional, and/or service area clients. This position supports the Communications Consultants in problem-solving, decision-making, and client contact. This position also collaborates with Brand Management, Creative Services, Operations and Production, and other Consulting Services staff to promote and support Shared Services Marketing Communications goals.\n\nThis Project Manager II position focuses on supporting the execution of marketing projects for Products (HealthWorks, Self-Funding).\n\nEssential Functions:\n - Provides creative direction & tracks progress against objectives to ensure that project solutions are appropriate for the targeted audience, meet project specific criteria, reflect brand standards & are consistent w/ strategic marketing & member retention goals.\n - Develops communications project plans of a strategic or complex nature, which identify key issues, problems, approaches, performance metrics & resources required, & designs processes to address these problems.\n - Establishes effective professional business relationships w/ clients either alone or in cooperation with a Consultant.\n - Instructs & educates clients on all aspects of project. Accountable for the development of project documentation for executives & other key clients to facilitate sharing of project outcomes & best practices..\n - Assists consultants in developing Marketing Communications plans that support strategic marketing efforts. In support of the Consultant, may meet w/ clients to analyze short & long-term business requirements.\n - Assists in the development of training & mentoring new Project Managers & Project Coordinators.\n - Cultivates & reinforces appropriate group values, norms, & behaviors.\n - Provides guidance to team on performance & productivity issues.\n - Establishes team membership & negotiates time commitments & resource allocation.\n - Designs research plans for data gathering & analysis, & leads the assessment of the collected data & development of action plans.\n - Plans & facilitates meetings, making formal presentations to various audiences that establish the procedures regarding the implementation of project outcome.\n - Provides leadership to communication project teams in support of high-impact, multifaceted marketing & member retention programs.\n - Projects are typically divisional, regional & (in some cases) multiregional in scope; they are also strategic & complex, requiring in-depth evaluation of key issues.\n - Project outcomes must serve to effectively differentiate Kaiser Permanente's market position to a broad array of targeted member, prospective member and/or purchaser audiences.\n - Project results must meet strategic objectives as well as demonstrate appropriate & consistent application of Kaiser Permanente brand identity standards.\n - Drawing on extensive experience & skills, may lead multidisciplinary, interdepartmental teams on high-visibility, complex member, marketing & new media projects designed to increase recognition of Kaiser Permanente as a leader in quality health care.\n - Plays a pivotal role in identifying key issues, formulating project direction, facilitating problem-solving & bringing projects to closure.\n - Assume other duties as assigned.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n - Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in communications, marketing, advertising or design required or other related field.\n - Minimum 3 years Project Managerment experience to include writing and editing, leading marketing communications projects for diverse market segments, audiences & industries (consumer and business-to-business), and developing and implementing strategic and tactical communications plans.\n - Creative and independent problem-solving skills.\n - Demonstrated ability to conduct and interpret quantitative and qualitative analyses.\n - Thorough familiarity with computer-based publications design and reproduction processes.\n - Superior verbal, written and interpersonal skills.\n - Portfolio of work samples must demonstrate mastery of complex, high-impact projects.\n - Demonstrated ability to determine key business issues and develop appropriate action plans from multi-disciplinary perspectives.\n - Effective leadership, communications project management, and consulting skills.\n - Demonstrated ability to analyze key project issues and recommend appropriate communications solutions.\n - Demonstrated success in leading strategic project teams with multiple stakeholders.\n - Knowledge of health care industry dynamics and trends.\n - Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n - Communications project management experience in health care preferred.\n - Master's degree in communications, marketing, advertising or design is preferred.", "date_new": "2012-05-17 18:31:39", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28763223/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Senior Project Manager (Member Marketing Communications)", "reqid": "136229", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28763223}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Service Unit Department Manager-Oncology Clinic\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nManages 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. Develops and maintains clinical practice standards, budgets, and staff development.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Manages the operations of a large unit or multiple units.\n- Ensures Assistants & staff provide the highest quality of care & are in compliance w/ the Nurse Practice Act, The Joint Commission, federal, state, & local requirements.\n- Collaborates w/ physicians & other health care providers in establishing, implementing, & maintaining patient care & quality service standards to meet members & internal clients' expectations.\n- Acts as patient advocate resolving patient care issues.\n- Designs & evaluates processes to improve systems & patient care results across the continuum of care.\n- Develops & monitors budgets & resource allocations.\n- Monitors financial performance & identifies & implements strategies to reduce costs & improve quality of care/service.\n- Determines the appropriate staff mix for department & develops processes to screen, interview, hire, train, & maintain the competency of all department staff.\n- Provides on going staff development.\n- Develops, implements, & monitors departmental policies & procedures which support the organizations goals & business objectives & ensures they are met.\n- Collaborates w/ Physician Team Leader & Department Chief in developing the level of patient services & the day-to-day operations of the department.\n- Manages & resolves human resource, labor relations, employee & department safety, & risk management issues.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Significant, usually five (5) years of nursing experience in both outpatient care & management/leadership roles required.\n- Significant, usually five (5) years of supervisory experience required.\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in nursing or health related field required.\n- Master's degree preferred.\n- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.\n- Clinical specialization in area of practice preferred.\n- Current California RN license required.\n- BLS certification required.\n- PALS, PEARS and/or ACLS certifications may be required for positions in specific departments.\n- Knowledge of Nurse Practice Act, The Joint Commission, & other local, state, federal regulations.\n- Demonstrated strong interpersonal communication skills.", "date_new": "2012-05-17 18:31:37", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28763201/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Service Unit Department Manager-Oncology Clinic", "reqid": "135122", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28763201}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: OR Equipment Technician, (No. 303051), Grade 465\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder the direct supervision of the department manager or designee, cleans and maintains operating room equipment in collaboration with Bio Medical Engineering.\nEssential Functions:\n- Reviews operating room schedule in advance to avoid equipment conflicts.\n- Sets up and checks equipment for cleanliness and functionality prior to use.\n- Dons personal protective equipment when necessary.\n- Tests equipment prior to return to location of origin.\n- Notify Bio Medical Engineering and Manager in a timely manner when repair is needed.\n- Coordinate instrumentation and equipment reports with appropriate services or company representatives.\n- Educate staff on equipment use.\n- Work with management staff and service leads in ordering equipment and instruments.\n- Problem solves equipment issues in collaboration with manager and Bio Medical Engineering.\n- Perform other related duties as necessary.\n- This job has no supervisory responsibilities.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Two (2) years experience with Operating Room instrumentation and equipment.\n- High School Diploma/GED.\n- BLS certification required.\n- Basic computer skills\n- Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos.\n- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.\n- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other incumbents of the organization.\n- Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment.\n- Also refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.", "date_new": "2012-05-17 18:30:59", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28763178/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "OR Equipment Technician, (No. 303051), Grade 465", "reqid": "128595", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28763178}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Executive Assistant I\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nHealth is our business\nMake it yours. At Kaiser Permanente, we realize that it takes more than expert medical care to be one of the nation's leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. It takes advanced technologies, state-of-art facilities, and the people to support them. Come impact your future, and the future of care. If this sounds like something you believe in, consider joining us in Oakland, California.\n\nExecutive Assistant I - Marketing, Service, Sales Administration\n\nIn this busy role, you will be responsible for providing administrative and business operations support for seniormanagement and to anticipate and meet business needs and organizational goals. You will be expected to analyze problems; determine the most effective solutions; compile and analyze data; and prepare reports/recommendations. Administrative duties will be complex and varied, extending across several lines of business and functional areas, and require the ability to anticipate and proactively solve logistical and coordination issues. In addition, you will also assist the events planning staff in the organization of at least two major annual conferences; coordinate the administrative workflow of the department; and recommend new processes as needed. Above all, you must be a take-charge individual who is able to hit the ground running. \nEssential Functions:\n- Provides more complex administrative support & project coordination for executives & senior management to include the following:\n- Answers phones & email, & directs inquiries to appropriate parties based on functional/operational knowledge; may respond to routine to moderately complex inquiries directly. (20%)\n- Manages multiple calendars to include arranging complex special events requiring solid understanding of event requirements & coordination of dependencies. (25%)\n- Drafts more complex & detailed correspondence for executives using KP knowledge & advanced business acumen; independently updates department documents as needed.\n- Uses basic to advanced knowledge of two or more Microsoft Office/PC applications, depending upon department or business needs. (15%)\n- Assists w/ complex custom reports & cross-functional initiatives that require project coordination (e.g., data collection & validation, project reporting, etc. (10%)\n- Monitors & resolves administrative budget issues to include billing & payment authorization for planned & unplanned expenses & special events; handles recharges across business units, tracks & accounts for executive travel/business expenses. (10%)\n- Interacts regularly w/ KP employees at all levels across multiple organizations, as well as external representatives as a liaison, to gather, exchange, & compare/contrast pertinent operational information for others' use. (10%)\n- Coordinates administrative workflow of the department; recommends new processes as needed.\n- Directs & delegates to other administrative assistants on work processes & best practices. (10%)\n- Responsibilities impact the achievement of department objectives.\n- Contributions impact functional projects and/or initiatives.\n- Errors would result in delays, inefficiencies and/or expenses as well as inconvenience executive staff.\n- Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques & evaluation criteria for obtaining results.\n- Generally involves using knowledge of generally established procedures, instructions, & department resources.\n- Requires judgment to select from less than apparent alternatives.\n- Requires decision-making w/in defined parameters; must have sound knowledge of department & executive priorities to ensure objectives are met.\n- Develops solutions to difficult problems, using knowledge of KP/department policies & procedures.\n- Most problems are not clearly defined & solutions require intermediate problem-solving experience.\n- Must be able to come up w/ quick solutions as schedules & projects change.\n- Provides a variety of difficult operational information to convey concepts & processes.\n- Communicates department information to entire functional/department staff, as well as other executive staff.\n- Works w/in established KP/department policies & procedures on assigned work.\n- Work is generally supervised, checks in w/ manager for direction on a limited basis.\n- Has authority to act on behalf of executives regarding many administrative/project matters; has authority to delegate & assign work to others w/in the executive's jurisdiction.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n - Minimum 8 years of administrative and/or executive assistant experience with increasing levels of discretion and expanding scope of duties.\n - Demonstrated ability to quickly gain a thorough understanding of a large, complex organization and its customers and their needs.\n - Proven ability to effectively utilize best business practices, standards, theories, and systems.\n - Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.\n - Ability to create sophisticated presentation materials with graphs/illustrations.\n - Must be detail-oriented with strong organizational, problem-solving, writing, grammatical, proofreading, and vocabulary skills.\n - Interest in intranet site design and maintenance a plus (Vivian tan-I hate to lose Shashana).\n - Demonstrated success providing support within a complex business environment.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n - Bachelor's degree.\n - MS Share Point skills highly preferred.", "date_new": "2012-05-16 18:38:12", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28736589/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Executive Assistant I", "reqid": "136020", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28736589}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Compliance Consultant IV-Executive Consultant (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nCompliance Consultant IV-Executive Consultant Kaiser Permanente\nOakland, CA\n\nThe Compliance Consultant IV is responsible for overseeing Kaiser Permanente's compliance with federal and state insurance laws, regulations and sub-regulatory guidance through the planning and implementation of compliance systems and initiatives. On an on-going basis, Will be responsible for leading compliance's national engagement for several health plan and health care reform initiatives through research and interpretation of regulations and laws to establish compliance standards/requirements, and working with compliance partners and health plan business leads to integrate compliance standards into operations.\nResearches, plans, implements, and monitors a broad portfolio of compliance systems and initiatives to enable organizational compliance with all applicable Federal, state, and local regulations/laws, as well as overseeing the protection of organizational assets. On an on-going basis, researches and interprets regulations and laws to establish compliance standards, and may develop and/or deliver training and communications/change management relative to new standards. Assesses organizational systems (both physical and process or data related) to determine gaps in compliance and determine opportunities for remediation. Advises the organization on all compliance matters. May investigate violations of compliance policy, laws, regulations, etc. or conduct on-going monitoring and reporting to ensure remediation. May be responsible for project management relative to new compliance initiatives, products, or annual processes.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- National Compliance Lead for health plan and health care reform initiatives. Will be responsible for coordinating with national and regional compliance partners to determine compliance's engagement strategy for the initiatives, developing and integrating compliance standards/requirements, and leading and/or supporting assessments and audits.\n- Manages, creates, and maintains client relationships with management at all levels of the organization\n- In adherence with the KP Compliance Framework, fosters comprehensive compliance management through a series of activities to comply with all applicable regulations and statutes. Activities include\n- Planning: Leading the identification of compliance accountabilities; identification of internal and external resources; development of Compliance, Work, and Audit plans; establishing and/or leading compliance-related committees/work groups; and managing external agency relations,\n- Implementing: Leading the identification of compliance requirements and directing related analyses; creation and revision of compliance standards, policies, and procedures; overseeing development and/or delivery of compliance and ethics training; leading the monitoring of compliance adherence; and directing reporting on compliance efforts and programs, and\n- Validating: Reviewing compliance programs and content, including leading the design and implementation of risk assessments and/or audits, and overseeing the investigation of instances of reported non-compliance\n- Researches and stays abreast of regulations and statutes. Determines impacts of implementation of new regulations and statutes and required notifications, changes, and training. Communicates required changes, develops tools to assess risks, and leverages existing workgroups/etc. to facilitate required changes. May engage external regulatory and legislative bodies on developing regulations and laws, providing input and representing Kaiser Permanente's interests\n- Works on significant and unique assignments of diverse and complex scope\n- Addresses opportunities for process improvements and influencing change\n- Requires more complex planning and direction setting with diverse and multiple stakeholders\n- Responsibilities impact the achievement of integrated functional and/or KP objectives. In addition, responsibilities impact relationships with external regulatory agencies\n- Influences the development of the functional objectives\n- Erroneous decisions or recommendations would normally result in failure to achieve functional and/or KP objectives and negatively affect expenditures and resources\n- Involves a high degree of interpretation and analysis of obscure or inconclusive data\n- Requires a high level of judgment and risk taking to make appropriate decisions for diverse, sophisticated, and undefined issues\n- Assume other duties as directed\n- Knowledge of health insurance laws, regulations, practices and standards.\n- Experience with implementation/administration of insurance products.\n- Knowledge of health care compliance policies, practices, and systems.\n- Ability to develop advanced compliance principles, theories, and concepts.\n- Strong critical thinking, problem solving, and oral and written communication skills.\n- Strong, clear written and verbal communication skills to varying levels of the organization.\n- Strong project management skills; ability to lead and manage operational and tactical aspects of multiple projects simultaneously.\n- Demonstrate ability to timely plan, execute, and complete projects within strict deadlines.\nAdditional Skills/Knowledge\n- Experience with interpreting laws and regulations and ability to identify and partner with business to communicate impact and compliance expectations - Familiarity with health insurance laws and regulations\n- Experience with integrating compliance within system/application implementations preferable\n- Familiarity with health plan operations and experience with projects in at least one health plan functional area preferable\n- Ability to lead and manage operational and tactical aspects of multiple projects at the same time\n- Plans, executes, and finalizes projects according to strict deadlines\n- Ability to collaborate with multiple functions and departments, across various levels of the organization\n- Strong critical thinking, problem solving, and oral and written communication skills\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Required: Eight (8) to twelve (12) years of heath care compliance, health care operations (quality, risk, etc.), audit, finance, project management, regulatory or public policy development, investigations, information security, or insurance/health plan governance experience.\n- Four (4) year or clinical degree or equivalent experience.\n- Advanced knowledge of health care compliance policies, practices, and systems.\n- Contributes to the development of compliance principles, theories, and concepts.\n- Broad knowledge of health care industry practices and standards.\n- Ability to draft and revise documents including policies, standards, analyses, and reports.\n- Project management skills\n- Advanced knowledge of health care and related compliance issues.", "date_new": "2012-05-16 18:38:11", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28736581/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Compliance Consultant IV-Executive Consultant (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "135258", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28736581}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Executive Assistant\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nProvides executive administrative support to senior executives. Manages daily workflow, schedules meetings, and meeting follow-up. Handles highly confidential matters with Program-wide impact. Works independently to prioritize work, resolves problems within deadlines, and provides project management support. Works with minimal supervision.\n\nEssential Functions;\n-Manages the day-to-day calendars for senior executives. Assesses urgency/priorities, accepts or declines appointments and meetings and when appropriate arranges for others to attend for executives in his/her absence, as appropriate.\n- Maintains basic knowledge of other Executive Leadership Team (ELT) calendars' to support other EA team members.\n- Appropriately refers substantive questions / key business issues to others and follows up to ensure resolution.\n-Acts as a department front-line representative.\n- Reviews documents prepared for the Senior Executives. Composes correspondence for Senior Executives. Types or enters data, proofreads and processes a variety of documents including general correspondence, memos, and statistical charts from rough draft, audio recordings, or verbal instruction.\n-Preserves confidentiality of sensitive material, routinely encountered.\n- Identifies, distinguishes, and is sensitive to the working relationships within and among TPF, PMGs, and KFHP/H.\n-Oversees event coordination for major Federation and Program-wide meetings of senior leaders and other events; Receives, reviews and evaluates mail to identify those items requiring priority attention of the Senior Executive.\n-Independently responds to letters and general correspondence of a routine nature.\n-Serves as liaison between manager and direct reports and others within and outside the organization.\n- Supports Senior Executive on special projects and /or programs by managing and guiding project timelines. Handling all meeting logistics..\n- Supports programs by completing complex duties requiring research, compilation, tabulation, and basic analyses of data, records, programs, processes, and procedures..\n-Performs triage for complex requests, technical inquiries, or time-sensitive issues and directs them to the appropriate staff members.\n-Tracks deliverables and action items for Senior Executive.\n- Coordinates travel arrangements. .\n- Prepares expense reports. Routes agreements, contracts, and invoices through signature process.\n-Interacts daily with KP & Executive employees across multiple organizations, as well as external representatives. Builds and maintains positive working relationships with co-workers, other KP employees, and the public by using principles of quality customer service.\nSupports the needs of advisory groups to CMI, in particular the Care Management Council and other CMI and Federation initiative related advisory groups.\n-May post and maintain information on intranet website pages.\n-Retrieves and prepares approved obsolete records for destruction.\n-Trouble-shoots problems related to the operation of computers, software, printers, phone, and other office equipment.\n-May receive and index material submitted for records retention. Maintains logs of records in retention.\n-Answers phones, takes and delivers messages in a timely manner. Screens all visitors and takes action appropriate to the request/situation. Faxes documents, receives and distributes faxes in a timely manner.\n- Performs miscellaneous duties as requested.\n- Travel less than 20%.\nSecondary Functions:\n-May be asked to schedule personal appointment if falls within the work week during work hours. Performs miscellaneous duties as requested.\n- Travel less than 20%.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n-A minimum of7 years of experience as an executive staff specialist/secretary/assistant or comparable position in a large, complex organizational environment. Experience in KP at a senior administrative level highly desirable.\n- Sound independent judgment and political sensitivity mandatory.\n-Demonstrated ability to use diplomacy in communicating with medical directors, high-level executives, the management team, and external organizations, agencies, and individuals.\n-Demonstrated advanced written and verbal communication skills.\n-Demonstrated ability to work and maintain highly confidential information.\n-Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team of administrative support staff.\n-Demonstrated ability to be flexible in an ever changing work environment\n-Must possess strong customer services skills.\n-Must possess excellent coordination, organization, project management, prioritization, and multi taking skills\n-Proficient in a current version of KP standard software applications (Windows 2007 Professional, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Schedule +, Lotus Notes 8.)\n-Ability to incorporate multiple and difficult calendars and arrange complex meetings.\n-Posesses the ability to understand the organization and operation of the The Permanente Federation, and of the PMGs and KFHP/H as necessary to perform assigned responsibilities.\n-Proficient in transcribing from dictation equipment.", "date_new": "2012-05-16 18:37:53", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28736560/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Executive Assistant", "reqid": "135905", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28736560}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Assistant Department Manager Medical Surg/Telemetry (Vac #315)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nManages activities of the unit(s), monitors quality, service & utilization standards. Supervises the day to day shift activities.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Manages the units day to day clinical operations including practice standards, staffing, payroll, budgets, fiscal management, & quality improvement.\n- Develops & implements action plans to improve staff development.\n- Supervises a single unit (8 to 24 hours) of approximately 20- 60 +employees.\n- Ensures the highest quality of care is provided & is in compliance w/ federal, state, & local regulatory requirements & established departmental policies & procedures.\n- Utilization of services.\n- Monitors the quality of service & utilization standards & assumes specific responsibility for patient care at the unit level.\n- Ensures coordinated plans of treatment, customer focused care & cost effective utilization of services.\n- Monitors the allocation & utilization of personnel based on continual changes in patient population/needs & provides the best level of patient care while identifying savings opportunities.\n- Works w/ health care providers outside of the unit, to achieve optimal patient care across the continuum.\n- Researches, identifies, & implements best practice models of other units.\n- Investigates & resolves patient/family member concerns regarding patient care.\n- Supervises the daily unit operations, including human resources management, department & employee safety programs, & risk management.\n- Accesses KP Health Connect to evaluate the quality of care provided.\n- Uses KP Health Connect to manage clinical operations.\n- Monitors quality, appropriateness, & accuracy of KP Health Connect documentation\n- Maintains role specific KP Health Connect competencies.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- BSN or BA in health care related field preferred.\n- Graduate of accredited school of nursing.\n- Current California RN license required.\n- Current BLS certification required & ALCS certification strongly preferred.\n- PALS certification may be required for positions in specific departments.\n- Demonstrated knowledge of quality improvement, clinical care delivery processes, staffing, & budgeting.\n- Knowledge of Nursing Practice Act, The Joint Commission & other federal, state, & local regulatory requirements.\n- Strong interpersonal communication skills.", "date_new": "2012-05-16 18:37:33", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28736535/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Assistant Department Manager Medical Surg/Telemetry (Vac #315)", "reqid": "135532", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28736535}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Assistant Department Manager Medical Surg/Tele Weekend(Vac #316)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nManages activities of the unit(s), monitors quality, service & utilization standards. Supervises the day to day shift activities.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Manages the units day to day clinical operations including practice standards, staffing, payroll, budgets, fiscal management, & quality improvement.\n- Develops & implements action plans to improve staff development.\n- Supervises a single unit (8 to 24 hours) of approximately 20- 60 +employees.\n- Ensures the highest quality of care is provided & is in compliance w/ federal, state, & local regulatory requirements & established departmental policies & procedures.\n- Utilization of services.\n- Monitors the quality of service & utilization standards & assumes specific responsibility for patient care at the unit level.\n- Ensures coordinated plans of treatment, customer focused care & cost effective utilization of services.\n- Monitors the allocation & utilization of personnel based on continual changes in patient population/needs & provides the best level of patient care while identifying savings opportunities.\n- Works w/ health care providers outside of the unit, to achieve optimal patient care across the continuum.\n- Researches, identifies, & implements best practice models of other units.\n- Investigates & resolves patient/family member concerns regarding patient care.\n- Supervises the daily unit operations, including human resources management, department & employee safety programs, & risk management.\n- Accesses KP Health Connect to evaluate the quality of care provided.\n- Uses KP Health Connect to manage clinical operations.\n- Monitors quality, appropriateness, & accuracy of KP Health Connect documentation\n- Maintains role specific KP Health Connect competencies.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- BSN or BA in health care related field preferred.\n- Graduate of accredited school of nursing.\n- Current California RN license required.\n- Current BLS certification required & ALCS certification strongly preferred.\n- PALS certification may be required for positions in specific departments.\n- Demonstrated knowledge of quality improvement, clinical care delivery processes, staffing, & budgeting.\n- Knowledge of Nursing Practice Act, The Joint Commission & other federal, state, & local regulatory requirements.\n- Strong interpersonal communication skills.", "date_new": "2012-05-16 18:37:33", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28736536/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Assistant Department Manager Medical Surg/Tele Weekend(Vac #316)", "reqid": "135534", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28736536}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Performer II\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nTheater performer for audiences of different ages, different socioeconomic backgrounds and social climates. Represents Educational Theater Program to community and media and participates in health education training as well as serves as a peer educator and role model.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- 75% Perform, model and assist with all aspects of production, which includes, but is not limited to, preparation, rehearsal, and performance for acting roles assigned.\n- Apply creative, original and intellectual skills in developing and performing various roles and scripts.\n- Work with and perform for audiences of different ages, different socioeconomic backgrounds and social climates, in a manner that captures audience's attention and interest and most effectively communicates health education message.\n- May include understudying one or more acting roles.\n- 10% Participate in health education training and peer counseling to serve as a peer educator and role model for students at all times.\n- Represent ETP to the community and media.\n- Appear at community and company events.\n- 15% Responsible for exercising discretion and independent judgment while touring in accordance with position duties and Kaiser Permanente policies.\n- Assist with evaluation of program effectiveness by gauging level of audience responsiveness and providing feedback.\n- Approximately eight (8) to ten (10) weeks out-of-town travel required.\n- Drive company vehicles, set up and strike set, production related administration work.\n- May be responsible for additional program duties.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications: - Experience with and continued desire to work full-time, term acting position with community services health education theatre programs.\n- Experience working with ages five (5) to eighteen (18) years old.\n- Two (2) to three (3) years of experience as a Performer I or equivalent preferred.\n- Formal, advanced level acting training and touring theatre experience preferred.\n- Health education training and experience preferred.\n- High school, acting training.\n- Bachelor's Degree in related field preferred.\n- Valid California Drivers License.\n- Bilingual Spanish, Cantonese or Tagalog preferred.\n- Proven ability to learn and perform a variety of roles, and ability and willingness to participate in an ensemble process.\n- Ability and desire to play characters between twelve (12) and eighteen (18) years old for 'Peer Education' component of program.\n- Demonstrated ability to work with and perform for audiences of different ages, different socioeconomic backgrounds and social climates, in a manner that captures audience's attention and interest and most effectively communicates health education message.\n- Demonstrated ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment in understanding the message of the Educational Theatre and the specific roles and scripts.\n- Demonstrated ability and willingness to be excellent role models for making healthy choices.\n- Re-hire dependent upon continued ability to look and act the assigned parts appropriately.\n- Demonstrated commitment to work with ages five (5) to eighteen (18) years old.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.", "date_new": "2012-05-16 18:37:33", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28736537/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Performer II", "reqid": "135538", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28736537}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Performer I\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nTheater performer for audiences of different ages, different socioeconomic backgrounds and social climates. Represents Educational Theater Program to community and media and participates in health education training as well as serves as a peer educator and role model.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- 75% Responsible for exercising discretion and independent judgment while touring in accordance with position duties and Kaiser Permanente policies.\n- Perform all aspects of position which include, but not limited to, preparation, rehearsal and performance for acting roles assigned.\n- Apply creative, original and intellectual skills in developing and performing various roles and scripts.\n- 10% Participate in training of health education and peer counseling.\n- Serve as a peer educator and role model for students at all times.\n- Represent ETP to the community and media.\n- Appear at community and company events.\n- 15% Work with and perform for audiences of different ages, different socioeconomic backgrounds and social climates in a manner that captures audience's attention and interest and most effectively communicates health education message.\n- Assist with evaluation of program effectiveness by gauging level of audience responsiveness and providing feedback.\n- Approximately eight (8) to ten (10) weeks out-of-town travel required.\n- Drive company vehicles, set up and strike set production related administration work.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- High school.\n- Acting training.\n- Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred.\n- Valid California Drivers License.\n- Background and training in theater performances essential.\n- Ability and desire to play characters between 12 and 18 years old for 'Peer Education' component of program.\n- Re-hire dependent upon continued ability to look and act the assigned part appropriately.\n- Demonstrated commitment to working with ages five (5) to eighteen (18) years old.\n- Willingness to be an excellent role model for making healthy choices.\n- Photo and resume are required.\n- Desire to work full-time, term acting position with community services health education theater programs preferred.\n- Ability to learn and perform a variety of roles preferred.\n- Ability and willingness to participate in ensemble process preferred.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.", "date_new": "2012-05-16 18:37:33", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28736538/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Performer I", "reqid": "135540", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28736538}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Performer I\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nTheater performer for audiences of different ages, different socioeconomic backgrounds and social climates. Represents Educational Theater Program to community and media and participates in health education training as well as serves as a peer educator and role model.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- 75% Responsible for exercising discretion and independent judgment while touring in accordance with position duties and Kaiser Permanente policies.\n- Perform all aspects of position which include, but not limited to, preparation, rehearsal and performance for acting roles assigned.\n- Apply creative, original and intellectual skills in developing and performing various roles and scripts.\n- 10% Participate in training of health education and peer counseling.\n- Serve as a peer educator and role model for students at all times.\n- Represent ETP to the community and media.\n- Appear at community and company events.\n- 15% Work with and perform for audiences of different ages, different socioeconomic backgrounds and social climates in a manner that captures audience's attention and interest and most effectively communicates health education message.\n- Assist with evaluation of program effectiveness by gauging level of audience responsiveness and providing feedback.\n- Approximately eight (8) to ten (10) weeks out-of-town travel required.\n- Drive company vehicles, set up and strike set production related administration work.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- High school.\n- Acting training.\n- Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred.\n- Valid California Drivers License.\n- Background and training in theater performances essential.\n- Ability and desire to play characters between 12 and 18 years old for 'Peer Education' component of program.\n- Re-hire dependent upon continued ability to look and act the assigned part appropriately.\n- Demonstrated commitment to working with ages five (5) to eighteen (18) years old.\n- Willingness to be an excellent role model for making healthy choices.\n- Photo and resume are required.\n- Desire to work full-time, term acting position with community services health education theater programs preferred.\n- Ability to learn and perform a variety of roles preferred.\n- Ability and willingness to participate in ensemble process preferred.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.", "date_new": "2012-05-16 18:37:33", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28736539/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Performer I", "reqid": "135541", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28736539}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Performer I\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nTheater performer for audiences of different ages, different socioeconomic backgrounds and social climates. Represents Educational Theater Program to community and media and participates in health education training as well as serves as a peer educator and role model.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- 75% Responsible for exercising discretion and independent judgment while touring in accordance with position duties and Kaiser Permanente policies.\n- Perform all aspects of position which include, but not limited to, preparation, rehearsal and performance for acting roles assigned.\n- Apply creative, original and intellectual skills in developing and performing various roles and scripts.\n- 10% Participate in training of health education and peer counseling.\n- Serve as a peer educator and role model for students at all times.\n- Represent ETP to the community and media.\n- Appear at community and company events.\n- 15% Work with and perform for audiences of different ages, different socioeconomic backgrounds and social climates in a manner that captures audience's attention and interest and most effectively communicates health education message.\n- Assist with evaluation of program effectiveness by gauging level of audience responsiveness and providing feedback.\n- Approximately eight (8) to ten (10) weeks out-of-town travel required.\n- Drive company vehicles, set up and strike set production related administration work.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- High school.\n- Acting training.\n- Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred.\n- Valid California Drivers License.\n- Background and training in theater performances essential.\n- Ability and desire to play characters between 12 and 18 years old for 'Peer Education' component of program.\n- Re-hire dependent upon continued ability to look and act the assigned part appropriately.\n- Demonstrated commitment to working with ages five (5) to eighteen (18) years old.\n- Willingness to be an excellent role model for making healthy choices.\n- Photo and resume are required.\n- Desire to work full-time, term acting position with community services health education theater programs preferred.\n- Ability to learn and perform a variety of roles preferred.\n- Ability and willingness to participate in ensemble process preferred.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.", "date_new": "2012-05-16 18:37:33", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28736540/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Performer I", "reqid": "135543", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28736540}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Performer I\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nTheater performer for audiences of different ages, different socioeconomic backgrounds and social climates. Represents Educational Theater Program to community and media and participates in health education training as well as serves as a peer educator and role model.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- 75% Responsible for exercising discretion and independent judgment while touring in accordance with position duties and Kaiser Permanente policies.\n- Perform all aspects of position which include, but not limited to, preparation, rehearsal and performance for acting roles assigned.\n- Apply creative, original and intellectual skills in developing and performing various roles and scripts.\n- 10% Participate in training of health education and peer counseling.\n- Serve as a peer educator and role model for students at all times.\n- Represent ETP to the community and media.\n- Appear at community and company events.\n- 15% Work with and perform for audiences of different ages, different socioeconomic backgrounds and social climates in a manner that captures audience's attention and interest and most effectively communicates health education message.\n- Assist with evaluation of program effectiveness by gauging level of audience responsiveness and providing feedback.\n- Approximately eight (8) to ten (10) weeks out-of-town travel required.\n- Drive company vehicles, set up and strike set production related administration work.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- High school.\n- Acting training.\n- Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred.\n- Valid California Drivers License.\n- Background and training in theater performances essential.\n- Ability and desire to play characters between 12 and 18 years old for 'Peer Education' component of program.\n- Re-hire dependent upon continued ability to look and act the assigned part appropriately.\n- Demonstrated commitment to working with ages five (5) to eighteen (18) years old.\n- Willingness to be an excellent role model for making healthy choices.\n- Photo and resume are required.\n- Desire to work full-time, term acting position with community services health education theater programs preferred.\n- Ability to learn and perform a variety of roles preferred.\n- Ability and willingness to participate in ensemble process preferred.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.", "date_new": "2012-05-16 18:37:33", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28736541/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Performer I", "reqid": "135544", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28736541}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Assistant Production Manager\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Assistant Production Manager job profile encompasses both a Road Manager for Troupe and an Assistant Production Manager for the Company. The position requires a flexible schedule and the ability to work evenings and weekends. The Road Manager's primary responsibility is to ensure smooth operating procedures while on the road. This means he/she has the authority and the responsibility to organize, delegate, and otherwise direct troupe activities as assigned by the Program Coordinator. It is the responsibility of all Performer/Educators to support the Road Manager in his/her duties by responding in a timely manner to requests and assignments that facilitate the technical, artistic, rehearsal, and/or performance, community service and public affairs needs of the program. Personnel, budgetary and regulatory issues should be referred to the Coordinator immediately. The Road Manager has these responsibilities on top of being a Performer/Educator. The Assistant Production Manager for the Company has responsibilities in ALL areas of ETP, with six primary areas of focus: (1) performing, (2) production management and touring support, (3) direction and coordination of shows, (4) community troupe, (5) administration, (6) program coordination and implementation.\nEssential Functions:\n- Communicating all Troupe requests to Program Coordinator on an ongoing basis.\n- Appropriate requests to communicate may include scheduling changes, budgetary expenditures, clarifications on program guidelines and regulations, creative ideas with impact on performance of logistic, unusual meetings to discuss specific ideas or issues.\n- Assisting Program Coordinator in creating agendas for routine and special production meetings.\n- Creating agendas for and conducting routine production meetings in the absence of Program Coordinator.\n- Ensuring a reasonable supple of all materials and supplies required for day-today touring and travel.\n- Ensuring that time schedules are met routinely, at schools, in rehearsal and at special events.\n- Acting as representative of the Educational Theatre Program in the absence of Program Coordinator.\n- Assisting Program Coordinator in matters of production logistics (shopping, inventories, setting call times, etc.) as assigned.\n- If assigned by Program Coordinator, acting as liaison between the school and the program (i.e., greet principal or representative, confirm logistics upon arrival at school, etc.).\n- Assisting in and supervising of maintenance, repair and proper care of all equipment on a routine basis.\n- Completing paperwork, logs, reports, and/or files as appropriate.\n- Assigning tasks to troupe members toward the accomplishment of any of the above as required, except where specific responsibility is assigned by Program Coordinator to Road Manager.\n- At the request of Program Coordinator, taking the lead in special appearances or projects as Project leader.\n- This may include making logistical arrangements as needed, recruiting or assigning participation of troupe members, ensuring a quality product through proper preparation, ad rearranging troupe schedules as required with the permission of Program Coordinator.\n- Actively assist with evaluation of program effectiveness by gauging level of audience responsiveness and requesting and sharing audience feedback.\n- Participating in health education training and peer counseling to serve as a peer educator and role model for students at all times.\n- Assume other duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Health education training and experience preferred.\n- Related experience in program planning and coordination, public relations, theatrical production, community outreach and collaboration preferred.\n- High school, acting training.\n- A Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in theatre, education, public relations marketing, community health, or a related field.\n- Formal, advanced level acting training and touring theatre experience, technical production, or stage management skills preferred.\n- A valid California Driver's license or reliable transportation is required.\n- Certificate in drama or related field from an accredited institution is preferred.\n- Bilingual Spanish, Cantonese, or Tagalog preferred.\n- Desire to work full-time, term position w/ community services health education theatre programs.\n- Commitment to work w/ ages five (5) to eighteen (18) years old.\n- Ability to learn and perform a variety of performer or production staff roles, and ability and willingness to participate in an ensemble process.\n- Background and training in theater performances is essential.\n- Ability and desire to play characters between 12 and 18 years old for 'Peer Education' component of program.\n- Ability to work w/ and perform for audiences of different ages, different socioeconomic backgrounds, and social climates, in a manner that captures audience's attention and interest and most effectively communicates health education message.\n- Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment.\n- Ability and willingness to be excellent role model for making health choices.\n- Re-hire may be dependent upon continued ability to look and act the assigned parts appropriately.\n- Project management, time management, and organizational skills.\n- Interpersonal and team work skills.\n- Ability to think on one's feet.\n- Ability to maintain high productivity amidst completing priorities and tight deadlines.\n- Familiar w/ MS Office, Lotus Note, FileMaker Pro and internet preferred.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.", "date_new": "2012-05-16 18:37:33", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28736542/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Assistant Production Manager", "reqid": "135552", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28736542}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Assistant Production Manager\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Assistant Production Manager job profile encompasses both a Road Manager for Troupe and an Assistant Production Manager for the Company. The position requires a flexible schedule and the ability to work evenings and weekends. The Road Manager's primary responsibility is to ensure smooth operating procedures while on the road. This means he/she has the authority and the responsibility to organize, delegate, and otherwise direct troupe activities as assigned by the Program Coordinator. It is the responsibility of all Performer/Educators to support the Road Manager in his/her duties by responding in a timely manner to requests and assignments that facilitate the technical, artistic, rehearsal, and/or performance, community service and public affairs needs of the program. Personnel, budgetary and regulatory issues should be referred to the Coordinator immediately. The Road Manager has these responsibilities on top of being a Performer/Educator. The Assistant Production Manager for the Company has responsibilities in ALL areas of ETP, with six primary areas of focus: (1) performing, (2) production management and touring support, (3) direction and coordination of shows, (4) community troupe, (5) administration, (6) program coordination and implementation.\nEssential Functions:\n- Communicating all Troupe requests to Program Coordinator on an ongoing basis.\n- Appropriate requests to communicate may include scheduling changes, budgetary expenditures, clarifications on program guidelines and regulations, creative ideas with impact on performance of logistic, unusual meetings to discuss specific ideas or issues.\n- Assisting Program Coordinator in creating agendas for routine and special production meetings.\n- Creating agendas for and conducting routine production meetings in the absence of Program Coordinator.\n- Ensuring a reasonable supple of all materials and supplies required for day-today touring and travel.\n- Ensuring that time schedules are met routinely, at schools, in rehearsal and at special events.\n- Acting as representative of the Educational Theatre Program in the absence of Program Coordinator.\n- Assisting Program Coordinator in matters of production logistics (shopping, inventories, setting call times, etc.) as assigned.\n- If assigned by Program Coordinator, acting as liaison between the school and the program (i.e., greet principal or representative, confirm logistics upon arrival at school, etc.).\n- Assisting in and supervising of maintenance, repair and proper care of all equipment on a routine basis.\n- Completing paperwork, logs, reports, and/or files as appropriate.\n- Assigning tasks to troupe members toward the accomplishment of any of the above as required, except where specific responsibility is assigned by Program Coordinator to Road Manager.\n- At the request of Program Coordinator, taking the lead in special appearances or projects as Project leader.\n- This may include making logistical arrangements as needed, recruiting or assigning participation of troupe members, ensuring a quality product through proper preparation, ad rearranging troupe schedules as required with the permission of Program Coordinator.\n- Actively assist with evaluation of program effectiveness by gauging level of audience responsiveness and requesting and sharing audience feedback.\n- Participating in health education training and peer counseling to serve as a peer educator and role model for students at all times.\n- Assume other duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Health education training and experience preferred.\n- Related experience in program planning and coordination, public relations, theatrical production, community outreach and collaboration preferred.\n- High school, acting training.\n- A Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in theatre, education, public relations marketing, community health, or a related field.\n- Formal, advanced level acting training and touring theatre experience, technical production, or stage management skills preferred.\n- A valid California Driver's license or reliable transportation is required.\n- Certificate in drama or related field from an accredited institution is preferred.\n- Bilingual Spanish, Cantonese, or Tagalog preferred.\n- Desire to work full-time, term position w/ community services health education theatre programs.\n- Commitment to work w/ ages five (5) to eighteen (18) years old.\n- Ability to learn and perform a variety of performer or production staff roles, and ability and willingness to participate in an ensemble process.\n- Background and training in theater performances is essential.\n- Ability and desire to play characters between 12 and 18 years old for 'Peer Education' component of program.\n- Ability to work w/ and perform for audiences of different ages, different socioeconomic backgrounds, and social climates, in a manner that captures audience's attention and interest and most effectively communicates health education message.\n- Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment.\n- Ability and willingness to be excellent role model for making health choices.\n- Re-hire may be dependent upon continued ability to look and act the assigned parts appropriately.\n- Project management, time management, and organizational skills.\n- Interpersonal and team work skills.\n- Ability to think on one's feet.\n- Ability to maintain high productivity amidst completing priorities and tight deadlines.\n- Familiar w/ MS Office, Lotus Note, FileMaker Pro and internet preferred.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.", "date_new": "2012-05-16 18:37:33", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28736543/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Assistant Production Manager", "reqid": "135555", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28736543}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Assistant Production Manager\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Assistant Production Manager job profile encompasses both a Road Manager for Troupe and an Assistant Production Manager for the Company. The position requires a flexible schedule and the ability to work evenings and weekends. The Road Manager's primary responsibility is to ensure smooth operating procedures while on the road. This means he/she has the authority and the responsibility to organize, delegate, and otherwise direct troupe activities as assigned by the Program Coordinator. It is the responsibility of all Performer/Educators to support the Road Manager in his/her duties by responding in a timely manner to requests and assignments that facilitate the technical, artistic, rehearsal, and/or performance, community service and public affairs needs of the program. Personnel, budgetary and regulatory issues should be referred to the Coordinator immediately. The Road Manager has these responsibilities on top of being a Performer/Educator. The Assistant Production Manager for the Company has responsibilities in ALL areas of ETP, with six primary areas of focus: (1) performing, (2) production management and touring support, (3) direction and coordination of shows, (4) community troupe, (5) administration, (6) program coordination and implementation.\nEssential Functions:\n- Communicating all Troupe requests to Program Coordinator on an ongoing basis.\n- Appropriate requests to communicate may include scheduling changes, budgetary expenditures, clarifications on program guidelines and regulations, creative ideas with impact on performance of logistic, unusual meetings to discuss specific ideas or issues.\n- Assisting Program Coordinator in creating agendas for routine and special production meetings.\n- Creating agendas for and conducting routine production meetings in the absence of Program Coordinator.\n- Ensuring a reasonable supple of all materials and supplies required for day-today touring and travel.\n- Ensuring that time schedules are met routinely, at schools, in rehearsal and at special events.\n- Acting as representative of the Educational Theatre Program in the absence of Program Coordinator.\n- Assisting Program Coordinator in matters of production logistics (shopping, inventories, setting call times, etc.) as assigned.\n- If assigned by Program Coordinator, acting as liaison between the school and the program (i.e., greet principal or representative, confirm logistics upon arrival at school, etc.).\n- Assisting in and supervising of maintenance, repair and proper care of all equipment on a routine basis.\n- Completing paperwork, logs, reports, and/or files as appropriate.\n- Assigning tasks to troupe members toward the accomplishment of any of the above as required, except where specific responsibility is assigned by Program Coordinator to Road Manager.\n- At the request of Program Coordinator, taking the lead in special appearances or projects as Project leader.\n- This may include making logistical arrangements as needed, recruiting or assigning participation of troupe members, ensuring a quality product through proper preparation, ad rearranging troupe schedules as required with the permission of Program Coordinator.\n- Actively assist with evaluation of program effectiveness by gauging level of audience responsiveness and requesting and sharing audience feedback.\n- Participating in health education training and peer counseling to serve as a peer educator and role model for students at all times.\n- Assume other duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Health education training and experience preferred.\n- Related experience in program planning and coordination, public relations, theatrical production, community outreach and collaboration preferred.\n- High school, acting training.\n- A Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in theatre, education, public relations marketing, community health, or a related field.\n- Formal, advanced level acting training and touring theatre experience, technical production, or stage management skills preferred.\n- A valid California Driver's license or reliable transportation is required.\n- Certificate in drama or related field from an accredited institution is preferred.\n- Bilingual Spanish, Cantonese, or Tagalog preferred.\n- Desire to work full-time, term position w/ community services health education theatre programs.\n- Commitment to work w/ ages five (5) to eighteen (18) years old.\n- Ability to learn and perform a variety of performer or production staff roles, and ability and willingness to participate in an ensemble process.\n- Background and training in theater performances is essential.\n- Ability and desire to play characters between 12 and 18 years old for 'Peer Education' component of program.\n- Ability to work w/ and perform for audiences of different ages, different socioeconomic backgrounds, and social climates, in a manner that captures audience's attention and interest and most effectively communicates health education message.\n- Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment.\n- Ability and willingness to be excellent role model for making health choices.\n- Re-hire may be dependent upon continued ability to look and act the assigned parts appropriately.\n- Project management, time management, and organizational skills.\n- Interpersonal and team work skills.\n- Ability to think on one's feet.\n- Ability to maintain high productivity amidst completing priorities and tight deadlines.\n- Familiar w/ MS Office, Lotus Note, FileMaker Pro and internet preferred.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.", "date_new": "2012-05-16 18:37:33", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28736544/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Assistant Production Manager", "reqid": "135556", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28736544}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Educational Theater Production Supervisor\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nOversees the Educational Theatre's touring activities including performances, school trainings, classroom workshops and community events. Builds community partnerships and manages materials aimed at educating and promoting preventive health care to students and families.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Supervise Assistant Production Managers.\n- Train and mentor new staff.\n- Manages safety and adherence to procedures at touring events including fire regulations, and school and Kaiser Permanente policies.\n- Researches and purchases items for touring events.\n- Maintains inventory of items to ensure availability when needed.\n- Coordinates special projects including but not limited to annual auditions, premieres of new programs and community events.\n- May include performance in theatrical programs.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Two (2) years of experience in all aspects of professional theatre performance tours.\n- HS diploma or GED required.\n- BA/BS preferred.\n- Must be detail oriented.\n- Demonstrated ability to multi-task.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Valid California driver's license.", "date_new": "2012-05-16 18:37:33", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28736547/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Educational Theater Production Supervisor", "reqid": "135581", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28736547}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Educational Theater Production Supervisor\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nOversees the Educational Theatre's touring activities including performances, school trainings, classroom workshops and community events. Builds community partnerships and manages materials aimed at educating and promoting preventive health care to students and families.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Supervise Assistant Production Managers.\n- Train and mentor new staff.\n- Manages safety and adherence to procedures at touring events including fire regulations, and school and Kaiser Permanente policies.\n- Researches and purchases items for touring events.\n- Maintains inventory of items to ensure availability when needed.\n- Coordinates special projects including but not limited to annual auditions, premieres of new programs and community events.\n- May include performance in theatrical programs.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Two (2) years of experience in all aspects of professional theatre performance tours.\n- HS diploma or GED required.\n- BA/BS preferred.\n- Must be detail oriented.\n- Demonstrated ability to multi-task.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Valid California driver's license.", "date_new": "2012-05-16 18:37:33", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28736546/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Educational Theater Production Supervisor", "reqid": "135582", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28736546}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Manager III Behavioral Health\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nLarge scale oversight for programs and staff within a large medical center or across a service area, with both administrative and client caseload responsibilities.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Responsible for budget planning/development/monitoring.\n- Various managerial levels report into this position; responsible for all managerial functions for direct reports and ultimate responsibility for all personnel management within unit.\n- Large scale oversight for programs and staff within a large medical center or across a service area.\n- Responsible for multiple programs at multi-sites across department.\n- Accountable for access outcomes; allocation of resources; handles member concerns and grievances.\n- Represents the department at a Regional level; may have a regional role such as Chair of Chiefs Groups.\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- Large scale oversight for programs and staff within OAK General Adult services.\n- Represents the Adult Services and department at Regional meetings.\n- Leadership of a large, diverse psychotherapist staff in the Adult Services of the Oakland Department of Psychiatry, organizing and facilitating meetings; developing an annual report for the Department; managing information technology and data; developing and managing personnel and compensation policy; supervising the performance of psychotherapy staff and conducting progressive discipline where appropriate; coordinating services with other administrators; and completing other administrative work under the direction of the Department's Chief.\n- The successful applicant will have primary responsibility for evaluating the performance of psychotherapy staff and behavior health managers within Adult Services and provide administrative support to other managers in the Department, including the Service Director.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Previous management experience.\n- Bachelor's in nursing, social work or other health related field.\n- Master's degree in nursing, social work, psychology, or Ph.D./Psy.D in psychology from an accredited university or professional school preferred.\n- Current valid license as a Psychologist or Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of California, or Advanced Practitioner RN.\n- Must have a Nat'l Provider Identifier (NPI) or obtain an NPI, prior to employment start date.\n- Knowledge of social services agencies, state regulations and APA standards as they relate to client treatment, patient rights and client/patient confidentiality, and other ethical issues.\n- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- A minimum of two years tenure in a managerial role in Psychiatry or related field.\n- Position entails clinical and administrative responsibilities.\n- Strategic leadership and planning skills a must.\n- High levels of clinical competence in evaluating, diagnosing, planning and carrying out treatment for Adult patients are required.\n- In addition, position entails leadership of a large, diverse mental health program, including organizing and facilitating meetings, participating on Service and Departmental Administrative teams, developing an annual report for the Department, managing information technology and data, developing and managing personnel and operational policy, supervising the performance of psychotherapists and responsibility for conducting performance evaluations for therapists and behavior health managers on the Adult Service.\n- Administrative support for the Sub-Chief of the service and the Service Director in the Department.\n- Oversight of the hiring and orientation of new psychotherapists and liaison with hospital Credentials and Privileges committee.\n- Representation of the Adult Service psychotherapy staff to medical center administration and medical staff.\n- The successful applicant will work with the Chief of Psychiatry, Sub-Chief of OAK Adult Services, Service Director and Service Manager as lead Behavior Health Manager of the Adult Service to insure maintenance of high-quality mental health services and operations.\n\nSchedule: Some evening and on-call work involved", "date_new": "2012-05-16 18:37:33", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28736550/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Manager III Behavioral Health", "reqid": "135624", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28736550}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Site Director Home Health Hospice\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nManages daily operations of the 24-hour Home Health/Hospice agencies providing patient care services. Ensures staff provide high quality, accessible, cost effective, and patient focused services to members across the continuum, and ensures compliance with local, state, and federal regulations. Develops and maintains clinical standards of care and practice; responsible for all resource budgeting, selection and development. Monitors quality of services/care, utilization standards; and monitors outside contracts.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Manages the 24/7 home health/ hospice agency, providing patient care services.\n- Develops, implements, and monitors departmental policy and procedures, which support the organization's goals and business objectives and ensures they are met.\n- Ensures assistants and staff provide the highest quality of care and are in compliance with the Nursing Practice Act, The Joint Commission, federal, state, and local requirements.\n- Establishes, implements, and maintains patient care and service standards to meet members and internal client expectations.\n- Oversees and develops standards of care and standards of practice, directs fiscal management, and quality improvement activities.\n- Manages and resolves human resource, employee and department safety, and risk management issues.\n- Determines the appropriate staff mix for department and develops processes to screen, interview, hire, train, and maintain the competency of all department staff. Monitors allocation and utilization of staff.\n- Develops and implements action plans to improve staff development.\n- Resource to staff as clinical expert.\n- Schedules and assigns staff, registry staff, and volunteers for home health and/or hospice visits.\n- Monitors quality of service and utilization standards and assumes specific responsibility for patient care.\n- Ensures coordinated plans of treatment and cost effective utilization of services.\n- Develops and monitors budgets for the appropriate use of human and material resources.\n- Monitors financial performance and identifies and implements strategies to reduce costs and improve quality of care/service.\n- Ensures patient receive quality care by reviewing documentation, making visits with staff, reviewing care plans, conducting/participating in multidisciplinary team conferences, and reviewing patient satisfaction reports.\n- Assists in developing, implementing, and maintain the departments quality assurance and utilization management programs.\n- Investigates and resolves patient/family member concerns regarding patient care. Performs needs assessments and arranges for outside contractual services for teams.\n- Serves as a resource for contract services, monitors their quality of service, their compliance with care plan, and costs.\n- Works with outside providers to achieve optimal patient care across the continuum.\n- Works with health care providers outside of unit to coordinate interdisciplinary approach to providing continuity of care, including utilization management.\n- Researches, identifies and implements best practice models of other units.\n- Oversees data analysis.\n- Provides clinical and regulatory expertise in the review of denial supporting documentation and notification.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Extensive experience in home health and/or hospice and in management/leadership roles required (usually five (5) years).\n- Previous nursing experience in acute care setting (usually two (2) years).\n- Previous supervisory experience required (usually four (4) years).\n- Bachelor's degree in nursing or a related field or equivalent experience.\n- Must have a current RN license in California.\n- Knowledge of Nurse Practice Act, The Joint Commission, and other local, state, federal regulations.\n- Demonstrated strong interpersonal communication skills.", "date_new": "2012-05-16 18:37:33", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28736549/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Site Director Home Health Hospice", "reqid": "135660", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28736549}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Department Manager - PACU -Oakland Camput(5)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nManages 24-hour departments providing patient care services. Ensures staff provide high quality, accessible, cost effective care, and patient focused services to members across the continuum, which comply with local, state, and federal requirements. Develops and maintains clinical standards of care and practice; responsible for all resource budgeting, selection and development.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Manages the operations of 24-hour departments that may be at multiple locations.\n- Ensures Assistants and staff provide the highest quality of care and are in compliance with the Nursing Practice Act, The Joint Commission, federal, state, and local requirements.\n- Establishes, implements, and maintains patient care and service standards to meet members and internal clients' expectations.\n- Designs and evaluates processes to improve systems and patient care results across the continuum of care.\n- Develops and monitors budgets for the appropriate use of human and material resources.\n- Monitors financial performance and identifies and implements strategies to reduce costs and improve quality of care/service.\n- Determines the appropriate staff mix for department and develops processes to screen, interview, hire, train, and maintain the competency of all department staff.\n- Ensures on going staff development.\n- Develops, implements, and monitors departmental policy and procedures which support the organizations goals and business objectives and ensures they are met.\n- Oversees and develops standards of care and standards of practice, directs fiscal management, and quality improvement activities.\n- Manages and resolves human resource, employee and department safety, and risk management issues.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Extensive nursing experience in both patient care and management/leadership roles required (usually five (5) years).\n- Previous supervisory experience required (usually four (4) years).\n- BSN or BA in a health care related field strongly preferred.\n- Master's degree preferred.\n- Graduate of accredited school of nursing.\n- Current California RN license required.\n- BLS certificate required.\n- Knowledge of Nurse Practice Act, The Joint Commission, and other local, state, federal regulations.\n- Demonstrated strong interpersonal communication skills.", "date_new": "2012-05-16 18:37:33", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28736551/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Department Manager - PACU -Oakland Camput(5)", "reqid": "135760", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28736551}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Manager Community and Government Relations\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nManage and construct a Community and Government Relations program, which addresses and complements changes in KP's business practices that may impact our image and social mission in the community. Develop and foster a strong governmental, political and community network. Manages project teams and/or department staff. Enhances KP's reputation and encourages an environment of public support through a strategic community and government relations program that demonstrates Kaiser Permanente's commitment to our social mission and enhances our relationships with key government, business and community opinion leaders. This is the fourth in a series of four positions dedicated to a strategic community and government relations program that demonstrates Kaiser Permanente's commitment to our social mission and enhances our relationships with key government, business and community opinion leaders. At this level, the employee develops, leads and executes programs of complex and diverse scope requiring in-depth analysis of various factors. Programs implemented are broad in scope with multiple stakeholders and requirements. Programs involve multiple functional areas and include coordination and support across the area, Region and Program Offices. Employee works with minimal supervision and exercises judgment within broadly defined policies in developing and implementing strategies for results.\nEssential Functions:\n- Works in conjunction w/ the regional government relations and community relations departments to help assure a coordinated area, regional, statewide, and national government and community relations program.\n- Identifies and clarifies public issues that affect the organization.\n- Provide political and governmental expertise to Area Leadership and Region Government Relations.\n- Maintains high level of knowledge on local governmental process, ballot and election issues, competitive threats, and governmental political climate.\n- Obtains consensus from management and implement approach or position.\n- Manages multi-disciplinary project teams including selecting participants, determining goals and priorities, and evaluating performance.\n- Manages work of outside consultants as needed.\n- Oversees the collecting and evaluation of quantitative and qualitative data.\n- Synthesizes analyses and identifies key findings. Formulates implementation plans and evaluates effectiveness of actions/programs implemented.\n- Develops and manages a community relations infrastructure that supports KP's vision of good corporate citizenship.\n- Represents KP's interest externally through appropriate liaisons w/ legislative, regulatory and industry contacts.\n- Cultivates collaborative partnerships w/ Area managers.\n- Identifies and resolves issues w/ Area management to ensure successful performance toward region-wide CGR strategies.\n- Provides expert consultation and technical assistance regarding CGR initiatives in the region.\n- Supports the strategic and active involvement of KP physicians, executives, and employees in community organizations and activities and also in programs that support the government relations agenda.\n- Position may require travel throughout the Northern California region.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Extensive experience (ten (10) plus years) in progressively responsible community and government relations, public policy, or communications including having overall responsibility for major, high profile projects.\n- Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience, in communications, health care administration, or other relevant field.\n- Master's preferred.\n- Significant w/ governmental and non-governmental organizations that impacts public policy.\n- Knowledge of governmental bodies and community-based organizations that impact the organization.\n- Expert interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.\n- Strong organizational, analysis, and problem solving skills.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.", "date_new": "2012-05-16 18:37:32", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28736530/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Manager Community and Government Relations", "reqid": "135493", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28736530}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Assistant Department Manager -Ortho/Spine Weekend Shift (Vac #312)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nManages activities of the unit(s), monitors quality, service & utilization standards. Supervises the day to day shift activities.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Manages the units day to day clinical operations including practice standards, staffing, payroll, budgets, fiscal management, & quality improvement.\n- Develops & implements action plans to improve staff development.\n- Supervises a single unit (8 to 24 hours) of approximately 20- 60 +employees.\n- Ensures the highest quality of care is provided & is in compliance w/ federal, state, & local regulatory requirements & established departmental policies & procedures.\n- Utilization of services.\n- Monitors the quality of service & utilization standards & assumes specific responsibility for patient care at the unit level.\n- Ensures coordinated plans of treatment, customer focused care & cost effective utilization of services.\n- Monitors the allocation & utilization of personnel based on continual changes in patient population/needs & provides the best level of patient care while identifying savings opportunities.\n- Works w/ health care providers outside of the unit, to achieve optimal patient care across the continuum.\n- Researches, identifies, & implements best practice models of other units.\n- Investigates & resolves patient/family member concerns regarding patient care.\n- Supervises the daily unit operations, including human resources management, department & employee safety programs, & risk management.\n- Accesses KP Health Connect to evaluate the quality of care provided.\n- Uses KP Health Connect to manage clinical operations.\n- Monitors quality, appropriateness, & accuracy of KP Health Connect documentation\n- Maintains role specific KP Health Connect competencies.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- BSN or BA in health care related field preferred.\n- Graduate of accredited school of nursing.\n- Current California RN license required.\n- Current BLS certification required & ALCS certification strongly preferred.\n- PALS certification may be required for positions in specific departments.\n- Demonstrated knowledge of quality improvement, clinical care delivery processes, staffing, & budgeting.\n- Knowledge of Nursing Practice Act, The Joint Commission & other federal, state, & local regulatory requirements.\n- Strong interpersonal communication skills.", "date_new": "2012-05-16 18:37:32", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28736532/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Assistant Department Manager -Ortho/Spine Weekend Shift (Vac #312)", "reqid": "135527", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28736532}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Assistant Department Manager-Otho/Spine Unit Weekend (Vac #313)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nManages activities of the unit(s), monitors quality, service & utilization standards. Supervises the day to day shift activities.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Manages the units day to day clinical operations including practice standards, staffing, payroll, budgets, fiscal management, & quality improvement.\n- Develops & implements action plans to improve staff development.\n- Supervises a single unit (8 to 24 hours) of approximately 20- 60 +employees.\n- Ensures the highest quality of care is provided & is in compliance w/ federal, state, & local regulatory requirements & established departmental policies & procedures.\n- Utilization of services.\n- Monitors the quality of service & utilization standards & assumes specific responsibility for patient care at the unit level.\n- Ensures coordinated plans of treatment, customer focused care & cost effective utilization of services.\n- Monitors the allocation & utilization of personnel based on continual changes in patient population/needs & provides the best level of patient care while identifying savings opportunities.\n- Works w/ health care providers outside of the unit, to achieve optimal patient care across the continuum.\n- Researches, identifies, & implements best practice models of other units.\n- Investigates & resolves patient/family member concerns regarding patient care.\n- Supervises the daily unit operations, including human resources management, department & employee safety programs, & risk management.\n- Accesses KP Health Connect to evaluate the quality of care provided.\n- Uses KP Health Connect to manage clinical operations.\n- Monitors quality, appropriateness, & accuracy of KP Health Connect documentation\n- Maintains role specific KP Health Connect competencies.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- BSN or BA in health care related field preferred.\n- Graduate of accredited school of nursing.\n- Current California RN license required.\n- Current BLS certification required & ALCS certification strongly preferred.\n- PALS certification may be required for positions in specific departments.\n- Demonstrated knowledge of quality improvement, clinical care delivery processes, staffing, & budgeting.\n- Knowledge of Nursing Practice Act, The Joint Commission & other federal, state, & local regulatory requirements.\n- Strong interpersonal communication skills.", "date_new": "2012-05-16 18:37:32", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28736533/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Assistant Department Manager-Otho/Spine Unit Weekend  (Vac #313)", "reqid": "135530", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28736533}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Manager Community Benefit Health\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nResponsible for the development, implementation, & management of region-wide or locally based Community Benefit strategy, programs, & plans in order to enhance the health of the communities we serve, support Kaiser Permanente's social mission & protect Kaiser Permanente's non-profit status. Responsible for ensuring programs meet legislative & regulatory requirements including compliance w/ SB 697. This is the fourth in a series of four positions dedicated to enhancing the health of our communities through developing & implementing strategies, coordinating resources, & sustaining strategic partnerships. At this level, an employee develops, leads, & executes programs of complex & diverse scope requiring in-depth analysis of various factors. Programs implemented are broad in scope w/ multiple stakeholders & requirements. Programs may involve multiple functional areas or span across geographic areas. Employee works w/ minimal supervision & exercises judgment within broadly defined policies in developing & implementing strategies for results.\nEssential Functions:\n- Manages community health programs in Northern California's Community Benefit Program, including philanthropy, in-kind, safety net &/or community health improvement programs at the local &/or regional level\n- Identifies, & maintains strategic partnerships w/ safety net organizations, including community clinics, their consortia, & their networks; as well as partnerships w/ public hospitals & health systems to enhance the viability of the safety net as well as enhance community health access\n- Coordinates strategies w/ California Regions, Program Office & across areas for optimum impact, scale, & visibility\n- Facilitates active participation among KP staff & physicians in community health & community benefit program development & w/ nonprofit health & human service groups\n- Ensures that programs & activities are in compliance w/ legislative, regulatory & Kaiser Permanente Regional & Program Office policies\n- Identifies corporate marketing, community relations outreach, & media opportunities to increase visibility of Community Benefits portfolio & programs\n- Coordinates w/ Public Affairs colleagues including communications, media, & Community/Government relations at the area & regional levels\n- Communicates to build understanding & support by informing internal & external audiences about Community Benefit/Community Health programs\n- Manages & builds multi-disciplinary project teams including selecting participants, determining goals & priorities, & evaluating performance\n- Provides expert consultation & technical assistance regarding Community Benefits/Community Health initiatives in the Region\n- May recruit & manage work of other Community Benefit/Community Health staff &/or work of outside consultants\n- May manage local area contributions program, & maintain relationships w/ grantees, including monitoring of grantees' progress, & maintaining complete information on grants & in-kind support to community agencies\n- May ensure maintenance of comprehensive data tracking system for both financial & in-kind data. (Including complete, accurate inputting & tracking of data)\n- May be responsible for key deliverables outlined by SB 697, including tri-annual, community needs assessment & community benefit plans by Medical Center for filing w/ government agencies\n- Position requires travel throughout the Northern California region\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Extensive experience (10 years or more) of progressive experience in planning, development, & administration of health or social services at local community, county or state level programs\n- At least 5 years experience in developing & supporting collaborative partnerships w/ multiple agencies\n- Experience w/ oversight of large complicated budget & fiscal management\n- Grant management experience preferred\n- Experience in non-profit health or social services agency preferred\n- Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, public health, social work, public policy, or related field\n- MA preferred\n- Ability to manage resources & coordinate across areas & cross functionally\n- May manage region-wide programs\n- Ability to develop & execute collaborative arrangements between departments or organizations on behalf of Kaiser Permanente\n- Participatory style, high energy, & a bias for action, w/ excellent judgment\n- Excellent written & verbal communication skills\n- Ability to facilitate groups effectively", "date_new": "2012-05-16 18:37:26", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28736526/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Manager Community Benefit Health", "reqid": "135487", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28736526}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Senior Analyst CMIS\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThis position is responsible for the monthly processing of CMIS data in the Eclipsys/TSI Decision Support System. CMIS database encompasses 17 million encounters annually & 17 Service Areas.\nEssential Functions:\n- Must ensure that the general ledger & patient data files are loaded properly each month through monthly validation & reconciliation\n- Audits the calculation & application of unit costs\n- Provides quality control by reviewing a complex M204, mainframe, & TSI database to check for unacceptable variances & errors\n- Coordinates the correction of any & all identified errors\n- Provides a complete & reconciled database to users on a timely basis each month\n- Conducts the monthly processing to populate the CMIS regional database w/ financial, clinical, demographic, utilization, & cost data\n- Conducts database batch processing & coordination\n- Coordinates the team's correction of any data rejects\n- Audits & reconciles expenses & utilization as they travel through the Eclipsys/TSI modules\n- Maintains the Indirect Cost Allocation structure for the entire region\n- Understands the complexities of the ICA structure\n- Audits the success of the demographic & clinical data loads\n- Audits final costing & identifies any data quality issues\n- Corrects the problem or brings the issue to the appropriate level for correction\n- Resolves intricate data issues\n- Serves as a CMIS liaison to & maintains regular contact w/ Partners providing source system data\n- Meets w/ source system owners to resolve any data feed issues & discuss data feed improvements\n- Meets w/ IT representatives to resolve any technological issues & discuss technological improvements\n- Takes direction from Consultants for database improvement\n- Communicates database status to Service Area consultants\n- Works w/ CMIS team members to improve CMIS database continually\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Previous (usually two (2) to three (3) years) relevant work experience\n- Experience w/ relational databases\n- Experience in working in a multi-disciplinary team\n- Project coordination experience preferred\n- Mainframe experience preferred\n- Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience in information management, finance, accounting or related field\n- Written & oral communication skills\n- Good project management & consulting skills\n- Excellent verbal & written communication skills\n- Proficient in PC databases, decision support tools, spreadsheets, & word processing\n- Strong analytic skills\n- Ability to work independently\n- Ability to meet deadlines\n- Attention to detail required\n- Strong problem solving ability\n- Ability to multi-task\n- Ability to determine key business issues & develop effective action plans from multi-disciplinary perspectives\n- Ability to conduct & interpret quantitative & qualitative analyses\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Master's degree", "date_new": "2012-05-16 18:37:18", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28736518/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Senior Analyst CMIS", "reqid": "135412", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28736518}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Senior Analyst CMIS\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThis position is responsible for the monthly processing of CMIS data in the Eclipsys/TSI Decision Support System. CMIS database encompasses 17 million encounters annually & 17 Service Areas.\nEssential Functions:\n- Must ensure that the general ledger & patient data files are loaded properly each month through monthly validation & reconciliation\n- Audits the calculation & application of unit costs\n- Provides quality control by reviewing a complex M204, mainframe, & TSI database to check for unacceptable variances & errors\n- Coordinates the correction of any & all identified errors\n- Provides a complete & reconciled database to users on a timely basis each month\n- Conducts the monthly processing to populate the CMIS regional database w/ financial, clinical, demographic, utilization, & cost data\n- Conducts database batch processing & coordination\n- Coordinates the team's correction of any data rejects\n- Audits & reconciles expenses & utilization as they travel through the Eclipsys/TSI modules\n- Maintains the Indirect Cost Allocation structure for the entire region\n- Understands the complexities of the ICA structure\n- Audits the success of the demographic & clinical data loads\n- Audits final costing & identifies any data quality issues\n- Corrects the problem or brings the issue to the appropriate level for correction\n- Resolves intricate data issues\n- Serves as a CMIS liaison to & maintains regular contact w/ Partners providing source system data\n- Meets w/ source system owners to resolve any data feed issues & discuss data feed improvements\n- Meets w/ IT representatives to resolve any technological issues & discuss technological improvements\n- Takes direction from Consultants for database improvement\n- Communicates database status to Service Area consultants\n- Works w/ CMIS team members to improve CMIS database continually\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Previous (usually two (2) to three (3) years) relevant work experience\n- Experience w/ relational databases\n- Experience in working in a multi-disciplinary team\n- Project coordination experience preferred\n- Mainframe experience preferred\n- Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience in information management, finance, accounting or related field\n- Written & oral communication skills\n- Good project management & consulting skills\n- Excellent verbal & written communication skills\n- Proficient in PC databases, decision support tools, spreadsheets, & word processing\n- Strong analytic skills\n- Ability to work independently\n- Ability to meet deadlines\n- Attention to detail required\n- Strong problem solving ability\n- Ability to multi-task\n- Ability to determine key business issues & develop effective action plans from multi-disciplinary perspectives\n- Ability to conduct & interpret quantitative & qualitative analyses\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Master's degree", "date_new": "2012-05-16 18:37:18", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28736517/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Senior Analyst CMIS", "reqid": "135413", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28736517}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Medical Assistant, Grade 180, (Temporary)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nAssists in examination and treatment of patients under the direction of the Physician and/or designee.\nEssential Functions:\n- Interviews patients, measures vital signs, and other pertinent information as required by department.\n- Records information in patients' medical record.\n- Prepares treatment rooms and patients for examination.\n- Assists clinician with care of the patient.\n- Handles inventories and orders and replenishes medical supplies and materials.\n- Gives treatments and performs routine laboratory tests as required by department.\n- Schedules appointments, performs clinical tasks and completes appropriate forms as required by department.\n- May be responsible for administering medications, including injections.\n- May be responsible for cleaning, processing, sterilizing and checking instruments.\n- Performs data entry.\n- Performs clinical/technical skills specific to the department.\n- Performs other related duties as necessary.\n- Customer Service: Practices customer service standards as defined by the Medical Center and specified department.\n- Anticipates the customer's needs, takes proactive steps to meet those needs, by listening and taking responsibility within scope to ensure issues are resolved.\n- Promptly responds to alarms and patient requests.\n- Facilitates the customer's ability to utilize resources.\n- Assures a clean, orderly, and functional work environment.\n- Team Commitment: Is an effective team member who is flexible, cooperative, and willing to assist others.\n- Manages difficult or conflict situations constructively and seeks appropriate assistance.\n- Takes accountability for own actions.\n- Acts as a resource and mentor to new employees, students, and other team members.\n- Actively participates in departmental professional development activities.\n- Adheres to Attendance Policy.\n- Supports a collaborative labor-management partnership environment.\n- No supervisory responsibilities.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum six (6) months of experience or successful completion of Kaiser Externship.\n- High School Diploma or GED.\n- Completion of a course of study consistent with the requirements for Medical Assistants as specified by the Medical Board of California.\n- BLS certification.\n- Medical Terminology Certificate or equivalent experience.\n- Ability to use personal computer.\n- Ability to read, writes, and comprehends medical information.\n- Ability to effectively present information, both verbal and written.\n- Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment.\n- Refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.\n\nSchedule: Full-Time Temporary, 40 hours per week, Day shift. Monday through Friday: 9:00am to 5:30pm. Expected length of employment: up to three (3) months", "date_new": "2012-05-16 18:37:16", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28736506/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Medical Assistant, Grade 180, (Temporary)", "reqid": "134614", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28736506}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Executive Account Manager - Strategic Accounts\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nExecutive Account Manager - Strategic Accounts\nKaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA\n\nThe Executive Account Manager is accountable for developing and executing account and book-of-business strategies to achieve membership, revenue and margin targets. These jobs have two levels. The functions, tasks, and competencies are the same. It is expected that staff placed in senior jobs will have demonstrated competencies at a significantly higher level and will be expected to work with more complex accounts or books of business. Please refer to the HPI Competency Library for descriptions of competencies and the behaviors associated with them.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Develop & execute account and/or book of business plans to ensure attainment of group-specific goals\n- Analyze the business opportunities in group/book of business\n- Identify & confirm customer's needs & business strategies\n- Collect specific business information & competitive data on the account\n- Analyze quantitative data & identify current state\n- Identify gaps between current state & analyze impact of moving to optimal business position\n- Conduct political map analysis; identify & fill relationship gaps\n- Develop strategy for optimizing our business position\n- Plan & conduct customer meeting & approach\n- Successfully negotiate the strategy & changes w/ customer/broker/consultant\n- Ensure implementation of plan\n- Renew group at the right rate\n- Collaborate w/ pricing to implement an ongoing, proactive rate renewal strategy\n- Collect & deliver data required to drive the right rate\n- Review pricing's rate data to determine drivers of the rate change\n- Plan customer meeting & approach\n- Negotiate the renewal w/ customer/broker/consultant\n- Complete the rate renewal internally\n- Evaluate & manage business decisions that merit special consideration\n- Renew group w/ the right product & benefit mix\n- Collect required demographic & competitor data\n- Identify customer needs & KP business goals\n- Identify competitors' strengths & weaknesses\n- Analyze the group's demographics, utilization, & profitability vs. group's product mix\n- Develop product & benefit strategy & plan implementation\n- Plan customer meeting & approach\n- Negotiate the product & benefit mix w/ customer/broker/consultant\n- Develop open enrollment strategies to achieve growth targets\n- Collect & analyze key account & customer industry information\n- Identify & analyze customer needs & business strategy\n- Create opportunities for membership growth, including other Regions\n- Create opportunities for revenue growth & margin\n- Collaborate w/ Enrollment Strategist & Enrollment Specialists for input on plan\n- Develop sales strategy for increasing membership and/or revenue\n- Obtain buy-in on strategy to ensure support\n- Plan customer meeting & approach\n- Negotiate the strategy & changes w/ customer\n- Develop & execute member sales strategy including open enrollment & new hire strategies\n- Identify & facilitate new business opportunities for sales executives\n- Complete post-open enrollment analysis, identify lessons learned, & plan future strategies\n- Develop 365 strategies to achieve growth targets\n- Identify & analyze customer needs & business strategy for new hires & non-open enrollment activities\n- Develop sales strategy for increasing membership and/or revenue\n- Negotiation contracts that will drive membership & margin\n- Collaborate w/ Enrollment Strategist & Enrollment Specialists for input on plan\n- Negotiate the strategy w/ customer\n- Assume other duties as assigned\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Required: Four (4) - six (6) years of experience in marketing, business development, and/or managing business to business relationships with two (2) - four (4) years as a successful account manager required.\n- Management of Public Sector Accounts is highly preferred.\n- Preferred: Same\n- Bachelor's degree in marketing, finance, business administration OR equivalent experience required\n- MHA, MPH, or MBA preferred\n- Life license required or ability to obtain one within 120 business days of hire date\n- Knowledge of and experience with employee health benefits\n- Knowledge of underwriting processes, healthcare products, and contracts preferred", "date_new": "2012-05-15 19:36:20", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28706882/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Executive Account Manager - Strategic Accounts", "reqid": "135754", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28706882}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Regulatory Services Director - Survey and Provider Dispute Response(Oakland or Pasadena, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\n\nRegulatory Services Director - Survey and Provider Dispute Response\nKaiser Permanente\nOakland or Pasadena, CA\n\n\nThe Regulatory Services Director is for serving as the liaison with California State Regulator, Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) for onsite regulatory surveys.\n\nSpecific duties include:\n - DMHC Surveys\n    Help KP prepare for Routine and Non-Routine DMHC Surveys\n - Pre-survey and on-site document submission for Routine and Non-Routine surveys\n - Coordination of Opening and Exit Conferences for surveys\n - Coordinate, prepare, and file responses for the Preliminary and Final Survey Reports\n - Serve as direct-point-of contact with regulator for all survey issues\n - Partner with HPRS units and operational stakeholders statewide to prepare for surveys and develop responses to survey reports and corrective action plans - including interview preparation with stakeholders\n - DMHC Corrective Action Plan Management includes:\n    Coordination of Corrective Action Plan with responsible operational area for submission to DMHC Oversight of implementation of Corrective Action Plans Ongoing monitoring of Corrective Action Plans\nDMHC Provider Disputes\n - Respond to payment disputes received by DMHC from non-KP providers\nDHCS Fair Hearings\n - Represent KP at State Fair Hearings initiated by Medi-Cal members\nPersonnel Management: Manages the efforts of direct reporting, as well as matrix reporting, positions. Responsible for selecting, developing, and deploying personnel in the most effective manner to meet objectives. Responsible for performance management, compensation decisions, and providing on-going, regular developmental feedback. Influences performance management, compensation decisions, and ongoing feedback for individual contributors reporting to direct report managers, possibly through more than one layer of subordinate management.\n\nCommunications, Stakeholder Management, and Negotiation of Agreement: Facilitates communications, manages relationships with stakeholders, and garners support and agreement from involved parties for compliance initiatives and programs for functional areas across the enterprise.\n\nIssue Management, Response, and Mitigation: Responsible for issue management, response, and mitigation for functional areas across the enterprise. Proactively identifies risks and issues related to projects and production operations. Anticipates and addresses issues through regular communication with reporting positions and other internal and external parties at all levels, mitigating risk or, in the most severe cases, escalating issues for resolution by more senior levels as necessary.\n\nChange Management: Responsible for leading change management efforts for functional areas across the enterprise. Identifies and acts upon opportunities to leverage direct reporting team in change management activities; ensures direct reporting team is engaged in change management as appropriate.\n\nProject Management: Responsible for management of project plans for objectives or\nprojects for functional areas across the enterprise as well as ensuring project timelines and objectives are met for projects managed by reporting positions.\n\nStrategic development: Participates in the identification and development of objectives, goals, and strategy relative to functional areas across the enterprise.\nQualifications:\nMinimum Requirements\n\n5-8 years of management experience and 10-12 years progressively-responsible health care administration or regulatory experience.\nExpert knowledge of regulatory policies, practices and systems.\nExpert knowledge of regulatory-related practices and standards.\nProject management skills\nExpert knowledge of state regulatory environment\n4-year or clinical degree or equivalent experience\nMaster's degree or JD degree preferred .", "date_new": "2012-05-15 19:36:19", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28706877/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Regulatory Services Director - Survey and Provider Dispute Response(Oakland or Pasadena, CA)", "reqid": "134138", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28706877}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Psychiatric Social Worker LCSW, Marriage and Family Therapist, MFT Assistant, Psych Social Work Assistant\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nProvides assessment, diagnosis, treatment and crisis intervention as needed to members who present themselves for psychiatric evaluation. Collaborates with treating physician, psychiatric and allied health professional team to plan and direct each individual member's treatment program.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Assesses, develops and coordinates a clinical treatment program for Health Plan members with acute or chronic psychiatric disorders.\n- Consults with staff regarding diagnosis, strengths and deficits of member, as needed or appropriate.\n- Provides outpatient psychotherapy to individuals and groups.\n- Charts member's treatments and progress in accordance with state regulations and department procedures.\n- Instructs and counsels members regarding compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimens.\n- Interprets psychiatric treatment to member's family and helps to reduce fear and other attitudes obstructing acceptance of psychiatric care and continuation of treatment if asked to do so by member.\n- Makes referrals to case manager, as appropriate, and/or refers member's family to community support services and resources.\n- Utilizes resources of public and private agencies and community organizations to meet the needs of members.\n- Collaborates with physicians in screening and evaluating members for psychotropic medications.\n- May supervise PSW Assistants and PSW Interns, if supervision course has been completed.\n- Works on-call evenings, weekends & holidays, assuming primary responsibility for emergency psychiatric care and acting as consultant to emergency department physicians and staff.\n- Reports safety concerns to mandated reporting agencies.\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- Practice in an adult psychiatric clinic setting.\n- Provide individual and group brief Psychotherapy and crisis intervention to an adult psychiatric population.\n- Telephone screening as needed.\n- Facilitate at least 2 psychotherapy groups.\n- Participate in team meetings and collaborate with colleagues.\n- Consult with medical and psychiatric staff regarding diagnosis, evaluations, strengths and deficits.\n- Instruct and counsel patients regarding compliance with therapeutic regimens, including adherence to prescription medication within the scope of practice.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Psychiatric Social Worker (LCSW): Masters Degree in Social Work required from an accredited college or university and Valid Licensed Clinical Social Worker license in the State of California.\nOR\n- Marriage & Family Therapist (MFT): Masters Degree in Applied Behavioral Science required. Current license as a Marriage, Family and Child Counselor in the State of California, and previous post license, paid experience as a member of a psychiatric treatment team in an outpatient setting/program under licensed supervision (usually two to four years). Knowledge of state regulations with regard to ethics, treatment, patient rights and confidentiality.\nOR\n- Marriage & Family Therapist Assistant: Masters Degree in Applied Behavioral Science required from an accredited college of university.\nOR\n- Psychiatric Social Work Assistant: Masters Degree in Social Work required from an accredited college of university.\n\nOutpatient Psychiatric Social Worker:\n- Has experience in assessing, diagnosing and treating a broad range of psychiatric conditions.\n- Must have a Nat'l Provider Identifier (NPI), or obtain an NPI, prior to employment start date.\n- Must be familiar with DMS-IV-R as a means of diagnosis.\n- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.\n- Knowledge of social service agencies, state regulations, and professional board standards as is related to member treatment, patient rights, and member/patient confidentiality.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.\nInpatient Psychiatric Social Worker:\n- Working in an inpatient setting, a minimum of three years post licensure experience in acute inpatient psychiatric settings and with the use of psychosocial assessment and psychotherapeutic methods and measures in a hospital, clinic or agency preferred.\n- Previous clinical responsibility to include crisis intervention, individual and group psychotherapy preferred.\n- Previous clinical responsibility to include inpatient group treatment and crisis intervention preferred.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Minimum of two years experience in the use of psychosocial assessment and Psychotherapeutic methods and clinical case management in a hospital, outpatient clinic or agency.\n- Must demonstrate a high level of clinical expertise in diagnosis, evaluation and treatment planning for adult individuals and groups.\n- DBT skills a plus.\n- Experience treating psychiatric trauma conditions preferred.\n- Demonstrated excellent written and verbal skills required.\n- Must have the ability to work well in a team setting, have experience and be comfortable working with culturally diverse patients and colleagues.\n- Demonstrate a history of good attendance and at least satisfactory previous job performance.\n- Bilingual-English/Spanish speaking skills preferred\n\nSchedule: Full-Time Regular, 40 hours per week, Day shifts. Monday-Friday: 9:00am to 5:00pm. Night and weekend on-call to Emergency Department may be required. Regular Evening hours required for at least 20% of time.", "date_new": "2012-05-15 19:35:52", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28706869/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Psychiatric Social Worker LCSW, Marriage and Family Therapist, MFT Assistant, Psych Social Work Assistant", "reqid": "134697", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28706869}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Research: Senior Data Consultant\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nAt Kaiser Permanente, we're not just practicing medicine; we're working to advance it. We believe that research is an integral part of our social mission and essential to providing members with quality health care.\n\nFounded in 1961, the Division of Research's research program is built on a base of rigorous epidemiologic investigation in a large, well-characterized population. Many of the division's major contributions have been in the areas of risk factor identification, prevention, and drug safety. However, this is an exciting time in biologic, medical, and health services research, and the division is contributing to progress in many new areas including: research looking at the role of genes and the environment in health, clinical trials, and research to help answer the critical questions of how to implement and use health informatics, manage chronic illness, and motivate self-care and disease prevention.\n\nPostion Profile: Under general supervision, this position exists to assist the organization in making strategic data-related decisions by analyzing, manipulating, tracking, internally managing, and reporting data. This position takes an active leadership role both as a consultant and as a high-level statistical analytics programmer.\nEssential Functions:\n- Leads, makes significant contributions, &/or provides technical leadership to high visibility projects to identify\n- Resolves issues of strategic importance to the organization\n- Interfaces regularly w/ senior management to produce timely & valuable results\n- Directs the development of outcomes & process measures, including technical specifications, to enable population measurement, guideline implementation, & evaluation\n- Builds and maintains complex statistical routines using macros, vendor software, & software written by self & others\n- Tests & maintains data integrity across multiple databases (internal SAS, DB2, VSAM; external: Adobe, Excel, SAS parsing routines, COBOL)\n- Builds sophisticated statistical models & forecasting tools using these databases\n- Designs & enhances databases\n- Designs menu systems that are effective & user-friendly\n- Develops reports w/ accurate, easy to read, useful information that satisfies the client's needs\n- Designs & generates tracking and monitoring tools\n- Designs research plans for data gathering & analysis participates significantly in interpreting analyses & developing action plans accordingly\n- Defines & frames complex multi-dimensional healthcare issues & develops time tables/processes for decision making\n- Translates needs, issues, & ideas into effective strategies and action plans\n- Formulates specific implementation plans & evaluates the effectiveness of actions/programs implemented\n- Develops creative alternative solutions & works closely with IT and outside partners (and physicians for TPMG departments).\n- Sets the strategic direction of projects & determines goals and priorities w/ team, clients, or project management sponsors (when appropriate)\n- May coordinate team/project activities & schedules\n- May establish team membership & project participants, provides leadership to multi-disciplinary project teams, as well as manage work of outside consultants when used\n- Communicates results/recommendations to project sponsors, clients, & various senior level audiences (including physicians for TPMG departments)\n- May participate in the development & management of the department, including coaching and recruiting for consultants/analysts & other departmental activities\nOther Duties:\nThe incumbent provides data management, scientific programming and analytic support for the Research Program on Genes, Environment and Health (RPGEH) in the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research (DOR), including:\n- Creating data extracts and analytic datasets for collaborative studies\n- Conducting statistical analyses and creating tabular & graphical reports\n- Providing consultation to researchers concerning the availability and appropriate interpretation of KP and RPGEH data\n- Integrating data from diverse KP and RPGEH sources into a consolidated repository\n- Performing other programming, analytic or consulting duties as required\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 5+ years programming in SAS, SQL, VBA, net or equivalent statistical analytical programming language\n- Experience with analytical manipulation and interpretation of large databases required\n- Typically, 5+ years of related analytical consulting experience and healthcare experience preferred\n- Project management experience strongly preferred\n- Experience with MVS/TSO operating systems required\n- Master's degree in Economics, Finance, Health Care Administration, Public Health Administration, Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, or related field, or equivalent bachelor's degree and work experience in lieu of a Masters degree\n- Broad familiarity with medical practices, especially population management and process and outcomes measurement\n- Knowledge of JCL strongly preferred\n- Microsoft Office skills required\n- Ability to express complex analytical and technical information to senior management or to audiences with clinical training\n- Exceptional analytic and critical thinking skills, writing skills, communication skills, consulting skills, and ability to work within a team\n- Must be an independent self-starter\n- Proven leadership in consulting and, for some areas, project management\n- Must exhibit efficiency, collaboration, candor, openness, and results orientation\n- Ability to express complex analytical and technical information to senior management or to audiences with clinical training\n- Must be able to work in Labor/Management Partnership environment\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Expertise with Kaiser Permanente regional data sources and computing environments preferred\n- Familiarity with bioinformatics concepts, methods and software preferred\n- Familiarity with epidemiological and genetic statistical methods preferred\n\nSchedule: Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm\nThis position is expected to continue for 2 years work or pending continuation of grant/contract funding.", "date_new": "2012-05-13 18:56:53", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28663489/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Research: Senior Data Consultant", "reqid": "135393", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28663489}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sr. Research Assistant\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nWe are seeking a Sr. Research Assistant to join a clinical trials team studying medical therapies for painful back-related conditions, including sciatica and spinal stenosis. The successful applicant will be responsible for conducting eligibility screening, interviewing participants, organizing records, and completing web based questionnaires for these NIH-funded studies, working closely with the study investigators and clinic staff.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Assists in training new study staff in protocols & implementation of study goals/objectives\n- Provides instruction to participants to teach them how to perform specific study protocols\n- Prepares computer-generated reports, including statistical tables\n- Answers participants' & providers' questions\n- Screens & recruits participants; obtains consent\n- Schedules examination appointments for study participants\n- Conducts telephone or in-person interviews w/study participants & providers\n- Reviews questionnaires for completeness & accuracy; checks for inconsistencies; & codes open-ended questions.\n- Assists w/all aspects of mailed surveys\n- Monitors participant's progress (e.g.; blood pressure, exercise, response to questionnaires, tracking, etc)\n- Provides basic data management using database software\n- Maintains all pertinent project records & files\n- Transcribes data from records to forms\nOther Duties:\n- Assist in data collection/tracking/coordination\n- Assist in preliminary datamanagement/cleaning/analysis\n- Perform literature searches and review of journal articles\n- Participate on project teams and provide research support\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum of one-year experience in a research/health care environment required\n- Previous interviewing experience required\n- Experience in editing/coding questionnaires required\n- Associate's degree or equivalent experience required\n- Bachelor's degree may substitute for experience in field\n- Excellent interpersonal & communication skills; telephone skills required\n- Experience & knowledge of computer applications, such as word processing & database software, required\n- Familiar w/ medical terminology\n- Must be able to work in Labor and Management Partnership environment\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Experience with SAS and STATA preferred\n- Ability to take initiative in resolving programming, analytical, and epidemiological questions.\n- Experience in a research/health care environment with knowledge of medical practice and ambulatory care delivery preferred\n- Must be well-organized and detail oriented\n- Ability to work independently and with a team\n- Strong written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills\n\n+++ This position is expected to continue for2 years work or pending continuation of grant/contract funding +++", "date_new": "2012-05-13 18:56:53", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28663488/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr. Research Assistant", "reqid": "135403", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28663488}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Executive Consultant II\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThis position exists to provide leadership and facilitation in the resolution of strategic and sensitive issues or projects for regional or for multi-function groups directly under a senior executive. The incumbent acts as an advisor or thought partner by structuring undefined issues for resolution, researching issues, summarizing information and working with relevant stakeholders to provide the executive with the information needed to make sound and timely decisions. The incumbent represents executive position on committees and in communications with direct reports and outside clients. May manage others or support staff.\nEssential Functions:\n- Acts as an advisor or thought partner to a senior executive by structuring undefined issues for resolution, researching issues, summarizing information and working with relevant stakeholders to provide the executive with the information needed to make sound and timely decisions.\n- Provides consultation and analysis regarding regional performance and strategic opportunities.\n- Identifies the most effective means of solving the issues.\n- Facilitates committees and task forces.\n- May lead projects or oversee regional programs.\n- Delivers high quality results on time.\n- Acts as a communication liaison between the office and direct reports and outside clients.\n- Represents the executive's point of view and makes decisions on behalf (within established parameters).\n- Prepares presentations for the executive as well as papers and public statements.\n- Develops and administers the office budget.\n- Administers human resources initiatives, including compensation, executive search, succession planning, and management continuity.\n- Works with HR Consultants to facilitate resolution of any problems.\n- This executive consultant position is reserved for direct reports to Vice Presidents and Senior Vice Presidents.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Five (5) or more years of work experience in consulting, operations or project management, preferably in a health care setting.\n- Bachelor's degree, master's preferred, in finance, business, health care or public administration.\n- Demonstrated performance in strategic/operational analysis and planning, analytical techniques, financial and market assessments.\n- Demonstrated knowledge of the intricacies of hospital/HMO/medical offices operations and practices.\n- Superior communication, consulting, facilitation, negotiation, conflict management, problem resolution, change management skills and consensus building skills.\n- Superior leadership and project management skills.\n- Demonstrated ability to bring projects/initiatives to completion.\n- Ability to adapt to constantly changing priorities in managing a wide range of projects.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.", "date_new": "2012-05-13 18:56:53", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28663490/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Executive Consultant II", "reqid": "135419", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28663490}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Research Assoc III\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nSupervises day-to-day activities of a major segment(s) of a large study; all phases of a medium study; or several smaller studies to include direction of less experienced research staff. Large project usually is multi-year, with a budget in excess of $200k annually and hundreds of participants at multiple sites. Recommends solutions to project design problems. Final review required for some phases of projects.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Manages all or most of the research study components and phases.\n- Manages staff to include: hiring, training, evaluating performance and assigning work.\n- Designs, implements and interprets findings of pilot programs.\n- Identifies and oversees preparation of study tools and protocols.\n- Prepares/presents progress reports as well as assists in writing scientific articles.\n- Manages project budget; recommends budget actions/decisions.\n- Supervises and monitors data collection, data editing and on-site pretests.\n- Recommends solutions to project design problems.\n- Leads professional committees with other coordinators, investigators, etc.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Significant experience (five (5) plus years) in one (1) or more of the technical areas required.\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in public health, health care administration, epidemiology, or other related field required.\n- Master's degree in public health, health care administration, epidemiology, or other related field preferred.\n- Strong working knowledge of research methodology/research study design, hypothesis testing and qualitative data interpretation and application.\n- Knowledge of medical terminology.\n- Project management skills required.\n- Excellent knowledge of computer applications, such as word processing, spreadsheet design, and database applications.\n- Able to create flow charts, chart review instruments, design questionnaires, interpret data.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.", "date_new": "2012-05-13 18:56:52", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28663485/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Research Assoc III", "reqid": "135372", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28663485}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Clerk G1 Weekend, (No. 12-RUN-03), (Temporary)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nEssential Functions:\n- Transports specimens for processing, testing and/or distribution.\n- Establishes priority for timely transport of specimens from hospital and satellite collection sites (on occasion) to the main processing and testing lab area in a manner to contribute to a total turnaround time of less than 1 hour from the time of specimen collection.\n- Interacts with the LIS to log-in appropriate specimens for testing.\n- Communicates effectively with co-workers to ensure efficient specimen handling.\n- Employs proper procedures of safety and infection control when handling specimens.\n- Performs other duties as assigned.\n- Uses communication devices (pagers, phones, walkie-talkie, etc) effectively in responding to pickup and delivery of specimens.\n- Walk, ride shuttle or employs other modes available to transport specimens and materials in the timeframe needed.\n- Employs good judgment to ensure expedient transportation of specimens.\n- Sets appropriate priorities to respond to changing workload and conditions.\n- Knows and follows Infection Control Policies and procedures.\n- May perform various clerical tasks; i.e. maintaining log sheets, distributing paperwork/reports, filing, photocopying and other miscellaneous tasks.\n- All tasks are to be done accurately, in a timely fashion, and according to departmental procedure.\n- Perform other duties as assigned.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum High School / GED\n- Computer keyboard skills preferred.\n- Good oral and written English communication, additional languages desirable.\n- Ability to lift, transport and distribute lab supplies.\n- Good patient or customer relations skills based on previous work experience.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor Management Partnership (LMP).\n- Physical Requirements: Specific assignments require prolonged standing, bending, walking, sitting and ability to lift and move supplies.\n- Good mobility is essential.\n- Duties require manual dexterity in performance of wrist/hand intensive tasks.\n\nSchedule: Short-Hour Temporary, 16 hours per week, Day shift. Sunday and Saturday: 3:00pm to 11:30pm. Expected length of employment: up to three (3) months.", "date_new": "2012-05-13 18:56:46", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28663474/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Clerk G1 Weekend, (No. 12-RUN-03), (Temporary)", "reqid": "134382", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28663474}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Financial Analyst Financial Reporting\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThis position is responsible for distributing, updating, reviewing, tracking and receiving monthly and quarterly reports, schedules and templates; performing reconciliations; loading data into TM1 and producing TM1 reports; assisting in the monthly, quarterly and annual close process; and other duties as assigned.\n\nEssential Functions:\n-Perform various monthly, quarterly and annual reconciliations as directed.\n- Update schedules or reports, create additional ones as needed, distribute to regions/entities, track their return and copy and distribute to appropriate POFR staff.\n-Assist in processing manual checks.\n- Produce monthly Summary Statement of Membership and Net Income (Flash Report).\n- Load regional/entity data into the TM1 cube.\n- Assist in performing quality control checks on IMROP and other documents/reports.\n-Monitor compliance with records retention policy.\n- Prepare monthly and year-end close calendars and checklists, or assist/backup other staff in this function.\n- Track timeliness of various regional/entity deliverables to POFR and prepare Timeliness report each month for distribution to regions/entities, or act as backup to staff performing this function.\n- Collects PBC information for year-end audit or act as backup to staff performing this function.\n-Assist as directed by the Manager of Financial Reporting in the closing process and the preparation of financial statements.\n-Other duties as assigned.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Typically two (2) to four (4) years financial analysis or related experience.\n- Bachelor's degree in finance related field or equivalent experience.\n- General application of financial analysis concepts and principles.\n- Full use and application of standard, financial analysis principles, theories, concepts and techniques.\n- Required proficiency in PC based word processing and spreadsheet applications, including advanced functions such as graphics, pivot tables and macros.\n- Working knowledge of financial analysis policies, practices and systems.\n- Able to formulate study designs and conduct analyses.\n- Frequent use and general knowledge of industry practices, techniques and standards.", "date_new": "2012-05-12 18:45:27", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28657074/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Financial Analyst Financial Reporting", "reqid": "135077", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28657074}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Manager Finance Financial Planning\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Manager of Finance willmanage a financial planning unit that provides key business processes, data, analysis and reporting that supports the attainment of finance goals. He or she will be responsible for managing the processes that consolidates and analyzes the annual budgets, strategic plan, quarterly forecasts, and monthly budget/forecast to actual variance analysis. This position will be a change management expert and guide the finance organization through change.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Provides leadership and direction for the staff in accordance with the overall strategic direction of the department.\n- Facilitates the ongoing learning, well-being, professional satisfaction and development of staff through training, work assignments, increased responsibility/autonomy and mentoring.\n- Serves as the content expert of the responsible area, providing assistance and advice.\n- Recommends financial process improvement to finance leadership\n- Communicates information effectively, translating financial data into meaningful information that support business decision-making.\n- Applies understanding of operational and financial performance to anticipate and meet the needs of clients.\n- Holds unit to high standards of performance.\n- Assures integrity of data and analysis.\n- Partners with stakeholder groups in resolving operational / planning issues, and gaining acceptance and approvals.\n- Coordinates Financial Planning activities with stakeholder groups.\n- Prepares analysis and presentation for senior leadership.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n-Three or moreyears of management experience.\n-Five or more years ofyears of related experience.\n- Four (4) year degree in related field or equivalent experience.\n- Requires full knowledge of own area of functional responsibility and working knowledge of another function.\n- Proficiency with Microsoft office (i.e. Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint).\nPreferred Experience:\n- Master's in Business Administration.\n- Strongdirectly related financial planning and analysis experience.\n- Experience with TM1, Cognos, or relational databases.\n- Knowledge in one of the following: accounting, finance, quantitative analysis, financial analysis, information systems, or organizational development.\n- Excellent skills in analytic problem solving and group processes.", "date_new": "2012-05-12 18:45:27", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28657076/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Manager Finance Financial Planning", "reqid": "135431", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28657076}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Senior Auditor, Internal Audit Services (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nKaiser Permanente\nSenior Auditor\nOakland,CA\n\nInternal Audit Services (IAS) is looking for a Senior Auditor. \nEssential Functions:\n-Effectively prepare a well-developed audit approach and document high quality work papers for complex financial and operational audits.\n-Understand and document business systems / processes using narrative and/or flowcharting techniques.\n-Prepare and utilize risk assessment tools, audit-related exhibits, materials, communications, etc. as required.\n-Analyze findings, determine 'root causes', formulate opinions, and develop recommendations.\n-Prepare work papers documenting and supporting audit procedures and techniques conducted.\n- Under guidance of Auditor-in-Charge, may prepare audit presentations to management. \n-Other duties as assigned.\n-25-35% travel.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n-Typically less than 5 years of professional auditing or comparable experience\n-Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, finance, information systems or related field or equivalent experience required.\n- Demonstrated knowledge, skills, and experience in applying the principles and practices of internal auditing in accounting, financial, and operational environments, including auditing business functions and information technology systems.\n- Demonstrated general accounting, financial and business skills, knowledge, and experience.\n- Demonstrated skills in the identification and resolution of business problems within a team setting. Ability to research and identify best practices.\n- Demonstrated ability to understand and document business processes and related internal controls in narrative and/or flowchart formats.\n- Demonstrated ability to effectively utilize general audit software such as ACL, AutoAudit, etc.\n- Basic project management skills.\n- Demonstrated ability to adapt quickly to changing demands and environment and rapidly develop in-depth knowledge of new audit areas.\n- Excellent verbal, written communication, and presentation skills. Ability to persuade, articulate & defend positions.\n- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Access)\n- Ability to travel 25-35% of the time\n\nOne of the following certifications is strongly preferred:\n- Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)\n- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)\n- Certified Information System Auditor (CISA)\nIf currently not certified, employee is expected to actively demonstrate progress toward completion of certification within a reasonable time as approved by the VP, Internal Audit Services.", "date_new": "2012-05-12 18:45:27", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28657075/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Senior Auditor, Internal Audit Services (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "135379", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28657075}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sr Consultant, Marketing Analytics - Oakland, CA\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nSummary/Overall Purpose\nThe Direct Marketing group is responsible for developing and implementing targeted direct response marketing strategies to support business line growth objectives. This position's primary role is to provide analytical support by way of marketing and consumer insights to inform our direct marketing learning agenda.\n\nThe Senior Consultant is expected to bring scientific rigor to marketing, fostering a test-and-learn approach, with the end goal of maximizing the effectiveness of marketing efforts. Also demonstrates a thirst for knowledge and natural curiosity that leads to continuous improvement in analytical techniques used and in marketing processes. In this position, the Senior Consultant will also manage a team of analysts. The specific focus will be on consumer loyalty and retention marketing programs within Direct Marketing.\n\nResponsibilities include:\n1. Support business objectives in making strategic data-driven decisions by analyzing, internally managing and reporting data\n2. Design and execute complex analytics projects that involve data collection and statistical analysis\n3. Contribute to problem solving, process design and analytical report development. Problem-solving continually involves new concepts and creativity where precedents are limited.\n4. Support the design and analysis of direct marketing campaigns\n5. Hires, assesses, coaches and develops staff. Provides oversight, coaching & management to individual contributors\n6. Requires significantly complex decision-making and a high level of judgment to make appropriate decisions for diverse and ambiguous issues.\n7. Generally involves a high degree of interpretation and analysis of somewhat obscure or inconclusive data.\nQualifications:\nExperience\n5+ years experience in direct marketing analytics, marketing insights, or statistical analysis with a proven ability to translate data and analysis into actionable business insights to a business minded audience\n - Experience manipulating large databases as well as ad hoc data and reports to generate insights\n - Proven track record of direct marketing tactics, creative thinking, and problem solving.\n - Experience managing staff, cross functional and external partners in fast paced, deadline oriented environment.\n - Demonstrated ability to lead professionals and manage others through influence and collaboration.\n - Demonstrated ability to communicate technical messages and translate them into business level benefits.\nEducation/Training\n - Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, mathematics, economics or related field required. Master's degree in relevant field a plus.\n - Minimum experience: 4 + years experience in data analysis\n - Prior experience in database marketing, reporting, market profiling or general analytics preferred\n - Understanding of SAS, SPSS or other statistical analysis package\n - Experienced in regression analysis using SAS\n - Understanding of statistically designed tests and response models\n - Strong analytical skills and ability to conduct complex data analysis using Microsoft Excel and Access. Demonstrated ability to manipulate data, understand complexities, and generate relevant reports.\n - Excellent organizational and communication skills required, both oral and written.\n - Flexible and creative, with a collaborative work style. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.\n - Attention to detail and strong follow-through.\n - High-energy and self-motivated.\n - Proven ability to interpret data and express implications of analysis to clients\n - Excellent analytical, written and verbal skills\n - Proven self-starter with strong ability to meet deadlines.", "date_new": "2012-05-12 18:45:27", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28657078/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr Consultant, Marketing Analytics - Oakland, CA", "reqid": "135562", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28657078}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sr Workers' Compensation Examiner\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nManages complex and litigated workers compensation indemnity claims requiring considerable judgment, independent analysis, and detailed knowledge. Acts in lead capacity in claims unit.\nEssential Functions:\n- Supervises administrative clerks and claims assistant, including the distribution of work, coaching, and performance evaluations.\n- Acts as claims manager in the claims managers' absence.\n- Reviews and approves work of examiners based on authority level.\n- Trains claim examiners.\n- Reviews, analyzes, and assigns new claims.\n- Assigns claims for investigation as necessary to help resolve compensability issues.\n- Makes determination to accept, delay, or deny claims based upon valid medical, factual, or statutory reasons.\n- Controls and manages medical aspect of each claim.\n- Determines probable monetary value of case and assigns appropriate reserves.\n- Reviews reserves regularly to ensure adequacy.\n- Ensures payment of benefits in accordance w/ the California Labor Code, Administrative Rules and Regulations, and departmental policies and procedures.\n- Manages all aspects of litigated cases in accordance w/ client specifications.\n- Assigns case to Rehabilitation Counselor as needed.\n- Negotiates cost effective settlements.\n- Meets w/ assigned clients at least quarterly to review claims and discuss any pertinent issues.\n- Assumes managerial responsibilities in absence of claims manager.\n\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- Responsible for the daily management of workers compensation caseload of approximately 135 cases.\n- Determines if a case should be accepted, delayed or denied based on medical, factual and legal aspects of each individual case.\n- Controls and manages medical aspects of all cases in their caseload.\n- Manages all aspects of litigation of negotiates settlements.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Significant experience (usually three (3) to five (5) years) in California workers compensation claims administration/examining.\n- Previous supervisory experience or ability to act in a lead capacity.\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Business, Social, or Behavioral Science.\n- Insurance Education Associations Certification and Certificate of Competency required.\n- Strong written and verbal communication skills.\n- Proficient in a variety of software applications.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.\n\n\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Minimum 5 years of workers compensation claims handling experience.\n- Proven workers compensation claim technical expertise.\n\n\nSkills Testing: Technical Workers Compensation Claim Exam", "date_new": "2012-05-12 18:43:39", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28657012/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr Workers' Compensation Examiner", "reqid": "130060", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28657012}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Executive Director, Actuarial Services - National Accounts\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThis position is responsible for making sure that appropriate methodology is in place in all regions so that we deliver the required revenue to the organization. In his/her FEHBP role, he/she is responsible for minimizing audit findings on the $2.25 billion FEHBP line of business. In his/her national accounts role, he/she is influential in making sure that appropriate investments are made in major accounts so that membership/margin targets are met. In the SBU/KPIF role, he/she is influential in delivering positive membership and margin performance in the face of dramatic market changes ushered in by ACA.\nThis position provides actuarial leadership, management and analytical support for the following lines of business:\n- Large group rating methodology program-wide with corresponding actuarial rate modeling support\n- Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP)\n- National Accounts\n- KP employee health benefits plan.\n- KP Individual Plan (KPIF)\n- Small Group\nEssential Functions:\n- Providing leadership on the actuarial aspects of the National Pricing System (NPS) and related applications, the rate modeling process and rating factor development for the regions outside of California.\n- Providing program-wide financial and strategic leadership for the Federal Employee Health Benefit Plan (FEHBP) line of business and implementing appropriate risk management protocols to minimize audit findings or Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) rebate exposure.\n- Providing program-wide actuarial leadership for the National Accounts line of business, including strategy development and renewal negotiations for our largest accounts and process improvements to help manage this portfolio of business.\n- Supporting and partnering with regional staff to analyze individual and small group product line financials to determine premium rates, profit forecasts, reserve adequacy, and other product line evaluations.\n- Modeling and analysis (including durational analysis) - e.g., to forecast the impact of changes in underwriting practices on acceptance rates, membership and financial results.\n- Offering instruction for and collaboration with regions actuarial staff.\n- Forecasting - membership, revenue and costs under various scenarios.\n- Explaining rating factors and rating methodology to senior-level internal (e.g., OLG) and external stakeholders (e.g., large customers, consulting houses).\n- Increasing the skill level and competency of market-facing staff regarding the KP large group rating methodology.\n- Evaluating the impact of ACA on revenue and rate impact on individual and small group business lines.\n- Drive standardization of tools and processes used by regional actuaries in supporting individual and small group business lines, including regulatory rate filings; promote best practices.\n- This position is expected to report to the Chief Actuary. This position interacts with many other internal leaders (listed below in key relationships) and many senior leaders at OPM, technology vendor leaders, and at our largest national accounts.\n- Models and reinforces ethical behavior in self and others in accordance to 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.\n- Regional Leaders are accountable for communication, implementation, enforcement, monitoring and oversight of compliance policies and practices in their departments.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- An Associate Society of Actuaries (ASA) is required along with being a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries (MAAA).\n- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration or related field required.\n- Must have a minimum of 8 years of experience in insurance brokerage, benefits consulting or health plan actuarial services.\n- Must have a minimum of 5 years of experience managing professional staff.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Fellowship in the Society of Actuaries (FSA) is preferred but not required", "date_new": "2012-05-12 18:41:24", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28656957/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Executive Director, Actuarial Services - National Accounts", "reqid": "135443", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28656957}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Competitive Intelligence Analyst (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nKaiser Permanente\nCompetitive Intelligence Analyst\nOakland, CA\n\n\nKaiser Permanente is looking for an Analyst in the Competitive Assessment group, which provides leadership with comprehensive analysis of health benefits and provider trends, tracks KP's position relative to competitors on all relevant dimensions (e.g. price, cost structure, service, and products), and provides analysis of competitive environment to KP that challenges current beliefs and identifies actions needed to improve KP's competitive position.\n\nCompetitive Assessment tracks, analyzes, provides business intelligence and relevant market insight, and reports on market and competitor trends to support enterprise-wide senior leadership (including Health Plan & Hospital leadership and the Permanente Medical Groups) in their strategic business decisions. The group brings external market information into the company to inform numerous strategic business processes (e.g. proposal design, pricing decisions, cost trend, product strategy, etc).\n\nEssential Functions\nObtains, assembles and organizes market and competitive data from a variety of external and internal sources, including research services, investor reports, website sources and print sources, for easy use by internal business and analytical clients.\nCollects data and performs analyses of healthcare issues and trends to increase understanding of competitor performance and strategy, and to inform the development of KP market strategy.\nPerforms basic analysis of health plan competitors and the healthcare market. Works with colleagues to frame issues, develop analytical approaches, evaluate assumptions, identify key trends, assess options, etc.\nEvaluates sources of market and competitive information for relevance, dependability and accuracy.\nCollaborates with peers and with other departments on special projects. Responds to ad hoc requests for information and consulting.\nDevelops sophisticated Excel reporting tools.. Creates and maintains databases with information on health plans and health providers.\nPrepares presentation materials.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications\n - Strong critical thinking and analytical skills\n - Demonstrated ability to conduct and interpret quantitative and qualitative analysis\n - Very strong Excel skills (including VLOOKUP, macros, check boxes, toggle buttons)\n - Proficient with PC applications including Word/PowerPoint/Access\n - Excellent written and verbal communication skills\n - Data analysis and data mining\n - 4-year degree and 1-2 years of experience\nPreferred Qualifications\nPrevious related analytical and/or consulting experience in one or more of the following areas preferred:\n - Healthcare related projects\n - Competitive market analysis and research\n - Economic analysis or forecasting\n - Analysis of corporate income statements and/or balance sheets\n - HTML, SAS, SQL or other programming skills", "date_new": "2012-05-11 19:42:23", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28639284/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Competitive Intelligence Analyst (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "135128", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28639284}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Clinical Business Process Mgr\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nBusiness Process Manager\nOakland, CA or Pleasanton, CA, or Corona, CA\n\nThe Contact Center Strategy provides the Program-wide capability and roadmap for upgrading the technology and redefining the business processes for our 45 Contact Centers across the Enterprise. This $250+ million dollar project will improve customer satisfaction and move Kaiser Permanente ahead of our competitors. The Business Process Manager is the designated resource responsible for the quality of the business area's deliverables and for performing the business processes, such as user acceptance testing, that produce those deliverables. Business Process Managers generally control the inputs used in the process and are accountable for the quality of the outputs. The Business Process Manager is expected to work in conjunction with the Realization Team Leader to ensure that the business requirements are defined and that the program realizes the Business Plan objectives.\n\nEssential Functions\n- Primary liaison to the business community.\n- Acts as primary point of coordination/aggregation of business requirements\n- Ensures that business requirements are defined and feasible.\n- Maintains ownership of functional description of the business plan.\n- Verifies that the business requirements are supported in the IT implementation\n- Provides planning expertise for deploying solutions in the deployment sites.\n- Signs off on the system transition strategy and plan, where applicable.\n- Contributes to estimates for project costs (time, money, resources, etc.) and assists in managing budgets and schedules for the project's business resources.\n- Maintains constant communications with the RTL regarding process or site deployment issues.\n- Identifies deployment environment changes that may impact the solution.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications\n- Bachelor's degree required\n- Minimum of 8+ years of direct business related experience which may include large business technology projects with a significant number of integrated processes.\n- Demonstrates ability to direct and manage quality reviews and quality control monitoring for large complex programs.\n- Competency with Microsoft Office Suite of products (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Project)", "date_new": "2012-05-11 19:42:20", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28639280/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Clinical Business Process Mgr", "reqid": "134421", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28639280}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Medical Assistant, Grade 180\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nAssists in examination and treatment of patients under the direction of the Physician and/or designee.\nEssential Functions:\n- Interviews patients, measures vital signs, and other pertinent information as required by department.\n- Records information in patients' medical record.\n- Prepares treatment rooms and patients for examination.\n- Assists clinician with care of the patient.\n- Handles inventories and orders and replenishes medical supplies and materials.\n- Gives treatments and performs routine laboratory tests as required by department.\n- Schedules appointments, performs clinical tasks and completes appropriate forms as required by department.\n- May be responsible for administering medications, including injections.\n- May be responsible for cleaning, processing, sterilizing and checking instruments.\n- Performs data entry.\n- Performs clinical/technical skills specific to the department.\n- Performs other related duties as necessary.\n- Customer Service: Practices customer service standards as defined by the Medical Center and specified department.\n- Anticipates the customer's needs, takes proactive steps to meet those needs, by listening and taking responsibility within scope to ensure issues are resolved.\n- Promptly responds to alarms and patient requests.\n- Facilitates the customer's ability to utilize resources.\n- Assures a clean, orderly, and functional work environment.\n- Team Commitment: Is an effective team member who is flexible, cooperative, and willing to assist others.\n- Manages difficult or conflict situations constructively and seeks appropriate assistance.\n- Takes accountability for own actions.\n- Acts as a resource and mentor to new employees, students, and other team members.\n- Actively participates in departmental professional development activities.\n- Adheres to Attendance Policy.\n- Supports a collaborative labor-management partnership environment.\n- No supervisory responsibilities.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum six (6) months of experience or successful completion of Kaiser Externship.\n- High School Diploma or GED.\n- Completion of a course of study consistent with the requirements for Medical Assistants as specified by the Medical Board of California.\n- BLS certification.\n- Medical Terminology Certificate or equivalent experience.\n- Ability to use personal computer.\n- Ability to read, writes, and comprehends medical information.\n- Ability to effectively present information, both verbal and written.\n- Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment.\n- Refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.\n\nSchedule: Short-Hour Regular, 8 hours per week, Day shifts. Friday: 9:30am to 6:00pm and every other Monday off. Starting and ending times and days may vary according to departmental needs.", "date_new": "2012-05-11 19:40:38", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28639119/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Medical Assistant, Grade 180", "reqid": "131842", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28639119}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Project Management Lead\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Lead Project Manager in the Kaiser Permanente Information Technology (KP-IT) National Facilities Services Business Information Office (BIO) Integrated Systems Delivery (ISD) group is responsible for leading projects focused upon device and system integration and the delivery of those systems/devices into operational use. The Lead Project Manager is accountable for meeting financial and schedule commitments for all assigned projects and to communicate effectively with cross functional team members. Additionally the KPIT Lead Project Manager is accountable to ensure that IT services are delivered according to scope, schedule and budget.\n\nThis is a position for a Lead Project Manager in the National Facilities Services BIO joining our Integrated Systems Delivery Team. The Integrated Systems Delivery Team partners with various internal groups that include but are not limited to Clinical Technology, IT, National Facilities Services and our Clinical Partners. The ISD team is constantly working on leading edge technology projects and it is our mission to improve the quality of care provided to our members by providing the correct data and controls to the correct person in the correct context at the correct time.\n\n\nEssential Functions:\nExhibit leadership to motivate, set achievable objectives, maintain a positive outlook, take responsibility, make decisions and provide constructive feedback\nBuild, track and monitor project plan(s) using either MS Project or Primavera to ensure that the project is on schedule and budget and that it remains so\nEnsure project data is accurate and available for review by management and ensure that management is proactively informed of potential problems so that they can be resolved before they become insurmountable\nUtilize a proactive change control process\nUse negotiation skills to achieve successful project outcomes around issues, scope, schedule, costs/budget and resources\nManage the project funding/budget process\nMatrix manage project managers and teams from other KP-IT groups who supply resources and services to the project\nConsistently support 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 (if applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures.\nManages complex projects or multiple projects of moderate complexity.\n- Total managed project budget up to $10 million.\n- Project complexity includes multiple sites and up to 10 interdependent work tracks.\n- Project Integration Management, including converts business cases to business plans.\n- Manages coordination across multiple stakeholders from both IT and Business to ensure project objectives are met.\n- Understands and consistently meets project stakeholder expectations within scope of project role by responding promptly to client/stakeholderinquiries.\n- Demonstrates knowledge and use of change management process.\n- Responsible for accurate time reporting for project work they are leading.\n- Responsible for measuring and reporting 'on budget' metric for assigned scope.\n- May provide quality reviews and guidance for projects.\n- Directs or may develop the quality/testing strategies for the project. Provides best practice recommendations and trade-off scenarios for consideration.\n- Establishes coordination across projects to ensure adequate resources are available and delivery commitments are met.\n- Responsible for tracking and reporting accurate project and deliverable status for assigned scope of work.\n- Capable of developing communication presentations with minimal guidance.\n- May assist in the development or provide guidance to project managers in development of risk plans, qualitative/quantitative risk assessments.\n- Evaluates business cases for vendor requirements.\n- Contributes to RFP development and technical specifications.\n- Demonstrates understanding of and applies knowledge in all phases of the project delivery life cycle.\n- Accountable for coordination ofcollection and validation of business requirements.\n- May determine the impact of current/existing technologies on the project.\n- Negotiates with application release manager to include changes in a release.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n - B.S. degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or Management Information Systems or equivalent experience.\n - Required is 8 years of information technology experience that includes a broad understanding of both IT infrastructure and application projects through professional services consulting and/or project/program management.\n - 6 years of progressive experience as a program/project manager that includes managing implementations of large, complex projects with multi-million dollar budgets.\n - Demonstrated strong customer focus and client relationship building skills\n - Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n - System Integration experience is preferred\n - Very strong presentation creation and delivery experience is preferred.\n - Capital Construction experience is a plus\n - Healthcare experience is a plus\n - Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute.", "date_new": "2012-05-11 19:39:20", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28639077/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Project Management Lead", "reqid": "135319", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28639077}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Senior Audit and Compliance Analyst Marketing Finance\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nPerforms and participates in planning various and diverse operational and financial audits, reviews and special projects for National Compliance.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Responsible for conducting and documenting complex financial and operational audits.\n- Understand and document business systems/processes using narrative and/or flowcharting techniques.\n- Analyze findings, determine 'root causes', formulate opinions, and develop recommendations.\n- Prepare working papers documenting and supporting audit procedures and techniques conducted.\n- Under guidance of Auditor-in-Charge, may prepare audit presentations to management.\n- Interprets and analyzes situations and information based on established concepts and general guidelines.\n- Make decisions in conjunction with AIC on less defined issues and selects methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.\n- Develops solutions to complex problems.\n- May refer to established precedents and policies when making decisions.\n- Assesses information to identify the best solution from existing alternatives.\n- Requires in-depth analysis to develop solutions for complex problems.\n- Interact regularly with various Regional management, Internal Audit management and staff, and external auditors and consultants.\n- Conduct assigned audit projects independently and/or with team members.\n- In conjunction with AIC determines and identifies potential risks and opportunities to the organization, and develops appropriate corrective action plans.\n- Has no formal supervisory responsibilities.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Typically at least five (5) years of professional auditing or comparable experience required.\n- Demonstrated knowledge, skills and experience in applying the principles and practices of internal auditing in accounting, financial and operational environments, including auditing business functions and information technology systems.\n- Demonstrated general accounting, financial and business skills, knowledge, and experience.\n- Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, finance, information systems or related field or equivalent experience required.\n- One (1) of the following certifications (or actively pursuing one (1) of these): Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Information System Auditor (CISA).\n- In addition to knowledge and skills of an Auditor II.\n- Demonstrated skills in the identification and resolution of business problems within a team setting.\n- Ability to research and identify best practices.\n- Demonstrated ability to understand and document business processes and related internal controls in narrative and/or flowchart formats.\n- Demonstrated ability to effectively utilize general audit software such as ACL, Auto Audit, etc.\n- Basic project management skills.\n- Demonstrated ability to adapt quickly to changing demands and environment, and rapidly develop in-depth knowledge of new audit areas.\n- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.\n- Ability to persuade, articulate and defend positions.\n- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access).\n- Lotus Notes.", "date_new": "2012-05-10 19:07:13", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28606759/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Senior Audit and Compliance Analyst Marketing Finance", "reqid": "135120", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28606759}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Compliance Consultant III-PharmacyCompliance Analyst(Oakland or Pasadena, CA or any KP Region)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nCompliance Consultant III - Pharmacy Compliance Analyst\nKaiser Permanente\nOakland or Pasadena, CA or any KP Region\n\nThis Position is responsible for partnering with regional Pharmacy personnel, Pharmacy Fraud Control, Pharmacy Compliance, , Enterprise Governance, Risk and Compliance (eGRC) initiatives and National Compliance's various departments (management and analysts) to conduct and document complex Pharmacy-related analyses identified from analytic tools within iACT and pharmacy. Adhere to eGRC reporting and monitoring and review, document and present to NSIU and / or Regional Subject Matter Experts (SME). Identifying best practices and process improvement surfaced by internal analytics.\n\nResearches, plans, implements, and monitors a broad portfolio of compliance systems and initiatives to enable organizational compliance with all applicable Federal, state, and local regulations/laws, as well as overseeing the protection of organizational assets. On an on-going basis, researches and interprets regulations and laws to establish compliance standards, and may develop and/or deliver training and communications/change management relative to new standards. Assesses organizational systems (both physical and process or data related) to determine gaps in compliance and determine opportunities for remediation. Advises the organization on all compliance matters. May investigate violations of compliance policy, laws, regulations, etc. or conduct on-going monitoring and reporting to ensure remediation. May be responsible for project management relative to new compliance initiatives, products, or annual processes.\n\nMajor Responsibilities:\n\nAnalysis includes Part D and other pharmacy related usage, payment and statistical review of analytic findings.\nCategorization and presentation of findings with recommendation of action(s).\nRecommendations could include internal prepayment review or process improvement recommendations\nApplication of eGRC documentation rules and use of eGRC system(s)\nCompliance analysis and impact/ risk assessment.\nAssist with designing analyses and project management of technical and business processes relating to Medicare rules and regulations Fraud, Waste and Abuse requirements Improvement of existing algorithms.\nPrepare and present recommendations with supporting documentation (gleaned from internal and external sources) to Investigator(s).\nProvide training to regional Pharmacy departments as needed\nUnderstand and document business systems / processes using narrative and/or flowcharting techniques.\nUsing quantitative and qualitative methods, capture and present external and internal experts findings\nPerform in depth root-cause analysis related to findings and design solution and implementation process in coordination with operational business partner\nPrepare and deliver analyses and recommendations to management.\nUnderstanding of technology involved. Create and maintain detailed project, analyses and communication plans. Ability to interact with Information Technology personnel\nUnderstanding of oversight and risks in the Pharmacy area\nCreation of education and training program. Provide education and training as needed.\nRequires excellent judgment to identify best solutions from existing alternatives.\nInteracts regularly with various Regional Pharmacy personnel, management and staff, National Compliance Office, Regional Pharmacy management, Fraud Control Manager and National Special Investigations Unit.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Required: Five (5) to eight (8) years of heath care compliance, health care operations (quality, risk, etc.), audit, finance, project management, regulatory or public policy development, investigations, information security, or insurance/health plan governance experience\n- Four (4) year or clinical degree or equivalent experience\n- Expert analysis, which includes prescriptions, payment and statistical review of analytic findings.\n- Experience and understanding of oversight and risks in the Pharmacy area\n- Thorough knowledge of health care compliance policies, practices and systems\n- Complete understanding of compliance principles, theories, and concepts\n- Full knowledge of health care industry practices and standards\n- Ability to draft and revise documents including policies, standards, analyses, and reports\n- Project management skills\n\nPreferred Qualification\n- Thorough knowledge of health care and related compliance issues", "date_new": "2012-05-10 19:07:13", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28606760/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Compliance Consultant III-PharmacyCompliance Analyst(Oakland or Pasadena, CA or any KP Region)", "reqid": "135125", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28606760}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Lead Project Manager, National Sales Operations\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nKaiser Permanente\nLead Project Manager, National Sales Operations\n\n\nKaiser Permanente is looking for a Lead Project Manager in any of our regional locations. \n\n\nEssential Functions:\n\n - The Lead Project Manager will manage projects and programs within Sales and Sales Operations with a high degree of autonomy.\n - Plans and tracks projects (tactical and strategic), cost effectiveness, communication, risk analysis, quality assurance, team management, and implementation of highly visible, sensitive and multi-faceted projects.\n - Ensures assigned projects are delivered within scope, schedule, budget and quality levels are consistent with partner/customer expectations.\n - Manages complex projects or multiple projects of moderate complexity.\n - Leverages knowledge and prior experience to develop appropriate solutions.\n - Leverages knowledge of and trains Project Management methodology, skills, tools for team members.\n - Interprets less defined guidelines to make recommendations for process improvements and/or enhancements.\n - Exercises considerable judgment to make decisions for complex and yet to be defined processes.\n - Requires complex decision making in planning, developing and implementing customized processes, tools and performance metrics.\n - Requires considerable judgment in assigning projects to appropriate staff to ensure execution excellence. Must prioritize work in alignment with organizational strategies as they evolve.\n - Develops solutions to a diverse range of complex problems, which require creativity, innovation and a strong knowledge of organizational climate.\n - Prepares written and verbal reports to senior leadership and project sponsors.\n - Coordination and leadership of teams of 5-15 individuals from entry to senior level positions. No direct supervisory responsibilities.\n - Up to 30% travel.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n - 5+ years of project management experience\n - 4 year degree or 4 additional years of equivalent experience\n\n\nIf not already certified, these certifications will be required within the first year of employment:\n - Project Management Professional (PMP)\n - Six Sigma or Lean Six Sigma Certification\n\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n - Experience in Sales, Account Management or Sales Operations in addition to project management experience.", "date_new": "2012-05-10 19:07:12", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28606754/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Lead Project Manager, National Sales Operations", "reqid": "134995", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28606754}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sr Consultant\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nProvides high quality and cost effective project management, management consulting, and analytic support services or technical expertise and has sole responsibility for large complex analytical projects.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Leads, makes significant contributions, and/or provides technical leadership to high visibility projects to identify and resolve issues of strategic importance to the organization.\n- Interfaces regularly w/ senior management to produce timely and valuable results.\n- Sets the strategic direction of projects.\n- Determines goals and priorities w/ management team sponsors.\n- Establishes team membership and negotiates time commitments and resources.\n- Develops proposals for clients outlining proposed project structure, approach, and work plan.\n- Provides staff leadership to project teams, as well as manages work of outside consultants when needed.\n- Designs research plans for data gathering and analysis; participates significantly in interpreting analysis and developing action plans accordingly.\n- Produces or oversees development of written materials for senior executives and other key clients.\n- Plans and facilitates meetings.\n- Makes formal presentations to various senior level audiences.\n- Assists, as needed, in planning and coordinating w/ other ongoing teams and projects to maximize effectiveness.\n- Participates in the development and management of the department, including coaching, recruiting, and conducting performance reviews for consultants/analysts, and other departmental activities.\n\nKaiser 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.\nConsistently 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.\nIn 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.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Typically five (5) or more years of experience in one of the technical areas required.\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Economics, Health Care Administration, Operations Research, Public Health Administration, or other related field.\n- Master's degree preferred.\n- Demonstrated ability to determine the key business issues and develop appropriate action plans from multidisciplinary perspectives.\n- Demonstrated ability to conduct and interpret quantitative/qualitative analysis.\n- Proven leadership skills in project management and consulting.\n- Must exhibit efficiency, collaboration, candor, openness, and results orientation.\n- Demonstrate an understanding of the operations of KP, health policy trends, and any applicable regulations related to the responsible technical area.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.", "date_new": "2012-05-10 19:06:48", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28606728/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr Consultant", "reqid": "134954", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28606728}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Vice President, Human Resources - Information Technology\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThis position is the top HR leader supporting Information Technology with over 6,000+ employees, supplemented with 4,000+ consultants and contractors. The 10,000+ workforce is recognized as the leading organization in Health IT. This position is responsible for leading a team of HR professionals who specialize in HR consulting, employee and labor relations, organizational design and effectiveness, workforce planning, and systems/metrics providing day-to-day tactical HR support to managers and employees in multiple locations across the U.S.\n\nIn addition, the VP, HR (KP-IT) will manage a team of program and project managers and organizational development staff providing strategic partner services to the IT organization. This includes, but is not limited to, Leadership and Team Development, Employee and Leader Assimilation, Location and Workforce Strategy, Internship Programs, Organization Development, Strategic Talent Management and Diversity Strategies and Plans. \n\nThe VP, HR (KP-IT) is a key leader, thought partner and driver of business performance as well as human growth and development. This VP will be an active and contributing member of the IT Executive Committee and the IT Leadership Group, and is responsible for proposing and implementing human resource solutions to enable the IT strategy and business plan.\nEssential Functions:\nStrategic Partner Services (Lead and Participate)\n - Leads, directs and leverages a cross-functional, matrixed team of HR professionals, project and program managers and vendor management staff capable of providing a high level of support, service and sophistication to business leaders and managers.\n - Develops, implements and achieves an HR People Strategy for KP-IT encompassing recruitment, retention, leadership development, talent and skills management with the goal of retaining Kaiser Permanente's IT organization's position as a Best Place to Work in IT and a leader in Health IT. Ensures the People Strategy is consistent with and supports KP-IT's business strategy and objectives.\n - Ensures the organization has the people capabilities to deliver on business strategies.\n - Actively participates as a member and key business partner of the IT Executive Committee. Works collaboratively to shape IT's business strategy and act as a strategic partner to the CIO and IT Executive Committee. \nOperational HR Services (Manage and Oversee)\n - Provides direction, sets standards, and maintains accountability and oversight for the deliver of high quality, client focused services and programs in all areas of HR including compensation, vendor management, staffing, employee and labor relations, management development and training, HR systems, HR policy creation and implementation, and fundamental HR program administration.\n - Develops business cases as needed to ensure funding for implementation of workforce strategies and specific solutions. Defines and implements workforce planning strategies and processes which achieve short and long term objectives to improve IT productivity as well as reduce costs. This includes potential solutions such as outsourcing, managed services, offshoring, as well as population/facility growth in new markets.\n - Ensures IT reflects our 'best place to work' commitments. Administers annual People Pulse Survey. Leads improvement efforts based on survey results. Drives employee engagement strategies.\n - Develops and maintains benchmarks and dashboard of metrics and measures for HR services and performance.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n - Bachelor's in related field required.\n - 12 - 15 years' experience in Human Resources leadership roles with cross-functional HR accountabilities and progressive levels of responsibility. Significant experience supporting senior level business executives.\n - Ability to navigate complex organizations and understand the operating, financial, and critical success factors of the business. \n - Proven organizational development and change management experience, including communications competence.\n - Proven current knowledge of IT-specific workforce solutions and successful implementations\n - Strong leadership skills and abilities to directly and indirectly lead all levels of employees throughout the organization; demonstrated ability to deliver HR services in collaboration with a wide range of other HR specialists and partners.\n - Strong influence skills and the ability to use them to advise, recommend and persuade at all levels of the organization, especially senior and executive levels\n - Proven track record with talent acquisition and building leadership teams especially at senior and executive levels.\n - Prior experience leading and supporting multiple change initiatives.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Master's in related field or specialized training and certification in areas of change management, organization effectiveness, preferred.\n- Prior experience in technology or IT organizations preferred.", "date_new": "2012-05-10 19:05:09", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28606659/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Vice President, Human Resources - Information Technology", "reqid": "135030", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28606659}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Regulatory Consultant III (Oakland or Pasadena, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nRegulatory Consultant III\nKaiser Permanente\nOakland or Pasadena, Ca\n\nHealth Plan Regulatory Services (HPRS) is responsible for leading CA state regulatory initiative across all functions statewide, as well as managing relationships and maintaining communication with stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Researches, plans, implements, and monitors a broad portfolio of regulatory systems and initiatives to enable organizational compliance with all applicable Federal, state, and local regulations/laws.\n- Advises the organization on all regulatory matters related to the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) and other state regulators.\n- On an on-going basis, researches and interprets regulations and laws to establish standards, and may develop and/or deliver training and communications/change management relative to new standards.\n- Assesses organizational systems (both physical and process or data related) to determine gaps in compliance and determine opportunities for remediation.\n- Advises the organization on all compliance matters.\n- May investigate violations of compliance policy, laws, regulations, etc. or conduct on-going monitoring and reporting to ensure remediation.\n- May be responsible for project management relative to new compliance initiatives, products, or annual processes.\n\nHPRS is responsible for:\n\n- Assessment of organizational systems and processes to ensure appropriate Health Plan oversight and survey readiness and determine gaps for remediation prior to regulatory surveys.\n- All regulatory filings related to Health Plan's Knox-Keene license (ex. contracts, benefits, delivery systems, new products)\n- Benefits interpretation to ensure statewide consistency in providing benefits to members and compliance with benefits provisions in contracts\n- Processing regulatory complaints in a timely manner and trending, reporting, and analyzing data related to these complaints\n- May be responsible for project management relative to new regulations, legislation, surveys, new products, or other issues involving state regulators\n- Developing and directing proactive regulatory strategies to support membership growth\n\nJob Specific Function Summary\n\nResponsible for supporting all aspects of HPRS engagement in projects and issues related to the implantation of and compliance with the Affordable Care Act (ACA).\n- Understands all aspects of ACA and state laws relating to Health Care Reform (HCR) and how they impact the organization.\n- Researches state and federal health care reform requirements and regulations and partners with other units in HPRS to identify impact.\n- Communicates information relating to new/developing HCR requirements to other HPRS units.\n- Works with Manager and Executive Director on the Health Plan's response to DMHC on requests for information.\n- Responds to internal inquiries and requests for information on KP's regulatory response to ACA requirements and regulator interpretation of ACA requirements.\n- Represents HPRS at various internal meetings on topics relating to Health Care Reform.\n- Supports manager and other HPRS stakeholders in preparing DMHC filings related to ACA/HCR requirements.\n- Partners with other internal compliance entities on topics and projects relating to ACA/HCR.\n- Customer and Industry Knowledge: Advanced knowledge of health care and related regulatory issues.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Required: Eight (8) to twelve (12) years of health care experience - health care operations (quality, risk, etc.), audit, finance, project management, regulatory or public policy development, investigations, information security, or insurance/health plan governance experience.\n- Preferred: Same.\n- Four (4) year or clinical degree or equivalent experience.\n- Advanced knowledge of health care regulatory policies, practices and systems.\n- Contributes to the development of regulatory concepts.\n- Broad knowledge of health care industry practices and standards.\n- Ability to draft and revise documents including policies, standards, analyses, and reports.\n- Project management skills.\n- Advanced knowledge of health care and related regulatory issues.", "date_new": "2012-05-09 19:11:07", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28576489/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Regulatory Consultant III (Oakland or Pasadena, CA)", "reqid": "134146", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28576489}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Radiologic Technologist II\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder the direction of the Imaging Services Director and Chief of Diagnostic Imaging, performs radiographic diagnostic imaging procedures to assist physicians in the diagnosis of disease and injuries. Operates the radiographic equipment to produce radiographic recorded images of the body. Performs technological functions to ensure optimal diagnostic quality of patient care utilizing efficient and safe processes.\nEssential Functions:\n- Performs specialized and routine diagnostic radiology procedures.\n- Exhibiting a high degree of tact, courtesy, and poise, explains procedures to patient to reduce anxieties and obtain patient cooperation.\n- Prepares and positions patient for diagnostic imaging procedures.\n- Adjusts immobilization devices to obtain optimum views of specified area of body requested by physician.\n- Determines exposure factors based on height, weight, portion of body involved, and degree on penetration required.\n- Moves imaging equipment into specified position.\n- Adjusts equipment controls to set exposure factors and produce images of proper detail, density, and accuracy.\n- Operates mobile radiologic equipment in operating room, emergency room, or at patient's bedside.\n- Assists radiologists and other qualified physicians who have a valid CA DHS RHB Supervisor Operator Permit for Fluoroscopy in fluoroscopic and special x-ray examinations.\n- Prepares images for reading by radiologist or requesting physician.\n- Processes images and reviews for proper identification and quality control.\n- Performs routine maintenance, diagnoses malfunctions, and makes minor repairs on radiologic equipment, arranging for repairs as needed.\n- Practices radiation protection techniques to minimize radiation to patient and staff.\n- Completes forms and maintains records, logs, and reports of work performed.\n- Orients new staff and trains students.\n- Performs other related duties as necessary.\n- Supervisory Responsibilities: This job has no supervisory responsibilities.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- High School Diploma/GED.\n- California Certified Radiologic Technologist License (CRT).\n- California State Fluoroscopy Permit.\n- California Venipuncture Certificate (1).\n- California Mammography Certificate, when required for the position.\n- BLS certification required. (ACLS when required for the position.)\n- Ability to perform all general diagnostic and routine fluoroscopic duties as determined by the employer.\n- Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.\n- Ability to write simple correspondence.\n- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.\n- Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment.\n- Also refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.\n- (1) Radiologic Technologists without Venipuncture Certification - Working in a Modality where Venipuncture is NOT performed: Radiologic Technologists working on or before October 2005 at Kaiser Permanente WITHOUT California Venipuncture Certification in a Modality where it is NOT performed as part of their work assignment will not be required to obtain it. For promotions, transfers or training in a Specialty that requires Venipuncture, the Technologist must obtain CA Venipuncture certification on or before the date of application. The employer will provide the Technologist with education opportunities in order to pass the California permit test at the Technologist's request.\n\n\nSchedule: Shifts and days of the week may vary, must be willing to travel to multiple facilities for work assignments.", "date_new": "2012-05-09 19:10:17", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28576455/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Radiologic Technologist II", "reqid": "133381", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28576455}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Chief of Staff to VP, Office of the CIO\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the Strategic Initiatives & Operations organization will provide a wide variety of professional support to the Vice President, including coordinating activities with direct reports to the VP, representing the VP at meetings when required and appropriate, advising the VP and her leadership team - providing extensive professional assistance, project management and recommendation. This individual will also support issue resolution, supervision of staff as assigned by the VP, developing key relationships with business and IT partners and possess exceptional analytical and communication skills.\n\nThe individual will be a senior member of the SI&O leadership team and expected to participate in developing strategies and making key decisions regarding organizational development. The Chief of Staff will be responsible for coordinating planning across the organization to ensure consistent adherence to standard processes, tools and reporting standards. This individual will partner with IT Finance in managing the SI&O budget and forecast, partner with IT Human Resources in developing the People Strategy, and other leaders with Employee Development, Performance Management, and Compensation Planning.\n\n\nPRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES\nProgram manage special projects for the VP, SI&O - including development of strategies, business cases, event planning, and facilitation of executive discussions. Program management includes oversight of resources, planning / scheduling of activities, and delivery of major milestones. Ensure that work is performed at the highest quality and within the project timeline.\n\nPartner with Human Resources and the VIP, SI&O to address people issues and to develop strategic programs that support 'Best Place to Work' for our employees. This includes working with the IT HR Consultant to implement employee and leadership development programs, support the location strategy and be the liaison between the VP, SI&O and her leadership team.\n\nHave a working knowledge of each SI&O team function and establish relationship with the SI&O leadership team. This includes understanding potential risks, issues and resource plan for each organization that will be incorporated into the SI&O financial forecast. Ensure that each team will meet or exceed organizational functional goals.\n\nPartner with IT Finance in understanding the organizational budget and forecast, and ensuring that SI&O meets or exceeds financial goals.\n\nThought partnership for the VP, SI&O in brainstorming solutions, resolving organizational issues and addressing personnel problems.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n - Master's degree in a related field and/or 6 years of equivalent work experience.\n - Minimum of 8 or more years of progressively responsible management experience in planning, budget/financial management, and staffing.\n - A minimum of 8 years of related IT experience including IT Project Management.\n - Demonstrated success in working in highly-matrixed, program/product development areas.\n - Good track record of significant accomplishment in a senior leadership role, preferably with heath care experience.\n - Seasoned IT leader experienced in leading successful development and implementation of large complex programs / projects with cross functional representation.\n - Demonstrated experience in successfully managing complex organizational initiatives involving multiple functions and multiple business units. This includes the identification and articulation of problems, influencing decision-making process, as well as delivery of expected results.", "date_new": "2012-05-09 19:09:11", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28576391/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Chief of Staff to VP, Office of the CIO", "reqid": "133535", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28576391}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Report Programming Consultant - Meaningful Use (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nReport Programming Consultant - Meaningful Use\nKaiser Permanente\nOakland, CA\n\nThe Meaningful Use Programming Consultant supports Meaningful Use report specifications, code and documentation that support KP's MU qualification. Develops relationships with business, IT, clinical partners. Develops, recommends changes, and maintains business processes and documentation. Provides project management support for reporting.\n\nThe Meaningful Use Project Management Office (MU PMO), which the Meaningful Use Programming Consultant would be a part of, is responsible for managing and driving successful execution of Kaiser Permanente's Meaningful Use national program. The PMO is responsible for the development and execution of business and IT plans to qualify Kaiser Permanente's regions as meeting MU criteria as established by the Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)- http://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/35_MeaningfulUse.asp#TopOfPage< http://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/35_MeaningfulUse.asp#TopOfPage >.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Works on assignments of moderate scope.\n- Works within accepted guidelines.\n- Requires moderate planning and scheduling.\n- Works with the team to initiate, coordinate, and facilitate reporting and analytical projects to meet client needs and achieve programmatic and organizational objectives.\n- Coordinates project by effectively communicate project assumptions, methods, and results to clients and other interested parties. Elicits and incorporates feedback from clients to inform the design of reports and enhance their effectiveness.\n- Begins to establish and maintain effective working relationships both internal and external to the CSPC.\n- Facilitates or heavily participates in multiple inter-regional reporting workgroups\n- Applies analytic knowledge, skills and experience to develop, modify, test and implement reports and report templates.\n- Reviews enhancement requests and release notes for Clarity data, and reports impacts. Keeps up to date on new views, reporting workbench templates, data marts, and other reporting utilities/infrastructure.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- A minimum of 4 years of related work experience (i.e., in a reporting or analytical environment, preferably in healthcare).\n- Demonstrated effectiveness in written and verbal communication of technical material.\n- With some supervision, demonstrated ability to design, develop, manage, and coordinate reporting and analytical efforts among multiple constituents.\n- Project management skills, including setting priorities, developing work plans, and meeting deadlines.\n- A minimum of 2 years of experience with RDBS and RDBS structures, SQL data manipulation and interpretation of large databases required.\n- A minimum of 2 years of statistical or report programming in R, SAS, SQL, Crystal, Business Objects or Cognos.\n- Excellent in critical thinking; excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.\n- Ability to work within a core team and among cross-functional teams.\n- Outstanding written and verbal communication and effective interpersonal skills.\n- Must be able to work with minimal supervision. - Knowledge of healthcare industry, especially healthcare analytics a plus.\n- A minimum of 4 years of experience in computer science, engineering, related technical field or a 4 year degree of equivalent experience.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Master's degree preferred.\n- Oracle, UDB, Teradata experience a plus.\n-VBA or VBS programming a plus\n-Epic Chronicles and Clarity training a plus.\n- Experience with data warehousing a plus.\n- Project management experience and working matrix management structures a plus", "date_new": "2012-05-08 18:42:55", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28541317/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Report Programming Consultant - Meaningful Use (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "134605", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28541317}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: National Nursing Research Program Manager - National Patient Care Services - Oakland, CA\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThis is a 24 month Duration position\nPart time flexible - 24 hours per week.\n\nNational Nursing Research Program Manager\nKaiser Permanente/National Patient Care Services\nOakland, CA\n\nProvide leadership in the establishment and direction of a national nursing research capability and agenda across the care continuum within Kaiser Permanente to enable the delivery of extraordinary nursing care, every patient, every time. Provide direction, conduct and coordination of research across the program in collaboration with regional nursing researchers on critical nursing practice and organizational issues focused on the delivery of safe, quality, evidence-based patient care. Seek internal and external funding for identified nursing research priorities established by the National Nursing Leadership Council and National Patient Care Services. Builds KP reputation as an important source of cutting-edge evidence-based, transformative national nursing practice for the nation.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Establish a national nursing research capability within National Patient Care Services program-wide in collaboration with the regional nursing research departments to position KP as a national nursing research.\n- Identify, track and share interregional research results to avoid duplication and speed transfer of new knowledge and techniques into clinical practice.\n- Enhance standards of care through expansion and translation of evidence-based practices and health promotion;\n- Create an environment of interregional and interdisciplinary inquiry in which nurses from all regions can learn and practice clinical and translational research.\n- Mine, analyze and report on KP HealthConnect database to identify successful practices in collaboration with nursing informaticists.\n- Represent National PCS in matters related to nursing research and evidence based nursing practice.\n- In collaboration with nursing leadership across the program, establish, coordinate and implement a national nursing research agenda for KP nursing across the care continuum.\n- Create strategy and provides leadership for clinical and health services research operations.\n- Provide leadership for delivery of high quality and cost effective clinical evidence based solutions to issues of key organizational importance.\n- Focus on clinical and operational inter-regional issues across the care continuum.\n- Liaison to clinical and health services research for NPCS to regional and national leadership (e.g., Chief Nurse Executives, Ambulatory nursing leaders).\n- Establish and facilitate communications across clinical operations and provider groups for patient care related nursing research and evidence based practice.\n- Assess needs, identify and implement improvements to best integrate existing nursing research and evidence based practice into clinical and operational environments.\n- Responsible for the partnering with appropriate work groups (e.g., IRB, Technology assessment) and oversight of planning, coordination, monitoring of development, implementation, training, evaluation and maintenance of identified projects.\n- Obtains external and internal funding for national nursing research endeavors.\n- Seeks grant funding for research projects.\n- Position KP for more external nursing research funding opportunities.\n- Strengthen KP's collaboration with national and state entities such as, NIH's National Institute of Nursing Research, AHRQ, and foundations.\n- Promote and facilitate nursing research collaborations with local community partners and schools of nursing across the regions, including building research capabilities.\n- Build and establish KP's reputation as a premier source of cutting-edge, evidence-based, transformative national nursing practice for the nation.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- RN with a Doctoral degree required.\n- Minimum of 7 years of related experience.\n- 3 years of experience designing, implementing, and evaluating research and evidence based practice projects from a multidisciplinary perspective that includes processes for developing and managing budgets, performing benefit cost analysis and evaluating and implementing, recommendations related to applicable nursing clinical programs.\n- 3 years of experience applying management and interpersonal skills including communication, team building, conflict resolution, group interaction, project management, and budget management, consultation, facilitation, influencing, and negotiation skills with a variety of management and other personnel, including external partners/groups.\n- Some travel will be required to support the medical centers and organizational activities. Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- The successful candidate will have experience with program development, theoretical frameworks, research design, Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations, study implementation processes, analytic methodologies, large data sets and data bases, and diffusion techniques for instilling innovations into the clinical setting. In addition, this individual will have a successful history of research publication.The candidate will also have demonstrated ability in nursing leadership, including influencing nurses to conduct and adopt practice change and skill in negotiating for change within complex organizational structures.\n- The successful candidate will also be a recognized nursing research and evidence based practice expert relevant to the work of National Patient Care Services.", "date_new": "2012-05-07 20:44:40", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28486536/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "National Nursing Research Program Manager - National Patient Care Services - Oakland, CA", "reqid": "134633", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28486536}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Account Manager (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nKaiser Permanente\nAccount Manager - Large Group\nOakland, CA\n\nKaiser Permanente is seeking an Account Manager who will be accountable for developing and executing account and book of business strategies to optimize membership, revenue, and margin targets. Create and execute a business plan that positions KP to optimize our opportunities across book of business. Achieves growth and margin requirements. Positions KP as strategic partner with key decision-makers and influencers.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Develop & execute book of business plans to ensure attainment of BOB-specific goals\n- Analyze the business opportunities in group/book of business\n- Identify & confirm customer's needs & business strategies\n- Collect specific business information & competitive data\n- Analyze quantitative data & identify gaps between current state & optimal business position\n- Conduct political map analysis; identify & fill relationship gaps\n- Develop strategy for optimizing our business opportunities\n- Plan & conduct customer meeting & approach\n- Successfully negotiate the strategy & changes w/ customer/broker/consultant\n- Set milestones to ensure implementation of plan\n- Develop & execute broker engagement strategy to ensure attainment of broker specific goals\n- Understand the broker's & firms specific business goals, identify if any targeted industries\n- Analyze the opportunities in a broker's entire BOB, especially the non KP customers\n- Use the Value Proposition in order to differentiate KP\n- Regularly analyze broker results & take action to improve performance\n- Build strong, trusting relationships\n- Build win-win-win scenarios\n- Employ a consistent & disciplined business process for account planning & strategic engagement\n- Engagement strategy must include joint planning & problem solving focusing on meeting their specific goals & objectives\n- Identify & engage key decisions-makers & influencers in designated brokerage/consultant firms\n- Educate brokers/consultants on KP product portfolio & how to appropriately position KP for success in customer accounts\n- Identify brokerage/consultant needs & develop appropriate solutions\n- Anticipate implications of industry trends & KP changes & proactively engage brokers/consultants about issues that impact their business\n- Develop & execute account plans to ensure attainment of account specific goals\n- Identify & collect appropriate information to better understand business issues, problems & opportunities\n- Understand the customer's political landscape\n- Understand & use industry, financial, & organizational data\n- Accurately diagnoses customers' business strengths, weaknesses, & key issues that can inform how health care benefits decisions are made in the customer's organization\n- Effective use of the revenue investment funds to support business targets\n- Understand the opportunities, our business position, & what motivates decisions\n- Build an effective case review for management approval\n- Partner w/ UW to agree on the optimal use of the revenue investment fund\n- Leverage risk over opportunities\n- Present a persuasive business case to customers and/or brokers\n- Review outcomes & learn from results in order to identify & maximize future opportunities\n- Understand & influence the medical risk in a particular account as it affects growth & margin\n- Create programs that educate members w/ the goal of achieving sustainable behavior changes\n- Evaluate BOB to identify accounts where margin can be added & those where we will need to spend to remain competitive w/in the offering\n- Assume other duties as directed\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 2+ years of experience in marketing, business development, and/or managing business to business relationships required\n- Bachelor's degree in marketing, finance, business administration OR equivalent experience required\n- Knowledge of and experience with employee health benefits\n- Knowledge of underwriting processes, healthcare products, and contracts preferred\n- Strong computer and analytic skills, including experience creating client presentations using Microsoft Office programs and use of client databases, required\n- Life license required or ability to obtain one within 120 days of hire date\n- Proven track record of meeting individual business objectives\n- Excellent verbal and written communication skills required\n- Strong interpersonal, presentation, and persuasion skills required\n- Effective account management skills\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- MHA, MPH, or MBA preferred", "date_new": "2012-05-05 18:31:21", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28464510/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Account Manager (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "134414", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28464510}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Clin Documentation Consultant\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThis position uses clinical knowledge & knowledge of coded data for documentation requirements to improve overall patient quality, capture severity, acuity & risk of mortality. In addition to have expertise in understanding the clinical documentation required for the completeness of the patient records using a multidisciplinary team process.\nEssential Functions:\n- Adheres to the hospital standards to promote a cooperative work environment by utilizing communication skills, interpersonal relationships & team building.\n- Establishes effective working relationships w/the local & regional staff/teams/leadership.\n- Facilitates appropriate clinical documentation to support diagnosis capture & to ensure the level of service rendered to all patients is recorded.\n- Identifies & reviews primary & secondary diagnosis & complications to ensure diagnosis documentation & capture through addendums may identify patients who need to be seen.\n- Identify & review for POA (Present on Admission) documentation.\n- Reviews clinical issues w/medical coding staff & w/physicians to identify those diagnoses that impact severity of illness indicators for each patient.\n- Serves as an expert resource in reviewing all medical records in support of consistent documentation for all payer types (i.e. CMS, Medicare-Advantage, etc) to ensure complete & accurate diagnosis capture & coding.\n- Collaborates in the development of programs which provide alignment w/education for internal customers to support clinical documentation guidelines.\n- Communicates information effectively w/medical center leaders.\n- Works w/Coding Review Manager to develop, implement & monitor departmental policies & procedures that support organizational goals, business objectives, regulatory needs & requirements.\n- Conducts data & root cause analysis, provides feedback & shares findings on the analysis to leaders, local regional management & medical team.\n- Queries medical staff for accurate clear documentation in the patients medical records. Monitor & track verbal & written queries & produce reports as require\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum of 3-5 years clinical experience (i.e. inpatient, clinical documentation, discharge planning, case management).\n- Seasoned coders w/clinical knowledge & experience w/over 10+ years may also qualify.\n- Graduate from an accredited school of nursing (BSN required).\n- Current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of California & Non-CA.Or graduate from an accredited RHIA or RHIT program (AA or BS/BA required); Or Medical Doctor license outside/inside the US.\n- Strong interpersonal, communication (verbal, non-verbal, & listening skills).\n- Understand Adult Learning Theory.\n- Competent computer skills including word processing, spreadsheets, & presentation software.\n- Must have strong analytical skills.\n- Understand coding classifications systems such as, but not limited to ICD-9 CM, Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), Healthcare Common Procedural Coding (HCPCS), MS-DRG, HCC strongly preferred.\n- Demonstrated ability to conduct & interpret quantitative/qualitative analysis.\n- Proven leadership skills in project management & consulting.\n- Must exhibit efficiency, collaboration, candor, openness, & results orientation.\n- Demonstrate an understanding of the operations &/or business of KP, health policy trends, & any applicable regulations related to the responsible practice area.\n\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- For HIM professional a certificate is required in one of the following: Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Coding Specialist - Physician (CCS-P)\n- 8-10 years of inpatient coding experience, including MS-DRG, APR-DRG or similar methodology.", "date_new": "2012-05-05 18:30:54", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28464472/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Clin Documentation Consultant", "reqid": "134218", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28464472}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Business Process Consultant\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nBusiness Process Cons\nOakland, CA or Burbank, CA\n\n\nResponsible for a range of process improvement and process management activities. Activities include planning, performing, and implementing process improvement initiatives, in addition to ownership of operational processes. These initiatives may represent one portion of a larger project, or may represent a stand alone initiative or function within a work group or department. Process management functions may include data gathering and analysis, best practice research, process mapping, developing and recommending alternatives for improvement, developing performance metrics, obtaining leadership or stakeholder agreement, implementing improvements, and monitoring post-process improvement initiative performance to updated standards. Activities are undertaken and executed in support of organizational goals and are accountable for providing business process solutions to meet internal and external customer expectations. May utilize Lean/Six Sigma processes and concepts to lead process improvement initiatives.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Data Analysis: Identifies sources for, gathers and analyzes data relevant to processes. May review the work of less senior analysts/consultants. May be responsible for defining data requirements and obtaining customer agreements.\n- Research: Reviews best practice research prepared by less senior analysts/consultants. Makes recommendations on appropriate solutions based on research; may select from alternatives presented.\n- Process Architecture: Designs complex processes and reviews the work of less senior analysts/consultants. Ensures process mapping is complete; provides feedback and guidance to less senior analysts/consultants. Interviews stakeholders and process owners to define processes. Helps define standards and methods.\n- Process Recommendations: Determines process recommendation documents, including presentations, process maps, supporting metrics, business requirements and related impact analyses for complex processes or for portions of larger or inter-related processes. May lead the development of recommendations by less senior analysts/consultants. May apply Lean/Six Sigma concepts and techniques to process improvement initiatives, including completing Lean/Six Sigma analyses and tasks. Shares accountability for realization of results with process owners and may present recommendations to stakeholders and process owners.\n- Performance Management and Control: Defines, develops and evaluates performance metrics to establish process success, and may participate in working with multiple stakeholders, often with competing/conflicting objectives, to ensure cohesive and reachable measures of success. Reviews data post- implementation to measure success; participates in defining standards of improvement success.\n- Change Management: Participates in and may lead change management activities associated with process improvement. Engages leadership and stakeholders to obtain support and buy in for changes. Partners with management, project champions, and process owners to align process improvement initiatives with business objectives.\n- (For Six Sigma Black Belts): May track progress of Six Sigma Green Belt consultants and newly certified Black Belt Consultants in Lean/Six Sigma initiatives. Trains other employees in Lean/Six Sigma concepts and techniques. Coaches and mentors employees seeking Green Belt and Black Belt certification.\n- Assume other duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Required: Four (4) to eight (8) years of process improvement, management consulting, change management, or related business experience.\n- Preferred: Nine (9) to twelve (12) years of process improvement, consulting, or related business experience.\n- Health care or insurance experience preferred.\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.\n- Graduate degree preferred.\n- Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt certification may be required.\n- Broad knowledge of process improvement methodologies.", "date_new": "2012-05-04 18:41:32", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28437160/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Business Process Consultant", "reqid": "133901", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28437160}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Paralegal I\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Paralegal will provide administrative and litigation support to the TPMG Legal Department, the Department's external and internal clients, and outside counsel.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Assists with review and drafting of correspondence, reports, applications for regulatory approval, and other legal documents including, but not limited to employed licentiates responses to complaints and investigations of malpractice cases by various licensing agencies in accordance with compliance and statutory reporting requirements.\n- Assists with research of applicable laws and regulations in consultation with lawyers.\n- Assists attorneys in the performance of due diligence in connection with transactions.\n- Assists with review and drafting of contracts based on templates and/or attorney guidance. Researches applicable state and federal statutes and regulations, case law and regulatory agency rulings in conjunction with facts.\n- Reviews applicable laws to determine compliance requirements.\n- Compiles, reviews, and summarizes data and facts regarding department operations and other information as needed.\n- Assists with the preparation of responses to subpoenas and other litigation discovery requests.\n- Organizes litigation documents.\n- Assists attorney staff and TPMG HR Compliance and Physician Human Resource staff with non immigrant visas and accompanying work restrictions for foreign physicians.\n- Maintains computerized legal file database; tracks and monitors status of cases and documents for ongoing litigation matters; notifies attorneys of changes and maintains case calendar.\n- Assists with the organization of documents and files, including litigation documents and business records.\n- Coordinates activities among the offices of the various Legal Departments, local medical legal departments, and other Kaiser Permanente staff.\n- Performs such other duties as may be required.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Typically two (2) plus years of related legal experience to include successful completion of a paralegal or legal assistant training program required.\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required.\n- Demonstrated knowledge of applicable laws and regulations within practice area preferred.\n- Full use and understanding of standard principles, theories, concepts and techniques pertinent to the paralegal field preferred.\n- Excellent oral and written communication skills preferred.\n- Strong customer service and interpersonal skills required to communicate effectively with all levels of management preferred.\n- Strong organization and planning abilities and demonstrated attention to detail preferred.\n- Ability to perform a variety of challenging tasks under time constraints and strict deadlines preferred.\n- Ability to work effectively in a team environment preferred.\n- Significant and demonstrated ability to perform analysis and legal research to identify and clarify issues preferred.\n- Demonstrated results orientation preferred.\n- Skilled in understanding, clarifying, questioning and problem-solving issues relating to work assignments preferred.\n- Consistently delivers timely and high quality results preferred.\n- Demonstrated flexibility and the ability to handle complex, multiple tasks for several individuals with different work styles preferred.\n- Able to prepare, assemble and distribute substantial documents and reports on strict and short deadlines preferred.\n- Demonstrated ability to accept individual responsibility preferred.\n- Demonstrated eagerness to learn new things and a positive attitude toward new challenges preferred.\n- Demonstrated self-starter with a high degree of motivation preferred.\n- Demonstrated efficiency, productivity, attention to detail, and accuracy preferred.\n- Demonstrated time management skills to meet deadlines under pressure preferred.\n- Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Access) and Lotus Notes preferred.\n- Ability to work overtime when needed preferred.\n- Familiarity with medical records and KP Health Connect, excellent PC skills and experience with associated software programs preferred\n- Knowledge of medical terminology and abbreviations preferred\n- Excellent written communication and grammar skills preferred\n\n\nSkills Testing:Typing 45 WPM, Microsoft Word and Excel", "date_new": "2012-05-04 18:41:14", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28437132/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Paralegal I", "reqid": "134041", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28437132}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Operations Specialist II - Oakland, CA\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Operational Specialist is responsible for providing business support for department projects and/or reporting activities. Under general guidance, responsible to facilitate meeting logistics, manage program documentation, and provide general operational support. Acts as a program specialist to assist department and/or cross-divisional groups with assignments/initiatives as required. Collaborates with functional/department subject matter experts in coordinating and facilitating process improvements and program deliverables.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Provides administrative support and participates in various complex special projects using advanced MS Office Skills.\n- Ensure activities meet expectations, utilizing project management techniques and tools to independently resolve scheduling issues and advise management of resolution.\n- May be accountable for the coordination and distribution of financial related reports/data.\n- May be accountable for the content development for intranet site/online tools, and coordination with corporate communication specialist.\n- Interface with KP employees across multiple organizations and external parties as a liaison for the department/function.\n- Interact and collaborate with multiple internal managers across various initiatives.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Seven (7)plus years of administrative and operational support within a specific functional level with increasing scope and discretion.\n- Three (3) plus years of functional analytical experience.\n- High School Diploma, GED or equivalent work experience.\n- BA/BS preferred.\n- 2+ years of project facilitation and program coordination, or related experience.\n- Advanced knowledge in MS Office applications and KP standard calendaring/on-line meeting tools.\n- Applies business theories and concepts to accomplish significant department projects and/or initiatives.\n- Intermediate knowledge of program management theories and concepts.\n- Ability to exercise independent judgment; relies on experience, knowledge, skills and abilities to make sound decisions.\n- Desire to learn and develop in a dynamic environment as part of a high-performing team\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- 1+ years experience working in a healthcare environment.\n- 1+ years experience in project management framework and processes.\n- Knowledge and understanding of Epic or equivalent revenue cycle systems and processes.", "date_new": "2012-05-03 17:58:55", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28403618/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Operations Specialist II - Oakland, CA", "reqid": "133055", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28403618}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Communications Manager - Office of the President and COO (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Communications Manager, Office of the President & COO, is responsible for creating, implementing, and evaluating communication strategies in support of Kaiser Permanente's President & COO. As a key member of the Communications team, the Manager will work in partnership with the Chief of Communications and the Chief of Staff for the President & COO as well as key members of their organizations to deliver internal, external, and executive communications services that support growth of the business and our focus on high-quality and affordable health care. The Manager will establish communications initiatives for program-wide projects, create associated content and messaging, execute related deliverables on time and on budget, and evaluate success. The Manager will work across multiple stakeholder groups to gather the necessary information and input, and collaborate with the Chief of Communications to manage high-profile initiatives. This position will partner with PR, Issues Management, and Corporate Communications colleagues to establish and maintain the standards for the Kaiser Permanente business and brand. The Manager will ensure organizational strategies are effectively communicated to the targeted internal and external stakeholders, including KP leaders and employees.\n\nEssential Functions:\n\nResponsibilities include but may not be limited to:\n - Serve as primary content creator for President & COO with direction from Chief of Communications, which includes digital platforms, internal/external conference presentations, messages to targeted and broader KP organization, and communications to Kaiser Permanente stakeholders and strategic partners.\n - Responsible for President & COO presentation briefings, talking points and support, interview/presentation staffing, briefing on projects as directed by the Chief of Communications.\n - Develop integrated internal communication plans for President & COO programs and initiatives, including communications positioning, messaging, and tactics consistent with the Kaiser Permanente brand in conjunction with the Chief of Communications.\n - Oversee the screening and recommendation of speaking opportunities for President & COO. Orchestrate and manage the pipeline of the President & COO presentations, including evaluating the opportunities, managing the process, collaborating with internal subject matter experts, and coordinating with the broader team.\n - Lead projects and/or ongoing teams for the purpose of implementing specific, high-quality communications projects, events, or programs within a given timeframe in support of President & COO, and evaluating success.\n - Strategize with Chief of Communications and others to write strategic communication plans and creative briefs, research and analyze information, write articles, prepare presentations (PowerPoint presentations, speeches and talking points), plan logistics, and manage overall coordination of various activities related to any events requiring the presence of the President & COO.\n - Provide direct management of satellite team and direction to ensure alignment with the business.\n - Learn and understand Kaiser Permanente's business to ensure alignment between communications and strategic business objectives.\n - Other responsibilities as required.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n\n- At least ten (10) years of experience in corporate communications environment, including two (2) years of supervisory &/or major project leadership experience.\n- Recent experience in planning & implementing complex internal communications plans & projects for a large, complex organization, w/ track record of increasing responsibility.\n- Demonstrated experience on cross-functional, integrated (internal/external) efforts.\n- Proven experience w/ organizational change, corporate reputation management, internal brand reinforcement, & stakeholder engagement.\n- Bachelor's degree in journalism, English, public relations, business administration or related field.\n- Master's degree preferred.\n- Professional-level writing & editing skills for Web & traditional media.\n- Demonstrated excellence in directly supporting senior executives in large organizations & influencing their approach to communications while nurturing the relationship.\n- Demonstrated excellence in working collaboratively in a team setting.\n- Able to respond to emerging issues & crises.\n- Excellent writing & editing skills.\n- Project management.\n- Consulting skills, customer focus.\n- Must be familiar w/ Microsoft suite of applications, especially Power Point.\n- Must be proficient in using electronic mail systems & familiar w/ researching & accessing information from the Internet.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n - Proven executive communications support of a VP or above\n - Exceptional event management experience that includes creating content and visuals, managing all logistics, and providing hands-on support\n - Recent proven experience in strategic communications planning, implementation, and evaluation of complex internal projects\n - Ability to manage projects for a large, matrixed organization with a track record of increasing responsibility\n - Proven management experience and ability to mentor team members\n - Demonstrated business acumen\n - Health care industry experience\n - Agency experience\n - Ability to respond quickly to emerging issues and crises\n - Detail-oriented, well-organized, proactive, analytical, solutions-driven, team-focused and results-oriented\n - Ability to work evenings and weekends with short or little notice\n - Ability to travel with short or little notice", "date_new": "2012-05-03 17:58:55", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28403620/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Communications Manager - Office of the President and COO (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "133843", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28403620}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Account Manager - OHS (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nKaiser Permanente\nAccount Manager - OHS\nOakland, CA\n\nAccountable for managing and growing an assigned Book of Business and to achieve sales growth goals and strategic objectives for KOJ business line. This position involves collecting, aggregating and reporting competitive developments and trends for organizational strategic planning, identifying and engaging key KP personnel who can enhance the business relationship, close teamwork with the KOJ Regional Occupational Health TPMG group, the SPMG group, and management of an up-sell opportunity pipeline with Health Plan Sales, Account Management and KP business health/wellness consultants.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Develop & execute book of business plans to ensure attainment of BOB-specific goals\n- Analyze the business opportunities in group/book of business\n- Identify & confirm customer's needs & business strategies\n- Collect specific business information & competitive data\n- Analyze quantitative data & identify gaps between current state & optimal business position\n- Conduct political map analysis; identify & fill relationship gaps\n- Develop strategy for optimizing our business opportunities\n- Plan & conduct customer meeting & approach\n- Use the Value Proposition in order to differentiate KP\n- Build strong, trusting relationships\n- Build win-win-win scenarios\n- Employ a consistent & disciplined business process for account planning & strategic engagement\n- Engagement strategy must include joint planning & problem solving focusing on meeting their specific goals & objectives\n- Identify & engage key decisions-makers & influencers in designated brokerage/consultant firms\n- Educate brokers/consultants on KP product portfolio & how to appropriately position KP for success in customer accounts\n- Identify brokerage/consultant needs & develop appropriate solutions\n- Anticipate implications of industry trends & KP changes & proactively engage brokers/consultants about issues that impact their business\n- Develop & execute account plans to ensure attainment of account specific goals\n- Identify & collect appropriate information to better understand business issues, problems & opportunities\n- Understand the customer's political landscape\n- Understand & use industry, financial, & organizational data\n- Accurately diagnoses customers' business strengths, weaknesses, & key issues that can inform how health care benefits decisions are made in the customer's organization\n- Effective use of the revenue investment funds to support business targets\n- Understand the opportunities, our business position, & what motivates decisions\n- Present a persuasive business case to customers and/or brokers\n- Review outcomes & learn from results in order to identify & maximize future opportunities\n- Create programs that educate customers w/ the goal of achieving sustainable behavior changes\n- Assume other duties as directed\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 3+ years experience in workers' compensation claims, managed care or risk management\n- The ability to understand relationships between workers' compensation insurance carriers, TPA's, self-insured employers, managed care entities, network developers, property casualty brokers and PPO and MPN arrangements is needed for this position, as well as experience in sales or customer relations.\n- 2+ years of experience in marketing, business development, and/or managing business to business relationships required\n- Strong computer and analytic skills, including experience creating client presentations using Microsoft Office programs and use of client databases, required\n- Bachelor's degree marketing, finance, business administration OR equivalent experience required\n- Proven track record of meeting individual business objectives\n- Excellent verbal and written communication skills required\n- Strong interpersonal, presentation, and persuasion skills required\n- Effective account management skills\n- Knowledge of and experience with employee health benefits\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- MHA, MPH, CCM, CDMS or MBA\n- Knowledge of underwriting processes, healthcare products, and contracts preferred\n- Knowledge of California workers' comp laws, regulations, MPN's and those relationships with workers' compensation insurance preferred\n- Knowledge of occupational health services and CAL-OSHA requirements a plus", "date_new": "2012-05-03 17:58:55", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28403621/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Account Manager - OHS (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "133996", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28403621}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Product Manager - Benefits Portfolio\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nProduct Manager, Benefits Portfolio\n\nWe are seeking an experienced Product Manager with executive level sklls and a focus on the business and customer needs.Responsible for the design and maintenance of Kaiser Permanente's benefit policies and portfolio of health benefits available for sale. Role includes both National policy development and application to the California benefits portfolio.This position requires a proactive, creative, and critical thinker who is constantly assessing and finding opportunities for improving Kaiser's portfolio of benefits and overall benefits administration.\n\nEssential Functions:\nStay abreast of competitive market and industry trends in health care benefits and plan designs, including fully-insured and self-funded. Analyze National and Regional markets to ensure that Kaiser's offerings are competitive across the industry and to champion development of future benefit capabilities.\n\nOwn development lifecycle for new benefit requests:\nDetermine objectives and set priorities for enhancements to the full benefit portfolio as well as meeting custom requests for specific customers. Develop business case for key benefits and benefit designs. Maintain performance metrics for assigned portfolio.\n\nCollaborate with Product/Lines of Business/Sales Channel to identify benefit portfolio enhancements and meet needs of respective markets. Support maintenance of Kaiser's benefit compliance by partnering with Legal/Regulatory to address state and federal mandates including Health Care Reform and CMS/Medicare.\n\nLead cross functional teams to meet policy development and implementation project timelines. Ensure successful requirements definition, benefit design, solution development, and approvals.\n\nDrive benefit changes through Health Plan and Medical Group governance bodies to ensure adherence to organizational goals, benefit guardrails and medical group philosophy and standards. Present recommendations, and provide supporting analysis for project sponsors and steering committees.\n\nRegularly interact with management or executive levels to inform, frame, and influence benefit policy decisions.\n\nMay manage the efforts of direct and indirect reports.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Bachelor degree or 4 additional years of equivalent work experience is required.\n-Minimum of 8years of marketing, product management, health care industry, or benefits experience.\n- Strong analytical abilities. Ability to understand and frame complex business problems, apply analytical skills to develop solutions and build a business case for change.\n-Strong communication and collaboration skills. Experience working across functions and influencing decision making at senior levels of the organization.\n\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Knowledge of health care industry and trends preferred.\n- Knowledge of KP benefit offerings and systems preferred.\n- Master's degree.\n- Knowledge of project management tools and methods.", "date_new": "2012-05-03 17:58:54", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28403617/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Product Manager - Benefits Portfolio", "reqid": "132232", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28403617}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Department Manager Leader -Emergency Services\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nManages 24-hour departments providing patient care services. Ensures staff provide high quality, accessible, cost effective care, and patient focused services to members across the continuum, which comply with local, state, and federal requirements. Develops and maintains clinical standards of care and practice; responsible for all resource budgeting, selection and development.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Manages the operations of 24-hour departments that may be at multiple locations.\n- Ensures Assistants and staff provide the highest quality of care and are in compliance with the Nursing Practice Act, The Joint Commission, federal, state, and local requirements.\n- Establishes, implements, and maintains patient care and service standards to meet members and internal clients' expectations.\n- Designs and evaluates processes to improve systems and patient care results across the continuum of care.\n- Develops and monitors budgets for the appropriate use of human and material resources.\n- Monitors financial performance and identifies and implements strategies to reduce costs and improve quality of care/service.\n- Determines the appropriate staff mix for department and develops processes to screen, interview, hire, train, and maintain the competency of all department staff.\n- Ensures on going staff development.\n- Develops, implements, and monitors departmental policy and procedures which support the organizations goals and business objectives and ensures they are met.\n- Oversees and develops standards of care and standards of practice, directs fiscal management, and quality improvement activities.\n- Manages and resolves human resource, employee and department safety, and risk management issues.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Extensive nursing experience in both patient care and management/leadership roles required (usually five (5) years).\n- Previous supervisory experience required (usually four (4) years).\n- BSN or BA in a health care related field strongly preferred.\n- Master's degree preferred.\n- Graduate of accredited school of nursing.\n- Current California RN license required.\n- BLS certificate required.\n- Knowledge of Nurse Practice Act, The Joint Commission, and other local, state, federal regulations.\n- Demonstrated strong interpersonal communication skills.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- CPR, PALS and ACLS", "date_new": "2012-05-03 17:58:45", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28403597/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Department Manager Leader -Emergency Services", "reqid": "133602", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28403597}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Psychiatric Social Worker, Psychiatric Social Worker Asst., Marriage and Family Therapist, Marriage and Family Therapist Asst.,\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nProvides assessment, diagnosis, treatment and crisis intervention as needed to members who present themselves for psychiatric evaluation. Collaborates with treating physician, psychiatric and allied health professional team to plan and direct each individual member's treatment program.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Assesses, develops and coordinates a clinical treatment program for Health Plan members with acute or chronic psychiatric disorders.\n- Consults with staff regarding diagnosis, strengths and deficits of member, as needed or appropriate.\n- Provides outpatient psychotherapy to individuals and groups.\n- Charts member's treatments and progress in accordance with state regulations and department procedures.\n- Instructs and counsels members regarding compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimens.\n- Interprets psychiatric treatment to member's family and helps to reduce fear and other attitudes obstructing acceptance of psychiatric care and continuation of treatment if asked to do so by member.\n- Makes referrals to case manager, as appropriate, and/or refers member's family to community support services and resources.\n- Utilizes resources of public and private agencies and community organizations to meet the needs of members.\n- Collaborates with physicians in screening and evaluating members for psychotropic medications.\n- May supervise PSW Assistants and PSW Interns, if supervision course has been completed.\n- Works on-call evenings, weekends & holidays, assuming primary responsibility for emergency psychiatric care and acting as consultant to emergency department physicians and staff.\n- Reports safety concerns to mandated reporting agencies.\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- Practice in an adult psychiatric clinic setting.\n- Provide individual and group crisis intervention to an adult psychiatric population.\n- Telephone screening as needed.\n- Facilitate at least 2 psychotherapy groups.\n- Participate in team meetings and collaborate with colleagues.\n- Consult with medical and psychiatric staff regarding diagnosis, evaluations, strengths and deficits.\n- Instruct and counsel patients regarding compliance with therapeutic regimens, including adherence to prescription medication within the scope of practice.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Psychiatric Social Worker (LCSW): Masters Degree in Social Work required from an accredited college or university and Valid Licensed Clinical Social Worker license in the State of California.\nOR\n- Marriage & Family Therapist (MFT): Masters Degree in Applied Behavioral Science required. Current license as a Marriage, Family and Child Counselor in the State of California, and previous post license, paid experience as a member of a psychiatric treatment team in an outpatient setting/program under licensed supervision (usually two to four years). Knowledge of state regulations with regard to ethics, treatment, patient rights and confidentiality.\nOR\n- Marriage & Family Therapist Assistant: Masters Degree in Applied Behavioral Science required from an accredited college of university.\nOR\n- Psychiatric Social Work Assistant: Masters Degree in Social Work required from an accredited college of university.\n\n- Outpatient Psychiatric Social Worker\n- Has experience in assessing, diagnosing and treating a broad range of psychiatric conditions.\n- Must have a Nat'l Provider Identifier (NPI), or obtain an NPI, prior to employment start date.\n- Must be familiar with DMS-IV-R as a means of diagnosis.\n- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.\n- Knowledge of social service agencies, state regulations, and professional board standards as is related to member treatment, patient rights, and member/patient confidentiality.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.\n- Inpatient Psychiatric Social Worker:\n- Working in an inpatient setting, a minimum of three years post licensure experience in acute inpatient psychiatric settings and with the use of psychosocial assessment and psychotherapeutic methods and measures in a hospital, clinic or agency preferred.\n- Previous clinical responsibility to include crisis intervention, individual and group psychotherapy preferred.\n- Previous clinical responsibility to include inpatient group treatment and crisis intervention preferred.\n\nSchedule: Part-Time Regular, 32hours per week, Day shifts. Monday-Thursday: 9:00am to 5:00pm. Night and weekend on-call to Emergency Department may be required. Regular Evening hours required for at least 20% of time.", "date_new": "2012-05-03 17:58:44", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28403593/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Psychiatric Social Worker, Psychiatric Social Worker Asst., Marriage and Family Therapist, Marriage and Family Therapist Asst.,", "reqid": "132649", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28403593}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sales Analyst I (Oakland)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nKaiser Permanente\nSales Data Analyst\nOakland, CA\n\nThe analyst provides detailed analysis and reporting to enable successful execution of Sales & Account Management business line strategies. The position requires utilization of data and systems, combining automated analytical techniques and qualitative methods in order to provide business users with critical insight about sales activities, market trends, customers and partners. The successful analyst understands the organization's mission and functions, how its social, political, and technological systems work, and operates effectively within them. The SPPRA Analyst will play an important role in supporting team mates in creating a robust sales reporting and analytics function for the Kaiser regions outside of California.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Uses research & analysis to support resolution of business issues & opportunities\n- Designs databases, queries, & reports under close supervision, employing quantitative & statistical methods to analyze data\n- Acts as a resource consulting to manager as appropriate to answer questions\n- Identifies logistical & technical issues related to project implementation\n- Uses established templates and/or methodology's to report key operating metrics\n- Develops study outputs & communication tools w/ direction\n- Conducts standard performance reporting\n- Highlights & investigates discrepancies in performance w/ supervision\n- Develops, improves & maintains internal business systems & processes\n- Identifies variables of proposed changes to be factored into cost/benefit analysis\n- Drafts working documents & flowcharts to help explain options & issues to stakeholders\n- Supports Level II&III Analysts in coordination of stakeholders or workgroup.\n- Designs tools & reports for a small audience of users. (E.g., one department)\n- Participates in conceptual design phase w/ Level 2 or 3 Analyst.\n- Serves as a resource content expert consistent w/ overall role\n- Establishes & maintains mutually beneficial business relationships, by partnering w/ Sales & Account Management\n- Seeks & pursues professional & personal development opportunities\n- Consistently supports compliance & the Principles of Responsibility (KP's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy & confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting w/ ethics & integrity, reporting non-compliance, & adhering to applicable federal, state & local laws & regulations, accreditation & licenser requirements (if applicable), & KP's policies & procedures\n- Accountable for consistently demonstrating service behaviors & principles defined by the KP Service Quality Credo, the KP Mission as well as specific departmental/ organizational initiatives. Also accountable for consistently demonstrating the knowledge, skills, abilities, & behaviors necessary to provide superior & culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, & to purchasers, contracted providers & vendors.\n- Will substantively increase the productivity & effectiveness of other members of the team by 'off loading' routine data access & summarization tasks\n- Typical errors would normally result in only minor delays, inefficiencies and/or expenses.\n- Results usually contribute to the completion of projects & team objectives.\n- Typically involves interpreting & carrying out general guidelines.\n- Requires limited judgment to develop alternatives.\n- Provides information to others to be used in the decision-making process.\n- Assume other duties as assigned.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 1+ year of experience in a data analysis, consulting, report building, software or business support function.\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, in health care administration, business administration, computer science or related field required.\n- Demonstrates solid analytical skills, initiative and innovation/creativity.\n- Demonstrated ability to conduct and interpret quantitative/qualitative analysis.\n- Must demonstrate effective communication, consulting, interpersonal and presentations skills.\n- Demonstrates familiarity with the following applications (or equivalents): Excel, Business Objects, Microsoft Office.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.\n- Understanding of health care business and care delivery processes preferred.\n- Some Knowledge of KP organization, values, pricing, products and business systems preferred.", "date_new": "2012-05-02 18:38:50", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28332046/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sales Analyst I (Oakland)", "reqid": "133902", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28332046}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Operations Specialist I - Program Assistant\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder the overall guidance of a manager, the position is responsible for administration and operations for the national Community Benefit Philanthropy and Community Engagement projects, processes, and business functions. Incumbent participates on a team that plans and executes on the strategic use of technological platforms to increase the scale, visibility, impact and efficiency of Community Benefit programs supporting philanthropy and community engagement at the national level. The role supports the team in its close working relationships with national senior and mid-level, leadership, regional staff, other KP departments and the KFHP/H Board of Directors'Community Benefit Committee. Details on Kaiser Permanente's Community Benefit program are at www.kp.org/communitybenefit< http://www.kp.org/communitybenefit >Essential Functions:\n- Answers phones, takes messages, screens calls, and greets KP visitors or outside vendors. May monitor emails for others.\n- Organizes and manages departmental files and incorporates business process improvements to ensure files and documents are updated and easily accessible (includes electronic copies on computer network drives).\n- Manages calendars, schedules/plans meetings. May research, plan and arrange meetings and events for 100 people or less, including hotel and conference facilities. May make travel arrangements for colleagues.\n- Drafts, edits, proofreads and prepares correspondence; creates reports, graphs and presentations.\n- Inputs data and maintains established databases; gathers and researches information with functional employees, external vendors and representatives in support of ongoing business operations.\n- Tracks expenditures related to charitable contributions and invoices in the GIFTS grants management database and OneLink. Manages expense reports through KPERS.\n- Under general supervision, creates narrative and quantitative reports in response to routine and custom reporting requests to meet informational requirements of KP management and/or external agencies and organizations for critical financial, departmental or operational analyses.\n- Assists with identifying requirements for end-user systems applications, developing specifications of data, maintains specialized databases/table and oversees processes and access to safeguard data integrity.\n- May track and analyzes monthly national financial reports; may consolidate and analyze for trends.\n- Participates in various special projects as required.\n- Interacts with KP executives and employees across multiple organizations, as well as external representatives, serving as a liaison for the department/function to discuss complex administrative matters, business processes, and project activities to facilitate department goal attainment.\n- Coordinates project work schedules to meet client expectations and raises conflicting deadlines to management's attention.\n- Provides administrative and project support to the team manager and senior management using intermediate to advanced MS Office skills (Word, Excel, MS Project and/or PowerPoint).\n- Other duties as assigned.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Five (5) to eight (8) plus years of administrative and operational support within a specific functional level with increasing scope and discretion.\n- Two (2) to three (3) plus years of functional analytical experience.\n- High school diploma, GED or equivalent work experience.\n- BA/BS preferred.\n- Ability to apply and use thorough knowledge of KP's policies, practices, business processes, techniques, work standards and systems.\n- Uses acquired knowledge of industry practices and standards.\n- Intermediate knowledge of Excel to compile and create moderately complex spreadsheets and reports.\n- Uses intermediate to advanced MS Office skills (Word, MS Project, and or/PowerPoint) to create moderately complex presentation materials with graphs, illustrations, etc.; proofreads content for accuracy and KP established formatting.\n- Strong quantitative and analytical skills.\n- Ability to acquire and use advanced knowledge of KP and its customers.", "date_new": "2012-05-02 18:38:50", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28332049/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Operations Specialist I - Program Assistant", "reqid": "133921", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28332049}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Legal Assistant\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nProvides comprehensive administrative support to one or more staff attorneys. Responsible for all support functions related to work load of case/claim files. Must scrupulously observe the confidentiality required to maintain the attorney-client and attorney-work product privilege applicable to the department. Works under general supervision.\nEssential Functions:\n- Type letters, reports, and legal briefs.\n- Conducts data research and composes letters for attorney/manager approval.\n- Responds to or drafts responses to correspondence based upon knowledge and research of subject matter.\n- Establishes, maintains, codes and closes legal files concerning professional liability, health plan contract and benefit coverage issues, labor and employment, environmental and real estate matters, all of a highly confidential nature.\n- Processes all vendor bills generated during litigation; reconciles all case costs for each legal file and resolves discrepancies.\n- Screens telephone calls, determines appropriate referral or resolves as appropriate.\n- Reviews, screens and determines appropriate handling of attorney's mail.\n- Prepares a variety of special and recurring reports.\n- Maintains attorney's court calendar; makes travel arrangements.\n- In attorneys absence, ensures that all indicated legal matters are brought to the attention of appropriate staff member, or may handle personally, depending upon situation.\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- This position will be primarily assigned to the TPMG Legal Department ROI unit.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Significant secretarial/administrative or comparable experience, including previous legal office support experience.\n- Two-year associate's degree or equivalent experience.\n- Strong customer service skills required to communicate effectively with all levels of management internal/external.\n- Word-processing speed: 60-70 wpm when appropriate.\n- Proficient with software used by department.\n- Skills testing as appropriate.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Familiarity with medical records.\n- Excellent PC skills and experience with associated software programs.\n- Knowledge of medical terminology and abbreviations.\n\nSkills testing: Typing (45 WPM), Microsoft Word & Excel", "date_new": "2012-05-02 18:37:57", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28332002/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Legal Assistant", "reqid": "133526", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28332002}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Communications Consultant\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Communications Consultant actively pursues new information to develop communications on compelling issues, projects, and initiatives relevant to S&AM. Works directly with subject matter experts to gather information, and get copy reviewed and approved. The Communications Consultant collaborates with S&AM leaders and staff, commercial marketing communications colleagues, health plan intranet site partners, and various SMEs to develop and delivery timely communications.\n\nEssential Functions:\n - Cultivates professional relationships with senior S&AM leaders, subject matter experts, internal clients, and coworkers.\n - Represents the department on complex projects and serves as communications strategist for high-level initiatives.\n - Acts as a communications adviser and strategist.\n - Develops and implements communications plans and tactics that support S&AM mission and areas of focus.\n - Actively pursues new information to develop communications on compelling issues relevant to S&AM.\n - Communicates complex issues in simple terms (both verbally and in written form).\n - Manages and completes multiple assignments in short time frames.\n - Writes, edits, and proofs benefit rich content for Comm Flash messages and @HPI.\n - Develops a thorough understanding of topics that differentiate KP from the competition.\n - Assumes final responsibility for results of specific projects.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n - Bachelor's degree in journalism, English, public relations or related field or related experience required.\n - Minimum Five years of experience working in a complex corporate communications environment with demonstrated excellence in developing, implementing and monitoring strategic communications programs.\n - Ability to coordinate diverse projects and activities into a cohesive and strategic communications program.\n - Professional-level writing and editing skills for Web and traditional media.\n - Demonstrated excellence in working collaboratively in a team setting.\n - Able to respond to emerging issues and crises.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n - Master's degree preferred.", "date_new": "2012-05-01 18:36:58", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28302836/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Communications Consultant", "reqid": "133708", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28302836}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Masters Level Student Temp\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThis position provides analytical support to a project or department. Under the guidance of a Project Manager/ Director, responsible for collecting and researching data, performing analysis, providing recommendations and presenting results.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Responsible for contributing high level analytical support to a project or department requiring application of knowledge in marketing, information management, finance, management, economics or statistics.\n- This position contributes to a full range of project components.\n- Assigned to at least one project and expected to produce results and report out as a member of a project team.\n- Organizes assigned project tasks, identifies and structures information collection activities, and sets time lines for completion of required tasks as directed.\n- Develops tools to identify and to document best practices.\n- Prepares various excel, word or PowerPoint reports, and works w/ access database software (or similar tool) to develop data extracts and management information reports.\n- May be asked to produce graphic information using excel or PowerPoint or similar software.\n- Contributes to development of management information and analysis conducted, provides recommendations and assists w/ preparation of formal presentations to communicate results to various management levels.\n- Identifies alternative solutions to project issues.\n- Contributes to development project plans to ensure timely deliverables and successful completion of project and demonstrates an understanding of various business intersections.\n- Assists w/ identification and development of training information.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Enrolled in or recent graduate of a MBA or other Masters level program w/ an accredited college or university.\n- Solid analytical skills, problem solving, project management and critical thinking.\n- Strong project management skills.\n- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.\n- Ability to utilize at a working level Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access.\n- Knowledge of SQL or SAS highly desirable.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/ Management Partnership environment.\n\n\n++ Expected Length of Employment: May - August ++", "date_new": "2012-05-01 18:36:10", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28302814/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Masters Level Student Temp", "reqid": "133601", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28302814}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sr Research Asst\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nConducts telephone or in-person interviews with study participants. Recruits and consents study participants. Assists in training new study staff in study protocols and provides instruction to study participants. Uses computer software to provide basic data management and generate reports.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Assists in training new study staff in protocols and implementation of study goals/objectives\n- Provides instruction to participants to teach them how to perform specific study protocols\n- Prepares computer-generated reports, including statistical tables\n- Answers participants' and providers' questions\n- Screens and recruits participants; obtains consent\n- Schedules examination appointments for study participants\n- Conducts telephone or in-person interviews with study participants and providers\n- Reviews questionnaires for completeness and accuracy; checks for inconsistencies; and codes open-ended questions.\n- Assists with all aspects of mailed surveys\n- Monitors participant's progress (e.g., blood pressure, exercise, response to questionnaires, tracking, etc)\n- Provides basic data management using database software\n- Maintains all pertinent project records and files\n- Transcribes data from records to forms\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- Conducts in-person clinic visits obtaining written consent, administering questionnaires, and measuring blood pressure, height, weight, and waist and hip circumferences.\n- Assists with the development of study tools (such as manual of operations, protocols, questionnaires and tracking forms).\n- Makes initial telephone contact with study subjects.\n-Accompanies participants to laboratory.\n- Reviews completed interviews for completeness and accuracy checks for inconsistencies.\n- Assists in tracking study participants when phone numbers are disconnected and or wrong number.\n- Keeps accurate records and files, including pending and completed interviews.\n- Responsible for mailing of recruitment and retention materials.\n- Schedules research clinic examination appointments for study participants.\n- Maintain meticulous tracking of study incentives.\n- May need to prepare and ship blood samples to storage sites. - Travels to Kaiser facilities (Santa Clara, San Jose, and Hayward) to conduct clinic visits.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum of one (1) year experience in a research/health care environment required\n- Previous interviewing experience required\n- Experience in editing/coding questionnaires required\n- Experience and knowledge of computer applications, such as word processing and database software, required\n- Associate's degree or equivalent experience required\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred\n- Bachelor's degree may substitute for experience in field\n- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; telephone skills required\n- Familiar with medical terminology\n- Must be able to work in Labor and Management Partnership environment\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Scheduling flexibility\n- Bilingual (English/Spanish)\n- Must be outgoing, have excellent communication skills, and an ability to communicate with people from diverse ethnic and educational backgrounds.\n- Telephone skills\n- Experience & knowledge of computer applications, such as word processing & database software\n- Familiarity w/editing/coding questionnaires\n\nNOTE: Travel is required. Ability to use own car, valid California driver's license and auto insurance needed (mileage reimbursed).\n\n\n++This position is expected to continue for3 years work or pending continuation of grant/contract funding ++", "date_new": "2012-04-28 19:08:46", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28260376/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr Research Asst", "reqid": "133336", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28260376}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: CT Rsch Nurse I\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Clinical Trial Nurse I (CTN-I) is a novice level position which, under the guidance & supervision of the Principal Investigator (PI) & clinical trials administrative management, assists in ensuring that the integrity & quality of the clinical trial(s) are maintained & conducted in accordance w/ federal, state & local regulations, Institutional Review Board (IRB) approvals, & Kaiser Permanente (KP) policies & procedures.\nW/ direction from the PI, this position coordinates research activities as outlined in the Major Responsibilities below. This position is also responsible for protecting the health, safety, & welfare of research participants.\nEssential Functions:\n- The following is done w/ guidance from PI: Compliance w/ KPNC IRB approved protocols & Good Clinical Practice (GCP), federal, state, & local regulations, & KP policies & procedures.\n- W/ direction, assist w/ any internal/external compliance monitoring &/or audits & inspections to protect research participants, assure operational effectiveness of the program, & to reduce risks to the organization.\n- Utilize nursing skills to coordinate research-related activities (e.g., consenting, eligibility work up, scheduling study visits, assisting w/ nursing assessment of participants, adverse events, & data collection including laboratory & diagnostic studies).\n- Perform nursing procedures required in the protocol, & report all protocol violations/deviations & adverse events to the PI in a timely manner to ensure the health, safety & welfare of the participants.\n- Recruitment for potential participants.\n- Abstract data from source documentation onto case report forms (paper or electronic) in a timely manner.\n- Assist w/ study completion, resolution of data queries, data lock, study closeout, & archiving of study files.\n- Communicate & collaborate w/ study team including internal & external parties, Sponsors, PI, clinical trials administrative management, study participants, & KPNC Offices of Clinical Trial Compliance & Operations.\n- Assist others w/ the maintenance of systems & resources for the effective communication & submission of required documentation to the IRB.\n- Participate w/ PI & KFRI to identify & prioritize the development of clinical trials systems & infrastructure to maintain research quality & compliance at clinical trial sites.\n- No supervisory responsibilities.\n- Other duties as assigned by appropriate management.\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- Responsible for assisting in the informed consent process, screening potential patients for adult oncology clinical trials; assessing treatment patients for toxicities; dose modifications, and serious adverse events; patient/family/medical/nursing staff education; assist physicians' in tumor assessments of subjects as per protocol; assist in accurate data collection, and ordering all protocol requirements and obtaining results; preparation, collection, and shipment of all required protocol specimens.\n- Travel to other sites as needed for research activity/patient coverage. Attend National Research meetings as needed. This job is in adult oncology.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Two (2) years of recent clinical nursing experience in a hospital, clinic or similar health care setting required. (Bachelor's degree may be substituted for one (1) year work experience.).\n- Clinical trials research experience preferred.\n- Minimum of a diploma from an accredited nursing school required.\n- Valid RN license from the State of California.\n- Must be proficient in electronic health systems & databases used in research environment, or willingness to learn & demonstrate proficiency within six months of hire.\n- Demonstrate effective written, verbal, & interpersonal communication skills.\n- Attention to detail & accuracy.\n- Ability to manage multiple tasks w/ time deadlines.\n- Demonstrate prioritization & organizational skills.\n- Proficient in medical terminology.\n- Demonstrate basic drug calculation skills.\n- Demonstrate problem-solving skills.\n- Demonstrate nursing competency skills per scope of practice (i.e., phlebotomy, performing vital signs, nursing assessments, urine dipstick reading, pregnancy test reading, performing EKG, etc.) w/ certification if applicable.\n- Other (specific to relevant therapeutic area).\n- Knowledge of GCP, federal, state, & local regulations including HIPAA & KP policies & procedures.\n- Ability to work in a Labor Partnership environment.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Minimum of 2-3 years experience as a RN with 1 of the last 2-3 years in oncology required. Oncology -certified nurse a plus. Previous research experience desirable but not required. Phlebotomy skills a plus.\n- Ability to make and complete accurate patient assessments. Demonstrated ability to work independently and cooperatively in multiple settings.\n- Exhibited ability to set priorities and meet goals. Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills. Must have excellent documentation skills. Must be flexible, organized, detail oriented and tenacious in follow-through. Must possess the ability to work well under pressure.\n- Computer skills in WORD, Excell and internet preferred. Must be willing and able to travel within the Northern California region with own dependable transportation.\n\n++ Expected Length of Employment: Contingent upon research funding ++", "date_new": "2012-04-28 19:08:41", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28260375/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "CT Rsch Nurse I", "reqid": "133332", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28260375}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Ambulatory Care Pharmacist - Grade 15 (OAK-201913)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder indirect supervision, provides ambulatory pharmaceutical care services using approved protocols in collaboration with other health professional, including managing patient drug therapy, providing patient education, and preparing and/or overseeing the preparation and dispensing of medications. Promotes high quality, evidence-based, cost-effective pharmaceutical care. Performs these duties in the clinical areas assigned.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Under the direction of the Department manager or designee, promotes rational and cost-effective Inpatient and Outpatient drug therapy through close participation in the drug therapy decision-making process with assigned physicians and other medical personnel.\n- Provides direction to Pharmacist Residents, Pharmacist Interns, Pharmacy Technicians, and other non-licensed personnel.\n- Conducts patient medication history inquiries upon referral from physicians and other medical personnel.\n- Given a diagnosis, synthesizes a treatment plan, which may include drug therapy and lifestyle modifications, and transition within the continuum of care settings.\n- Identifies, resolves, and prevents potential and actual medication-related problems including: untreated indications, improper drug selection, sub-therapeutic dosage, overdose, failure to receive medication, adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, and medication without indication.\n- Under protocol, initiates, adjusts, monitors, and recommends changes in drug therapy based on information obtained through patient interviews, objective monitoring parameters, review of drug profiles and the patient medical record.\n- Coordinates and interprets laboratory monitoring of drug therapy, including serum drug levels, electrolytes, and other approved drug-related laboratory testing.\n- Provides patient monitoring for the purpose of evaluating and optimizing patient outcomes, drug utilization and patient compliance, detecting and/or minimizing ADR's, eliminating unnecessary drug use and duplication.\n- Provides patient education related to the individual's disease state, including predictable actions, side effects, reasons for proper compliance, and any special instruction.\n- Assure ongoing performance improvement of the pharmaceutical care services provided.\n- Provides education to providers and staff via presentations, newsletters, formal utilization reviews, and one-on-one interactions.\n- Performs other duties as required.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- B.S. in Pharmacy required.\n- Pharm.D. preferred.\n- Current CA Registered Pharmacist License.\n- Successful completion of a clinical pharmacy residency (with emphasis in Ambulatory Care) preferred, or possess the equivalent clinical experience in direct patient care delivery.\n- Must be able to obtain an NPI # within one (1) month in position.\n- American Heart Association approved Basic Life Support (BLS) card preferred for existing incumbents.\n- Current BLS card required for new hires effective 12-20-09.\n- ACLS certification may be required in some areas.\n- Comprehensive knowledge of current pharmacological/biopharmaceutical principles, medical terminology, pathologies, disease states, and related information for a medical management plan.\n- Working knowledge of aseptic technique and preparation of sterile IV products and chemotherapy agents.\n- Knowledge of emergency medications and drug monitoring.\n- Understanding of drug utilization review and drug usage evaluation.\n- Knowledge of Federal and State laws & regulations regarding the provision of pharmaceutical services.\n- Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.\n- Must be able to operate the pharmacy computer system(s) and other equipment.\n- Must be able to input prescription labels.\n- MUST BE ABLE TO PASS BACKGROUND CHECK.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.\n\nSchedule: Sun - Sat, 40 hours a week, variable shift; may include working weekends, evenings, nights, days and holidays.", "date_new": "2012-04-28 19:08:24", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28260364/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Ambulatory Care Pharmacist - Grade 15 (OAK-201913)", "reqid": "132135", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28260364}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Executive Director, Production Support ClaimsConnect, KPIT\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Executive Director, Production Support is accountable for the development, integration, maintenance and delivery for the ClaimsConnect platform and the ClaimsConnect product.\nThe Executive Director has day-to-day contact with the CA and ROC Executive Directors, business partners, internal BIO and external BIO representatives as well as shared service organizations to plan, deliver and support on application related projects, production support, and continuous improvement initiatives.\nThe Executive Director is also responsible for building an internal team that will be responsible for the ongoing maintenance and development of the Xcleys product. This includes but is not limited to creating a strategic roadmap, building both federal and state capabilities.\nThis Executive Director will manage a team of approximately 60 staff, 20+ contractors and matrixed staff from the IT supplier teams and is responsible for the development of the staff within their span of control. Total program budget responsibilities are $10M.\nEssential Functions:\nThis position will have primary responsibility for:\n- Day-to-day contact with sub portfolio peers and external peers to ensure availability of ClaimsConnect applications.\n- Ensure SLA's are met for ClaimsConnect applications.\n- Derive metrics to show improvement and track progress for all ClaimsConnect applications.\n- Vendor management.\n- Planning application releases and release content, annual planning and budgeting process for the sub portfolio applications.\n- Directs a team of Directors and their teams across multiple regions to ensure quality product is developed and maintained.\n- Works closely with sub-portfolio Testing Leaders to improve testing strategy and approach.\n- Engage with business partners and Product/Program manager to create Claims roadmap.\n- Develop depth in team to ensure levels of SME is deep to meet pipeline needs.\n- Be creative and innovative to define resources requirements.\n- Manage offshore teams effectively.\n- Work across the sub portfolio to ensure project demands are met.\n- Be involved in finalizing the solutions crafted for Claims initiatives.\n- Be accountable for solutions created in this sub portfolio.\n- Ensure best practices for application development are introduced, applied and adhered to.\n- Strategic implementation of industry technologies and process's as appropriate.\n- Thinking outside box.\n- Model the appropriate behavior and leadership this role warrants.\n- Conduct performance management for the entire Claims development group.\n- Mentor and develop staff members.\n- Serve as an ambassador for the both the Claims sub portfolio and HP BIO organization.\n- Create department goals and objectives.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- BS degree in engineering, computer science or related technical field.\n- Minimum of 20 years of progressive IT experience in roles of increasing responsibility; expertise in complex, large project implementations across various business units and regions.\n- Recent experience as the leader of large packaged software installation programs.\n- We expect a track record of solid leadership experience and background in negotiating commitments to achieve long-term partnerships including extensive system integrator/vendor experience, a broad understanding of the software delivery processing including IT financial planning and budgeting experience, and understanding of the healthcare/plan industries.\n- A proven solutions leader is needed who leads by example through strong personal leadership and conviction, possesses consensus building skills and a true team orientation, and displays impeccable interpersonal skills.\n- Demonstrated ability to achieve project and performance outcomes through others.\n- A strong team player is required who is willing to partner and engage with the business operating leadership to deliver substantive, business value-add to the operations.\n- Proven ability to balance execution of the strategic vision through leadership and delegation, with a willingness and competence to dive into the details as required.\n- Proven ability to develop dynamic, constructive working relationships and partnerships with operational, technological, and physician partners.\n- Strong knowledge of industry standard health plan applications and infrastructure with a focus on provider contracting, claims, revenue cycle, benefits management, and technology.\n- Senior level program and project management experience in achieving results through others in a complex matrix organization.\n- Proven team leader and the ability to problem-solve and negotiate with multiple internal customers. The ability to plan, coordinate and drive action to timely completion despite some level of ambiguity.\n- Knowledgeable, experienced and successful thought leader, with depth of knowledge regarding most aspects of health insurance/health plan administration.\n- Successful experience leading and managing large complex projects, affecting multiple stakeholders and applications.\n- Ability to influence and persuade at all levels of the organization through large group presentations as well as individual and small group communications. Ability to gain confidence and support of customers.\n- Collaborative style with ability to engage multiple diverse stakeholders with differing views including physicians and senior executives.\n- Ability to see and understand end to end processes, cross boundary dependencies and 'down stream' effects.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Master's level graduate degree and/or MBA preferred. Additional senior-level leadership experience in IT operations and engineering is strongly preferred.\n- Experience in health plan systems is desired.\n- Recent experience as the leader of large packaged software installation programs, preferably claims.\n- A professional services consulting, and/or software development and delivery background in large complex environments is desirable. Additionally, proven experience should include success in multi-disciplinary leadership capability, ability to grow and develop high performance teams that are geographically dispersed within a matrixed organization and a customer focus are desired.\n- Successful experience leading and managing large complex projects, affecting multiple stakeholders and applications, preferably in a multi-regional or multi-business unit organization.", "date_new": "2012-04-28 19:06:47", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28260319/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Executive Director, Production Support ClaimsConnect, KPIT", "reqid": "133550", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28260319}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Senior Financial Consultant HPO\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nFinance responsibility for Health Care Reform across multiple MSSA departments, including financial planning, project reporting, business case support, presentations to senior management, and financial consulting. Full service finance support to Strategic Market Planning and HCR Exchanges. Other projects and analyses related to Health Care Reform or Health Plan Operations departments.\n\nEssential Functions:\nUnder leadership of VP Finance, MSSA:\n- Communicate with each MSSA leader about their Health Care Reform (HCR) needs and associated dollars in various budget categories.\n- Analyze and consolidate information in different formats for different audiences\n- Identify overlaps and gaps and identify those items that are not Reform\n- Determine relative importance and priority of requests\n- Frame discussions for MSSA HCR Advisory committee about options, ranges of costs, and decisions and provide analysis as necessary\n- Serve as single point of contact for HCR staff and Advisory Committee\n- Coordinate with Directors of HPO-PO Finance, HPSA FP&A, and HPO-CA Finance, HPIT PAC Finance and others to\n- Ensure synchronization of identified HCR costs with functional budgets and expenses\n- Keep them informed about activities of MSSA HCR Advisory Group and staff\n- Advise of potential changes or issues\n\nUnder leadership of Director, HPO-PO Finance:\n- Develop LRFP (Long Range Financial Plan), annual budget and quarterly forecasts in support of 3 senior leaders (SVPs) in HCR and FEHBP (Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan) in - both Program Office and the CA region.\n- Actively contribute to the overall planning and execution of the HPO-PO budget during the annual planning process for all functional areas.\n- Special projects as assigned.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Twelve (12) plus years financial analysis or related experience.\n- Four (4) year degree in related field or equivalent experience.\n- Advanced knowledge (broad expertise or unique knowledge) of policies, practices and systems.\n- Develops advanced concepts, techniques and standards.\n- Develops new applications based on professional principles and theories.\n- Viewed as functional expert in field within KP.\n- Applies advanced principles, theories and concepts.\n- Contributes to the development of innovative principles and ideas.\n- Employs expertise as a generalist or specialist.\n\nPreferred Experience:\n\n-Knowledge of Kaiser Permanente budgeting and accounting practices.", "date_new": "2012-04-27 18:56:49", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28237958/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Senior Financial Consultant HPO", "reqid": "132672", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28237958}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sr Communications Specialist\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nDevelops & implements internal &/or external public relations & communications strategies, plans & programs in support of regional strategies & organizational goals. Communication plans & strategies incorporate wide range of stakeholders & audiences ensuring tailored communications & full perspective to successfully position organization. In addition, serves as project lead on high priority assignments/programs. Gives voice to the KP story internally, develops positive relationships w/ stakeholders, & protects & enhances the brand image & reputation of Kaiser Permanente and may manage communication strategy & implementation of large organizational initiatives serving as liaison to communication staff across the region & participating on cross-functional teams. Furthermore, may serve as back-up for manager, may serve as a spokesperson for organization.\nThis is the third job in a three level Communication Specialist ladder and at this level, the communicator works on projects of complex & diverse scope where communication requires in-depth analysis. Projects assigned are broad in scope & may involve multiple functional areas or span across geographic areas. Communicator works w/ minimal supervision & exercises judgment within generally defined policies in developing & implementing strategies for results.\nEssential Functions:\n- Develops & implements communication strategies & plans, linking organizational goals w/ communication objectives, strategies, messages, & vehicles.\n- Researches, writes, edits articles, internal/external publications, & other communication documents.\n- Demonstrates ability to build & manage effective working relationships w/ internal stakeholder groups & individuals.\n- Applies strong project management & communication planning skills to the work as well as strong knowledge of the application of AP & KP stylebooks, Northern California strategy & business objectives, & organizational communication theory.\n- Collaborates w/ colleagues in regional departments & areas; may serve as a liaison to multiple geographic areas or coordinate work across the region for local implementation.\n- Provides internal communications support surrounding internal or external crisis situations that require expedient dissemination of information to leadership & employees, partnering w/ Public Affairs department colleagues.\n- May lead communications in crisis situations.\n- Coordinates w/ media relations staff in support of organizational objectives & reputation management as needed.\n- May share on-call media pager duty.\n- May serve as spokesperson to internal & external audiences.\n- May manage & recruit staff or freelance workers.\n- Position requires travel throughout the Northern California region.\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- Collaborates with Division of Research colleagues to support internal and external communication needs.\n- Develops program and study deliverables for marketing communication efforts.\n- Works cross-functionally to assist with completion of newsletters, the annual report, brochures and other deliverables that convey the brand/reputation of the Division of Research.\n- Collaborates with regional and program colleagues to leverage communication assets into a variety of channels.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Substantial (minimum 5 years) internal & external communication experience in a corporate, agency or health care setting w/ demonstrated results in communication strategy & planning\n- Web/intranet experience preferred\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in public relations, communications, journalism, or related field\n- Master's preferred\n- Knowledge of media & communication vehicles including print, radio, & electronic media\n- Excellent verbal communication, writing & editing skills, including strong communication planning expertise\n- Proven project management & organization skills\n- Able to link organization objectives to communication planning\n- Participatory style, high energy, & a bias for action\n- Adept at working collaboratively in a team environment while also displaying independence, initiative, & enterprise\n- Ability to maintain high productivity while balancing competing priorities & meeting strict deadlines\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Strong understanding of the health science peer-reviewed publication process.\n-Strong understanding of biomedical statistics enabling facile interpretation (for various audiences) of scientific literature.\n-Strong science writing background and skills. Experience (usually 7 years) writing on the science/healthcare beat.\n- Experience with organizing integrated communications efforts (print, online, video, etc.)\n- Proficient in a variety of word-processing and presentation software, database applications and publishing tools to produce online and off-line content.\n- Strong video production and editing skills. Strong web 2.0 skills.\n- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; strong interpersonal and team work skills.\n- Experience interacting with and bridging between non-technical and technical groups to implement cutting edge online communication efforts. \n- Working familiarity with web content management processes and workflows. Understanding and/or experience with online photojournalism products and tools, such as SoundSlides.\n- Understanding of web-based video delivery.\n-Technical skills appreciated: HTML, CSS,JavaScript, Content Mangagement Systems, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Flash, SoundSlides, WebTrends, etc.\n\n\n++ NOTE: This position is expected to continue for2 years work or pending continuation of grant/contract funding ++", "date_new": "2012-04-27 18:56:20", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28237931/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr Communications Specialist", "reqid": "133156", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28237931}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sr Communications Specialist\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nDevelops & implements internal &/or external public relations & communications strategies, plans & programs in support of regional strategies & organizational goals. Communication plans & strategies incorporate wide range of stakeholders & audiences ensuring tailored communications & full perspective to successfully position organization. In addition, serves as project lead on high priority assignments/programs. Gives voice to the KP story internally, develops positive relationships w/ stakeholders, & protects & enhances the brand image & reputation of Kaiser Permanente and may manage communication strategy & implementation of large organizational initiatives serving as liaison to communication staff across the region & participating on cross-functional teams. Furthermore, may serve as back-up for manager, may serve as a spokesperson for organization.\nThis is the third job in a three level Communication Specialist ladder and at this level, the communicator works on projects of complex & diverse scope where communication requires in-depth analysis. Projects assigned are broad in scope & may involve multiple functional areas or span across geographic areas. Communicator works w/ minimal supervision & exercises judgment within generally defined policies in developing & implementing strategies for results.\nEssential Functions:\n- Develops & implements communication strategies & plans, linking organizational goals w/ communication objectives, strategies, messages, & vehicles.\n- Researches, writes, edits articles, internal/external publications, & other communication documents.\n- Demonstrates ability to build & manage effective working relationships w/ internal stakeholder groups & individuals.\n- Applies strong project management & communication planning skills to the work as well as strong knowledge of the application of AP & KP stylebooks, Northern California strategy & business objectives, & organizational communication theory.\n- Collaborates w/ colleagues in regional departments & areas; may serve as a liaison to multiple geographic areas or coordinate work across the region for local implementation.\n- Provides internal communications support surrounding internal or external crisis situations that require expedient dissemination of information to leadership & employees, partnering w/ Public Affairs department colleagues.\n- May lead communications in crisis situations.\n- Coordinates w/ media relations staff in support of organizational objectives & reputation management as needed.\n- May share on-call media pager duty.\n- May serve as spokesperson to internal & external audiences.\n- May manage & recruit staff or freelance workers.\n- Position requires travel throughout the Northern California region.\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- Collaborates with Division of Research colleagues to support internal and external communication needs.\n- Develops program and study deliverables for marketing communication efforts.\n- Works cross-functionally to assist with completion of newsletters, the annual report, brochures and other deliverables that convey the brand/reputation of the Division of Research.\n- Collaborates with regional and program colleagues to leverage communication assets into a variety of channels.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Substantial (minimum 5 years) internal & external communication experience in a corporate, agency or health care setting w/ demonstrated results in communication strategy & planning\n- Web/intranet experience preferred\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in public relations, communications, journalism, or related field\n- Master's preferred\n- Knowledge of media & communication vehicles including print, radio, & electronic media\n- Excellent verbal communication, writing & editing skills, including strong communication planning expertise\n- Proven project management & organization skills\n- Able to link organization objectives to communication planning\n- Participatory style, high energy, & a bias for action\n- Adept at working collaboratively in a team environment while also displaying independence, initiative, & enterprise\n- Ability to maintain high productivity while balancing competing priorities & meeting strict deadlines\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Strong understanding of the health science peer-reviewed publication process.\n-Strong understanding of biomedical statistics enabling facile interpretation (for various audiences) of scientific literature.\n-Strong science writing background and skills. Experience (usually 7 years) writing on the science/healthcare beat.\n- Experience with organizing integrated communications efforts (print, online, video, etc.)\n- Proficient in a variety of word-processing and presentation software, database applications and publishing tools to produce online and off-line content.\n- Strong video production and editing skills. Strong web 2.0 skills.\n- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; strong interpersonal and team work skills.\n- Experience interacting with and bridging between non-technical and technical groups to implement cutting edge online communication efforts. \n- Working familiarity with web content management processes and workflows. Understanding and/or experience with online photojournalism products and tools, such as SoundSlides.\n- Understanding of web-based video delivery.\n-Technical skills appreciated: HTML, CSS,JavaScript, Content Mangagement Systems, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Flash, SoundSlides, WebTrends, etc.\n\n\n++ NOTE: This position is expected to continue for2 years work or pending continuation of grant/contract funding ++", "date_new": "2012-04-27 18:56:20", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28237933/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr Communications Specialist", "reqid": "133158", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28237933}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Programming Analysis Lead - Java Developer\nLocation: Oakland, CA\n\nJob Summary:\nThe scope of the Programming/Analysis family includes development and production support responsibilities. Development work is typically creating new programs/applications to support a business need. The process is typically project-based and involves all aspects of the project life cycle from inception to implementation.\n\nEssential Functions:\n1.) Design, develop and maintenance of server side functionalities of Regional Application suite using Java, RAD and Web sphere application server environment.\n2.) Troubleshoot deployment and production problems.\n3.) Provide support for production issues.\n4.) Architect the solution of new feature enhancements.\n5.) Ensure Software design and code implementation meets coding standards and best practices, flexibility, configurability, reusability, testability, maintainability and scalability.\n6.) Collaborate with Solution consultant, team lead and development manage, and business partner to translate the business requirements into a functional design documents.\n7.) Participate in the agile pair programming and code review.\n8) Create design documentation and drawings as required by CPDP.\nQualifications:\nBasic Requirements:\n1.) Bachelor's degree in a related field and/or 4 years of equivalent work experience.\n2.) A minimum of 6 years of experience in development of new programs/application or maintaining and/or supporting existing programs/systems.\n3.) 6+ years of technical experience in a fast paced, Information Technology Department consisting of a combination of staff and contractors.\n4.) 6+ years of experience in Enterprise Java programming, RAD 7.5 Environment, SOA, Web services Development and Testing, SOAP UI, JMS, MQ Series,\n5.) 6+ years in SQL, Stored Procedure and Database, preferably Oracle.\n6.) 6+ years in UML and data modeling, working knowledge of Visio.\n7.) Strong knowledge of JUnit.\n8.) This developer will also need to be able to work independently with minimal direction\n\nPreferred Qualification:\n1.) Experience with Ant Script development\n2.) Working knowledge of HL7 interfaces.\n3.) BlazeDS and Websphere Application Server experience\n4.) Experience with ADOBE Flex and Flashbuilder\n5) Troubleshooting and problem solving skills.\n6) Experience with SVN source control system.\n7.) Experience in Agile process and Methodologies\n8.) Experience with Application Lifecycle management tools (Borland StarTeam, Caliber)\n9.) Very strong communication skills (Ability to communicate one's ideas through their design)\n10.) Experience working with various departments and a good team player.\n11.) Intermediate Unix knowledge.", "date_new": "2012-04-27 18:55:08", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28237879/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Programming Analysis Lead - Java Developer", "reqid": "128979", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28237879}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Area Director - Account Management (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nKaiser Permanente\nArea Director - Account Management\nOakland, CA\n\nLead the Service Area Mid-Large Group existing sales team to achieve membership and margin targets. Leads the local existing sales team to execute established mid-large group strategy. Coordinates the efforts of the entire geographically-bases Sales & Account Management team to achieve Service Area membership and margin targets. Leads a Service Area market planning process, engaging and collaborating with Service Area Health Plan/Hospitals and Medical Group leadership. Represent Sales & Account Management in the Service Area and builds confidence in our capabilities and performance.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Leads the mid-large existing sales team to execute established mid-large group strategy.\n- Leads a Service Area market planning process in collaboration with local Health Plan/Hospitals and Medical Group leadership. Position the organization by building external relationships with key customers and channels.\n- Collaborates on the development of account-specific strategies on key accounts, with the strategic accounts business line leadership and executive account managers. Use business line expertise and market intelligence to provide input to mid-large business line strategy.\n- Provide direction and hold staff accountable for book of business membership and margin targets. Identify resources needed for the sales team to achieve organizational performance goals. Conduct activities that enable staff to successfully manage change. Leads a Service Area Business\n- Use consistent enterprise-wide practices to hire the right people and provide consistent orientation. Create and model a coaching culture that supports continuous growth and development at all levels. Coach and develop staff using enterprise models and tools that enable continuous growth and development. Develop individual career paths and leadership opportunities for staff. Evaluate and provide substantial performance review input on all staff in the office.\n- Provide administrative management for geographically-based cross-functional team\n- Influence peers and decisions makers from other business lines to enhance processes and systems to meet customer needs. Provide overall direction and coordination of support resources for all Sales and Account Management housed and working in their geographic area of responsibility. Be a vocal advocate for all Sales and Account Management staff in their geographic area to ensure they are provided with the tools and resources required to effectively perform their jobs.\n- Form cross-functional teams of Sales and Account Management staff in their area to accomplish initiatives/goals that cut across business lines.\n- Develop and leverage partnership with Medical Group and the delivery system\n- Lead the ongoing effort to educate, inform and influence Service Area Medical Group and operations leadership about the marketplace and what Kaiser Permanente must do to be successful.\n- Lead a Service Area market planning process, engaging and collaborating with Medical Group and Service Area leadership. Build confidence of Service Area leadership in the direction, competence and performance of the Sales and Account Management organization. Coordinate the interactions of all Sales and Account Management staff in the Service Area with Service Area leadership.\n- Orchestrate the involvement of Service Area Medical Group and operations leadership with key purchasers and brokers.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Bachelor's degree in business, marketing or related field or equivalent years of related professional experience.\n- 5 years of sales management and broker business development experience in the health care industry.\n- Must possess and successfully demonstrate the required competencies of business acumen, strategic thinking, negotiation, influence, coaching, and problem solving skills; consultative selling skills.\n- Life license required or ability to obtain one within 120 days of hire date.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Master's degree or evidence of ongoing educational development highly preferred.", "date_new": "2012-04-26 18:50:04", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28204793/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Area Director - Account Management (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "133179", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28204793}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Senior Medical Audit Coordinator - RN (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nKaiser Permanente\nMedical Audit Coordinator\nOakland, CA\n\nThe Medical Audit Coordinator reviews claims for services obtained outside of Kaiser facilities for compliance with health plan service agreement with members; identifies health plan claims with potential quality of care issues, continuity of care problems, or access issues at medical facilities; and audits hospital billings on site at non Plan provider facilities and negotiates successful resolution of claim.\n\nEssential Functions:\n - Provides clinical expertise to other departments such as Workers Comp., TPMG referrals, CSA/ MSA outside case management in areas related to hospital and physician billing practices and cost containment activities.\n - Works with legal department when indicated to resolve payment disputes.\n - The Medical Audit Coordinator serves as a consultant to CSA Continuing Care teams and case managers on issues of non-Plan pricing, billing problems, procedures and benefit compliance issues. Identifies opportunities for cost containment. Works with regulatory compliance for review of benefit.\n - Responsible for review of ICD-9, CPT codes, medical records, UB- 92 and HCFA forms as well as Kaiser Permanente internal systems (OTRS, Advice call logs). Determines if bills are payable or if additional information is needed.\n - Works with PRS staff as a resource for decision-making and medical terminology.\n - Plans, organizes daily work to meet compliance timeframe's. Provides feedback to manager to ensure work is within compliance.\n - 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.\n - Decisions are made following State and Federal regulations related to provider reimbursement for claims, NCQA standards, Kaiser internal policies related to payment of out of Plan services.\n - Determines whether to pay claim or refer to an advisor based on clinical criteria related to emergency medical condition.\n - Payable claims are analyzed for correct contract interpretation, Medicare fee schedule interpretation, correct coding.\n - Analyzes information from multiple internal and external sources when reviewing a claim episode of care.\n - Assigns work based on regulatory compliance, staffing, staff skill level and competing priorities\n - The Medical Audit Coordinator serves as a consultant to CSA Continuing Care teams and case managers on issues of non-Plan pricing, billing problems, procedures and benefit compliance issues.\n - Works with interregional counterparts for matters of billing resolutions and clinical issues and with regulatory department regarding issues of compliance and interdepartmental review of benefit issues\n - Independently prioritizes work on hand based on compliance.\n - Expected that this position possess the ability to work with minimal direction from supervisor.\n - Has the authority to direct the work of others such as Project Analyst, to meet compliance dates.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications\n - Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program.\n - Current California RN license is required.\n - 5+ years clinical experience, preferably in critical care.\n - Ability to make timely and sound decisions, and act independently and negotiate successful resolution in difficult situations.\n - Proficient in the use of MS Applications (Excel, Access, Power Point), excellent ability with proprietary, mainframe processing systems and KP Technologies\n - Demonstrates understanding of medical terminology, ICD-9 coding, CPT coding principles\n - Knowledge of LMP required.\n - Strong customer service skills\n - Must understand DHS, Medicare, ERISA guidelines for payment of claims\n - Knowledge of state regulations pertaining to member and provider appeals rights required\nQualified candidates must have the following skills:\n - Takes Accountability\n - Communicates Effectively\n - Focuses on the Customer\n - Collaborates\n - Drives for Results\n - Business Acumen\n - Makes Effective Decisions\n - Solves Problems through Planning & Analysis\n - Pays Attention to Detail", "date_new": "2012-04-26 18:50:04", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28204796/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Senior Medical Audit Coordinator - RN (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "133205", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28204796}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Executive Director, Information Analytics - Care Delivery, KPIT\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThis position will be the IT executive accountable for working with business and clinical partners to deliver and maintain technology solutions that meet organizational goals for analytics, KP HealthConnect reporting, mobility, data services and telehealth in the care delivery space. The position will also be accountable for defining and managing care delivery IT work utilizing standards defined by Enterprise Architecture.The responsibilities include:\n- Define and execute care delivery IT strategies and roadmap relative to meeting business needs around health and care analytics across the national portfolio.\n- Define and execute care delivery IT work and roadmap relative to delivering KP HealthConnect reporting across the national portfolio.\n- Define and execute care delivery IT work and roadmap relative to delivering care delivery mobility across the national portfolio.\n- Define and execute care delivery IT work and roadmap relative to adoption of a care delivery data services capability to include service-oriented architecture (SOA) and an Event based data architecture across the national portfolio.\n- Work with subject matter experts in Enterprise Architecture to ensure adherence of care delivery work with defined enterprise standards.\n- Partner with the Infrastructure Management Group to ensure care delivery-focused efforts are aligned with work undertaken by that team.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- This position will have strong industry experience in health care and will have experience managing IT teams/budgets and delivering care-delivery focused solutions. The position will also have experience in developing IT strategies that are aligned with business goals, priorities, and requirements. This individual will be able to work effectively with business partners through a deep understanding of their issues and goals, along with the ability to translate those needs into delivered technical capabilities. This position will also need to be able to work effectively with technical leads from other areas within KPIT such as Infrastructure Management Group, Enterprise Architecture and Corporate Services.\n- This position will be accountable for development, management and maintenance of the IT vision and roadmap for information analytics overall including health and care analytics as well as KP HealthConnect reporting. This vision/roadmap will be developed in concert with business and clinical partners. It will also serve as a guide for investment and core funding decisions. This position will also be accountable for working with the CD PAC and other investment/governance bodies to secure funding and approval for technology projects in this space.\n- The role will also work with various groups within IT to finalize and operationalize the data services, mobility, telehealth and other architectural strategies for care delivery. The individual will be accountable for leading and/or participating on appropriate governance bodies. It will also ensure that appropriate architectural review has been performed for all projects being presented to the CD PAC. This means that the position will have executive responsibility for managing the Care Delivery Architectural Advisory Group and/or other forums to be defined.\n- The role will also be accountable for keeping abreast of industry best practices in this space, particularly as they relate to applications and technologies designed to information analytics and/or architectural efforts.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- BS degree in Healthcare field or demonstrated experience in an IT leadership role.\n- Demonstrated track record of significant accomplishment in an executive role within health care and full life-cycle development experience.10 years of experience required.\n- Seasoned IT leader experienced in leading successful development and implementation of multi-million dollar programs/projects in complex matrix organizations with numerous constituents.\n- Demonstrated experience in successfully managing complex organizational initiatives involving multiple functions and multiple business units/regions. Includes the identification and articulation of problems, influencing decision-making process as well as delivery of expected results.\n- Solid business acumen in population care/panel management space.\n- The successful candidate will also possess the following qualities/skills:\n- Be flexible and adaptable when facing tough situations\n- Able to combine seeming opposite stances like being empathetic and tough\n- Stands up for self without trampling others\n- Sets strong but flexible standards\n- Can adjust approach as appropriate to influence the target audience\n- Possesses technical and business acumen to create and deliver IT solutions, multi-year plans, and strategies that match business needs and priorities\n- Knowledgeable incurrent and possible future policies, practices, technologies and information in KP and other health care organizations\n- Ability to work well within KP and broader marketplace\n- Be a credible partner in working effectively with clinicians by having a deep understanding of their needs/priorities in this space\n- Manage IT project plans, resources and budgets relevant to this area\n- Work with technology and other partners outside IT that delivery services for this space. This includes developing and managing service level agreements, recharges, budgets, etc.\n- Work in partnership across various areas of IT to procure and implement technology capabilities\n- Develop and maintain relationships with the business and clinical leaders responsible for information analytics and architectural efforts.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Master's level graduate degree (e.g., MPH/MBA preferred).\n- 15 years or more preferred.", "date_new": "2012-04-26 18:48:21", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28204695/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Executive Director, Information Analytics - Care Delivery, KPIT", "reqid": "133099", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28204695}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Lead Project Manager, National Sales Operations and Performance (Oakland or Burbank, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nKaiser Permanente\nLead Project Manager\nOakland or Burbank, CA\n\n\nKaiser Permanente is looking for a Lead Project Manager in Oakland or Burbank.\n\n\nEssential Functions:\n\n - Manage ongoing operational programs and aligned projects within Sales and Sales Operations with a strong focus on Compliance Adherence, Monitoring and Governance. Responsibilities will include the planning and tracking of projects both (tactical and strategic), cost effectiveness, communication, risk analysis, quality assurance, team management, and implementation of highly visible, sensitive and multi-faceted projects. Identifies and resolves issues related to projects. Ensures assigned projects are delivered within scope, schedule, budget and quality levels are consistent with partner/customer expectations.\n - As this is a Program Operations Role with corrective action plan projects, the person will need to have strong relationship management skills across multiple locations, departments and functions, and a seasoned level of emotional intelligence and able to apply to multiple levels of staff and executive leadership.\n - Primarily focuses on regional and national marketing, sales, and associated underwriting processes. Additional projects can extend into upstream and downstream end-to-end processes, including benefit creation, rate setting, and membership administration.\n - Act as the primary contact for projects focusing on improving adherence to Kaiser Permanente, state, and national compliance procedures, regulations, and guidance.\n - Manage the intake and status tracking for compliance issues and audits.\n - Work closely with Regional and National Sales Operations Management, Regional Line of Business Sales Management, National and Marketing Sales Systems Administration Compliance departments, Release Managers, Regional Engagement Managers, System Development Teams, Testers, Vendor Solutions, IT partners, and impacted business areas to analyze compliance needs, provide compliance recommendations, and implement specific compliance projects.\n - Project management of compliance related projects within Marketing, Sales, Business Development.\n - Up to 50% travel.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n - 5+ years of project management or operations experience\n - 4 year degree or 4 additional years of equivalent experience\n\n\nIf not already certified, these certifications will be required within the first 2 years of employment:\n - Project Management Professional (PMP)\n - Six Sigma or Lean Six Sigma Certification\n\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n - Experience in sales or marketing\n - Regulatory compliance, audit, and/or legal work experience", "date_new": "2012-04-25 19:56:54", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28180742/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Lead Project Manager, National Sales Operations and Performance (Oakland or Burbank, CA)", "reqid": "133030", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28180742}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Curriculum Manager, Account Management (Oakland, CA - Denver, CO - Rockville, MD - Portland, OR - Atlanta, GA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nCurriculum Manager, Account Management\nKaiser Permanente\n(Oakland, CA - Denver, CO - Portland, OR - Atlanta, GA OR Rockville, MD)\n\nConducts supervisory, management or non-technical skills training courses for internal staff. Uses needs assessment tools to determine effectiveness of proposed training programs. Interacts with functional organizations to develop specifications for content of courses. Prepares lesson plans including the method, media, and documentation to be presented. Instructs participants in classroom lectures and/or group sessions. Conducts follow up to determine applicability of course material.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Develops strategic plans for development of training curricula, professional development and technical programs.\n- Assesses and analyzes training and development needs across a broad spectrum of positions- typically a large functional area or program-wide initiative.\n- Consults w/leaders of major constituency groups within the organization to assess, trend & analyze learning needs of employees across the region based on current & future strategic plans.\n- Delivers customized training programs based on client needs or for large functional areas.\n- Serves as a master trainer providing training and coaching to trainers and learning consultants.\n- Stays with current trends in learning, training and development research including theory, motivation theory and new materials, methods and techniques.\n- Evaluates programs for effectiveness and desired outcomes and utilizes feedback to initiate changes, refinements and improvements.\n- Works on assignments of diverse scope.\n- Interprets less defined guidelines to make recommendations for process improvements and/or enhancements.\n- Requires complex planning to coordinate with other departments or resources.\n- Responsibilities impact the achievement of key department and/or functional objectives.\n- Contributes to the development of department objectives.\n- Erroneous decisions or recommendations would normally result in the inability to reach functional objectives and negatively affect expenditures and resources.\n- Involves interpreting and analyzing established concepts.\n- Exercises considerable judgment to make decisions for less defined issues and selects methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.\n- Requires moderately complex decision-making.\n- Develops solutions to a diverse range of complex problems.\n- May refer to established precedents and policies when making decisions.\n- Requires in-depth analysis to identify and recommend new solutions for more complex problems.\n- Provides professional/ technical guidance to team members.\n- Influences others regarding existing concepts, processes and/or methodology.\n- Engages in matters requiring coordination across functional lines.\n- Exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignment.\n- Work is accomplished without considerable direction.\n- Plans schedules and arranges own activities in accomplishing objectives.\n- Work is reviewed by management at key intervals for advice and guidance prior to completion.\n- Provides periodic informal work guidance/direction to, and training of team members.\n- Provides performance input and recommendations to management for development/training plans.\n- Has limited formal supervisory responsibilities.\n- Thorough knowledge of policies, practices and systems.\n- Complete understanding and application of principles, concepts, practices, and standards.\n- Full knowledge of industry practices.\n- Assume other duties as directed.\n- 25% travel is required\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n - Eight (8) to twelve (12) years of training experience\n - Prior experience with management continuity/succession planning\n - Four (4) year degree in human resources/education or a related field or equivalent experience.\n - Extensive knowledge in curriculum subject matter.\n - Experience working in subject of curriculum (ie: former sales manager for Curriculum Manager Sales and Sales Mgt; former underwriter for Curriculum Manager Pricing/UW; former manager for Curriculum Manager Management Development).\n - Superior classroom training/facilitation skills.\n - Understanding of adult learning theory and basic instructional principles.\n - Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in the following:\n - Oral communication\n - Written communication\n - TQM and team concepts\n - Modeling, monitoring, coaching, and crediting, as well as at empowering others and teams\n - Customer service\n - Interpersonal relations\n - Influence/negotiation\n - Creativity/innovation\n - Team building\n - Teamwork\n - Group process facilitation\n - Group presentations\nPreferred Work Experience\n - Proven ability to align disparate groups resulting in achievement of goals.\n - Superior presenter, in classroom and to executives.\n - Prior experience with strategic planning and implementation.\n - Prior experience with management continuity/succession planning.\n - Working knowledge of data collection, analysis and statistical techniques.\n - Minimum 5 years training experience.", "date_new": "2012-04-25 19:56:53", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28180730/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Curriculum Manager, Account Management (Oakland, CA - Denver, CO - Rockville, MD - Portland, OR - Atlanta, GA)", "reqid": "132406", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28180730}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Technology and Data Management Lead\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe National Product Solutions Technology and Data Team is responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining the Technical capabilities and Data Interfaces that support Products within Kaiser's Marketing Sales and Service community. The Products we support are primarily Insurance related Products (Self Insured Product, HRA, HSA etc.). Under the general direction of the Senior Manager, this position will be responsible for cross functional coordination to ensure appropriate integration of thefunctional and technical area to meet business deliverables for our External and Internal Customers. This position will be responsible for supporting our Product Operations Teams with the Technical expertise and Product Subject Matter Expert knowledge to resolve customer related issues with our Products. You will work closely with National/Regional business partners, Kaiser IT Teams and several vendors to implement/enhance Technical capabilities and resolve issues related to various Products that KP sells. You will also closely work with Customer Implementation Teams to on-board New Clients on our Products and also to help in Renewal of existing Clients during their Open Enrollment.\n\nEssential Functions:\n - Manage Technical Capabilities: In conjunction with KP National and Regional Business Teams, IT Teams and vendors, manage any issues related to our Product's Technical capabilities. Identify Root cause and resolve issues within the SLA commitments. Track and monitor availability of the infrastructure. Track and report metrics for the infrastructure. Establish Policies with Supplier Group to efficiently support the Infrastructure.\n - Improve Technical and Data Processing functions: Recommend and manage on-going changes to the Technical capabilities and Data processing. Identify and implement process improvements as required.\n - Extract/Interface Management: In conjunction with KP IT and other vendors, design/build/run the processes, policies, and tools required to manage the extracts delivered by Our Customers, Internal KP and our vendors to all destinations. Monitor daily activity. Manage technical errors/fallout. Initiate corrective action when required. Use basic database and data processing skills to manage any manual processing required as part of the errors/fallout. Recommend and manage on-going changes to the Data Extracts/Reports Track and report metrics to management.\n - Customer Implementation Technology Lead: Design/build/run the processes, policies, and tools to support the technology activities within the customer install process, including but not limited to: Customer Technology Pre-assessment, RFP Process, Eligibility File Handling requirements and any other custom requirements that requires Technical expertise. Tracking/monitoring of all Activities related to Customer Installation for New Clients coming on board or Annual Renewals. Participate in pre-sales activities to solution and develop customer-specific solutions\n - Technology Planning: Research and recommend changes to the technology architecture to address efficiency opportunities, new available technologies, and/or regulatory requirements. Initiate projects to implement new capabilities. Act as business owner for new projects throughout the SDLC. Enhance/Improve our Architecture to improve the performance or to make it more efficient and user friendly for our Operations Teams.\n - Release Management for the Self Funded Product: Design/build/run the processes and policies to implement changes or new functionality into the Self Funded Product's technology environment. Coordinate releases across all parties/platforms. Define policies/processes to address standard, urgent, and emergency releases. Track and report metrics for releases.\n - Technology SME: Effectively manage Technology/Data requirements of our Customers, Operations Teams and the Regions. Work with Supplier Groups KPIT (Matrixed Organization) and Vendors to provide Solutions/capabilities/process that would meet our End user needs\n - Tools: Develop and own the infrastructure to store, maintain, track, and report on Technology Infrastructure issues/enhancements/changes, process, and policy documents.\n - Facilitator: Effectively facilitate discussions and issues to bring items to resolution, assess issues/risks that impact the Technology/Data of our Products; develop recommended solutions to mitigate these issues/risks.\n - Leadership/Executive alignment: Develop and maintain alignment with national and regional executive stakeholders in relation to business process and policy strategic direction and future business objectives.\n - Strategic Assessment: Assess new business strategies/objectives/requirements and develops recommended new/changed requirements, processes, and polices for presentation to the national and regional program leadership\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n - Bachelor's Degree in technology, engineering, and/or business administration or related field or 4 years of equivalent work experience.\n - Minimum of 5 years experience in technology operations and planning role, including two years in a consulting role\n - Minimum of 3 years of health care experience (Account Management, Claims, Project Management, operations, etc.)\n - Ability to educate and influence complex, cross-functional business partners on the KP Products that we support and administer.\n - Ability to define, develop, document and implement formal Policies and Procedures related to our products and services\n - Experience in highly matrixed organizations\n - Advance knowledge of MS Access, Excel, Word, PPT, and Visio.\n - Basic SQL Programming experience (SQL, Access)\n - Ability to interface productively with external vendors, brokers and customers\n - Ability to act as an SME and listen and solve issues for our External and Internal Customers.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n - Knowledge of Healthcare products (e.g. Self Funding, CDHC, etc.) and operations to support their administration\n - Knowledge of health plan administration and operational needs for Self-Funded products is a plus\n - Masters Degree in technology, engineering and/or business administration", "date_new": "2012-04-24 18:13:56", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28142763/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Technology and Data Management Lead", "reqid": "132878", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28142763}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sr Consultant\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nProvides high quality & cost effective project management, management consulting, & analytic support services or technical expertise and has sole responsibility for large complex analytical projects.\nEssential Functions:\n- Leads, makes significant contributions, &/or provides technical leadership to high visibility projects to identify & resolve issues of strategic importance to the organization\n- Interfaces regularly w/ senior management to produce timely & valuable results\n- Sets the strategic direction of projects\n- Determines goals & priorities w/ management team sponsors\n- Establishes team membership & negotiates time commitments & resources\n- Develops proposals for clients outlining proposed project structure, approach, & work plan\n- Provides staff leadership to project teams, as well as manages work of outside consultants when needed\n- Designs research plans for data gathering & analysis; participates significantly in interpreting analysis & developing action plans accordingly\n- Produces or oversees development of written materials for senior executives & other key clients\n- Plans & facilitates meetings\n- Makes formal presentations to various senior level audiences\n- Assists, as needed, in planning & coordinating w/ other ongoing teams & projects to maximize effectiveness\n- Participates in the development & management of the department, including coaching, recruiting, and conducting performance reviews for consultants/analysts, & other departmental activities\n\nSpecific Role:\nThis position is affiliated with the Northern California Patient Care Services (PCS) department, which primarily holds responsibility for inpatient (hospital) nursing.\nThis position is on the Operational Strategy & Implementation (OSI) team, a small team who works in partnership with the clinical directors of Regional PCS in their efforts to achieve strategic priorities through leading collaborative initiatives and providing consultative assistance to the medical center management teams. Specifically, the OSI team skill set is in providing:\nstrategic planning & prioritization\nproject management (e.g. work plans and action plans)\ndaily program oversight and maintenance\nbusiness communications (e.g. executive summaries and presentations)\nbusiness case analysis & development\nThis specific position will focus on the initiatives, programs, relationships, values and behaviors that result in a caring-healing environment and an excellent care experience for our Adult Services patients, especially those in our Critical Care units. In addition, this position will contribute leadership and support to our commitment to integrate the Caring Science theory into daily practice by our nurses. Caring Science provides a foundation for integrative, collaborative, patient-centric caring and healing.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 5 or more years of experience in one of the technical areas required\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Economics, Health Care Administration, Operations Research, Public Health Administration, or other related field\n- Master's degree preferred\n- Ability to determine the key business issues & develop appropriate action plans from multidisciplinary perspectives\n- Ability to conduct & interpret quantitative/qualitative analysis\n- Proven leadership skills in project management & consulting\n- Must exhibit efficiency, collaboration, candor, openness, & results orientation\n- Understanding of the operations of KP, health policy trends, & any applicable regulations related to the responsible technical area\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment", "date_new": "2012-04-24 18:13:17", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28142725/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr Consultant", "reqid": "125112", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28142725}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Data Analysis Consultant (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nData Analysis Consultant\nKaiser Permanente\nOakland, CA\n\nThe Care Management Institute (CMI) supports Kaiser Permanente in setting priorities for population care and transforming its health care culture. CMI partners with clinical and operational experts, leaders and members in all eight KP regions to serve as a gathering point for best practices, coordinated learning, and the development of new clinical care models. CMI is seeking a Senior Consultant who supports analytic projects primarily focused on key CMI initiatives aimed at assisting the organization in making strategic data-related decisions by analyzing, manipulating, tracking, internally managing, and reporting data. The Senior Consultant will lead analytic projects both as an analyst and as a high-level consultant. The person will be responsible for successfully managing projects and execution of goals as well as the communication and translation of insights into action to catalyze improvement and change across Kaiser Permanente's health care delivery systems.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Analyzes, summarizes, and validates data provided by programmer\n- Works in collaboration with programmer to produce clinical performance metrics and analyses on agreed-upon timelines\n- Works closely with clinical and operational subject matter experts to understand what metrics and analyses would best support performance improvement. Translate needs, issues, and ideas into effective strategies and action plans, developing creative solutions as needed.\n- Works closely with other analytic departments to produce performance metrics and analyses\n- Develops process and work plan for production of reports/dashboards or analyses\n- Compiles and reports Regional performance data\n- Clarifies Regional reporting expectations and commitments\n- Develops interregional consensus on new measures\n- Supports Regions in developing and reporting new metric\n- Develops specifications for new metrics including validating new metrics and operationalizing metrics and analyses (includes pilot and/or other metrics) in collaboration with clinical and operational subject matter experts\n- Deliver metrics and analytic results using custom reports or automated reporting tools. Interpret results and communicate to subject matter experts and to leaders\n- Guide use of metrics and analyses towards actionable results\n- Collaborate effectively with other analytics staff\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Excellent teaching/mentoring skills\n- Strong problem solving ability\n- Ability to multi-task and set priorities and work within a team\n- Microsoft Office skills\n- Exceptional analytic, consultative, and critical thinking skills and attention to detail\n- Excellent written and oral communication skills\n- Project management experience preferred\n- Experience in health care\n- Ability to express complex analytical information to senior management or to audiences with clinical training\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Five (5) to eight (8) years of related experience.\n- Four (4) year degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience required.\n- Master's degree preferred.\n- Consider clinical expertiseneeds.\n- Thorough knowledge of policies, practices and systems.\n- Complete understanding and application of principles, concepts, practices, and standards.\n- Full knowledge of industry practices.\n- Broad application of principles, theories, and concepts in applicable discipline, plus working knowledge of other related fields.", "date_new": "2012-04-21 18:55:28", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28061075/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Data Analysis Consultant (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "132400", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28061075}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sr Communications Consultant (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Senior Communications Consultant, Medicare Quality, is responsible for providing complex communications consultation, communications planning, implementation and recommended solutions for multiple Kaiser Permanente projects and initiatives (targeting both internal and external audiences) to meet organizational brand and reputation goals. Primary role is to provide strategic communications guidance in the area of Medicare Quality to senior vice president, project team and stakeholders within the hospitals, quality and care delivery excellence and Medicare focus areas, as well as peers within the Brand Strategy, Communications and Public Relations department, and regional communications, PR, sales and marketing. A key priority will be to promote the value and benefits of our national quality program, along with other programs and initiatives as they specifically relate to the Medicare population. A team player with an understanding of /or experience working within an integrated health care delivery system, and/or experience with Medicare would be helpful background for this position. Background working with and communicating for senior leaders, as well as an acute ability to synthesize complex information and data, and translate it for a general audience is vital.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Develop and implement communications plans and tactics to fulfill the strategic and operational goals and objectives of the overall communications program developed by the communications practice leader for his/her clients to deliver, promote and protect the organization's brand and reputation.\n- Provide communications consulting to internal clients on internal and external communications. Consulting activity will vary from verbal communications or advice on communications issues to providing customized communications materials.\n- Strategizes with client, writes creative briefs, researches and analyzes information, prepares presentations (PowerPoint presentations, speeches and talking points), plans logistics, and manages overall coordination.\n- Ensure content is consistent with the Kaiser Permanente brand in terms of tone, manner, and messaging.\n- Manages and completes multiple assignments in short time frames and coordinates diverse projects and activities into a cohesive and strategic program.\n- Acquire the input and resources of other communications staff in the organization to fulfill the objectives of communication plans and projects on behalf of communications practice leaders' clients.\n- Coordinates the deliverables of other communicators in the organization to ensure that special projects are in compliance with negotiated timelines/financial allocations.\n- Implement measures to determine effectiveness of communications programs and create plans to improve results.\n- May supervise other communications staff for the purpose of implementing specific communications projects, events, or programs within a given timeframe.\n- Responsibilities impact the achievement of key functional and/or KP objectives that have direct and significant business impact.\n- Contributes to the development of the department's objectives.\n- Erroneous decisions or recommendations would normally result in the inability to reach functional objectives and negatively affects expenditures and resources.\n- Involves interpreting and analyzing established concepts and trends.\n- Exercises considerable judgment to make decisions for less defined and complex issues.\n- Requires complex decision-making.\n- Develops solutions to a diverse range of complex problems, which require creativity and innovation within broadly defined policies and practices.\n- Requires in-depth analysis to identify and recommend new solutions for more complex problems.\n- Provides professional/technical guidance to team members.\n- Influences others to buy into new concepts and methodologies.\n- Engages in matters requiring coordination across functional lines.\n- Exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignment.\n- Work is accomplished without considerable direction.\n- Work is evaluated upon completion to ensure objectives and performance requirements have been met.\n- Has no formal supervisory responsibilities.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Seven (7) years of experience in corporate communications environment to include two (2) years of supervisory experience of entry-level communications staff required.\n- Recent experience in planning and implementing complex communications plans and projects for a large complex organization, agency and health care background required, with track record of increasing responsibility.\n- KP experience preferred.\n- Bachelor's degree in journalism, english or business administration or related field or related experience required.\n- Master's degree preferred.\n- Thorough knowledge of policies, practices and systems.\n- Regularly contributes to the development of new concepts, techniques and standards.\n- Considered functional expert in field within KP.\n- Frequently contributes to the development of new theories and methods.\n- Employs expertise as a generalist or specialist.\n- Excellent writing and editing skills.\n- Demonstrated excellence in working effectively with senior leaders and managers in large organizations and influencing their approach to communications.\n- Demonstrated excellence in working collaboratively in a team setting.", "date_new": "2012-04-21 18:55:28", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28061074/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr Communications Consultant (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "132393", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28061074}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Communications Consultant (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Communications Consultant provides communications planning and implementation for Kaiser Permanente's national Community Benefit and Human Resources team. Responsible for providing complex communications consultation, communications planning, implementation and recommended solutions for multiple Kaiser Permanente programs and projects (targeting both internal and external audiences) to meet organizational brand and reputation goals.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Develop and implement communications plans and tactics to fulfill the strategic and operational goals and objectives of the program developed by the communications practice leader for his/her clients to deliver, promote and protect the organization's brand and reputation.\n- Provide communications consulting to internal clients on internal and external communications programs, projects and tactics.\n- Consulting activity will vary from verbal communications or advice on communications issues to providing written customized communications plans.\n- Strategize with client, writes creative briefs, researches and analyzes information, prepares presentations (PowerPoint presentations, speeches and talking points), plans logistics, and manages overall coordination.\n- Ensure content is consistent with the Kaiser Permanente brand in terms of tone, manner, and messaging.\n- Manage and complete multiple assignments in short time frames and coordinate diverse projects and activities into a cohesive and strategic program for a single client or for a program.\n- Acquire the input and resources of other communications staff in the organization to fulfill the objectives of communication plans and projects on behalf of communications practice leaders' clients.\n- Coordinates the deliverables of other communicators in the organization to ensure that special projects are in compliance with negotiated timelines/financial allocations.\n- Implement measures to determine effectiveness of communications programs and create plans to improve results.\n- Responsibilities impact the achievement of key department and/or functional objectives.\n- Contributes to the achievement of department objectives.\n- Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve department objectives would normally affect expenditures and resources.\n- Involves interpreting and analyzing established concepts.\n- Exercises judgment to make decisions for less defined issues and selects methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.\n- Requires moderately complex decision-making.\n- Develops solutions to complex problems.\n- May refer to established precedents and policies when making decisions.\n- Requires significant analysis to develop solutions for complex problems.\n- Provides professional/technical guidance to team members.\n- Influences others regarding existing concepts, processes and/or methodology.\n- Participates in determining objectives of assignment.\n- Works under limited direction.\n- Plans schedules and arranges own activities in accomplishing objectives.\n- Work is reviewed by management at key intervals for advice and guidance prior to completion.\n- Has no formal supervisory responsibilities.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Typically five (5) or more years of experience working in a complex corporate communications environment with demonstrated excellence in developing, implementing and monitoring strategic communications programs.\n- Bachelor's degree in journalism, english or business administration or related field or equivalent experience.\n- Master's degree preferred.\n- Ability to coordinate diverse projects and activities into a cohesive and strategic communications program.\n- Thorough knowledge of policies, practices and systems.\n- Complete understanding and application of principles, concepts, practices, and standards.\n- Full knowledge of industry practices.\n- Broad application of principles, theories, and concepts in applicable discipline, plus working knowledge of other related fields.\n- Excellent writing and editing skills.\n- Demonstrated ability to work with executives who lead a complex organization.\n- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a corporate communications department on a team with professional communicators.\n- Demonstrated strong project and time management skills.", "date_new": "2012-04-21 18:55:28", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28061076/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Communications Consultant (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "132465", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28061076}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Principal Management Development Consultant (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nPrincipal Management Development Consultant\nKaiser Permanente\nOakland, CA\n\nThe Principal Management Development Consultant is responsible for leadership development consulting for assigned regions or NLT client groups. Developes and implements appropriate straetgies, tools, and process to identify and develop executive talent to meet business needs. Provides expertise executive development to build leadership capability, depth, and diversity. Contributes to, and may lead the design of tools, processes, and programs to support talent assessment, development, and succession management for the program.\n\nEssential Functions:\n-Develop and implement a succession management & executive development strategy for assigned client group(s) that supports the business requirements, including leadership development goals and timeline, of the group. Client groups generally consist of National Leadership Team areas or larger regions within Kaiser Permanente.\n-Refine, manage and execute a consistent leadership review and succession planning process that supports the talent planning and development needs of the business.\n-Work with senior leaders to forecast succession planning requirements, create robust pipelines of high potential leaders, identify critical development activities and ensure follow-up/sponsorship of development work.\n-Consult with executives on the assessment and development of their direct reports explicitly linking talent development to business objectives.\n-Assure the development needs of high potential leaders are systematically met through related work experiences and projects, internal and external development programs and other appropriate approaches.\n-Actions and decisions will impact the quality and supply of executive talent.\n-Exercises considerable judgment in dealing with complex issues and organizational structures. Requires the adaptation of national leadership development approaches to meet the needs of the assigned client group(s).\nRegularly interacts with senior executives, HR business partners, and leadership development resources across the organization. Success requires the ability to influence all of these stakeholders on a range of issues including development philosophy, timely and consistent execution of work, and the effective assessment and development oftalent.\n-Requires verbal and written presentation of material to senior executive groups to build understanding and/or commitment to a specific direction or recommendation. The ability to partner with others and create win-win solutions is critical to successful execution.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum ten (10) plus years of experience in leadership development and/or organizational development in large, complex environments of which five (5) years should be directly related to talent assessment, development planning, succession planning, and coaching.\n- Twelve (12) plus years of experience in leadership development and/or organizational development in large, complex organizations of which six (6) years should be directly related to talent assessment, development planning, succession planning, and coaching.\n- Experience in health care delivery and experience in other industries highly desired.\n- Minimum of a master's degree in a related field (Organizational Development, Psychology, Human Resources).\n- PhD desirable but not required.\n- Highest level of expertise in talent assessment, job analysis, consulting, competency modeling and behavioral interviewing.\n- Demonstrated ability to translate business drivers into talent requirements.\n- Ability to create, implement and enhance management processes and experience using technology to support talent processes highly desirable.\n- Understanding of large, complex organizations.\n- Clear understanding of business concepts, tools and functions.", "date_new": "2012-04-21 18:55:28", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28061079/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Principal Management Development Consultant (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "132644", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28061079}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Manager, Internal Controls\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nManages a unit that provides key business processes, data and/or services that support the attainment of finance goals. Ensures high customer satisfaction.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Provides leadership and direction for the unit in accordance with the overall strategic direction of the department.\n- Serves as the content expert of the responsible area, providing assistance and advice.\n- Communicates information effectively, translating financial data into meaningful information that support business decision-making.\n- Applies understanding of operational and financial performance to anticipate and meet the needs of clients.\n- Holds unit to high standards of performance.\n- Assures integrity of data and analysis.\n- Defines and frames complex issues and develops time tables/processes for decision making.\n- Facilitates the ongoing learning, well-being, professional satisfaction and development of staff through training, work assignments, increased responsibility/autonomy and mentoring.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Significant (seven (7) plus years) of directly related financial experience with a variety of projects.\n- Prior experience managing staff.\n- Experience with KP data sources.\n- Experience with SAS and Microsoft access helpful.\n- Bachelors degree, or equivalent experience, in business administration, economics, finance, accounting, or related field.\n- CPA, master's degree or extensive healthcare industry experience preferred.\n- Knowledge in one (1) of the following: accounting, finance, quantitative analysis, financial analysis, healthcare economics, information systems, organizational development, health care delivery systems, project management or new business development.\n- Knowledge of applicable federal and state laws and regulations related to the healthcare industry.\n- Strong communications, presentation and interpersonal skills.\n- Excellent skills in complex analytic problem solving, project management and group processes.\n- Proficiency with Microsoft office (i.e., Excel, Word, PowerPoint).\n- Masters degree in Business Administration (MBA), Public Health, Health Administration, or other related field preferred.", "date_new": "2012-04-21 18:55:15", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28061040/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Manager, Internal Controls", "reqid": "132377", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28061040}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Intern-Undergrad Security Strategy\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Strategy Services team in the Assessment & Response Services organization provides security services that align business needs with threat research and strategic development to drive information security capabilities. The team's charter is to deliver security vision and thought leadership that enables informed strategic decisions\n\nEssential Functions\n\nIntern will be responsible for assisting with external and internal research study focused on threat assessment and intelligence. This could require product research, data entry, data analysis, and creating supporting documentation. The Intern will also be exposed to various security tools and capabilities.\n\nPerform analysis on various strategic development around database, mobile and security tools\n\nCompetencies and Skills the Intern will Develop:\n\nThe Intern will bolster his/her overall security skills as it relates to technical capabilities, risk, and general research work.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications\n - 2.8 GPA or higher\n - Academic students seeking professional training within a business corporate environment\n - Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint\n    Interested in learning about leadership and information technology We are looking for a self starter, preferably a computer science, computer information systems, statistics or math major that is very interested in information security research and analysis. Quick-learner Reliable & Dependable\nPreferred Qualifications\n\n - 6 monthsexperience with information security", "date_new": "2012-04-21 18:53:13", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28060999/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Intern-Undergrad Security Strategy", "reqid": "132520", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28060999}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Meaningful Use Consultant (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nKaiser Permanente\nMeaningful Use Consultant\nOakland, CA\n\n\nThe Meaningful Use (MU) Program Management Office (PMO) is responsible for managing and driving the successful execution of Kaiser Permanente's Meaningful Use national program. The PMO is responsible for the development and implementation of business and information technology plans to ensure Kaiser Permanente's regions meet MU criteria as established by the Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). \n\nThe Meaningful Use Consultant will provide project management and consulting support to ensure Kaiser Permanente's Meaningful Use qualification for its electronic health record technologies. In this role, the Consultant will support senior leaders in policy areas and external developments, program tracking and qualification activities. May assist Senior Consultants and/or manage mid-sized projects or key workstreams independently.\n\nEssential Functions:\n\nProvides program support in areas of project management, stakeholder facilitation, implementation, tracking and reporting to ensure Meaningful Use qualification at Kaiser Permanente. Includes development of tools, documents, project plans, frameworks and\nimplementation plans.\nGains knowledge about and establishes positive working relationships with KP HealthConnect, operational and clinical partners, both national and regional.\nActively assists PMO leaders in creating materials and tools for meetings with regions and national departments to establish effective working relationships.\nTracks external policy developments and regulation changes.\nIdentifies and assists with facilitation of sharing of successful practices across the organization pertaining to value realization and clinical systems optimization.\nSupports audit-ready collection and archival of Meaningful Use documentation.\nProvides analytic support for other strategic projects as assigned.\nCommunicates effectively across multiple organizational levels and between business and information technology organizations.\nDemonstrates subject matter knowledge of KP HealthConnect or other electronic medical record systems.\nTransfers project team knowledge/tools to regions and national partners.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n4+ years of experience in project and program management, analysis and reporting of data, IT systems implementation, or financial analysis.\nBachelor's degree or 4 equivalent years of experience.\nBasic proficiency with tools including MS Office, Cognos, Visio, MS Project, Active Strategy.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nExperience with implementation of KP HealthConnect or other electronic medical records.\nKnowledge of KP operations, regional structures, IT, and program/project management.\nKnowledge of financial analysis, workflows, systems development life cycle, systems implementation, analysis and trending, quality assurance, and risk assessment.", "date_new": "2012-04-20 19:40:19", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28038170/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Meaningful Use Consultant (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "132375", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28038170}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Group Leader Contracting and Development\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nLeads MSC participation in certain process redesign/improvement efforts designed to facilitate attainment of key organizational objectives. Makes significant contributions and/or provides technical leadership to high visibility projects of strategic importance. Projects may be focused internally to the Department or more broadly within the KP organization or toward external providers, at the points where these interact with the work done by MSC. The incumbent creates structure for resolving undefined issues, researches issues, summarizes information and works with relevant stakeholders. Incumbent is able to analyze issues in the context of business objectives, develop and execute strategies and/or development of programs and processes for MSC.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Develops, designs and implements strategies for processes within the department, such as enhancing quality or meeting compliance standards.\n- Formulates the department's approach to new products or systems (i.e., claims system) which impact interactions and relationships with external providers and clients and the organization at-large, at the points where these interact with the work done by MSC.\n- Provides leadership and expert consultation to other Leaders; in addition seeks their input on business needs and preferences.\n- Leads multi-disciplinary teams with staff from across units within MSC.\n- Coaches and develops employees according to their strengths; creates a structure that will promote self-directed work.\n- Ensures that client and organizational needs are met consistently.\n- Collaborates with other Leaders to provide support to MSC, regional, and KP Service Area leadership in the pursuit and attainment of organizational goals.\n- Establishes effective working relationships with peers and others, both internal and external to KP.\n- Fosters a client oriented work environment with emphasis on dedication to helping clients, respect for individuals, highest standards of quality, innovation, empowerment, and teamwork by developing and implementing policies and practices that reflect the vision of Kaiser Permanente.\n- Designs and manages MSC related projects and initiatives, including those relating to infrastructure development, establishing processes supporting strategic contracting focus at service area level and meeting the needs of other MSC clients including those which focus on clinical care, systems, regulatory and provider relations.\n- Examines trends, conducts statistical review, conducts follow-up, troubleshoots issues and develops action plans and tools for line staff to use in their duties.\n- At times, responsible for negotiating provider arrangements, communicating results, maintaining positive relationships with vendors.\n- Ensures project outcomes are timely, of the highest quality, are service oriented and contribute to unit, departmental and enterprise objectives.\n- Assists as needed, in planning and coordinating with others on projects.\n- Participates and contributes to unit and departmental leadership/management.\n- Requires a broad, high-level understanding of healthcare, provider contracts, contracting methodologies and payment mechanisms, applicable regulatory/compliance standards, heatlhcare billing and claims payment.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Five (5) to seven (7) years of progressive work experience in contracting for healthcare services, health care operations, consulting and/or project management.\n- Experience in complex, multi-faceted health plan and health care organizations managing through influence and collaboration.\n- Bachelor's degree in health care/hospital, public health, business/public administration or related advanced degree.\n- Masters' degree preferred.\n- Demonstrated performance in operational and strategic analysis and planning, analytical techniques, contract analysis and negotiations.\n- Demonstrated knowledge of the intricacies of hospital/HMO/medical offices operations and practices.\n- Demonstrated ability to determine the key business issues and develop appropriate action plans from multi-disciplinary perspectives.\n- Superior communication, consulting, facilitation, negotiation, problem resolution, change management skills and consensus building skills.\n- Ability to communicate persuasively and effectively to a wide range of internal and external customers.\n- Establishes effective working relationships with peers and others both internal and external to KP.\n- Superior leadership and project management skills.\n- Must exhibit efficiency, collaboration, candor, openness, and results orientation.\n- Demonstrated ability to bring projects/initiatives to completion.\n- Ability to successfully lead others in accomplishing work projects and meeting designated goals.\n- Demonstrated ability to bring projects/initiatives to completion.\n- Ability to adapt to constantly changing priorities.\n- Demonstrated ability to uphold highly sensitive and confidential information and to exercise good judgment in all settings.\n- Demonstrated ability to conduct and interpret quantitative/qualitative analysis.\n- Advanced computer skills and knowledge of data systems.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.", "date_new": "2012-04-20 19:39:45", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28038148/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Group Leader Contracting and Development", "reqid": "132120", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28038148}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Product Manager (Healthworks Product Operations)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Kaiser Permanente product development and management work within HealthWorks and Product Innovation requires staffing that functions to ensure the daily product operations work is completed, and managed to high quality standards. This person must possess skills that allow him/her to adequately:\n\nEssential Functions:\n - Focus on problem-solving, versus problem identification, in the daily operations of HealthWorks product.\n - Partner with the product manager to understand product direction and needs.\n - Manage and ensure vendor compliance with contract and service level agreement (SLA) standards.\n - Administer one or more products to product requirement specifications, including managing to product metrics and completing product scorecard updates as needed.\n - Manage daily operations of one or more products.\n - Accurately report on risks, dependencies and progress in the product.\n - Effectively communicate projects, process and product performance.\n - Ensure product metrics and SLAs are the correct measures for identifying defects early.\n - Help evaluate and ensure vendor adherence business process and policy and procedure.\n - Partner with the product manager to ensure operational fixes and/or administrative issues are handled when defects are identified.\n - Provide implementation oversight and support when the product is sold to new accounts.\n - Assist in development of product training content.\n - Participate in change management, business requirement development, or refinement of product performance tools and functionality\n.\n - Analyze the scope and impact of requirements for new process, new product functionality, onboarding new vendors etc..\n - Participate in the development of process maps for new or changed processes.\n - Support business case development by helping to develop resource inputs for new or changed operational process.\n - Evaluate operations and product changes for efficiency, cost effectiveness and the ability to meet requirements, as well as customer stated needs.\n - Project manage small to mid-scale efforts.\n - Assist in developing and executing effective test plans.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum: Five (5) - eight (8) years of related experience.\n- Five (5) - eight (8) years of experience of assessing key customer requirements within a given market segment.\n- Five (5) - eight (8) years of experience in a product development capacity.\n- Preferred: Five (5) - eight (8) years of experience in health care industry.\n- Five (5) - eight (8) years of years Health Insurance, Health Plan Administration, Healthcare, Benefit Administration, or Benefit Policy Experience a plus.\n- Strong foundational understanding and experience navigating IT processes, org charts and accountabilities, preferred.\n- Four (4) year degree in related field OR equivalent experience.\n- Master's degree preferred.\n- Thorough knowledge of policies, practices and systems.\n- Complete understanding and broad application of principles, theories, concepts, practices, and standards in applicable discipline, plus working knowledge of other related fields.\n- Full knowledge of industry/insurance practices.\n- Broad application of principles, theories, and concepts in applicable discipline, plus working knowledge of other related fields.\n- Thorough knowledge of benefits, benefits administration and health care delivery from either or both a provider and payor perspective along with insurance industry policies, practices and systems.\n- Deep knowledge of online design principles, work trends, competition, technical limitations in order to design products and relationships between suites of related products appropriately.\n- A detailed knowledge of web development process (a requisite in order to be able to parse down the work properly, frame/phase the work so that it can be implemented and rolled out effectively, to meet expectations, deadlines and budgets).", "date_new": "2012-04-19 19:10:31", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28009379/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Product Manager (Healthworks Product Operations)", "reqid": "132234", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28009379}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Chief Estimator - Kaiser Permanente/National Facilities Services - Oakland, CA\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nChief Estimator\nKaiser Permanente/National Facilities Services\nOakland, CA\n\nKaiser Permanente is seeking a Chief Estimator who will provide professional estimating, cost engineering, and project control activities for Kaiser Permanente construction and/or refurbishment projects for hospitals, medical offices, regional buildings and other medical facilities. Responsible for all phases of estimating, cost engineering and project control functions to include but not limited to: budget/feasibility, conceptual, preliminary, and final construction estimates; contractor bid reviews; change order reviews, analyses and negotiations; alternative analyses evaluation; productivity analyses; and use of cost estimating computer technology where applicable. Develops and implements project cost engineering standards and procedures. Establishes the project work breakdown structure.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- First level supervisory position which includes responsibility for technical direction over a group of Estimating Engineers, and/or performs as a technical specialist formulating and developing advanced estimating engineering concepts.\n- Responsible for a full range of professional estimating/cost engineering and project control duties of diverse and complex scope.\n- Coordinates the performance of pricing structure development and application to takeoffs, derived quantities, quantity assumption, and cost allowances within a discipline or other specialty. (10%)\n- Develops and prepares conceptual construction cost and budget estimates for all phases of construction.\n- Includes development of unit hour/pricing data (and data analysis) estimating material cost, man-hours and revisions to existing buildings' mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems. (10%)\n- Completes budget estimates for construction documents that are 75% completed.\n- Includes material cost, man-hours and subcontracted services. (10%)\n- Evaluates 100% construction documents to ensure the design is free of errors and omissions for subcontract bidding. (10%)\n- Performs itemized blueprint take-off for general conditions and items in CSI Divisions 2 through 16. (10%)\n- Analyzes scope of construction and prepares preliminary construction schedules in consultation with construction operations.\n- Resolves any conflict with construction design and/or construction scheduling with appropriate personnel. (15%)\n- Obtains and verifies construction quotations for facilitation of construction projects, change order documents, addenda and contract change authorizations.\n- Evaluates subcontract drawings and material submittals for conformance with contract documents and regulatory agencies.\n- Obtains and verifies subcontract questions for construction projects and ensures compliance with construction documents. (15%)\n- Provides professional guidance and support to Facilities Design and Construction project team members to determine the preliminary cost and feasibility of maintenance and renovation projects. (10%)\n- Provides value engineering and construction auditing services to Facilities Design and Construction major expansion projects completed by outside general contractors. (10%)\n- Responsible for hiring, training and supervising estimating and related staff which may include union personnel.\n- Assume other activities and responsibilities from time to time as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n\n- At least ten (10) years of applicable experience estimating for commercial construction sites typically in excess of $10M.\n- Experience with ground-up builds, seismic retrofits, and/or tenant improvements on commercial construction projects such as office buildings, hospitals, etc.\n- Substantial construction estimating experience.\n- Public works or federal experience a plus.\n- Bachelor's degree in a field that provides a strong background in cost estimating, such as Engineering, Construction Management, or equivalent experience.\n- Certification through AACE International and/or ASPE preferred.\n\nAn individual should have the following core behaviors:\n\nChampions Innovation and Change\nCollaborates\nCommunicates Effectively\nDevelops Self/Others\nDrives for Results\nFocuses on the Customer\nTakes Accountability\nDemonstrates Business Acumen\nExerts Influence\nEmotional Intelligence*", "date_new": "2012-04-19 19:10:27", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28009370/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Chief Estimator - Kaiser Permanente/National Facilities Services - Oakland, CA", "reqid": "127138", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28009370}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Government Relations Attorney - Counsel III\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nGovernment Relations Attorney - Counsel III\nKaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA\nEssential Functions:\n - Assisting Kaiser Permanente Regions with their government relations efforts, including strategic and policy support and coordination with Programwide objectives.\n - Analyzing the impact of state and federal legislative proposals on Kaiser Permanente.\n - Assisting in the formulation of KP's public policy positions.\n - Drafting proposed legislation, regulations and amendments thereto.\n - Preparing arguments and testimony and other materials regarding legislation, regulations and public policy issues.\n - Representing the Program in government and industry meetings and other public forums.\n - Providing counsel to management regarding federal and statute statues, regulations, court options, administrative procedures and legal proposals.\nQualifications:\nMINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:\n - Juris Doctorate required.\n - 3+ years legislative or government relations experience required either federal or with a state in which Kaiser has a presence.\n - In depth knowledge of legislative process required.\n - Knowledge of healthcare industry required.\n - Experience analyzing and drafting legislation/amendments required.\n - Excellent written and verbal advocacy skills.\n - Excellent analytical and interpretive skills.\n - Excellent communication and presentation skills to effectively provide strategic and tactical counsel to KP leadership.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n - Expertise in managed care regulation/healthcare policy strongly preferred.\n - Medicare expertise a plus", "date_new": "2012-04-19 19:10:25", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28009369/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Government Relations Attorney - Counsel III", "reqid": "123115", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28009369}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Pharmacist Resident PGY2 (PRP-201560)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nReceive training in a specific pharmacy practice setting to meet the educational outcomes and goals set by the ASHP. To develop competence, skills, and application of drug therapy knowledge in providing the broad scope of pharmaceutical services needed in a practice setting.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Train in the required pharmacy practice settings for one (1) year as developed by the Program to meet the core objectives of the program.\n- Elective training in other pharmacy practice settings as offered by the Program.\n- Develop and implement a longitudinal residency project under the guidance of Residency Director and other Preceptors.\n- Present findings of project at the Western States Conference for Pharmacy Residents, Fellows and Preceptors.\n- Complete additional projects and activities as required.\n- Attend Professional and Educational Meetings/Conferences.\n- Perform recruitment activities, as needed.\n- Complete a 12 month training program to sufficiently meet the program goals, as well as, the educational outcomes set by ASHP and/or AMCP prior to receiving certificate of completion.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Possess previous experience in the specific pharmacy practice setting, exceptional leadership qualities and previous experience on interdisciplinary teams preferred.\n- Graduate of an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) - Accredited Doctor of Pharmacy Degree Program.\n- Must have successfully completed a first year (PGY 1 or similar) Pharmacy Residency Program.\n- Current CA Pharmacist licensure.\n- Must have current California Pharmacist licensure by the first day of the Residency Program.\n\nSpecial Requirements: This position will cover locations throughout Regional.\n\nNOTE: RESIDENCY PROGRAM -1 YEAR TEMPORARY, BENEFITED POSITION: 07/01/2012 - 06/30/2013", "date_new": "2012-04-19 19:10:10", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28009358/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Pharmacist Resident PGY2 (PRP-201560)", "reqid": "131827", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28009358}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sterile Processing Technician II Certified, (No. 55), Grade 390, (Temporary)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder direct/indirect supervision follows approved infection control, quality assurance and departmental policies and procedures. Collects, cleans, decontaminates, disinfects and/or sterilizes surgical instruments, trays and packs, reusable medical devices and patient care equipment for inpatient Nursing and Medical Office departments. Inventories, restocks and distributes instruments, reusable medical equipment and medical supplies to Medical Center. Works a majority of time in a Sterile Processing Department cleaning, preparing, assembling, sterilizing, prepare packs, instruments, and trays for the medical center and/or medical office building. Will process inpatient operating room instruments. May assist in departmental in services and training.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Adherence to h& washing requirements, workflow patterns, standard precautions, sterility assurance, biological monitoring, & dress code.\n- Validates & maintains: event-related protocols, disinfection &/or sterilization load parameters & records, inventory check sheet(s), & equipment monitoring.\n- Meets regulatory requirements for sterilization, high-level disinfection, biological monitoring, & employee competencies.\n- Accurately document & maintain daily records of all QA & sterilization functions according to regulatory agency & Infection Control standards.\n- Adheres to organizational & departmental policies & procedures.\n- Participates in department employee orientation (DEO), meetings, & employee evaluation & competency programs.\n- Maintains current Sterile Processing Technician Certification.\n- May assists in departmental in-services & training.\n- Wears personal protective equipment.\n- Inspects, disassembles sorts, cleans, & processes reusable instrumentation & equipment.\n- Selects & operates specialized cleaning equipment.\n- Follows manufacturer recommendations for use of cleaning agents.\n- Follows device manufactures cleaning guidelines.\n- Maintains adequate cleaning supplies.\n- As designated reprocesses endoscopes.\n- Identifies, inspects, & assembles all general & specialty instruments, various power equipment, laser & endoscopes instruments per specifications & manufacturer recommendations.\n- According to manufacturer guidelines, selects & prepares packaging materials for the sterilization of reusable instrumentation.\n- Selects appropriate method of sterilization.\n- Maintains accurate sterilization records.\n- Properly loads & unloads sterilization cart items.\n- Verifies that sterilization parameters meet before distribution of load.\n- Collects, cleans, checks, distributes, & tracks patient care equipment.\n- As designated, orders patient care equipment, inventory assigned supply areas for replenishment, & rotates stock appropriately & stocks general & surgical carts.\n- Reports all malfunctioning equipment to appropriate department.\n- Demonstrates awareness of personal & work area safety at all times.\n- Complies with facility safety policies & procedures, including those for bloodborne pathogens & communicable diseases.\n- Take prompt corrective actions when hazard identified.\n- Demonstrates effective written & oral communication skills.\n- Actively supports & contributes teamwork in the workplace.\n- Takes responsibility & is accountable for own professional work ethics.\n- Demonstrate responsibility in adhering to posted work schedules.\n- Assist in in-service & training.\n- Supports departmental related computer programs.\n- No supervisory responsibilities.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum one (1) year of experience in instrument processing. - High School Diploma or equivalent.\n- Must hold current CS/SPD Certification with the Certification Board for either Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materials Management.\n- Must know Medical Terminology to understand instrumentation, surgical procedures, and surgical schedule.\n- Must know various types of reusable surgical instrumentation, including power equipment and micro surgical instrumentation.\n- Must know how to operate Sterile Processing departmental equipment (i.e. washers, ultrasonic, steam, gas, and chemical sterilizer).\n- Must know cleaning of patient care equipment i.e. I.V. pumps, feeding pumps, pneumatic pumps, CPM machines, PCA, and hypo/hyperthermia units, etc.\n- Must know sterilization monitoring, record keeping, and quality assurance protocols.\n- Must have effective oral and written communication skills with co-workers, internal, and external customers.\n- Departmental related computer skills preferred.\n- Ability to read and comprehend complex instructions, correspondence, and memos.\n- Ability to write simple correspondence.\n- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other incumbents of the organization.\n- Must be able to follow verbal and written instructions.\n- Must be able to read, comprehend, and follow organizational and departmental policies and procedures.\n- Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment.\n- Also, refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.\n\nSchedule: Full-Time Temporary, 40 hours per week, Day shifts. Monday through Friday: 8:00am to 4:30pm. Expected length of employment: up to three (3) months.", "date_new": "2012-04-19 19:10:09", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28009349/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sterile Processing Technician II Certified, (No. 55), Grade 390, (Temporary)", "reqid": "130516", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28009349}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sterile Processing Technician II Certified, (No. 56), Grade 390, (Temporary)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder direct/indirect supervision follows approved infection control, quality assurance and departmental policies and procedures. Collects, cleans, decontaminates, disinfects and/or sterilizes surgical instruments, trays and packs, reusable medical devices and patient care equipment for inpatient Nursing and Medical Office departments. Inventories, restocks and distributes instruments, reusable medical equipment and medical supplies to Medical Center. Works a majority of time in a Sterile Processing Department cleaning, preparing, assembling, sterilizing, prepare packs, instruments, and trays for the medical center and/or medical office building. Will process inpatient operating room instruments. May assist in departmental in services and training.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Adherence to h& washing requirements, workflow patterns, standard precautions, sterility assurance, biological monitoring, & dress code.\n- Validates & maintains: event-related protocols, disinfection &/or sterilization load parameters & records, inventory check sheet(s), & equipment monitoring.\n- Meets regulatory requirements for sterilization, high-level disinfection, biological monitoring, & employee competencies.\n- Accurately document & maintain daily records of all QA & sterilization functions according to regulatory agency & Infection Control standards.\n- Adheres to organizational & departmental policies & procedures.\n- Participates in department employee orientation (DEO), meetings, & employee evaluation & competency programs.\n- Maintains current Sterile Processing Technician Certification.\n- May assists in departmental in-services & training.\n- Wears personal protective equipment.\n- Inspects, disassembles sorts, cleans, & processes reusable instrumentation & equipment.\n- Selects & operates specialized cleaning equipment.\n- Follows manufacturer recommendations for use of cleaning agents.\n- Follows device manufactures cleaning guidelines.\n- Maintains adequate cleaning supplies.\n- As designated reprocesses endoscopes.\n- Identifies, inspects, & assembles all general & specialty instruments, various power equipment, laser & endoscopes instruments per specifications & manufacturer recommendations.\n- According to manufacturer guidelines, selects & prepares packaging materials for the sterilization of reusable instrumentation.\n- Selects appropriate method of sterilization.\n- Maintains accurate sterilization records.\n- Properly loads & unloads sterilization cart items.\n- Verifies that sterilization parameters meet before distribution of load.\n- Collects, cleans, checks, distributes, & tracks patient care equipment.\n- As designated, orders patient care equipment, inventory assigned supply areas for replenishment, & rotates stock appropriately & stocks general & surgical carts.\n- Reports all malfunctioning equipment to appropriate department.\n- Demonstrates awareness of personal & work area safety at all times.\n- Complies with facility safety policies & procedures, including those for bloodborne pathogens & communicable diseases.\n- Take prompt corrective actions when hazard identified.\n- Demonstrates effective written & oral communication skills.\n- Actively supports & contributes teamwork in the workplace.\n- Takes responsibility & is accountable for own professional work ethics.\n- Demonstrate responsibility in adhering to posted work schedules.\n- Assist in in-service & training.\n- Supports departmental related computer programs.\n- No supervisory responsibilities.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum one (1) year of experience in instrument processing. - High School Diploma or equivalent.\n- Must hold current CS/SPD Certification with the Certification Board for either Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materials Management.\n- Must know Medical Terminology to understand instrumentation, surgical procedures, and surgical schedule.\n- Must know various types of reusable surgical instrumentation, including power equipment and micro surgical instrumentation.\n- Must know how to operate Sterile Processing departmental equipment (i.e. washers, ultrasonic, steam, gas, and chemical sterilizer).\n- Must know cleaning of patient care equipment i.e. I.V. pumps, feeding pumps, pneumatic pumps, CPM machines, PCA, and hypo/hyperthermia units, etc.\n- Must know sterilization monitoring, record keeping, and quality assurance protocols.\n- Must have effective oral and written communication skills with co-workers, internal, and external customers.\n- Departmental related computer skills preferred.\n- Ability to read and comprehend complex instructions, correspondence, and memos.\n- Ability to write simple correspondence.\n- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other incumbents of the organization.\n- Must be able to follow verbal and written instructions.\n- Must be able to read, comprehend, and follow organizational and departmental policies and procedures.\n- Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment.\n- Also, refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.\n\nSchedule: Full-Time Temporary, 40 hours per week, Day shifts. Monday through Friday: 8:00am to 4:30pm. Expected length of employment: up to three (3) months.", "date_new": "2012-04-19 19:10:09", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28009348/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sterile Processing Technician II Certified, (No. 56), Grade 390, (Temporary)", "reqid": "130521", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28009348}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sterile Processing Technician II Certified, (No. 57), Grade 390, (Temporary)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder direct/indirect supervision follows approved infection control, quality assurance and departmental policies and procedures. Collects, cleans, decontaminates, disinfects and/or sterilizes surgical instruments, trays and packs, reusable medical devices and patient care equipment for inpatient Nursing and Medical Office departments. Inventories, restocks and distributes instruments, reusable medical equipment and medical supplies to Medical Center. Works a majority of time in a Sterile Processing Department cleaning, preparing, assembling, sterilizing, prepare packs, instruments, and trays for the medical center and/or medical office building. Will process inpatient operating room instruments. May assist in departmental in services and training.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Adherence to h& washing requirements, workflow patterns, standard precautions, sterility assurance, biological monitoring, & dress code.\n- Validates & maintains: event-related protocols, disinfection &/or sterilization load parameters & records, inventory check sheet(s), & equipment monitoring.\n- Meets regulatory requirements for sterilization, high-level disinfection, biological monitoring, & employee competencies.\n- Accurately document & maintain daily records of all QA & sterilization functions according to regulatory agency & Infection Control standards.\n- Adheres to organizational & departmental policies & procedures.\n- Participates in department employee orientation (DEO), meetings, & employee evaluation & competency programs.\n- Maintains current Sterile Processing Technician Certification.\n- May assists in departmental in-services & training.\n- Wears personal protective equipment.\n- Inspects, disassembles sorts, cleans, & processes reusable instrumentation & equipment.\n- Selects & operates specialized cleaning equipment.\n- Follows manufacturer recommendations for use of cleaning agents.\n- Follows device manufactures cleaning guidelines.\n- Maintains adequate cleaning supplies.\n- As designated reprocesses endoscopes.\n- Identifies, inspects, & assembles all general & specialty instruments, various power equipment, laser & endoscopes instruments per specifications & manufacturer recommendations.\n- According to manufacturer guidelines, selects & prepares packaging materials for the sterilization of reusable instrumentation.\n- Selects appropriate method of sterilization.\n- Maintains accurate sterilization records.\n- Properly loads & unloads sterilization cart items.\n- Verifies that sterilization parameters meet before distribution of load.\n- Collects, cleans, checks, distributes, & tracks patient care equipment.\n- As designated, orders patient care equipment, inventory assigned supply areas for replenishment, & rotates stock appropriately & stocks general & surgical carts.\n- Reports all malfunctioning equipment to appropriate department.\n- Demonstrates awareness of personal & work area safety at all times.\n- Complies with facility safety policies & procedures, including those for bloodborne pathogens & communicable diseases.\n- Take prompt corrective actions when hazard identified.\n- Demonstrates effective written & oral communication skills.\n- Actively supports & contributes teamwork in the workplace.\n- Takes responsibility & is accountable for own professional work ethics.\n- Demonstrate responsibility in adhering to posted work schedules.\n- Assist in in-service & training.\n- Supports departmental related computer programs.\n- No supervisory responsibilities.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum one (1) year of experience in instrument processing. - High School Diploma or equivalent.\n- Must hold current CS/SPD Certification with the Certification Board for either Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materials Management.\n- Must know Medical Terminology to understand instrumentation, surgical procedures, and surgical schedule.\n- Must know various types of reusable surgical instrumentation, including power equipment and micro surgical instrumentation.\n- Must know how to operate Sterile Processing departmental equipment (i.e. washers, ultrasonic, steam, gas, and chemical sterilizer).\n- Must know cleaning of patient care equipment i.e. I.V. pumps, feeding pumps, pneumatic pumps, CPM machines, PCA, and hypo/hyperthermia units, etc.\n- Must know sterilization monitoring, record keeping, and quality assurance protocols.\n- Must have effective oral and written communication skills with co-workers, internal, and external customers.\n- Departmental related computer skills preferred.\n- Ability to read and comprehend complex instructions, correspondence, and memos.\n- Ability to write simple correspondence.\n- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other incumbents of the organization.\n- Must be able to follow verbal and written instructions.\n- Must be able to read, comprehend, and follow organizational and departmental policies and procedures.\n- Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment.\n- Also, refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.\n\nSchedule: Full-Time Temporary, 40 hours per week, Day shifts. Monday through Friday: 8:00am to 4:30pm. Expected length of employment: up to three (3) months.", "date_new": "2012-04-19 19:10:09", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28009350/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sterile Processing Technician II Certified, (No. 57), Grade 390, (Temporary)", "reqid": "130524", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28009350}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sterile Processing Technician II Certified, (No. 58), Grade 390, (Temporary)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder direct/indirect supervision follows approved infection control, quality assurance and departmental policies and procedures. Collects, cleans, decontaminates, disinfects and/or sterilizes surgical instruments, trays and packs, reusable medical devices and patient care equipment for inpatient Nursing and Medical Office departments. Inventories, restocks and distributes instruments, reusable medical equipment and medical supplies to Medical Center. Works a majority of time in a Sterile Processing Department cleaning, preparing, assembling, sterilizing, prepare packs, instruments, and trays for the medical center and/or medical office building. Will process inpatient operating room instruments. May assist in departmental in services and training.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Adherence to h& washing requirements, workflow patterns, standard precautions, sterility assurance, biological monitoring, & dress code.\n- Validates & maintains: event-related protocols, disinfection &/or sterilization load parameters & records, inventory check sheet(s), & equipment monitoring.\n- Meets regulatory requirements for sterilization, high-level disinfection, biological monitoring, & employee competencies.\n- Accurately document & maintain daily records of all QA & sterilization functions according to regulatory agency & Infection Control standards.\n- Adheres to organizational & departmental policies & procedures.\n- Participates in department employee orientation (DEO), meetings, & employee evaluation & competency programs.\n- Maintains current Sterile Processing Technician Certification.\n- May assists in departmental in-services & training.\n- Wears personal protective equipment.\n- Inspects, disassembles sorts, cleans, & processes reusable instrumentation & equipment.\n- Selects & operates specialized cleaning equipment.\n- Follows manufacturer recommendations for use of cleaning agents.\n- Follows device manufactures cleaning guidelines.\n- Maintains adequate cleaning supplies.\n- As designated reprocesses endoscopes.\n- Identifies, inspects, & assembles all general & specialty instruments, various power equipment, laser & endoscopes instruments per specifications & manufacturer recommendations.\n- According to manufacturer guidelines, selects & prepares packaging materials for the sterilization of reusable instrumentation.\n- Selects appropriate method of sterilization.\n- Maintains accurate sterilization records.\n- Properly loads & unloads sterilization cart items.\n- Verifies that sterilization parameters meet before distribution of load.\n- Collects, cleans, checks, distributes, & tracks patient care equipment.\n- As designated, orders patient care equipment, inventory assigned supply areas for replenishment, & rotates stock appropriately & stocks general & surgical carts.\n- Reports all malfunctioning equipment to appropriate department.\n- Demonstrates awareness of personal & work area safety at all times.\n- Complies with facility safety policies & procedures, including those for bloodborne pathogens & communicable diseases.\n- Take prompt corrective actions when hazard identified.\n- Demonstrates effective written & oral communication skills.\n- Actively supports & contributes teamwork in the workplace.\n- Takes responsibility & is accountable for own professional work ethics.\n- Demonstrate responsibility in adhering to posted work schedules.\n- Assist in in-service & training.\n- Supports departmental related computer programs.\n- No supervisory responsibilities.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum one (1) year of experience in instrument processing. - High School Diploma or equivalent.\n- Must hold current CS/SPD Certification with the Certification Board for either Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materials Management.\n- Must know Medical Terminology to understand instrumentation, surgical procedures, and surgical schedule.\n- Must know various types of reusable surgical instrumentation, including power equipment and micro surgical instrumentation.\n- Must know how to operate Sterile Processing departmental equipment (i.e. washers, ultrasonic, steam, gas, and chemical sterilizer).\n- Must know cleaning of patient care equipment i.e. I.V. pumps, feeding pumps, pneumatic pumps, CPM machines, PCA, and hypo/hyperthermia units, etc.\n- Must know sterilization monitoring, record keeping, and quality assurance protocols.\n- Must have effective oral and written communication skills with co-workers, internal, and external customers.\n- Departmental related computer skills preferred.\n- Ability to read and comprehend complex instructions, correspondence, and memos.\n- Ability to write simple correspondence.\n- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other incumbents of the organization.\n- Must be able to follow verbal and written instructions.\n- Must be able to read, comprehend, and follow organizational and departmental policies and procedures.\n- Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment.\n- Also, refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.\n\nSchedule: Full-Time Temporary, 40 hours per week, Evening shifts. Monday through Friday: 4:00pm to 12:30am. Expected length of employment: up to three (3) months.", "date_new": "2012-04-19 19:10:09", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28009351/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sterile Processing Technician II Certified, (No. 58), Grade 390, (Temporary)", "reqid": "130528", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28009351}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sterile Processing Technician II Certified, (No. 59), Grade 390, (Temporary)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder direct/indirect supervision follows approved infection control, quality assurance and departmental policies and procedures. Collects, cleans, decontaminates, disinfects and/or sterilizes surgical instruments, trays and packs, reusable medical devices and patient care equipment for inpatient Nursing and Medical Office departments. Inventories, restocks and distributes instruments, reusable medical equipment and medical supplies to Medical Center. Works a majority of time in a Sterile Processing Department cleaning, preparing, assembling, sterilizing, prepare packs, instruments, and trays for the medical center and/or medical office building. Will process inpatient operating room instruments. May assist in departmental in services and training.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Adherence to h& washing requirements, workflow patterns, standard precautions, sterility assurance, biological monitoring, & dress code.\n- Validates & maintains: event-related protocols, disinfection &/or sterilization load parameters & records, inventory check sheet(s), & equipment monitoring.\n- Meets regulatory requirements for sterilization, high-level disinfection, biological monitoring, & employee competencies.\n- Accurately document & maintain daily records of all QA & sterilization functions according to regulatory agency & Infection Control standards.\n- Adheres to organizational & departmental policies & procedures.\n- Participates in department employee orientation (DEO), meetings, & employee evaluation & competency programs.\n- Maintains current Sterile Processing Technician Certification.\n- May assists in departmental in-services & training.\n- Wears personal protective equipment.\n- Inspects, disassembles sorts, cleans, & processes reusable instrumentation & equipment.\n- Selects & operates specialized cleaning equipment.\n- Follows manufacturer recommendations for use of cleaning agents.\n- Follows device manufactures cleaning guidelines.\n- Maintains adequate cleaning supplies.\n- As designated reprocesses endoscopes.\n- Identifies, inspects, & assembles all general & specialty instruments, various power equipment, laser & endoscopes instruments per specifications & manufacturer recommendations.\n- According to manufacturer guidelines, selects & prepares packaging materials for the sterilization of reusable instrumentation.\n- Selects appropriate method of sterilization.\n- Maintains accurate sterilization records.\n- Properly loads & unloads sterilization cart items.\n- Verifies that sterilization parameters meet before distribution of load.\n- Collects, cleans, checks, distributes, & tracks patient care equipment.\n- As designated, orders patient care equipment, inventory assigned supply areas for replenishment, & rotates stock appropriately & stocks general & surgical carts.\n- Reports all malfunctioning equipment to appropriate department.\n- Demonstrates awareness of personal & work area safety at all times.\n- Complies with facility safety policies & procedures, including those for bloodborne pathogens & communicable diseases.\n- Take prompt corrective actions when hazard identified.\n- Demonstrates effective written & oral communication skills.\n- Actively supports & contributes teamwork in the workplace.\n- Takes responsibility & is accountable for own professional work ethics.\n- Demonstrate responsibility in adhering to posted work schedules.\n- Assist in in-service & training.\n- Supports departmental related computer programs.\n- No supervisory responsibilities.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum one (1) year of experience in instrument processing. - High School Diploma or equivalent.\n- Must hold current CS/SPD Certification with the Certification Board for either Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materials Management.\n- Must know Medical Terminology to understand instrumentation, surgical procedures, and surgical schedule.\n- Must know various types of reusable surgical instrumentation, including power equipment and micro surgical instrumentation.\n- Must know how to operate Sterile Processing departmental equipment (i.e. washers, ultrasonic, steam, gas, and chemical sterilizer).\n- Must know cleaning of patient care equipment i.e. I.V. pumps, feeding pumps, pneumatic pumps, CPM machines, PCA, and hypo/hyperthermia units, etc.\n- Must know sterilization monitoring, record keeping, and quality assurance protocols.\n- Must have effective oral and written communication skills with co-workers, internal, and external customers.\n- Departmental related computer skills preferred.\n- Ability to read and comprehend complex instructions, correspondence, and memos.\n- Ability to write simple correspondence.\n- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other incumbents of the organization.\n- Must be able to follow verbal and written instructions.\n- Must be able to read, comprehend, and follow organizational and departmental policies and procedures.\n- Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment.\n- Also, refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.\n\nSchedule: Full-Time Temporary, 40 hours per week, Evening shifts. Monday through Friday: 4:00pm to 12:30am. Expected length of employment: up to three (3) months.", "date_new": "2012-04-19 19:10:09", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28009352/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sterile Processing Technician II Certified, (No. 59), Grade 390, (Temporary)", "reqid": "130531", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28009352}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Medical Assistant, Grade 180\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nAssists in examination and treatment of patients under the direction of the Physician and/or Designee\nEssential Functions:\n- Interviews patients, measures vital signs, and other pertinent information as required by department\n- Records information in patients' medical record\n- Prepares treatment rooms and patients for examination\n- Assists clinician with care of the patient\n- Handles inventories and orders and replenishes medical supplies and materials\n- Gives treatments and performs routine laboratory tests as required by department\n- Schedules appointments, performs clinical tasks and completes appropriate forms as required by department\n- May be responsible for administering medications, including injections\n- May be responsible for cleaning, processing, sterilizing and checking instruments.\n- Performs data entry\n- Performs clinical/technical skills specific to the department\n- Performs other related duties as necessary\n- Customer Service:\n- Practices customer service standards as defined by the Medical Center and specified department\n- Anticipates the customer's needs, takes proactive steps to meet those needs, by listening and taking responsibility within scope to ensure issues are resolved\n- Promptly responds to alarms and patient requests\n- Facilitates the customer's ability to utilize resources\n- Assures a clean, orderly, and functional work environment\n- Team Commitment:\n- Is an effective team member who is flexible, cooperative, and willing to assist others\n- Manages difficult or conflict situations constructively and seeks appropriate assistance\n- Takes accountability for own actions\n- Acts as a resource and mentor to new employees, students, and other team members\n- Actively participates in departmental professional development activities\n- Adheres to Attendance Policy\n- Supports a collaborative labor-management partnership environment\n- No supervisory responsibilities\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum of six months experience or successful completion of Kaiser Externship\n- High School Diploma or GED\n- Completion of a course of study consistent with the requirements for Medical Assistants as specified by the Medical Board of California\n- BLS certification\n- Medical Terminology Certificate or equivalent experience\n- Ability to use personal computer\n- Ability to read, writes, and comprehends medical information\n- Ability to effectively present information, both verbal and written\n- Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment\n- Refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement", "date_new": "2012-04-19 19:09:29", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28009335/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Medical Assistant, Grade 180", "reqid": "125081", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28009335}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Chief Actuary\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nManage actuarial expertise to support underwriting, pricing, marketing, sales, and finance functions in Shared Services and Kaiser Permanente Regions. Principal areas of responsibility are actuarial support for all Regions, development of actuarial staff across the Program, actuarial governance and oversight, and development and implementation of best pricing practices.\n\nThis position plays a key role in support of the Pricing and Product Development department mission and goals.\n\nThe Pricing and Product Development department mission is to provide strategic, management and technical support to the organization in the achievement of financially sound sustainable growth in a manner consistent with Kaiser Permanente's business model and the KP promise of quality you can trust, convenient and easy service, caring with a personal touch, and affordability.\n\nRelevant department goals include:\n- High quality management control systems\n- Products and benefits that meet the needs of the market\n- Actuarial and Population Risk assessment activities that support strategic management decisions as well as underwriting activities\n- Cross functional coordination and integration among all the regions nationally processes.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Promote the development of actuarial staff and expertise and manage Shared Service actuaries and actuarial support staff.\n- Manage Actuarial support across a comprehensive range of market segments (commercial, Medicare, Medicaid, and charitable care programs), products (HMO, dHMO, POS, PPO), coverages (medical, pharmacy, behavioral health, dental), and financial arrangements (insured, flex funding, self-funding).\n- Manage actuarial support to Kaiser Permanente Insurance Company (KPIC), which provides insurance coverage and is the legal entity offering self-funding for Kaiser Permanente.\n- Provide leadership and analytic support for Fee Schedule Oversight Team (FSOT), a senior leadership team that is cross-functional, cross-regional, and cross health plan/medical group.\n- Evaluate and monitor changes in the capture and coding of services.\n- Provide direction in the analysis of the Kaiser Permanente total value demonstrations - showing how KP delivers high quality care at below market total costs.\n- Develop trend analyses that both give insight into changes in historical utilization and cost and support projections of future resource demands.\n- Work in partnership with Finance, Market Strategy and Rate Setting teams to develop accurate forecasts of revenue and costs.Provide leadership in the development of rate actions that will best achieve organizational goals.\n- Support the negotiations of the Medical Services Agreement and Memorandums of Understanding between the health plan and the Permanente Medical Groups.\n- Develop and maintain rating factors, building rational variation in any regionally determined factors.Develop rating factors, pooling charges, and experience rating trends that generate dues/premium rates that are aligned with the organizations revenue needs.\n- Develop pricing policies that achieve the organization's membership and contribution margin goals.Partner with Underwriting in the development and implementation of rate strategies that address group specific needs.\n- Provide leadership, tools, and training to support self-funding across the organization.\n- Provide leadership in the development of Medicare and retiree strategies\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n-Bachelor's degree in mathematics, actuarial science, business, finance, economics, or equivalent.\n-Member of the American Academy of Actuaries (MAAA) is required.\n-Associate of the Society of Actuaries (ASA) is required.\n- Minimum of 15 years of actuarial health plan experience with a demonstrated and successful leadership track record in large complex organizations.\n- Minimum of 5 years as VP or Chief Actuary in medium to large sized health insurance companies.\n- Experience implementing controls and reporting systems to improve management capabilities and results for local markets and nationally.\n- Demonstrated ability to negotiate 'win-win' situations as it relates to business decisions.\n- Ability to assess market conditions and recommend necessary pricing and rate setting improvements or revenue growth opportunities.\n- Ability to build partnerships and influence other leaders is essential.In addition, the Chief Actuary must consistently demonstrate integrity, prudence, high energy, initiative to act, and self-confidence.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- MBA or related graduate degree highly preferred.\n- Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) is preferred.", "date_new": "2012-04-19 19:08:50", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28009312/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Chief Actuary", "reqid": "132139", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 28009312}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Senior Manager, Northern California Accounts Payable (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nKaiser Permanente\nSenior Manager, Northern California Accounts Payable\nOakland, CA\n\n\nKaiser Permanente is looking for a Senior Manager to oversee the Northern California Accounts Payable team.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Establishes operational objectives and work plans, and delegates assignments to subordinate managers.\n- Establishes and assures adherence to budgets, schedules, work plans, and performance requirements.\n- Participates in the long-term strategic planning and direction setting of the function.\n- Develops and establishes operational policies within area managed.\n- Involved in developing, modifying and executing company policies that affect immediate operations and may also have KP-wide effect.\n- Participates in the development of overall functional objectives and KP goals.\n- Provides managerial responsibility for two or more departments or functions, through subordinates.\n- Accomplishes results through subordinates, who exercise significant latitude and independence in their assignments.\n- Develops performance requirements.\n- Determines and establishes organizational structures.\n- May have budget responsibilities.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n - 8+ years of accounting experience to include extensive work in high volume Accounts Payable\n - 3+ years of management experience\n - Strong knowledge of : AP processing, P-Card processing, EDI, Electronic Commerce, Automated Workflow, Purchasing, and the matching process associated with Accounts Payable processing\n - Advanced knowledge of dues revenue, financial reporting, and business performance and working knowledge of other areas in Accounting function\n - Bachelor's degree in related field or 4 years of additional equivalent experience\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n - Master's degree, CPA, MBA or Management Accountant\n - Six Sigma experience\n - Previous direct supervisory experience in an organized labor environment\n - Involvement in system implementation and/or integration\n - Peoplesoft experience\n - 3+ years of experience in managing a large operations team", "date_new": "2012-04-18 20:28:06", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27983160/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Senior Manager, Northern California Accounts Payable (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "132025", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27983160}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Procurement Specialist II - Oakland, CA\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nCoordinates the activities of less experienced staff in providing customer service to CA Service Area (CSA's) regional customers and suppliers to purchase and contract for products not covered by National Purchase Agreements.Identifies opportunities and supports compliance for regional and national standard products.Participates in determining department objectives and schedules work to accomplish objectives.Initiates regional contracting activities to support regional, national and SOX goals & objectives.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Initiates Blanket Purchase Orders to support the ordering & payment processes of regional/national negotiated contracts\n- Negotiates and/or coordinates the negotiation of purchase contracts for all products and services not contracted by Broadlane and/or a Procurement & Supply Sourcing Manager/Director\n- Ensures optimization of supplier relationship supports business diversity and local business development; monitors compliance with product standards in the Region\n- Provides expertise in the interpretation and application of contracts and standards\n- Provides purchasing support and customer service to all medical centers, California Service Area regional customers and suppliers by managing timely interventions to assure contracts and pricing advantages are realized and customers receive products on time\n- Monitors external environment and internal trends, practices and utilization to identify sourcing opportunities.Identifies opportunities across product, equipment and service lines\n- Helps direct workload distribution and workflow analysis of the Procurement Specialist I\n- Responsibilities impact the Approved Purchase Channel SOX project goals to move non-compliant spend through designated/approved purchasing methods (e.g. Purchase Orders, pcard, etc.)\n- Contributes to the organizational savings goals through individual contract negotiations of regional contracts.\n- Enforces contract compliance with national standards by directing requestors to appropriate products provided by nationally contracted suppliers.\n- Coordinates system cross referencing (Corporate Item Master-CIM & BPO's) to national standards which enhance the product sourcing process for Materials Management.\n- Requires extensive knowledge of contracting terms & conditions to ensure proper organizational protection under contractual agreements with suppliers of products/services.\n- Negotiates Regional contracts (as needed) to support organizational policies & procedures and regulatory requirements (e.g. SOX, etc.).Supports Contract Managers with RFP/RFQ information and provides functional expertise to support BPO set up process.\n- Coordinates contract approvals with CA Contracting Manager and Sourcing Directors.Ensures required documentation is completed and included in finalized agreements.\n- Analyzes regional spend and determines viability of contracting efforts.Coordinates with appropriate requestors, P&S staff and Material Directors/Managers.\n- Responsible for the routing of all regional contracts assigned under category to obtain proper approvals from Finance, Legal, NPC, NMLT, and P&S approving parties. Ensures approved documents are available in contract database.\n- Determines best practice payment method(s) for negotiated contracts and implements BPO's meeting defined business requirements.\n- Resolves ordering/payment issues associated with BPO's assigned to suppliers.Requests appropriate documentation authorizing Contract extensions and associated payments.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 5 years of experience in combination of purchasing, contracting, material management, finance or other related area, with a significant portion in the health care industry.\n- Extensive knowledge of contracts and contracting methods including RFP development, proposal evaluation, bidding practices, and negotiating Terms & Conditions.\n- Proficient in a variety of word-processing and spreadsheet applications.Material management software experience preferred.\n- Ability to effectively communicate with customers and build alliances with suppliers.\n- Materials Management System-MMS and/or Total Inventory Management System-TIMS knowledge preferred.\n- Analytical skills required.Knowledge of Excel spreadsheets and experience with macros to complete data analysis.Microsoft Access is an acceptable alternative.\n- Knowledge or products/services and their market environment within the scope of the Region's procurement and logistics program.\n- Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, material management, economics or related field, or equivalent experience.\n- Excellent communication and leadership skills.\n- Ability to work within a complex organization and act as a dynamic change agent.\n- Ability to act as a horizontal integrator across bureaucratic organizations.\n- Work effectively with all levels of management.\n- Strong business knowledge of warehousing, distribution and logistics analysis.\n- Able to effectively use project management and change management leadership skills to direct teams and individuals toward common goals.\n- Ability to influence peers and others where position has no direct authority.\n- Strong communications, presentation, project management, analytical, negotiation and sales skills.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment to develop alliances\n- Good understanding of contract Terms & Conditions with the ability to independently Negotiate acceptable Terms & Conditions for both parties.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Professional certification such as a Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) preferred or education to achieve certification in-process.", "date_new": "2012-04-18 20:28:06", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27983162/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Procurement Specialist II - Oakland, CA", "reqid": "132070", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27983162}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Legal - Administrative Assistant III\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nLegal Administrative Assistant III\nKaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA\n\nSummary:\n\nThis position exists to provide administrative support for the Legal Department in its relations with internal and external customers. This includes dealing with sensitive, confidential information, drafting routine correspondence and complex editing of documents, creating an efficient automated and manual information system (i.e. filing system), scheduling appointments, heavy calendaring of meetings, vendor invoice management and processing, and making travel arrangements to ensure day-to-day operations run smoothly and effectively. This position will initially support the Deputy General Counsel and Assistant General Counsel and Practice Group Manager. \nEssential Functions:\n - Process sensitive and confidential information with the utmost judgment and tact, recognizing any time constraints and political implications and asking clarifying questions as appropriate.\n - Type documents quickly and accurately from attorney notes and other forms of communication, applying proofreading and grammar skills.\n - Check documents for ease of understanding.\n - Prepare materials for presentations using current standard software programs.\n - Prepare and edit complex Word, PowerPoint, and Excel documents.\n - Proficient in Microsoft Office 2007.\n - Draft routine correspondence from brief notes or verbal requests.\n - Process the paper flow, including copying and distributing memos and reports.\n - Organize and assemble complex legal and other documents.\n - Check mailings to ensure that all relevant parties are included.\n - Coordinate supervisor(s)' calendars by scheduling/confirming hearings, meetings and appointments; schedule meetings with numerous individuals; make travel arrangements and process all necessary paperwork, including expense reports.\n - Stay well organized, establishing files (both manually and electronic).\n - Create and maintain computer indices of relevant information.\n - Maintain distribution lists.\n - Retrieve information in a timely manner.\n - Process invoices from external vendors who provide legal services and track/monitor work performed.\n - Answers telephones pursuant to department policy.\n - Use excellent telephone etiquette, representing the Legal Department and Kaiser Permanente in general to clients at all levels of the Program and to the public.\n - Demonstrate effectiveness and commitment to work product of each team (i.e., attorneys, other secretaries), and function as an integral part of that team.\n - Participates in department cross-training efforts with other members of the support staff.\n - Assists co-workers as needed to accomplish projects.\n - Perform tasks as required to ensure coverage for absent staff members.\n - Ability to assist other staff members during peak work demand periods.\n - Participates, provides input, and contributes to department projects and to the continuous improvement of the department as a whole.\n - Ability to interact with senior Executives, Board Members and staff or officials at Regulatory agencies, as necessary.\n - Able to prepare sensitive documents for presentation to such individuals or bodies.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n - 5 + years of administrative assistant experience supporting at the manager/director level, or related experience, in a fast paced, complex organization, executive level preferred.\nCustomer & Industry Knowledge\n - Inputs and edits complex or lengthy legal documents.\nFunctional/Technical Knowledge & Skills\nWord Processing:\n - Inputs and edits standard text for routine correspondence and reports.\n - Performs sorts and merges, prints mass mailings, selects font attributes and changes.\n - Inputs scientific, legal, or bilingual text or develops routine macros; multiple columns; routine tables; automatic footnotes, endnotes, or tables of contents.\n - Develops complex tables and charts (e.g. mathematical formulas, headers, font changes, highlighting, split cells). Imports and exports data and graphics files.\n - Develops complex macros.\n - Typing speed: 60 -70 wpm with a high level of accuracy.\n - High School Diploma, GED or related experience.\n - Substantial understanding of the job, and applies knowledge and skills to complete a wide range of tasks.\n - Ability to learn and apply a thorough understanding of the organization and its functional policies and processes.\n - Strong writing skills to create difficult and more detailed correspondence.\n - Basic to intermediate knowledge of two (2) or more of Microsoft Office Suite applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and/or Access, depending upon department or business needs.\n - Spreadsheets:\n - Inputs and updates data to established spreadsheets.\n - Designs routine spreadsheets, sets up routine formulas, prints desired selections.\n - Creates graphs and charts.\n - Designs complex spreadsheets, with multiple-functions formulas, and prints desired sections.\n - Links spreadsheets. Imports or exports spreadsheets to data or word processing files.\n - Creates graphics files and exports to word processing.\n - Develops complex spreadsheets involving statistical formulas or construction of look-up tables. Develops complex macros.\n - Proficiency in E Mail\n - Database:\n - Enters or edits data to existing database files.\n - Sets up new database files.\n - Runs pre-established reports and develops routine data lists through the report writer.\n - Designs and implements program modifications and improvements. Imports and exports data.\n - Develops complex management or scientific reports, using multiple databases.\n - Working knowledge of email and office equipment (fax, phone, copier, etc.).\n - Ability to coordinate multiple and difficult calendars and arrange meetings.\n - Requires ability to learn and apply thorough understanding of a large, complex organization and its customers.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n - 3+ years legal experience\n - BA/BS\n - Paralegal Certificate desirable\n - Microsoft Excel 2007.\n - Lotus Notes.\n - Experience in preparing presentation materials with PowerPoint 2007.\n - Microsoft Word for Windows 2007.\n - Use of Legal Matter Management and Document Management applications a plus.\n - Familiarity with Access, Filemaker Pro and Docs Open/Hummingbird.", "date_new": "2012-04-18 20:27:55", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27983154/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Legal - Administrative Assistant III", "reqid": "131578", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27983154}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Business Consulting Spec (Quality/Six Sigma)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nBusiness Cons/Analyst Spec\nOakland, CA\n\nReporting to the Site Quality Leader, this position gives direction and provides leadership, mentoring, evaluation and development of the Quality Analysts and Quality Auditors.\n\nEssential Functions:\n - Develop, implement and monitor performance against short and long-range plans to achieve a total quality control.\n - Implement short and long-range plans relative to quality assurance.\n - Identify needs, and develop the quality inspection and supplier quality function.\n - Develop or modify quality procedures, metrics and processes to achieve quality and on time delivery goals.\n - Provide direction to ensure compliance with all applicable operational requirements, SOX and government regulations involving quality.\n - Select and develop competent supplier quality consultants, analysts and auditors to ensure quality goals are achieved.\n - Provide reports as required and drive corrective action and preventive action for timely and effective completion.\n - Assist as required in all qualify assurance functions as necessary.\n - Assure effective communication and reporting to Leadership.\n - Assure compliance with quality systems and initiatives such as internal auditing, statistical process control and testing.\n - Support the development and utilization of quality feedback tools to maintain and implement 'lessons learned'.\n - Support the achievement of Business Operating System Quality Goals and Objectives, as identified by the Leadership.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Total of ten (10) years, to include three (3) or more years in a consulting role.\n- Five (5) years experience in healthcare environment or five (5) plus years of experience working in a department relevant to the current posting.\n- Bachelor's degree in health care administration or related discipline.\n- Preferred certification or advanced qualification by third party association that matches the function or field applicable to the business discipline (such as AHIP or HIAA).\n- Preference for certification by professional society or industry group such as AHIP or HIAA.\n- Influences multiple cross-functional and/or multiple cross divisional task forces to identify and document functional requirements, workflow, information sources and system/process specifications.\n- May establish cross-functional task forces.\n- Thorough knowledge of platforms of the assigned functional areas and multiple cross functionally based on assignment.\n- Promulgates test plans.\n- Provides subject mater expertise to cross-divisional, common business areas.\n- Make recommendations regarding business strategy and policy development.\n- Sets and works to meet challenging goals that will improve performance of project team or organization unit.\n- Assesses the needs of a job and objectively matches the strengths of a person to that job to ensure maximum performance and results.\n- Makes fact-based decisions, sets priorities or chooses goals on the basis of calculated inputs and outputs (i.e., potential profit, return-on investment, EVA, or cost-benefit analysis).\n- Measures and tracks key business results and processes against external best practices and assess improvement in these terms.\n- Stands by decisions that benefit members/customers even if they are unpopular or impact short term performance.\n- Defines and articulates strategies and changes based on their impact on customer/member satisfaction.\n- Demonstrates primary commitment to member/customer needs (before other requirements), intervening and taking dramatic action as needed.\n- Eliminates duplication and aligns systems across a market or service area to balance resources and ensure the delivery of quality member/customer service and care.\n- Maintains a view of multiple complex internal and external variables and interrelationships that impact Kaiser Permanente.\n- Uses organizational strategy as a framework for developing strategy for a particular market, service area or function.\n- Consistently makes decisions recommendations and takes actions which fully support targeted strategic changes, thinking three (3) or more years out.\n- Comment: Consultants make recommendations, operational managers make decisions.\n\nPreferred Qulifications:\n- Experience in the Healthcare industry\n- Experience in a quality function related to Factory Inspection and/or Calibration or closely related\n- Experience with Supplier Quality, Process Controls, Receiving inspection, In-process inspection, and Final inspection\n- Experience working with continuous improvement and problem solving tools including root cause corrective action, failure analysis, 8D charts and process flow diagrams.\n- Experience with Total Quality Management (TQM), CQI, or similar quality improvement systems\n- Minimum of 2 years managing people\n- 3 years minimum in a Total Quality Management function\n- Bachelor's degree in Engineering: Technical field.\n- Solid understanding of quality assurance testing tools and methodologies", "date_new": "2012-04-18 20:27:49", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27983153/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Business Consulting Spec (Quality/Six Sigma)", "reqid": "131026", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27983153}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Knowledge Management Web Administrator (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\n\nKnowledge Management Web Administrator\nKaiser Permanente Oakland, CA\n\nExecutes the orderly production of intranet-based performance support, communication and learning content, including writing, editing, content layout, information architecture, non-linear navigation, programming, and testing in the production environment. Interacts with functional organizations' SME's (subject-matter experts) to develop specifications for performance support content. Serves as expert resource in publishing tools, processes and procedures, and coach to publishers in designing, developing, deploying and testing solutions which support customer business requirements.\nEssential Functions:\n-Maintain the content and library of resources posted on the department intranet site.\n-Maintain relationships with the content owners and actively seek new content to keep the site updated.\n-Train a backup team to post content and maintain the site functionality.\n-Troubleshoot the site, including content and links and make corrections directly or delegate the task to other members of the department.\n-Review statistics and provide analysis of the site's activity to improve user experience and drive future Web traffic.\n-Plan for future changes to the website, including restructure of the site to reflect changes in the organization.\n-Stay current with software and hardware that can improve the success of the site.\n-Strong background in knowledge management strategies and implementation. Build processes for content development.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Bachelor's degree in business, communication, English or related field or equivalent experience.\n- 5+ years of Web content development experience.\n- Excellent oral communication, interpersonal, teamwork/ collaborative, leadership, and project management skills.\n- Excellent consulting skills.\n- Advanced proficiency in Macromedia Dreamweaver or other HTML coding software.\n- Proficient in Lotus Notes, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).\n- Excellent writing and editing skills.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Proficient in Fireworks or Photoshop.\n- Lead web development and consulting experience.\n- Instructional Design certification.\n- Instructional Design experience.\n-Experience with Flash, video and WebEx. Also, InDesign suite.", "date_new": "2012-04-17 18:23:54", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27947791/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Knowledge Management Web Administrator (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "131646", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27947791}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Audit Director, Internal Audit Services (Oakland or Denver)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nKaiser Permanente\nAudit Director, Internal Audit Services\nOakland or Denver\n\n\nKaiser Permanente is looking for an Audit Director.\n\n\nEssential Functions:\n\n - Develops the strategy and sets priorities for multiple practice areas and regions, leveraging and engaging other members of the team as necessary. Takes the lead role in driving practice area/regional development based on risk assessment activities, client interactions, and industry knowledge. Directs the on-going risk assessment process.\n - Identifies and leads continuous improvement efforts within IAS.\n - Plays a lead role in the coordination of audit projects with other audit and compliance functions to maximize efficiency and coverage of key risk areas.\n - Hires, develops, and manages an effective and diverse workforce.\n - Plans, schedules and supervises assigned audit projects and staff in accordance with the audit plan, project budgets, and milestones. Reviews and approves project level risk assessments, develops audit plan programs, reviews work papers, and approves/prepares reports. Adheres to professional and IAS standards.\n - Uses professional judgment to identify content, stakeholder groups, and timing for effective communication of ideas, areas of improvement, and audit conclusions. Professionally communicates both verbally and in writing. Communication is conveyed in a timely manner.\n - Develops and builds client relationships. Ensures coordination with peers to accomplish the annual audit plan and department goals.\n - Cultivate productive internal and external relationships that inform and guide the internal audit function toward effective and appropriate engagement, reporting, communications, and management decision making. Seeks to be a catalyst.\n - As the lead Audit representative, interacts regularly with various Regional management, Internal Audit management and staff, and external auditors and consultants.\n - Plans, schedules, and manages multiple various and diverse audit projects independently with minimal after-the-fact direction.\n - Up to 35% travel.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n\n - 7+ years of professional auditing or comparable experience\n - Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, finance or information systems or related field or4 additional years of equivalent work experience\n - Demonstrated experience integrating various priorities, internal issues, and situation analyses into a cohesive strategic approach to department management\n - Understands key industry knowledge, including industry value drivers, and risks\n - One of following certifications is required:\n- Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)\n- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)\n- Certified Information System Auditor (CISA)\n\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n - Work experience within Internal Audit Services\n - 5+ years supervisory experience\n - Increasing levels of internal audit and project management experience", "date_new": "2012-04-14 22:24:29", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27902105/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Audit Director, Internal Audit Services (Oakland or Denver)", "reqid": "131658", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27902105}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Senior Financial Consultant Marketing Finance\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Senior Financial Consultant for Marketing Finance leads and initiates analysis and presentations for Senior Leadership's to maximize resources and increase efficiencies while achieving critical business goals. This position leads and executes ad hoc projects in FP&A, Internal Controls and Procurement, in addition to larger initiatives for the Marketing and ISG.\n\nThis leadership role consolidates monthly financial results and forecasts into actionable powerpoint presentations for the Senior Vice President and Vice Presidents of the Marketing and Internet Services Group, prepares consolidated budget scenarios with recommendations for reallocation of resources to meet business objectives, assists managers in review of staff deliverables and ad hoc analysis, consults and partners with Marketing leadership to further business objection by providing actionable analysis. \nEssential Functions:\n- Reviews and analyzes submitted budget/forecast data for completeness, changes in trend, and drivers of change.\n- Designs effective processes to track financial performance against expectations, including early 'red flags' to identify potential shortfalls.\n- Oversees analysis of planned financial objectives and identifies corrective actions.\n- Partners with key leaders to shift (or maintain) direction.\n- Acts as a proactive partner to insure business objectives are achieved in a financially efficient manner.\n- Reviews and presents the financial information to key KP leaders - identifying key messages, risks, and opportunities. Continuously forecasts the progress and momentum in key operations against planned objectives.\n- Handle all phases of projects assigned including client meetings, analysis, presentations.\n- Lead the process to streamline, refine and improve the budget/forecast/reporting processes.\n- Works cross-functionally to help insure planning processes are consistent, and properly support the development of national functions organizations individually and as an organization.\n- Ensures integrity of measurement and control processes and all financial and reporting statements.\n- Responsibilities impact the achievement of integrated functional and company objectives.\n- Influences the development of the functional and company objectives.\n- Erroneous decisions or recommendations would normally result in failure to achieve functional and company objectives and negatively affects expenditures and resources.\n- Involves a high degree of interpretation and analysis of obscure or inconclusive data.\n- Requires a high level of judgment and risk taking to make appropriate decisions for diverse, sophisticated, and undefined issues.\n- Requires significantly complex decision-making.\n- Develops solutions to problems of unusual complexity, which require a high degree of ingenuity and innovation, using independent judgment to accomplish objectives.\n- Requires in-depth analysis to develop and implement unprecedented solutions for more complex problems.\n- Requires the exchange of complex information.\n- Must gain cooperation and acceptance/approval in resolving problems, and/or negotiating with other parties to arrive at an agreement.\n- Assignments are often self-initiated and virtually self-supervisory.\n- Works under consultative direction toward predetermined long-range goals and objectives.\n- Review and analysis of key events by senior management are critical to the completion and attainment of objectives and goals.\n- Provides on-going coaching, enabling team members to develop and improve skills and capabilities that support the effectiveness of the department/function.\n- Serves as a technical/professional mentor to team members.\n- Assume other duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Twelve (12) plus years financial analysis or related experience.\n- Four (4) year degree in related field or equivalent experience.\n- Advanced knowledge (broad expertise or unique knowledge) of policies, practices and systems.\n- Develops advanced concepts, techniques and standards.\n- Develops new applications based on professional principles and theories.\n- Viewed as functional expert in field within KP.\n- Applies advanced principles, theories and concepts.\n- Contributes to the development of innovative principles and ideas.\n- Employs expertise as a generalist or specialist.", "date_new": "2012-04-14 22:24:29", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27902107/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Senior Financial Consultant Marketing Finance", "reqid": "131692", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27902107}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Information Security Consultant - Security Consulting and Assessment Services\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe ideal candidate will have a security mindset and the ability to think outside the box, contributing to a team of highly motivated and skilled information security practitioners. As a Security Consultant, the main goal is to balance both security and business imperatives using a risk based approach. This individual will conduct information security assessments and provide security consulting and advisory in one or more of the following fields: application, network and platform security. Main responsibilities include assessing the security posture of existing environments, identifying risks, recommend remediation plans and ensure internal projects are deployed in a secure fashion. Candidate should be well-rounded and have knowledge in all information security domains.\nThe candidate will represent Information Security in the assessment as well as research, development and implementation of technologies, techniques, and process improvements pertaining to initiatives that require information security guidance. The role, therefore, requires the ability to strategize and architect security solutions to help remediate deficiencies. Our clients are Kaiser Permanente's various portfolios such as Health Plan, Care Delivery, and Corporate Services, just to name a few. The candidate will also have close working relationship with both IT and the Business. This means that the candidate will be working directly with project personnel as well as business management teams. Therefore, the ability to speak in both technical and business terms is crucial; meaning as subject matter expert, the candidate should be able to articulate information security requirements and risks in business language.\nGeneral Requirements\n\n-Excellent analytical skills to compliment strong written and verbal communication skills.\n-Excellent interpersonal, motivational, organizational, persuasive and project management skills.\n-Team player and ability to multitask given different types of initiatives.\n-Proven ability to work effectively with management, staff, vendors, and external consultants\n- Proven ability to communicate technical issues to technical and non-technical business area representatives.\n- Understanding of security risk assessment methodologies. Ability to assess both technical and business risks as it pertains to information security. Be able to articulate risk in a manner that can be understood by non-technical audience.\n-Good understanding of regulatory climate and industry standards such as SOX, HIPAA and PCI respectively.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Bachelors Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or additional 4 years of equivalent work experience\n-10 or more years of experience working in Information Technology field\n-8 or moreyears of hands on experience in two or more of the following: application security or platform/OS security in engineering, architecture or consulting capacity.\n- Formal training and general certification in the security field, both vendor agnostic and vendor specific (such as CCIE, CISA, CISSP, GIAC)\n\nApplication Security\n- In-depth knowledge of web application security and industry best practices (i.e, OWASP, WASC, etc), as well as SDLC.\n- Ability to program and script in various languages (i.e., Python/Perl, Ruby, Java, shell scripting, .Net).\n- Ability to conduct secure code analysis manually or using SCA software.\n- Capable of conducting various levels of application penetration testing using industry accepted frameworks.\n- Working knowledge of web application firewalls and vulnerability assessment technologies.\n- Experience analyzing malicious code in the form of malicious binaries and web-based scripting (e.g. malicious JavaScript).\n\nPlatform/OS Security\n- Knowledge of hardening Unix, Linux, Windows and other enterprise level platforms.\n- Capable of conducting various levels of host penetration testing using industry accepted frameworks.\n- Good understanding of sound security practices\n- Working knowledge of enterprise vulnerability assessment and remediation technologies.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Prefer consulting background.", "date_new": "2012-04-14 22:23:28", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27902043/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Information Security Consultant - Security Consulting and Assessment Services", "reqid": "131607", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27902043}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sr. Strategy Consultant II - KPIF and SBU (Oakland, CA or any KP Region)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nSr. Strategy Consultant II - KPIF and SBU\nKaiser Permanente\nOakland, CA or any KP Region \nThis position is responsible for managing the development of LOB(line of business)strategies and for translating those strategies into cohesive annual business plans encompassing product and pricing, marketing and promotion, and distribution tactics. This position provides thought partnership to regional, national and shared services leaders on large-scale strategic issues.\n\nThought partner with business line leaders to identify large-scale market strategy issues.\nContributes to overall department objectives/goals based on 'global knowledge' of industry and organizational strategic issues.\nRepresents Team's work to Health Plan and PMG senior leadership (CA HPLT, JOG, NLT, etc.)\nAssists the Director and ROC (Regions outside of CA)LOB Leadership with development of LOB Strategy. Acts as SME for assigned regions on the External environment and Internal Performance. Combines this knowledge with strong. Understanding of industry to provide thought partnership on strategic matters. Influences the establishment of regional 3-year and 1-year performance goals.\nWorking directly with Regional teams for assigned regions and with appropriate National and Shared Services functions, manages development of annual tactical business plans and budgets.\nManages gathering and analysis of data to support product planning. Provides meaningful thought leadership on competitive and market trends that help craft effective product portfolio strategies and plans.\nWorks under consultative direction toward predetermined long-range goals and objectives\nInvolves a high degree of interpretation and analysis of complex and sometimes inconclusive data.\nExercises considerable judgment to make decisions for less defined and complex issues.\nRequires high-level of judgment to make appropriate decisions for diverse, sophisticated, and undefined issues.\nRequires significantly complex decision-making.\n\nKEY RELATIONSHIPS\nMaintains relationships with business line strategy teams across the Regions to support resolution of key strategic issues.\nDevelops and maintains positive relationships with and represents work to Regional and National/Shared Services Leadership to ensure that all efforts are aligned on behalf of assigned regions.\nPartners with Financial Planning, Actuarial, Pricing and other shared services to design and execute the annual planning cycle. Successful execution of responsibilities will require management of employees across several disciplines and regions who do not report into this position.\nInfluences others to buy into new concepts and methodologies.\nProvides on-going coaching, enabling team members to develop and improve skills and capabilities that support the effectiveness of the department/function. Serves as a technical/professional mentor to team members.\nProvides performance input and recommendations to management for development/training plans and/or performance reviews.\nThorough knowledge of membership, rates, financial, economic and competitive data.\nProven ability to contribute to the development of new market strategy concepts, techniques, and standards.\nConsidered functional expert in market strategy within KP.\nEmploys expertise as a generalist or specialist\nDevelops solutions to a diverse range of complex market strategy problems, which require creativity and innovation within broadly defined policies and practices.\nRequires in-depth analysis to identify and recommend new solutions for more complex problems\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications\n- Minimum: Ten (10) or more years of related experience OR master's degree and six (6) or more years of experience.\n- Advanced knowledge (broad expertise or unique knowledge) of membership, rates, financial, economic and competitive data.\n- Develops advanced market strategy concepts, techniques, and standards.\n- Develops new applications based on professional principles and theories.\n- Viewed as market strategy expert in field within KP.\n- Applies advanced principles, theories, and concepts.\n- Contributes to the development of innovative principles and ideas.\n- Highly skilled in MS Excel, Access and other databases.\n- Must know how to manipulate databases such as MS Excel and/or Access, as well as manipulating reports and generating reports.\n- Thorough knowledge of membership, rates, financial, economic and competitive data.\n- Proven ability to contribute to the development of new market strategy concepts, techniques, and standards.\n- Employs expertise as a generalist or specialist\n- Develops solutions to a diverse range of complex market strategy problems, which require creativity and innovation within broadly defined policies and practices.\n- Requires in-depth analysis to identify and recommend new solutions for more complex problems\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n-Master's degree preferred (Business, Public Health, etc.)\n-Considered functional expert in market strategy within KP.", "date_new": "2012-04-14 01:47:00", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27890780/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr. Strategy Consultant II - KPIF and SBU (Oakland, CA or any KP Region)", "reqid": "129936", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27890780}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Senior Strategy Consultant I-Market Strategy and Analysis (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\n\nSenior Strategy Consultant I-Market Strategy & Analysis\nKaiser Permanente\nOakland, CA or any KP Region\n\nDESCRIPTION\nMarket Strategy and Analysis supports senior leadership by addressing strategic issues, including determining the problem definition and structuring the problem solving approach, generally where no precedent currently exists. Issues span several topics and are not restricted to one functional area. Examples include strategy development, market assessments, policy issues, profitability assessments and major implementations. Senior Strategy Consultant I provides consulting, project management, analytic support services, and technical expertise for a broad array of issues. Has responsibility for large complex multi-dimensional analytical and strategy projects.\n\nMAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES\nLeads 1-2 major market strategy teams concurrently.\nProactively identifies key business line issues.\nManages multiple complex market strategy/business line issues.\nEstablishes accountabilities within business line strategy groups and facilitates decision making.\nLeads development of recommendations that determine course of further work and/or organizational change for marketing strategy.\nProvides professional/technical guidance on market, membership, rates, financial and competitive data to team members.\n\nPROBLEM SOLVING ACCOUNTABILITY\nInvolves a high degree of interpretation and analysis of complex and sometimes inconclusive data.\nExercises considerable judgment to make decisions for less defined and complex issues.\nRequires complex decision-making.\nDevelops solutions to a diverse range of complex market strategy problems, which require creativity and innovation within broadly defined policies and practices.\nRequires in-depth analysis to identify and recommend new solutions for more complex problems\n\nKEY RELATIONSHIPS\nMaintains relationships with business line strategy teams across the Regions to support resolution of key strategic issues.\nPartners with Financial Planning, Actuarial, Pricing and other shared services to design and execute the strategic and annual planning cycle.\nInfluences others to buy into new concepts and methodologies.\nEngages in matters requiring coordination across functional lines.\n\nCOMPETENCIES\n\nThorough knowledge of strategic planning and marketing concepts and practices.\nThorough knowledge of market, membership, rates, financial, economic and competitive data.\nProven ability to contribute to the development of new market strategy concepts, techniques, and standards.\nServes as subject matter/technical expert to Analysts and Market Strategy & Analysis Consultants.\nQualifications:\nMINIMUM REQUIREMENTS\nBachelor's Degree and 5-10 years related experience Or Master's degree and 2-4 years experience\nAdvanced knowledge of market strategy concepts, techniques, and standards.\nMust be proficient in Microsoft Office; PowerPoint, Word, Excel; Access and other databases.\nMust know how to manipulate databases such as MS Excel and/or Access, as well as manipulating reports and generating reports\n\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS\nAt least 8 years related experience\nHealth Care Industry experience\nMaster's degree preferred (Business, Public Hlth, etc.)", "date_new": "2012-04-14 01:46:58", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27890779/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Senior Strategy Consultant I-Market Strategy and Analysis (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "129929", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27890779}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sr E Learning Instrl Designer\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nDesigns and develops training curriculum, courseware and tools for web-based training for end-users and on-line resources. Identifies and implements improvements in training curriculum and courseware using standard testing methods, needs analysis, and methods of redesigning training programs. Maintains online training materials. Demonstrated competence in designing E-Learning and computer-based training courses is required.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Assess, plan, design, develop, and implement professional development training curriculum and courseware for end-users.\n- Apply advanced project management skills and methodologies to the instructional design process, including assessment, job analysis, course design and development.\n- Develops Web-based learning and executes web based learning strategies in conjunction with key stakeholders.\n- Design, conduct and evaluate post instruction outcomes using current learning evaluation methods.\n- Attend team meetings; track decisions and take ownership of action items that emerge from the discussions.\n- Author using web-based programs, MS Office suite and HMTL writing program.\n- Leads strategic efforts to design and script large, complex interactive projects.\n- Develop E-Learning objectives and assessments.\n- Develop storyboard/script with text, voice, sound, graphics, descriptions and instructions for production team.\n- Manage the review and revision cycles.\n- Report on task and deliverable completions.\n- Conduct quality assurance testing of produced content.\n- Ensure consistency with established course design strategies.\n- Lead, mentor and advise colleagues and peers within the department to achieve team goals.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Five (5) - ten (10) years of experience in planning and designing inter-active multimedia training tools, including instructional design, course development, and in project management.\n- Significant experience, seven (7) + years in using computer based tools in the development, management and the delivery of E-Learning products and in managing knowledge management projects.\n- BA or equivalent required in instructional design, education, business, communication.\n- MA preferred.\n- Proficiency in HTML and applications on the internet required.\n- Ability to work in a collaborative environment, to multitask, and to work within aggressive time frames.\n- Have excellent written and verbal communication skills.\n- Have effective interpersonal and teamwork skills.\n- Have sound judgment; excellent organizational and client consulting skills.\n- Must be organized, able to act independently, have an eye for detail and can put ideas into a tangible form.\n- Able to work with and train people with a wide variety of technical and non-technical skills and backgrounds.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.", "date_new": "2012-04-14 01:43:30", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27890733/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr E Learning Instrl Designer", "reqid": "130986", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27890733}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Lead Finance Analyst - Infrastructure Program Finance (Regional)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nLead Financial Analyst - Regional Engagement\n\nThe LEAD FINANCIAL ANALYST supporting Regional Engagement for the KP-IT Infrastructure Program will perform forecasting and long-range financial planning, variance analysis and reporting, interpretation of quantitative information, financial modeling and creating presentations for upper Management review and key decision support. This individual will work directly with regional KP-IT business partners to understand their regional business needs and drivers and report them in a clear and concise manner to KP-IT Management and Program Office.\n\nThe Lead Financial Analyst is responsible for supporting the processes that produce the regional views of the strategic financial plan, annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, business cases, scenario alternatives, and analysis of related to IT Infrastructure Strategy Program, and its project tracks.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Assist in the development of financial models, budget, forecasts and long range financial plan to support strategic initiatives\n- Thorough analysis and interpretation of project track budget, forecasts and long range financial plan\n- Perform variance analysis and create ad-hoc reports and presentations\n- Develop financial models and make recommendations to assist project management in key decision-making\n- Develop and improve/enhance financial reports, models and databases\n- Review and validate information submitted by both internal and external sources.\n- Support business case development and analysis\n- Prepare concise and informative presentations to senior management to inform and to educate/persuade\n- Be a change agent for strategic planning and process improvement\n- Participate in the development and maintenance of performance metrics, measurements, methods, and targets; assist in identifying performance improvement opportunities. In addition, provide ongoing recommendation on the use and interpretation of analysis, reports, methodologies, systems and source data, acting as a significant information resource\n- Partner with Finance counterparts in all organizations to improve financial analysis, reporting, budgeting, and forecasting processes. Lead cross-functional teams to solve issues.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or 4 years of equivalent work experience\n- A minimum of 8 years of financial planning and analysis experience in successively responsible roles\n- Strong analytical and proactive problem solving skills\n- Excellent demonstrated interpersonal and teamwork skills\n-Proficient with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Minimum of 1 year experience providing financial planning and analysis support to an IT organization or department\n- A minimum of 1 year of experience developing business cases for large scale multi million dollar projects using cost/benefit analysis, cash flow and NPV analysis\n- Working knowledge of KP-IT's systems and financial tools\n- Working knowledge Cognos, Business Objects, SAP, or Hyperion\n- MBA in Finance\n- Minimum of 1 year of large capital project finance experience\n- Minimum of 8 years of related experience in long range planning\n- General knowledge and understanding of accounting rules and principles\n- Proven initiative and self-directed style\n- Proficiency with MS Access.\n- Effective communication skills, both oral and written\n- Ability to work under demanding and tight deadlines with a high level of accuracy as both originator and reviewer\n- Confidentiality concerning all information and projects", "date_new": "2012-04-14 01:35:02", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27890641/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Lead Finance Analyst - Infrastructure Program Finance (Regional)", "reqid": "131243", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27890641}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Project Manager - National Compliance, Ethics and Integrity Office (NCO)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nKaiser Permanente\nProject Manager, National Compliance Office\nOakland or Pasadena, CA\n\nKaiser Permanente is looking for aProject Managerin Oakland or Pasadena. This person will provide support for the National Compliance Office's projects, assessments, and audits.\n\n\nEssential Functions:\nCommunicates required changes, develops tools to assess risks, and leverages existing workgroups/etc. to facilitate required changes.\nResponsibilities impact the achievement of key department, functional, or stakeholder objectives.\nContributes to the achievement of department objectives.\nErroneous decisions or failure to achieve department objectives would normally affect expenditures and resources.\nInvolves interpreting and analyzing established concepts and trends.\nExercises judgment to make decisions for less defined issues and selects methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.\nRequires moderately complex decision-making.\nDevelops solutions to complex problems. May refer to established precedents and policies.\nRequires significant analysis to develop solutions for complex problems.\nProvides professional/technical guidance to team members and stakeholders.\nCommunicates and influences acceptance and adherence to policies, practices, procedures of both an interpretive and non-interpretive nature.\nSupport the team in researching and staying abreast of regulations and statutes.\n5-10% travel.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n - 5+ years of heath care compliance, health care operations, audit, finance, project management, regulatory or public policy development, investigations, information security, or insurance/health plan governance experience\n - Ability to draft and revise documents including policies, standards, analyses, and reports\n - 4-year degree or 4 additional years of equivalent work experience\n - Excellent written/verbal communication skills\n - Ability to draft and revise documents including policies, standards, analyses, and reports\n - Project management skills\n\nPreferred Qualifications\n - Knowledge of healthcare and/or compliance\n - Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Lotus Notes", "date_new": "2012-04-12 01:51:56", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27828427/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Project Manager - National Compliance, Ethics and Integrity Office (NCO)", "reqid": "130979", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27828427}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Investigation Specialist III (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nIn support to National Functions HR, investigates workplace complaints of violation of policy or law w/in the NationalBusiness Units received through the KP National Compliance Hotline or through other internal channels. Nature of investigations will vary in scope and seriousness, such that failure to investigate might subject the organization to serious legaland financial risk. Complaints to be investigated may include, amongst other categories, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, inappropriate mgmt practices, hostile work environment, workplace violence, and unfair treatment. Assesses, analyzes and draws conclusions from investigative evidence. Develops and presents investigative findingsand recommendations for corrective action to HR Business Partnerand management, as approp. Identifies opportunities for systemic corrective action, and recommends changes to policies or operational practices and/or implementation of training to reduce recurrence of complaints. Serves as HR National Functions subject matter expert on investigative practice. Some national travel may be required.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Handles most complexand difficult investigations\n- Conducts investigations and develops draft responses to external agency EEO discrimination charges for review by legal counsel\n- Provides consultative services to investigation specialist HRCs and managers\n- Conduct of investigations: Strategies w/ Legal and HR business partners on investigation\n- Leads and coordinates investigations requiring multiple investigators\n- Reviews and edits draft position statements and investigation reports prepared by subordinate staff\n- Investigates the most complex/serious workplace complaints of violation of policy or law w/in the National Business Units received through the KP National Compliance Hotline or through other internal channels\n- Nature of investigations will vary in scopeand seriousness,and may include, amongst other categories, investigation of complaints of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, inappropriate mgmt practices, hostile work environment, workplace violence,and unfair treatment\n- Independentlyand w/ discretion, formulates plan, processes,and timetables to conduct accurate, completeand thorough investigations w/in specified timeframesand according to specified quality standards\n- Identifies, gathersand preserves relevant hard-copyand electronic documentsand other evidence for the investigation\n- Assessment of evidence: Reviews, interprets, analyzesand evaluates statements, documentsand physical evidence collected during the investigation\n- Developsand applies knowledge of employment discrimination laws, whistle-blowing laws, rules of evidence (e.g., hearsay, legal privilege)and other laws to investigation plan, investigationand report/response\n- Assesses credibility of witnessesand makes determinations regarding violations of law or KP policy\n- Developmentand presentation of investigative findings: Prepares comprehensiveand accurate factualand analytical investigative reports to management, human resources, and/or legal counsel\n- Partners w/ Human Resourcesand legal counsel to Influence senior mgmt, regarding appropriate corrective action resulting from investigative findings\n- Subject matter expertiseand education: Evaluatesand identifies KP training needs on an ongoing basisand partners w/ HR Consultingand Legal to developand provide training for supervisors, managersand employees on conflict resolution, effective navigationand management of workplace environment issues,and investigative process\n- Assume other duties as assigned\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum eight (8) years of experience with progressive responsibility in Human Resources, to include a minimum of three (3) years direct responsibility conducting employment-related investigations, and other relevant case management and investigation experience\n- Bachelor's degree with emphasis in Human Resources or directly related field, OR bachelor's degree with equivalent experience\n- Expert working knowledge of applicable state and federal employment laws and regulations\n- Demonstrated experience and skill in developing and conducting training programs\n- Demonstrated experience and skill in conducting complex employment-related investigations and drafting reports on investigations\n- Demonstrated experience and skill in the application of conflict resolution techniques in complaint resolution procedures\n- Established ability to identify, analyze and differentiate investigation issues and processes in employee complaints\n- Ability to work independently, influence change, and compile analytical data and trend analysis\n- Excellent interpersonal skills (i.e., verbal and written communication)\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment", "date_new": "2012-04-12 01:51:56", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27828429/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Investigation Specialist III (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "131037", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27828429}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Management Development Consultant (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nManagement Development Consultant (Oakland, CA)\nKaiser Permanente\nOakland, CA\n\nResponsible for leadership development consulting for assigned regions or NLT client groups.Develops and implements appropriate strategies, tools, and process to identify and develop executive talent to meet business needs.Provides expertise executive development to build leadership capability, depth, and diversity.Contributes to, and may lead the design of tools, processes, and programs to support talent assessment, development, and succession management for the program.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Consults and collaborates with leadership development resources in the Regions and Functions to plan, support and conduct leadership review and succession management activities.\n- Partners with Regional and Functional leadership development resources to develop Regional and Functional leadership development plans to meet national leadership development and succession management goals and timelines.\n- Develops, implements and manages program-wide leadership development processes, tools, and programs.\n- Provides support to create development plans appropriate to the needs and potential of individual leaders.\n- Trains, consults with, and supports leadership development resources in the Regions and Functions on leadership development & succession management processes and tools.\n- Must influence others to buy into and support new concepts, tools, and approaches. Often works closely with HR Business Partners and at times with senior executives.\n- Encounters a range of complex problems. Must use knowledge, expertise and collaborative approach to achieve results in variable situations. Development of new programs requires definition of need, research of best practices, and creation of highly practical and effective solutions.\n- Exercises sound judgment. Must decide when to maintain process and when to seek additional senior input and support.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum of 5 years of experience in leadership development and/or organizational development in large, complex environments of which 3 years should be directly related to talent assessment, development planning, succession planning and coaching.\n- Demonstrated expertisein talent assessment, job analysis, consulting, competency modeling and behavioral interviewing.\n- Understanding of large, complex organizations.\n- Minimum of a Master's degree in a related field (Organizational Development, Psychology, Human Resources).\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- 5 years of experience in leadership development and/or organizational development in large, complex organizations of which 4 years should be directly related to talent assessment, development planning, succession planning and coaching.\n- Experience in health care delivery and experience in other industries highly desired.\n- PhD desirable but not required.", "date_new": "2012-04-12 01:51:56", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27828430/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Management Development Consultant (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "131045", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27828430}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Project Manager III, (Temporary)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder general direction, provides leadership to two or more Project Managers. Ensures strategic directions of projects are in line with organizational business plan. Ensures various project teams provide high quality and cost effective project management, analytic support services and technical expertise. May also manage a team committed to achieving specified goals of a highly visible, complex and multi-faceted project. This is the third job in a three level Project Manager Ladder. At this level, the Project Manager is responsible for providing leadership to lower level Project Managers. This position works on problems of complex and diverse scope where analysis of data requires in-depth evaluation of various factors. Projects assigned are broad in scope and may involve multiple functional areas and/or span across service areas. Position will exercise judgment within broadly defined policies in developing methods and techniques for obtaining results.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Provides leadership to two (2) or more Project Managers.\n- Facilitates resolution of major problems encountered by Project Managers.\n- Works with senior management to negotiate major revisions in time commitment and resource allocation.\n- Ensures strategic direction of projects are in line with organizational business plan.\n- Provides general oversight, leadership and technical direction.\n- Provides leadership to multi-disciplinary teams, as well as manages work of outside consultants.\n- Motivates team members and facilitates team meetings.\n- Acts as liaison, problem solver and facilitator.\n- Accountable for the development of project documentation for senior executives and other key clients to facilitate sharing of project outcomes and best practices.\n- Plans and facilitates meetings.\n- Makes formal presentations to various senior level audiences.\n- Establishes procedures regarding implementation of project outcome.\n- Assesses project impact on workforce.\n- May include developing training program for different levels of audiences.\n- Establishes effective professional business relationships with all levels of management.\n- Instructs and educates on all aspects of projects.\n- Coaches and mentors Project Managers; motivates them to maintain a consistent level of excellence in project management and outcomes.\n- May develop and manage a department, including recruiting, coaching, performance evaluation of staff.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Eight (8) plus years of progressive experience in specified technical area.\n- Project management experience in health care preferred.\n- Bachelor's degree in business administration, health care administration, operations research, public health administration or other related field or equivalent work experience.\n- Master's degree or clinical licenses (RN, MD, etc.) preferred.\n- Proven ability to determine key business issues and develop effective action plans from multi-disciplinary perspectives.\n- Demonstrated ability to conduct and interpret quantitative and qualitative analyses.\n- Excellent leadership, project management, and consulting skills.\n- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Six or more years of experience in healthcare operational project management and consulting.\n- Demonstrated knowledge in the application of project management methodologies and techniques within the healthcare setting.\n\nSchedule: Full-Time Temporary, 40 hours pre week Day shift. Monday through Friday: 8:00am to 5:00pm. Expected length of employment: April 2012 to August 2014", "date_new": "2012-04-12 01:51:34", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27828409/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Project Manager III, (Temporary)", "reqid": "130749", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27828409}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sr Mgr, Planning\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nProvides day to day planning resource to local and regional functions. Supports strategic regional and/or area health care delivery system planning and business development. Develops or assists in the development of capital business cases, strategic plans, market assessments and other projects as needed.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Regionally or locally based position in one of the following functional areas:\n- Delivery System Strategic Planning, Regional Services Planning, Delivery System Implementation or Business Development.\n- Leads work on key business issues and development of delivery system strategies and operational analyses representing a multidisciplinary perspective\n- Ensures analyses are based on sound analytical techniques and/or models for the designated content areas using thorough knowledge of data sources including external data and benchmarks\n- Utilizes advanced knowledge of planning analytics including supply/demand, asset utilization and through put, portfolio analysis, market assessment, competitive intelligence, etc.\n- Structures, writes, and presents strategic plans, business cases including leases and lease renewals, clinical service change requests and other planning documents for highly complex projects\n- Coordinates Plant Maintenance & Renovation, Clinical Tech and Space Planning activities\n- Leads presentations and discussions with leadership\n- Under the guidance of the Director of Delivery System Planning provides strategic leadership and consultation on the design, development and implementation of the local area Delivery System Strategy\n- Partners with delivery system leaders to achieve organizational goals\n- Coordinates with local senior leadership including The Permanente Medical Group (TPMG), Finance, Market Planning, National Facilities Services (NFS), Quality, Public Affairs to execute strategy\n- Applies understanding of strategy to decisions and actions\n- Informs Area and regional leadership in decision-making and resource allocation\n- Supports local accountability for creating value with capital resources and regional accountability for maintaining a balanced portfolio\n- Identifies opportunities for cost-effective use of resources\n- Serves as thought partner, advising senior leadership on strategic planning projects\n- Leads stakeholder groups in resolving operational/planning issues\n- Facilitates open dialogue and integration among all stakeholders throughout strategic processes and challenges others to reach the best outcome\n- Leads teams and encourages collaboration among team members.\n- Hires, trains and manages staff of planning managers and analysts\n- Builds relationships with local and/or regional leadership teams\n- Partners with cross functional departments including Finance, NFS, Market Planning, TPMG, etc\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n-A minimum of 8years ofexperience in health care or business management, planning, operations or finance\n-A minimum of3 years ofexperience managing and developing staff\n- Bachelor's degree in business, public health or arelated field\n- MBA or health care management masters preferred\n- Strong analytical, written and oral communications, and interpersonal skills (e.g. political savvy, team leader, emotional intelligence)\n- Demonstrated ability to synthesize qualitative and quantitative findings into well-written reports for executives\n- Ability to proactively identify future opportunities or obstacles and takes action to maximize results\n- Customer service focused skills in communications, decisions and actions\n- High energy, self-motivated, able to quickly adapt and works well in a team environment and individually", "date_new": "2012-04-10 10:35:01", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27784983/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr Mgr, Planning", "reqid": "130861", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27784983}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sr Project Manager\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Lead Project Manager will support the in-sourcing of KPIC's claim administration, customer service, and all other operations functions included in KPIC's Suite of Service, from external vendors into the various Kaiser Regions. As part of the KPIC in-sourcing work, the Lead Project Manager will support the implementation of infrastructure and deployment of a National Claims Platform that is ICD-10 compliant in support of KPIC product lines. \nIncludes the planning and tracking of projects both (tactical and strategic), cost effectiveness, communication, risk analysis, quality assurance, team and vendor management, and implementation of highly visible, sensitive and multi-faceted projects. Identifies and resolves issues related to projects. Ensures assigned projects are delivered within scope, schedule, budget and quality levels are consistent with partner/customer expectations.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Manages moderately complex projects or multiple simple projects\n- Develops solutions that align with strategic direction and standards\n- Completes components of the business case\n- Negotiates agreement on project schedule and budgets\n- Applies methods or recognized equivalents appropriate to the specific needs of the project/client\n- Demonstrates understanding of the need to manage risk issues\n- Participates in the application of the risk management process\n- Develops and sustains strong working relationships with client project team staff\n- Demonstrates application of approved project management methods and business methods to projects\n- With guidance may convert business cases to business plans\n- Develops and maintains the project plan\n- May develop and execute user training plans\n- With guidance coordinates the collection and validation of business requirements\n- With guidance stays abreast of enterprise-wide projects and prevents or manages associated conflicts\n- With guidance determines the impact of current/existing technologies on the project and communicates impact to sponsors\n- Manages the overall resource capacity (supply) and scheduled work (demand) for the delivering organization including forecasting and impact assessment\n- Works on assignments of diverse scope\n- Generally performs within broadly defined practices and guidelines, and also modifies or suggests enhancements\n- Requires planning to coordinate with other departments or resources\n- Oversees transition to operational production status\n- Manages project close-out activities\n- Develops and conducts post-implementation review\n- May participate in overseeing the transition of project team members to new projects\n- Responsibilities impact the achievement of key department and/or functional objectives\n- Contributes to the achievement of department objectives\n- Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve department objectives would normally affect expenditures and resources\n- Total project budget typically up to $10 Million\n- Project size typically multiple sites and/or multiple regions and/or up to 5 interdependent processes\n- Balances schedule, scope and budget, renegotiate with sponsor as needed\n- Tracks and reports on project and deliverable status and manages variances\n- Executes the project plan, any contingency plans and all identified plans\n- Regularly develops and manages issue escalation and the resolution process\n- Ensures project alignment with business strategy\n- Involves interpreting and analyzing established concepts\n- Exercises judgment to make decisions for less defined issues and selects methods and techniques for obtaining solutions\n- Often prepares content and may make appropriate presentations\n- Develops solutions to complex problems\n- May refer to established precedents and policies when making decisions\n- Requires significant analysis to develop solutions for complex problems\n- Represents the primary interface between the customer and the project team\n- Communicates requirements, goals and expectations clearly and concisely, listening to individuals' questions and concerns, to ensure clarity and direction\n- Assume other duties as directed\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Three (3) or more years project management experience\n- Four (4) year degree in related field or equivalent experience\n- Understand all project life cycle phases and applies knowledge in the delivery of at least one (1) phase of the project delivery life cycle\n- Understands and applies knowledge of change management process on projects\n\nPreferred Work Experience\nPrefer experience in Health Care or Health Insurance Industry.\nPMP Preferred.", "date_new": "2012-04-07 22:14:07", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27727632/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr Project Manager", "reqid": "130740", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27727632}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Financial Operations and Compliance Internship\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nKaiser Foundation Research Institute (KFRI) is a national program that was established in 1958 by the KP Health Plan/Hospitals Board of Directors to administer and support research in KP. KFRI, on behalf of all regional KP research organizations, reviews and submits all applications for federal research funds and executes all contracts and subcontracts involving federal funds. As the fiscally responsible party, KFRI also is the authorized recipient of all federal research funding awarded to KP.\n\nKFRI also supports a system of nine Institutional Review Boards (IRBs). KFRI holds the Federalwide Assurance< http://kpnet.kp.org/kfri/hsp/fed_assurance.htm >for human subjects protection for all KP Regions. KFRI also manages the IRB and provides Clinical Trial Compliance and Quality oversight for KP NC Division of Research.\n\nProjects and Responsibilities:\n - Support development of new processes related to submission of indirect cost rate proposal. This will involve analysis of various alternatives, modeling impacts of different scenarios, and preparing report. Time permitting, we will also focus on mapping regional research activities to consolidated financial statements.\n - Update departmental desk procedures within the research administration department. A current initiative may result in changes to internal procedures, and we will need to create / adjust documentation to reflect these changes.\nCompetencies and skills the intern will have learned/developed at the end of the internship.\n - General understanding of accounting activities related to federally funded research grants.\n - Gain experience reconciling accounting information from different entities with the organization.\n - Apply skills to process improvement initiatives.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualfications:\n - Undergrad Student inAccounting, Business Administration or related field.\n - Academic students seeking professional training within a business corporate environment.\n - Analytical, relationship building, and interpersonal skills are essential.\n - Demonstrates ability to conduct and interpret quantitative and qualitative analysis.\n - Working knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint; Visio\n - Leadership potential.\n - Must be able to function with minimal supervision.", "date_new": "2012-04-07 22:14:07", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27727634/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Financial Operations and Compliance Internship", "reqid": "130762", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27727634}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sr Data Consultant\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder general supervision, this position exists to assist the organization in making strategic data-related decisions by analyzing, manipulating, tracking, internally managing, & reporting data. This position takes an active leadership role both as a consultant & as a high-level statistical analytics programmer.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Leads, makes significant contributions, &/or provides technical leadership to high visibility projects to identify\n- Resolves issues of strategic importance to the organization\n- Interfaces regularly w/ senior management to produce timely & valuable results\n- Directs the development of outcomes & process measures, including technical specifications, to enable population measurement, guideline implementation, & evaluation\n- Builds & maintains complex statistical routines using macros, vendor software, & software written by self & others\n- Tests & maintains data integrity across multiple databases (internal SAS, DB2, VSAM; external: Adobe, Excel, SAS parsing routines, COBOL)\n- Builds sophisticated statistical models & forecasting tools using these databases\n- Designs & enhances databases\n- Designs menu systems that are effective & user-friendly\n- Develops reports w/ accurate, easy to read, useful information that satisfies the client's needs\n- Designs & generates tracking & monitoring tools\n- Designs research plans for data gathering & analysis participates significantly in interpreting analyses & developing action plans accordingly\n- Defines & frames complex multi-dimensional healthcare issues & develops time tables/processes for decision making\n- Translates needs, issues, & ideas into effective strategies & action plans\n- Formulates specific implementation plans & evaluates the effectiveness of actions/programs implemented\n- Develops creative alternative solutions & works closely w/ IT & outside partners (& physicians for TPMG departments)\n- Sets the strategic direction of projects & determines goals & priorities w/ team, clients, or project management sponsors (when appropriate)\n- May coordinate team/project activities & schedules\n- May establish team membership & project participants, provides leadership to multi-disciplinary project teams, as well as manage work of outside consultants when used\n- Communicates results/recommendations to project sponsors, clients, & various senior level audiences (including physicians for TPMG departments)\n- May participate in the development & management of the department, including coaching & recruiting for consultants/analysts & other departmental activities\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Five (5) plus years programming in SAS, SQL, VBA, net or equivalent statistical analytical programming language\n- Experience w/ analytical manipulation & interpretation of large databases required\n- Experience w/ MVS/TSO operating systems required\n- Typically, five (5) plus years of related analytical consulting experience & healthcare experience preferred\n- Project management experience strongly preferred\n- Master's degree in economics, finance, health care administration, public health administration, statistics, mathematics, operations research, or related field, or equivalent bachelor's degree & work experience in lieu of a master's degree\n- Broad familiarity w/ medical practices, especially population management & process & outcomes measurement\n- Knowledge of JCL strongly preferred\n- Microsoft Office skills required\n- Ability to express complex analytical & technical information to senior management or to audiences w/ clinical training\n- Exceptional analytic & critical thinking skills, writing skills, communication skills, consulting skills, & ability to work w/in a team\n- Must be an independent self-starter\n- Proven leadership in consulting &, for some areas, project management\n- Must exhibit efficiency, collaboration, candor, openness, & results orientation\n- Ability to express complex analytical & technical information to senior management or to audiences w/ clinical training\n- Must be able to work in Labor/Management Partnership environment\n\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Experience with Teradata SQL Experience with VBA\n- Knowledge of Business Intelligence tools (e.g. SAS BI, Cognos)\n- Able to research data sources, identify, verify and extract data elements for reporting", "date_new": "2012-04-07 22:13:43", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27727599/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr Data Consultant", "reqid": "130490", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27727599}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Principal Consultant (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nPrincipal Consultant\nKaiser Permanente\nOakland, CA\n\nThese positions manage projects and programs to achieve an effective and reliable infrastructure to meet the goals and objectives of hospital and health plan quality oversight. Accountable for managing all phases of improvement projects including design, prioritization, staffing, development, implementation, analysis, metrics, and reporting. Prepares reports on appropriate oversight areas including patterns, trends, and organizational risk. Coordinates and delivers education, training, and communication programs. Develops program-wide templates for appropriate policies and procedures and ensures implementation for consistent programs and infrastructures across the enterprise. Functions as an expert authority to all entities in regions. At the highest level of the job family, shares in accountability of outcomes and performance for all regions and the enterprise in oversight areas and demonstrate in-depth practice, knowledge, and skills, manage projects and programs, and are accountable for the successful execution of goals that are aligned with the goals of QRM in promoting the KP National Quality Program.\nEssential Functions:\n- Works on assignments of diverse and complex scope.\n- Assists the Director in developing and executing goals that promote the success of overall QRM goals related to analytical deliverables and by evaluating established and emerging care practices.\n- Identifies the need for, develops, and leads discrete strategic initiatives, including but not limited to:\n- Develops and manages project teams.\n- Reassesses and modifies program deliverables.\n- Ensures that programs are designed to achieve stated objectives.\n- Leads work to identify appropriate evidence-based organizational goals in area of expertise and makes recommendation to Director and/or appropriate committee.\n- Leads peer group meetings and programs that interface with targeted areas of expertise.\n- Monitors multiple projects and teams to ensure timely delivery of expected work product within approved budget.\n- Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with national and regional groups.\n- Assists regions in developing priorities, aims and plans, and provides coaching and advice to colleagues on successful implementation strategies.\n- Participates on regional or national work groups.\n- Ensures customer service orientation both internally and externally.\n- Makes formal presentations to various senior-level audiences.\n- Develops and delivers presentations, educational materials, and position papers to all levels of leadership and management regarding program wide performance, programs, and project.\n- Integrates industry trends and best practices throughout programs, projects, and goals.\n- Consider appropriate compute skills necessary to perform job.\n- Responsibilities impact the achievement of key functional and/or KP objectives that have direct and significant business impact.\n- Contributes to the development of the department's objectives.\n- Erroneous decisions or recommendations would normally result in the inability to reach functional objectives and negatively affects expenditures and resources.\n- Involves interpreting and analyzing established concepts and trends.\n- Exercises considerable judgment to make decisions for less defined and complex issues.\n- Develops solutions to a diverse range of complex problems, which require creativity and innovation within broadly defined policies and practices.\n- Assume other duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Eight (8) to twelve (12) years of related experience.\n- Four (4) year degree in a related field or equivalent experience.\n- Thorough knowledge of policies, practices and systems.\n- Regularly contributes to the development of new concepts, techniques, and standards.\n- Considered functional expert in field within KP.\n- Frequently contributes to the development of new theories and methods.\n- Employs expertise as a generalist or specialist.\n- Master's Degree required", "date_new": "2012-04-06 05:09:40", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27687485/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Principal Consultant (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "130324", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27687485}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Radiologic Technologist IV, Grade 817 ( CT )\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder the direction of the Imaging Services Director and Chief of Diagnostic Imaging, performs radiographic diagnostic imaging procedures to assist physicians in the diagnosis of disease and injuries. Operates the radiographic equipment to produce radiographic recorded images of the body. Performs technological functions to ensure optimal diagnostic quality of patient care utilizing efficient and safe processes.\nEssential Functions:\n- Performs specialized and routine diagnostic radiology procedures.\n- Exhibiting a high degree of tact, courtesy, and poise, explains procedures to patient to reduce anxieties and obtain patient cooperation.\n- Prepares and positions patient for diagnostic imaging procedures.\n- Adjusts immobilization devices to obtain optimum views of specified area of body requested by physician.\n- Determines exposure factors based on height, weight, portion of body involved, and degree on penetration required.\n- Moves imaging equipment into specified position.\n- Adjusts equipment controls to set exposure factors and produce images of proper detail, density, and accuracy.\n- Operates mobile radiologic equipment in operating room, emergency room, or at patient's bedside.\n- Assists radiologists and other qualified physicians who have a valid CA DHS RHB Supervisor Operator Permit for Fluoroscopy in fluoroscopic and special x-ray examinations.\n- Prepares images for reading by radiologist or requesting physician.\n- Processes images and reviews for proper identification and quality control.\n- Performs routine maintenance, diagnoses malfunctions, and makes minor repairs on radiologic equipment, arranging for repairs as needed.\n- Practices radiation protection techniques to minimize radiation to patient and staff.\n- Completes forms and maintains records, logs, and reports of work performed.\n- Orients new hires and trains students.\n- Fills in as necessary in the absence of the Supervising Radiology Technologist.\n- Performs other related duties as necessary.\n- This job has no supervisory responsibilities.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Two (2) years of experience in a Specialty (IR, CT, Mammography, Quality Management) OR one (1) year of experience in a Specialty with an American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) Certification in that Specialty.\n- High School Diploma/GED.\n- California Certified Radiologic Technologist License (CRT).\n- California State Fluoroscopy Permit.\n- California Venipuncture Certificate (1).\n- California Mammography Certificate, when required for the position.\n- BLS certification required. (ACLS when required for the position.)\n- Ability to perform all general diagnostic and routine fluoroscopic duties on patients of all ages as determined by the employer.\n- Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.\n- Ability to write simple correspondence.\n- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.\n- Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment.\n- Also refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.\n- (1) Radiologic Technologists without Venipuncture Certification - Working in a Modality where Venipuncture is NOT performed: Radiologic Technologists working on or before October 2005 at Kaiser Permanente WITHOUT California Venipuncture Certification in a Modality where it is NOT performed as part of their work assignment will not be required to obtain it. For promotions, transfers or training in a Specialty that requires Venipuncture, the Technologist must obtain CA Venipuncture certification on or before the date of application. The employer will provide the Technologist with education opportunities in order to pass the California permit test at the Technologist's request.\n\nSchedule: Part-Time Regular, 32 hours per week, Evening/Night shifts. Tuesday/Wednesday: 4:00pm to 12:30am, Thursday/Friday: 11:30pm to 8:00am.", "date_new": "2012-04-06 05:08:58", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27687454/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Radiologic Technologist IV, Grade 817  ( CT )", "reqid": "125894", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27687454}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Product Management II\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nJob Description - Product Managment II\n\nDrive day-to-day program management activity on the implementation of large-scale changes to KPIF product portfolios in all regions so that it is consistent with national KPIF strategy in response to Health Care Reform (grandfathering, closing, opening new plans, benefit and contract changes, etc.)\n\nDrive day-to-day management of several projects/work streams responsible for implementing consistent, standardized KPIF product portfolio management, benefit design and pricing decision-making processes in all regions\n\nCollaborate with program office and ROC regional partners to capture and analyze market data, including competitor and customer trends, and product performance data and metrics to help regions develop annual and multi-year product plans; establish metrics, tracking and reporting on performance of product plans.\n\nLead cross-functional and cross-regional teams in a matrixed-managed environment, of diverse regional and national functions and disciplines, such as business line leaders, market strategy, market research, product, finance, marketing, sales, IT/systems, compliance/regulatory, training, operations and administration.\n\n\nDrive program-level project management for work streams of Health Care Reform\nimplementation, KPIF portfolio management, and KPIF National 3-Year Strategic Plan,\nincluding\na) create, monitor and report on status of project workplans and performance metrics/dashboards\nb) facilitate operational feasibility assessments, including detailed research of questions and issues; and development of proposed solutions\nc) coordinate and facilitate meetings, and associated documentation including presentation material, meeting agendas, action items and issues logs\nf) provide assistance in development of business cases\n\nDevelop and regularly update program-wide product management processes and tools, including\na) Product Guardrails that define requirements and decision boundaries for regions on product portfolios\nb) Analytics ('Databooks') required for product and price planning\nc) Product lifecycle management process frameworks\nd) Product plan documentation and templates\ne) Performance metrics, dashboards, and reports\n\nIn collaboration with Program Office and Regions Outside California (ROC) business line and product partners, evaluate external market data and analyze product portfolio performance to make recommendations for regions' annual and longer-term product portfolio changes to achieve the correct product mix to meet membership and margin goals.\n\nAccountable for membership and financial performance of KPIF products against expectations in the National and Regional product plans or business cases, for remediation of all key issues/problems necessary to move a product initiative from critical status (red) to on-track (green).\n\nServe as subject matter expert for specific Product Management Program policies, processes, and projects/initiatives; and routinely present proposals and recommendations to cross-functional leadership.\n\nDrive creation of integrated work planning efforts with all regions and program office staff that results in greater speed and efficiency in ROC product development and implementation cycle times.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\nMinimum: 2-5 years related experience.\nWorking knowledge of policies, practices and systems.\nFrequent use and general knowledge of industry practices, techniques, and standards.\nGeneral application of concepts and principles.\nFull use and general application of standard principles, theories, concepts, and techniques.\nWorking knowledge of benefits, benefits administration and health care delivery from either or both a provider and payor perspective along with insurance industry practices and systems.\nFrequent use and general knowledge of insurance industry practices, techniques, and standards.\n2-5 years of experience of key customers and/or healthcare industry Product/Market needs analysis with a focus in a specified market segment.\n2-5 years of Health Insurance, Health Plan Administration, Healthcare, Benefit Administration, or Benefit Policy Experience a plus\n4-year degree in related field or equivalent experience.", "date_new": "2012-04-05 20:28:00", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27671101/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Product Management II", "reqid": "130318", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27671101}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Asst Director Imaging Services-Evening- Oakland, CA\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nManages the daily operations of the diagnostic imaging department. Manages all administrative, technical and clerical operations of the diagnostic imaging department to ensure quality, access and budget goals are achieved. Manages full service inpatient and outpatient departments (7 days, 24 hours) which generally includes Radiology, MRI, CT, I/R, Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasound, Mammography, Cardiac Cath Labs and Imaging Files.\nEssential Functions:\n- Assists the Imaging Service Director in meeting the clinical needs of physicians, staff and members.\n- Supports and actively develops a strategy to achieve an integrated service line for diagnostic imaging.\n- Manages the daily operations of department by maintaining appropriate schedules (both staffing and patient), and monitoring performance improvement, safety, quality and regulatory standards.\n- Participates in the planning of major facilities construction/renovation projects to ensure the safe and effective placement of imaging equipment and efficiency of operations.\n- Ensures equipment and procedures are safe, functional, and capable of meeting the diagnostic needs of the medical staff in a timely manner.\n- Develops and monitors payroll and non-payroll budgets for the department.\n- Identifies and implements opportunities to reduce costs.\n- Manages union supervisors and staff and resolves human resource, labor relations, employee and department safety issues.\n- Selects and trains technical and administrative imaging staff.\n- Monitors staff performance and participates with the Chief and Director in the development of competencies, performance standards and imaging protocols for the department.\n- Develops and implements a plan for equipment procurement, maintenance and replacement.\n- Keeps abreast of new developments in diagnostic imaging technology and makes recommendations on the acquisition and implementation of new technology.\n- Accountable for adherence to state and federal rules and regulations on safety and quality assurance programs.\n- Ensures compliance with The Joint Commission, MQSA, federal, state and local agencies.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Prior experience, three (3) to five (5) years as a Diagnostic Imaging Technologist.\n- Previous recent supervisory experience in a full service imaging department required.\n- Previous experience in a union environment strongly preferred.\n- Working knowledge and experience in a high volume imaging department preferred.\n- Bachelor's degree in health care, business OR equivalent experience required.\n- Certification as CRT and/or CNMT preferred.\n- American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) preferred.\n- Demonstrated strong communication skills, labor relations and human relations skills essential.\n- Comprehensive knowledge of federal, state, and local regulatory standards required.\n- Strong computer skills required.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.", "date_new": "2012-04-05 20:27:43", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27671074/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Asst Director Imaging Services-Evening- Oakland, CA", "reqid": "129900", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27671074}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Service Unit Department Manager RN, (Temporary)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nManages 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. Develops and maintains clinical practice standards, budgets, and staff development.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Manages the operations of a large unit or multiple units.\n- Ensures Assistants & staff provide the highest quality of care & are in compliance w/ the Nurse Practice Act, The Joint Commission, federal, state, & local requirements.\n- Collaborates w/ physicians & other health care providers in establishing, implementing, & maintaining patient care & quality service standards to meet members & internal clients' expectations.\n- Acts as patient advocate resolving patient care issues.\n- Designs & evaluates processes to improve systems & patient care results across the continuum of care.\n- Develops & monitors budgets & resource allocations.\n- Monitors financial performance & identifies & implements strategies to reduce costs & improve quality of care/service.\n- Determines the appropriate staff mix for department & develops processes to screen, interview, hire, train, & maintain the competency of all department staff.\n- Provides on going staff development.\n- Develops, implements, & monitors departmental policies & procedures which support the organizations goals & business objectives & ensures they are met.\n- Collaborates w/ Physician Team Leader & Department Chief in developing the level of patient services & the day-to-day operations of the department.\n- Manages & resolves human resource, labor relations, employee & department safety, & risk management issues.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Significant, usually five (5) years of nursing experience in both outpatient care & management/leadership roles required.\n- Significant, usually five (5) years of supervisory experience required.\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in nursing or health related field required.\n- Master's degree preferred.\n- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.\n- Clinical specialization in area of practice preferred.\n- Current California RN license required.\n- BLS certification required.\n- PALS, PEARS and/or ACLS certifications may be required for positions in specific departments.\n- Knowledge of Nurse Practice Act, The Joint Commission, & other local, state, federal regulations.\n- Demonstrated strong interpersonal communication skills.\n\nSchedule: Full-Time Temporary, 40 hours per week, Day shifts. Monday through Friday: 8:00am to 5:00pm. Expected length of employment: April 2012 to March 2013.", "date_new": "2012-04-05 20:27:43", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27671075/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Service Unit Department Manager RN, (Temporary)", "reqid": "129912", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27671075}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Worker's Compensation Examiner\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nManages workers compensation indemnity claims from inception to closure or reassignment which do not exceed specified aggregate reserves per claim.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Makes determination to accept, delay, or deny claims based upon valid medical, factual, or statutory reasons.\n- Determines probable monetary value of case and assigns appropriate reserves; reviews reserves regularly to ensure adequacy.\n- Assigns claims for investigation as necessary to help resolve compensabiltiy issues.\n- Ensures payment of benefits in accordance with California Labor Code, Administrative Rules and Regulations, and departmental policies and procedures.\n- Controls and manages medical aspects of each claim.\n- Manages all aspects of litigated cases in accordance with client specifications.\n- Assigns cases to rehabilitation counselor as needed.\n- Meets with assigned clients at least quarterly to review claims and discuss any pertinent issues.\n- Negotiates cost effective settlements.\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- Responsible for the daily management of a workers compensation caseload of approximately 135 cases.\n- Determines if a case should be accepted, delayed or denied based on medical, factual and legal aspects of each individual case.\n- Controls and manages medical aspects of all cases in their caseload.\n- Determines probable monetary value of each case and assigns a reserve amount.\n- Ensures payment of benefits in accordance with the California Labor Code and department policies and procedures.\n- Manages all aspects of litigation and negotiates settlements.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Previous experience in a workers compensation claims administration, preferably as a claims assistant, claims examiner, or medical only representative, or workers compensation para-legal.\n- Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience in Business or Social Behavioral Science.\n- Insurance Education Associations Certificate Program in Workers Compensation or equivalent required.\n- Strong written and verbal communication skills.\n- Proficient in a variety of computer software.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.\n- Proven workers compensation claim technical expertise preferred.\n\n\nSkills Testing: Technical Workers Compensation Claim Exam", "date_new": "2012-04-05 20:27:43", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27671077/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Worker's Compensation Examiner", "reqid": "130079", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27671077}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: IT Senior Auditor, Internal Audit Services (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nKaiser Permanente\nIT Senior Auditor, Internal Audit Services (IAS)\nOakland, CA\n\n\nAs an IT Senior Auditor at Kaiser Permanente, you will be responsible for performing various and diverse operational and financial integrated audits, reviews and special projects as assigned.\n\nEssential Functions:\n - Contribute to the audit planning process. Assist in the development of audit objectives and detailed test procedures that effectively address key controls and risks.\n - Plan and perform reviews of IT general and application controls. This includes supporting integrated audits and system implementation reviews.\n - Provide IT technical audit services and consulting relative to IT internal control practices for PC-Client, web and legacy applications in distributed network and multi-platform environments (e.g. mainframe and server-based operating systems, database management, and data and telecommunications network technologies).\n - Develop work papers that address the objectives of the audit program and support the conclusions reached during testing. Adhere to the IIA Standards and IAS guidelines for workpaperdocumentation.\n - Assess business systems/processes to identify key control points and risks. Document using narrative and/or flowcharting techniques.\n - Draft audit conclusions, discuss potential issues with clients, and prepare and deliver other summary communication documents as required.\n - With supervision, successfully execute all phases of the audit process for moderately complex projects.\n - Contribute to the development of the assigned practice area by participating in risk assessment activities, creation of audit tools, establishing client relationships, and identifying and sharing relevant information.\n - Other duties as assigned.\n - Travel up to 35% of the time.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n - Typically less than 5 years of professional auditing or comparable experience\n - Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, finance, information systems or related field or4 additional years of equivalent experience\n - Demonstrated knowledge, skills, and experience in applying the principles & practices of internal auditing in accounting, financialand operational environments, including auditing business functionsand information technology systems\n - Demonstrated knowledge of IT internal control and security practices\n - Demonstrated general accounting, financial, andbusiness skills, knowledge,and experience\n - Demonstrated skills in the identificationand resolution of business problems within a team setting\n - Ability to researchand identify best practices\n - Demonstrated ability to effectively utilize general audit software such as ACL, TeamMate, etc.\n - Demonstrated ability to understandand document business processes & related internal controls in narrative and/or flowchart formats\n - Basic project management skills\n - Demonstrated ability to adapt quickly to changing demandsand environment,and rapidly develop in-depth knowledge of new audit areas\n - Excellent verbaland written communicationand presentation skills\n - Ability to persuade, articulate, anddefend positions\n - Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Access) and Lotus Notes\n\nCertifications:\nOne of the following certifications is required (or actively pursuing):\n - Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)\n - Certified Public Accountant (CPA)\n - Certified Information System Auditor (CISA)\n\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n - 2+ years of IT auditing experience\n - Audit experience within a large, complex organization", "date_new": "2012-04-04 20:08:35", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27644668/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "IT Senior Auditor, Internal Audit Services (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "129983", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27644668}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Supervisor, AP Customer Service (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nSupervisor, AP / Customer Service\nOakland, CA\n\n\nKaiser Permanente is looking for an Accounts Payable (AP) Supervisor in Oakland. This person will be responsible for overseeing the Northern California Customer Service function. The Supervisor reports to the Buy to Pay Customer Services Manager within the Financial Services Operation (FSO). The role is responsible for maintaining customer interface via email, phone calls and/or any other means of notification of questions or issues with invoice processing. The Supervisor will ensure that the department operations meet customer service targets, rigorous quality standards and comply with Kaiser Permanente policies and procedures, generally accepted accounting principles and regulatory requirements.\n\nEssential Functions\nApplies metrics to develop, direct and monitor staff work schedules and workflow to achieve FSO goals and objectives, as well as the Vision, Standards and Norms.\nSupervise and schedule work for approximately 10-15 AP employees and union staff. Know and understand the labor contract and what that means for daily work and appropriate disciplinary action.\nBuild and strengthen relationships with staff. Train, develop and assist staff in their work. Leads and helps front-line staff to complete project tasks as required by manager.\nEnsure your staff complies with all SOX controls, as well as organizational, state and federal regulations.\nWorks closely with vendors and internal customer to resolve various invoicing issues.\n - Gathers, analyses, prepares and summarizes metric information to manage and monitor the success of the organization.\n - Collaborates with functional/department subject matter experts in implementing process improvements within the organization to reduce the number of customer issues or streamline our communication with vendors/customers.\n - Responds in a professional manner to all inquiries, providing the highest level of customer service.\n - Works on issues of limited scope.\n - Receives assignments as objectives with the processes necessary to fulfill those goals.\n - Requires moderate planning and direction setting.\n - Monitors daily operations of a team.\n  Develops and directs work schedules and monitors work flow to achieve established goals and objectives.\n - Develops and manages to customer service metrics\n - Ensures that credit hold issues are resolved in a timely manner and understands when it is necessary to escalate the situation\n - Responsible for recommending changes in guidelines, procedures and policies.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications\n - Two (2) years of related experience and some supervisory experience.\n  Four (4) year degree in related field or equivalent experience. Strong communication and presentation skills\n - Must be able to influence positive change in a Labor/Management Partnership environment (i.e. organized labor)\n - Knowledge of the procurement to payment processes\n - Understanding of generally accepted accounting principles, workflow analysis and internal accounting controls\n - Familiarity with software applications, databases, and spreadsheets including Visio, Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and mainframe systems\n - Preferred Qualifications\n - Bachelor's degree (BS or BA) with emphasis in Accounting, Finance\n - Sarbanes Oxley and Six Sigma experience\n - Previous direct supervisory experience in an organized labor environment\n - Involvement in systems implementation and/or integration", "date_new": "2012-04-04 20:08:35", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27644669/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Supervisor, AP Customer Service (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "129985", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27644669}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Executive Assistant II (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nExecutive Assistant II\nKaiser Permanente\nOakland, CA\n\nThe Care Management Institute has outstanding opportunity for a sharp, confident and energetic Executive Assistant to support a Vice President, Performance Improvement. The ideal candidate will have a 4-year college degree with 10-12+ years of administrative and executive experience, preferably in a healthcare organization. The Executive Assistant will support the executive by scheduling meetings, arranging and preparing materials for meetings and events, taking minutes, preparing reports and tracking projects and events to ensure their accurate and timely completion. The Executive Assistant is a team player and must be able to independently prioritize a variety of duties, with minimum supervision. Success in this position depends on the ability to employ tact, intelligence, and strong interpersonal and organizational skills. This position is vital to departmental growth and success of our national initiatives and demands flexibility, customer-focus and strong attention to details.\nEssential Functions:\nThe executive assistant works directly with the Vice President to coordinate scheduling and department administration in support of the VP role. Most critical attributes for success include:\n- customer orientation - courtesy and meeting our customers' needs\n- discretion - calm, organized and confidential attitude never let them see you sweat\n- flawless execution - schedule and attendance accuracy, supporting team execution against deadlines and business execution\n\nAccountabilities\n\nScheduling\n- Regular recurring meetings (Exec sponsors, PI leadership, regional leadership, PI team meetings, Lisa attendance at Ops and mentor meetings) annual schedule set in 3Q each year for following year\n- Individual meeting request\n- Use of excel grid and monitoring for special circumstances and complex decisions including prioritization\n- Important requests (level 1,2) scheduled within 30 days of requests, lower importance scheduled within 6 weeks of requests (level 3)\n\nManaging staff time and exception submission\n- Regular reminders to all staff\n- Submitting time for team to administration\n\nInvoice management\n- Monitor expenses\n- Once product ordered receive invoice, process, submit to AP\n- Use excel grid to monitor status of each invoice and payment, contract totals and YTD expenditures\n\nMeeting management\n- 48 hr confirmation attendees (phone call if executives) and conference room\n- 48 hr reminder submission with materials via email (cc VP on reminder)\n- IHI and other meeting set up and manage hotel, travel, etc with IHI and KP travel\n- Lisa has all meeting materials in advance of each day's meetings (pm before)\n\nTravel and itineraries\n- Scheduling all travel and confirmed with attachment in lotus notes invite\n- Insuring directions to site and accuracy of site\n- Insuring mode of travel (prefer cabs to car rentals)\n- Packet with travel and meeting information including cover page itinerary with key confirmations, places and contact numbers\n- KPERS expense submission accuracy with receipts and explanations to prevent AP refusals\n\nKey dates and reminders\n- HR evaluation reminders\n- Compliance deadlines and reminders\n- ASE review update reminders\n- Quarterly report reminders for Lisa reporting to NLT/RPG/QHIC\n\nMaterial preparation\n- Edit power point and other documents for professional and legible formatting\n- Prepare reports in easy to read format for VP management\n- Management tools listed above to be used by VP and EA as a team\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Ten (10) - twelve (12) + years of administrative & executive assistant experience w/ increasing levels of scope & discretion.\n- Demonstrated success providing executive support w/in a complex work environment.\n- High School Diploma, GED or related experience.\n- BA/BS preferred.\n- Ability to learn & apply thorough knowledge of KP's policies, practices, business, theories & systems.\n- Ability to effectively use in-depth knowledge of company practices, techniques, & standards to work autonomously.\n- Applies advanced business theories/concepts to accomplish significant department projects and/or initiatives.\n- Extreme attention to detail & ability to coordinate & provide support to an executive w/ a highly dynamic/complex role at KP.\n- As a skilled specialist, completes tasks in creative & effective ways.\n- Uses intermediate to advanced MS Office skills (Word, Excel and/or PowerPoint) to create more difficult presentation materials w/ graphs/illustrations, & proofreads content for accuracy & KP established formatting.\n- Uses advanced verbal & written communication skills to compose more complex, detailed correspondence & reports, recommends updates to department/functions, & represents dept/function.\n- Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced, stressful environment.\n- Demonstrated ability to be resourceful & independently make key decisions.\n- Requires ability to learn & apply an expert understanding of a large complex organization & its customers.", "date_new": "2012-04-04 20:08:34", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27644656/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Executive Assistant II (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "129611", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27644656}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Lead Consultant\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThis position provides leadership for the delivery high of quality & cost-effective consulting services/products to issues of key organizational importance. In addition, it is recognized as a content expert for technical areas.\nEssential Functions:\n- Serves as the content expert of the responsible technical area & provides technical assistance & advice\n- Provides leadership & expert consultation on the design, development, & implementation of programs related to the expertise area\n- Expected to lead precedent-setting projects, never done before in the department, facility, CA Division, service area or region\n- May lead a group of consultants, analysts, or programmers focused on the delivery of related service/products\n- Acts as a liaison w/ applicable government agencies, regulatory agencies, other organizations & the media\n- Provides leadership & direction in accordance w/ the overall strategic direction of the department, facility, CA Division, service area or region\n- Ensures that reports & information are accurate, timely, & consistent, & that they satisfy the clients' needs\n\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- Partner with senior medical group leadership to facilitate the integration of finance and operations to support regional strategies in the delivery of tertiary and specialty care services.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum ten (10)years of experience in one of the technical areas required\n- Bachelor's degree or four (4) years of equivalent in Business Administration, Economics, Health Care Administration, Operations Research, Public Health Administration, or other related field\n- Master's degree preferred\n- Proven leadership skills in project management & consulting\n- Must exhibit efficiency, collaboration, candor, openness, & results orientation\n- Understanding of the operations of KP, health policy trends, & any applicable regulations related to the responsible technical area\n- Ability to determine the key business issues & develop appropriate action plans from multidisciplinary perspectives\n- Ability to lead professionals through influence & collaboration\n- Ability to conduct & interpret quantitative/qualitative analysis\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment\n- Experience working with physicians and familiarity with clinical operations highly preferred\n- Strong EXCEL skills, familiarity with Access preferred\n- SAS, SQL, Cognos a plus\n\n\nSkills Testing: Excel", "date_new": "2012-04-01 22:26:34", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27572791/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Lead Consultant", "reqid": "129732", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27572791}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Manager, AP -Document Controls (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nKaiser Permanente\nManager, Accounts Payable Controls\nOakland, CA\n\nKaiser Permanente is looking for a Manager, Accounts Payable Controls in Oakland.The Managerwill manage the APDocument Controls area and will demonstrate the ability to lead by metircs, plan, schedule and direct day-to-day activities.\n\nEssential Functions:\nMake sure your team achieves FSO's strategy, goals and objectives, and Vision, Standards and Norms, on time and in budget.\nBuild a high-performing team. Know the labor contract and what that contract means to building a high-performing team and the operation's daily management.\nManage all aspects of the operation, including hiring, training, assigning/directing work in a labor and non-labor environment. As necessary, lead a project team to improve operational performance.\nBuild strong, effective relationships with key business partners and vendors with input from the director. Resolve operational issues and problems in consultation with the director.\nEnsures that the operation complies with all SOX controls, as well as organizational, state and federal regulations.\n - Responsible for the timely opening, sorting, prepping, scanning and records retention of incoming mail (including printing electronic images)\n - Responsible for timely queue management (dup images and bad images)\n - Reviews accounts payable operational performance metrics and ensures established performance goals are achieved\n - Provide high level of customer service to internal/external customers to ensure KP objectives are accomplished.\n - Promotes a team environment and provides work direction and guidance\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\nTwo (2) + years of management experience and five (5) + years of related experience.\nFour (4) + year degree in related field or equivalent experience.\nRequires full knowledge of own area of functional responsibility and working knowledge of another function.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\nAbility to motivate a team\nKnowledge of document management\nVendor management experience\nExperiencesupervisingunion employees", "date_new": "2012-03-31 19:58:12", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27540447/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Manager, AP -Document Controls (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "129774", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27540447}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Manager, AP - Data Entry (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nAccounts Payable Manager - Data Entry\nOakland, CA\n\nKaiser Permanente is looking for an Accounts Payable (AP) Manager in Oakland. This person will be responsible for overseeing the Northern California Data Entry function. The Manager reports to the Buy to Pay Data Entry Sr. Manager within the Financial Services Operation (FSO). The role is responsible for managing timely and accurate processing of various types of invoices, ensuring any prompt payment discounts are taken. He or she will demonstrate the ability to lead, plan, schedule and direct the day-to-day activities. The Manager will ensure that the department operations meet processing targets, rigorous quality standards and comply with Kaiser Permanente policies and procedures, generally accepted accounting principles and regulatory requirements.\n\nEssential Functions:\nMake sure your team achieves FSO's strategy, goals and objectives, and Vision, Standards and Norms, on time and in budget.\nBuild a high-performing team. Know the labor contract and what that contract means to building a high-performing team and the operation's daily management.\nManage all aspects of the operation, including hiring, training, assigning/directing work in a labor and non-labor environment. As necessary, lead a project team to improve operational performance.\nBuild strong, effective relationships with key business partners and vendors with input from the director. Resolve operational issues and problems in consultation with the director.\nEnsures that the operation complies with all SOX controls, as well as organizational, state and federal regulations.\n- Review accounts payable ledgers, operational performance metrics and ensure established performance goals are achieved.\n- Provide high level of customer service to internal/external customers to ensure KP objectives are accomplished.\n- Monitor records of amounts owed and ensure prompt payment of invoices.\n- Promote a team environment and provide work direction and guidance.\n- Provide managerial responsibility for one or more teams or departments, which may be managed by employees with formal supervisory responsibilities.\n- Accomplish results through subordinates who exercise significant latitude and independence in their assignments.\n- Develop and administer schedules and performance requirements. - May have budget responsibilities.\n- Works on issues of diverse scope.\n- Receives assignments as objectives and determines how to use resources to meet these goals and schedules.\n- Requires significant planning and direction setting to coordinate with other divisions or resources.\n- Recommends changes to policies and establishes procedures that affect the immediate function.\n- Monitors projects to ensure completion on schedule and within budget.\n- Significant impact on functional objectives and goals.\n- Responsibilities impact the integrated achievement of functional and company objectives, that strongly contribute to short-term success or failure.\n- Erroneous decisions/recommendations or failure to achieve results cause inefficiencies, increased costs, and may impact the short-term goals of the function.\n- Generally involves a high degree of interpretation and analysis of somewhat obscure or inconclusive data.\n- Requires a high level of judgment to make appropriate decisions for diverse and undefined issues.\n- Requires significantly complex decision-making.\n- Works on issues of diverse scope where significant analysis of situation or data requires evaluation of a variety of complex factors including an understanding of current and projected functional trends.\n- Interprets operational policies in selecting methods and techniques to determine the best solutions.\n- Problem-solving continually involves new concepts and creativity where precedents are limited.\n- Requires the exchange of complex information.\n- Must gain cooperation, acceptance or approval, in resolving problems, and/or negotiating with other parties to arrive at an agreement.\n- Often must lead a cooperative effort among members of a project team.\n- Exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignments.\n- Managerial direction is available, but work is normally reviewed at time of completion for adequacy in meeting objectives.\n- Review and analysis of events by senior management is critical to the completion and attainment of goals.\n.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Two (2) +years of management experience and five (5) + years of related experience.\n- Four (4) year degree in related field or equivalent experience.\n- Requires full knowledge of own area of functional responsibility and working knowledge of another function.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Accounts Payable experience\n- Experience managing large AP teams.\n- Experience within a large matrix organization.", "date_new": "2012-03-31 19:58:12", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27540449/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Manager, AP - Data Entry (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "129775", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27540449}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Dedicated Lab Sonographer I, Grade 852\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder the direction of the Imaging Services Director and Chief of Radiology/Imaging Services, or other Clinical Service Director where applicable, produces two-dimensional ultrasonic recordings of internal organs for use by Physician in diagnosis of disease and study of malfunction of organs. Performs technological functions to ensure optimal diagnostic quality of patient care utilizing efficient and safe processes. A Dedicated Specialty Sonographer is defined as a Sonographer I or II, registered in one or two disciplines performed by the lab, whose permanent work assignment is in an area where the scope of practice and work is limited to ultrasound exams and procedures in one or two registry disciplines as defined by the ARDMS.\nEssential Functions:\n- Exhibiting a high degree of tact, courtesy, and poise, explains procedures to patient to reduce anxieties and obtain patient cooperation.\n- Prepares and positions patient for examination.\n- Selects equipment for use in ultrasound setup according to specifications of examination.\n- Selects transducer and adjusts equipment controls according to organ to be examined, depth of field, and other specifications of test.\n- Starts equipment that produces images of internal organs and records diagnostic data on magnetic tape, computer disk, strip printout, or film.\n- Moves transducer, by hand, over specified area of body and observes sound wave display screen to monitor quality of ultrasonic pattern produced.\n- Photographs images of organs shown on display module or removes strip printout from equipment to obtain permanent record of internal examination.\n- Keys test data and patient information into computer of ultrasound equipment to maintain record of test results.\n- Orients new hires.\n- Performs other related duties as necessary.\n- This job has no supervisory responsibilities.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- High School Diploma/GED.\n- Must have one ARDMS (American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers) registry in any specialty.\n- Must demonstrate competence and perform the specialty routinely.\n- BLS.\n- NT certification is required to perform genetic screening for Prenatal Diagnostic Centers.\n- Applicants may be hired without certification, but will be required to obtain it within 90 days of hire.", "date_new": "2012-03-31 03:14:10", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27531195/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Dedicated Lab Sonographer I, Grade 852", "reqid": "127928", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27531195}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Regions Outside of California (ROCs), Program Manager (Consultant / Specialist) - IT Infrastructure Programs (WAN/LAN/VoIP/WLAN)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nProgram Manager - Consultant/Specialist - Regions Outside of California (ROCs)\n\nThe Program Manager in the Kaiser Permanente Information Technology (KP-IT) Infrastructure Program is responsible for IT Infrastructure projects, including Wide Area Network (WAN), Local Area Network (LAN), Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) technologies in the Regions Outside of California. This includes the following Regions: Hawaii, Northwest, Colorado, Ohio, Georgia, and Mid-Atlantic.\n\nThe Program Manager is accountable for meeting financial and schedule commitments for all IT projects on each of the campuses in the Region and to communicate effectively with team members, KP-IT management, and Kaiser Permanente National Facilities Services (NFS) to ensure that IT services are delivered according to scope, schedule and budget. This person will lead approximately 5 to 7 Project Managers and ensure that all the technical / engineering resources receive clear direction and support to deliver these technology projects.\n\nEssential Functions:\nThis position is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the projects in the Hawaii, Northwest, Colorado, Ohio, Georgia, and Mid-Atlantic Regions ensuring the delivery of IT solutions and services that provide the highest value in support of the IT Infrastructure Program.\n\nThis includes:\n - Program planning, program financial management, program schedule management, program resource management.\n - Excellent verbal and written communications.\n - Mentoring and management of project managers assigned to projects within the program portfolio.\n - Risk management, quality control, implementation leadership.\n - Collaborating with regional leadership to develop a multi-year, regional implementation plan.\n - Gaining agreement on scope of work required at each site.\n - Prioritizing program changes within region.\n - Coordinating program and regional resources to develop detailed implementation and communication plans.\n - Coordinating regional execution.\n - Removing any local barriers impeding progress.\n - Providing program status reporting.\n - Developing business case to secure facilities funding.\n\nThe Program Manager is responsible for leading multiple teams through both overlapping and sequentially related projects. The ability to manage highly complex, large-scale projects with overlapping schedules with multiple inter-dependencies.\n\nThe Program Manager will be required to know or learn KP-IT's program and process methodology, execute it within the established KP and KP-IT organizational framework and mentor other project managers and team members. Additionally, the Program Manager will be required to effectively understand and communicate with team members responsible for both IT infrastructure (networks, servers, desktops) and applications.\n\nThis position requires a self starter, who is a dynamic and energetic team leader, to identify needed resources, define roles and responsibilities, and ensure assignment of key project participants.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n - B.S. degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or Management Information Systems or 4 years of equivalent work experience.\n - 10 or more years of information technology experience that includes a broad understanding of both IT infrastructure projects through professional services consulting and/or project/program management.\n - 7 or more years of progressive experience as a program/project manager that includes managing implementations of large, complex projects with multi-million dollar budgets.\n - Strong understanding of the following technologies: Networking (WAN, LAN, VoIP, WLAN).\n - Demonstrated track record leading multiple teams through both overlapping and sequentially related projects.\n - Demonstrated strong customer focus and client relationship building skills.\n - Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.\n - Excellent oral and written communication skills - ability to influence at all levels.\n - Excellent management consultation skills and ability to manage client relationships.\n - Ability to work well with others with diverse backgrounds and at various organizational levels.\n - Superior skills in managing/building relationships.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n - Understanding of Telephony (e.g., ACD, PBX, Voice Mail) technologies.", "date_new": "2012-03-31 03:13:40", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27531151/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Regions Outside of California (ROCs), Program Manager (Consultant / Specialist) - IT Infrastructure Programs (WAN/LAN/VoIP/WLAN)", "reqid": "125505", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27531151}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Executive Director, Membership Systems, KPIT\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Membership Systems Executive Director is the IT executive accountable for planning & full system lifecycle leadership for the set of applications supporting key business functions & stakeholders.The responsibilities include:\n-Strategic planning, Multi-Year IT planning, project planning, scheduling & budgeting, both long range & annual\n-Application software acquisition, integration, development, testing & implementation\n-Application production support, performance, cost, system transition & retirement\n-Executive relationship management with the business leaders responsible for the operations supported by these application sets\n\nThe Executive Director is part of a team reporting to a VP, Medicare, Membership & Cross-portfolio programs. This position is responsible for coordinating the planning across the national & regional constituencies to develop multi-year and project plans & schedules for applications supported. This executive is the single point of contact for the business leaders & is accountable for business partner satisfaction related to IT support for these business functions. The Executive Director oversees a team comprised of business consultants, designers, application project & product managers, application development teams, testing teams & production support staff to provide end to end service for their business partners. The Membership Systems Leader oversees 4 direct reports & a team of approximately 165 staff comprised of business consultants, designers, application project & product managers, application development teams & production support staff to provide end to end service for their business partners. The annual operating budget for this area is approximately $24 million, which includes $14m for core maintenance activities & $10 million (more like $28M) of investment projects (investment is much higher).\n\nEssential Functions:\n- The Executive Director will have strong industry experience leading IT teams in planning, IT governance, project delivery & production support. Their team will provide expertise to the business with end-to-end accountability for delivery of IT services.The ability to integrate strategic planning across the other sub-portfolio groups & to chart a systems plan for the business across the regions is a key capability. The Executive Director will collaborate with the staff under the Chief Architect to develop the technology solutions to meet business needs.\n- The Executive Director will develop the IT Multi-Year plan to support all business functions & will identify interdependencies across the application suites. This plan will form the framework for IT governance through the Health Plan Portfolio Approval Council (PAC) & will support a disciplined demand process to ensure resources are available for projects.\n- Develop strong planning relationships with business & IT partners & bring regional plans & perspectives fully into the planning process\n- Deliver application roadmap that meets portfolio architecture strategy\n- Manage integrity & extensibility of application architecture\n- Track industry best practices associated with application capabilities\n- The Executive Director will lead the Membership Strategy product selection work, the sequencing of deployment & all phases of implementation. The Executive Director will be responsible for building the business case, leading the program & working with key business leaders to improve overall automation within Membership Administration. This is envisioned to be a significant multi-million dollar program ($150-175M) spanning several years for full implementation.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- BS degree in computer science or related technical field, or equivalent experience\n- Demonstrated track record of significant accomplishment in a senior leadership role preferably with healthcare (health plan, clinical, care delivery, business infrastructure) and full lifecycle development experience with the sub-portfolio system. 10 year experience required.\n- Seasoned IT leader experienced in leading successful development and implementation of multi-million dollar Programs/Projects in complex matrix organizations with numerous constituents.\n- Demonstrated experience in successfully managing complex organizational initiatives involving multiple functions and multiple business units/regions. Includes the identification and articulation of problems, influencing decision-making process as well as delivery of expected results.\n- Experience in negotiating and managing relationships with outsource providers.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Master's level graduate degree and/or MBA preferred but not required.\n- Minimum of 15 years of experience preferred.", "date_new": "2012-03-31 03:13:33", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27531145/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Executive Director, Membership Systems, KPIT", "reqid": "129565", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27531145}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Executive Assistant I, Strategic Planning (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nKaiser Permanente\nExecutive Assistant\nOakland, CA\n\n\nKaiser Permanente is looking for an Executive Assistant in Oakland. This position is responsible for advanced administrative and business operations support for the SVP/Chief Strategic Planning Officer and the VP, Strategic Planning.\n\n\nEssential Functions:\n - Answers phones and email, and directs inquiries to appropriate parties based on functional/operational knowledge; responds to routine to moderately complex inquiries directly.\n - Manages heavy calendaring to include arranging complex special events requiring solid understanding of event requirements and coordination of dependencies.\n - Coordinates closely with Office of the CFO, Strategic Planning and other Finance teams\n - Arranges travel, completes expense reports, organizes SVP/VP offices including paper and electronic filing systems\n - Drafts complex and detailed correspondence for executives using KP knowledge and advanced business acumen; independently updates department documents as needed. Facilitates the preparation of presentations, and proofreads documents/presentations. Uses comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel and PowerPoint to support these activities.\n - Assists with complex custom reports and cross-functional initiatives that require project coordination (e.g., data collection and validation, project reporting, etc.)\n - Monitors & resolves administrative budget issues to include billing and payment authorization for planned and unplanned expenses and special events; handles recharges across business units, tracks and accounts for executive travel/business expenses.\n - Interacts regularly with KP employees at all levels across multiple organizations, as well as external representatives as a liaison, to gather, exchange, and compare/contrast pertinent operational information for others' use.\n - Supports meeting planning for key stakeholders meetings; manages meeting logistics, tracks agenda topics and follows-up with next steps items\n - Works in conjunction with executives to advance critical strategic and operational initiatives.\n - Coordinates administrative workflow of the executives; recommends new processes as needed.\n - Provides backup coverage and works collaboratively with other Strategic Planning assistants.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n - 8+ years of administrative and/or executive assistant experience with increasing levels of scope and discretion\n - High school diploma or GED\n - Strong organizational and interpersonal skills\n - Strong customer service values\n - Able to maintain calm demeanor in high stress situations\n - Strong verbal and writing skills\n - Solid project management skills\n - Proactive and interactive approach to working with SVP/VP\n - Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office; heavy use of Lotus Notes required\n - Typing speed of 60-70 wpm with high accuracy", "date_new": "2012-03-29 20:09:38", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27493429/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Executive Assistant I, Strategic Planning (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "129332", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27493429}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Laboratory Services Supervisor\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nSupervises an 8-hour shift in the laboratory. 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.\n\nEssential Functions: - Oversees a laboratory shift.\n- Ensures staff provides the highest quality of care and are in compliance with CLIA, The Joint Commission, Title 22, federal, state, and local requirements.\n- Assists in developing, implementing, and maintaining service standards to meet members and internal clients expectations.\n- Identifies and recommends opportunities to improve department systems.\n- Monitors budgets and resource allocations. Identifies strategies to reduce costs, control utilization, and improve quality of care/service.\n- Maintains adequate supplies.\n- Assists Manager in hiring, training, and maintaining the competency of the staff.\n- Monitors workflow and turnaround time.\n- Presents inservice programs.\n- Implements, and monitors departmental policy and procedures which support the organizations goals and business objectives and ensures they are met.\n- Monitors the quality control/assurance programs, test results, and equipment.\n- Ensures tests are being completed according to approved procedures.\n- Identifies and implements processes to improve the quality of tests.\n- Maintains the RILIS system as needed.\n- Consults with clients in resolving service issues.\n- Recommends processes to correct the problems.\n- Collaborates with Manager in resolving human resource, employee and department safety, and risk management issues.\n- Kaiser Permanente conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis.\n- 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.\n- Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees.\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- Directs and controls the day-to day operations for his/her specific area of responsibility, which includes all personnel activities, technical oversight, general workflow, and budget.\n- Ensures staff provides the quality of care and are in compliance with CLIA88, Title 22, CAP, JCAHO, NCQA, AABB, local, state, and federal requirements.\n-Supports, consults, and participates with facility and regional QA programs to ensure internal and external regulatory compliance.\n- Assists manager with regulatory inspections, corrective actions, and compliance issues.\n- May be assigned to oversee the Safety Program, including Hazardous Waste Management and Chemical Hygiene Plan in Clinical service.\n- Participates in department, inter-department and inter-facility projects which help the laboratory achieve its goals of providing quality service and client supports in a cost-effective manner.\n- Maintains staffing.\n- Maintains multiples tasks, timelines, and resources.\n- Demonstrates competence to operate the Region-wide Integrated Laboratory Information System (RILIS).\n- Maintains cross training and multitasking; seeks education for continued self-development.\n- Demonstrates knowledge of reference and critical ranges. (Refer to each department procedure manual.) \n- Maintains knowledge of filing and record retrieval systems; performs these and other clerical duties, as required.\n- Complies with Laboratory General, Infection Control, and Health/Safety policies and procedures. Notifies manager of health/safety issues.\n- Complies with Local Medical, California Division Standard, and Human Resources policies and procedures.\n- Complies with and enforces all department and organization policies and procedures; when appropriate, counsels, documents counseling and informs Lab manager/designee.\n- Oversees Lab/Path Infection Control Program and attends bimonthly Infection Control Committee meeting.\n- Oversees material management.\n- Schedules daily assignments, ensuring fair adequate rotation of personnel to maintain skills; may create the master Clinical Lab Scientist (CLS) schedule or assist in planning coverage for vacations, leaves, etc.\n- Directs activities of CLS and other Lab personnel as appropriate to achieve efficient use of personnel, effective workflow, and satisfactory turn-around times. Takes action when necessary to send out specimens for completion of work.\n- Coordinates orientation/training of new CLSs, LAs, phlebotomy students, care partners, and pathology residents.\n- Documents technical competency of testing personnel; initiates remedial instruction for employees observed to be lacking in competency; provides input for performance appraisal.\n- Promotes professionalism; encourages staff to attend continuing education programs.\n- Reviews timecards for accuracy and completeness; informs Lab manager/designee of attendance issues/problems.\n-Maintains technical policy and procedure manuals; writes and updates; reviews and signs annually; submits for pathologist approval. Reviews and documents changes in procedures with staff.\n-Investigates and evaluates new test procedures, techniques, and equipment per Regional protocol; makes recommendations; if approved, implements, in-services staff and documents training.\n- Keep records required by regulatory agencies in a neat and orderly fashion; stores and retrieves records according to SOP.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Previous experience in a high volume acute care hospital clinical laboratory required (usually 3 years).\n- Previous management experience required (usually 2 yrs).\n- Bachelor's degree in Clinical Science required or equivalent experience.\n- California Clinical Lab Scientist License required.\n- ACSP registry preferred.\n- Knowledge of CLIA, Title 22, The Joint Commission, and other local, state, federal regulations.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Phlebotomy Certificate.\n- Master's degree.\n-Significant supervisory/management experience in a high volume acute care clinical laboratory.\n- Background in use and application of computer information systems (Cerner PathNet preferred) and of personal computer software.\n- Knowledge and experience in budgeting, purchasing, staffing, scheduling, quality assurance, employee counseling and discipline, interfacing with medical center staff and physicians.\n- Knowledge of applicable Federal and State Laws and accreditation agency regulations related to clinical laboratory industry.\n- Knowledge of CLIA88, Title 22, CAP, JCAHO, NCQA, AABB, local, state, and federal regulations.\n- Demonstrable skills in creating a collaborative work environment and experience in project management method development, and total quality management.\n- Demonstration ofhigh level of initiative, good judgment, a record of responsibility, and interpersonal skills.\n- Good verbal and written communication skills in English.\n- Demonstration of a service oriented philosophy.", "date_new": "2012-03-29 20:09:23", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27493407/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Laboratory Services Supervisor", "reqid": "129168", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27493407}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Regional Director Hospital Coding Audits and Education\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThis position will support the Revenue Cycle HIM department in overseeing the Regional Hospital Coding Quality, assisting with Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) and ICD-10 education and audit functions. The Regional Director Hospital Coding Audits and Education will establish strategic direction and determine operational vision for Regional HIM audit, CDI, and CDI QA and education to strive for excellence in coding quality and accuracy. The position assures compliance with regional and national coding policies and procedures as well as overseeing and developing education to ensure education requirements are met and audit correction plans for improvement are implemented and monitored. This position is responsible for generating and reviewing monthly reports of coding quality metrics, identifying education initiatives, and provides subject matter expertise and support to the department. This position will share knowledge of MS-DRGs, APCs, HCCs, APR-DRGs, etc.\n\nEssential Functions:\n\n1.Ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations and standards, as well as confidentiality, information security, financial accountability and related regional coding audits, CDI & education functions. Develop and recommend changes to policies and processes that affect Revenue Cycle and the HIM Coding audits (internal and external), CDI and education functions. Collaborate with ICD-10 Education and Audit Manager, Coding Review Manager, and CDI Management, as well as the local hospitals, regional leadership and staff members to ensure regional HIM Coding initiatives and goals are met. (25%)\n\n2.Direct the coordination and monitoring of all Regional HIM Coding audits, CDI, and education initiatives throughout Northern California. Work with Regional HIM to implement and monitor department policies and procedures that support organizational goals, business objectives, coding accuracy, and data quality. (25%)\n\n\n3.Generate and assess reports to achieve and sustain audit, education, and CDI metrics for effectiveness through quality coding. Monitor performance results through observations, audits, statistical data analysis and operational reports to identify deficiencies that will be addressed by developing and implementing action plans, process improvement and employee development. (5%)\n\n4.Conduct interviews, make recommendations to hire, and provide on-boarding of management team. Develop staff performance through training, coaching, and monitoring to ensure staff is trained to perform their job functions. (5%)\n\n\n5.Develop short and long range department goals and objectives. Participate in the preparation of and is responsible for on-going management of department budgets to meet fiscal goals. This includes involvement in strategic planning and review. (5%)\n\n6.Represent Regional HIM Coding Audit, Education, and participate with CDI at all required meetings including but not limited to Compliance, Revenue Integrity, Quality and Core metrics. (5%)\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n\n - Bachelors degree or equivalent in Health Information Management or Allied Healthcare, Public Health or Business Management.\n - At least 10 years experience in health information management field. Significant experience (5+ years) as a healthcare HIM Director/Coding Director/DRG Coordinator, Coding Supervisor, Coding Auditor or similar job title.\n - RHIA or RHIT and CCS\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n\n - 3-5 years experience working with MS-DRGs, APR-DRGs, APCs and HCCs.\n - 1-2 years experience with CDI program.\n - CCDS Certification", "date_new": "2012-03-29 20:09:20", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27493392/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Regional Director Hospital Coding Audits and Education", "reqid": "126819", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27493392}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Executive Director, Business Operations, KPIT\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nResponsible for the day-to-day business operations of the Regional BIO organizations.Analyzes and reports on financial measures, develops and implements organizational score cards, assures compliance with internal and external auditing bodies.Indirectly oversees business operations of the Regional BIOs to ensure performance and delivery of business value across KP.\n\nIn partnership with the BIO leadership team, develops strategic and operational plans that will improve service and deliver value to our business partners. Act as Chief of Staff. Ensure effective linkages from BIO to other parts of the organization.\n\nResource Management : coordinate resource management (harvest skills, redeploy staff, etc.) within the BIO that could be leveraged within and across the IT organization (other BIO mega programs, shared services for integration testing, etc.). Manage overall utilization and resource supply and demand for BIO resources.\n\nValue and Operational Performance Measurement: Monitor and oversee operating performance through the development and delivery of quality services, strong performance planning and tracking, and alignment of shared service processes and objectives.\n\nDecision Support: Ensures clear accountability and decision processes for multiple business operations throughout the BIO and that tools and processes are place, and functioning, to make effective, informed strategic decisions.\n\nAdministrative Effectiveness: Ensure planning exists for headcount reporting and employee performance processes.\n\nProcess alignment and support: In coordination with the VP for SOX and Compliance, manage and monitor process standards and improvement opportunities.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Operations\nResponsible to ensure the planning and execution of daily business operations of the Regional BIO and compliance with all IT business requirements.\n- Processes\nEnsure and monitor the adherence to process implementation across all regions for IT business initiatives.\n- Strategic Planning\nOperational planning, including development of market, service delivery, capital and facility, information technology, and people plans to support strategic business plan. Internal consulting and project management support of IT business initiatives.\n- Value & Performance Management\nDevelop and implement standard performance monitoring process that reflects overall view of the HPHO BIO performance objectives. Track and report performance against objectives.\n- Program/Regional Management\nBuild credible and effective relationships within region and across Program to maximize success of the HPHO BIO.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Master's degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Economics, Health Care Operations or other related field.\n- Minimum of 10 years of experience in IT with strong management of administrative functions. Experience in health care or managed care environment highly desirable.\n- Demonstrated track record in providing financial and strategic leadership in a complex, large sized business.\n- Experience as a financial leader on a senior team.\n- Experience planning and implementing policies and procedures to improve business operations of a business unit.", "date_new": "2012-03-29 20:08:20", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27493346/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Executive Director, Business Operations, KPIT", "reqid": "129278", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27493346}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Senior Manager, Application Lifecycle Management Program (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nKaiser Permanente\nSenior Manager, Business Process Management - AALM\nOakland, CA\n\n\nKaiser Permanente is looking for a Senior Manager, Business Process Management in Oakland. This position will support the Application Access Lifecycle Management (AALM) Program, whose aim is to enable KP workforce access to and termination from KP information systems appropriately and timely. The Senior Manager will report to the Director for AALM.\n\n\nEssential Functions:\n - Activities to manage include planning, performing, and implementing process improvement initiatives to achieve organizational effectiveness and regulatory compliance. Activities managed will have a specific focus on business application automation activities undertaken or supported by AALM and as requested by the Executive Director of the AALM Program.\n - Process management functions include data gathering and analysis, process mapping, benchmarking, best practice research, metrics development and implementation, obtaining stakeholder involvement, obtaining leadership agreement, implementing improvements, monitoring ongoing and post-process improvement, assisting in planning and managing budgets, and documentation of standards and performance for the initiative.\n - Activities are undertaken and executed in support of organizational goals and are accountable for providing business process solutions to meet internal and external customer needs and expectations across the program. The Senior Manager may supervise a team of KP workforce members and consultants providing technical support to program-wide research and analysis of strategic options for the automation of business applications and systems; provide technical assistance to business application owners regarding AALM activities to support automation projects; and developing and providing training and guidance related to AALM activities.\n - Management of 10-15 consultants.\n - Travel up to 35% of the time.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n - 3+ years of management experience\n - 8-10 years of process and/or project management, consulting, or related business experience.\n - Bachelor's degree or 4 additional years of equivalent experience\n\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n - Experience in managing projects related to Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) regulations and HIPAA\n - Experience in health care management or consulting in the area of health information technology or health information security and security operations\n - Project management experience and working knowledge of project management methodologies", "date_new": "2012-03-29 00:03:48", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27471776/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Senior Manager, Application Lifecycle Management Program (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "129195", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27471776}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Senior Medical Audit Coordinator - Appeals, RN (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nKaiser Permanente\nMedical Audit Coordinator - Appeals, RN\nOakland, CA\n\nReview claims for services obtained outside of Kaiser Facilities for compliance w/ health plan service agreement with members; identifies health plan claims w/ potential quality of care issues, continuity of care problems, or access issues at medical facilities; & audits hospital billings on site at non-plan provider facilities & negotiates successful resolution of claim.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Provides clinical expertise to members of the Special Servies unit and other departments such as Workers Comp., TPMG referrals, CSA/MSA outside case management in areas related to hospital and physician billing practices and cost department activities.The Medical Audit Coordinator for the Special Service unit reviews claims for services obtained outside of Kaiser facilities for compliance with health plan service agreement with members; identifies health plan claims with potential quality of care issues, continuity of care problems, or access issues at medical facilities; and audits hospital billings on site at non Plan provider facilities and negotiates successful resolution of claim.\n- Works with Appeals Specialist as a resource for decision-making and medical terminology.\n- Plans, organizes daily work to meet compliancre timeframes. Provides feedback to manager to ensure works is within compliance.\n- Works with Appeals Specialist as a resource for decision-making and medical terminology.\n- Prepares case narratives for appeals being forwarded to the IRE\n- Plans, organizes daily work to meet compliancre timeframes. Provides feedback to manager to ensure works is within compliance.\n- Provides clinical expertise to other departments such as Workers Compensation, TPMG referrals, CSA/MSA outside case management in areas related to hospital & physician billing practices & cost containment activities\n- 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.\n- Acting with ethics and integrety, 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.\n- Works w/ legal department when indicated to resolve payment disputes.\n- Serves as a consultant to CSA Continuing Care teams & case managers on issues of non-plan pricing, billing problems, procedures & benefit compliance issues. Identifies opportunities for cost containment. Works with regulatory compliance for review of benefit.\n- Responsible for review ICD-9, CPT codes, medical records, UB-92 & HCFA forms & KP internal systems (OTRS, Advice call logs). Determines if bills are payable or if additional information is needed, if there are potential fraud issues.\n- Works w/ PRS staff as a resource for decision-making & medical terminology.\n- Plans & organizes daily work to meet compliance timeframes. Provides feedback to manager to ensure work is w/in compliance.\n- Consistently supports compliance & the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy & confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization.\n- Acting w/ ethics & integrity, reporting non-compliance, & adhering to applicable federal, state & local laws & regulations, accreditation & licenser requirements (if applicable), & KP's polices & procedures.\n- Identifies areas of special need for review or takes on additional review/projects as assigned by the manager.\n- Assists in the training of new medical auditors.\n- Responsibilities impact HPA compliance commitments to regulatory agencies such as CMS, DMHC, DHS, NCQA.\n- Erroneous decisions may negatively impact member satisfaction, the organization's regulatory compliance commitments & financial status.\n- Decisions are made following state & federal regulations related to provider reimbursement for claims, NCQA standards, KP's internal policies related to payment of out-of-plan services.\n- Decisions are made to pay claims or refer to physician advisor based on clinical criteria related to emergency medical condition.\n- Payable claims are analyzed for correct contract interpretation, Medicare fee schedule interpretation, correct coding.\n- Coordinator uses independent judgment based on business related knowledge in deciding which claims should be paid & on any payment reductions.\n- Analyzes information from multiple internal & external sources when reviewing a claim episode of care.\n- Assigns work based on regulator compliance, staffing, staff skill level & completing priorities.\n- Train new medical audit coordinators. Serves as resources to less experienced coordinators.\n- Serves as a consultant to CSA Continuing Care teams & case managers on issues on non-plan pricing, billing problems, procedures & benefit compliance issues.\n- Works w/ interregional counterparts for matters of billing resolutions & clinical issues & w/ regulatory department regarding issues of compliance & interdepartmental review of benefit issues\n- Assume other duties as assigned\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications\n- Minimum five (5) years of clinical experience, preferably in critical care; the ability to make timely, sound decisions, and to act independently and negotiate successful resolution in difficult situations.\n- Minimum two (2) years of experience in medical auditing or related business experience.\n- Preferred: Advanced work in ICD-9 and/or CPT coding, Medicare rules application, DRG coding knowledge as demonstrated by related certifications or on job performance.\n- Required: Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program.\n- Preferred: Bachelor's degree OR equivalent.\n- Current California RN license.\n- Preferred: Certificate in Coding and Certificate in AAMA.\n- Must have demonstrated ability to work independently and make quick decisions with a high degree of competency utilizing multiple sources of information.\n- Competency in Microsoft Suites (Excel, Access, Power Point), excellent ability with proprietary, mainframe processing systems and KP technologies.\n- Demonstrates strong understanding of medical terminology, ICD-9 coding, CPT coding principles.\n- Knowledge of LMP required and ability to work in LMP environment.\n- Strong customer service skills.\n- Must understand DHS, Medicare, ERISA, DMHC, NCQA guidelines for payment of claims.\n- State regulations pertaining to member and provides appeal rights required.\n- Understand billing practices and guidelines as defined by organizations such as National Association of Insurance Companies, American Association of Medical Audit Specialists.", "date_new": "2012-03-27 21:22:27", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27427521/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Senior Medical Audit Coordinator - Appeals, RN (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "129066", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27427521}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Operations Specialist II - Oakland, CA\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nResponsible for providing analytical/technical business support for a major project and/or department in a particular KP job family (HR, Finance, Legal, Communications, Facilities, QA, etc.). Under the overall general guidance of a Director and/or Manager, responsible for researching data, performing analyses, presenting results, and making recommendations. Acts as program/policy specialist to assist department and/or cross-divisional groups with assignments/initiatives as required. Collaborates with functional/department subject matter experts in testing and implementing process improvements.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Independently develops/manages complex narrative and quantitative reports to meet informational requirements of KP management and external agencies and organizations for critical financial, departmental or operational analyses. Researches and collects complex information needed to complete project milestones and/or reports. (25%)\n- Identifies requirements for end-user systems applications, and designs and implements systems and processes to allow access to data and to safeguard data integrity. (20%)\n- Develops content for intranet site and coordinates with communication specialist. (5%)\n- Ensures activities meet expectations, utilizing project management techniques and tools to independently resolve scheduling issues and advises management of resolutions. (15%)\n- Creates monthly project financial reports in response to business needs; consolidates and analyzes results to provide variance analyses and performance metrics. (10%)\n- Participates in various complex special projects and provides analytical back-up support. (10%)\n- Interfaces with KP employees across multiple organizations and external parties as a liaison for the department/function. (10%)\n- Provides complex administrative and project support to management using advanced MS Office skills (Word, Excel, MS Project, and/or PowerPoint). (5%)\n- Key responsibilities impact the achievement of department objectives.\n- Contributions impact the completion of important projects and department objectives.\n- Errors would cause significant delays, inefficiencies and/or expenses.\n- Applies extensive knowledge of functional procedures and experience to make decisions independently.\n- Exercises judgment to determine the best way to navigate through barriers/problems to accomplish department objectives.\n- Develops solutions to a variety of problems of significant scope and complexity using judgment/experience with KP/department practices and procedures.\n- Issues are not clearly defined and solutions require significant problem solving experience to come up with solutions and recommendations.\n- Exchanges and interprets non-routine information and works in collaboration with others.\n- Communicates/presents detailed, complex department information to functional analysts and management.\n- Use extensive knowledge of department policies and procedures and exercises independent judgment to achieve unique/complex project work steps.\n- Works independently and checks in with manager at key project milestones.\n- Independently exercises discretion as needed to accomplish assignments.\n- Provides periodic work guidance/direction to and training of team members.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Seven (7) plus years of administrative and operational support within a specific functional level with increasing scope and discretion.\n- Three (3) plus years of functional analytical experience.\n- High School Diploma, GED or equivalent work experience.\n- BA/BS preferred.\n- Ability to acquire and use In-depth knowledge of KP's policies, practices, business principles, theories, concepts, and systems.\n- Applies advanced business theories/concepts to accomplish significant department projects and/or initiatives.\n- Ability to exercise independent judgment; relies on experience, knowledge, skills and abilities to make sound decisions.\n- Advanced knowledge of Excel to create more complex spreadsheets and reports.\n- Uses intermediate to advanced knowledge of MS Word, MS Project and/or PowerPoint to create more complex presentation materials with graphs, illustrations, etc.; reviews content for accuracy and KP established formatting.\n- Uses superior quantitative and analytical skills to create concise reports.\n- Strong negotiating, influencing, and project management skills.\n- Ability to acquire and use expert knowledge of KP and its customers.", "date_new": "2012-03-24 18:38:40", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27370638/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Operations Specialist II - Oakland, CA", "reqid": "128978", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27370638}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Compliance Consultant V-Health Plan and Health Reform Compliance (Oakland or Pasadena, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\n\nCompliance Consultant V- National Compliance, Ethics & Integrity Office (NCO)\nHealth Plan & Health Care Reform\nKaiser Permanente\nOakland or Pasadena, CA\n\nThe Compliance Consultant V is responsible for overseeing Kaiser Permanente's compliance with federal and state insurance laws, regulations and sub-regulatory guidance through the planning and implementation of compliance systems and initiatives. On an on-going basis, researches and interprets regulations and laws to establish compliance standards, and works with the business and compliance partners to integrate compliance standards into operations. Supports national and regional functions with the implementation of NAIC model rules. Supports regions with establishing standards and best practices for market conduct examinations; and monitoring and reporting on remediation of findings and corrective action plans.\n\nAssesses organizational systems (both physical and process or data related) to determine gaps in compliance and determine opportunities for remediation. Advises the organization on all compliance matters. May investigate violations of compliance policy, laws, regulations, etc. or conduct on-going monitoring and reporting to ensure remediation. May also be responsible for project management relative to new compliance initiatives, products, or annual processe\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Manages, creates, and maintains client relationships with management at all levels of the organization\n- In adherence with the KP Compliance Framework, fosters comprehensive compliance management through a series of activities to comply with all applicable regulations and statutes. Activities include\n- Planning: Leading the identification of compliance accountabilities; identification of internal and external resources; development of Compliance, Work, and Audit plans; establishing and/or leading compliance-related committees/work groups; and managing external agency relations,\n- Implementing: Leading the identification of compliance requirements and directing related analyses; creation and revision of compliance standards, policies, and procedures; overseeing development and/or delivery of compliance and ethics training; leading the monitoring of compliance adherence; and directing reporting on compliance efforts and programs, and\n- Validating: Reviewing compliance programs and content, including leading the design and implementation of risk assessments and/or audits, and overseeing the investigation of instances of reported non-compliance\n- Researches and stays abreast of regulations and statutes. Determines impacts of implementation of new regulations and statutes and required notifications, changes, and training. Communicates required changes, develops tools to assess risks, and leverages existing workgroups/etc. to facilitate required changes. May engage external regulatory and legislative bodies on developing regulations and laws, providing input and representing Kaiser Permanente's interests\n- Works on significant and unique assignments of diverse and complex scope\n- Addresses opportunities for process improvements and influencing change\n- Requires more complex planning and direction setting with diverse and multiple stakeholders\n- Responsibilities impact the achievement of integrated functional and/or KP objectives. In addition, responsibilities impact relationships with external regulatory agencies\n- Influences the development of the functional objectives\n- Erroneous decisions or recommendations would normally result in failure to achieve functional and/or KP objectives and negatively affect expenditures and resources\n- Involves a high degree of interpretation and analysis of obscure or inconclusive data\n- Requires a high level of judgment and risk taking to make appropriate decisions for diverse, sophisticated, and undefined issues\n- Assume other duties as directed\n- Experience working with health insurance regulators and health plan oversight bodies (e.g., Department of Insurance, Department of Managed Health Care), particularly Market Conduct Examinations.\n- Knowledge of health insurance laws, regulations, practices and standards.\n- Experience with implementation/administration of insurance products.\n- Experience with and knowledge of National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) model rules and other standards.\n- Knowledge of health care compliance policies, practices, and systems.\n- Ability to develop advanced compliance principles, theories, and concepts.\n- Strong critical thinking, problem solving, and oral and written communication skills.\n- Strong, clear written and verbal communication skills to varying levels of the organization.\n- Strong project management skills; ability to lead and manage operational and tactical aspects of multiple projects simultaneously.\n- Demonstrate ability to timely plan, execute, and complete projects within strict deadlines.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications\nMinimum 10 - 12 years of health care compliance, health care operations (quality, risk, etc.), audit, finance, project management, regulatory or public policy development, investigations, information security, or health insurance/health plan governance experience.\n4 year Bachelor's degree or Master's degree preferred.\nExperience working with health insurance regulators and health plan oversight bodies (e.g., Department of Insurance, Department of Managed Health Care), particularly Market Conduct Examinations/Field Market Examinations to ensure adherence to State laws regarding discrimination and/or fair claims practices.\nRegulatory experience ensuring compliance with State insurance codes (e.g., California Insurance Code) and other insurance laws as related to insurance rating, underwriting and claims issues. Knowledge of health insurance laws, regulations, practices and standards.\nExperience with implementation/administration of insurance products.\nExperience with and knowledge of National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) model rules and other standards.\nKnowledge of health care compliance policies, practices, and systems.\nAbility to develop advanced compliance principles, theories, and concepts.\nAbility to draft and revise documents including policies, standards, analyses, and reports.\nStrong critical thinking, problem solving, and oral and written communication skills.\nStrong, clear written and verbal communication skills to varying levels of the organization.\nStrong project management skills; ability to lead and manage operational and tactical aspects of multiple projects simultaneously.\nDemonstrate ability to timely plan, execute, and complete projects within strict deadlines.\n\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience with interpreting laws and regulations and ability to identify and partner with business to communicate impact and compliance expectations.\nConsistent demonstration of appropriate business judgment in timing and communication.\nFamiliarity with health plan operations and experience with projects in at least one health plan functional area preferable\nAbility to collaborate with multiple functions and departments, across various levels of the organization\nExperience with applying technical and analytical skills to identify violations of insurance laws.\nExperience with developing and issuing corrective action plans as a component of risk mitigation.", "date_new": "2012-03-24 18:38:40", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27370637/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Compliance Consultant V-Health Plan and Health Reform Compliance (Oakland or Pasadena, CA)", "reqid": "128905", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27370637}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Medical Documentation Auditor\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe EIO Medical Documentation Auditor ensures accurate & complete documentation through compliance & encounter audits & clinician feedback. Provides documentation feedback to clinicians from E&M, CPT & ICD9 audits conducted by EIO auditors using all state/federal & 3rd party payor regulatory standards for both inpatient & outpatient groups.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Using Kaiser Permanente auditing tools, conduct concurrent & retrospective audits of documentation supporting E/M, CPT & ICD9 codes assigned by clinical staff.\n- Researches correct coding practices in relationship to applicable rules, regulations & coding conventions for billing to determine compliance w/ Federal, State & Kaiser Permanente regulations.\n- Using independent judgment & sensitivity, reviews w/ individual physicians their audit findings, making suggestions for documentation improvements.\n- Provides feedback to clinicians based on Federal & State government billing & coding guidelines.\n- Plans, schedules & performs comprehensive chart audits to identify operational & regulatory issues related to coding, documentation, & compliance requirements & ensure complete & accurate data capture in compliance w/ Federal & State requirements.\n- Works w/ Medical Center auditing teams to ensure compliance w/ Federal, State & Kaiser Permanente requirements.\n- Designs & implements methodologies to ensure accurate & complete E&M, CPT & ICD9 coding audits.\n- Provides technical expertise to Regional & local leadership to identify & resolve coding & chart documentation problems impacting the accuracy & consistency of coded data.\n- Works w/ local Trainers to address operational processes that hinder encounter data capture.\n- Reads & interprets medical data written by providers.\n- Enters audit results into regional audit tools to support quality assurance process, regional analysis & regional training activities.\n- Reviews analytical data & audit findings to identify coding trends & other risk areas. Recommends appropriate actions.\n- Conducts quality assurance reviews.\n- Collaborates in the development & execution of local audit & training plans.\n- Partners w/ the EIO Managers to identify audit trends & risk areas based on audit findings & data analysis.\n- Assists in developing & implementing policies & procedures / Compliance Audit Standards to ensure compliance w/ Federal, State & other regulatory requirements.\n- Travel throughout the Northern California region based on operational needs may be required.\n- In addition to the standard auditor accountabilities, the EIO Auditor is also responsible for conducting Claims & Referral audits.\n- Responsible for independently implementing the end to end audit process for claims & referrals following established objectives w/ expected completion & accuracy goals.\n- Partners w/ Provider Contracting to assess status of claims based on whether associated vendor is a contracted or non-contracted partner. Negotiation approach will need to be tailored to the type of vendor.\n- Manage vendor relationship to get access to documentation which requires client management skills & travel to offsite locations.\n- Develops a strategy to get access to pertinent medical record information & all supporting documents that need to be audited.\n- Conducts audit independently on-site per audit objectives & guidelines.\n\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- Proficiency in Excel and Access (Candidate will utilize these software tools to perform in-depth analytical review of codes and provide outcomes in clear concise manner)\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Three (3) or more years CPT, ICD9 & E&M Coding experience.\n- Experience using PC applications such as MS Word, Excel, Access & PowerPoint.\n- Demonstrated experience conducting Medical Record audits & ability to interpret & apply Federal & State regulations, coding & billing requirements.\n- Experience using Epic electronic health record systems preferred.\n- Experience using Web based applications preferred.\n- Medical center operations or clinical experience preferred.\n- Bachelor's degree in business administration, health care, public health, finance, business medical records technology or equivalent experience.\n- Certification in one (1) of the following: Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Professional Coder-Hospital (CPC-H).\n- Proficient in the use of CPT, ICD9 & HCPCS coding principles.\n- Comprehensive knowledge of medical diagnostic & procedural terminology is required.\n- Demonstrated ability to constructively & sensitively provide feedback to providers & medical center leadership regarding federal & state coding, medical documentation & compliance guidelines, audit results & risk areas.\n- Ability to work w/ & maintain confidentiality of physician, patient, patient account & personnel data.\n- Knowledge of outpatient coding practices at both the clinical & inpatient settings.\n- Required knowledge of compliance & regulatory requirements including outpatient CMS regulations.\n- Strong interpersonal & excellent written, verbal & presentation skills.\n- Demonstrated ability to work independently w/ minimal supervision.\n- Ability to prioritize workload & meet deadlines.\n- Ability to read & interpret medical data.\n- Demonstrated ability to work within a team environment.\n- Willingness to be flexible depending upon department and/or physician schedule needs.\n- Demonstrated ability to review analytical data & audit findings to identify coding trends & other risk areas.\n- Demonstrated ability to develop data requirements & work w/ analytical groups to extract, organize & analyze coded data.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor / Management Partnership environment.\n\n\nSkills Testing: ICD9, CPT and E&M Coding skills assessment will be given to all applicants.", "date_new": "2012-03-24 18:38:29", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27370584/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Medical Documentation Auditor", "reqid": "128610", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27370584}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Staff Nurse II - Inpatient Nursing, (No. 40)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Staff Nurse (SN) II is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame. The SN II provides care to patients via the therapeutic use of self, the nursing process, the environment and instrumentation, and other health care team members.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Performs assessment/data collection in an on-going systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual and cognitive status; also nutrition, pain, patient/family education, family involvement and patient advocacy.\n- Formulates a goal-directed plan of care that is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes.\n- Implements care in a thorough, skillful, consistent, and continuous manner.\n- Establishes priorities or patient care based on essential patient needs and available unit resources of time, personnel, equipment, and supplies.\n- Evaluates effectiveness of care given by health care team members.\n- Identifies patient/family learning needs and implements appropriate measures.\n- Documents patient care and unit activities in a timely, accurate, and concise manner.\n- Demonstrates an awareness of and sensitivity to patient/family rights, age specific needs, cultural and ethical beliefs.\n- Demonstrates knowledge of and applies safety principles as identified within the institution.\n- Performs efficiently in emergency patient care situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons, and documenting events.\n- Demonstrates sound knowledge base and actions in the care of a designated patient population.\n- Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own professional practice.\n- Participates regularly in staff development activities for unit and Department of Nursing personnel.\n- Demonstrates knowledge of legal issues, including patient confidentiality and risk management in all aspects of patient care and unit functioning.\n- Participates in unit and Department Performance Improvement activities as directed.\n- Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties of health care team members.\n- Utilizes effective communication methods and skills, following lines of authority, as appropriate.\n- Demonstrates a service philosophy in all interactions with patients, families, and all members of the health care team.\n- Establishes effective working relationships with members of the health care team, patients, and families. Acknowledges staff rights and cultural and ethical beliefs.\n- Provides data for staffing decisions and demonstrates flexibility in the resolution of staffing issues; demonstrates flexibility when floating to other units upon requests.\n- Ability to navigate in a windows environment, utilizing a mouse and the ability to learn electronic medical record system application.\n- Identifies and solves problems effectively.\n- Participates in nursing research activities as requested.\n- Perform other related duties as necessary.\n- This job motivates and provides work direction (direct, check, review, assign, organize and coordination) to LVN's, Nurse Attendants, unit assistants, etc., but does not have the authority to hire, fire or discipline.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum of 6 months experience. See job duties for specific experience requirements for specialty units.\n- PACU (Main OR and ASU) - Two years recent (within last 3 years) experience in PACU or Critical Care Unit. Current ACLS certification required. PALS required within six months of hire if caring for pediatric population. Must be able to take call and respond within the hospital required response time.\n- SPECIALITY AREAS - If no qualified candidate, may be willing to train in the specialty areas listed below. Candidates in training are required to obtain appropriate certifications within 6 months of hire or transfer into unit.\n- High School Diploma/GED.\n- Graduate of an accredited registered nursing program and completion of the current hours required by the BRN of RN student clinical experience or Graduate of registered nursing and either 1) 2000 hours of RN experience in clinical area of specialty from a licensed acute care facility within three (3) years of graduation; or 2) graduate of an accredited licensed vocational nursing program that includes clinical student experience in acute care and has worked 2000 hours as an licensed vocational nurse within the clinical area of specialty within three (3) years before graduation or currently enrolled in an accredited entry level MSN program and has completed pre-licensure requirements to practice nursing.\n- Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in California.\n- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for health care providers.\n- Demonstrated knowledge of the RN scope of practice.\n- Demonstrated commitment to service orientation (members, staff, providers).\n- Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills (in English).\n- Good interpersonal skills.\n- Also refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.", "date_new": "2012-03-24 18:38:27", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27370569/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Staff Nurse II - Inpatient Nursing, (No. 40)", "reqid": "127196", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27370569}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Staff Nurse II - Inpatient Nursing, (No. 37)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Staff Nurse (SN) II is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame. The SN II provides care to patients via the therapeutic use of self, the nursing process, the environment and instrumentation, and other health care team members.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Performs assessment/data collection in an on-going systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual and cognitive status; also nutrition, pain, patient/family education, family involvement and patient advocacy.\n- Formulates a goal-directed plan of care that is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes.\n- Implements care in a thorough, skillful, consistent, and continuous manner.\n- Establishes priorities or patient care based on essential patient needs and available unit resources of time, personnel, equipment, and supplies.\n- Evaluates effectiveness of care given by health care team members.\n- Identifies patient/family learning needs and implements appropriate measures.\n- Documents patient care and unit activities in a timely, accurate, and concise manner.\n- Demonstrates an awareness of and sensitivity to patient/family rights, age specific needs, cultural and ethical beliefs.\n- Demonstrates knowledge of and applies safety principles as identified within the institution.\n- Performs efficiently in emergency patient care situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons, and documenting events.\n- Demonstrates sound knowledge base and actions in the care of a designated patient population.\n- Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own professional practice.\n- Participates regularly in staff development activities for unit and Department of Nursing personnel.\n- Demonstrates knowledge of legal issues, including patient confidentiality and risk management in all aspects of patient care and unit functioning.\n- Participates in unit and Department Performance Improvement activities as directed.\n- Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties of health care team members.\n- Utilizes effective communication methods and skills, following lines of authority, as appropriate.\n- Demonstrates a service philosophy in all interactions with patients, families, and all members of the health care team.\n- Establishes effective working relationships with members of the health care team, patients, and families. Acknowledges staff rights and cultural and ethical beliefs.\n- Provides data for staffing decisions and demonstrates flexibility in the resolution of staffing issues; demonstrates flexibility when floating to other units upon requests.\n- Ability to navigate in a windows environment, utilizing a mouse and the ability to learn electronic medical record system application.\n- Identifies and solves problems effectively.\n- Participates in nursing research activities as requested.\n- Perform other related duties as necessary.\n- This job motivates and provides work direction (direct, check, review, assign, organize and coordination) to LVN's, Nurse Attendants, unit assistants, etc., but does not have the authority to hire, fire or discipline.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum of 6 months experience. See job duties for specific experience requirements for specialty units.\n- PACU (Main OR and ASU) - Two years recent (within last 3 years) experience in PACU or Critical Care Unit. Current ACLS certification required. PALS required within six months of hire if caring for pediatric population. Must be able to take call and respond within the hospital required response time.\n- SPECIALITY AREAS - If no qualified candidate, may be willing to train in the specialty areas listed below. Candidates in training are required to obtain appropriate certifications within 6 months of hire or transfer into unit.\n- High School Diploma/GED.\n- Graduate of an accredited registered nursing program and completion of the current hours required by the BRN of RN student clinical experience or Graduate of registered nursing and either 1) 2000 hours of RN experience in clinical area of specialty from a licensed acute care facility within three (3) years of graduation; or 2) graduate of an accredited licensed vocational nursing program that includes clinical student experience in acute care and has worked 2000 hours as an licensed vocational nurse within the clinical area of specialty within three (3) years before graduation or currently enrolled in an accredited entry level MSN program and has completed pre-licensure requirements to practice nursing.\n- Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in California.\n- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for health care providers.\n- Demonstrated knowledge of the RN scope of practice.\n- Demonstrated commitment to service orientation (members, staff, providers).\n- Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills (in English).\n- Good interpersonal skills.\n- Also refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.", "date_new": "2012-03-24 18:38:27", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27370571/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Staff Nurse II - Inpatient Nursing, (No. 37)", "reqid": "127201", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27370571}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Liver Transplant Coordinator - Kaiser Permanente - Oakland, CA\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nLiver Transplant Coordinator\nKaiser Permanente\nOakland, CA\n\nKaiser Permanente is seeking a Liver Transplant Coordinator who will be vital to the success of National Transplant Services NCAL Hub's Transplant Program in ensuring KP members receive the quality transplant care throughout the transplant continuum. The transplant coordinator oversees the quality of care and case management of transplant candidates throughout the pre- transplant, and post-periods.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Coordinates case management to include, but not limited to, continuity of care, inpatient and outpatient care, utilization management, transfer coordination, discharge planning, travel and lodging, and concurrent review.\n- Identifies, reports, and monitors quality of care issues, trends, and events, as well as other information on the key elements of the quality program occurring both internally and within Centers of Excellence that relate to the delivery of care to transplant patients.\n- Maintains current knowledge in the field of transplantation and integrates this knowledge into the assessment of needs and problem solving required to manage across the continuum.\n- Establishes and maintains effective partnerships between KP and Centers of Excellence with the goal of providing total quality and case management for KP members receiving transplant services.\n- Assists in development and maintenance of educational materials for the KP transplant program, including but not limited to, information for members, families, physicians, and Centers of Excellence. Position may participate in operational and educational meetings with Centers of Excellence and KP Regions. Some travel may be required.\n- Position is responsible for providing cross coverage across the transplant areas managed by this Hub to ensure members receive quality care, cost effectively, and efficiently. Effective and efficient case management brings a multitude of services together to ensure a comprehensive system for care is in place. When services are successfully integrated, quality care and successful outcomes are achieved.\n- There is a managerial role assigned to a case manager which refers to the scope of responsibility it takes to coordinate the care of patients, including problem-solving and overcoming hurdles that may be identified. Decisions must be made relative to goal identification and achievement, as well as resources required to meet the needs of the patient. Incumbent must be able to utilize the nursing process to identify barriers to care and select appropriate solutions from potential options for intervention, based on a set of complex and individual patient needs. This includes identifying cultural and linguistic needs and incorporating actions to address such needs in the case management plan. Must also be able to provide age appropriate care.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 3 years of inpatient experience or 3 years of case management or utilization management experience\n- 3 years of experience in transplantation, critical care, as well as case management experience\n- Bachelor's degree\n- RN License\n- Critical thinking skills required in order to make judgments based on facts and scientific principles\n- Business skills necessary for leadership ability, internal and external professional communication (both written & verbal), internal and external negotiation, regulatory and legislative knowledge, planning and outcome analysis.\n- Accountability means having the ability to practice independently\n- Tracking in order to evaluate care plans and strategies implemented through the case management process\n- PC & keyboarding proficiency required to meet standards for documentation of medical history and care\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Transplant knowledge preferable\n- Experience with KP systems a plus", "date_new": "2012-03-23 21:43:55", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27359178/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Liver Transplant Coordinator - Kaiser Permanente - Oakland, CA", "reqid": "128065", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27359178}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Transplant Coordinator - Float Position - Kaiser Permanente - Oakland, CA\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nTransplant Coordinator - Float Position\nKaiser Permanente\nOakland, CA\n\nKaiser Permanente is seeking a Transplant Coordinator who will be vital to the success of National Transplant Services NCAL Hub's Transplant Program in ensuring KP members receive the quality transplant care throughout the transplant continuum. The transplant coordinator oversees the quality of care and case management of transplant candidates throughout the pre-transplant, and post-transplant periods. This position will serve as a float nurse covering all transplant types managed by the Hub andproviding coverage for staff on vacation or leave. \nEssential Functions:\n- Coordinates case management to include, but not limited to, continuity of care, inpatient and outpatient care, utilization management, transfer coordination, discharge planning, travel and lodging, and concurrent review.\n- Identifies, reports, and monitors quality of care issues, trends, and events, as well as other information on the key elements of the quality program occurring both internally and within Centers of Excellence that relate to the delivery of care to transplant patients.\n- Maintains current knowledge in the field of transplantation and integrates this knowledge into the assessment of needs and problem solving required to manage across the continuum.\n- Establishes and maintains effective partnerships between KP and Centers of Excellence with the goal of providing total quality and case management for KP members receiving transplant services.\n- Assists in development and maintenance of educational materials for the KP transplant program, including but not limited to, information for members, families, physicians, and Centers of Excellence. Position may participate in operational and educational meetings with Centers of Excellence and KP Regions. Some travel may be required.\n- Position is responsible for providing float coverage across the transplant areas managed by this Hub to ensure members receive quality care, cost effectively, and efficiently. Effective and efficient case management brings a multitude of services together to ensure a comprehensive system for care is in place.\n- There is a managerial role assigned to a case manager which refers to the scope of responsibility it takes to coordinate the care of patients, including problem-solving and overcoming hurdles that may be identified. Decisions must be made relative to goal identification and achievement, as well as resources required to meet the needs of the patient. Incumbent must be able to utilize the nursing process to identify barriers to care and select appropriate solutions from potential options for intervention, based on a set of complex and individual patient needs. This includes identifying cultural and linguistic needs and incorporating actions to address such needs in the case management plan. Must also be able to provide age appropriate care.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 3 years of inpatient experience or 3 years of case management or utilization management experience\n- 3 years of experience in transplantation, critical care or oncology, as well as case management experience\n- Bachelor's degree\n- RN License\n- Critical thinking skills required in order to make judgments based on facts and scientific principles\n- Business skills necessary for leadership ability, internal and external professional communication (verbal and written), internal and external negotiation, regulatory and legislative knowledge, planning and outcome analysis.\n- Accountability means having the ability to practice independently\n- Tracking in order to evaluate care plans and strategies implemented through the case management process\n- PC & keyboarding proficiency required to meet standards for documentation of medical history and care\n\nAn individual should have the following core behaviors:\n\nChampions Innovation and Change\nCollaborates\nCommunicates Effectively\nDevelops Self/Others\nDrives for Results\nFocuses on the Customer\nTakes Accountability\nDemonstrates Business Acumen\nExerts Influence\nEmotional Intelligence*\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Transplant and/or oncology knowledge preferable\n- Experience with KP systems a plus", "date_new": "2012-03-23 21:43:55", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27359177/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Transplant Coordinator - Float Position - Kaiser Permanente - Oakland, CA", "reqid": "128064", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27359177}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Contracts Manager, Kaiser Foundation Research Institute (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nKaiser Permanente\nContracts Manager\nOakland, CA\n\n\nKaiser Permanente is looking for a Contracts Manager in Oakland for the Kaiser Foundation Research Institute (KFRI). \n\nEssential Functions\n - Manages the KFRI contracting team comprised of analysts and administrators responsible for contract development, processing, tracking, and management of contract workload, prioritization and execution. Establishes operational objectives and work plans, and delegates assignments to individual contributors. Develops standardized approaches related to key contracting processes. Analyzes and reports contracting performance data to KFRI senior management and customers.\n - Maintains currency with Office of Management and Budget (OMB), state, industry regulations and best practices related to contracting for research, and recommends changes to policies and procedures as necessary. Ensures contracts are negotiated and executed in accordance with the terms of federal regulations, KP policies and procedures, and other applicable requirements. Develops and maintains contract standards & document templates.\n - Serves as liaison and support to regional research center with contracting questions. Provides support and guidance regarding contract legal terms and conditions. Work collaboratively with multiple internal and external customers to assess and coordinate revisions to contractual documents. This involves researching business practices, seeking legal and regulatory reviews of concepts, and soliciting approvals.\n - Maintains a strong working relationship with Northern California general accounting, other regional accounting departments and other Region's research staffs. Responsible for monthly production of department operating reports and ad hoc management reports. Provides input to the development of departmental policies and procedures. Uses the department software application to monitor Program-wide research accounts and to develop custom reports for providing information to management and customers.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications\n - 5+ years of process and/or project management, consulting, or related business experience\n - 2+ years of management experience (which may include matrixed experience)\n - Bachelor's degree or 4 additional years of equivalent experience\n\n\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience with:\n - Contracts and grants\n - Working with the legal department\n - Multi-regional work\n - Research", "date_new": "2012-03-23 21:43:55", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27359185/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Contracts Manager, Kaiser Foundation Research Institute (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "128844", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27359185}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Programmer Analyst, Consultant Specialist - SQL\nLocation: Oakland, CA\n\nAs one of the nation's leaders in quality health care for over 55 years, Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to enhancing health care delivery through state-of-the-art information tools and top-notch talent. The experts at Kaiser Permanente Information Technology are at the heart of that mission and you can be one of them. If you are excited about working with cutting edge technology and have the right blend of creativity and experience, consider the following opportunity within our National Clinical Call Centers group. This group partners with The Permanente Company and Permanente Medical and other Kaiser medical groups around the country to foster clinical systems development.\n\nEssential Functions:\n\n- Writing packages, procedures, functions and triggers.\n- Optimizing the performance of new and existing SQL queries.\n- Investigating and resolving data anomalies.\n- Completing Oracle DDL tasks.\n- Coordinating efforts with the application development team.\n- Obtaining new data requirements from the client.\n- Ability to be flexible and adaptable as part of a development team that will require completion of tasks that will cross the functional and technical aspects of projects.\n- Document existing environments.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Bachelor's degree in related field and/or 4 years of equivalent work experience.\n- A minimum of 8 years of related experience in conducting highest level analyses regarding programs/applications/systems and making strategic recommendations to management.\n- 8+ years of technical experience in a fast paced, Information Technology Department consisting of a combination of staff and contractors.\n- Experience using PL/SQL to write packages, procedures, functions and triggers.\n- Experience with Oracle 11g.\n- Experience with Oracle DDL.\n- Experience writing and tuning SQL queries.\n- Experience with source code control (SVN or CVS).\n- Experience developing in an agile environment. \n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- 5+ years using PL/SQL to write packages, procedures, functions and triggers.\n- 5+ years of experience writing and tuning SQL queries.\n- 3+ years working with CA Erwin and TOAD applications.\n- 3+ years of experience with Oracle on UNIX.\n- 5+ years of experience with Oracle DDL.\n- 2+ years of experience with Oracle RAC. - 2+ years of experience writing shell scripts", "date_new": "2012-03-23 21:38:50", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27359048/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Programmer Analyst, Consultant Specialist - SQL", "reqid": "128687", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27359048}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Finance Director, Mobility and SIandO - IT Finance\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nJob Summary:\n\nAs the Sr. Manager/Director of Finance for Mobility and SI&O Finance, you will manage, lead and mentor a team of high-level financial analysts who are responsible for the financial integrity supporting the KP-IT Senior Executives. You will also provide a hands-on, 'roll up your sleeves' involvement in day to day activities. You will be a change management expert and guide the finance organization through these changes, and need to be results driven and can deliver under pressure. You and your staff will provide strategic advice, direction, vision, and recommendations to IT Senior executive leadership including VP, senior VPs, CFO and CIO as well as IT regional leadership group. Strong analytical, executive level communication and interpersonal skills are essential to success in this position.\n\nEssential Functions:\n\nResponsibilities include directing the duties of the financial analysts in the following areas:\n- enhance or develop reporting, budgeting and forecasting tools as required to provide the detailed analysis needed by the VP and the various executives reporting to the Mobility and SI&O organization\n- actual tracking, budgeting/forecasting and long range financial planning for the client\n- recommendations regarding financial process improvement to finance leadership\n- cost/benefit model and business case financial development for internal programs\n- creating and communicating board level financial presentation to senior leadership as required\n- monthly financial updates and recommendations to senior IT and finance leadership\n- monitoring and reporting the activity based costing for projects and core activities and identify gaps and issues for senior finance leadership attention\n- partnering with KP-IT Finance peers to ensure all reporting deadlines are met and reporting gaps or duplication are eliminated\n- leading the financial reporting and analysis for Investment PACs.\n- core Project Reporting and Recharge analysis\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n\n- Master's degree in a related field and/or 6 years of equivalent work experience.\n- Minimum of 8 or more years of progressively responsible management experience in planning, budget/financial management, and staffing.\n- A minimum of 10 years of financial planning, analysis, and decision support experience, including experience improving financial accuracy.\n- A minimum of 8 years of management experience which includes executive interface and reporting, organization development, change management, and supervisor experience.\n- 1 year experience creating and preparing presentation documents for C level executive management, delivering presentations and board presentation preparation.\n- Must be proficient with MS Word, Excel (pivot tables, macros, v - look up and h - look up), Access, and PowerPoint presentations.\n- Benchmarking and market analysis.\n- A self starter and who can operate independently with minimal supervision.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n\n- Previous working experience in an IT organization.\n- Knowledge of activity based costing (ABC) and familiar with standard activity costing structures.\n- Knowledge of Kaiser Permanente's systems and financial tools is highly desired including Business Objects and/or Cognos.\n- Strong knowledge in GAAP and key accounting policies.\n- Knowledge of Investment PAC Governance, financial reporting, and analysis.", "date_new": "2012-03-23 21:38:09", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27359008/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Finance Director, Mobility and SIandO - IT Finance", "reqid": "121137", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27359008}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Staff Nurse II - Ambulatory Care\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Registered Nurse (RN) II is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame. The RN II provides care to patients via the therapeutic use of self, the nursing process, the environment and instrumentation, and other health care team members.\nEssential Functions:\n- Performs assessment/data collection in an on-going systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual and cognitive status; also nutrition, pain, patient/family education, family involvement and patient advocacy. (Title 22 language)\n- Formulates a goal-directed plan of care when and where appropriate to do so.\n- Implements care in a thorough, skillful, consistent, and continuous manner.\n- Establishes patient care priorities based on essential patient needs and availability of unit resources (time, personnel, equipment, and supplies).\n- Identifies patient/family learning needs and acts to meet them. Demonstrates an awareness of and sensitivity to patient/family rights, age specific needs, cultural and ethical beliefs.\n- Provides/coordinates care for patients/patient populations.\n- Establishes effective working relationships with members of the health care team, patients, and families.\n- Acknowledges staff rights and cultural and ethical beliefs.\n- Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties/activities of health care team members.\n- Evaluates effectiveness of care given by team members.\n- Utilizes effective communication methods and skills, following lines of authority, as appropriate.\n- Demonstrates knowledge of and applies safety principles as identified by the institution.\n- Performs efficiently in emergency situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons, and documenting events.\n- Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own professional practice.\n- Participates regularly in staff development activities for unit and department personnel.\n- Demonstrates knowledge of legal issues, including patient confidentiality and risk management in all aspects of patient care and unit functioning.\n- Participates in unit and department Performance Improvement activities.\n- Participates in nursing research activities as requested.\n- Identifies and solves problems effectively.\n- Demonstrates a service philosophy in all interactions with patients, families, and all members of the health care team.\n- Provides data for staffing decisions and demonstrates flexibility in the resolution of staffing issues; demonstrates flexibility when floating to other units upon requests.\n- Demonstrates proficiency in the use of computers and telecommunication modalities in documenting, tracking and conveying information.\n- If practicing in a specialty/extended role, fulfills the expectations established for the particular role.\n- Perform other related duties as necessary.\n- This job has no supervisory responsibility.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Six (6) months of experience as a Registered Nurse.\n- DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING, INVASIVE CARE, SPECIAL PROCEDURES - 1 year (within the last 3 years) experience in diagnostic imaging, invasive care (e.g., surgery), intensive care (including ED, PACU) or other unit in which procedural sedation is performed; experience caring for patients undergoing procedural sedation. Current ACLS required. May require evidence of current PALS, PEARS, NRP or completion of other advanced specialty training as dictated by the patient population served.\n- SPECIALITY AREAS - If no qualified candidate, will be willing to train. Where indicated, candidates in training are required to obtain appropriate certification(s) within the designated timeframe for a particular field of practice.\n- High School Diploma/GED.\n- Graduate of an accredited registered nursing program and completion of the current hours required by the BRN of RN student clinical experience; OR Graduate of registered nursing program and either: 1) 2000 hours of RN experience in clinical area of specialty from a licensed acute care facility within three (3) years of graduation; or 2) graduate of an accredited licensed vocational nursing program that includes clinical student experience in acute care and has worked 2000 hours as a licensed vocational nurse within the clinical area of specialty within three (3) years before graduation.\n- Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in California.\n- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for health care providers.\n- Depending on the particular specialty, ACLS and or NALS and or PALS and or PEARS may also be required for this position. See job duties for specific requirements for specialty units.\n- Demonstrated knowledge of the RN scope of practice.\n- Demonstrated commitment to service orientation (members, staff, providers).\n- Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills (in English).\n- Good interpersonal skills.\n- Also refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.", "date_new": "2012-03-22 23:38:41", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27332067/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Staff Nurse II - Ambulatory Care", "reqid": "126856", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27332067}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Stationary Engineer, (No. 216)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder the direction of the Chief or Assistant Chief Engineer, performs activities concerned w/ design, construction, modification, & maintenance of equipment & machinery in medical center facility. Under limited supervision, ensures efficient & reliable operation of all machinery, including but not limited to electrical, plumbing, refrigeration, heating, & air conditioning systems within the Medical Center.\nEssential Functions:\n- Under general supervision, performs tasks in support of physical plant, equipment/systems & operations, including life support & life safety equipment.\n- May be required to work in emergencies during off hours & on weekend shifts.\n- Performs inspection & adjustment of equipment.\n- Reads & interprets blueprints, specifications, operation & maintenance manuals, & other documents to determine proper operation.\n- Troubleshoots & problem solves under normal & abnormal situations.\n- Operates, adjusts, & analyzes various pieces of physical plant equipment through use of computers & microprocessor-based devices.\n- Tests newly installed machines & equipment to ensure fulfillment of contract specifications.\n- Performs other duties as necessary.\n- This job has no supervisory responsibilities.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 3+ years of related experience &/or training.\n- Journeyman level field service experience in industrial electrical &/or refrigeration.\n- Engineering background in acute care hospital preferred.\n- High School Diploma/GED.\n- Valid California Drivers License.\n- CFC Certificate preferred (required for HVAC and Refrigeration only).\n- Working knowledge & ability to perform duties of all trade classifications including electrical, plumbing, carpentry & HVAC.\n- Must possess a working knowledge of medical gas distribution & alarm systems, water treatment, steam systems, refrigeration, compressors, pumps, electric motors, & variable frequency drives.\n- Understanding of preventive maintenance & work order system, preferably MP2.\n- Competency to operate microprocessor based devices.\n- Capable of performing maintenance, troubleshooting, & repair of HVAC equipment (including chillers & boilers), electrical distribution, & operating room equipment.\n- Ability to read & comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, & memos.\n- Ability to write simple correspondence.\n- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one & small group situations to customers, clients, & other incumbents of the organization.\n- Ability to regularly lift & /or move up to 50 pounds, frequently lift &/or move up to 100 pounds.\n- Also, refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.\n\nPlease fax a copy of your current/valid California Drivers License with your transfer to 1-877-872-8448 by 12:00am -Eastern Standard Time (March 10, 2012)", "date_new": "2012-03-22 23:38:39", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27332064/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Stationary Engineer, (No. 216)", "reqid": "125447", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27332064}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Assistant Controller - Oakland, CA\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Assistant Controller is responsible for supporting the Controller for National Procurement & Supply. Specific areas of focus are:\nServe as Mega Process Lead Designee (MPLD) for Kaiser Permanente Purchasing Materials Management (PMM).\nCoordinating internal and external audits of purchasing.\nServing as subject matter expert\nEnsure the adherence to National Procurment & Supply and KP financial policies and procedures.\nPartner with Financial Services Organization (FSO) to ensure seamless buy to pay process for customers\nDevelop and oversee vendor credentialing criteria in contracting process\nProvide interpretation and analysis of GAAP, KP - Uniform Accounting Policies and Procedures\nBe able to solve complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth knowledge of Kaiser Permanente\nComplete special projects on a timely basis\nBe able to solve complex issues\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Establishes operational objectives and work plans, and delegates assignments to subordinate managers.\n- Establishes and assures adherence to budgets, schedules, work plans, and performance requirements.\n- Develops and establishes operational policies within area managed.\n- Involved in developing, modifying and executing company policies that affect immediate operations and may also have KP-wide effect.\n- Participates in the development of overall functional objectives and KP goals.\n- Responsibilities impact the integrated achievement of functional and/or KP objectives, that strongly contribute to long-term success or failure.\n- Erroneous decisions/recommendations will result in significant inefficiencies, and/or failure to meet functional objectives and may jeopardize overall KP activities.\n- Involves a high degree of interpretation and analysis of obscure or inconclusive data.\n- Has final authority to make most decisions, except for those that require additional management approval.\n- Requires a broad range of complex decision-making.\n- Some decisions could be precedent setting.\n- Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth knowledge of organizational objectives and project functional trends.\n- Requires experienced business or technical judgment to create novel solutions for thought-provoking, diverse and highly complex issues.\n- Analyzes recommendations made by others to solve issues bearing broad or company-wide impact.\n- May involve the application of sophisticated methodology.\n- Requires the ability to change the thinking of, or gain acceptance from, others in sensitive situations, without damage to the relationship.\n- Requires the persuasion, presentation and/or negotiation of functional strategies, philosophies, policies, and/or opinions in order to substantially impact the function.\n- Interacts with management on matters concerning functional areas, multiple regions and/or customers.\n- Exercises latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignments.\n- Management reviews results to determine success of operation.\n- Accomplishes results through subordinates, who exercise significant latitude and independence in their assignments.\n- Develops performance requirements\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Five (5) years of management experience and ten (10) years of related health care experience or equivalent.\n- Five (5) years experience in accounting management in health care or other large financial organizations.\n- Four (4) year degree in accounting/finance with audit and accounting management experience.\n- CPA, CMA and/or MBA or equivalent.\n- Requires knowledge of own area of functional responsibility and working knowledge of multiple related functions.", "date_new": "2012-03-21 18:16:05", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27296568/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Assistant Controller - Oakland, CA", "reqid": "127612", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27296568}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Program Manager II- Benefits Administration, Performance Management\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nBenefits Administration, Performance Management\nProgram Manager II\n\n\nMajor Responsibilities:\nLead moderately complex work streams\nPlan own workload and those of others, prioritizing key tasks and ensuring the appropriate allocation of time and effort to achieve the required results\nCreate clear, logical and realistic plan (e.g. work plan, storyboard) to make sure that everyone on the team knows what needs to be done\nAnalyze and provide guidance on accurate budget estimates for tasks required to manage a program\nUnderstand and help develop the drivers of business value for programs and KP\nReview the work of more junior colleagues and take the lead on supporting quality improvement initiatives\nDevelop a thorough understanding of all relevant program components and their interdependencies\nAnticipate issues, weigh practical considerations in addressing issues and seek input from engagement manager/sponsor to resolve\nDeep understanding of how program impacts KP's success to continually confirm and communicate strategic value to key stakeholders\nDevelop an understanding of client's business and apply this knowledge to suggest appropriate approaches, tools and techniques to tackle client problems\nSynthesize analysis and highlight implications of findings in order to propose key alternatives/recommendations\nAdapt efficiently to changing circumstances and seek alternative ways of achieving program implementation goals\nEnsure the current and proposed processes are well understood and supported by stakeholder areas\nBuild consensus with clients by contributing information and perspectives that direct the program\nSpend the necessary time discussing changes and initiatives with all effected individuals so the 'strategy' and reasons why' are clear\nStands by decisions that benefit members/customers even if they are unpopular or impact short term performance\nUnderstands the strengths and weaknesses of team members and consistently provides support to develop their skills\nConduct regular evaluation and guidance in career development, set goals and provide feedback\nContribute to the planning, development and delivery of local education and training programs\nThoroughly review available information and ask questions to build an understanding of activity/assignment\n\nJob Criteria:\nBusiness Impact - Lead small to midsize work streams of a large program\nDecision Making - Exercise judgment and discretion and proactively analyze and evaluate existing processes. Consult with senior Program Managers on major program issues. Work independently within accepted guidelines.\nProblem Solving - Exercise judgment and discretion and proactively analyze and evaluate existing processes. Consult with senior Program Managers on major program issues. Work independently within accepted guidelines\n\n\nInteractions/Communication - Effectively communicate complex data analyses, difficult information, methodology and implications with program teams and customer/ client. Use thought provoking content and delivery style to make an impact and gain commitment from stakeholders and team members. Match communication mode and message to clients special needs or concerns. Anticipate and prepares for how others will react to information. Respond positively and persuasively to tough questions, negative issues, etc. raised by customers or colleagues\nIndependence/Discretion - Exercise judgment and discretion and proactively analyze and evaluate existing processes. Consult with senior Program Managers on major program issues. Work independently within accepted guidelines.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 5 or more years of demonstrated experience in Program Management, ten or more years of Project Management experience.\n- Ability to deliver project work plan, metrics plan, risk mitigation plan.\n- Understanding of internal program management policies and procedures, business value and feasibility analysis and modeling.\n- Ability to consistently demonstrate the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive care to our members, customers, contracted providers and vendors.\n- Bachelor's in business administration, healthcare or related field.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Master's Degree or equivalent experience in business administration, healthcare or related field.\n- PMI or comparable certification.\n- Advanced Qualification for Program Manager II completion and submission of AQD application with level appropriate work samples to PM Council Panel Interview.", "date_new": "2012-03-21 18:16:05", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27296569/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Program Manager II- Benefits Administration, Performance Management", "reqid": "128477", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27296569}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Data Modeler\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nAs one of the nation's leaders in quality health care for over 55 years, Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to enhancing health care delivery through state-of-the-art information tools and top-notch talent. The experts at Kaiser Permanente Information Technology are at the heart of that mission and you can be one of them. If you are excited about working with cutting edge technology and have the right blend of creativity and experience, consider the following opportunity within our National Clinical Call Centers group. This group partners with The Permanente Company and Permanente Medical and other Kaiser medical groups around the country to foster clinical systems development. \nEssential Functions:\n - Architecting new database tables.\n - Optimizing the performance of new and existing SQL queries.\n - Investigating and resolving data anomalies.\n - Coordinating efforts with the application development team.\n - Obtaining new data requirements from the client.\n - Ability to be flexible and adaptable as part of a development team that will require completion of tasks that will cross the functional and technical aspects of projects.\n - Document existing environments.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n\n - Bachelor's degree in a related field and/or a minimum of 4 years of equivalent work experience.\n - 10+ years of experience in design, testing, implementation, control and maintenance of organization's logical and relational databases across platforms and computing environments. Data modeling experience.\n - CA ERwin experience.\n - Experience with Oracle RDMS.\n - Experience writing and tuning SQL queries.\n - Experience with source code control (SVN or CVS).\n - Experiencedeveloping in an agile environment.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n\n - 8+ or more years of data modeling experience.\n - 5+ years of CA ERwin experience.\n - 5+ years of experience with Oracle RDMS.\n - 5+ years of experience writing and tuning SQL queries.\n - 5+ years of experience with source code control (SVN or CVS).\n - 2+ years developing in an agile environment.\n - Abilityto work independently with minimal direction.\n - Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.", "date_new": "2012-03-21 18:15:02", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27296476/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Data Modeler", "reqid": "127944", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27296476}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sterile Processing Technician II Certified, (No. 53), Grade 390, (Temporary)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder direct/indirect supervision follows approved infection control, quality assurance and departmental policies and procedures. Collects, cleans, decontaminates, disinfects and/or sterilizes surgical instruments, trays and packs, reusable medical devices and patient care equipment for inpatient Nursing and Medical Office departments. Inventories, restocks and distributes instruments, reusable medical equipment and medical supplies to Medical Center. Works a majority of time in a Sterile Processing Department cleaning, preparing, assembling, sterilizing, prepare packs, instruments, and trays for the medical center and/or medical office building. Will process inpatient operating room instruments. May assist in departmental in services and training.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Adherence to h& washing requirements, workflow patterns, standard precautions, sterility assurance, biological monitoring, & dress code.\n- Validates & maintains: event-related protocols, disinfection &/or sterilization load parameters & records, inventory check sheet(s), & equipment monitoring.\n- Meets regulatory requirements for sterilization, high-level disinfection, biological monitoring, & employee competencies.\n- Accurately document & maintain daily records of all QA & sterilization functions according to regulatory agency & Infection Control standards.\n- Adheres to organizational & departmental policies & procedures.\n- Participates in department employee orientation (DEO), meetings, & employee evaluation & competency programs.\n- Maintains current Sterile Processing Technician Certification.\n- May assists in departmental in-services & training.\n- Wears personal protective equipment.\n- Inspects, disassembles sorts, cleans, & processes reusable instrumentation & equipment.\n- Selects & operates specialized cleaning equipment.\n- Follows manufacturer recommendations for use of cleaning agents.\n- Follows device manufactures cleaning guidelines.\n- Maintains adequate cleaning supplies.\n- As designated reprocesses endoscopes.\n- Identifies, inspects, & assembles all general & specialty instruments, various power equipment, laser & endoscopes instruments per specifications & manufacturer recommendations.\n- According to manufacturer guidelines, selects & prepares packaging materials for the sterilization of reusable instrumentation.\n- Selects appropriate method of sterilization.\n- Maintains accurate sterilization records.\n- Properly loads & unloads sterilization cart items.\n- Verifies that sterilization parameters meet before distribution of load.\n- Collects, cleans, checks, distributes, & tracks patient care equipment.\n- As designated, orders patient care equipment, inventory assigned supply areas for replenishment, & rotates stock appropriately & stocks general & surgical carts.\n- Reports all malfunctioning equipment to appropriate department.\n- Demonstrates awareness of personal & work area safety at all times.\n- Complies with facility safety policies & procedures, including those for bloodborne pathogens & communicable diseases.\n- Take prompt corrective actions when hazard identified.\n- Demonstrates effective written & oral communication skills.\n- Actively supports & contributes teamwork in the workplace.\n- Takes responsibility & is accountable for own professional work ethics.\n- Demonstrate responsibility in adhering to posted work schedules.\n- Assist in in-service & training.\n- Supports departmental related computer programs.\n- No supervisory responsibilities.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum one (1) year of experience in instrument processing.\n- High School Diploma or equivalent.\n- Must hold current CS/SPD Certification with the Certification Board for either Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materials Management.\n- Must know Medical Terminology to understand instrumentation, surgical procedures, and surgical schedule.\n- Must know various types of reusable surgical instrumentation, including power equipment and micro surgical instrumentation.\n- Must know how to operate Sterile Processing departmental equipment (i.e. washers, ultrasonic, steam, gas, and chemical sterilizer).\n- Must know cleaning of patient care equipment i.e. I.V. pumps, feeding pumps, pneumatic pumps, CPM machines, PCA, and hypo/hyperthermia units, etc.\n- Must know sterilization monitoring, record keeping, and quality assurance protocols.\n- Must have effective oral and written communication skills with co-workers, internal, and external customers.\n- Departmental related computer skills preferred.\n- Ability to read and comprehend complex instructions, correspondence, and memos.\n- Ability to write simple correspondence.\n- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other incumbents of the organization.\n- Must be able to follow verbal and written instructions.\n- Must be able to read, comprehend, and follow organizational and departmental policies and procedures.\n- Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment.\n- Also, refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement\n\nSchedule: Full-Time Temporary, 40 hours per week, Evening shifts. Monday through Friday: 4:00pm to 12:30am. Expected length of employment: up to three (3) months.", "date_new": "2012-03-20 19:53:55", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27269848/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sterile Processing Technician II Certified, (No. 53), Grade 390, (Temporary)", "reqid": "126169", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27269848}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sterile Processing Technician II Certified, (No. 50), Grade 390, (Temporary)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder direct/indirect supervision follows approved infection control, quality assurance and departmental policies and procedures. Collects, cleans, decontaminates, disinfects and/or sterilizes surgical instruments, trays and packs, reusable medical devices and patient care equipment for inpatient Nursing and Medical Office departments. Inventories, restocks and distributes instruments, reusable medical equipment and medical supplies to Medical Center. Works a majority of time in a Sterile Processing Department cleaning, preparing, assembling, sterilizing, prepare packs, instruments, and trays for the medical center and/or medical office building. Will process inpatient operating room instruments. May assist in departmental in services and training.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Adherence to h& washing requirements, workflow patterns, standard precautions, sterility assurance, biological monitoring, & dress code.\n- Validates & maintains: event-related protocols, disinfection &/or sterilization load parameters & records, inventory check sheet(s), & equipment monitoring.\n- Meets regulatory requirements for sterilization, high-level disinfection, biological monitoring, & employee competencies.\n- Accurately document & maintain daily records of all QA & sterilization functions according to regulatory agency & Infection Control standards.\n- Adheres to organizational & departmental policies & procedures.\n- Participates in department employee orientation (DEO), meetings, & employee evaluation & competency programs.\n- Maintains current Sterile Processing Technician Certification.\n- May assists in departmental in-services & training.\n- Wears personal protective equipment.\n- Inspects, disassembles sorts, cleans, & processes reusable instrumentation & equipment.\n- Selects & operates specialized cleaning equipment.\n- Follows manufacturer recommendations for use of cleaning agents.\n- Follows device manufactures cleaning guidelines.\n- Maintains adequate cleaning supplies.\n- As designated reprocesses endoscopes.\n- Identifies, inspects, & assembles all general & specialty instruments, various power equipment, laser & endoscopes instruments per specifications & manufacturer recommendations.\n- According to manufacturer guidelines, selects & prepares packaging materials for the sterilization of reusable instrumentation.\n- Selects appropriate method of sterilization.\n- Maintains accurate sterilization records.\n- Properly loads & unloads sterilization cart items.\n- Verifies that sterilization parameters meet before distribution of load.\n- Collects, cleans, checks, distributes, & tracks patient care equipment.\n- As designated, orders patient care equipment, inventory assigned supply areas for replenishment, & rotates stock appropriately & stocks general & surgical carts.\n- Reports all malfunctioning equipment to appropriate department.\n- Demonstrates awareness of personal & work area safety at all times.\n- Complies with facility safety policies & procedures, including those for bloodborne pathogens & communicable diseases.\n- Take prompt corrective actions when hazard identified.\n- Demonstrates effective written & oral communication skills.\n- Actively supports & contributes teamwork in the workplace.\n- Takes responsibility & is accountable for own professional work ethics.\n- Demonstrate responsibility in adhering to posted work schedules.\n- Assist in in-service & training.\n- Supports departmental related computer programs.\n- No supervisory responsibilities.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum one (1) year of experience in instrument processing.\n- High School Diploma or equivalent.\n- Must hold current CS/SPD Certification with the Certification Board for either Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materials Management.\n- Must know Medical Terminology to understand instrumentation, surgical procedures, and surgical schedule.\n- Must know various types of reusable surgical instrumentation, including power equipment and micro surgical instrumentation.\n- Must know how to operate Sterile Processing departmental equipment (i.e. washers, ultrasonic, steam, gas, and chemical sterilizer).\n- Must know cleaning of patient care equipment i.e. I.V. pumps, feeding pumps, pneumatic pumps, CPM machines, PCA, and hypo/hyperthermia units, etc.\n- Must know sterilization monitoring, record keeping, and quality assurance protocols.\n- Must have effective oral and written communication skills with co-workers, internal, and external customers.\n- Departmental related computer skills preferred.\n- Ability to read and comprehend complex instructions, correspondence, and memos.\n- Ability to write simple correspondence.\n- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other incumbents of the organization.\n- Must be able to follow verbal and written instructions.\n- Must be able to read, comprehend, and follow organizational and departmental policies and procedures.\n- Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment.\n- Also, refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.\n\nSchedule: Full-Time Temporary, 40 hours per week, Day shifts. Monday through Friday: 8:00am to 4:30pm. Expected length of employment: up to three (3) months.", "date_new": "2012-03-20 19:53:55", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27269849/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sterile Processing Technician II Certified, (No. 50), Grade 390, (Temporary)", "reqid": "126174", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27269849}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sterile Processing Technician II Certified, (No. 51), Grade 390, (Temporary)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder direct/indirect supervision follows approved infection control, quality assurance and departmental policies and procedures. Collects, cleans, decontaminates, disinfects and/or sterilizes surgical instruments, trays and packs, reusable medical devices and patient care equipment for inpatient Nursing and Medical Office departments. Inventories, restocks and distributes instruments, reusable medical equipment and medical supplies to Medical Center. Works a majority of time in a Sterile Processing Department cleaning, preparing, assembling, sterilizing, prepare packs, instruments, and trays for the medical center and/or medical office building. Will process inpatient operating room instruments. May assist in departmental in services and training.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Adherence to h& washing requirements, workflow patterns, standard precautions, sterility assurance, biological monitoring, & dress code.\n- Validates & maintains: event-related protocols, disinfection &/or sterilization load parameters & records, inventory check sheet(s), & equipment monitoring.\n- Meets regulatory requirements for sterilization, high-level disinfection, biological monitoring, & employee competencies.\n- Accurately document & maintain daily records of all QA & sterilization functions according to regulatory agency & Infection Control standards.\n- Adheres to organizational & departmental policies & procedures.\n- Participates in department employee orientation (DEO), meetings, & employee evaluation & competency programs.\n- Maintains current Sterile Processing Technician Certification.\n- May assists in departmental in-services & training.\n- Wears personal protective equipment.\n- Inspects, disassembles sorts, cleans, & processes reusable instrumentation & equipment.\n- Selects & operates specialized cleaning equipment.\n- Follows manufacturer recommendations for use of cleaning agents.\n- Follows device manufactures cleaning guidelines.\n- Maintains adequate cleaning supplies.\n- As designated reprocesses endoscopes.\n- Identifies, inspects, & assembles all general & specialty instruments, various power equipment, laser & endoscopes instruments per specifications & manufacturer recommendations.\n- According to manufacturer guidelines, selects & prepares packaging materials for the sterilization of reusable instrumentation.\n- Selects appropriate method of sterilization.\n- Maintains accurate sterilization records.\n- Properly loads & unloads sterilization cart items.\n- Verifies that sterilization parameters meet before distribution of load.\n- Collects, cleans, checks, distributes, & tracks patient care equipment.\n- As designated, orders patient care equipment, inventory assigned supply areas for replenishment, & rotates stock appropriately & stocks general & surgical carts.\n- Reports all malfunctioning equipment to appropriate department.\n- Demonstrates awareness of personal & work area safety at all times.\n- Complies with facility safety policies & procedures, including those for bloodborne pathogens & communicable diseases.\n- Take prompt corrective actions when hazard identified.\n- Demonstrates effective written & oral communication skills.\n- Actively supports & contributes teamwork in the workplace.\n- Takes responsibility & is accountable for own professional work ethics.\n- Demonstrate responsibility in adhering to posted work schedules.\n- Assist in in-service & training.\n- Supports departmental related computer programs.\n- No supervisory responsibilities.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum one (1) year of experience in instrument processing.\n- High School Diploma or equivalent.\n- Must hold current CS/SPD Certification with the Certification Board for either Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materials Management.\n- Must know Medical Terminology to understand instrumentation, surgical procedures, and surgical schedule.\n- Must know various types of reusable surgical instrumentation, including power equipment and micro surgical instrumentation.\n- Must know how to operate Sterile Processing departmental equipment (i.e. washers, ultrasonic, steam, gas, and chemical sterilizer).\n- Must know cleaning of patient care equipment i.e. I.V. pumps, feeding pumps, pneumatic pumps, CPM machines, PCA, and hypo/hyperthermia units, etc.\n- Must know sterilization monitoring, record keeping, and quality assurance protocols.\n- Must have effective oral and written communication skills with co-workers, internal, and external customers.\n- Departmental related computer skills preferred.\n- Ability to read and comprehend complex instructions, correspondence, and memos.\n- Ability to write simple correspondence.\n- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other incumbents of the organization.\n- Must be able to follow verbal and written instructions.\n- Must be able to read, comprehend, and follow organizational and departmental policies and procedures.\n- Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment.\n- Also, refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.\n\nSchedule: Full-Time Temporary, 40 hours per week, Day shifts. Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday: 8:00am to 4:30pm. Expected length of employment: up to three (3) months.", "date_new": "2012-03-20 19:53:55", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27269851/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sterile Processing Technician II Certified, (No. 51), Grade 390, (Temporary)", "reqid": "126195", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27269851}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sterile Processing Technician II Certified, (No. 54), Grade 390, (Temporary)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder direct/indirect supervision follows approved infection control, quality assurance and departmental policies and procedures. Collects, cleans, decontaminates, disinfects and/or sterilizes surgical instruments, trays and packs, reusable medical devices and patient care equipment for inpatient Nursing and Medical Office departments. Inventories, restocks and distributes instruments, reusable medical equipment and medical supplies to Medical Center. Works a majority of time in a Sterile Processing Department cleaning, preparing, assembling, sterilizing, prepare packs, instruments, and trays for the medical center and/or medical office building. Will process inpatient operating room instruments. May assist in departmental in services and training.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Adherence to h& washing requirements, workflow patterns, standard precautions, sterility assurance, biological monitoring, & dress code.\n- Validates & maintains: event-related protocols, disinfection &/or sterilization load parameters & records, inventory check sheet(s), & equipment monitoring.\n- Meets regulatory requirements for sterilization, high-level disinfection, biological monitoring, & employee competencies.\n- Accurately document & maintain daily records of all QA & sterilization functions according to regulatory agency & Infection Control standards.\n- Adheres to organizational & departmental policies & procedures.\n- Participates in department employee orientation (DEO), meetings, & employee evaluation & competency programs.\n- Maintains current Sterile Processing Technician Certification.\n- May assists in departmental in-services & training.\n- Wears personal protective equipment.\n- Inspects, disassembles sorts, cleans, & processes reusable instrumentation & equipment.\n- Selects & operates specialized cleaning equipment.\n- Follows manufacturer recommendations for use of cleaning agents.\n- Follows device manufactures cleaning guidelines.\n- Maintains adequate cleaning supplies.\n- As designated reprocesses endoscopes.\n- Identifies, inspects, & assembles all general & specialty instruments, various power equipment, laser & endoscopes instruments per specifications & manufacturer recommendations.\n- According to manufacturer guidelines, selects & prepares packaging materials for the sterilization of reusable instrumentation.\n- Selects appropriate method of sterilization.\n- Maintains accurate sterilization records.\n- Properly loads & unloads sterilization cart items.\n- Verifies that sterilization parameters meet before distribution of load.\n- Collects, cleans, checks, distributes, & tracks patient care equipment.\n- As designated, orders patient care equipment, inventory assigned supply areas for replenishment, & rotates stock appropriately & stocks general & surgical carts.\n- Reports all malfunctioning equipment to appropriate department.\n- Demonstrates awareness of personal & work area safety at all times.\n- Complies with facility safety policies & procedures, including those for bloodborne pathogens & communicable diseases.\n- Take prompt corrective actions when hazard identified.\n- Demonstrates effective written & oral communication skills.\n- Actively supports & contributes teamwork in the workplace.\n- Takes responsibility & is accountable for own professional work ethics.\n- Demonstrate responsibility in adhering to posted work schedules.\n- Assist in in-service & training.\n- Supports departmental related computer programs.\n- No supervisory responsibilities.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum one (1) year of experience in instrument processing.\n- High School Diploma or equivalent.\n- Must hold current CS/SPD Certification with the Certification Board for either Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materials Management.\n- Must know Medical Terminology to understand instrumentation, surgical procedures, and surgical schedule.\n- Must know various types of reusable surgical instrumentation, including power equipment and micro surgical instrumentation.\n- Must know how to operate Sterile Processing departmental equipment (i.e. washers, ultrasonic, steam, gas, and chemical sterilizer).\n- Must know cleaning of patient care equipment i.e. I.V. pumps, feeding pumps, pneumatic pumps, CPM machines, PCA, and hypo/hyperthermia units, etc.\n- Must know sterilization monitoring, record keeping, and quality assurance protocols.\n- Must have effective oral and written communication skills with co-workers, internal, and external customers.\n- Departmental related computer skills preferred.\n- Ability to read and comprehend complex instructions, correspondence, and memos.\n- Ability to write simple correspondence.\n- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other incumbents of the organization.\n- Must be able to follow verbal and written instructions.\n- Must be able to read, comprehend, and follow organizational and departmental policies and procedures.\n- Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment.\n- Also, refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.\n\nSchedule: Full-Time Temporary, 40 hours per week,Night shifts. Monday through Friday: 12:00am to 8:30am. Expected length of employment: up to three (3) months.", "date_new": "2012-03-20 19:53:55", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27269852/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sterile Processing Technician II Certified, (No. 54), Grade 390, (Temporary)", "reqid": "126199", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27269852}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sterile Processing Technician II Certified, (No. 52), Grade 390, (Temporary)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder direct/indirect supervision follows approved infection control, quality assurance and departmental policies and procedures. Collects, cleans, decontaminates, disinfects and/or sterilizes surgical instruments, trays and packs, reusable medical devices and patient care equipment for inpatient Nursing and Medical Office departments. Inventories, restocks and distributes instruments, reusable medical equipment and medical supplies to Medical Center. Works a majority of time in a Sterile Processing Department cleaning, preparing, assembling, sterilizing, prepare packs, instruments, and trays for the medical center and/or medical office building. Will process inpatient operating room instruments. May assist in departmental in services and training.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Adherence to h& washing requirements, workflow patterns, standard precautions, sterility assurance, biological monitoring, & dress code.\n- Validates & maintains: event-related protocols, disinfection &/or sterilization load parameters & records, inventory check sheet(s), & equipment monitoring.\n- Meets regulatory requirements for sterilization, high-level disinfection, biological monitoring, & employee competencies.\n- Accurately document & maintain daily records of all QA & sterilization functions according to regulatory agency & Infection Control standards.\n- Adheres to organizational & departmental policies & procedures.\n- Participates in department employee orientation (DEO), meetings, & employee evaluation & competency programs.\n- Maintains current Sterile Processing Technician Certification.\n- May assists in departmental in-services & training.\n- Wears personal protective equipment.\n- Inspects, disassembles sorts, cleans, & processes reusable instrumentation & equipment.\n- Selects & operates specialized cleaning equipment.\n- Follows manufacturer recommendations for use of cleaning agents.\n- Follows device manufactures cleaning guidelines.\n- Maintains adequate cleaning supplies.\n- As designated reprocesses endoscopes.\n- Identifies, inspects, & assembles all general & specialty instruments, various power equipment, laser & endoscopes instruments per specifications & manufacturer recommendations.\n- According to manufacturer guidelines, selects & prepares packaging materials for the sterilization of reusable instrumentation.\n- Selects appropriate method of sterilization.\n- Maintains accurate sterilization records.\n- Properly loads & unloads sterilization cart items.\n- Verifies that sterilization parameters meet before distribution of load.\n- Collects, cleans, checks, distributes, & tracks patient care equipment.\n- As designated, orders patient care equipment, inventory assigned supply areas for replenishment, & rotates stock appropriately & stocks general & surgical carts.\n- Reports all malfunctioning equipment to appropriate department.\n- Demonstrates awareness of personal & work area safety at all times.\n- Complies with facility safety policies & procedures, including those for bloodborne pathogens & communicable diseases.\n- Take prompt corrective actions when hazard identified.\n- Demonstrates effective written & oral communication skills.\n- Actively supports & contributes teamwork in the workplace.\n- Takes responsibility & is accountable for own professional work ethics.\n- Demonstrate responsibility in adhering to posted work schedules.\n- Assist in in-service & training.\n- Supports departmental related computer programs.\n- No supervisory responsibilities.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum one (1) year of experience in instrument processing.\n- High School Diploma or equivalent.\n- Must hold current CS/SPD Certification with the Certification Board for either Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materials Management.\n- Must know Medical Terminology to understand instrumentation, surgical procedures, and surgical schedule.\n- Must know various types of reusable surgical instrumentation, including power equipment and micro surgical instrumentation.\n- Must know how to operate Sterile Processing departmental equipment (i.e. washers, ultrasonic, steam, gas, and chemical sterilizer).\n- Must know cleaning of patient care equipment i.e. I.V. pumps, feeding pumps, pneumatic pumps, CPM machines, PCA, and hypo/hyperthermia units, etc.\n- Must know sterilization monitoring, record keeping, and quality assurance protocols.\n- Must have effective oral and written communication skills with co-workers, internal, and external customers.\n- Departmental related computer skills preferred.\n- Ability to read and comprehend complex instructions, correspondence, and memos.\n- Ability to write simple correspondence.\n- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other incumbents of the organization.\n- Must be able to follow verbal and written instructions.\n- Must be able to read, comprehend, and follow organizational and departmental policies and procedures.\n- Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment.\n- Also, refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.\n\nSchedule: Full-Time Temporary, 40 hours per week, Evening shifts. Monday through Friday: 4:00pm to 12:30am. Expected length of employment: up to three (3) months.", "date_new": "2012-03-20 19:53:55", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27269850/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sterile Processing Technician II Certified, (No. 52), Grade 390, (Temporary)", "reqid": "126204", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27269850}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sr Counsel TPMG\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nSummary:\nProvides legal advice and counseling to TPMG in the following areas: health care and general business.Develops and presents legal advice and opinions relative to TPMG's operations and regulatory requirements.\n\n\nEssential Functions:\n-Provides legal advice and counseling to TPMG managers and administrators in the following areas: health care and general business.\n-Develops and presents legal advice and opinions relative to TPMG's operations and regulatory requirements.\n- Provides day to day legal advice to TPMG operations and physician leaders on a wide range of healthcare issues, including contracts and relations with external vendors, Medicare, Medicaid, other financial and reimbursement issues, credentialing, licensing, scope of practice, informed consent, miscellaneous and medical-legal issues\n- Conducts legal research, prepares legal documents and recommends courses of action to ensure appropriate compliance with existing laws, regulation, and accreditation standards.\n- Provides advice and drafting assistance on policies and procedures (including, but not limited to clinical policies), and on proposed internal and external communications.\n- Advises TPMG management on relevant new statutes, regulations, and judicial decisions affecting TPMG operations.\n- Provides negotiation assistance, develops and prepares contracts with Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., and other organizations with which TPMG conducts business.\n- Monitors and reviews all work and expenditures for outside counsel to ensure quality and efficacy of legal services.\n- Provides educational programs for TPMG physicians and staff on legal issues pertaining to TPMG and Kaiser Permanente.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Law Degree and active member of the California State Bar Required.\n- At least 9 years of substantial experience and practice in private, government or corporate practice focusing on legislation, regulations, ordinance and case law involving health care and the practice of medicine.\n- Expert knowledge of Business and Contract law.\n- Ability to perform the listed duties at level described in TPMG Legal Department Core Competencies.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.", "date_new": "2012-03-20 19:53:47", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27269833/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr Counsel TPMG", "reqid": "122975", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27269833}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Principal Consultant, Performance Excecllence\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThis position provides direct project leadership for one to three teams responsible for delivering Performance Excellence projects and responsible for leading & consulting on transformational Performance Excellence initiatives & projects that accelerate the achievement of results in priority areas for the Northern California region. In addition, provides analysis, consultation, gap assessment, team facilitation, & solutions, accelerates the dissemination of successful practices, & provides recommendations for organizational alignment. Deliverables result in practical, significant, & measurable improvements in quality, service, & efficiency across all Northern California Medical Centers.\nEssential Functions:\n- Provides direct project leadership for one to three projects simultaneously\n- Works w/ project teams to ensure projects meet quality, time & budget requirements\n- Works w/ executive leadership in defining the scope of work, objectives, deliverables, & timeframes of projects\n- Projects & consulting engagements focus on large-scale performance improvement processes in quality, service, & efficiency of local & region wide hospital & health plan operations\n- Primarily, projects will involve the implementation of Performance Excellence strategy w/ emphasis on accelerating Performance Excellence priorities & organizational transformation using performance improvement methodologies & approaches\n- Addresses strategic issues specifically related to operational performance that span multiple topics & functional areas\n- Leads & drives team to conduct & present rigorous analysis, recommendations & execution to accelerate actions around Performance Excellence priorities\n- Recommendations would include addressing key performance gaps or establish best practices implemented in the Northern California Medical Centers\n- Ensures team members write & present well-structured analyses & recommendations that influence & persuade clients including difficult audiences to achieve desired outcomes\n- Presents Performance Excellence recommendations & outcomes to senior clients in forums such as the Northern California Leadership Team or Joint Operations Leadership Team\n- Effectively facilitates group meetings to drive decisions or alignment among a diverse group\n- Establishes trusted partner relationship as the primary interface between project team & clients such as key regional owners of Performance Excellence initiatives, Medical Center leadership (e.g. Area Managers) & Northern California regional leadership team\n- Acts as an effective advisor of key issues, goals, & trends in at least one functional area to business owners\n- Acts as a leader to align teams & business partners in transformational efforts (e.g. Throughput, Preventing Harm) to ensure performance goals are met across the region in an efficient way\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 6 or more years of work experience preferably in health care or master's degree in Business Administration, Public Health or equivalent w/ 4 years of consulting experience\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent\n- Master's degree in Business Administration, Public Health or equivalent preferred\n- Ability to effectively oversee multiple projects simultaneously as well as manage large teams to deliver results within timeframes\n- High level of operational thinking & expertise w/ either: the ability to analyze & understand hospital operations quickly to become a trusted advisor or demonstrate in depth knowledge of hospital operations based on past-experience e.g. hospital throughput including use of appropriate techniques & methodologies to improve throughput performance, operations across the entire continuum of care, clinical quality, & patient safety\n- Must be results driven in order to drive quantifiable results throughout Kaiser Permanente medical centers\n- Strong verbal & written communication & presentation skills to senior leaders in order to influence & persuade to achieve desired outcomes\n- Strong interpersonal skills to gain effectively trust & respect from senior leaders\n- Must demonstrate ability to cultivate a strong network within Kaiser Permanente to gain support from senior leaders towards achieving organizational goals\n- Skills in facilitating meetings\n- Strong skills & experience in solving complex problems & developing actionable recommendations\n- Competencies & skills as specified to perform effectively the duties of the job\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment", "date_new": "2012-03-20 19:50:13", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27269801/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Principal Consultant, Performance  Excecllence", "reqid": "037094", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27269801}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Programmer Analyst, Consultant Specialist - Java\nLocation: Oakland, CA\n\nAs one of the nation's leaders in quality health care for over 55 years, Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to enhancing health care delivery through state-of-the-art information tools and top-notch talent. The experts at Kaiser Permanente Information Technology are at the heart of that mission and you can be one of them. If you are excited about working with cutting edge technology and have the right blend of creativity and experience, consider the following opportunity within our National Clinical Call Centers group. This group partners with The Permanente Company and Permanente Medical and other Kaiser medical groups around the country to foster clinical systems development.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Design, develop and maintenance of server side functionalities of Regional Application suite using Java, RAD and Web sphere application server environment.\n- Troubleshoot deployment and production problems.\n- Provide support for production issues.\n- Architect the solution of new feature enhancements.\n- Ensure Software design and code implementation meets coding standards and best practices, flexibility, configurability, reusability, testability, maintainability and scalability.\n- Collaborate with Solution consultant, team lead and development manage, and business partner to translate the business requirements into a functional design documents.\n- Participate in the agile pair programming and code review.\n- Create design documentation and drawings as required by CPDP.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Bachelor's degree in related field and/or 4 years of equivalent work experience.\n- A minimum of 8 years of related experience in conducting highest level analyses regarding programs/applications/systems and making strategic recommendations to management.\n- 8+ years of technical experience in a fast paced, Information Technology Department consisting of a combination of staff and contractors.\n- 8+ years of experience in Enterprise Java programming, RAD 7.5 Environment, SOA, Web services Development and Testing, SOAP UI, JMS, MQ Series,\n- Experience working with SQL, Stored Procedure and Database, preferably Oracle.\n- Experience in UML and data modeling, working knowledge of Visio.\n- Strong knowledge of JUnit.\n-Ability to work independently with minimal direction\nPreferred Qualifications:\n-Experience with Ant Script development\n- Working knowledge of HL7 interfaces.\n- BlazeDS and Websphere Application Server experience\n- Experience with ADOBE Flex and Flashbuilder\n- Troubleshooting and problem solving skills.\n- Experience with SVN source control system.\n- Experience in Agile process and Methodologies\n- Experience with Application Lifecycle management tools (Borland StarTeam, Caliber)\n- Very strong communication skills (Ability to communicate one's ideas through their design)\n- Experience working with various departments and a good team player.\n- Intermediate Unix knowledge.", "date_new": "2012-03-20 19:50:09", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27269786/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Programmer Analyst, Consultant Specialist - Java", "reqid": "128098", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27269786}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Programmer Analyst, Consultant Specialist - Flex\nLocation: Oakland, CA\n\nAs one of the nation's leaders in quality health care for over 55 years, Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to enhancing health care delivery through state-of-the-art information tools and top-notch talent. The experts at Kaiser Permanente Information Technology are at the heart of that mission and you can be one of them. If you are excited about working with cutting edge technology and have the right blend of creativity and experience, consider the following opportunity within our National Clinical Call Centers group. This group partners with The Permanente Company and Permanente Medical and other Kaiser medical groups around the country to foster clinical systems development.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Design, develop and maintenance of client side functionalities of Regional Application suite primarily using Adobe Flex, Flex builder and Eclipse development environment.\n- Troubleshoot deployment and production problems.\n- Provide support for production issues.\n- Architect the solution of new feature enhancements.\n- Ensure Software design and code implementation meets coding standards and best practices, flexibility, configurability, reusability, testability, maintainability and scalability.\n- Collaborate with Solution consultant, team lead and development manager, and business partner to translate the business requirements into a functional design documents.\n- Participate in the agile pair programming and code review.\n- Create design documentation and drawings as required by CPDP.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Bachelor's degree in related field and/or 4 years of equivalent work experience.\n- A minimum of 8 years of related experience in conducting highest level analyses regarding programs/applications/systems and making strategic recommendations to management.\n- 8+ years of technical experience in a fast paced, Information Technology Department consisting of a combination of staff and contractors.\n- Experience in Enterprise application development using Adobe Flex, Action Script 3.0 and Flex Builder with Eclipse IDE.\n- Strong knowledge of Spark components and customizing basic spark components.\n- Experience in Standard Flex Framework such Mate, or Cairngorm.\n- Experience in Flex unit testing -Ability to work independently with minimal direction\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- 8+ years in SQL, Stored Procedure and Database, preferably Oracle.\n- 4+ years in UML and data modeling, working knowledge of Visio.\n- Experience with application development in other language such as Java/C++/C-# .\n- Troubleshooting and problem solving skills.\n- Experience with CVS/ SVN source control system.\n- Experience in Agile process and Methodologies\n- High degree of creativity, interaction design and problem solving ability.\n- Very strong communication skills (Ability to communicate one's ideas through their design)\n- Experience working with various departments and a good team player.\n- Intermediate Unix knowledge.\n- Expertise in visual design using tools like Photoshop, Illustrator is expected.\n- Prototyping skills using tools like Flash, Flex, Knowledge of Adobe Flex, very much preferred.\n- Knowledge of Charles.", "date_new": "2012-03-20 19:50:09", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27269788/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Programmer Analyst, Consultant Specialist - Flex", "reqid": "128127", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27269788}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Programmer Analyst, Consultant Specialist - C++\nLocation: Oakland, CA\n\nAs one of the nation's leaders in quality health care for over 55 years, Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to enhancing health care delivery through state-of-the-art information tools and top-notch talent. The experts at Kaiser Permanente Information Technology are at the heart of that mission and you can be one of them. If you are excited about working with cutting edge technology and have the right blend of creativity and experience, consider the following opportunity within our National Clinical Call Centers group. This group partners with The Permanente Company and Permanente Medical and other Kaiser medical groups around the country to foster clinical systems development.\n\nEssential Functions:\n\n-Design, develop and maintenance of legacy Regional Application suite using Object Oriented technology, C++, C-Sharp and Microsoft Visual Studio environment.\n-Troubleshoot deployment and production problems.\n-Provide support for deployment and production issues.\n-Design and architect the solution of new feature enhancements.\n-Ensure Software design and code implementation meets coding standards and best practices, flexibility, configurability, reusability, testability, maintainability and scalability.\n-Collaborate with Solution consultant, team lead and development manager, and business partner to translate the business requirements into a functional design documents.\n-Participate in the agile pair programming and code review.\n-Create design documentation and drawings as required by CPDP.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Bachelor's degree in related field and/or 4 years of equivalent work experience.\n- A minimum of 8 years of related experience in conducting highest level analyses regarding programs/applications/systems and making strategic recommendations to management.\n- 8+ years of technical experience in a fast paced, Information Technology Department consisting of a combination of staff and contractors.\n- 8+ years of experience in Object Oriented Design and development in C++, C-Sharp using Microsoft Visual Studio as primary development environment.\n-Strong experience in Visual Studio source control system.\n- Ability to work independently with minimal direction\n\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Experience in SQL, Stored Procedure and Database, preferably Oracle.\n- Experience of multithreaded application development.\n- Experience in UML and data modeling, working knowledge of Visio.\n- Proficient with design patterns\n- Experience with ADOBE Flex and Flashbuilder\n- Experience with Java, J2EE, Websphere application development\n- Troubleshooting and problem solving skills.\n- Experience with SVN source control system.\n- Experience in Agile process and Methodologies\n- Experience with Application Lifecycle management tools (Borland StarTeam, Caliber)\n- Very strong communication skills (Ability to communicate one's ideas through their design)\n- Experience working with various departments and a good team player.\n- Basic Unix knowledge.", "date_new": "2012-03-20 19:50:09", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27269791/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Programmer Analyst, Consultant Specialist - C++", "reqid": "128131", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27269791}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: ETL Developer (Talend)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\n\nAs one of the nation's leaders in quality health care for over 55 years, Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to enhancing health care delivery through state-of-the-art information tools and top-notch talent. The experts at Kaiser Permanente Information Technology are at the heart of that mission and you can be one of them. If you are excited about working with cutting edge technology and have the right blend of creativity and experience, consider the following opportunity within our National Clinical Call Centers group. This group partners with The Permanente Company and Permanente Medical and other Kaiser medical groups around the country to foster clinical systems development.\n\nEssential Functions:\n\n- Developing and testing ETL programs for both data manipulation and web services. Production monitoring and support of ETL application tier.\n- Administrates all aspects of the ETL software, including configuration and performance tuning.\n- Performs root cause analysis when ETL issues arise and then proposes and implements solutions.\n- Coordinates with DBA Team on database schema design and performance tuning.\n- Participates in business requirements meetings with IT, business management, staff and end users.\n- Ensures that all project activities are thoroughly documented and current, and that appropriate change management and version control practices procedures have been followed.\n- Provides team members and management with timely status of activities and issues. Escalates issues when necessary by recognizing severity and impact to users and IT systems.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Bachelor's degree in related field and/or 4 years of equivalent work experience.\n- A minimum of 8 years of related experience in conducting highest level analyses regarding programs/applications/systems and making strategic recommendations to management.\n- 5+ years of design and development experience in Information Technology\n- 3+ years of Talend ETL application development with progressive experience.\n- 5+ years of technical experience with databases.\n- Experience writing scripts, functions and stored procedures using SQL or Oracle PL/SQL.\n- Experience with Oracle, SQL, UNIX and Shell Scripting\n- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Experience and working knowledge of Oracle 11g.\n- Experience and working knowledge of TOAD and Erwin Data Modeler products.\n- Ability to install, upgrade, configure, optimize, and maintain ETL applications on UNIX and Windows platform servers.\n- Experience with MQSeries messaging.\n- Experience with agile development process.", "date_new": "2012-03-20 19:50:09", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27269790/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "ETL Developer (Talend)", "reqid": "128134", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27269790}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Physician Assistant I\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nProvides health care services to members under direction and responsibility of physician.\nEssential Functions:\n- Examines patient, performs comprehensive physical examination, and compiles patient medical data, including health history and results of physical examination.\n- Administers or orders diagnostic tests, such as x-ray, electrocardiogram, and laboratory tests, and interprets test results for deviations from normal.\n- Performs therapeutic procedures such as injections, immunizations, suturing and wound care, and managing infection.\n- Develops and implements patient management plans, records progress notes, and assists in provision of continuity of care.\n- Instructs and counsels patients regarding compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimens, normal growth and development, family planning, emotional problems of daily living, and health maintenance.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Graduate of an approved Physician Assistant training program approved by the National Commission of Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).\n- Licensed as a Physician Assistant by the Medical Board of California (M.B.C.) and the Physician Assistant Examining Committee (P.A.E.C.).\n- BLS certification required.\n- Must have a Nat'l Provider Identifier (NPI), or obtain an NPI, prior to employment start date.\n- May be required to possess specialty skills in order to perform tasks required by the specific department (e.g. Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, etc.).\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.", "date_new": "2012-03-18 19:40:43", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27228656/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Physician Assistant I", "reqid": "127684", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27228656}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sr Systems Administrator\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nEvaluates capabilities and limitations of new and existing technical tools and systems. Recommends improvements to processes and reporting capabilities. Performs system administration. Acts as liaison between systems users and information technology groups (internal and external). Serves as technical resource on data availability, structure, security, and system interfaces for multiple programs/systems. Develops reports and data bases of significant size and complexity. User requirements vary and generally lack clear definition. Reports may influence outcome of management decisions.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Consults with end users to determine report and database needs and limitations\n- Serves as consultant to department staff in interpretation and creation of databases and data reports\n- Analyzes the implication of changes in data needs on data structures\n- Serves as technical consultant on new products and technology\n- Acts as interface between systems group and end users\n- Coordinates systems support\n- Performs system administration, including system security, software update management, and data dictionary maintenance\n- Performs master file maintenance\n- Defines data purge and retention cycles\n- Monitors data quality and integrity\n- Participates in business improvement project teams\n- Analyzes impact of process or technical tool changes on existing processes, tools, and interfaces based on knowledge of interdependencies of related functions and systems\n- Delivers training for end users on system\n- Ensures adequacy and quality of process and procedure documentation\n- May lead cross-functional user groups in optimizing the use of existing tools and reports\n- May perform user system training\n- Extracts data from various complex databases for report generation\n- Develops and generates highly complex ad hoc reports and databases to address specific business needs\n- Recommends improvements to permanent reports\n- Designs and develops complex reports and databases to manage business processes\n- Develops new ad hoc reports to address specific business needs\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Significant experience, typically five (5) plus years in business systems analysis and administration or an equivalent combination of education and experience\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in computer science, or user-specific area\n- In-depth knowledge of the business area(s) served\n- Ability to use complex data resource, specialized and sophisticated PC's, and MIS programming languages\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Healthcare experience.\n- Employee Workforce Management database experience. SAS or SQL experience.", "date_new": "2012-03-18 19:40:43", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27228659/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr Systems Administrator", "reqid": "127920", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27228659}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Project Manager I [I.T.]\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nResponsible for providing leadership to a team committed to achieving specified goals of a project. Provides high quality and cost effective project management, analytic support services and technical expertise for a broad array of issues. This is the first job in a three (3) level Project Manager Ladder. At the entry level, a Project Manager may lead projects that impact a single functional area or service area. It is responsible for working on problems of moderate scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Position will exercise judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Leads and provides technical leadership to projects.\n- Sets strategic direction of projects.\n- Develops project plans which identify key issues, problems, approaches, performance metrics and resources required.\n- Designs processes to address identified problems.\n- Establishes team membership and negotiates time commitments and resource allocation.\n- Provides staff leadership to multi-disciplinary teams.\n- Motivates team members and facilitates team meetings.\n- Acts as liaison, problem solver, and facilitator.\n- Cultivates and reinforces appropriate group values, norms, and behaviors.\n- Provides guidance to team on performance and productivity issues.\n- Designs research plans for data gathering and analysis.\n- Actively participates or may lead in analyzing data and developing recommendations and action plans.\n- Accountable for the development of project documentation for senior executives and other key clients to facilitate sharing of project outcomes and best practices.\n- Plans and facilitates meetings.\n- Makes formal presentations to various senior level audiences.\n- Assesses project impact on the workforce.\n- May include developing training program for different levels of audiences.\n- May develop and manage a department, including recruiting, coaching, performance evaluation of staff.\n- Performs other related duties as assigned by management.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Three (3) plus years of experience in specified technical area.\n- Project management experience in health care preferred.\n- Bachelors' degree in business administration, health care administration, operations research, public health administration or other related field or equivalent work experience.\n- Master's degree or clinical licenses (RN, MD, etc.) preferred.\n- Ability to determine key business issues and develop appropriate action plans from multi-disciplinary perspectives.\n- Demonstrated ability to conduct and interpret quantitative and qualitative analyses.\n- Good project management and consulting skills.\n- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.\n\nSchedule:\nMay include weekends and on-call as needed.", "date_new": "2012-03-18 19:40:36", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27228654/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Project Manager I [I.T.]", "reqid": "124273", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27228654}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Executive Assistant I (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nExecutive Assistant I\nOakland, CA\n\nSupports an Executive Director and members of the management team with complex administrative support and project coordination to include the following:\n\n- Manages multiple calendars to include arranging complex special events requiring solid understanding of event requirements and coordination of dependencies.\n- Drives agenda planning and meeting set-up for regularly scheduled meetings.\n- Assists with complex custom reports and cross-functional initiatives that require project coordination (e.g., data collection and validation, project reporting, etc.).\n- Drafts more complex and detailed correspondence for executives using KP knowledge and advanced business acumen; independently updates department documents as needed. Uses basic to advanced knowledge of two or more Microsoft Office/PC applications, depending upon department or business needs.\n- Answers phones and email, and directs inquiries to appropriate parties based on functional/operational knowledge; may respond to routine to moderately complex inquiries directly.\n- Monitors & resolves administrative budget issues to include billing and payment authorization for planned and unplanned expenses and special events; handles recharges across business units, tracks and accounts for executive travel/business expenses.\n- Interacts regularly with KP employees at all levels across multiple organizations, as well as external representatives as a liaison, to gather, exchange, and compare/contrast pertinent operational information for others' use.\n- Coordinates administrative workflow of the group; recommends new processes as needed.\n-Serves as part of a larger administrative professionals team (4-person team) to support the broader department with infrastructure and administration needs.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Eight (8) - ten (10) + years of administrative and/or executive assistant experience w/ increasing levels of scope & discretion.\n- Preferred demonstrated success providing support w/in a complex work environment.\n- High School Diploma, GED or related experience.\n- BA/BS preferred.\n- Ability to learn & apply In-depth knowledge of KP's policies, practices, business, theories & systems.\n- Uses acquired knowledge of industry practices & standards.\n- Extreme attention to detail & ability to coordinate & provide support to an executive w/ a highly dynamic/complex role at KP.\n- As a skilled specialist, completes tasks in creative & effective ways.\n- Uses intermediate to advanced MS Office skills (Word, Excel and/or PowerPoint) to create more difficult presentation materials w/ graphs/illustrations, & proofreads content for accuracy & KP established formatting.\n- Advanced writing skills to compose complex & detailed correspondence & recommends updates to department documents as needed.\n- Requires ability to learn & apply an advanced understanding of a large complex organization & its customers.", "date_new": "2012-03-17 20:18:36", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27224736/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Executive Assistant I (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "127404", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27224736}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Strategic Planning Business Consultant\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Strategic Planning Analyst will play a pivotal role in creating strategic presentations and materials that encompass business information and financial reporting, as well as thought leadership. The ability to partner with others within the Strategic Planning team and across the organization to shape content and communicate ideas is essential. Presentation and material deliverables will be for the most senior leaders of the organization including the Boards of Directors. The key areas of responsibilities will include creating analytical and strategic presentations, project management, and support of internal team operations all in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. The position will report to the Executive Director of Strategic Planning and the Director of Communications, Office of the CFO.\n\nEssential Functions:\n-Produces, formats and edits high quality presentation materials that effectively frames and conveys a clear message for a range of audiences, quickly, and under high levels of pressure\n-Effectively creates charts and graphs, and finds effective ways of visually displaying complex financial and business information\n-Designs and produces MS PowerPoint and Excel design templates aligned to brand standards\n-Proofreads and edits presentations and other documents\n-Develops and maintains systems and tools for tracking and managing documents, back-up content, contacts, etc\n-Develops and maintains strong collaborative relationships across the organization and within the team to achieve desired outcomes\n-Assesses scope and impact of client business needs\n-Ensures activities meet expectations, utilizing project management techniques and tools to independently resolve scheduling issues and advises management of resolutions\n-Ensures the proper application of the Kaiser Permanente Style Guides, Brand Standards, and Design Patterns across deliverables\n-Participates in various special projects and provides graphical and analytical support\n-Assists with preparation and production of materials, as needed\n-Collaborates with cross-departmental personnel to drive consistency in presentation styles and implements related process improvements\n-Drives innovations in presentation development through testing new communication concepts, refining existing communications and applying customer insights as appropriate\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Total of three (3) to five (5) years, to include two (2) or more years in a consulting role\n- Bachelor's degree in business/health care administration or related discipline\n-Excellent communication and interpersonal skills\n-Strong written and proofreading skills\n-Advanced knowledge of MS PowerPoint\n-Strong project management skills\n-Strong quantitative and analytical skills\n-Intermediate to advanced knowledge of MS Word and MS Excel\n- Ability to acquire and apply internal and external information and knowledge of policies, practices, business principles, theories, and systems\n- Ability to make sound decisions based on experience, knowledge, and analyses\n- Ability to multi-task and meet tight deadlines in a short timeframe\n\nPreferred Experience:\n- Proficient with a graphical design package such as Adobe CS\n-Proven ability to work with senior leadership\n- Strong graphical and presentation skills", "date_new": "2012-03-17 20:18:36", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27224739/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Strategic Planning Business Consultant", "reqid": "127904", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27224739}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Systems Consultant\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThis position conducts technical studies and evaluations of business area requirements and recommends to client and other data processing management appropriate technological alternatives. Functions as a liaison between the systems consulting, IT, and business areas.\nEssential Functions:\n- Participates in technical studies & evaluations of business requirements & technological alternatives\n- Recommends appropriate systems solutions\n- Provides direction & guidance to other programmers\n- Responsible for the evaluation & implementation of complex applications w/ complex subsystems which may affect the entire system or multiple systems applications\n- Prepares communications, documentation, & conducts classes on new system alternatives\n- Consults & provides guidance to client & data processing personnel\n- Performs related duties as assigned or requested\n\n\nOther Duties:\n- Technology consultant for regional department\n- Webmaster for regional department website\n- Travels to medical centers throughout the region with a team, to manage hardware and web-based SQL server database for facility evaluations for a large team (20+)\n- Builds MIDAS focus studies, queries and reports for department for local and regional studies.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Significant experience,minimum of 4years in systems and applications programming, and a working knowledge of available systems alternatives and technology, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience\n- Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience, in Computer Science, or a related discipline\n- Must understand the systems development process and have a solid understanding of business processes\n- Requires excellent analytical ability, consultative, and communication skills, and strong judgment\n- Ability to work effectively with client, DP managers, and staffs\n- Must be able to work in Labor/Management Partnership environment\n\n\nPreferred Qualifications: \n- Dreamweaver skills for website maintenance.\n- Able to setup and troubleshoot a local area network consisting of desktops, laptops, printers and wireless routers;\n- Able to manage Windows user accounts and permissions;\n- Able to install SQL Server Database.\n- Working knowledge of SQL programming and VBA programming.\n- MIDAS experience to design focus studies, queries, and reports.", "date_new": "2012-03-17 20:18:24", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27224697/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Systems Consultant", "reqid": "127687", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27224697}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Senior Mobile UI/UX Designer\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Senior Mobile UI/UX Designer will play a key role in the newly created Mobility Center of Excellence (MCoE) within Kaiser Permanente IT. This position will require a candidate with strong visual/creative design and leadership skills across multiple mobile application development efforts. The MCoE is a shared services organization that plans, develops and delivers the mobile application needs of all Kaiser Permanente audiences: workforce, clinicians and members.\n\nIf you want to help design health care that is mobile and user-centered, this is the position for you. Working with a principal designer you will have a lead role in establishing design elements and usability flows that will be utilized across many of our mobile applications that could reach an audience of over 8 million people. The ideal candidate will support and deliver all user interface design requirements for each mobile application project in the Mobility CoE. The role will offer the unique opportunity to lay the foundation of Kaiser Permanente's mobile presence. This is a chance to help one of the largest health care providers in America establish a new approach to design and usability in mobile health care applications.\n\nKaiser Permanente Mobility Center of Excellence:\n\nThe MCoE is the team helping Kaiser Permanente change the way health care is delivered. We're creating the mobile experience that brings health care out of the doctor's office and into the hands of our members, workforce and clinicians. If you advocate the business case of good design on your spare time, this is the team for you to join. We're looking for people to design something better than a new button on a social networking-based game. While we do want our apps to be fun, we are designing the mobile strategy that compels Kaiser Permanente members to be active participants in their own health and the health of their communities.\n\nEssential Functions:\nThe Senior Mobile UI/UX Designer must be a self-starter and will be accountable for the delivery of all UI/UX design related tasks on multiple mobile application projects\nCreate Mobile experience designs that meet business requirements and are consistent with the KP brand\nDeliver Mobile Wireframes for parallel mobile application projects and Rapid Prototyping\nEnsure the design and usability flow of the application meet the product manager's requirements\nLead the day-to-day design tasks within Scrum teams, including providing guidance to UI developers, articulating priorities, and escalating issues for developers and/or consultants\nUse the agile development methodology to become a primary contributor to the product backlog for UI/UX design tasks\nReport consistent and clear status of design progress, issues, risks, and mitigation/resolution plans\nParticipate in the necessary meetings and communications with Scrum Masters and others within architecture, development, data services, and app certification teams\nPartner and collaborate with many varying design partners, such as the business stakeholders, brand, marketing, design consultants, and other 3rd parties\nEnsure alignment to brand strategy and KP standards\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\nA strong creative design portfolio showcasing mobile applications user interfaces\nBachelor's degree in related field and/or 4 years of equivalent experience.\nA minimum of 5 years experience in defining requirements, developing solution alternatives, estimates and translating client's business needs into a usable product\nA minimum of 5 years of software design work experience\nExtensive experience with the Adobe CS5 Suite\nHands-on development of Mobile Web and Mobile Native app UIs\nProven track record of creating wireframes for primary mobile platforms, such as iOS, Android, RIM, and other native platforms\nDeep knowledge of native mobile platforms in order to understand the design options and how that relates to the core elements of wireframes, from information design, interface design, to navigation design\nA minimum of 5 years of experience in web support including planning, design, development, testing, installation and maintenance of web environments and/or portals, sites and applications.\nAbility to collaborate with software developers to ensure design recommendations are implemented as intended\nExperience in working under Agile development methodology\nExperience in creating User/Screen Flows, Style Guides, and other design driven documentation\nStrong HTML/CSS skills\nPassion to learn emerging technologies and evolution of UI/UX design principles across the every changing landscape of mobile devices\nStrong communication, interpersonal, collaboration and leadership skills\nStrong ability to manage through issues and technical challenges\nStrong ability & flexibility to be an individual contributor, as well as play a key role in a team setting\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\nHealthcare or health and wellness experience: A passion for redesigning the health care experience for a mobile world.\nPublic available mobile applications that the candidate has either designed or owned the user experience: Real-world experience with mobile UI delivery.\nHands-On experience with native UI design or Cross Platform design tools: The ability to be fast and thorough when needed.", "date_new": "2012-03-17 20:17:24", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27224668/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Senior Mobile UI/UX Designer", "reqid": "127599", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27224668}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: IT Audit Project Manager, Internal Audit Services (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nKaiser Permanente\nIT Audit Project Manager\nOakland, CA\n\n\nInternal Audit Services (IAS) is looking for an IT Audit Project Manager in Oakland.\n\n\nEssential Functions:\n - Leads the field execution of diverse IT, integrated, and operational audits, reviews, and special projects. Drives the audit planning process by identifying key risks and assessment of project scope alternatives to identify an appropriate testing approach.\n - Leads the planning, scheduling, and field supervision of assigned audit projects. Ensures projects are moving forward by working effectively with client and IAS management.\n - Efficiently and effectively leads the audit team to successful project completion.\n - Identifies, suggests, and helps implement new/improved audit approaches, tools, and techniques.\n - Ensures that all work papers prepared as part of the audit engagement include sufficient evidence to support audit conclusions, and meet IIA Standards/IAS policies.\n - Professionally communicates scope, purpose, and conclusions both verbally and in writing. Ensures communications are conveyed in a timely manner.\n - Actively coach staff and deliver feedback throughout the audit engagement. Provides opportunities for project staff to enhance their skills. Provide comprehensive, constructive and timely project evaluations that include opportunities for improvement.Support development of the assigned practice area by actively contributing perspective to the team's priorities and risk assessments, identifying areas where further research and development would be value-added, creating audit tools, establishing client relationships, and identifying and sharing relevant information.\n - Other duties as assigned.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n - Typically 5+ years of auditing or comparable experience, to include increasing levels of internal project management experience.\n - Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, finance, information systems or related field or 4 additional years of equivalent experience.\n - Demonstrated ability to plan, supervise & perform integrated audits & data analysis, & effectively utilize general audit software such as ACL, Teammate, etc.\n - Consistently delivers high quality results, strives to improve his/her performance, demonstrates a sense of urgency, and improve industry knowledge.\n - Demonstrated time management, leadership, & interpersonal skills. Demonstrated project management skills.\n - Demonstrated ability to build & lead a cohesive audit team, & 'mentor' audit staff.\n - Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with management.\n - Develops subject matter knowledge in major business processes or functions.\n - Demonstrated knowledge of IT internal control and security practices (e.g. COBiT), standards, and regulations as well as professional standards.\n - Demonstrated experience auditing IT internal controls, including technology infrastructure, IT general controls, application controls, new systems implementations, and integrated auditing.\n\nCertifications:\nOne of the following certifications is required.\n - Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)\n - Certified Public Accountant (CPA)\n - Certified Information System Auditor (CISA)\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n - 5+ years of IT auditing experience\n - Audit experience within a large, complex organization", "date_new": "2012-03-16 23:11:03", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27217361/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "IT Audit Project Manager, Internal Audit Services (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "127610", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27217361}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Clinical Nurse Specialist, (Geriatrics/Pain)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nPlease be aware that this position is currently under review as part of the jurisdictional process with the California Nurses Association to determine whether such position should be assigned to the CNA bargaining unit. This review is on a position-by-position basis and includes an analysis of the actual duties performed in each position under review. This determination will be made within the next several months. Should the determination be made that the position does belong to the CNA bargaining unit, you will be offered the opportunity to (a) follow the work into the CNA bargaining unit and become a member of the union, or (b) seek other employment within the organization. Should you have any questions regarding this notice, please contact your recruiter for further information.\nProvides in-depth clinical expertise in a defined area of nursing practice (eg., pediatrics, oncology, adult medicine). Develops and ensures quality standards for nursing practice for a specific patient population. Provides advanced clinical practice education, consultation, research and administration.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Establishes and monitors care standards and makes recommendations for changes in area of clinical practice.\n- Collaborates with nursing staff in assessing patient, family age-specific nursing needs and develops plan of care for complex high-risk patients.\n- Evaluates the effectiveness of the care provided.\n- Designs teaching programs for patients/families and provides assistance to nursing staff in program implementation.\n- Develops interdisciplinary plans of care for complex and high risk patients.\n- In conjunction with members of the health care team, assesses staff knowledge and identifies competency-based education needs of staff and members.\n- Designs and implements education programs to ensure the quality of staff knowledge and skills. Introduces new techniques/innovation based on advanced practice trends.\n- May serve as a preceptor to graduate healthcare students.\n- Provides consultation to physicians, nurses and other heath care providers in meeting care needs of individual or groups of patients in both outpatient and inpatient settings.\n- Makes recommendations to change standards of care or standards of practice based on own research or the research of others. Defines and implements best nursing practices.\n- Assists in interviewing staff and provides input into evaluations regarding clinical competence and provides coaching and counseling.\n- Participates and consults in setting the direction for QA&I monitoring, establishing standards and evaluating outcomes. Collects and analyzes data regarding patient care outcomes, trends, morbidity and mortality.\n- Accesses KP Health Connect to evaluate the quality of care provided.\n- Uses KP Health Connect to manage clinical operations.\n- Monitors quality, appropriateness, and accuracy of KP Health Connect documentation.\n- Maintains role specific KP Health Connect competencies.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Three years experience in area of specialty required.\n- Prior Clinical Nurse Specialist experience preferred.\n- BSN required.\n- Clinical Masters in Nursing, in area of specialization, is required.\n- Graduate of accredited school of nursing.\n- Current California RN license required.\n- California Clinical Nurse Specialist Certification in area of specialty required.\n- Current BLS certificate required.\n- Must have a National Provider Identifier (NPI), or obtain an NPI, prior to employment start date.\n- ACLS or PALS Certification preferred.\n- Demonstrated clinical expertise in area of specialty.\n\nPreferred Qualification:\n- Demonstrate clinical expertise in area of specialty Geriatrics\n- Demonstrate project management skills\n- Geriatric and pain BC", "date_new": "2012-03-16 23:10:46", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27217296/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Clinical Nurse Specialist, (Geriatrics/Pain)", "reqid": "125524", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27217296}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Outpatient Pharmacist - Grade 15 (OAK-201295)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nConsults with patients and medical personnel regarding medication therapy. Provides direction to Pharmacist Residents, Pharmacist Interns, Pharmacy Technicians and other non-licensed personnel. Dispenses, compounds, procures, stores and distributes pharmaceutical products. Provides medical personnel and patients with medication information and product identification. Performs other duties as required.\n\nEssential Functions: - Consults with patients and medical personnel regarding medication therapy\n- Provides direction to Pharmacist Residents, Pharmacist Interns, Pharmacy Technicians and other non-licensed personnel\n- Dispenses, compounds, procures, stores and distributes pharmaceutical products\n- Provides medical personnel and patients with medication information and product identification\n- Performs other duties as required\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Current CA Registered Pharmacist License\n- B.S. in Pharmacy req'd, Pharm.D. preferred\n- Knowledge of Federal and State laws, regulations and standards regarding the provision of pharmaceutical services\n- Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills\n- Ability to extract pertinent information from the patient, or other sources and relate it to the patient's medical management plan\n- Ability to learn and operate pharmacy computer system(s) and other equipment\n- Lift or transport 1-50 lbs\n- Required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms and talk or hear\n- Frequent bending/reaching/stooping\n- Must be able to input prescription labels\n- MUST BE ABLE TO PASS BACKGROUND CHECK\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management environment\n\nSchedule: Sun - Sat, on-call, variable shift; may include working weekends, evenings, nights, days and holidays", "date_new": "2012-03-16 23:10:44", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27217286/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Outpatient Pharmacist - Grade 15 (OAK-201295)", "reqid": "124761", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27217286}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Vice President, Information Security, KPIT\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Vice President, Information Security is accountable for overall information security, governance planning, strategy practices, and compliance standards for Kaiser Permanente (KP) and its affiliates. As health care delivery grows increasingly dependent on technology coupled with the increasing level of regulatory requirements that demand additional rigor, KP must implement highly resilient, reliable and effective solutions that meet and in some cases exceed performance standards found in financial services and other information rich industries. This VP with extensive experience in information security will lead a risk based management effort to fully integrate and optimize information security throughout Kaiser Permanente.\nThe Information Security role includes protecting the confidentiality, integrity and availability of all sensitive KP information. It applies to all sensitive internal information, including member/patient information, business information (e.g., proprietary, privileged, financial, competitive), and employee/employer information. It includes all forms of information including electronic, paper, audio-visual, etc.\nEssential Functions:\nThe VP, Information Security possess the vision, foresight and systemic view that plans for desired business growth as well as the ability to anticipate unspoken needs is essential for this role. Understands the overall impact to the security environment of any major changes to business and/or delivery modalities through risk assessments and leads the effort to manage the risk.\nResponsibilities include:\n- Lead and develop a team of security professionals providing guidance for leadership development .\n- Collaborate and teams with other groups within IT and KP for mutually beneficial business results.\n- Develop strategic and operational goals and influence functional areas to deliver an effective and appropriate information security framework.\n- Ensure that the appropriate KP wide governance structure is in place and highly functional.\n- Establish and maintain enterprise security principles, policies, standards and practices to ensure compliance with all regulatory mandates and requirements including, but not limited to HIPAA, SOX, FDA, PCI etc.\n- Leverage existing KP resources, departments, and infrastructure to perform Information Security activities and related work.\n- Ensure that operational impacts of security measures are risk based, well understood and well managed.\n- Develop, implement and report on progress for achieving and implementing security strategies, plans, products, and controls.\n- Manage escalation of issues relating to the overall security environment.\n- Actively participate in applicable information security and IT Risk Councils.\n- Effectively manage issues related to information security incidents and work with applicable KP-wide incident management programs.\n- Periodically report on the 'state of security' to executive leadership.\n- Represent KP interests to appropriate industry and standards forums and advise senior leadership concerning topics and trends pertaining to information security.\n- Provide support for internal and third party audits.\n- Oversight of information security investigations and forensics.\n- Provide leadership development by providing opportunities for exposure, experience and education.\nThe successful candidate is a visionary leader, highly effective communicator and influencer, with the ability to develop business solutions that garner stakeholder sponsorship to support organizational objectives and project deliverables.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- The position requires a bachelor's degree in business, management information systems or related business field.\n- The successful incumbent must have at minimum of 10 years of broad experience and deep knowledge in several of the following key areas with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role:\n- Subject matter expertise on information security governance, strategy development, standards, and controls.\n- Knowledge of security issues within a regulated industry.\n- Experience in compliance issues such as SOX, COBIT, HIPAA, etc.\n- Experience implementing and enhancing security in large-scale multi-location environments.\n- Proven track record initiating and leading performance change through line management and operations.\n- Demonstrated success in developing effective working relationships with business and physician leaders.\n- Strong business acumen with excellent strategic and business and analytical thinking.\n- Proven leadership, communication, partnership and collaboration and influencing skills are essential.\n- Develop and lead large organizations inclusive of directors, managers and individual contributors\n- The successful candidate possesses leadership capabilities to build and manage a highly effective organization and develop high-performance teams that may be geographically dispersed.\n- We expect a track record of solid leadership experience, a solution-oriented thought leader who leads by example through strong personal leadership conviction, possesses consensus building skills and a true team orientation, and displays good interpersonal skills. We seek a strong team player willing to partner and engage with other IT functional units to deliver substantive added value to business planning and operations.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Master's level graduate degree and/or MBA preferred.", "date_new": "2012-03-16 23:09:45", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27217217/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Vice President, Information Security, KPIT", "reqid": "127584", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27217217}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Senior Financial Consultant Audit National Medicare Finance\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Senior Financial Consultant supports the Audit Director in providing audit leadership, regulatory compliance, and quality assurance for the Medicare line of business. In response to the enhanced regulatory scrutiny, the Senior Financial Consultant supports the NMF Audit Director establish an infrastructure of regulatory and audit experience to evaluate and respond timely to increased CMS regulatory oversight, CMS audit requests (OFM, RADV, HMO Cost Reports, Hospital Cost Reports) and OIG audits and reviews. This function will assist in providing NMF the ability to perform internal reviews of the NMF operations on an ongoing basis, ensuring data quality, integrity, accuracy, and completeness, in order to support the Medicare financial reporting. This position fosters a positive work environment emphasizing respect for individuals, high quality standards, innovation, and team work. \nEssential Functions:\n-Lead the regulatory compliance function and expertise within NMF to evaluate, assign, apply, and monitor new regulatory requirements.\n- Assist with managing audit strategies and audit plans within a large regional or national matrix organization.\n- Lead and/or coordinate Internal and External Audits (CMS, OIG, OFM, etc.). Audits may extend beyond NMF to include regional departments, business units or shared services, partners, contractors and external providers.\n- Assist in managing the NMF audit functions: planning, scheduling, and supervision of NMF audit projects and staff in accordance with the audit plan, project budgets, and milestone.\n- Partner and collaborate with NMF leadership, NMF partners, National Compliance Office, and Internal Audit services.\n- Coordinate audit request and perform documentation review from a regulatory perspective.\n- Assist in coordinating responses to audit findings and observations.\n- Monitor implementation of outstanding and new Corrective Action Plans (CAPs) through completion, including remediation / enhancement of control systems.\n- Assist with maintaining an audit history log or document library of past regulatory and financial audits.\n- Assist with maintain a monitoring plan for periodic ongoing evaluation of prior remediated CAPs.\n- Assist in performing data validation function within NMF to ensure data quality, integrity, accuracy, and completeness (financial and membership data, risk score capture, PDE reconciliation, risk score reconciliation, reimbursement data).\n- Assist in coordinating and archiving attestations (DIR, OIG, NCO, IA, etc.), to ensure they are filed timely.\n- Evaluate processes and controls to ensure compliance with KP policies and procedures, and Regulatory requirements.\n- Build skills and capabilities to enhance performance of the team.\n- Share knowledge, and contribute to the learning of others.\n- Promote sharing and implementation of best practices both regionally and nationally. - Maintain current knowledge of audit principles and practices.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Twelve (12) plus years financial analysis or related experience.\n- Four (4) year degree in related field or equivalent experience.\n- Advanced knowledge (broad expertise or unique knowledge) of policies, practices and systems.\n- Develops advanced concepts, techniques and standards.\n- Develops new applications based on professional principles and theories.\n-Applies advanced principles, theories and concepts.\n- Contributes to the development of innovative principles and ideas.\n- Employs expertise as a generalist or specialist.\n\nPreferred Experience:\n-Experience in regulatory and compliance activities.\n-Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or Certified Public Accountant (CPA).\n-Medicare or health care experience.", "date_new": "2012-03-13 18:22:31", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27105226/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Senior Financial Consultant Audit National Medicare Finance", "reqid": "127017", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27105226}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Intern-Undergrad Infrastructure Program Network Track Lan/Wan\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nAre you looking for an Internship where you will:\n- Be exposed to Business Analysis, Strategy, Information Technology, Security?\n- Learn how to present& communicate complex information& ideas to senior management?\n- Learn how technology is changing the way health care is delivered?\nIf you are, then this is a position is for you!\nWe are looking for dynamic individuals who are interested in working w/in a health care environment w/ an emphasis on technology.\nKaiser Permanente IT is a group of 6,000-plus people dedicated to supporting& improving health care for its 8.6M members,& to delivering 24x7 IT services to 150K employees across 400+ medical facilities. As part of a team under close supervision, Interns will assist in performing a variety of developmental assignments& learn new business tools. In addition, you will participate in enrichment activities for your professional development. KP has a wealth of online, self-paced learning available in all areas of Enterprise IT systems, management methodologies,& application development. Many opportunities will be available to take advantage of not only online material, but to gain real-world knowledge from experts in IT management, process automation, information management& business intelligence. At the end of the Internship, the intern would have learned about the various activities involved in project management& business analysis.\n\n\nEssential Functions\n\nT he Information Technology Infrastructure Program (IP) is an initiative to remediate, upgrade, and improve Kaiser Permanente's (KP) technology infrastructure across the enterprise, including all KP Regions. The program supports the execution of an infrastructure strategy over seven years and is focused on networks (wired and wireless), data centers, disaster recovery, and continuous availability capabilities across all its regions. The program will enable Kaiser Permanente to continue to deliver high quality care through its industry-leading, technology-enabled healthcare platform and provide membership services through its health plans.\n\nThe IP is entering a new phase. Over the past year, the program has focused on strategy development, scoping and planning, and tactical remediation of critical infrastructure. Over the next several years, the program will dramatically increase the level of activity and spend by initiating many new projects, including replacing aging network components, deploying wireless and voice networks, building disaster recovery infrastructure, and creating continuous availability capability.\n\nThe IP Network Engineering team is responsible for the following:\n - Providing technical solutions for Planning, Designing, and Implementing IP related network projects.\n - Create cost models for equipment and labor to be used in forecasting and budgeting exercises.\n - Provide Process Improvements where necessary via formalized process development and implementation methodoliges.\n - Evaluate external supplier and KP-IT products and services.\n - Manage supliers during their delivery of goods and services for Kaiser Permanente.\n - Assist the Network Services department in the following areas of responsibilities:\n    The Network Services department is responsible for all Network Services activities within Kaiser Permanente. Network Engineering, Planning, Designing, Implementation, and Operations of the Kaiser Permanente network are performed by Network Services. The Network Services department is responsible for all of the following network services: Data (WAN, LAN, and Wireless), Voice (PBX and VoIP), and Video technology.\nThe candidate will have an opportunity to learn, experience, and be exposed to working with business and IT partners in the end-to-end process of gathering requirements, analyzing how best to provide the overall solutions, design automated solutions, develop the solutions, test and deploy (including planning, training, and documentation).\n\nAssist with routine and repeatable Network Engineering tasks and responsibilities and assist the Network Engineering manager with technical administrative tasks.\nAssist the Network Engineering team to identify at least one Process Improvement opportunity and assist in the implementation of the Improvement Process.\nProvide detailed documentation describing the Process Improvement identified and the Workflow Chart/Diagram associated with the Process Flow.\nAssist with administrative and business related tasks associated with the three major deliverables of several different KPNS Network Engineering technical projects. The three major deliverables are Design, Configuration, and Implementation.\nAssist with communication to KPNS external vendors relating to important KPNS related information and expectations.\nDocument and Report on the status of all KPNS Network Designs that are presented to the Network Design Review Board (DRB) during the Interns tenure at Kaiser Permanente. Report the status to all KPNS Program Managers on a weekly basis.\nIdentify day-to-day operational activities that can be automated using Excel VBA scripting and/or macro features.\nPerform data analysis and reports regarding comparisons between 'forecast' and 'actual' expenditures for hardware and labor.\n\nThe following list describes the general tasks that will be carried out:\n - All day-to-day tasks will be associated with repeatable Network Engineering tasks assigned by the Network Engineering manager.\n - Tasks such as updating technical spreadsheets, inventory databases, project related service request tracking, document management, etc. will be completed on a regular basis.\n - Perform general technical administrative activities.\n - Perform general Technical Writing tasks.\n - Network Engineering Project Deliverables Tracking.\n - External vendor Resource Tracking.\n - Niku/RPM Timesheet reports and analysis for KPNS funded contractors.\n - Tracking and reporting of network engineering phases of each project (3 milestone phases per project).\n - Manipulation of spreadsheets and creation of reports such as Pivot Tables, etc.\n - Review weekly scorecards and report on all Yellow and Red Status for Network Engineering phases.\n - Assist with action item tracking and coordination.\n - Provide data input services to update and maintain network device inventory databases and spreadsheets. Use of Visionael reports and Microsoft Excel required.\n - Learn and use applications such as Remedy, Niku/RPM, and Business Objects to provide reports to the Network Engineering Manager. Training will be provided.\nPerform various Network Engineering research assignments assigned by the Network Engineering manager.\n\nCompetencies and Skills the Intern will Develop:\n\nAt the end of the internship, the Intern would have learned about the various activities involved in the Network Engineering lifecycle, including gathering functional requirements, planning, designing the right solution, working with outside suppliers, and documenting processes and process improvements. This intern will also learn about various financial processes, methodoligies, activities, etc. related to major programs within KP.\n\n'On the Job' training in the following areas will be provided:\n - Remedy Training; Document Management; Basic Microsoft Visio; Basic Microsoft Word; Microsoft PowerPoint.\n - Intermediate Microsoft Excel features such as formulas, filtering, sorting, pivot tables, VBA scripting, etc.\n - Training in VPN Client, Lotus Notes, Lotus SameTime, WebEx Conferencing, Visionael.\nThe Intern will be exposed to network industry best practices and Kaiser Permanente Internal practices.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications\n - 2.8 GPA or higher\n - Academic students seeking professional training within a business corporate environment\n - Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint\n    Interested in learning about leadership and information technology Project Management desire or experience. Organized, articulate, personable. Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing Student should be in a Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology Managementor Business Administration with an emphasis on technology. Quick-learner Reliable & Dependable\nPreferred Qualifications\n\nThe following qualifications and coursework would be preferred:\n\n - Interest in working in a healthcare related organization such as Kaiser Permanente.\n - Self motivated, independent, exceptional work ethic, personable, and a fast learner.\n - Creative in understanding and solving technical, business, and/or administrative problems.\n - Interested in mathematical and/or finance related activities such as building mathematical formulas in spreadsheets, creating and reviewing budgets, producing and reviewing financial data, etc.\n - Worked in an office environment for a mid to large size company.\n - Customer-facing position in healthcare, finance, or retail industries.\n - Enjoyed completing challenging college-level courses such as statistics, math, chemistry, economics, etc.\n - General computer experience, including experience with using Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.\n - Strong experience with advanced features of Excel is highly preferred. Excel VBA scripting is also preferred but not required.\n - Show proficiency in general office related tasks such as data entry and/or word processing skills. Certificate or Skills Test results preferred.\n - Communications and/or Writing skills preferred in order to assist with communications to other KPNS and non-KPNS departments regarding project status and requirements.\n - Experience with data entry applications such as databases.\n - Experience with data analysis and repoprting.\n - Basic networking experience and knowledge is preferred but not required.", "date_new": "2012-03-13 18:21:19", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27105101/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Intern-Undergrad Infrastructure Program Network Track Lan/Wan", "reqid": "126799", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27105101}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sr. Manager/Director-IT Corporate Services Chief of Staff\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe KP IT Corporate Services (CS) business infrastructure organization is responsible for the delivery of business application capabilities. These capabilities enable the performance and execution of fundamental business activities in the areas of human resource management, finance and accounting, treasury, supply chain and procurement, compliance, legal, and regulatory compliance. As a key service provider to Kaiser Permanente business groups, the CS BIO facilitates and supports end-to-end coordination of the business application portfolio, manages the delivery and support of business software assets, and has overall responsibility for strategic cross-IT process and tool capabilities.\n\nThe CS BIO seeks a proven solutions leader who models an effective and strong work ethic, possesses consensus building skills and a true team orientation, and displays impeccable interpersonal skills. The successful candidate will have the ability to effectively engage with business leaders to deliver substantive, value-add outcomes within both the strategic and operational arenas.\n\nThis role requires a high level of business acumen, IT delivery and operational experience, and both fundamental and hands on expertise in the areas of portfolio management, program and project management, finance, process design and implementation, and vendor management. Expectations include the ability to:\n\n - Manage and coordinate strategic, multi-year, and long range portfolio planning;\n - Develop communications strategies and messaging as needed to facilitate effective portfolio management;\n - Participation in KP-IT wide advisory boards, representing the CS BIO;\n - Design and implementation of efficient and effective processes within areas of responsibility;\n - Representation of CS BIO on IT Governance committees, enterprise investment planning, and liaison to other BIOs;\n - Cross BIO definition and implementation of processes, training, and communication to enhance, optimize, and streamline funding processes.\nEssential Functions:\nResponsibilities include but may not be limited to:\n - Directs the activities of several sections, department(s), or a broad functional area through subordinate managers who have overall responsibility for planning, budgeting, implementing key initiatives, developing strategies and skill sets of employees, and controlling/managing costs.\n - Manages HR/People processes for the organizational area including performance /management, resource management, compensation administration, objective setting/alignment, employee development/coaching and training.\n - Manages financial aspects of the organizational area; accountable for direct budget. May provide financial projections for strategic plans or forecast for future years.\n - Participates with other managers to establish change, implement strategic plans and objectives.\n - Makes final decisions on administrative or operational matters and ensures operations' effective achievement of objectives.\n - Participates in corporate development of methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for projects, programs, and people.\n - Establishes and ensures budgets and schedules meet KPIT requirements.\n - Directs managers and highly technical individual contributors typically across departments or units in a functional or geographic area including external resources and/or matrixed employees.\n - Regularly interacts with senior or executive levels on matters concerning several functional areas, regions, and/or business partners.\n - Establishes strategy and tactics within area of responsibility, and may contribute to KP-IT strategy formulation.\n - Drives change, process improvements and cultural transformation and acts as change leader.\n - Ensures plans in place to accomplish area goals, results tracked and resources appropriately allocated across area of responsibility.\n - Monitors the results of functional area and KP-IT processes.\n - Reviews and integrates business processes to achieve business results and appropriate solutions for customers.\nQualifications:\nBasicQualifications\n - Master's degree in a related field and/or 6 years of equivalent work experience.\n - Minimum of 8 or more years of progressively responsible management experience in planning, budget/financial management, and staffing.\n - A minimum of 8 years of related IT experience including IT Project Management.\n - Advanced knowledge of own area of functional responsibility and full knowledge of multiple related IT functions.", "date_new": "2012-03-13 18:21:15", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27105099/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr. Manager/Director-IT Corporate Services Chief of Staff", "reqid": "123107", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27105099}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sterile Processing Technician II Certified, Grade 390, (Temporary)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder direct/indirect supervision, follows approved infection control, quality assurance and departmental policies and procedures and may assist in departmental in-services and training. In addition, must hold current CS/SPD Certification with the Certification Board for either Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materials Management.\nEssential Functions:\n- Adherence to hand washing requirements, workflow patterns, standard precautions, sterility assurance, biological monitoring, and dress code.\n- Validates and maintains: event-related protocols; disinfection and/or sterilization load parameters and records; inventory check sheet(s); and equipment monitoring.\n- Meets regulatory requirements for sterilization, high-level disinfection, biological monitoring, and employee competencies\n- Accurately document and maintain daily records of all QA and sterilization functions according to regulatory agency and Infection Control standards.\n- Adheres to organizational and departmental policies and procedures\n- Participates in department employee orientation (DEO), meetings, and employee evaluation and competency programs\n- Maintains current Sterile Processing Technician Certification\n- May assists in departmental in-services and training.\n- Wears personal protective equipment\n- Inspects, disassembles sorts, cleans, and processes reusable instrumentation and equipment.\n- Selects and operates specialized cleaning equipment.\n- Follows manufacturer recommendations for use of cleaning agents\n- Follows device manufactures cleaning guidelines.\n- Maintains adequate cleaning supplies\n- As designated reprocesses endoscopes\n- Identifies, inspects, and assembles all general and specialty instruments, various power equipment, laser and endoscopes instruments per specifications and manufacturer recommendations.\n- According to manufacturer guidelines, selects and prepares packaging materials for the sterilization of reusable instrumentation.\n- Selects appropriate method of sterilization.\n- Maintains accurate sterilization records\n- Properly loads and unloads sterilization cart items.\n- Verifies that sterilization parameters meet before distribution of load\n- Collects, cleans, checks, distributes, and tracks patient care equipment\n- As designated, orders patient care equipment, inventory assigned supply areas for replenishment, and rotates stock appropriately and stocks general and surgical carts.\n- Reports all malfunctioning equipment to appropriate department\n- Demonstrates awareness of personal and work area safety at all times.\n- Complies with facility safety policies and procedures, including those for blood borne pathogens and communicable diseases\n- Takes prompt corrective actions when hazard identified (reporting or removing, as appropriate)\n- Attends required safety training.\n- Demonstrates effective written and oral communication skills and actively supports and contributes teamwork in the workplace.\n- Demonstrates responsibility in adhering to posted work schedules\n- Assists in in-service and training and supports departmental related computer programs.\n- May assume interdepartmental liaison responsibilities.\n- In the absence of the Senior Technician, may assume interdepartmental liaison responsibilities.\n- Performs duties as assigned\n- No supervisory responsibilities\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum of one-year experience in instrument processing\n- High School Diploma or equivalent.\n- Must hold current CS/SPD Certification with the Certification Board for either Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materials Management\n- Must know Medical Terminology to understand instrumentation, surgical procedures, and surgical schedule\n- Must know various types of reusable surgical instrumentation, including power equipment and micro surgical instrumentation\n- Must know how to operate Sterile Processing departmental equipment (i.e. washers, ultrasonic, steam, gas, and chemical sterilizer)\n- Must know cleaning of patient care equipment i.e. I.V. pumps, feeding pumps, pneumatic pumps, CPM machines, PCA, and hypo/hyperthermia units, etc.\n- Must know sterilization monitoring, record keeping, and quality assurance protocols\n- Must have effective oral and written communication skills with co-workers, internal, and external customers\n- Departmental related computer skills preferred\n- Ability to read and comprehend complex instructions, correspondence, and memos\n- Ability to write simple correspondence\n- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other incumbents of the organization\n- Must be able to follow verbal and written instructions\n- Must be able to read, comprehend, and follow organizational and departmental policies and procedures\n- Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment\n- Also, refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement\n\nSchedule: Part-Time Temporary, 32 hours per week, Day shifts. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: 8:00am to 4:30pm. Expected length of employment: up to three (3) months.", "date_new": "2012-03-11 20:07:25", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27063309/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sterile Processing Technician II Certified, Grade 390, (Temporary)", "reqid": "125235", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27063309}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Intern-Undergrad Clinical Technology, Integrated Systems Delivery\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nAre you looking for an Internship where you will:\n- Be exposed to Business Analysis, Strategy, Information Technology, Security?\n- Learn how to present& communicate complex information& ideas to senior management?\n- Learn how technology is changing the way health care is delivered?\nIf you are, then this is a position is for you!\nWe are looking for dynamic individuals who are interested in working w/in a health care environment w/ an emphasis on technology.\nKaiser Permanente IT is a group of 6,000-plus people dedicated to supporting& improving health care for its 8.6M members,& to delivering 24x7 IT services to 150K employees across 400+ medical facilities. As part of a team under close supervision, Interns will assist in performing a variety of developmental assignments& learn new business tools. In addition, you will participate in enrichment activities for your professional development. KP has a wealth of online, self-paced learning available in all areas of Enterprise IT systems, management methodologies,& application development. Many opportunities will be available to take advantage of not only online material, but to gain real-world knowledge from experts in IT management, process automation, information management& business intelligence. At the end of the Internship, the intern would have learned about the various activities involved in project management& business analysis.\n\n\nEssential Functions\n\nOur department is responsible for taking technology off from the theoretical or conceptual phases and making it operational within the Kaiser Permanente technical framework.\n\nThis position will be a support role on a multi-disciplinary project team that includes Clinicians, IT, Clinical Technology and Pharmacy representatives. The specific purpose of this project is to replace all of our existing large volume infusion pumps with new smart pumps and as part of that process perform all of the IT integration work surrounding a new product such as this.\n\nThis Intern may also support a number of smaller initiatives that we have running concurrently such as a Clinical Technology mobility pilot or a new nurse call system integration as examples\n\nCompetencies and Skills the Intern will Develop:\n\nThis position will have a large role to play in metrics gathering and analysis, preparing and distributing status reports as well as other duties as they come up. They need to be very familiar MS Word, Excel, Power Point etc.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications\n - 2.8 GPA or higher\n - Academic students seeking professional training within a business corporate environment\n - Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint\n    Interested in learning about leadership and information technology Project Management desire or experience. Organized, articulate, personable. Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing Student should be in a Business Administration and Information Technology Quick-learner Reliable & Dependable\nPreferred Qualifications\n\nWe are looking for an intern that has a high level of self motivation, is detail oriented and can operate in a high stress - high reward environment", "date_new": "2012-03-11 20:06:51", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27063283/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Intern-Undergrad Clinical Technology, Integrated Systems Delivery", "reqid": "126800", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27063283}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Intern-Undergrad Architecture\nLocation: Oakland, CA\n\nCreate systems, set policies, and deliver the innovative strategies that enable us to improve the health of millions. Here, your work in communications, communications, government relations, quality, human resources, national facility services, legal, or hospital operations actually saves lives. Talk about building career karma!\n\nIt takes hundreds, if not thousands, of roles to meet the growing health needs of 8.6 million men, women, and children across the United States. Here are just a few of the additional opportunities we offer at Kaiser Permanente:\n - Architect the patient care experience from the ground up. From construction to maintenance, landscaping to security-the work we do is driven by the needs of our members and employees.\n - Engage teams, promote an environment of respect, and develop recruitment and retention strategies in Human Resources. Whether you specialize in recruiting, benefits, or compensation, you help identify, recruit, hire and develop the talent that will define our future.\n - Establish and maintain an effective compliance program to ensure that we operate according to the highest ethical standards.\n - Manage supply chains and deliver results that enable us to provide high quality integrated health care. Procurement and supply professionals are focused on reducing costs, establishing supplier diversity, and practicing green sourcing\n\nEssential Functions\n\nWe set standards and templates for our facilities across the organization. We help support the capital project teams who build the facilities\nThis position, in Facilities Planning, is to assist the planners who are creating and maintaining planning and design standards, templates, functional programs, space programs, and room data, including, but not limited to the administrative functions; such as review, select, and scan Master Plan hard copies and store them as soft copies. Other duties in support of the planners and architects as assigned.\n\nCompetencies and Skills the Intern will Develop:\n\nUnderstanding medical planning and architecture.\nThis position, in Facilities Planning, is to assist the planners who are creating and maintaining planning and design standards, templates, functional programs, space programs, and room data, including, but not limited to the administrative functions; such as review, select, and scan Master Plan hard copies and store them as soft copies. Other duties in support of the planners and architects as assigned.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications\n - 2.8 GPA or higher\n - Academic students seeking professional training within a business corporate environment\n - Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint\n    Interested in learning about leadership and information technology Project Management desire or experience. Organized, articulate, personable. Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing Student should be in a Architecture, Interior Design or Engineering Quick-learner Reliable & Dependable\nPreferred Qualifications\n\n - 6 - 12 monthsexperience with facility planning", "date_new": "2012-03-11 20:06:51", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27063284/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Intern-Undergrad Architecture", "reqid": "126801", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27063284}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Market Strategy and Analysis Intern\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nIt takes hundreds, if not thousands, of roles to meet the growing health needs of 8.6 million men, women, and children across the United States.\n\nKaiser Permanente is seeking an intern for our 2012 Internship program to join the California Marketing Strategy and Analysis team.\n\nDepartment Functions:\nMarket Strategy & Analysis - California provides analytical, project management and strategic consulting services to Northern and Southern California. More specifically, the department:\n - Prepares the short-range and operating budget membership forecasts and analyzes membership trends.\n - Coordinates the rate-setting process, working with the Financial Planning, Competitive Assessment and Actuarial Services.\n - Analyzes rate position data for all lines of business (Large Group, Small Group, Individual, and Medicare).\n - Provides strategy consulting to each of the California Health Plan Strategy Groups.\n - Leads in-depth assessments of specific Local Markets and provides consulting to build local strategies.\n\nProjects and or Responsibilities:\n\nUnder the direct supervision of one of our internal Consultants, the Intern will work on market assessment and strategy development for one of Kaiser's service areas. Activities may include:\n - Membership, product and financial analysis: data gathering, presentation and analysis of results\n - Market & competitor research\n - Data analysis for new member forecasting\n - Developing data reports for Health Care Reform membership growth\n - Project management and tracking.\nAlternate Projects:\n - Our department has several potential projects that can be described by the description above, ranging from local market strategy to health care reform planning to membership forecasting.\n - Multiple projects that could use support from an intern are ongoing at any one time.\n\nSkills the intern will have learned/developed upon completion of internship:\n - Understanding health plans as businesses.\n - Understanding of Kaiser Permanente's business and organization.\n - Data analysis.\n - Marketing strategy development.\n - Market and competitive assessment.\n - Project management.\nQualifications:\nBASIC REQUIREMENTS:\n - College students pursuing a Bachelor's Degree with a 3.0 GPA or above and having completed their Junior year. \n - Academic students seeking professional training within a business corporate environment.\n - Analytical, relationship building, and interpersonal skills are essential.\n - Demonstrates ability to conduct and interpret quantitative and qualitative analysis.\n - Working knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint;\n - Leadership potential.", "date_new": "2012-03-09 21:44:56", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27048142/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Market Strategy and Analysis Intern", "reqid": "126528", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27048142}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Program Manager III, Business Transformation Services (Oakland or Burbank, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nKaiser Permanente\nProgram Manager III\nOakland, CA or Burbank, CA\n\n\nKaiser Permanente is looking for a Program Manager III within Business Transformation Services (BTS), a consulting services organization within KP. We assist in the execution of a broad range of projects and programs under the umbrella of Marketing, Sales, Service, and Administration (MSSA). Some examples of these projects and programs include the implementation of new products, new benefits, new regulations/policies, and new technology/systems to improve business performance and operations.\nTo ensure that we have the right skills for the diversity of work we do, we are composed of analysts, consultants, project managers, and program managers, all having come to BTS from a wide variety of backgrounds, skills, and experiences.\n\nEssential Functions:\n - Lead large and/or complex work streams with significant program impact.\n - Manage programs utilizing best-practice program management approaches to deliver against approved estimates for quality on-time and on-budget programs.\n - Develop Metrics to measure and track project/program return on investment values.\n - Stands by decisions that benefit patients/members/customers even if they are unpopular or impact short term performance.\n - Continually monitors quality of service across functions and systems.\n - Seeks information about underlying needs of patients/members/customers and the external environment to determine how KP needs to respond to meet patient/member/customer needs.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n\n - 7+ years of program management experience\n - Master's degree or equivalent experience in health care, business administration, or related field required\n - KP's Advanced Qualification Designation for Level III\n - Specialized certification preferred (e.g., Change Management, Process Improvement)\n - Requires advanced knowledge of own area of functional responsibility and working knowledge of multiple related functions", "date_new": "2012-03-09 21:44:55", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27048136/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Program Manager III, Business Transformation Services (Oakland or Burbank, CA)", "reqid": "126037", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27048136}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Pharmacist Intern - Grade 395 (OAK-201342)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder direct supervision of a licensed Pharmacist, dispenses, compounds, procures, stores, and distributes pharmacy products. Consults with patients and medical personnel regarding medication therapy. Provides pharmaceutical care for hospitalized or ambulatory patients as assigned. Provides medical personnel and patients with medication information and product identification.\n\nBasic Qualification:\n- Under direct supervision of a licensed Pharmacist, dispenses, compounds, procures, stores, and distributes pharmacy products.\n- Consults with patients and medical personnel regarding medication therapy.\n- Provides pharmaceutical care for hospitalized or ambulatory patients as assigned.\n- Provides medical personnel and patients with medication information and product identification.\n- Performs other duties as required.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Attending accredited School of Pharmacy; or BS in Pharmacy with application submitted for CA pharmacist license.\n- Current CA Intern Pharmacist License.\n- Ability to either type 30 WPM/6000 KPH, or type prescription labels required.\n- Excellent verbal & written communication skills.\n- Knowledge of Federal and State laws, regulations, and standards regarding the provision of pharmaceutical services.\n- Ability to extract pertinent information from the patient or other sources and relate it to the patient's medical management plan.\n- Ability to learn and operate pharmacy computer systems and other equipment, stand for long periods of time, read fine print, communicate with co-workers and patients, and lift/transport items from 1-50 lbs., light to moderate carrying, pulling, pushing, walking, frequent bending, stooping, reaching.\n- Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment.\n- MUST PASS BACKGROUND CHECK.\n\nSkills testing: Typing (30 WPM/6000 KPH)", "date_new": "2012-03-09 21:44:41", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27048045/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Pharmacist Intern - Grade 395 (OAK-201342)", "reqid": "125141", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27048045}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Business Consulting/Analyst Specialist\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nIndividual will support national claims and health plan initiatives, providing high quality and cost effective project management, management consulting, analytic support and technical expertise. Responsibilities to include:\nFostering relationships with upstream and downstream business partners\nUnderstanding the business processes of assigned partners and how they relate to functional areas\nAnalysis and evaluation of business and system processes, conducting gap assessment, and identifying functional requirements\nPreparing appropriate documentation to communicate and validate information\nDeveloping business cases, and providing client support during system development and implementation\nDeveloping and implementing recommended changes to business processes\nDissemination of best practices, providing recommendations for organizational alignment\nProject and program management, team facilitation, coordinating with other project/program managers\nPerformance and metric definition and monitoring, project dashboard development and monitoring\nDelivering practical, significant, and measurable improvements in quality, service, and efficiency\n\nResponsibilities\nDirects the analysis of enterprise-wide or very complex organizational needs in project areas such as new/existing business operating models, innovative approaches to solutions support, regulatory requirements, and operational readiness assessment.\nDirects the development of comprehensive and strategic business cases with cost/benefit dimensions of proposed projects that are used at management and executive levels for funding and scope decisions.\nConducts and/or participates in the analysis of business processes, prepares documentation of cross-functional/cross-divisional requirements, workflows, process diagrams, gap analyses, and system/process specifications to communicate and validate the information.\nMake recommendations regarding business strategy and policy development.\nEstablishes and directs cross-functional work teams, and influences multiple cross-functional task forces.\nProvides on-going project management and status reporting at all levels. Accountable for tracking and reporting the results of actualization of benefits. Measures and tracks key business results and processes against external best practices and assess improvement in these terms.\nSets and works to meet challenging goals that will improve performance of project team or organization unit.\nProvides Health Plan subject matter expertise to cross-divisional business areas, demonstrates functional area business processes and thoroughly understands cross functional areas\nUses professional concepts in accordance with company objectives to solve complex problems in creative and effective ways.\nAssesses the needs of a job and objectively matches the strengths of a person to that job to ensure maximum performance and results.\nMakes fact-based decisions, sets priorities or chooses goals on the basis of calculated inputs and outputs (i.e., potential profit, return-on investment, EVA, or cost-benefit analysis).\nStands by decisions that benefit members/customers even if they are unpopular or impact short term performance.\nDefines and articulates strategies and changes based on their impact on customer/member satisfaction.\nDemonstrates primary commitment to member/customer needs (before other requirements), intervening and taking dramatic action as needed.\nEliminates duplication and aligns systems across a market or service area to balance resources and ensure the delivery of quality member/customer service and care. Consistently makes decisions recommendations and takes actions which fully support targeted strategic changes, thinking three (3) or more years out.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications\nTen (10) years relevant work experience, to include three (3) or more years in a consulting role.\nFive (5) years experience in healthcare environment or five (5) plus years of experience working in a department relevant to the current posting.\nBachelor's degree in health care administration, Business Administration, or related discipline.\nSpecific knowledge and experience related to revenue cycle and/or claims processing, ICD-10 and health plan administrative systems such as Diamond, Xcelys or Facets strongly preferred\nFamiliar with standard healthcare coding (CPT, HCPCS, ICD9, DRG, and NDC) and administrative data (UB and HCFA, 837/835).\nPrefer certification by professional society or industry group such as PMI, AHIP or HIAA.\nExcellent leadership, project management, and consulting skills\nHigh level of operational thinking & expertise w/ either: the ability to analyze & understand health plan operations quickly, to become a trusted advisor or demonstrate in depth knowledge of health plan operations based on past-experience\nDemonstrated ability to determine the key business issues and develop appropriate action plans from multidisciplinary perspectives.\nStrong skills and experience in solving complex problems and make solid recommendations on potential solutions\nAbility to effectively oversee multiple projects simultaneously as well as manage large teams to deliver results within timeframes\nDemonstrated ability to cultivate a strong network within Kaiser Permanente to gain support from business partners and senior leaders towards achieving organizational goals\nDemonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team\nMust be results driven in order to drive quantifiable results throughout Kaiser Permanente\nExcellent written and oral communication skills, as well as presentation skills in order to influence & persuade to achieve desired outcomes. Poised and confident communicator.\nStrong interpersonal and facilitation skills to gain effectively trust & respect from business partners and senior leaders\nMust exhibit efficiency, collaboration, and candor, and openness.\nComputer experience in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and MS Project.", "date_new": "2012-03-09 02:46:47", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27029168/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Business Consulting/Analyst Specialist", "reqid": "126537", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27029168}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Data Consultant, Regulatory Services\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nData Consultant, Regulatory Services\nJob Location: Oakland or Pasadena\n\n- Design, develop, test, debug, maintain and document automated logic used to assemble written health care contracts. This includes analyzing input data for quality and consistent mapping to contract language output.\n- Monitor for errors trapped by the automated logic in production.\n- Plan and coordinate change process for automated contract language.\n- Serve as a liaison and coordinate activities with sales and account management operations and group contracting operations.\n- Analyze business processes to identify functional requirements and technical specifications.\n\nPreferred skills\\qualifications:\nPrimary programming language is Author (aka Aurora, AuroraDS, IdWorkstation, Mosaic 2000, Oracle iStream Author) which can include SQL (structured query language). Editor is MS Word. Advance MS Word skill and experience is highly preferred.\nKaiser Foundation Systems contracts and benefits data\nKaiser Foundation Systems contracts processing at CSC\nOversight on or maintaining automated batch production environment.\nMS SQL Server.\nOther programming languages and applications for development, testing, and documentation processes:\no MS Access (queries and macros)\no VisualBasic (advanced macros)\no MS DOS batch\no Starteam\no Lotus Notes\no Remedy\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\nMinimum: Bachelor's & 5-8 yrs of applicable work experience\nExperience with analytic manipulation and interpretation of large databases requires.\nThree or more years of analytic consulting experience, health experience preferred.\nVery strong analytic and critical thinking skills, writing skills, communication skills, consulting skills, and ability to work within a team.\nAbility to express complex analytical and technical information to senior management or to audiences with clinical training. Must be an independent self-starter.\nProven ability in handling confidential data appropriately. Working well in diversified team structure.\nInfluential and effective in both written documents and verbally in formal presentations\nIs recognized as an expert in at least one quantitative and/or qualitative method (e.g., methodology, research design, clinical content, or operational expertise as appropriate)\nAble to recognize and develop plans to address the competing client expectations of executive and facility leadership\nMicrosoft Office skills required.\nExperience with SQL and macros preferred.\nThorough knowledge of policies, practices and systems.\nComplete understanding and application of principles, concepts, practices, and standards.\nFull knowledge of industry practices.\nBroad application of principles, theories, and concepts in applicable discipline, plus working knowledge of other related fields.\nKnowledge of applicable systems to support contract production systems preferred.", "date_new": "2012-03-09 02:46:45", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27029152/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Data Consultant, Regulatory Services", "reqid": "124592", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27029152}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Intern-Undergrad IT Strategic Services\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nAre you looking for an Internship where you will:\n- Be exposed to Business Analysis, Strategy, Information Technology, Security?\n- Learn how to present& communicate complex information& ideas to senior management?\n- Learn how technology is changing the way health care is delivered?\nIf you are, then this is a position is for you!\nWe are looking for dynamic individuals who are interested in working w/in a health care environment w/ an emphasis on technology.\nKaiser Permanente IT is a group of 6,000-plus people dedicated to supporting& improving health care for its 8.6M members,& to delivering 24x7 IT services to 150K employees across 400+ medical facilities. As part of a team under close supervision, Interns will assist in performing a variety of developmental assignments& learn new business tools. In addition, you will participate in enrichment activities for your professional development. KP has a wealth of online, self-paced learning available in all areas of Enterprise IT systems, management methodologies,& application development. Many opportunities will be available to take advantage of not only online material, but to gain real-world knowledge from experts in IT management, process automation, information management& business intelligence. At the end of the Internship, the intern would have learned about the various activities involved in project management& business analysis.\n\n\nEssential Functions\n\nDeveloping, shaping and communicating Kaiser Permanente's Technology strategy, performance, opportunities and risks. Supporting the Chief Information Officer to represent IT to other internal and external senior executive groups, such as business partners and key strategic stakeholders.This role has rigorous demands for accuracy and timeliness and is expected to maintain the highest level of confidentiality.\n\nCompetencies and Skills the Intern will Develop:\n\nStrategic thinking and framing\nResearch and analytical skills How to make good slides in Powerpoint\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications\n - 2.8 GPA or higher\n - Academic students seeking professional training within a business corporate environment\n - Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint,\n    Organized, articulate, personable. Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing Student should be in a Business Administration, Finance, Life Sciences or Economics program Self-motivated Quick-learner Reliable & Dependable\nPreferred Qualifications\n - You can assess large problems and provide clear strategic context and solutions. You have people come to you with questions on how to do things in Excel and Powerpoint. You are not afraid of ambiguity and are a self starter. You are excited not bored when the topic of health care reform comes up.", "date_new": "2012-03-09 02:45:43", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27029068/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Intern-Undergrad IT Strategic Services", "reqid": "126478", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27029068}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Intern-Undergrad Infrastructure Program Network Track\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nAre you looking for an Internship where you will:\n- Be exposed to Business Analysis, Strategy, Information Technology, Security?\n- Learn how to present& communicate complex information& ideas to senior management?\n- Learn how technology is changing the way health care is delivered?\nIf you are, then this is a position is for you!\nWe are looking for dynamic individuals who are interested in working w/in a health care environment w/ an emphasis on technology.\nKaiser Permanente IT is a group of 6,000-plus people dedicated to supporting& improving health care for its 8.6M members,& to delivering 24x7 IT services to 150K employees across 400+ medical facilities. As part of a team under close supervision, Interns will assist in performing a variety of developmental assignments& learn new business tools. In addition, you will participate in enrichment activities for your professional development. KP has a wealth of online, self-paced learning available in all areas of Enterprise IT systems, management methodologies,& application development. Many opportunities will be available to take advantage of not only online material, but to gain real-world knowledge from experts in IT management, process automation, information management& business intelligence. At the end of the Internship, the intern would have learned about the various activities involved in project management& business analysis.\n\n\nEssential Functions\n\nSupport the network tracks by providing standard processes & tools, as well as oversight to reduce risk and produce predictable, transparent, and measurable outcomes.\nv Activate/deactivate projects following implemented processes\nv Maintain and publish Weekly Project Status Reports\nv Maintain and publish consolidated Multi-Year Plan, including management of change control process\nv Develop and maintain the PMO database\nv Develop and publish completion and status reports\nv Partner with other shared services to develop and maintain cost model for budget and forecast planning\nv Provide data needed for budget and forecast planning\nv Provide data for governance meetings and track performance reporting\nv Partner with Finance to facilitate the development, review , and sign-off of Playbooks for all IP tracks\nv Develop and conduct training for process implementation\n\nDevelop and conduct training on how to use Web-based reports produced by the PMO. This would include developing on-line training, manuals, Quick Reference guides, and Help documentation that will be attached to the Web-based reports, scheduling in-person and on-line training.\n\nParticipate in the development of the revised Circuit Tracking Process. This would involve working with other shared services groups (Finance, Network Engineering).\n\nCompetencies and Skills the Intern will Develop:\n\nAdvanced Excel skills (formatting, applying/writing formulas, pivot tables, etc.),\nWord - formatting, outline\nPowerpoint (formatting presentation, use SnagIt)\nExperience with SharePoint - uploading/downloading documents, granting/revoking access Experience with Lotus Notes - calendaring, distribution group lists\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications\n - 2.8 GPA or higher\n - Academic students seeking professional training within a business corporate environment\n - Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint,\n    Interested in learning about leadership and information technology Organized, articulate, personable. Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing Student should be in a Computer Science, Information Technology, Operations, Mathematics, Business Administrationor Technology Management program Self-motivated Quick-learner Reliable & Dependable\nPreferred Qualifications\n - Flexible; able to adjust to changes with minimum lead time, willing to learn new things, Works well in a team environment", "date_new": "2012-03-09 02:45:43", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27029067/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Intern-Undergrad Infrastructure Program Network Track", "reqid": "126480", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27029067}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Intern-Undergrad Corporate Services Chief of Staff\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nAre you looking for an Internship where you will:\n- Be exposed to Business Analysis, Strategy, Information Technology, Security?\n- Learn how to present& communicate complex information& ideas to senior management?\n- Learn how technology is changing the way health care is delivered?\nIf you are, then this is a position is for you!\nWe are looking for dynamic individuals who are interested in working w/in a health care environment w/ an emphasis on technology.\nKaiser Permanente IT is a group of 6,000-plus people dedicated to supporting& improving health care for its 8.6M members,& to delivering 24x7 IT services to 150K employees across 400+ medical facilities. As part of a team under close supervision, Interns will assist in performing a variety of developmental assignments& learn new business tools. In addition, you will participate in enrichment activities for your professional development. KP has a wealth of online, self-paced learning available in all areas of Enterprise IT systems, management methodologies,& application development. Many opportunities will be available to take advantage of not only online material, but to gain real-world knowledge from experts in IT management, process automation, information management& business intelligence. At the end of the Internship, the intern would have learned about the various activities involved in project management& business analysis.\n\n\nEssential Functions\n\nThe CS BIO Chief of Staff organization functions as hub for communications/marketing, portfolio management, finance, HR, cross-organizational relationships, BIO reporting and analytics, training coordination, compliance and risk management, and strategic planning\n\nThe intern will focus on HR development; specifically training and certification of BIO employees; the project will include defining the strategy, approach, and roadmap for training and certifying employees in project management, ITIL, compliance, and governance structures\n\nThe intern will have the alternative opportunity to build a knowledge management environment. This project includes defining the requirements, strategy, approach, and solution (within the context of the current Kaiser Permanente infrastructure), and proceeding with implementation. A component of this includes designing and implementing business records retention\n\nCompetencies and Skills the Intern will Develop:\n\nBusiness problem analysis (with research), strategic planning, solution design and justification (including high level financial analysis and benefits determination), solution deliver road mapping, solution design, process definition and development, and solution implementation.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications\n - 2.8 GPA or higher\n - Academic students seeking professional training within a business corporate environment\n - Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint,\n    Interested in learning about leadership and information technology Organized, articulate, personable. Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing Student should be in aBusiness Administration, Finance, Marketing, Information Technology, or Management program Self-motivated Quick-learner Reliable & Dependable\nPreferred Qualifications\n - Proactive, diligent, eager to learn, understands how to apply their education to date, professional demeanor.", "date_new": "2012-03-09 02:45:43", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27029072/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Intern-Undergrad Corporate Services Chief of Staff", "reqid": "126498", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27029072}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Intern-Undergrad CS Business Information Office Portfolio\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nAre you looking for an Internship where you will:\n- Be exposed to Business Analysis, Strategy, Information Technology, Security?\n- Learn how to present& communicate complex information& ideas to senior management?\n- Learn how technology is changing the way health care is delivered?\nIf you are, then this is a position is for you!\nWe are looking for dynamic individuals who are interested in working w/in a health care environment w/ an emphasis on technology.\nKaiser Permanente IT is a group of 6,000-plus people dedicated to supporting& improving health care for its 8.6M members,& to delivering 24x7 IT services to 150K employees across 400+ medical facilities. As part of a team under close supervision, Interns will assist in performing a variety of developmental assignments& learn new business tools. In addition, you will participate in enrichment activities for your professional development. KP has a wealth of online, self-paced learning available in all areas of Enterprise IT systems, management methodologies,& application development. Many opportunities will be available to take advantage of not only online material, but to gain real-world knowledge from experts in IT management, process automation, information management& business intelligence. At the end of the Internship, the intern would have learned about the various activities involved in project management& business analysis.\n\n\nEssential Functions\n\n\nThe Portfolio & Business Management Office\nTom Witmer's PMO/BMO team helps ensure the success of the Portfolios through effective selection, prioritization, planning, monitoring and assessment of Portfolio Projects.\nThe Kaiser Permanente Information Technology Portfolio and BusinessManagement Office (KPIT PMO/BMO) supports and implements best project management practices so that the Revenue Cycle program can deliver projects faster, cheaper, with higher quality and greater value, and within estimates and expectations.\nWhat We Do\nThe PMO/BMO provides governance and oversight to all projects within the Portfolios, and serves as the conduit for providing executive status and integrated financial reporting to leadership. We offer operational support and guidance to project and program managers while facilitating cross-regional cooperation and leveraging IT resources across the portfolio. In addition, we support the framework that ensures that projects are given the oversight and attention necessary to realize a successful development, implementation and deployment, so that the organization can effectively implement its strategies and achieve its objectives.\nHow We Do It\nThe PMO/BMO identifies and supports the utilization of best project management practices. We promote the Identification or organizational priorities for projects and mandates, which allows for strategic alignment with organizational goals and the ability to respond with increased efficiency and agility to new challenges and opportunities in the program.\n\nSupport the PMO/BMO organization's governance reporting responsibilities, ensure governance-related tasks assigned to the PMO are completed in a timely manner, perform weekly executive status reporting requirements, monitor the SharePoint Content Library for standardized structure and content, acts as Point-of-Contact for PMO's Content Library Team Site, represent the program in communications with program direct reports and external program constituents, and support PMO Program Managers in the analysis of project health metrics.\n\n1. Provide meeting support including organization, facilitation, minutes creation and action item tracking for different audiences including Program Sp\n2. Sharepoint Librarian\n3. PMO/BMO Mailbox Oversight\n4. Program Calendar Creation, Maintenance, Ownership & Follow-up\n5. PMO/BMO Newsletter Publishing\n6. Executive Status Report Roll-up and Distribution\n7. Running, Formatting and Distributing Reports\n8. Communications Coordination and Production\n9. PMO/BMO Program Wide Meeting Preparation and Meeting Minutes\n10. PMO/BMO Presentation Creation & Management\n11. Upkeep for various project and program databases as needed\n12. Data request, contract and procurement tracking as needed\n13. PMO/BMO Multi-Year Planning and Funding Package Distribution & Communication\n\nCompetencies and Skills the Intern will Develop:\n\n1. Understanding of how a Mega Program is structured, operates and delivers from a strategic and tactical perspective.\n2. Experience in a large Program Management Office.\n3. Team Building and collaborative skills that allow them to work across organizational boundaries to achieve business and technology experience.\n4. Experience in change management through continuous portfolio management processes and quality improvement across the organization through metrics, trend analysis, best practice and standards adoption, and integration of lessons learned.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications\n - 2.8 GPA or higher\n - Academic students seeking professional training within a business corporate environment\n - Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint,\n    Interested in learning about leadership and information technology Organized, articulate, personable. Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing Student should be in a Business Administration, Management, or Financeprogram Self-motivated Quick-learner Reliable & Dependable\nPreferred Qualifications\n 1. Must be able to work both independently and as a team member.\n 2. Must be able to take high level direction and deliver detail oriented results.\n 3. 1-3 yrs. experience with Microsoft Office products, including MS Access, MS Project, MS Visio, MS Powerpoint, SharePoint is desired\n 4. Demonstrated command of English language oral and written communication skills and ability to produce and edit executive level documents with minimal supervision.\nHonesty, integrity and demonstrated customer-focused interpersonal skills and attitude. Models and reinforces ethical behavior in self and others, maintains confidences, admits mistakes, conducts business with honesty, shows consistency in words and actions, and follows through on commitments.", "date_new": "2012-03-09 02:45:43", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27029070/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Intern-Undergrad CS Business Information Office Portfolio", "reqid": "126494", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 27029070}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sr Consultant - Quality Outcomes - Oakland CA\nLocation: Oakland, CA\n\nThe Quality dept of Kaiser Permanente is looking for Sr. Consultant.\nIn this role you will be required to balance the ability to understand medical terminology, conduct chart reviews and abstractions, create, manage and interrupt data, organizing and facilitate committee meetings. Provides high quality and cost effective project management, management consulting, & analytic support services or technical expertise and has sole responsibility for large complex analytical projects.\nEssential Functions:\n\n- Leads, makes significant contributions, &/or provides technical leadership to high visibility projects to identify & resolve issues of strategic importance to the organization\n- Interfaces regularly w/ senior management to produce timely & valuable results\n- Sets the strategic direction of projects\n- Determines goals & priorities w/ management team sponsors\n- Establishes team membership & negotiates time commitments & resources\n- Develops proposals for clients outlining proposed project structure, approach, & work plan\n- Provides staff leadership to project teams, as well as manages work of outside consultants when needed\n- Designs research plans for data gathering & analysis; participates significantly in interpreting analysis & developing action plans accordingly\n- Produces or oversees development of written materials for senior executives & other key clients\n- Plans & facilitates meetings\n- Makes formal presentations to various senior level audiences\n- Assists, as needed, in planning & coordinating w/ other ongoing teams & projects to maximize effectiveness\n- Ability to read Medical charts and familiarity with Medical terminology.\n- Participates in the development & management of the department, including coaching, recruiting, and conducting performance reviews for consultants/analysts, & other departmental activities\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 5 or more years of experience in one of the technical areas required\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Economics, Health Care Administration, Operations Research, Public Health Administration, or other related field\n- Master's degree preferred\n- Ability to determine the key business issues & develop appropriate action plans from multidisciplinary perspectives\n- Ability to conduct & interpret quantitative/qualitative analysis\n- Proven leadership skills in project management & consulting\n- Must exhibit efficiency, collaboration, candor, openness, & results orientation\n- Understanding of the operations of KP, health policy trends, & any applicable regulations related to the responsible technical area\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment\n\nPreferred Qualification:\n- Advances Data Management Skills\n- Advanced Access\n- Advanced Excel\n- Clarity, MIDAS, Health Connect, PIMD, SAS, SQL\n- CPQH Certification", "date_new": "2012-03-07 23:51:46", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26995396/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr Consultant - Quality Outcomes - Oakland CA", "reqid": "126098", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26995396}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Product Manager II - Dental\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nManage fully insured Dental products in both California regions, with the potential of providing direct product management in other regions (ex: OH, GA) as the need/desire arises. This includes partnering with PMG partners to maintain a health plan benefit portfolio that can be administered by clinical and administrative staff to provide high levels of member service while maintaining product margins.\n\nDrive day-to-day management of several projects/work streams responsible for implementing consistent, standardized Dental product portfolio management, benefit design and pricing decision-making processes in all regions. This may include sourcing data, building consistent performance measures and establishing service and margin targets.\n\nLeverage KP purchasing power through consolidated vendor management to lower cost of contract administration and to obtain terms for increased service and/or decreased overall cost.\n\nManage Dental products in both California regions (and potentially elsewhere). This includes collaborating with PMG partners to maintain a health plan benefit portfolio that can be administered by clinical and administrative staff to provide high levels of member service while maintaining product margins. Accountable for membership and financial performance of Dental products against expectations in the California (and potentially other regional) product plans or business cases, for remediation of all key issues/problems necessary to move a product initiative from critical status (red) to on-track (green).\n\nCollaborate with program office, KPIC and regional partners to capture and analyze market data, including competitor and customer trends, and product performance data and metrics to help regions develop annual and multi-year product plans; establish metrics, tracking and reporting on performance of product plans.\n\nLead cross-functional and cross-regional teams in a matrixed-managed environment, of diverse regional and national functions and disciplines, such as business line leaders, market strategy, market research, product, finance, marketing, sales, IT/systems, compliance/regulatory, training, operations and administration.\n\n\nIn collaboration with Program Office, KPIC and regional business line and product partners, evaluate external market data and analyze product portfolio performance to make recommendations for regions' annual and longer-term product portfolio changes to achieve the correct product mix to meet membership and margin goals. Develop and regularly update program-wide product management processes and tools, including\na) Product Guardrails that define requirements and decision boundaries for regions on product portfolios\nb) Analytics ('Databooks') required for product and price planning\nc) Product lifecycle management process frameworks\nd) Product plan documentation and templates\ne) Performance metrics, dashboards, and reports\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Public Health or related field or equivalent experience.\n- 2-5 years of experience of key customers and/or healthcare industry.\n- Product/Market needs analysis with a focus in a specified market segment.\n- Frequent use and/or application of basic product and project management principles, theories, and concepts.\n- Working knowledge of industry practices and standards, with some knowledge of benefits, benefits administration and health care delivery from either or both a provider and payor perspective along with insurance industry practices and systems.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA), or Master's degree in Public Health (MPH).\n- 2 - 5 years of experience in Health Insurance, Health Plan Administration, Healthcare, or Benefit Administration preferred.\n- Product Management Program level experience.", "date_new": "2012-03-06 20:48:35", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26961606/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Product Manager II - Dental", "reqid": "126032", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26961606}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sr Data Analyst (Membership Forecasting)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nSr Data Analyst - Marketing\nOakland, CA\n\nThis position supports membership forecasting and analysis within the CA Market Strategy & Analysis Department\n\nEssential Functions:\n - Collect and organize membership, rates, economic and competitive data from mainframe files, data warehouse reports, vendor extracts, departmental spreadsheets and databases, and Internet/intranet sites for easy use by internal business and analytical clients.\n - Create and maintain membership and rates databases as a tool for delivering data to internal clients.\n - Perform membership and rates analysis, work with team to explain data assumptions, identify key trends, outliers, etc.\n - Use membership, pricing, economic or financial data to investigate identified business issue and to address hypotheses.\n - Create more complex analytical views of membership, rates and market strategy issues, identifying major assumptions and gaps.\n - Develop preliminary conclusions- 'tell the story' by drawing insights from the analysis.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Four (4) year degree in related field OR equivalent experience\n- Minimum: Bachelor's and two (2) - five (5) years of work experience\n- Preferred: Bachelor's and two (2) or more years OR master's\n- Working knowledge of policies, practices and systems\n- Frequent use and general knowledge of industry practices, techniques, and standards\n- General application of concepts and principles\n- Full use and application of standard principles, theories, concepts, and techniques\n- Knowledge of healthcare industry preferred\n- Familiarity with Kaiser Permanente healthcare system preferred", "date_new": "2012-03-03 18:28:16", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26908833/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr Data Analyst (Membership Forecasting)", "reqid": "125373", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26908833}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Manager Finance Financial Planning\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Manager of Finance willmanage a financial planning unit that provides key business processes, data, analysis and reporting that supports the attainment of finance goals. He or she will be responsible for managing the processes that consolidates and analyzes the annual budgets, strategic plan, quarterly forecasts, and monthly budget/forecast to actual variance analysis. This position will be a change management expert and guide the finance organization through change.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Provides leadership and direction for the staff in accordance with the overall strategic direction of the department.\n- Facilitates the ongoing learning, well-being, professional satisfaction and development of staff through training, work assignments, increased responsibility/autonomy and mentoring.\n- Serves as the content expert of the responsible area, providing assistance and advice.\n- Recommends financial process improvement to finance leadership\n- Communicates information effectively, translating financial data into meaningful information that support business decision-making.\n- Applies understanding of operational and financial performance to anticipate and meet the needs of clients.\n- Holds unit to high standards of performance.\n- Assures integrity of data and analysis.\n- Partners with stakeholder groups in resolving operational / planning issues, and gaining acceptance and approvals.\n- Coordinates Financial Planning activities with stakeholder groups.\n- Prepares analysis and presentation for senior leadership.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n-Three or moreyears of management experience.\n-Five or more years ofyears of related experience.\n- Four (4) year degree in related field or equivalent experience.\n- Requires full knowledge of own area of functional responsibility and working knowledge of another function.\n- Proficiency with Microsoft office (i.e. Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint).\nPreferred Experience:\n- Master's in Business Administration.\n- Strongdirectly related financial planning and analysis experience.\n- Experience with TM1, Cognos, or relational databases.\n- Knowledge in one of the following: accounting, finance, quantitative analysis, financial analysis, information systems, or organizational development.\n- Excellent skills in analytic problem solving and group processes.", "date_new": "2012-03-03 18:28:16", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26908835/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Manager Finance Financial Planning", "reqid": "125791", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26908835}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Staff Nurse II - Inpatient Nursing, (Vacancy #33)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Staff Nurse (SN) II is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame. The SN II provides care to patients via the therapeutic use of self, the nursing process, the environment and instrumentation, and other health care team members.\nEssential Functions:\n- Performs assessment/data collection in an on-going systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual and cognitive status; also nutrition, pain, patient/family education, family involvement and patient advocacy.\n- Formulates a goal-directed plan of care that is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes.\n- Implements care in a thorough, skillful, consistent, and continuous manner.\n- Establishes priorities or patient care based on essential patient needs and available unit resources of time, personnel, equipment, and supplies.\n- Evaluates effectiveness of care given by health care team members.\n- Identifies patient/family learning needs and implements appropriate measures.\n- Documents patient care and unit activities in a timely, accurate, and concise manner.\n- Demonstrates an awareness of and sensitivity to patient/family rights, age specific needs, cultural and ethical beliefs.\n- Demonstrates knowledge of and applies safety principles as identified within the institution.\n- Performs efficiently in emergency patient care situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons, and documenting events.\n- Demonstrates sound knowledge base and actions in the care of a designated patient population.\n- Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own professional practice.\n- Participates regularly in staff development activities for unit and Department of Nursing personnel.\n- Demonstrates knowledge of legal issues, including patient confidentiality and risk management in all aspects of patient care and unit functioning.\n- Participates in unit and Department Performance Improvement activities as directed.\n- Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties of health care team members.\n- Utilizes effective communication methods and skills, following lines of authority, as appropriate.\n- Demonstrates a service philosophy in all interactions with patients, families, and all members of the health care team.\n- Establishes effective working relationships with members of the health care team, patients, and families. Acknowledges staff rights and cultural and ethical beliefs.\n- Provides data for staffing decisions and demonstrates flexibility in the resolution of staffing issues; demonstrates flexibility when floating to other units upon requests.\n- Ability to navigate in a windows environment, utilizing a mouse and the ability to learn electronic medical record system application.\n- Identifies and solves problems effectively.\n- Participates in nursing research activities as requested.\n- Perform other related duties as necessary.\n- This job motivates and provides work direction (direct, check, review, assign, organize and coordination) to LVN's, Nurse Attendants, unit assistants, etc., but does not have the authority to hire, fire or discipline.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum of 6 months experience. See job duties for specific experience requirements for specialty units.\n- PICU - One year recent (within the last 3 years) experience in Pediatric Critical Care. Current PALS certification required. Chemotherapy and/or Procedural Sedation competency may be required. May be expected to cross train to at least one other Maternal Child Health/Family Centered Care area with appropriate certifications.\n- SPECIALITY AREAS - If no qualified candidate, may be willing to train in the specialty areas listed below. Candidates in training are required to obtain appropriate certifications within 6 months of hire or transfer into unit.\n- High School Diploma/GED.\n- Graduate of an accredited registered nursing program and completion of the current hours required by the BRN of RN student clinical experience or Graduate of registered nursing and either 1) 2000 hours of RN experience in clinical area of specialty from a licensed acute care facility within three (3) years of graduation; or 2) graduate of an accredited licensed vocational nursing program that includes clinical student experience in acute care and has worked 2000 hours as an licensed vocational nurse within the clinical area of specialty within three (3) years before graduation or currently enrolled in an accredited entry level MSN program and has completed pre-licensure requirements to practice nursing.\n- Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in California.\n- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for health care providers.\n- Demonstrated knowledge of the RN scope of practice.\n- Demonstrated commitment to service orientation (members, staff, providers).\n- Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills (in English).\n- Good interpersonal skills.\n- Also refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.\n\nSchedule: Part-Time Regular, 36 hours per week, 12hr/Night shifts.\nWeek 1: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday\nWeek 2: Monday, Tuesday and Friday", "date_new": "2012-03-02 22:13:33", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26900199/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Staff Nurse II - Inpatient Nursing, (Vacancy #33)", "reqid": "124367", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26900199}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Staff Nurse II - Inpatient Nursing, (Vacancy #34)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Staff Nurse (SN) II is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame. The SN II provides care to patients via the therapeutic use of self, the nursing process, the environment and instrumentation, and other health care team members.\nEssential Functions:\n- Performs assessment/data collection in an on-going systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual and cognitive status; also nutrition, pain, patient/family education, family involvement and patient advocacy.\n- Formulates a goal-directed plan of care that is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes.\n- Implements care in a thorough, skillful, consistent, and continuous manner.\n- Establishes priorities or patient care based on essential patient needs and available unit resources of time, personnel, equipment, and supplies.\n- Evaluates effectiveness of care given by health care team members.\n- Identifies patient/family learning needs and implements appropriate measures.\n- Documents patient care and unit activities in a timely, accurate, and concise manner.\n- Demonstrates an awareness of and sensitivity to patient/family rights, age specific needs, cultural and ethical beliefs.\n- Demonstrates knowledge of and applies safety principles as identified within the institution.\n- Performs efficiently in emergency patient care situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons, and documenting events.\n- Demonstrates sound knowledge base and actions in the care of a designated patient population.\n- Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own professional practice.\n- Participates regularly in staff development activities for unit and Department of Nursing personnel.\n- Demonstrates knowledge of legal issues, including patient confidentiality and risk management in all aspects of patient care and unit functioning.\n- Participates in unit and Department Performance Improvement activities as directed.\n- Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties of health care team members.\n- Utilizes effective communication methods and skills, following lines of authority, as appropriate.\n- Demonstrates a service philosophy in all interactions with patients, families, and all members of the health care team.\n- Establishes effective working relationships with members of the health care team, patients, and families. Acknowledges staff rights and cultural and ethical beliefs.\n- Provides data for staffing decisions and demonstrates flexibility in the resolution of staffing issues; demonstrates flexibility when floating to other units upon requests.\n- Ability to navigate in a windows environment, utilizing a mouse and the ability to learn electronic medical record system application.\n- Identifies and solves problems effectively.\n- Participates in nursing research activities as requested.\n- Perform other related duties as necessary.\n- This job motivates and provides work direction (direct, check, review, assign, organize and coordination) to LVN's, Nurse Attendants, unit assistants, etc., but does not have the authority to hire, fire or discipline.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum of 6 months experience. See job duties for specific experience requirements for specialty units.\n- PICU - One year recent (within the last 3 years) experience in Pediatric Critical Care. Current PALS certification required. Chemotherapy and/or Procedural Sedation competency may be required. May be expected to cross train to at least one other Maternal Child Health/Family Centered Care area with appropriate certifications.\n- SPECIALITY AREAS - If no qualified candidate, may be willing to train in the specialty areas listed below. Candidates in training are required to obtain appropriate certifications within 6 months of hire or transfer into unit.\n- High School Diploma/GED.\n- Graduate of an accredited registered nursing program and completion of the current hours required by the BRN of RN student clinical experience or Graduate of registered nursing and either 1) 2000 hours of RN experience in clinical area of specialty from a licensed acute care facility within three (3) years of graduation; or 2) graduate of an accredited licensed vocational nursing program that includes clinical student experience in acute care and has worked 2000 hours as an licensed vocational nurse within the clinical area of specialty within three (3) years before graduation or currently enrolled in an accredited entry level MSN program and has completed pre-licensure requirements to practice nursing.\n- Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in California.\n- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for health care providers.\n- Demonstrated knowledge of the RN scope of practice.\n- Demonstrated commitment to service orientation (members, staff, providers).\n- Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills (in English).\n- Good interpersonal skills.\n- Also refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.\n\nSchedule: Part-Time Regular, 36 hours per week, 12hr/Night shifts.\nWeek 1: Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday\nWeek 2: Monday, Tuesday and Saturday", "date_new": "2012-03-02 22:13:33", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26900200/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Staff Nurse II - Inpatient Nursing, (Vacancy #34)", "reqid": "124377", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26900200}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Intern-Undergrad Information Technology Consulting and Analytics\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nAre you looking for an Internship where you will:\n- Be exposed to Project Coordination,Business Analysis, Strategic Analysis, Information Technology, Security?\n- Learn how to present& communicate complex information& ideas to senior management?\n- Learn how technology is changing the way health care is delivered?\nIf you are, then this is a position is for you!\nWe are looking for dynamic individuals who are interested in working w/in a health care environment w/ an emphasis on technology.\nKaiser Permanente IT is a group of 6,000-plus people dedicated to supporting& improving health care for its 8.6M members,& to delivering 24x7 IT services to 150K employees across 400+ medical facilities. As part of a team under close supervision, Interns will assist in performing a variety of developmental assignments& learn new business tools. In addition, you will participate in enrichment activities for your professional development. KP has a wealth of online, self-paced learning available in all areas of Enterprise IT systems, management methodologies,& application development. Many opportunities will be available to take advantage of not only online material, but to gain real-world knowledge from experts in IT management, process automation, information management& business intelligence. At the end of the Internship, the intern would have learned about the various activities involved in project management& business analysis.\n\n\nEssential Functions\n\nOur department provides strategic analysis, decision support and reporting, and IT improvement project delivery. We are deploying an upgrade to our IT Ticketing system as well as centralizing service request capabilities.\n\nMaintain detailed tracking of sire readiness for deployment of IT Service Catalog (replacement of local request channel with enterprise wide portal). Summarize and present progress on site readiness\n\nDevelop and/or customize template based deployment materials (MS PPT, Word, Excel documents) based on site specific needs\n\nCompetencies and Skills the Intern will Develop:\n\nSelected project management competencies (scope, time, cost, quality, and communications management).\nInternal (cooperate and project) communications\nPerformance management (personal and project)\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications\n - 2.8 GPA or higher\n - Academic students seeking professional training within a business corporate environment\n - Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint\n    Organized, articulate, personable. Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing Student should be in a Business Administration,Marketing or Liberal Arts Self Motivated Quick-learner Reliable & Dependable", "date_new": "2012-03-02 22:12:53", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26900141/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Intern-Undergrad Information Technology Consulting and Analytics", "reqid": "125690", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26900141}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Executive Director, Regional Clinical Technology, National Facilities Services\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nKaiser Permanente is seeking a qualified candidate for the Executive Director of Regional Clinical Technology position for National Facilities Services, based in Oakland, CA, this position will provide integrated strategic direction, planning, and managerial support to the Clinical Technology Department in the assigned region. Clinical Technology is responsible for the implementation of technology programs and standards in accordance with regional executive leadership directions, Kaiser Permanente (KP), and National Facilities Services (NFS) goals and priorities. This position is responsible for managing relationships with regional medical groups, KPIT, groups within NFS (e.g., Capital Project teams, NFS Finance, Medical Equipment Consultants), KP HealthConnect (KPHC), and KFH to provide:\n1) technical, content expertise and related leadership to support regional efforts and ensure consistent processes across Service Areas for selecting and deploying the clinical equipment and systems.\n2) deliver comprehensive medical equipment maintenance and service program that leverages best established safe and efficient clinical technology service practices in support of patient care.\nEssential Functions:\n- Responsible for the integrated direction, management, and oversight, of the Clinical Technology Organization in the region, focused on meeting appropriate service levels, maintaining fiscal responsibility and compliance.\n- Provide exceptional program management expertise and partnership with Region Operations, NFS, KPIT and other key KP strategic partners for the delivery of integrated clinical technology to the Region and Service Areas.\n- Provides technical leadership for development of regional capital plans for clinical technology. Ensures that the regions plan is informed by condition and useful life of biomedical devices in the equipment fleet.\n- Upon approval of this plan, leads execution and deployment, with appropriate reporting to regional leaders.\n- In collaboration with KPIT, Patient Care Services and others, ensures that integration of biomedical devices and their information into the IT architecture and Electronic Medical Record is performed and maintained in accordance with national standards. Serves as an active partner in the integrated service models necessary to support these systems/applications.\n- Leads the strategy development and implementation for operational standards and metrics for clinical technology departments to ensue coordination and integration of systems/processes required for safe and proper functionality of the technology at any KP facility. Manage stakeholder (KPIT, Capital Teams, Capital budgeting, NFS Operations, Facility Operations, Strategic Planning, and Compliance) engagement by securing feedback on proposed plan. Determine and communicate impact on stakeholders.\n- Develop and deliver consistent standards and excellent service to Service Areas in support of the service, quality, access, and efficiency goals while meeting all compliance and regulatory requirements. Deliver comprehensive medical equipment service/maintenance program that leverages best established safe/efficient clinical technology service practices in support of patient care.\n- Develops and administers a program to ensure that biomedical devices are re-deployed or otherwise disposed of in a financially, environmentally responsible and compliant manner. This includes management of hazardous materials, licensed components and electronic protected health information (e-phi).\n- Maintains partnership with Property Accounting to ensure that accurate equipment inventories are maintained.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Bachelor's degree in business, clinical engineering or related field.\n- Minimum of 10 years of total experience in technology or hospital operations with a substantial portion of this time in managing technology services in a health care environment in a multi-hospital organization.\n- Must have 5 years of experience working in the field of information technology or with integrated biomedical devices.\n- Must have experience in managing large inventories (>50,000 devices) of medical devices throughout their lifecycles.\n- Must have executive-level presentation skills, appropriate for presentations to the division, various regional leadership forums, regional executive forums as well as the many leadership and peer forums within these structures. Presence in region as advocate for Clinical Technology issues/solutions.\n- Experience in managing large-scale (capital) projects that include clinical technology (CT, MRI, Clinical Laboratories, physiological monitoring, etc.).\n- Knowledge of strategic planning for health care organizations, clinical technology and divisional operations.\n- Competent knowledge in principles of medical devices and systems inter-operabilities, architecture, engineering, and construction as they relate to clinical technology.\n- Thorough knowledge and experience of preparing contract documents, fixed price, guaranteed maximum price, legal implications of design/build in applicable state required. Excellent working knowledge of Federal, State and local laws and regulations related to health facility projects.\n- Specific knowledge of OSHPD (in CA) and similar regulatory agencies practices/policies/procedures in other states.\n- Working knowledge of compliance issues applicable to clinical technology and visional operations (e.g., The Joint Commission, CMS, Sarbanes Oxley, Food and Drug Administration, etc.).\n- Demonstrated seasoned background of leading, building relationships, and influencing senior matrix executives with a cooperative, risk-taking, fact-driven consultative style balanced by a strong results and customer service orientation.\n- Extensive experience in leading, recruiting, developing, and retaining high-performing teams and producing project results within schedule and budget.\n- Demonstrated enterprise-wide, vertical and horizontal communication skills (written, presentations, oral and listening).\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.\n- The position requires up to 30% travel to any of KP's regions. Must be able to travel at least 30% of the time.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Master's degree preferred.\n- Active role in Technology Management organizations is preferred.", "date_new": "2012-03-02 22:12:42", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26900126/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Executive Director, Regional Clinical Technology, National Facilities Services", "reqid": "125727", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26900126}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Consulting Manager II\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nManagerial consulting supports senior leadership by addressing strategic issues, including determining the problem definition and structuring the problem solving approach, generally where no precedent currently exists. Issues span several topics and are not restricted to one functional area. Examples include strategy development, market assessments, policy issues, profitability assessments and major implementations. Issues support senior leadership in the definition and attainment of organizational goals.\nConsulting Manager II is responsible for a managerial consulting department, including managing its staff and budget.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Leads multiple large-scale strategic management efforts designed to facilitate attainment of key organizational objectives.\n- Provides leadership and expert consultation on management issues.\n- Sets the overall direction of the practice to address key organizational issues.\n- Staffs projects to ensure that teams are composed of individuals with appropriate skills and expertise.\n- Ensures that client and organizational needs are met consistently.\n- Collaborates with Consulting Managers to provide support to regional and SA leadership in the pursuit and attainment of organizational goals.\n- Provides leadership in the development and dissemination of best practices across regional departments.\n- Establishes effective working relationships with peers both internal and external to KP.\n- Fosters a customer oriented work environment with emphasis on dedication to helping customers, respect for individuals, highest standards of quality, innovation, empowerment, and teamwork by developing and implementing policies and practices that reflect the vision of Kaiser Permanente.\n- Manages and develops staff.\n- Coaches and develops employees according to their strengths; creates a structure that will promote self-directed work.\n- Manages department budget.\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- Oversee all imaging upload, storage and retrieval strategy, policy and projects.\n- Enable successful imaging governance through program/project management processes and close collaboration and consultation with clinical, technical, business and IT partners.\n- Develop regional roadmaps and ensure alignment across multiple stakeholders on overall program schedule, budget, and deliverables.\n- Assure clinical workflows are understood and enhanced through technology solutions and that adoption across region is consistent.\n- Provide direct management and operational leadership to technical support personnel.\n- Support other projects and department leadership activities as assigned by Managing Director.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Substantial experience, typically seven or more years, three of which in health care consulting and project management.\n- At least two years supervisory experience.\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Public Health Administration, or other related field.\n- Master's degree strongly preferred.\n- Demonstrated ability to determine the key business issues and develop appropriate action plans from multidisciplinary perspectives.\n- Demonstrated ability to lead professionals through influence and collaboration.\n- Proficient in team building, conflict resolution, group interaction, project management, and budget management.\n- Demonstrated ability to define the strategy of and provide overall direction to a specified practice area.\n- Excellent skills in complex analytic problem solving, project management, change management, and group process.\n- Understanding of KP business and/or operations and competitors, and economic, social, and legal environment.\n- Advanced computer skills and knowledge of data systems.\n\nPreferred Qualifcations:\n- Medical Imaging and/or Clinical Technology experience preferred.\n- Demonstrated success in leading technology-driven development and implementation efforts preferred.\n- Experience with program/project management preferred.\n- Kaiser Permanente experience preferred.", "date_new": "2012-03-01 20:38:41", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26868060/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Consulting Manager II", "reqid": "116157", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26868060}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Intern-Undergrad Network Engineering\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nAre you looking for an Internship where you will:\n- Be exposed to NetworkEngineering, Business Analysis, Strategy, Information Technology, Security?\n- Learn how to present& communicate complex information& ideas to senior management?\n- Learn how technology is changing the way health care is delivered?\nIf you are, then this is a position is for you!\nWe are looking for dynamic individuals who are interested in working w/in a health care environment w/ an emphasis on technology.\nKaiser Permanente IT is a group of 6,000-plus people dedicated to supporting& improving health care for its 8.6M members,& to delivering 24x7 IT services to 150K employees across 400+ medical facilities. As part of a team under close supervision, Interns will assist in performing a variety of developmental assignments& learn new business tools. In addition, you will participate in enrichment activities for your professional development. KP has a wealth of online, self-paced learning available in all areas of Enterprise IT systems, management methodologies,& application development. Many opportunities will be available to take advantage of not only online material, but to gain real-world knowledge from experts in IT management, process automation, information management& business intelligence. At the end of the Internship, the intern would have learned about the various activities involved in project management& business analysis.\n\n\nEssential Functions\nT he Information Technology Infrastructure Program (IP) is an initiative to remediate, upgrade, and improve Kaiser Permanente's (KP) technology infrastructure across the enterprise, including all KP Regions. The program supports the execution of an infrastructure strategy over seven years and is focused on networks (wired and wireless), data centers, disaster recovery, and continuous availability capabilities across all its regions. The program will enable Kaiser Permanente to continue to deliver high quality care through its industry-leading, technology-enabled healthcare platform and provide membership services through its health plans.\n\nThe IP is entering a new phase. Over the past year, the program has focused on strategy development, scoping and planning, and tactical remediation of critical infrastructure. Over the next several years, the program will dramatically increase the level of activity and spend by initiating many new projects, including replacing aging network components, deploying wireless and voice networks, building disaster recovery infrastructure, and creating continuous availability capability.\n\nThe IP Network Engineering team is responsible for the following:\nProviding technical solutions for Planning, Designing, and Implementing IP related network projects.\nCreate cost models for equipment and labor to be used in forecasting and budgeting exercises.\nProvide Process Improvements where necessary via formalized process development and implementation methodoliges.\nEvaluate external supplier and KP-IT products and services.\nManage supliers during their delivery of goods and services for Kaiser Permanente.\nAssist the Network Services department in the following areas of responsibilities:\nThe Network Services department is responsible for all Network Services activities within Kaiser Permanente. Network Engineering, Planning, Designing, Implementation, and Operations of the Kaiser Permanente network are performed by Network Services. The Network Services department is responsible for all of the following network services: Data (WAN, LAN, and Wireless), Voice (PBX and VoIP), and Video technology.\nThe candidate will have an opportunity to learn, experience, and be exposed to working with business and IT partners in the end-to-end process of gathering requirements, analyzing how best to provide the overall solutions, design automated solutions, develop the solutions, test and deploy (including planning, training, and documentation).\n\nAssist with routine and repeatable Network Engineering tasks and responsibilities and assist the Network Engineering manager with technical administrative tasks.\nAssist the Network Engineering team to identify at least one Process Improvement opportunity and assist in the implementation of the Improvement Process.\nProvide detailed documentation describing the Process Improvement identified and the Workflow Chart/Diagram associated with the Process Flow.\nAssist with administrative and business related tasks associated with the three major deliverables of several different KPNS Network Engineering technical projects. The three major deliverables are Design, Configuration, and Implementation.\nAssist with communication to KPNS external vendors relating to important KPNS related information and expectations.\nDocument and Report on the status of all KPNS Network Designs that are presented to the Network Design Review Board (DRB) during the Interns tenure at Kaiser Permanente. Report the status to all KPNS Program Managers on a weekly basis.\nIdentify day-to-day operational activities that can be automated using Excel VBA scripting and/or macro features.\nPerform data analysis and reports regarding comparisons between 'forecast' and 'actual' expenditures for hardware and labor.\n\nThe following list describes the general tasks that will be carried out:\n - All day-to-day tasks will be associated with repeatable Network Engineering tasks assigned by the Network Engineering manager.\n - Tasks such as updating technical spreadsheets, inventory databases, project related service request tracking, document management, etc. will be completed on a regular basis.\n - Perform general technical administrative activities.\n - Perform general Technical Writing tasks.\n - Network Engineering Project Deliverables Tracking.\n - External vendor Resource Tracking.\n - Niku/RPM Timesheet reports and analysis for KPNS funded contractors.\n - Tracking and reporting of network engineering phases of each project (3 milestone phases per project).\n - Manipulation of spreadsheets and creation of reports such as Pivot Tables, etc.\n - Review weekly scorecards and report on all Yellow and Red Status for Network Engineering phases.\n - Assist with action item tracking and coordination.\n - Provide data input services to update and maintain network device inventory databases and spreadsheets. Use of Visionael reports and Microsoft Excel required.\n - Learn and use applications such as Remedy, Niku/RPM, and Business Objects to provide reports to the Network Engineering Manager. Training will be provided.\nPerform various Network Engineering research assignments assigned by the Network Engineering manager.\n\nSkills and Competencies the Intern will Develop:\n\nAt the end of the internship, the Intern would have learned about the various activities involved in the Network Engineering lifecycle, including gathering functional requirements, planning, designing the right solution, working with outside suppliers, and documenting processes and process improvements. This intern will also learn about various financial processes, methodoligies, activities, etc. related to major programs within KP.\n\n'On the Job' training in the following areas will be provided:\n - Remedy Training; Document Management; Basic Microsoft Visio; Basic Microsoft Word; Microsoft PowerPoint.\n - Intermediate Microsoft Excel features such as formulas, filtering, sorting, pivot tables, VBA scripting, etc.\n - Training in VPN Client, Lotus Notes, Lotus SameTime, WebEx Conferencing, Visionael.\nThe Intern will be exposed to network industry best practices and Kaiser Permanente Internal practices.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications\n - 2.8 GPA or higher\n - Academic students seeking professional training within a business corporate environment\n - Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint\n    Interested in learning about leadership and information technology Organized, articulate, personable. Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing Student should be in a Computer Science, Information Technology, or Operations and Technology Management program Self-motivated Quick-learner Reliable & Dependable\nPreferred Qualifications\n - The following qualifications and coursework would be preferred:\n  \n  Interest in working in a healthcare related organization such as Kaiser Permanente.\n  Self motivated, independent, exceptional work ethic, personable, and a fast learner.\n  Creative in understanding and solving technical, business, and/or administrative problems.\n  Interested in mathematical and/or finance related activities such as building mathematical formulas in spreadsheets, creating and reviewing budgets, producing and reviewing financial data, etc.\n  Worked in an office environment for a mid to large size company.\n  Customer-facing position in healthcare, finance, or retail industries.\n  Enjoyed completing challenging college-level courses such as statistics, math, chemistry, economics, etc.\n  General computer experience, including experience with using Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.\n  Strong experience with advanced features of Excel is highly preferred. Excel VBA scripting is also preferred but not required.\n  Show proficiency in general office related tasks such as data entry and/or word processing skills. Certificate or Skills Test results preferred.\n  Communications and/or Writing skills preferred in order to assist with communications to other KPNS and non-KPNS departments regarding project status and requirements.\n  Experience with data entry applications such as databases.\n  Experience with data analysis and repoprting.\n  Basic networking experience and knowledge is preferred but not required.", "date_new": "2012-03-01 20:38:24", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26868053/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Intern-Undergrad Network Engineering", "reqid": "125532", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26868053}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Senior Executive Account Manager, National Accounts\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nKaiser Permanente\nSenior Executive Account Manager,Oakland, California\nWe are seeking a qualified Senior Executive Account Manager in ourOakland, Californiaoffice to retain and grow our National Line of Business. This role is responsible for building and influencing relationships with key decision makers and stakeholders at the senior-executive and/or C-level on the customer team. Overseeing all aspects of the customer/consultant relationships, Senior Executive Account Managers also develop and execute account and book-of-business strategies to meet or exceed customer and market expectations, and achieve membership, revenue and margin targets. In addition, Senior Executive Account Managers educate our customers on thought leadership health care topics and issues, and partner with them to develop innovative solutions to solve their business objectives. Senior Executive Account Managers consistently demonstrate KP value to key customer/consultant decision-makers, challenge their thinking, and seek opportunities to competitively position KP by understanding our customers' business issues and the competitive environment, aligning our solutions with their business needs, and advising our customers throughout the business cycle. Internally, Senior Executive Account Managers lead the KP National account team and collaborate with internal stakeholders, physician market leaders, and subject-matter experts across multiple KP Regions and functions to effectively position our offerings and deliver a consistent experience for our National customers/consultants.\n\nEssential Functions:\n\n - Retain and grow existing accounts in assigned book of business, generally consisting of highly complex, large national and global customers typically in the Fortune 100\n - Identify membership growth, retention and expansion opportunities through understanding our customers' business objectives, their industries, and the dynamics of the health care market\n - Demonstrate KP value proposition to customers/consultants by aligning our capabilities to address their needs\n - Collaborate with National Account Management leadership and internal stakeholders to develop and execute strategic account plans to build successful partnerships with our customers and consultants and position KP for sustainable growth\n - Strategically consult with customers/consultants on all components of their health benefits and employee wellness strategies\n - Build and maintain consultant/channel partnerships to increase business potential\n - In alignment with strategic account plans, oversee the development and execution of member engagement plans to achieve growth targets in all regions\n - Model effective leadership behaviors to guide our account teams and ensure a consistent and positive customer experience across all KP Regions\n - Convene and facilitate discussions with KP executives to drive agreements on strategic issues and policies related to specific accounts\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n - 6-10 years experience required in sales, account management, business development, and/or managing business to business relationships\n - Bachelor's degree in marketing, finance, business administration or 4 years equivalent work experience required\n - Appropriate state insurance license required or ability to obtain one within 120 days of hire date\n - Requires business travel\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n - MBA, MHA, or MPH preferred\n - Health insurance or benefits consulting industry preferred, but not required", "date_new": "2012-02-29 19:32:05", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26841661/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Senior Executive Account Manager, National Accounts", "reqid": "125098", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26841661}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Lead Sr Financial Analyst\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nProvides project, service line or product line management, management consulting, analytical decision support services or technical expertise for a broad array of financial and operational issues. Responsible for more complex multi-faceted projects and analyses across disciplines and functional areas. Assists in developing performance monitoring process and coordinating compilation, interpretation and presentation of monitoring information. Participates in the planning and development of regional, departmental and/or functional budgets. May be responsible for budget system completion, high level reviews and conducting area wide analyses for target development. Conducts or participates in the most complex projects where analysis requires an in-depth evaluation of factors. Dual track position: Can be either a sole contributor or a position that supervises staff.\nEssential Functions:\n- Coordinates performance monitoring process with junior staff and participates in the development of forecasts.\n- Conducts financial analyses independently or leads a team, participating in the most complex projects.\n- Designs and builds financial models based on diverse financial sources, in order to inform strategic decisions.\n- May direct the production of ad hoc and periodic reports for department, facility, and/or regional management.\n- Works to improve data quality processes and report design to meet diverse and changing needs for management reporting.\n- Participates in the planning and development of department and non-department budgets, budget system completion, high level reviews and conducts area wide analyses for target development.\n- Prepares understandable and defensible financial analyses of decision alternatives by utilizing spreadsheets and accessing various databases.\n- Oversees preparation of analyses for project teams, regional, departmental, and/or functional management and staff analysts.\n- Writes reports of recommendations and delivers formal presentations of analytic findings and suggested action steps to management and senior leaders.\n- Facilitates and participates in meetings and presentations.\n- Provides education and management consulting on the use and interpretation of analyses, reports, methodologies and source data to managers/leaders. - Develops feasibility studies and business plans to support new lines of products and services.\n- Supports executive staff and committees in the development, analysis a communication of cost saving strategies and budgets and in the research of financial, operation and variance issues.\n\nKaiser 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.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Six (6) plus years of related experience in financial analysis and budgeting.\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent.\n- CPA or Master's degree preferred.\n- Extensive knowledge of several or all of the following:\n- General finance theories and methodologies, discounted cash flow analysis, cost/benefit analysis, feasibility studies, large scale business planning, financial modeling and project management.\n- Expert proficiency in PC based word processing and spreadsheet applications, including advanced functions such as graphics, pivot tables, macros and database management.\n- Strong oral and written communication, presentation and facilitation skills.\n- Strong consulting skills.\n- Works independently, accountable to complete work assignments.\n- May provide project supervision to junior staff.", "date_new": "2012-02-29 19:31:48", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26841645/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Lead Sr Financial Analyst", "reqid": "125323", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26841645}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sr Financial Analyst\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nPrepares financial reports and conducts comprehensive analyses with written summaries to management. Responsibilities include compiling and generating reports, providing supporting data for budget purposes, providing consultative and advisory recommendations to managers on data analysis and performance reporting, and working with various financial leadership to develop departmental operational and financial reports. Performs financial analysis upon identification of variances, and coordinates with junior analysts variance analysis process as defined. Participates in the planning and development of regional, departmental and/or functional budgets. May be responsible for budget system completion and high level reviews. Participates in and/or leads projects of moderate to complex scope as assigned.\nEssential Functions:\n- Initiates and facilitates investigation variances trends, cost trends and utilization patterns and performs analysis. Coordinates process as defined.\n- Ensures analyses are conducted in accordance with Administrative objectives.\n- Designs analytical reports and prepares complex financial trend and data analysis reports.\n- May be accountable for the coordination, compilation, and verification of analytic interpretation of financial reports and analyses.\n- Proactively identifies potential data and analytical needs to support management and performance monitoring requirements.\n- Participates in the planning and development of regional, departmental and/or functional budgets. May be responsible for budget system completion and high level reviews.\n- Performs special projects/studies of moderate to complex scope as directed. Develops work plans independently.\n- Completes structured projects with targeted analytical outcomes, defined clients and project teams.\n- Works autonomously and collaboratively with project teams and clients. Identifies operational impact of analytical findings.\n- Manages projects of moderate to complex scope with general supervision.\n- Conducts ongoing user education and provides management consultation on the use and interpretation of analyses, reports, methodologies and source data and systems. Develop spreadsheet and database analyses for presentation and analysis of financial reports.\n- Coordinates and interacts with any of the following: Finance Team, Revenue Cycle, Admin, Dept. Administrators & Chiefs, and other organizational department leadership (as appropriate) in providing analytical assistance within defined parameters.\n- Facilitates data analysis for and gives presentations. Monitors compliance with policies and procedures related to financial management and budget systems and related automated systems.\n\nKaiser 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.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent. CPA or Masters degree preferred.\n- 4+ years related experience in financial analysis and budgeting.\n- Highly developed knowledge of finance theories such as present values theory/cash flow analysis and accounting principles.\n- Able to formulate finance study designs and prepare and conduct professional presentations.\n- Advanced proficiency in PC based word processing and spreadsheet applications, including advanced functions such as graphics, pivot tables, macros and database management.\n- Strong oral, written and presentation communication skills.\n- Ability to facilitate design and requirements definitions meetings with a wide variety of managerial leaders.\n- Demonstrate experience in both detailed financial and operational data analysis and consultative skills.\n- Works under limited guidance; accountable to complete work assignments. May provide functional direction to junior finance staff.\n\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- CPA or Masters degree preferred. Skilled in various applications including MS Excel, Access, VBA, SQL and KP Health Connect.", "date_new": "2012-02-29 19:31:48", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26841646/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr Financial Analyst", "reqid": "125325", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26841646}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Service Unit Department Manager RN Pediatric outpatient clinic\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nManages 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. Develops and maintains clinical practice standards, budgets, and staff development.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Manages the operations of a large unit or multiple units.\n- Ensures Assistants & staff provide the highest quality of care & are in compliance w/ the Nurse Practice Act, The Joint Commission, federal, state, & local requirements.\n- Collaborates w/ physicians & other health care providers in establishing, implementing, & maintaining patient care & quality service standards to meet members & internal clients' expectations.\n- Acts as patient advocate resolving patient care issues.\n- Designs & evaluates processes to improve systems & patient care results across the continuum of care. Develops & monitors budgets & resource allocations.\n- Monitors financial performance & identifies & implements strategies to reduce costs & improve quality of care/service.\n- Determines the appropriate staff mix for department & develops processes to screen, interview, hire, train, & maintain the competency of all department staff.\n- Provides on going staff development.\n- Develops, implements, & monitors departmental policies & procedures which support the organizations goals & business objectives & ensures they are met.\n- Collaborates w/ Physician Team Leader & Department Chief in developing the level of patient services & the day-to-day operations of the department.\n- Manages & resolves human resource, labor relations, employee & department safety, & risk management issues.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- A minimum of 5 years ofnursing experience in management/leadership roles required.\n- A minimum of 5 years ofsupervisory experience required.\n- Significant experience in an outpatient care setting preferred.\n- Bachelors degree or equivalent experience in nursing or health related field required.\n- Masters degree preferred.\n- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.\n- Current California RN license required.\n- BLS certification required.\n- PALS, PEARS and/or ACLS certifications may be required for positions in specific departments.\n- Knowledge of Nurse Practice Act, The Joint Commission, and other local, state, federal regulations.\n- Demonstrated strong interpersonal communication skills.\n- Clinical specialization in area of practice preferred.\n\nPreferred Qualification:\n- Demonstrated operational and strategic leadership experience in a large pediatric clinic setting.", "date_new": "2012-02-29 19:31:46", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26841619/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Service Unit Department Manager RN Pediatric outpatient clinic", "reqid": "123367", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26841619}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Manager, Business Process Mgt - Oakland, CA\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nResponsible for the management and leadership of a range of process improvement and process management activities. Activities managed include planning, performing, and implementing process improvement initiatives, in addition to ownership of operational processes.\n\nEssential Functions:\nProvides Managerial responsibility across several teams including Regional Vendor Credentialing and LMP clerical personnel. Responsibilities include recruitment, hiring, training and employee reviews and evaluations.\nCoordinates Business Process Improvement initiatives across Procurement & Supply Operations department for Regional Contracting, Vendor Credentialing, Supplier Diversity, Product Recalls, National Nutrition, Business Continuity and Threat Assessment.\nFormulates moderately complex strategies consistent with the business functional areas.\nDevelops & maintains departmental performance metrics aligned with organizational missions and goals\nCoordinates and develops moderately complex plans that focus on results and attainment of outcomes\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Twoplus years of management experience (which may include matrixed experience) and fiveplus years of process and/or project management, consulting, or related business experience.\n- Fouryear degree or equivalent experience required.\n- Management experience in a Procurement, Materials Management, Supply Chain or equivalent experiencestrongly preferred.\n- Graduate degree in a business or management discipline preferred.\n- Knowledge of process management/improvement, methodologies preferred.", "date_new": "2012-02-28 21:27:32", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26820176/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Manager, Business Process Mgt - Oakland, CA", "reqid": "125099", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26820176}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Director, Western Regions, Labor and Trust\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThis is the key point of contact regarding Labor and Trust (L&T) Accounts for sales and account management staff in the KP Western Regions (California, Colorado, Northwest, and Hawaii) regions as well as in National Accounts. Incumbent will partner with Sales & Account Management (S&AM) on our go-to-market strategy for Labor and Trust Accounts. Content expert in best practices and market information for this line of business. The role will coordinate and advise regional leaders on specific opportunities and general market strategies in their regions. Additionally, will be responsible for working directly with key labor union stakeholders to identify and promote KP products to labor and commercial accounts. In partnership with the VP, Labor & Trust, they will assist in the development of the multi-year strategy for the line of business.\n\nEssential Functions:\n\nMajor responsibilities include 'mapping' the unions and labor leaders and other stakeholders associated with particular accounts; building relationships with labor leaders of targeted prospects; and working closely with national and regional teams on account plans and opportunities for repositioning.\n\n - Partner with regional MSBD VPs and L&T teams to drive sales and account management growth of L&T accounts.\n - Engage with L&T leaders and key stakeholders to promote KP products to L&T and Commercial accounts.\n - Collaborate and advance a number of key initiatives aligned with the L&T strategic plan and in support of our organizational capabilities supporting the L&T line of business.\n - Serve as content expert and service provider to regions and National Accounts on L&T Sales & Account Management.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n\nBachelors Degree in Business/Health Care Administration or related discipline\n7 - 10 years of progressive experience working with the L&T line of business in either a Sales & Account Management or Consulting role\n5+ years of leading teams towards business growth objectives\nExcellent interpersonal, communication (written and oral), and collaboration skills\nExceptional strategic and innovative thinking, and analytical skills\nAbility to develop and execute project plans, bringing projects/initiatives to completion\nAbility to influence and lead\nMust be able to work independently as well as in a team setting\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\nLabor & Trust experience preferred\n10+ years of progressive experience working with the L&T line of business in either a Sales & Account Management or Consulting role\nMasters in Business Administration preferred.", "date_new": "2012-02-28 21:27:32", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26820177/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Director, Western Regions, Labor and Trust", "reqid": "125107", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26820177}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Consultant, Labor and Trust\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nRole will be involved in a significant number of initiatives to drive growth. Responsible for leading and making significant contributions, and/or organizes high visibility projects to identify and resolve issues of strategic importance to the Labor & Trust Department and to the organization. Interfaces regularly with management to produce timely and valuable results. Expectation is that the role will: Coordinate multiple stakeholder groups, Capture and share best practices, Create a strategic plan and political maps, and Establish a plan to improve our price positioning and products.\n\nEssential Functions:\nLeads, makes significant contributions, and/or organizes high visibility projects to identify and resolve issues of strategic importance to the Labor & Trust Department and to the organization. Interfaces regularly with management to produce timely and valuable results.\nDevelops, organizes, prepares and presents project status and information to senior management across organization regions and departments. Identifies key points and issues for senior leadership. Plans and facilitates meetings. Makes formal presentations to various senior level audiences.\nAssists in setting the strategic direction of projects, determining goals and priorities with management team sponsors, establishing team membership and negotiating time commitments and resources.\nProvides leadership to multi-disciplinary project teams, as well as manages work of outside consultants when used.\nAssists, as needed, in planning and coordinating with other ongoing teams and projects to maximize effectiveness. Supports department initiatives in leadership, consulting and organizing capacities. Leads program development efforts. Create tools and department documents as needed.\nPlans and implements projects within budgetary guidelines and utilizing appropriate resources.\nRepresents the Labor & Trust Department on program task forces, work groups and projects. Demonstrates departmental value to the organization.\nContributes ideas, processes and tools to assist Labor & Trust department in meeting annual performance, human resource and financial goals.\nActs as Labor & Trust liaison to program departments or regions for specific projects or tasks.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n\nBachelors Degree in Business/Health Care Administration or related discipline\n5+ years of experience in consulting or similar type of positions required\nExcellent interpersonal, communication (written and oral), and collaboration skills\nExceptional strategic and innovative thinking, and analytical skills\nAbility to develop and execute project plans, bringing projects/initiatives to completion\nAbility to influence and lead\nMust be able to work independently as well as in a team setting\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\nLabor & Trust experience preferred\nIn-depth knowledge of health care industry and understanding of current/future trends preferred.", "date_new": "2012-02-28 21:27:32", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26820178/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Consultant, Labor and Trust", "reqid": "125121", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26820178}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sr Compliance Consultant\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nIn adherence with the KP Compliance Framework, fosters comprehensive compliance management with assigned client organizations through a series of activities to comply with all applicable regulations and statutes. Develops solutions to a variety of compliance problems of moderate scope and complexity.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Project Planning: Identifies accountabilities for local /regional compliance program and consulting staff.\n- Develops Compliance work and Audit plans.\n- Collaborates in the development and completion of annual risk assessments.\n- Takes complex ideas and input to develop/create project plans & strategies in support of established approach, goals, & time frames.\n- Participates on and may establish compliance related committees/work groups to cultivate and reinforce appropriate group values, norms and behaviors.\n- Leads compliance-related projects. Identifies & manages internal/external resources and agency relationships.\n- Investigations: Performs routine & non-activities utilizing various compliance tools, databases and software applications. Performs complex analyses to identify potential compliance issues and areas of compliance requirements.\n- Collaborates with other functional areas in investigating potential compliance issues.\n- Develops investigation project plans.\n- Independently or in collaboration, conducts fact finding interviews and summarizes investigational findings and recommendations.\n- Collaborates with clients to determine simple corrective action plans appropriate to substantiated allegations and investigation findings.\n- Validation: Participates and may lead in audits on scope of practice, licensing, site of service and other identified areas at risk for compliance violations.\n- Consults in the development of Corrective Action Plans for identified compliance risk, monitors completion and periodically validates operational sustainability.\n- Reviews compliance programs and content, including designing and conducting risk assessments and/or audits, and investigating instances of reported non-compliance.\n- Assists with determining impacts of implementation of new regulations and statutes and required notifications, changes, and training.\n- Communicates required changes, develops tools to assess risks, and leverages existing workgroups/etc. to facilitate required changes.\n- Researches and stays abreast of regulations and statutes exhibiting extensive knowledge on a wide variety of clinical and non-clinical compliance issues.\n- Implementation: Identifies and implements OIG compliance requirements; conducting related analyses.\n- Assesses & synthesizes complex information to develop new solutions to existing alternatives.\n- Creates, develops & revises basic & complex compliance standards, policies and procedures, including but not limited to privacy and security, fraud, waste and abuse, non-retaliation, disciplinary action, vendor relations etc.\n- Monitors compliance adherence, reporting results to all levels of the organization.\n- Influences management and staff to ensure compliance and reporting on compliance efforts and programs.\n- Develops and/or conducts compliance and ethics training.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 5-8 years of heath care compliance, health care operations (quality, risk, etc.), audit, finance, project management, regulatory or public policy development, investigations, information security, or insurance/health plan governance experience.\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.\n- Masters degree in Health Care Administration, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Operations Research, Public Health or other Health Care related field preferred.\n- Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC) or other accredited compliance certified.\n- Thorough knowledge of compliance principles, theories, and concepts.\n- Thorough knowledge of health care compliance policies, programs, practices, systems, related compliance issues. Thorough knowledge of the elements of an effective Ethics and Compliance program and broad knowledge of health care industry practices and standards including both federal, state regulations and accreditation standards.\n- Excellent Skills in written and verbal communication, meeting facilitation, presentations, analysis, collaboration, project management, decision making and stewardship.", "date_new": "2012-02-28 21:27:12", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26820058/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr Compliance Consultant", "reqid": "121194", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26820058}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Chief Operating Officer, Oakland Medical Center\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe COO will facilitate, direct, and coordinate operational activities and programs relative to the day-to-day hospital operations of the medical center through the delivery of cost effective and quality services. This includes patient care services, support services and quality and member services. Working closely with TPMG and Labor leadership, the COO will be responsible for building effective partnerships and promoting collaborative relationships in the medical center. The COO assures implementation of system-wide and regional strategic initiatives and policies.\n\nThe preferred candidate will be a bright, seasoned and highly qualified executive whose experience includes accomplishing strategic and operational change in a complex environment. The ideal candidate's management style will exhibit integrity, collaboration, flexibility and a result-orientation.\n\nEssential Functions:\n - Manage the day-to-day operations in the hospital. Assume responsibility for hospital administration in the absence of the SVP and Area Manager. Provide leadership in building a team and an organization which will assume responsibility and accountability for achieving both the mission and financial/operational objectives of KP. Provide strategic leadership in bringing together diverse constituencies for the purposes of conceptualizing, articulating, and implementing a shared vision for the medical center. Provide leadership in creating a culture which is predicated on a growing trust amongst and between stakeholders. Maintains open channels of communication and fosters information sharing. Provide leadership in the development and execution of key strategies which differentiate KP from its competitors in the area of service and clinical excellence. Promote open, effective, and ongoing communication and the sharing of information among and between KP employees, physician leadership and medical staff.\n - Create a culture which is decisive, action-oriented, flexible, and poised to seize opportunities to advance quality, service and performance. Ensure the integration of quality, service and efficiency improvements into day-to-day operations.\n - Establish clearly defined goals and objectives and ensure follow through in a timely manner. Provide leadership in mentoring and developing direct reports and staff in a manner which emphasizes the importance of team work, collaboration, and the sharing of information, resources, and best practices amongst stakeholders across the organization.\n - Provide leadership and guidance in the development and implementation of ongoing programs to improve performance and manage costs, while improving the quality of patient care delivery. Achieves/exceeds performance expectations throughout the hospital's operations. Establish an environment that supports caregivers and enhances growth, communication, and job satisfaction. With HR, directs the implementation of integrated human resources strategies to ensure quality results in the identification, recruitment, retention and development of key human resources.\n - Manage the operating and capital budgets of areas of responsibility. Aggressively mitigate all variances to budget. Make sound decisions on best use of resources in support of regional priorities and strategies. In all the above, provide leadership and guidance in stewarding the organization through inevitable change which integrates different points of view and builds ownership. Support the successful operational implementation of HealthConnect and New Products. Ensure the successful implementation of, promote and operationalize the Labor-Management Partnership throughout the organization. Achieve key LMP initiatives and ensure the demonstration of LMP behaviors throughout the hospital. Ensure Labor participation in appropriate decision making forums and committees.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Master's degree in Business Administration, Health Care Administration, or related field; or equivalent experience.\n- Demonstrated leadership and an ability to influence and motivate others.\n- Demonstrated success in operations improvement efforts, cost management initiatives, and health system development and management.\n- Thorough understanding of the healthcare industry, particularly related to physician relationships.\n- Experience in managing multiple aspects of health care delivery.\n- Thorough knowledge of legal, regulatory, ethical, managerial, organizational requirements, principles and standards of care for hospitals and healthcare systems.\n- A minimum of 5 years of hospital operations experience, with a breadth of experience in healthcare leadership roles.\n- Experience assessing programs, evaluating organizational needs, designing process changes, and successfully implementing changes to process flow and patient care.\n- Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of hospital administration.\n- Extensive experience working with physicians and other clinicians; must have examples of successful collaborative efforts.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Experience in process redesign and change management desirable.", "date_new": "2012-02-28 21:26:16", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26820018/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Chief Operating Officer, Oakland Medical Center", "reqid": "125115", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26820018}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Executive Director, Sales and Account Management Training and Performance Support\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Executive Director of Sales and Account Management Training and Performance Support leads the enterprise wide shared services that train, coach and provide sales performance support to all market facing teams. This role is expected to build the programmatic vision and gain alignment to that plan within the community of senior leaders both in Regional and Program Office executive teams. The Executive Director leads the planning process, facilitates strategic planning at the Health Plan Institute's (HPI) SVP Advisory Board, and is accountable for the daily operations of the SAM training and curriculum development teams within National Sales Operations and Performance (NSOP).\nEssential Functions:\n- As part of NSOP, will guide the development of Regional Learning plans that link to Regional Business Plans and provide the critical input for the Emprise Learning Plan endorsed by the HPI Advisory Board (annually).\n- Will guide the development on an enterprise-wide Learning Plan to be endorsed by the functional SVP-CA Health Plan, SVP for Sales and Account Management and Regional marketing, Sales and Business Development (MSBD) VPs.\n- Responsible for building and maintaining an evolving role and competency based SAM/UW curriculum designed to meet KP strategic membership and margin goals.\n- Develop and implement an enterprise-wide SAM Management Coaching Program in collaboration with other Regional and Program strategies and programs.\n- Maintain, enhance and deliver program-based curriculum for various SAM/UM market facing roles through Health Plan Institute (HPI) and in tight partnership with the NSOP Director of Enterprise Knowledge Management that supports: 1) Positioning he value of KP through our various value proposition tools; 2) Selling KP insurance products to achieve membership and margin growth, and an excellent customer experience for health plan functions.\n- Lead delivery of effective training to customers in a cost-effective, efficient and systematic way. Provide sales management coaching support aligned expectations.\n- Ensure close collaboration with @HPI as primary distribution modality for curriculum and online training.\n- Participates in the National Sales Operations Directors Forum to develop and implement successful practices and other shared services that improve SAM effectiveness and te cost of sale.\n- Ensure the development and annual refresh of regional and national learning teams developed to increase sales effectiveness according to organizational strategies.\n- Direct management of administrative/utility teams of 40-50 individuals from entry to director level positions including contractors. Includes formal authority to hire, fire, train/develop, evaluate and promote.\n- Provides coaching mentoring and performance modeling for all Utility staff across the National Sales Operations and Performance department.\n- Promotes standards of performance and professional development opportunities across enterprise.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Bachelor's degree is required.\n- Minimum of 10 years of successful sales and account management experience including direct experience in sales and account management of health benefits to major corporations and benefits consultants.\n- Alternatively, significant experience (Minimum of 10) years managing a sales and/or account management training organization at a large corporation.\n- Direct and channel sales training program experience considered.\n- Current knowledge of industry metrics, benchmarks, and tools for learning and development and business performance management specific to sales and account management organizations.\n- Successful experience as a leader, developer and manager of a high performing team including direct management of administrative/utility teams of individuals and contractors from entry to director level positions. Includes formal authority to hire, fire, train/develop, evaluate and promote.\n- A detailed understanding of the entire sales and account management cycle including: prospect generation, pricing, underwriting, product development, advertising, promotion, distribution strategy, sales and account management.\n- Significant experience in business process redesign and implementation of multi-regional, multi-functional systems solutions.\n- Experience in a complex (e.g., multi-regional) organization that utilizes multi-regional shared services to provide business critical functions.\n- An understanding of the factors that allow for effective use of shared services in a multi-unit organization. Demonstrated skills in influence and change management campaigns at the executive level in large organizations.\n- A strong desire to compete and win as part of a team.\n- An optimistic, inspirational and energetic leader with strong leadership and human resource management skills.\n- The ability to develop and lead individuals and teams through periods of substantial challenges and change.\n- Excellent interpersonal skills; able to develop relationships and influence people across functional areas and different levels of the organization, internally as well as externally.\n- Superior analytical skills; demonstrated problem solving capability.\n- Extensive understanding of the business issues faced by major corporations particularly as they relate to health benefit strategies.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Master's degree in business administration, public health, education or equivalent degree is preferred.\n- A mix of both SAM training leadership and sales leadership with a minimum total of 10+ years in management preferred.", "date_new": "2012-02-25 19:28:39", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26757089/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Executive Director, Sales and Account Management Training and Performance Support", "reqid": "124912", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26757089}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Regional Environmental Health and Safety Consultant\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nImplements, monitors and measures Kaisers EHS programs and projects in assigned Kaiser Permanente regions. Assists National EHS Project Managers in developing strategies and materials to address EHS needs. Performs annual EHS compliance audits.\nEssential Functions:\n- Serves as a professional/technical liaison to assigned Kaiser regions.\n- Ensures EHS risks are communicated to regions management along with alternatives for managing/minimizing these risks.\n- Consults, advises and communicates with specific regions about their EHS program improvement options, accountability models and EHS programs.\n- Conducts risk assessments on physical, chemical and operating parameters using EHS program risk identification designs and plans.\n- Recommends corrective action demonstrating sensitivity to time and budget constraints.\n- Implements national EHS policy, programs and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable laws and minimize EHS risks.\n- Assists project managers in the design and development of new EHS programs.\n- Leads the design and development of EHS training programs.\n- Conducts EHS compliance audits across all KP operations.\n- Develops specific audit findings and recommendations to chart improvement path.\n- Communicates to senior management the compliance status of their programs.\n- Researches, tracks and analyzes the status of new federal and state EHS regulations and communicates to regional management the impact of the proposed regulations on Kaiser Permanente.\n- Designs regulatory data collections processes and establishes data reporting priorities and goals for regional management.\n- Perform other duties as required.\n- Job may require supervisory responsibilities.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Significant (usually 5-7 years) experience in environmental management profession required. Health Care industry experience preferred.\n- Bachelors degree in engineering, industrial hygiene, environmental science, public health or equivalent experience required.\n- Registered Environmental Assessor (REA) or certified Healthcare Environmental Manager (HEM) from Emergency Care Research Institute (ECRI)) within one year of hire.\n- Candidates must pass the Certified Hazardous material Manager (CHMM) exam within the first year of employment.\n- Expertise and knowledge of U.S. environmental legislation including RCRA (Resource Conservation & Recovery Act), Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act.\n- Knowledge of state regulations in areas where Kaiser has operations preferred.\n- Experience with negotiation rounds with state agencies preferred.\n- Proficient with PC applications.\n- Excellent communication and organizational skills.\n- Ability to travel frequently to different KP regions.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.\n\n***NOTE: This position will travel 25%.****", "date_new": "2012-02-22 18:38:20", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26679526/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Regional Environmental Health and Safety Consultant", "reqid": "124175", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26679526}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Business Consultant - Strategic Accounts (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nKaiser Permanente\nBusiness Consultant - Strategic Accounts\nOakland, CA\n\nKaiser Permanente is seeking a Business Consultant. This position will be a part of the Strategic Accounts team. The position is responsible for analysis/evaluation of business and/or system process and functional requirements, development of business cases, client support during system development and implementation, development and maintenance of service level agreements. Develops relationships with upstream and downstream business partners. Develops/maintains and changes business processes, and understands the business processes of assigned partners and how they relate to our functional areas. Develops and recommends changes to business processes.\nEssential Functions:\n- Broad application of principles, theories, and concepts in applicable discipline, plus working knowledge of other related fields.\n- Uses professional concepts in accordance with company objectives to solve complex problems in creative and effective ways.\n- This job is the fully-qualified, career-oriented, journey-level position.\n- Demonstrates expertise in functional area business processes and understands assigned and cross functional areas.\n- Independently initiates, identifies and coordinates the analysis of complex client needs in project areas such as: new/existing business operating models, innovative approaches to solutions support, market research of emerging or available product functionality and operational readiness assessment.\n- Identifies opportunities for increasing business efficiency through improved manual and automated process systems.\n- Coordinates the development of comprehensive business cases with cost, service, and benefit dimensions of proposed projects that are used at management and executive levels for funding and scope decisions.\n- Accountable for tracking and/or monitor and report for senior mgmt the results of actualization of benefits.\n- Plans, coordinates and conducts the analysis of client business processes and functional requirements and the preparation of appropriate documentation to communicate and validate the information.\n- Develops cross-initiative integration plans.\n- Identifies other initiatives that exist and ensures that efforts are not duplicated.\n- Supports a variety of applications.\n- Consults on the integration of application systems into the work environment, regarding their operational and training implications.\n- Acts as project lead in the coordination of solution development and the implementation of the final product/service.\n- Acts as a liaison between business clients and technical staff and/or with development staff throughout the development life cycle.\n- May develop project plans.\n- Identifies and coordinates within other project managers and implements schedule deadlines as appropriate.\n- Manages common resource demands.\n- Provides on-going project management and status reporting at all levels.\n- Responsibilities impact the achievement of key functional and/or KP objectives that have direct and significant business impact.\n- Contributes to the development of the department's objectives.\n- Erroneous decisions or recommendations would normally result in the inability to reach functional objectives and negatively affects expenditures and resources\n- Chooses, recommends, creates and/or adopts techniques, standards and methodologies to apply.\n- Makes recommendations for improvements to KP standards/methodologies.\n- Uses commonalities/differences among team members' goals, values, and problem-solving styles to generate multiple alternatives in leading group to achieve a result.\n- Uses experts or third parties to influence the outcomes or events around them. Solicits the involvement of the people who will be affected by a decision in order to gain their ownership.\n- Assume other duties as directed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Total of five (5) to seven (7) years, to include two (2) or more years in a consulting role.\n- Five (5) years of experience in healthcare environment or five (5) plus years of experience working in a department relevant to the current posting.\n- Bachelor's degree in business/health care administration or related discipline.\n- Preferred certification or advanced qualification by third party association that matches the function or field applicable to the business discipline\n- May establish cross-functional task forces.\n- Thorough knowledge of platforms of the assigned functional area and multi-area functionality based on assignment.\n- Maintains current knowledge of application systems, interfaces, reporting processes, and data capture.\n- May support a variety of applications/process.\n- Coordinates ongoing application support with the various technical areas to ensure continued application/process usage and success.\n- Maintains current knowledge on health care industry, regulations, and KP business strategies.\n- Develops test plans.\n- Provides product/process expertise to client groups, delivers presentations, demonstrations and training for application systems.\n- Coordinates installation and first-use of new applications/process.\n- May provide specialized support to a specific business area.\n- Serves as a single point of contact for the resolution of client issues.\n- Thinks of ways to improve results, communicates these to supervisor, peers and team members.\n- Drives excellence through continued learning and strengthening of expertise.\n- Makes needed changes to address performance problems or take advantage of opportunities.\n- Seeks ways to reduce variation in systems and processes to improve consistency and reliability, directly impacting performance and member/customer service.\n- Keeps individuals and team focused on specific and measurable performance goals and monitors performance publicly against clear standards.\n- Prioritizes project work to meet member/customer needs.\n- Takes initiative to alter normal procedures to meet specific member/customer needs\n- Stands by decisions that benefit members/customers even if they are unpopular or impact short term performance.\n- Continually monitors quality of service across functions and systems.", "date_new": "2012-02-21 21:56:18", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26658659/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Business Consultant - Strategic Accounts (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "121852", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26658659}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Counsel III - Labor and Employment\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nCounsel III position in Oakland or Pasadena, California. This position will represent the Program in labor and employment laws.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Successful candidate will be responsible for providing legal advice and counsel on labor and employment matters, including negotiating, interpreting and advising on collective bargaining agreements, advising on grievances and other labor disputes, and handling arbitrations.\n- Employment matters will include advice and counsel of the full range of employment law issues including hiring, discipline, terminations, pay and benefits. Advice and counsel and litigation experience in employment law, including complex disability and leave issues, wage and hour issues.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- A lawyer with minimum of 5 years of experience in labor and employment law with a strong interest in traditional labor law. Experience interpreting and advising on collective bargaining agreements, advising on grievances and other labor disputes, and handling unfair labor practice charges filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Experiencehandling arbitrations and handling the full range of employment law issues including hiring, discipline, terminations, pay and benefits.\n- JD required. An excellent academic and professional background.\n- Ideal candidate will have experience in the health care industry.\n- Excellent written and oral advocacy skills and strong interpersonal skills.\n- California Bar membership required.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Familiarity with traditional labor law is desirable.", "date_new": "2012-02-18 19:43:57", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26613214/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Counsel III - Labor and Employment", "reqid": "124067", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26613214}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Senior Staff Assistant - Temporary\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder limited supervision, supports the head of a department by providing advanced level administrative support and general office duties of a highly responsible and confidential. Frequently handles highly confidential and sensitive information and files. Communicates with contacts at all levels in and outside of the organization. Typically reports to a director or vice president.\nEssential Functions:\nREPRESENTATIVE ACTIVITIES:\n- Organizes and expedites flow of work for the manager's office and the department in accordance to manager's method of operation and the operations and procedures of the department and organization. Initiates any follow-up action.\n- Receives and screens telephone calls, letters, and/or visitors. Answers routine questions and provides information related to general department operations, policies and procedures using discretion for matters pertaining to confidential or sensitive information. Determines when to appropriately refer inquiries, requests or issues to managers or department staff members and follows up to ensure resolution on behalf of manager or department.\n- Schedules appointments and makes arrangements for meetings, conferences, and travel.\n- Organizes and prepares routine correspondence for the department manager, as well as complex documents including reports, spreadsheets, presentations and various forms of communications documents requiring the integration of multiple office technology and software applications. May act as the department's office resource for word processing and spreadsheet application.\n- Prepares special reports that require gathering, comparing and summarizing data.\n- Organizes and maintains files, correspondence and records. Handles and frequently accesses highly confidential and sensitive information.\n- Assists with tracking the department budget. Tracks and compiles expenses. Prepares monthly expense reports. May address issues to department manager.\n- Performs other related duties following standard office routine, practices and procedures or instructions.\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- Work will be focused on transition of all hospital and medical office departments to new facility.\n- Will provide supportat varying levels for 5-6 project managers.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 5+ years' experience performing administrative support functions for department managers.\n- Experience in coordinating and providing support to large complex projects.\n- HS diploma or GED required.\n- BA/BS preferred.\n- Excellent customer service.\n- Demonstrated oral and written communication skills required.\n- Lotus Notes skills preferred.\n- Advanced level proficiency with e-mail software, MicroSoft Word and with any of the following office technology (required only if applicable to department's needs): PowerPoint, Excel or Access.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor-Management Partnership environment.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Proficiency in M/S project.\n\nSkills testing: Advanced level Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, & Typing (45WPM).\n\n***NOTE: This is a temporary benefited position. Expected length of employment: Up to 3 years.***", "date_new": "2012-02-18 19:43:33", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26613172/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Senior Staff Assistant - Temporary", "reqid": "123268", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26613172}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Senior Counsel, Labor and Employment\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nSenior legal position in Oakland, California. This position will represent the Program in traditional labor and employment laws.\nEssential Functions:\n- Successful candidate will be responsible for providing legal advice and counsel on labor and employment matters, including negotiating, interpreting and advising on collective bargaining agreements, advising on grievances and other labor disputes, and handling arbitrations.\n- Employment matters will include advice and counsel of the full range of employment law issues including hiring, discipline, terminations, pay and benefits. Advice and counsel and litigation experience in employment law, including complex disability and leave issues, wage and hour issues.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Membership in the California Bar and excellent academic and professional qualifications required. JD required.\n- Minimum of 12 years of experience providing legal advice and representation on traditional labor law and employment discrimination law, including complex disability and leave issues.\n- Experience practicing in federal and/or state court and before federal and state regulators and administrative agencies, including the EEOC and the DFEH.\n- Ideal candidate will also have experience in the health care industry.\n- Must have excellent written and oral advocacy skills and strong interpersonal skills.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Familiarity with occupational safety and health, wage and hour law and public policy/whistleblowing retaliation laws is preferred.", "date_new": "2012-02-18 19:42:53", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26613122/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Senior Counsel, Labor and Employment", "reqid": "124054", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26613122}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Director Infection Prevention\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nDirects Infection Prevention programs in 2 or more medical centers. Directs strategic operational responsibilities including effective management and implementation of the program that is consistent between the medical facilities. Ensures activities are directed toward preventing and decreasing healthcare associated infections and improving patient safety across the continuum of care (including hospitals and associated medical buildings). Participates in the preparation of the medical center's continuous survey readiness program to maintain compliance with regulatory standards.\nEssential Functions:\n - Provides strategic support to achieve high level of quality performance through collaboration with local leaders and regional initiatives and standardization to improve health. Accountable for the annual development, implementation, and evaluation of the Infection Prevention goals and objectives, plan, and risk assessment to reduce and control the risk of health care associated infections.\n - Collaborates with leadership team to ensure compliance with regulatory and accrediting agency requirements, timely and accurate reporting to Department of Public Health and other external agencies as appropriate. Provides leadership to physician leaders, patient care service leaders and quality leaders to improve patient safety. Provides consultation to medical center leaders and staff. Actively participates in leadership meetings to ensure alignment of priorities and strategies. Provides direct supervision to Infection Prevention Coordinator(s) and Associate. Accountable for departmental budget. Co-chairs the Infection Control Committee with the Infectious Disease Chief to provide leadership which will ensure surveillance activities and improvement plans are analyzed, implemented and reported to leadership.\n - Collaborates with Occupational/Employee Health to institute measures to protect and prevent healthcare workers from injuries due to communicable diseases. Collaborates with Facility Services to ensure an integrated Environment of Care program. Keeps abreast of current scientific literature, recommendations, guidelines, and regulatory requirements which may impact the Infection Prevention Program. 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.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n - Master's Degree required in Nursing, Epidemiology, Microbiology, Public Health or other discipline. Valid California license to practice Nursing or certification to practice in another healthcare discipline (ie. clinical laboratory science). Current Certification in Infection Control (CIC) required.\n - Minimum of five (5) years of infection prevention experience in acute health care facility. 3-5 years progressively more responsible related work experience with 3 years current management experience in assigned service area preferred; or completion of management training program required. Demonstrated leadership skills. Demonstrated skills in program management, project management, time management, and/or resource management. Demonstrated ability to influence change. Demonstrated skills in collaborative and team work. Demonstrated problem-solving, analytic, and decision making skills. Demonstrated written and oral communication skills. Demonstrated ability to develop and present educational programs. Demonstrated ability to apply adult learning principles. Demonstrated computer software application skills such as Lotus Notes, Words, Excel, and Powerpoint.", "date_new": "2012-02-17 19:20:31", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26596431/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Director Infection Prevention", "reqid": "123415", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26596431}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sr. Financial Data Analyst - National Revenue Cycle (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nSr. Financial Data Analyst - National Revenue Cycle (Oakland, CA)\n\n\nThe Sr. Financial Analyst develops, interprets, and implements financial concepts for financial analysis, data driven decision making, modeling, forecasting, planning and control with KP's revenue cycle function. Assists the organization in making strategic data-related decisions by extracting, analyzing, manipulating, and reporting data. Performs technical analysis to determine present and future financial performance. Gathers, analyzes, prepares and summarizes recommendations for future performance, and operating forecasts.\n\nPerforms research and studies in the areas of revenue, expected reimbursement, rates of return, accounts receivables, reserves, investment opportunities, investment performance and impact of governmental requirements. Studies, forecasts, and makes recommendation on opportunities for process and technology improvements based on results of analysis.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Prepares financial reports and conducts comprehensive analyses with written summaries to management.\n- May be accountable for the coordination, compilation and distribution of financial data.\n- Performs financial analysis upon identification of variances, and coordinates with junior analysts' and partners within the revenue cycle on variance analysis process as defined.\nExtracts, manipulates, and scrubs data to be used in producing metrics and analyses. Builds and/or maintains complex queries.\nConducts robust data validation and error correction.\nDelivers metrics and analytic results using custom reports or automated reporting tools. For some projects, interprets results and translates data and information into actionable knowledge, and assists others in using the knowledge. Guides use of metrics and analyses towards actionable results.\n- Participates in the planning and development of regional, departmental and/or functional targets and forecasts.\n- May be responsible for target development in the areas of revenue capture, expected reimbursement, receivables, cash, cycle times, cost to collect, and other important indicators for the revenue cycle.\n- Participates in and/or leads projects of moderate to complex scope as assigned.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Bachelor's degree in finance or a related field or an additional 4 years of equivalent work experience in lieu of degree.\n- 5+ years of financial analysis or related experience.\nProficient in SQL programming skills.\n- Broad application of financial analysis principles, theories, and concepts in applicable discipline, plus working knowledge of other related fields.\n- Advanced proficiency in PC based word processing and spreadsheet applications, including advanced functions such as graphics, pivot tables, macros and database management.\n- Thorough knowledge of financial analysis policies, practices and systems.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- 1+ years experience working in a healthcare environment.\n- Knowledge and understanding of Epic or equivalent revenue cycle systems and data.\nKnowledge of Epic's Clarity reporting database.\n- Expertise with revenue cycle data, reporting, and expected reimbursement approaches.", "date_new": "2012-02-16 21:30:38", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26575391/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr. Financial Data Analyst - National Revenue Cycle (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "123842", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26575391}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Nurse Leader Utilization Review Department\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nManages 24-hour departments providing patient care services. Ensures staff provide high quality, accessible, cost effective care, and patient focused services to members across the continuum, which comply with local, state, and federal requirements. Develops and maintains clinical standards of care and practice; responsible for all resource budgeting, selection and development.\nEssential Functions:\n- Manages the operations of 24-hour departments that may be at multiple locations.\n- Ensures Assistants and staff provide the highest quality of care and are in compliance with the Nursing Practice Act, The Joint Commission, federal, state, and local requirements.\n- Establishes, implements, and maintains patient care and service standards to meet members and internal clients expectations.\n- Designs and evaluates processes to improve systems and patient care results across the continuum of care.\n- Develops and monitors 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.\n- Determines the appropriate staff mix for department and develops processes to screen, interview, hire, train, and maintain the competency of all department staff.\n- Ensures on going staff development.\n- Develops, implements, and monitors departmental policy and procedures which support the organizations goals and business objectives and ensures they are met.\n- Oversees and develops standards of care and standards of practice, directs fiscal management, and quality improvement activities.\n- Manages and resolves human resource, employee and department safety, and risk management issues.\n- Accesses KP Health Connect to evaluate the quality of care provided.\n- Uses KP Health Connect to manage clinical operations.\n- Monitors quality, appropriateness, and accuracy of KP Health Connect documentation\n- Maintains role specific KP Health Connect competencies.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Extensive nursing experience in both patient care and management/leadership roles required (usually 5 years).\n- Previous supervisory experience required (usually 4 years).\n- BSN or BA in health care related field strongly preferred.\n- Masters degree preferred.\n- Graduate of accredited school of nursing.\n- Current California RN license required.\n- BLS certificate required.\n- Knowledge of Nurse Practice Act, The Joint Commission, and other local, state, federal regulations.\n- Demonstrated strong interpersonal communication skills.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Demonstrated experience in utilization review, case management, and discharge planning preferred (usually 2+ years)\n- Demonstrated strong communication and customer service skills, problem-solving, critical thinking, and clinical judgment abilities.\n- Fundamental word processing and computer navigation skills and the ability to interpret and use analytic data in day to day operations.", "date_new": "2012-02-15 19:30:20", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26540823/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Nurse Leader Utilization Review Department", "reqid": "123431", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26540823}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Research Assoc II (Cancer Registry Asst.)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nSupervises day-to-day activities for several small scale project(s) or a complete phase of medium project, e.g., multi-year, budget under 200k annually. Recommends solutions to project design problems. Works under general supervision. Final review required for each phase of project.\nEssential Functions:\n- Coordinates multiple small scale research projects or phases of a medium size project.\n- Supervises staff to include hiring, training, evaluating performance and assigning work.\n- Develops project tools such as tracking forms, study questionnaires & chart review forms.\n- Supervises overall recruitment activities of study participants to ensure eligibility.\n- Makes final selection decision.\n- Supervises data collection and on-site pretests of questionnaires.\n- Oversees quality assurance.\n- Drafts project progress reports e.g. data collection and data entry summations.\n- Assists in development of study presentations and scientific manuscripts.\n- Serves as a staff member on professional committees with other coordinators & investigators.\n- Recommends solutions to project design problems.\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- Cancer database management, including, but not limited to; multiple quality control and database improvement projects\n- Program support for ACoS/CoC Cancer Program Accreditation and ACoS/CoC facility oncologist\n- Performance monitoring and report generation, and support to the regional Cancer Registry Manager.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum two (2) years of experience in one or more of the technical areas required. Professional certification/licensure (e.g., RN, RHIT, RD, etc.) may substitute for two years of experience.\n- Bachelor's degree or four (4) years of equivalent experience in public health, health care administration, epidemiology or other related field required.\n- Working knowledge of research methodology/research study design, hypothesis testing and qualitative data interpretation.\n- Strong knowledge of computer applications, such as word processing, spreadsheet design, and database applications.\n- Able to generate flow charts, charts review instruments, design questionnaires, and interpret data.\n- Strong project coordination skills required.\n- Knowledge of medical terminology.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.\n\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Completion of Cancer Information Management courses and knowledge of cancer disease process preferred\n- Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) preferred\n- Familiarity and/or experience with ACoS/CoC Cancer Program Standards.\n- Knowledge of CNExT or other cancer registry software.\n- Database experience with SQL, Access, or Excel.\n\n\n++ This position is expected to continue for1 year work or pending continuation of grant/contract funding ++", "date_new": "2012-02-14 18:47:56", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26516415/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Research Assoc II (Cancer Registry Asst.)", "reqid": "122865", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26516415}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sr Financial Analyst\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nPrepares financial reports and conducts comprehensive analyses with written summaries to management. Responsibilities include compiling and generating reports, providing supporting data for budget purposes, providing consultative and advisory recommendations to managers on data analysis and performance reporting, and working with various financial leadership to develop departmental operational and financial reports. Performs financial analysis upon identification of variances, and coordinates with junior analysts variance analysis process as defined. Participates in the planning and development of regional, departmental and/or functional budgets. May be responsible for budget system completion and high level reviews. Participates in and/or leads projects of moderate to complex scope as assigned.\nEssential Functions:\n- Initiates and facilitates investigation variances trends, cost trends and utilization patterns and performs analysis. Coordinates process as defined.\n- Ensures analyses are conducted in accordance with Administrative objectives.\n- Designs analytical reports and prepares complex financial trend and data analysis reports.\n- May be accountable for the coordination, compilation, and verification of analytic interpretation of financial reports and analyses.\n- Proactively identifies potential data and analytical needs to support management and performance monitoring requirements. Participates in the planning and development of regional, departmental and/or functional budgets.\n- May be responsible for budget system completion and high level reviews.\n- Performs special projects/studies of moderate to complex scope as directed. Develops work plans independently.\n- Completes structured projects with targeted analytical outcomes, defined clients and project teams.\n- Works autonomously and collaboratively with project teams and clients. Identifies operational impact of analytical findings.\n- Manages projects of moderate to complex scope with general supervision.\n- Conducts ongoing user education and provides management consultation on the use and interpretation of analyses, reports, methodologies and source data and systems.\n- Develop spreadsheet and database analyses for presentation and analysis of financial reports.\n- Coordinates and interacts with any of the following: Finance Team, Revenue Cycle, Admin, Dept. Administrators & Chiefs, and other organizational department leadership (as appropriate) in providing analytical assistance within defined parameters.\n- Facilitates data analysis for and gives presentations.\n- Monitors compliance with policies and procedures related to financial management and budget systems and related automated systems.\n\n\nKaiser 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.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent. CPA or Masters degree preferred.\n- 4+ years related experience in financial analysis and budgeting.\n- Highly developed knowledge of finance theories such as present values theory/cash flow analysis and accounting principles.\n- Able to formulate finance study designs and prepare and conduct professional presentations.\n- Advanced proficiency in PC based word processing and spreadsheet applications, including advanced functions such as graphics, pivot tables, macros and database management.\n- Strong oral, written and presentation communication skills. Ability to facilitate design and requirements definitions meetings with a wide variety of managerial leaders.\n- Demonstrate experience in both detailed financial and operational data analysis and consultative skills.\n- Works under limited guidance; accountable to complete work assignments.\n- May provide functional direction to junior finance staff.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- CPA or Masters degree preferred.\n- Skilled in various applications including MS Excel, Access, VBA, SQL and KP Health Connect.\n- Willingness and aptitude to learn Microsoft PowerPoint and SAS programming language\n- Knowledge of other query and programming languages are strongly desirable \n\nSecondary Functions:\n-Prepare specialized reports, analysis, and financial models to support Financial Services and Corporate Strategic initiatives\n- Function as the lead content expert in educating users, gathering opinions and concerns, and responding to user inquiries regarding reports\n- Lead specific enhancements to the report methodology and delivery systems\n- Ensure completeness and accuracy of all desk level procedures and documentation.\n- Responsible for improving the data quality and alignment of cost and utilization for projects assigned.\n- Oversee quality of selected products\n- Design analytical approaches to solve problems, improve products, project costs, increase efficiency, etc\n- Prepare analysis and formal presentation documents for the TPMG CFO and leadership groups such as the Board of Directors, Elected Representatives Group, and the Board's Finance and Audit Committee\n- Perform business process reviews including documentation of process flow through flowcharting and review of internal controls.\n\n\nSkills Testing: Excel, Microsoft Access", "date_new": "2012-02-02 18:59:51", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26276400/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr Financial Analyst", "reqid": "121931", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26276400}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Financial Analyst, KP Insurance Company Finance (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nKaiser Permanente\nFinancial Analyst\nOakland, CA\n\n\nKaiser Permanente is looking for a Financial Analyst in Oakland. This position is part of the Kaiser Permanent Insurance Company (KPIC) Financial Planning & Analysis Team and participates in the planning and development of KPIC financial plans, budgets and forecasts.\n\n\nEssential Functions\nCompiling and generating financial reports, comprehensive variance analysis with written explanations on key findings.\nResearching and providing supporting data and information for budget/forecasting purposes.\nAnalyzing business trends.\nData and performance metric reporting in support of KPIC managers and leaders, responding to data or information queries from KP Region and KPIC managers.\nWorking with various financial and operations directors to develop departmental, operational and financial reports.\nMay be accountable for the coordination, compilation and distribution of financial data.\nResponsible for assigned tasks associated with monthly close process.\nParticipates in the planning and development of departmental and company budgets, forecasts, and business cases with responsibility for identified team deliverables.\nCollects data, researches, and prepares analysis for departmental or functional budget performance and projects.\nMay monitor department budgets by reviewing data in the financial system and communicating with the managers.\nMay be accountable for the coordination, compilation, and verification of analytic interpretation of financial reports and analyses.\nProactively identifies potential data and analytical needs to support management and performance monitoring requirements.\nWorks autonomously and collaboratively with project teams and clients.\nCompletes structured projects with targeted analytical outcomes, defined clients and project teams.\nPrepares financial trend and data analysis reports.\nMay be accountable for the coordination, compilation and distribution of financial data.\nParticipates in the development of departmental and/or functional budgets.\nMay be responsible for entry in budget system with accuracy and high level reviews.\nPerforms ad-hoc projects/studies of moderate scope utilizing knowledge of finance theories such as present value, cash flow analysis, and basic statistical analysis.\nCommunicates and supports analytical findings.\nIdentifies and recommends process improvements.\nMonitors compliance with policies, procedures and controls related to financial management, budget systems, and related automated systems.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Bachelor's degree (Economics, Business, Finance, Accounting or Math)\n- 2 years work experience or related internships or schooling\n- Basic understanding of financial analysis concepts and accounting practices\n- Proficient in PC based word processing, presentation, and spreadsheet applications, including advanced functions such as graphics and pivot tables\n- Strong analytical, oral and written communication skills\n- Able to analyze data and recognize analytical patterns\n- Demonstrated problem solving and organization skills\n- Works under general guidance; accountable to complete work assignments\n\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Knowledge of statistics, and forecasting\n- Skilled in various applications including Cognos, Onelink, Access and VBA\n- Database management", "date_new": "2012-02-02 01:40:07", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26261867/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Financial Analyst, KP Insurance Company Finance (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "121736", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26261867}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Managing Director, Advanced Analytics (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThis position is responsible for the the delivery and management of consulting and analytic services for KP HealthConnect /kp.org value realization and other strategic areas.Supports leadership in the definition and attainment of organizational goals.\n\nThis position is also responsible for two key functions: Analytics (building and designing studies that can be published) and Reporting/Programming (going into databases to extract data and create programs that generate data for studies).\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Leads a complex, highly skilled group of managers that oversee statisticians, analysts, consultants, and programmers as a primary resource, expert consultants to senior leadership and staff major and complex program wide health initiatives with strategic importance to KP (e.g., KP HealthConnect Oncology evaluation study and The Joint Commission regulatory data abstraction automation)\n- Provides leadership and management to Analytics & Evaluation group responsible for creating new knowledge on the impact of KP HC and kp.org on Quality of care, Member service, and Affordability\n- Provides leadership and management to Knowledge Mgmt and Consulting group responsible for sharing, documenting and disseminating best KP HC / kp.org practices across regions to operations leaders\n- Provides leadership and management to Care Reporting and Consulting group responsible for providing new views and insights on quality / patient safety / service reporting on coding / extraction from complex databases in KP HealthConnect, kp.org and other KP databases.This area also provides leadership for data architecture and data infrastructure in partnership with IT.\n- Is part of the leadership team for HIT (Health Information Technology) Transformation and Analysis and National Quality and Care Delivery Excellence organizations.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n-Minimum of 10years in health care industry, seven of which in health care consulting, strategy, planning and project management.\n- Demonstrated ability to determine the key business issues and develop appropriate action plans from multidisciplinary perspectives.\n- Substantial knowledge in one or more of the following: quantitative analysis, financial analysis, information systems, organization development, decision science, operations research, health care delivery systems, or project management.\n- Demonstrated ability to lead professionals through influence and collaboration.\n- Proficient in team building, critical thinking, conflict resolution, group interaction, project management, and budget management.\n- Demonstrated ability to define the strategy of and provide overall direction to a specified practice area.\n- Excellent skills in complex analytic problem solving, planning, project management, change management, and group process.\n- Excellent communication skills - both written and oral appropriately gauged to a broad range of audiences from the most senior of KP leadership to front-line physicians and staff to peers in various disciplines.\n- Understanding of KP operations and competitors, and economic, social, and legal environment. Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.\n- Master's degree or equivalent experience in Business Administration, Economics, Health Care Administration, Operations Research, Public Health Administration, Biostatistics or other related field. PhD a plus.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Green belt or Black belt in performance improvement preferred\n- KP experience in working with senior leaders and consulting\n- KP experience with care delivery operations\n- KP experience with KP HealthConnect and or kp.org\n- KP experience in data extraction\n- KP experience in advanced analytics and research\n- KP experience in project management and performance improvement", "date_new": "2012-02-02 01:40:07", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26261868/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Managing Director, Advanced Analytics (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "121767", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26261868}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sr Business Consultant [7024]\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThis position performs in an expert consultative style in a variety of different analytical roles depending on the project. It works directly with clients at all levels within the organization and with outside parties to identify operational business requirements with sufficient detail and clarity to allow IT solution proposal development. In addition, accountable for providing leadership and independent initiatives in facilitating and conducting information gathering, structured documentation, and presentation of findings.\nEssential Functions:\n- Applies technical & business knowledge in the analysis of client requirements in project areas such as: IT testing & product acceptance, new business operating models w/ innovative approaches to IT solutions support\n- Markets research of emerging or available product functionality & operational readiness assessment and others\n- Coordinates cross-functional task forces to identify & document functional requirements, workflow, information sources, distribution paths, & system specifications\n- Evaluates existing application products which could address client requirements & develops recommendations where appropriate\n- Develops comprehensive business cases w/ cost, service, & benefit dimensions of proposed IT projects that used at executive levels for funding & scope decisions\n- Develops the analysis & definition of efficient & cost effective solutions which support client business processes & functional requirements\n- Performs knowledge transfer to other staff & may review their work\n- Conducts analysis of client business processes & functional requirements & prepares appropriate documentation to communicate & validate the information\n- Oversees administrative requirements in an accurate & timely manner (e.g., time reporting, status reporting, etc)\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- Maintaining and creating nVision reports and PeopleSoft queries from TPMG GL data\n- Secure and implement GL chartfield changes and reporting tree changes in support of TPMG requirements\n- Write and execute automated GL allocations in support of efficiency initiatives\n- Lead TPMG participation in PeopleSoft GL system upgrades and enhancements, including design of functionality, project tracking and review, and test script production and execution\n- Collaborate with business partners in the development of Crystal reports to access and analyze large quantities of complex information.The position will be an individual contributor, but will need to collaborate effectively within and outside the department to achieve goals\n- End-to-end functional design/maintenance and programming of nVision reports in support of the monthly GL close\n- Partners with stakeholders to assess requirements and develop specifications, and then work independently to produce useful and efficient reports\n- Partner with IT to implement reports without disruption to production system\n- Represent and implement TPMG chartfield requirements in compliance with internal policy and without unintended consequences to the production system. Partner with requesting individuals to understand needs and then document request and collaborate with other regional representatives and Program Office GL Focus Group to secure approval\n- Implementation of chartfields successfully with regards to client needs, downstream system and close impact, and TPMG strategic initiatives\n- Maintain and streamline existing PeopleSoft GL allocations and verification procedures, including monthly tracking and execution\n- Establish new allocations in support of automation and initiatives. Research and propose new allocations to achieve departmental efficiency\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Substantial experience ( 7+ years) in information systems development or implementation with progressively more complex responsibilities and accountabilities in a large mainframe or client server environment preferred\n- Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience required, in Health Care Administration, Business Administration, Computer Science, or related field\n- Master's degree preferred\n- Extensive knowledge of health care business and care delivery processes preferred\n- Demonstrated excellence in analysis, documentation, and presentation tools required\n- Excellent skills in critical thinking and analysis, meeting facilitation, verbal and written communications, and interpersonal interactions (e.g., partnership, conflict management, consulting, etc)\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment\n\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Substantial (5+ years) experience working in a financial systems group supporting PeopleSoft General Ledger close processes.\n- Effective communications, presentation and interpersonal skills.\n- Exhibit collaboration, candor, and openness and results orientation.\n- Proven ability to effectively work in ambiguous situations with minimal direction.\n- Excellent skills in complex analytical problem solving and strategic planning.\n- Significant skills in programming GL reports in nVision and PeopleSoft queries, as well as strong SQL programming skills.\n- Proficiency with Microsoft office (i.e. Excel, Word, PowerPoint).\n- Operational month end general ledger close experience. \n- MS Access and experience with Clarity report writing strongly preferred.\n- PeopleSoft payroll systems experience. Formal Oracle/PeopleSoft training.", "date_new": "2012-01-31 19:24:55", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26219395/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr Business Consultant [7024]", "reqid": "121367", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26219395}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, IT Finance\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, IT Finance, (CFO) is accountable for the financial performance and strategic plan for the Information Technology function at Kaiser Permanente. This position reports to the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and is responsible for all financial functions including Accounting, Financial Planning and Analysis, Investment Planning, Governance support, Business Case due diligence for technology investment and vendor contracts. The role is an integral part of, and advisor to, the IT Executive Committee, comprised of the CIO and direct reports to the CIO. The role is also an integral part of the program-wide Kaiser Permanente Finance leadership team.\nThe position requires extensive collaboration with senior leadership groups throughout the Program, on all aspects of technology and investment finance, governance, and strategic planning. The IT CFO is also a participating member of several governance bodies and steering committees, ensuring the delivery of outcomes from major technology investments and initiatives, while also being responsible for financial and administrative support for several investment decision-making committees.\nThe IT CFO will ensure that the IT Finance team maximizes business value by providing business-savvy thought leadership, analyses and counsel as a change agent of the organization.\nThe successful executive has demonstrated substantial leadership, relationship management, and collaboration competencies, as these are fundamental elements of the Kaiser Permanente culture.\nEssential Functions:\n- Strategic leader and thought partner to KP CIO and IT Executive Committee, using financial and business insights to maximize value delivered through IT, overseeing an annual budget of $2.6B Operating Expense and $0.6B Capital Expense\n- Provide financial information and insights to key internal business partners and senior leadership forums such as Operational Leadership Group (OLG), National Leadership Team (NLT), and KP Presidents Group (KPPG)\n- Ensure integration of technology strategic planning with Enterprise / Program strategic planning\n- Ensure KP IT meets financial commitments\n- Ensure KP IT meets all financial compliance and SOX requirements\n- Lead all financial operations for KP IT Accounting, Billing and Compliance, Financial Planning, Analysis and Reporting\n- Leverage and partner with KP National Finance functions including Treasury, Controller's department, Financial Shared Services Organization (Accounts Payable and Payroll), Financial Planning and Analysis and Strategic Planning to ensure seamless end-to-end financial management for IT\n- Drive technology investment prioritization; support investment governance bodies, and ensure financial evaluation and due diligence of all technology project business cases\n- Partner with IT Operations leadership and Procurement to negotiate key contracts and ensure financial evaluation\n- Evaluate and ensure due diligence for all items - contracts, purchase orders and invoices, before CIO approval\n- Evaluate and act upon market opportunities related to technology\n- Lead finance engagement with Portfolio Approval Council (PAC) leadership, and financial and administrative support for Cross-PAC and the IT Sub-Group.\n- Manage and continue to develop a high performing IT Finance team by providing vision, strategic leadership and talent development.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Requires MBA or Master's level degree in Finance or Accounting\n- Minimum of 15 years of progressive Finance, Accounting and Strategy leadership roles managing financial planning and analysis, strategic planning and prioritization of portfolio of investments, management of comparable budget roles.\n- Additionally the ideal candidate will have 10 years of experience in IT Finance, with demonstrated Board of Directors level experience in relationship management and stakeholder engagement at Vice President level or above at the corporate group or business unit level.\n- A demonstrated track record of process improvements and driving strategies leveraging financial systems to enhance financial planning, analysis and reporting capabilities and experience leading and managing performance of 100+ employee finance organization.\n- Experience with financial allocation and chargeback methods, financial analysis and modeling, GAAP Accounting, Cost Accounting, including Activity-Based Costing, MS Office capability, Cognos, Business Objects and Peoplesoft.\n- The position requires a strong and proven senior business leader who understands and will lead IT Finance to drive real business value. She/he must have demonstrated leadership in building and managing large teams and initiatives in a complex client-focused IT and/or health care environment; and must have a strong balance of business acumen and finance knowledge.\n- To be successful in this environment, the VP will need to combine both technical and social intelligence, creativity and innovation, with experience in health plan systems development and implementations in a large environment. She/he must be able to communicate financial subjects to both IT and business-centric audiences to build champions and influence outcomes favorably to deliver results.\n- The VP must possess leadership capabilities and creativity to build and manage a highly effective organization, grow and develop high-performance teams that are geographically dispersed and deliver IT Finance deliverables, strategies and vision.\n- The successful candidate will have a track record of solid leadership experience and background in negotiating commitment to achieve long-term partnerships and results. We seek a proven, creative, conceptual, solution-oriented thought leader who leads by example through strong personal leadership conviction, possesses influencing and alignment-building skills, and a true team orientation, with strong interpersonal skills. We seek a strong team player willing to partner and engage with other IT functional units to deliver substantive added value to business planning and operations.\n- S/He will also have a demonstrated track record of being an excellent steward for the resources of the organization, a change agent catalyzing process improvements, a strategic thinker who is equally focused on results and execution, an innovator in their field, and a talent champion with a passion for enhancing performance.", "date_new": "2012-01-31 19:23:45", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26219330/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, IT Finance", "reqid": "121471", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26219330}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Financial Senior Analyst - Oakland, CA\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Procurement & Supply Senior Financial Analyst provides analytical expertise to the Procurement & Supply Finance team in support of key operational and strategic decisions. Primary work consist of conducting analyses, forecasts, reporting and modeling for a broad array of issues within the Procurement Finance department related to KP's overall strategies and finances. The senior financial analyst will assist PS Finance by focusing on analysis and reporting activities for PS (NFS Sourcing), Program Office, and the California and ROC regions. The Senior Financial Analyst will develop, interpret, and implement financial tools and concepts for evaluating major Procurement categories and functions. This role will perform technical analysis to identify improvement opportunities, help determine present and future financial performance and will gather, analyze, prepare, and summarize recommendations.\n\nKey focus is on quantitative and qualitative analysis and reporting on the financial and operational performance of procurement activities. Additional areas of focus include analysis and interpretation of trends and metrics, use of database applications and various systems support tools and evaluation of data quality. Maintains and produces regular financial reports in addition to ad hoc analyses, as needed. May work independently or as a part of a project team and consults frequently with appropriate managers on progress.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Advanced MS excel and MS access skills\n-Intermediate MS word and MS PowerPoint skills\n-Bachelors degree in business, finance or management information systems\n-5+ years of financial reporting and data analysis experience\n- Broad application of financial analysis principles, theories, and concepts in applicable discipline, plus working knowledge of other related fields.\n- Advanced proficiency in PC based word processing and spreadsheet applications, including advanced functions such as graphics, pivot tables, macros and database management.\n- Thorough knowledge of financial analysis policies, practices and systems.\n- Complete understanding and application of financial analysis principles, concepts, practices, and standards.\n- Highly developed knowledge of finance theories such as present values theory/cash flow analysis and accounting principles.\n- Able to formulate finance study designs and prepare and conduct professional presentations.\n- Full knowledge of industry practices and standards.", "date_new": "2012-01-28 20:27:25", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26175146/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Financial Senior Analyst - Oakland, CA", "reqid": "121353", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26175146}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: IT Staff Auditor, Internal Audit Services (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nKaiser Permanente\nIT Staff Auditor\nOakland, CA\n\n\nKaiser Permanente is looking for an IT Staff Auditor in Oakland.\n\n\nEssential Functions:\n - Responsible for conducting and documenting moderately complex financial and operations audits.\n - Prepare working papers documenting and supporting audit procedures and techniques conducted.\n - Understand and document business systems and processes using narrative and/or flowcharting techniques.\n - Under guidance of Auditor-in-Charge, may prepare audit presentations to management.\n - Other duties as assigned.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n - Typically less than one year of IT auditing or comparable experience. More experienced staff in this position considered to have 2 years experience.\n - General accounting, financial & business skills, knowledge, and experience.\n - Ability to adapt quickly to changing demands & environment, and rapidly develop in-depth knowledge of new audit areas.\n - Ability to effectively utilize general audit software such as ACL, AutoAudit, etc.\n - Basic project management skills.\n - Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.\n - Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access)\n - Ability to utilize Lotus Notes\n - Bachelor's degree or 4 additional years of equivalent experience\n\nOne of the following certifications is strongly preferred:\n- Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)\n- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)\n- Certified Information System Auditor (CISA)\nIf currently not certified, employee is expected to actively demonstrate progress toward completion of certification within a reasonable time as approved by the VP, Internal Audit Services.", "date_new": "2012-01-27 18:52:42", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26157849/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "IT Staff Auditor, Internal Audit Services (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "121211", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26157849}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Communications Manager - Infrastructure Program\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nCommunications Manager, Infrastructure Program (IMG)\n\nJob Summary:\n\nNamed to the Computerworld Top 100 Best Places to Work, the Kaiser Permanente Information Technology (IT) organization is the team that powers the health IT leadership of Kaiser Permanente. \n\nThe Communications Manager will deliver internal and executive communications services, establish priority communications initiatives, create associated content and messaging, execute related deliverables, work across multiple stakeholder groups to gather the necessary information and input, and collaborate with Infrastructure Program executives to manage high-profile initiatives.\n\nEssential Functions:\nResponsibilities include but may not be limited to:\n - Develop and execute strategic communications plans in support of the Infrastructure Program organizational, operational and tactical plans & road maps.\n - Develop and deliver IP and IMG leadership teams with integrated internal communication plans, including communications positioning, messaging, and tactics consistent with the Kaiser Permanente brand\n - Identify opportunities for facilitated dialog between leadership and staff\n - Build stakeholder engagement program that drives awareness of and influence over IP services and solutions.\n - Strategic thought-partner with IP leadership\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n - Bachelor's degree in Journalism, English, Public Relations or related field and/or 10 years of equivalent work experience.\n - A minimum of 10 years of experience in corporate communications environment, including two years of supervisory and/or major project leadership experience.\n - Understanding of stakeholder analysis and engagement\n - Intensive executive communications support of a VP or above, event management, and content development.\n - Recent experience in planning and implementing complex internal communications plans and projects for a large, complex organization, with track record of increasing responsibility.\n - Demonstrated excellence in directly supporting executives in large organizations and influencing their approach to communications while nurturing the relationship\n - Excellent Presentation and PowerPoint skills\n - Demonstrated professional-level writing and editing skills for Web and traditional media.\n - Excellent skills in researching and accessing information from the Internet.\n - Must have strong communication and planning skills, be detail oriented, well organized, problem solving/analytical, self-directed, team focused, and results oriented individual.\n - Demonstrated ability to lead others through influence and collaboration.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n - Information Technology or Health care industry experience.\n - Proven experience with organizational change, corporate reputation management, internal brand reinforcement, and stakeholder engagement.\n - Proven ability to respond to emerging issues and crises.\n - Master's degree in related field.", "date_new": "2012-01-27 18:51:19", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26157686/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Communications Manager - Infrastructure Program", "reqid": "121092", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26157686}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Compliance Consultant IV-Medicare Finance Compliance (Oakland or Pasadena)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nCompliance Consultant IV-Medicare Finance Compliance\nKaiser Permanente\nOakland or Pasadena, CA\n\nResearches, plans, implements, and monitors a broad portfolio of compliance systems and initiatives to enable organizational compliance with all applicable Federal, state, and local regulations/laws, as well as overseeing the protection of organizational assets. On an on-going basis, researches and interprets regulations and laws to establish compliance standards, and may develop and/or deliver training and communications/change management relative to new standards. Assesses organizational systems (both physical and process or data related) to determine gaps in compliance and determine opportunities for remediation. Advises the organization on all compliance matters. May investigate violations of compliance policy, laws, regulations, etc. or conduct on-going monitoring and reporting to ensure remediation. May be responsible for project management relative to new compliance initiatives, products, or annual processes.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Required: Eight (8) to twelve (12) years of heath care compliance, health care operations (quality, risk, etc.), audit, finance, project management, regulatory or public policy development, investigations, information security, or insurance/health plan governance experience.\n- Four (4) year or clinical degree\n-Experience with interpreting Medicare laws, regulations, memorandums and manuals and ability to identify and partner with business to communicate impact and compliance expectations\n-Familiarity with Medicare Advantage, 1876 Cost, and Part D reimbursement laws and regulations as wells as hospital Medicare and Medicaid Cost Reporting\n-Specific knowledge of at least one of the following Medicare reimbursement and finance topics isrequired: Medicare Advantage and Part D Bids, Part D payment calculations and risk corridors, HMO Cost Reports and Hospital Cost Reporting.\n-Ability to lead and manage operational and tactical aspects of multiple projects at the same time\n-Plans, executes, and finalizes projects according to strict deadlines\n-Ability to collaborate with multiple functions and departments, across various levels of the organization\n-Strong critical thinking, problem solving, and oral and written communication skills\n- Advanced knowledge of health care compliance policies, practices, and systems.\n- Contributes to the development of compliance principles, theories, and concepts.\n- Broad knowledge of health care industry practices and standards.\n- Ability to draft and revise documents including policies, standards, analyses, and reports.\n- Strong Project management skills\n- Advanced knowledge of health care and related compliance issues.\n\nPreferred Qualification\nExperience with integrating compliance within system/application implementations preferable", "date_new": "2012-01-26 20:27:23", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26135558/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Compliance Consultant IV-Medicare Finance Compliance (Oakland or Pasadena)", "reqid": "120842", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26135558}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Principal Consultant, Performance Excellence\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThis position provides direct project leadership for one to three teams responsible for delivering Performance Excellence projects and responsible for leading & consulting on transformational Performance Excellence initiatives & projects that accelerate the achievement of results in priority areas for the Northern California region. In addition, provides analysis, consultation, gap assessment, team facilitation, & solutions, accelerates the dissemination of successful practices, & provides recommendations for organizational alignment. Deliverables result in practical, significant, & measurable improvements in quality, service, & efficiency across all Northern California Medical Centers.\nEssential Functions:\n- Provides direct project leadership for one to three projects simultaneously\n- Works w/ project teams to ensure projects meet quality, time & budget requirements\n- Works w/ executive leadership in defining the scope of work, objectives, deliverables, & timeframes of projects\n- Projects & consulting engagements focus on large-scale performance improvement processes in quality, service, & efficiency of local & region wide hospital & health plan operations\n- Primarily, projects will involve the implementation of Performance Excellence strategy w/ emphasis on accelerating Performance Excellence priorities & organizational transformation using performance improvement methodologies & approaches\n- Addresses strategic issues specifically related to operational performance that span multiple topics & functional areas\n- Leads & drives team to conduct & present rigorous analysis, recommendations & execution to accelerate actions around Performance Excellence priorities\n- Recommendations would include addressing key performance gaps or establish best practices implemented in the Northern California Medical Centers\n- Ensures team members write & present well-structured analyses & recommendations that influence & persuade clients including difficult audiences to achieve desired outcomes\n- Presents Performance Excellence recommendations & outcomes to senior clients in forums such as the Northern California Leadership Team or Joint Operations Leadership Team\n- Effectively facilitates group meetings to drive decisions or alignment among a diverse group\n- Establishes trusted partner relationship as the primary interface between project team & clients such as key regional owners of Performance Excellence initiatives, Medical Center leadership (e.g. Area Managers) & Northern California regional leadership team\n- Acts as an effective advisor of key issues, goals, & trends in at least one functional area to business owners\n- Acts as a leader to align teams & business partners in transformational efforts (e.g. Throughput, Preventing Harm) to ensure performance goals are met across the region in an efficient way\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 6 or more years of work experience preferably in health care or master's degree in Business Administration, Public Health or equivalent w/ 4 years of consulting experience\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent\n- Master's degree in Business Administration, Public Health or equivalent preferred\n- Ability to effectively oversee multiple projects simultaneously as well as manage large teams to deliver results within timeframes\n- High level of operational thinking & expertise w/ either: the ability to analyze & understand hospital operations quickly to become a trusted advisor or demonstrate in depth knowledge of hospital operations based on past-experience e.g. hospital throughput including use of appropriate techniques & methodologies to improve throughput performance, operations across the entire continuum of care, clinical quality, & patient safety\n- Must be results driven in order to drive quantifiable results throughout Kaiser Permanente medical centers\n- Strong verbal & written communication & presentation skills to senior leaders in order to influence & persuade to achieve desired outcomes\n- Strong interpersonal skills to gain effectively trust & respect from senior leaders\n- Must demonstrate ability to cultivate a strong network within Kaiser Permanente to gain support from senior leaders towards achieving organizational goals\n- Skills in facilitating meetings\n- Strong skills & experience in solving complex problems & developing actionable recommendations\n- Competencies & skills as specified to perform effectively the duties of the job\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment", "date_new": "2012-01-24 20:47:33", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26085852/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Principal Consultant, Performance Excellence", "reqid": "120100", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26085852}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sr Consultant\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nProvides high quality & cost effective project management, management consulting, & analytic support services or technical expertise and has sole responsibility for large complex analytical projects.\nEssential Functions:\n- Leads, makes significant contributions, &/or provides technical leadership to high visibility projects to identify & resolve issues of strategic importance to the organization\n- Interfaces regularly w/ senior management to produce timely & valuable results\n- Sets the strategic direction of projects\n- Determines goals & priorities w/ management team sponsors\n- Establishes team membership & negotiates time commitments & resources\n- Develops proposals for clients outlining proposed project structure, approach, & work plan\n- Provides staff leadership to project teams, as well as manages work of outside consultants when needed\n- Designs research plans for data gathering & analysis; participates significantly in interpreting analysis & developing action plans accordingly\n- Produces or oversees development of written materials for senior executives & other key clients\n- Plans & facilitates meetings\n- Makes formal presentations to various senior level audiences\n- Assists, as needed, in planning & coordinating w/ other ongoing teams & projects to maximize effectiveness\n- Participates in the development & management of the department, including coaching, recruiting, and conducting performance reviews for consultants/analysts, & other departmental activities\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 5 or more years of experience in one of the technical areas required\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Economics, Health Care Administration, Operations Research, Public Health Administration, or other related field\n- Master's degree preferred\n- Ability to determine the key business issues & develop appropriate action plans from multidisciplinary perspectives\n- Ability to conduct & interpret quantitative/qualitative analysis\n- Proven leadership skills in project management & consulting\n- Must exhibit efficiency, collaboration, candor, openness, & results orientation\n- Understanding of the operations of KP, health policy trends, & any applicable regulations related to the responsible technical area\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Typically five or more years of experience in one of the technical areas required: healthcare, revenue cycle, compliance and regulatory requirements.\n- Demonstrated ability to develop effective written reports and communications for executive level audiences.\n- Compliance- and/or revenue-cycle-related certification preferred.", "date_new": "2012-01-24 20:47:26", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26085826/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr Consultant", "reqid": "115848", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26085826}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Pharmacist Resident PGY2 (PRP-201556)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nReceive training in a specific pharmacy practice setting to meet the educational outcomes and goals set by the ASHP. To develop competence, skills, and application of drug therapy knowledge in providing the broad scope of pharmaceutical services needed in a practice setting.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Train in the required pharmacy practice settings for one (1) year as developed by the Program to meet the core objectives of the program.\n- Elective training in other pharmacy practice settings as offered by the Program.\n- Develop and implement a longitudinal residency project under the guidance of Residency Director and other Preceptors.\n- Present findings of project at the Western States Conference for Pharmacy Residents, Fellows and Preceptors.\n- Complete additional projects and activities as required.\n- Attend Professional and Educational Meetings/Conferences.\n- Perform recruitment activities, as needed.\n- Complete a 12 month training program to sufficiently meet the program goals, as well as, the educational outcomes set by ASHP and/or AMCP prior to receiving certificate of completion.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Possess previous experience in the specific pharmacy practice setting, exceptional leadership qualities and previous experience on interdisciplinary teams.\n- B.S. in Pharmacy required, Pharm D preferred.\n- Must have successfully completed a first year (PGY 1 or similar) Pharmacy Residency Program.\n- Current CA Pharmacist licensure.\n- Must have current California Pharmacist licensure by the first day of the Residency Program.\n\nSpecial Requirements: This position will cover locations throughout Regional.\n\nNOTE: RESIDENCY PROGRAM -1 YEAR TEMPORARY, BENEFITED POSITION: 07/01/2012 - 06/30/2013", "date_new": "2012-01-21 21:12:43", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26028219/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Pharmacist Resident PGY2 (PRP-201556)", "reqid": "120301", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26028219}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Pharmacist Resident PGY2 (PRP-201559)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nReceive training in a specific pharmacy practice setting to meet the educational outcomes and goals set by the ASHP. To develop competence, skills, and application of drug therapy knowledge in providing the broad scope of pharmaceutical services needed in a practice setting.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Train in the required pharmacy practice settings for one (1) year as developed by the Program to meet the core objectives of the program.\n- Elective training in other pharmacy practice settings as offered by the Program.\n- Develop and implement a longitudinal residency project under the guidance of Residency Director and other Preceptors.\n- Present findings of project at the Western States Conference for Pharmacy Residents, Fellows and Preceptors.\n- Complete additional projects and activities as required.\n- Attend Professional and Educational Meetings/Conferences.\n- Perform recruitment activities, as needed.\n- Complete a 12 month training program to sufficiently meet the program goals, as well as, the educational outcomes set by ASHP and/or AMCP prior to receiving certificate of completion.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Possess previous experience in the specific pharmacy practice setting, exceptional leadership qualities and previous experience on interdisciplinary teams.\n- B.S. in Pharmacy required, Pharm D preferred.\n- Must have successfully completed a first year (PGY 1 or similar) Pharmacy Residency Program.\n- Current CA Pharmacist licensure.\n- Must have current California Pharmacist licensure by the first day of the Residency Program.\n\nSpecial Requirements: This position will cover locations throughout Regional.\n\nNOTE: RESIDENCY PROGRAM -1 YEAR TEMPORARY, BENEFITED POSITION: 07/01/2012 - 06/30/2013", "date_new": "2012-01-21 21:12:43", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26028221/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Pharmacist Resident PGY2 (PRP-201559)", "reqid": "120315", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26028221}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Pharmacist Resident PGY2 (PRP-201560)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nReceive training in a specific pharmacy practice setting to meet the educational outcomes and goals set by the ASHP. To develop competence, skills, and application of drug therapy knowledge in providing the broad scope of pharmaceutical services needed in a practice setting.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Train in the required pharmacy practice settings for one (1) year as developed by the Program to meet the core objectives of the program.\n- Elective training in other pharmacy practice settings as offered by the Program.\n- Develop and implement a longitudinal residency project under the guidance of Residency Director and other Preceptors.\n- Present findings of project at the Western States Conference for Pharmacy Residents, Fellows and Preceptors.\n- Complete additional projects and activities as required.\n- Attend Professional and Educational Meetings/Conferences.\n- Perform recruitment activities, as needed.\n- Complete a 12 month training program to sufficiently meet the program goals, as well as, the educational outcomes set by ASHP and/or AMCP prior to receiving certificate of completion.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Possess previous experience in the specific pharmacy practice setting, exceptional leadership qualities and previous experience on interdisciplinary teams.\n- B.S. in Pharmacy required, Pharm D preferred.\n- Must have successfully completed a first year (PGY 1 or similar) Pharmacy Residency Program.\n- Current CA Pharmacist licensure.\n- Must have current California Pharmacist licensure by the first day of the Residency Program.\n\nSpecial Requirements: This position will cover locations throughout Regional.\n\nNOTE: RESIDENCY PROGRAM -1 YEAR TEMPORARY, BENEFITED POSITION: 07/01/2012 - 06/30/2013", "date_new": "2012-01-21 21:12:43", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26028222/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Pharmacist Resident PGY2 (PRP-201560)", "reqid": "120316", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 26028222}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Communications Manager, Research\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nResearch Communication Mgr\nOakland, CA\n\nThe research communications manager is the lead communicator in Brand Strategy, Communications, and Public Relations supporting Kaiser Permanente's research strategy. Reporting to the communications director for Community Benefit, Research and Health Policy, the research communications manager will be accountable to understand and articulate how the research functions and organizations within Kaiser Permanente operate, how they interface with related regional / service area functions.\n\nHe/she will lead national communications and public relations efforts related to Kaiser Permanente's research; and will work with national and regional communications and marketing teams to develop and implement integrated marketing and communications strategies that differentiate Kaiser Permanente research as 'transforming the future of health.'\n\nIn collaboration with other communications and public relations staff in the organization, develop and implement communications plans and tactics to fulfill the strategic and operational goals and objectives of the National Research Council's Strategic Plan for KP Research and, specifically, ensure content is consistent with the organization's commitment to protect and promote the organization's brand and reputation.\n\n\nEssential Functions:\nResponsibilities for this position include leading, planning, managing and executing communications strategies that engage researchers, employees and physicians and that build external recognition of Kaiser Permanente's research capabilities. The manager will serve as a communications adviser and strategist to the National Research Council, and its member organizations.\n\n - Works closely with brand marketing, marketing communications, advertising, BSCPR, The Permanente Federation communications, PMG communications and regional communications teams to design and execute integrated marketing and communications plans.\n - Develops plans and processes to support the adoption and spread of the Kaiser Permanente Research Positioning platform across all communications and marketing functions.\n - Provide communications consulting to internal clients, including the CESR Director, on internal and external communications programs, projects and tactics. Consulting activity will vary from verbal communications or advice on communications issues to providing written customized communications plans and the communications tools necessary to achieve the plan\n - Manage and complete multiple assignments in short time frames and coordinate diverse projects and activities into a cohesive and strategic program for a single client or for a program.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- At least ten (10) years of experience in corporate communications environment, including two (2) years of supervisory &/or major project leadership experience.\n- Recent experience in planning & implementing complex internal communications plans & projects for a large, complex organization, w/ track record of increasing responsibility.\n- Demonstrated experience on cross-functional, integrated (internal/external) efforts.\n- Proven experience w/ organizational change, corporate reputation management, internal brand reinforcement, & stakeholder engagement.\n- Bachelor's degree in journalism, English, public relations, business administration or related field.\n- Master's degree preferred.\n- Professional-level writing & editing skills for Web & traditional media.\n- Demonstrated excellence in directly supporting senior executives in large organizations & influencing their approach to communications while nurturing the relationship.\n- Demonstrated excellence in working collaboratively in a team setting.\n- Able to respond to emerging issues & crises.\n- Excellent writing & editing skills.\n- Project management.\n- Consulting skills, customer focus.\n- Must be familiar w/ Microsoft suite of applications, especially Power Point.\n- Must be proficient in using electronic mail systems & familiar w/ researching & accessing information from the Internet.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n - Familiarity with health care, research, organizational communications, news media, marketing and business management, public affairs, publishing, and crisis and issues management.\n - Extensive experience in planning and implementing internal communications plans and programs in a large complex organization.\n - Significant experience in communications in the health care, public health, research or innovation fields at a national level in upper management. Experience in developing, directing and implementing public / media relations programs.\n - Strong partnership and collaboration skills. Manager is responsible for collaborating with and integrating diverse communications efforts with other communicators and stakeholders.\n - Excellent writing skills along with public speaking and presentation skills. Demonstrated ability to plan and manage complex projects, ability to work effectively with team members and senior executives under tight deadlines. Must possess professional writing and editing skills.", "date_new": "2012-01-17 19:27:49", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25934648/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Communications Manager, Research", "reqid": "117169", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 25934648}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Lead Consultant\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThis position provides leadership for the delivery high of quality & cost-effective consulting services/products to issues of key organizational importance. In addition, it is recognized as a content expert for technical areas.\nEssential Functions:\n- Serves as the content expert of the responsible technical area & provides technical assistance & advice\n- Provides leadership & expert consultation on the design, development, & implementation of programs related to the expertise area\n- Expected to lead precedent-setting projects, never done before in the department, facility, CA Division, service area or region\n- May lead a group of consultants, analysts, or programmers focused on the delivery of related service/products\n- Acts as a liaison w/ applicable government agencies, regulatory agencies, other organizations & the media\n- Provides leadership & direction in accordance w/ the overall strategic direction of the department, facility, CA Division, service area or region\n- Ensures that reports & information are accurate, timely, & consistent, & that they satisfy the clients' needs\n\nOther Duties:\n- Provides expert operational and technical leadership to the Occupational Health Service Line on Occupational Health and Safety Services (OH&SS) offered through the Kaiser On-the-Job Occupational Health Centers thoughout Northern California.\n- Develops operational work flows and guidelines to ensure efficient and accurate delivery of OH&S Services.\n- In conjunction with senior leadership, develops and implements strategies to grow business and maintian high quality delivery of OH&S Services.\n- Work in conjunction with Revenue Cycle teams to develop and implement billing processes and resolve issues.\n- Work in conjunction with Occupational Health Sales and Account Management to respond to Requests for Proposal (RFP), address the service needs of external customers, implement new programs and resolve operational issues.\n- Provides expert consultation on preparation of OH&SS Letters of Agreement and customer protocols and service pricing.\n- Coordinates with the Regional Occupational Health Financial Analytics team on the development of fee schedules and pricing.\n- Manages and oversees the OH&SS software application program region wide.\n- Leads the OH&SS Management team through bi-monthly operations and strategy meetings.\n- Plans and facilitates meetings.\n- Makes formal presentations to the Occupational Health Managers, Chiefs and Regional Occupational Health Leadership groups. \n- Makes formal presentations to various senior level audiences.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 10 or more years of experience in one of the technical areas required\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Economics, Health Care Administration, Operations Research, Public Health Administration, or other related field\n- Master's degree preferred\n- Proven leadership skills in project management & consulting\n- Must exhibit efficiency, collaboration, candor, openness, & results orientation\n- Understanding of the operations of KP, health policy trends, & any applicable regulations related to the responsible technical area\n- Ability to determine the key business issues & develop appropriate action plans from multidisciplinary perspectives\n- Ability to lead professionals through influence & collaboration\n- Ability to conduct & interpret quantitative/qualitative analysis\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- 5 or more years working in an Occupational or Employee Health setting.\n- Strong knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety services, operations and work flow.\n- Certification and experience performing collection for urine drug testing , breath alcohol testing, audiology, spirometry and vision testing for employment related OH&S Service is preferred.\n- Knowledge of DOT and OSHA regulations regarding employment related health services.\n- Demonstrated experience implementing and managing external customer requested programs and protocols.\n- Knowledge of HealthConnect strongly desired.", "date_new": "2012-01-14 19:06:06", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25904265/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Lead Consultant", "reqid": "118637", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 25904265}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Dir Delivery System Planning\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nLeads the development and implementation of the delivery system strategy for an assigned geographic market and serves as a strategic thought partner to local senior leaders.\nEssential Functions:\n- Develops strategic planning capabilities for assigned geographic area to further advance the organization's mission, vision and strategy.\n- Directs and advises on the development and implementation of delivery system strategies for membership growth, financial soundness, member satisfaction in quality and service while ensuring that key organizational goals and regulatory requirements are met.Develops facilities strategy based on overarching delivery system strategy.\n- This includes Strategic Delivery System Planning, Capital Planning and Inpatient, Ambulatory Service Delivery Planning for assigned geographic market and regionwide services.\n- Participates in facility Master Planning with local area management.\n- Provides strategic leadership and consultation on the design, development and implementation of the regionwide delivery system strategy for capital and service line business plans.\n- Informs Area and Regional leadership in decision-making and resource allocation. Supports local accountability for creating value with capital resources and regional accountability for maintaining a balanced portfolio.\n- Supports efforts in managing and utilizing resources for superior quality and value for members.\n- Influences stakeholders to create maximum value for local communities.\n- Ensures application of facilities planning tools, policies and guidelines to ensure responsible use of capital and compliance with regulatory rules and requirements.\n- Promotes the value of using disciplined planning, application of relevant trends, environmental and competitive assessments and other planning related tools and processes.\n- Develops and updates the capital plan.\n- Collaborates with regional team on region-wide, annual updates and reforecasts of the capital plan. Ensures appropriate prioritization of capital spending.\n- Leads the development of business cases ensuring well-structured problem solving and the application of consistent analytic rigor, standards and discipline.\n- Provides expertise on factors affecting healthcare such as social, demographic, political, economic, regulatory and competitive consumer trends.\n- Identifies opportunities to expand services, increase volume and develop markets and programs to expand local presence.\n- Addresses obstacles to maximize results.\n- Forecasts demand for services and facilities.\n- Interfaces with marketing, clinical technology and plant maintenance and renovation in strategizing growth of KFH/HP.\n- Manages and mentors local and regional project teams on strategic and analytical projects.\n- Hires, trains and manages staff.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Ten (10) + years in health care or business management, planning, operations or finance.\n- Prior experience that demonstrates successful management of complex, multi-faceted, highly visible health care projects.\n- Bachelor's degree in business, public health or other related field.\n- Proven project management, strategic planning and consulting skills.\n- Political savvy and strong emotional intelligence.\n- Ability to advise/influence senior leaders and staff at all levels of the organization.\n- Ability to build consensus; demonstrates collaborative management style.\n- Exceptional problem solving skills and ability to synthesize qualitative and quantitative findings into succinct and persuasive reports for leadership.\n- Excellent written and oral communication skills.\n- Demonstrates customer service focus in communications, decisions and actions.\n- High energy, self-motivated, able to quickly adapt and works well in a team environment and individually.\n\nPreferred Experience:\n- Six (6) + years of management experience directly managing and developing staff preferred.\n- MBA or health care management masters preferred.", "date_new": "2012-01-14 19:06:06", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25904276/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Dir Delivery System Planning", "reqid": "118976", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 25904276}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Dir Delivery System Planning\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nLeads the development and implementation of the delivery system strategy for an assigned geographic market and serves as a strategic thought partner to local senior leaders.\nEssential Functions:\n- Develops strategic planning capabilities for assigned geographic area to further advance the organization's mission, vision and strategy.\n- Directs and advises on the development and implementation of delivery system strategies for membership growth, financial soundness, member satisfaction in quality and service while ensuring that key organizational goals and regulatory requirements are met.Develops facilities strategy based on overarching delivery system strategy.\n- This includes Strategic Delivery System Planning, Capital Planning and Inpatient, Ambulatory Service Delivery Planning for assigned geographic market and regionwide services.\n- Participates in facility Master Planning with local area management.\n- Provides strategic leadership and consultation on the design, development and implementation of the regionwide delivery system strategy for capital and service line business plans.\n- Informs Area and Regional leadership in decision-making and resource allocation. Supports local accountability for creating value with capital resources and regional accountability for maintaining a balanced portfolio.\n- Supports efforts in managing and utilizing resources for superior quality and value for members.\n- Influences stakeholders to create maximum value for local communities.\n- Ensures application of facilities planning tools, policies and guidelines to ensure responsible use of capital and compliance with regulatory rules and requirements.\n- Promotes the value of using disciplined planning, application of relevant trends, environmental and competitive assessments and other planning related tools and processes.\n- Develops and updates the capital plan.\n- Collaborates with regional team on region-wide, annual updates and reforecasts of the capital plan. Ensures appropriate prioritization of capital spending.\n- Leads the development of business cases ensuring well-structured problem solving and the application of consistent analytic rigor, standards and discipline.\n- Provides expertise on factors affecting healthcare such as social, demographic, political, economic, regulatory and competitive consumer trends.\n- Identifies opportunities to expand services, increase volume and develop markets and programs to expand local presence.\n- Addresses obstacles to maximize results.\n- Forecasts demand for services and facilities.\n- Interfaces with marketing, clinical technology and plant maintenance and renovation in strategizing growth of KFH/HP.\n- Manages and mentors local and regional project teams on strategic and analytical projects.\n- Hires, trains and manages staff.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Ten (10) + years in health care or business management, planning, operations or finance.\n- Prior experience that demonstrates successful management of complex, multi-faceted, highly visible health care projects.\n- Bachelor's degree in business, public health or other related field.\n- Proven project management, strategic planning and consulting skills.\n- Political savvy and strong emotional intelligence.\n- Ability to advise/influence senior leaders and staff at all levels of the organization.\n- Ability to build consensus; demonstrates collaborative management style.\n- Exceptional problem solving skills and ability to synthesize qualitative and quantitative findings into succinct and persuasive reports for leadership.\n- Excellent written and oral communication skills.\n- Demonstrates customer service focus in communications, decisions and actions.\n- High energy, self-motivated, able to quickly adapt and works well in a team environment and individually.\n\nPreferred Experience:\n- Six (6) + years of management experience directly managing and developing staff preferred.\n- MBA or health care management masters preferred.", "date_new": "2012-01-14 19:06:06", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25904283/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Dir Delivery System Planning", "reqid": "119086", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 25904283}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Lead Business Consultant - VoIP Training and Supplier Coordinator\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nLead Business Consultant - VoIP Training and Supplier Coordinator\n\nWe are seeking an experienced VoIP Training and Supplier Coordinator to join a high performance team who lead the VoIP infrastructureprogram management, planning, analysis and design process. Although this is a technology focused position, it requires extensive interaction with training suppliers, business partners, as well as VoIP professionals.\n\nThe VoIP Training and Supplier Coordinator develops the training curriculum for our End User communities to include:administrative assistants, doctors, nurses, IT staff, executives, ACD/ Workgroup members, etc. A primary task will be toschedule instructor lead VoIP courses, communicate confirmations and changes,monitor and track instructor quality, and is responsible for all instructor communication.Develop reports with accurate, easy to read, useful information in Excel, Word or PowerPoint. In addition, participates significantly in facilitating and conducting information gathering, structured documentation, presentation of findings and developing action plans accordingly.\n\nAs a VoIP Training and Supplier Coordinator,you will collaborate with training suppliers, business partners, and solution delivery project teams to:\n\nEssential Functions:\n - Develop VoIP training standards, processes and procedures\n - Ensure a standardized approach to VoIP phone training across KP\n - Review and test new training processes\n - Coordinate business and training processes with various KP departments and external suppliers\n - Prepare various reports used to monitor and manage VoIP training projects\n - Review various VoIP related documents for technical and procedural accuracy\n - Identify the need for instructors within curriculum's\n - Manage instructor observation process to ensure consistency and quality from training suppliers\n - Establish metrics and procedures to evaluate the curriculum and instructors\n - Coordinate and facilitate instructor meetings\n - Communicate new processes to instructors, including scheduling, invoicing and travel\n - Establish and apply a system to define availability of instructors, schedule instructors, and to confirm instructor schedules\n - Communicate all changes (class, course, schedule, etc.) to instructors and business partners\n - Receive and code invoices\n - Coordinate on-boarding of contractors and new hires\n - Record and verify connectivity and network access of contractors and new hires\n - Record and track KP issued hardware issued to VoIP Engineering and Training contractors\n - Participates in training to contractors and new hires on KP processes and procedures\n - Maintain accurate records of invoices received\n - Assist with managing KP-IT Infrastructure Program VoIP SOW suppliers\n - Prepare and coordinate meetings, including video conferencing and WebEx meetings\n - Take meeting minutes and action items\nQualifications:\nBasic Requirements:\n - Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience along with 5+ yearsof working experience inInformation Technology\n - Demonstrated excellence in analysis, documentation, and presentation tools required\n - Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in adaptability, oral communication, teamwork, problem solving, coaching, influence, negotiation, results orientation, written communication, planning, project management and analysis\n - 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 suppliers\n - Experience in Word, Excel, PowerPoint required\nPreferredRequirements:\n - 2+years of scheduling/logistic experience Knowledge of VoIP fundamentals, VoIP technologies and configuring VoIP networks preferred\n - Experience in VoIP systems development and/or implementation preferred\n\nNote: This position DOES NOT involve the actual training to be performed but to coordinate and manage the VoIP training process across KP", "date_new": "2012-01-14 19:05:21", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25904222/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Lead Business Consultant - VoIP Training and Supplier Coordinator", "reqid": "119381", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 25904222}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Lead Sr Financial Analyst\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nProvides project, service line or product line management, management consulting, analytical decision support services or technical expertise for a broad array of financial and operational issues. Responsible for more complex multi-faceted projects and analyses across disciplines and functional areas. Assists in developing performance monitoring process and coordinating compilation, interpretation and presentation of monitoring information. Participates in the planning and development of regional, departmental and/or functional budgets. May be responsible for budget system completion, high level reviews and conducting area wide analyses for target development. Conducts or participates in the most complex projects where analysis requires an in-depth evaluation of factors. Dual track position: Can be either a sole contributor or a position that supervises staff.\nEssential Functions:\n- Coordinates performance monitoring process with junior staff and participates in the development of forecasts.\n- Conducts financial analyses independently or leads a team, participating in the most complex projects.\n- Designs and builds financial models based on diverse financial sources, in order to inform strategic decisions.\n- May direct the production of ad hoc and periodic reports for department, facility, and/or regional management. Works to improve data quality processes and report design to meet diverse and changing needs for management reporting.\n- Participates in the planning and development of department and non-department budgets, budget system completion, high level reviews and conducts area wide analyses for target development.\n- Prepares understandable and defensible financial analyses of decision alternatives by utilizing spreadsheets and accessing various databases.\n- Oversees preparation of analyses for project teams, regional, departmental, and/or functional management and staff analysts. Writes reports of recommendations and delivers formal presentations of analytic findings and suggested action steps to management and senior leaders.\n- Facilitates and participates in meetings and presentations. Provides education and management consulting on the use and interpretation of analyses, reports, methodologies and source data to managers/leaders.\n- Develops feasibility studies and business plans to support new lines of products and services. Supports executive staff and committees in the development, analysis a communication of cost saving strategies and budgets and in the research of financial, operation and variance issues.\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- Supervises financial aspects of TPMG's capital and physician benefit programs (capital stock, subordinated notes, forgivable loans, moving allowance, salary advances etc.)\n- Ensures accuracy and timeliness of monthly reports, monthly account reconciliations, audit documentation and income tax reporting.\n-Maintains and ensures the data quality of multiple databases.\n-Assists in the review of loan funding, collection and year-end tax reporting.\n-Communicates information effectively, translating financial data into meaningful information that supports and sound business decision-making.\n-Supervises two staff to provide high quality financial reports and ensure integrity of data and analysis.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Six (6) plus years of related experience in financial analysis and budgeting.\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent.\n- CPA or Master's degree preferred.\n- Extensive knowledge of several or all of the following:\n- General finance theories and methodologies, discounted cash flow analysis, cost/benefit analysis, feasibility studies, large scale business planning, financial modeling and project management.\n- Expert proficiency in PC based word processing and spreadsheet applications, including advanced functions such as graphics, pivot tables, macros and database management.\n- Strong oral and written communication, presentation and facilitation skills.\n- Strong consulting skills.\n- Works independently, accountable to complete work assignments.\n- May provide project supervision to junior staff.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Prior experience managing staff.\n-Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).\n- Excellent skills in complex analytic problem solving, project management and group process.\n- Work in team environment and to multi-task.\n- Proficiency with Microsoft Access, Excel, Work and PowerPoint.\n- Prior experience with Microsoft Access.\n\nSkills Testing: Excel, Word", "date_new": "2012-01-10 20:41:52", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25810155/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Lead Sr Financial Analyst", "reqid": "118270", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 25810155}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sterile Processing Technician II Certified - Grade 390 [53] Temporary\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder direct/indirect supervision, follows approved infection control, quality assurance and departmental policies and procedures and may assist in departmental in-services and training. In addition, must hold current CS/SPD Certification with the Certification Board for either Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materials Management.\nEssential Functions:\n- Adherence to hand washing requirements, workflow patterns, standard precautions, sterility assurance, biological monitoring, and dress code.\n- Validates and maintains: event-related protocols; disinfection and/or sterilization load parameters and records; inventory check sheet(s); and equipment monitoring.\n- Meets regulatory requirements for sterilization, high-level disinfection, biological monitoring, and employee competencies\n- Accurately document and maintain daily records of all QA and sterilization functions according to regulatory agency and Infection Control standards.\n- Adheres to organizational and departmental policies and procedures\n- Participates in department employee orientation (DEO), meetings, and employee evaluation and competency programs\n- Maintains current Sterile Processing Technician Certification\n- May assists in departmental in-services and training.\n- Wears personal protective equipment\n- Inspects, disassembles sorts, cleans, and processes reusable instrumentation and equipment.\n- Selects and operates specialized cleaning equipment.\n- Follows manufacturer recommendations for use of cleaning agents\n- Follows device manufactures cleaning guidelines.\n- Maintains adequate cleaning supplies\n- As designated reprocesses endoscopes\n- Identifies, inspects, and assembles all general and specialty instruments, various power equipment, laser and endoscopes instruments per specifications and manufacturer recommendations.\n- According to manufacturer guidelines, selects and prepares packaging materials for the sterilization of reusable instrumentation.\n- Selects appropriate method of sterilization.\n- Maintains accurate sterilization records\n- Properly loads and unloads sterilization cart items.\n- Verifies that sterilization parameters meet before distribution of load\n- Collects, cleans, checks, distributes, and tracks patient care equipment\n- As designated, orders patient care equipment, inventory assigned supply areas for replenishment, and rotates stock appropriately and stocks general and surgical carts.\n- Reports all malfunctioning equipment to appropriate department\n- Demonstrates awareness of personal and work area safety at all times.\n- Complies with facility safety policies and procedures, including those for blood borne pathogens and communicable diseases\n- Takes prompt corrective actions when hazard identified (reporting or removing, as appropriate)\n- Attends required safety training.\n- Demonstrates effective written and oral communication skills and actively supports and contributes teamwork in the workplace.\n- Demonstrates responsibility in adhering to posted work schedules\n- Assists in in-service and training and supports departmental related computer programs.\n- May assume interdepartmental liaison responsibilities.\n- In the absence of the Senior Technician, may assume interdepartmental liaison responsibilities.\n- Performs duties as assigned\n- No supervisory responsibilities\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum of one-year experience in instrument processing\n- High School Diploma or equivalent.\n- Must hold current CS/SPD Certification with the Certification Board for either Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materials Management\n- Must know Medical Terminology to understand instrumentation, surgical procedures, and surgical schedule\n- Must know various types of reusable surgical instrumentation, including power equipment and micro surgical instrumentation\n- Must know how to operate Sterile Processing departmental equipment (i.e. washers, ultrasonic, steam, gas, and chemical sterilizer)\n- Must know cleaning of patient care equipment i.e. I.V. pumps, feeding pumps, pneumatic pumps, CPM machines, PCA, and hypo/hyperthermia units, etc.\n- Must know sterilization monitoring, record keeping, and quality assurance protocols\n- Must have effective oral and written communication skills with co-workers, internal, and external customers\n- Departmental related computer skills preferred\n- Ability to read and comprehend complex instructions, correspondence, and memos\n- Ability to write simple correspondence\n- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other incumbents of the organization\n- Must be able to follow verbal and written instructions\n- Must be able to read, comprehend, and follow organizational and departmental policies and procedures\n- Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment\n- Also, refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement\n\nSchedule:\nThis is a temporary position. Expected length of employment is up to 90-days from date of hire.", "date_new": "2012-01-07 20:05:00", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25760441/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sterile Processing Technician II Certified - Grade 390 [53] Temporary", "reqid": "114512", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 25760441}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sr Research Activities Coord\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nWe are seeking an energetic, knowledgeable individual to join our diabetes research team. This position provides administrative support to project principal investigator, managers and research staff. In addition, the position performs a variety of routine administrative duties that have set procedures or precedents; some assignments may be complex & require instructions to perform special assignments.\n\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Responsible for creation & maintenance of all Independent Contractor agreements including being main point of contact for Manager, Human Resource consultants & Accounts Payable contacts on all related issues\n- Provides administrative support to team for grant/contract submissions including keeping essential application elements up to date & accurate & providing clerical support as needed\n- Liaison between Division of Research Administrative team & the Kaiser Foundation Research institute for all grant/contact submissions\n- Provides staff support to group meetings including maintaining minutes, & conducting meeting follow-up Helps to maintain administrative databases\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- Maintains principal investigators & project calendars.\n- Schedules/arranges conferences, doodle polls & travel itineraries\n- Fills out, submits and tracks expense reports\n- Orchestrates meetings, including conference room reservations and setting up conference calls/webex, conducts meeting follow-up, may draft meeting minutes\n- Assists with the creation of materials such as meeting agendas, timelines, reports, grants & presentations.\n- Performs data input & maintains administrative databases.\n- Serves as liaison between Division of Research Administrative team and the Kaiser Foundation Research institute for all grant/contact submissions.\n- Conducts literature reviews, orders manuscripts from the DOR library\n- Maintains confidential files & records.\n- Performs other related duties as assigned by management including assisting with mailing, data proofing of questionnaire, document editing, etc.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Experience in coordinating & providing support to large complex projects\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required, & typically 3 years of progressively responsible experience. Or, High School Diploma or GED plus 6 years of experience using administrative skills in a large/complex organizational environment\n- Ability to work w/ Investigators/Physicians at all levels in problem solving situations\n- Ability to work independently, exercise discretion & sound judgment\n- Excellent customer service, oral written communication skills, as well as exceptional organizational skills required\n- Proficiency in use of computer word processing, spreadsheet, & database programs required\n- Accuracy, productivity, dependability, & good attendance record a must\n- Must be resourceful & perform in a professional manner\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- 2+ years' experience in performing administrative support functions\n- Strong proficiency w/ MS Office applications (Word, Excel Access & PowerPoint)\n- Ability to merge documents & summarize information.\n- Well organized & detail oriented.\n- Must be dependable and punctual.\n- Must be able to work well independently, as well as part of a larger multi-disciplinary research team.\n- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.\n- Ability to follow written & verbal instructions.\n\n++ NOTE: This position is expected to continue for 3 years work or pending continuation of grant/contract funding ++", "date_new": "2012-01-07 20:04:47", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25760436/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr Research Activities Coord", "reqid": "112837", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 25760436}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Rsch Associate 1\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThis position coordinates a small scale project(s) e.g., less than one year, under 100k annually and works under general supervision with final review required for each phase of assignment.\nEssential Functions:\n- Coordinates recruitment of participants & develops information packets for the participants\n- Monitors & tracks participant progress throughout the project & provides follow-up as needed\n- Assists w/development of research instruments\n- Trains research assistants\n- Edits & manipulates data; performs data manipulation to produce progress reports including basic statistical analyses\n- Maintains project records & reports\n- Reviews literature relating to research project\n- May conduct detailed, complex in-person or telephone interviews\n- May be responsible for data quality assurance\n- May coordinate a small scale research projects\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- Conducts in-person clinic visits measuring blood pressure, height, weight and waist and hip circumferences. Clinic visits will occur at Santa Clara Medical Center on Wednesday and Saturday mornings.\n- Assists with the development of study tools (such as manual of operations, tracking system user guide, protocols, and tracking forms).\n- Makes initial telephone contact with study subjects\n- Reviews completed interviews for completeness and accuracy; checks for inconsistencies\n- Assists in tracing study participants when phone numbers are disconnected and or wrong number\n- Keeps accurate records and files, including pending and completed interviews\n- Responsible for bulk mailing of initial recruitment materials\n- Schedules research clinic examination appointments for study participants\n- Expected to help on various projects and work closely with project coordinator\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 1-2 years of experience in one or more of the technical areas required\n- Professional certification (e.g., RN, RHIT, RD, etc.) may substitute for two years of experience\n- Experience w/interviewing & chart review\n- Bachelor' degree or equivalent experience in public health, health care administration, epidemiology or other related field preferred\n- Basic knowledge of questionnaire design & simple data analysis & interpretation\n- Knowledge of computer applications, such as word processing, spreadsheet design, & database applications\n- Familiar w/medical terminology\n- Must be able to work in Labor and Management Partnership environment\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Scheduling flexibility is a must\n- Must be outgoing, have excellent communication skills, and an ability to communicate with people from diverse ethnic and educational backgrounds.\n- Telephone skills required\n- Experience & knowledge of computer applications, such as word processing & database software\n- Familiarity w/editing/coding questionnaires\n- Travel is required.\n- Ability to use own car, valid California driver's license and auto insurance needed (mileage reimbursed).\n\nSchedule: ++ NOTE: Must be able to work on Wednesdays and Saturdays in Santa Clara ++\n\n\n+++ This position is expected to continue for3 years work or pending continuation of grant/contract funding +++", "date_new": "2012-01-07 20:04:19", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25760432/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Rsch Associate 1", "reqid": "111409", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 25760432}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Speech Therapist Specialist\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nDevelops and expands speech therapy programs, provides treatment of communication disorders and monitors contract therapists. Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local requirements. Monitors quality of care and service.\nEssential Functions:\n- Evaluates and administers diagnostic tests and provides individualized treatment to adults and children for a variety of communication disorders, voice and swallowing impairment, and neurological defects.\n- Assists in departmental scheduling, billing, and monitoring of services/quality of care. Recommends and implements appropriate treatments. Monitors status of results, and collaborates with physicians when altering treatment program. Supervises and trains junior therapists and CFY candidates.\n- Monitors the work, quality and costs of contract therapists and the treatment of patients in non-Kaiser facilities. Serves as a consultant on interdisciplinary teams. Acts as a resource in evaluating SNF patients.\n- Serves as clinical expert in at least two specialized areas (e.g., pediatric speech, traumatic brain injury). Ensures compliance with The Joint Commission, federal, state, and local requirements.\n- Develops protocols and treatment programs within specialized areas.\n- Assists with community programs, particularly in areas of expertise.\n- Develops and presents in-service programs in area of specialty.\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- Provide patient and caregiver training.\n- Supervision of SPL, students.\n- Coordination of services for patients with other KP facilities, schools, CCS, community services.\n- Program development for department clinical services, for education and training of Pedi Rehab therapists as well as NCAL region SPL CCC, and other administrative tasks as delegated by Physician lead and Director\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Significant experience as a Speech Therapist (usually 4 years).\n- Previous supervisory/leadership experience preferred.\n- Masters degree in Speech Language Pathology.\n- Completion of a Speech Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY) Internship required.\n- Current California license required.\n- Certificate of Clinical Competence.\n-BLS required.\n- Specialized training in areas of expertise.\n- Knowledge of federal, state, and local requirements.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Minimum 5 years full time experience with pediatric patients in the hospital and/or clinic setting.\n- CCS paneled or eligible.\n- Advanced certification in swallow, hand, and modality. \n- Additional continuing education in specialty area - NDT, NOMAS, Autism, Developmental Delay, Augmentative Communication, MBS, Feeding etc.\n- Experience mentoring staff and students, resource to peers and other disciplines, teaching in the facility/organization/community.\n- Excellent customer service skills, high mps scores.", "date_new": "2012-01-06 20:24:26", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25743700/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Speech Therapist Specialist", "reqid": "117757", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 25743700}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Technical Writer, Sr Product Curriculum Developer (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nTechnical Writer, Sr Product Curriculum Developer\n\nProvides full range of course technical writing and editing services for the Health Plan Institute's product training. This position requires strong organizational skills, a practiced eye for identifying cohesion and coherence problems in materials, and the ability to comprehensively and expeditiously apply technical writing and editing principles to ensure consistency across and within product training.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Writes all product training and informational materials - Writes for organization, technical accuracy, style, uses corporate Editorial Style Guide and instructional Style Guide, critically writes materials for effective presentation of ideas, scope, completeness, tone, and effectiveness in meeting the needs of the intended audience and localization\n- Edits and maintains product training and informational materials - thoroughly understands the levels of edit and is able to perform substantive edits to large documents, edits for graphical clarity, exercises good judgment on assessing the level of edit a project requires at every stage in the process, critically reviews materials for effective presentation of ideas, scope, completeness, tone, and effectiveness in meeting the needs of the intended audience and localization.\n- Collaborate with others-Build partnerships and relationships among the participants in the training development project, including communicating with subject matter experts and Manager to create and edit course content, and receive sign-off and approval processes for each step of the writing and editing/maintenance process.\n- Works with Manager to identify writing and editing objectives for courses.\n- Interface successfully with all stakeholders and team members to ensure successful outcomes\n- Stay current with trends in: writing and editing research; new materials, methods and techniques.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- BA/BS in English, Technical Communications, or related field.\n- Demonstrated 3 years experience with writing and editing instructional and knowledge management-related content.\n- Experience writing and editing print and web-based instructional materials, using multimedia authoring and development tools where appropriate, especially DreamWeaver, Articulate and Saba.\n- Effective verbal, written, interpersonal and organizational skills to interact with all levels of internal and external customers.\n- Presentation and group speaking skills highly desirable.\n- Demonstrated ability to establish priorities, organize and plan work to satisfy established timeframes.\n- Proven ability to handle multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.\n- Advanced computer (most recent versions of all MS Office products and MS Project) and Internet skills as well as experience with online collaboration and project management tools.\n- Ability to travel up to25%.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Demonstrated 5 years experience with writing and editing instructional and knowledge management-related content.\n- Three years health care writing experience.\n- Knowledge of KP's regional businesses.\n- Experience working in multiple locations.\n- Experience working on a virtual team.", "date_new": "2012-01-05 18:59:32", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25716151/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Technical Writer, Sr Product Curriculum Developer (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "118009", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 25716151}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sourcing Manager - Oakland or Pleasanton, CA\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Sourcing Manager will be responsible for performing all sourcing/procurement activities for assigned categories within the External Human Services portfolio which includes:\n\nUtilizing a formal 5-step strategic sourcing process to identify the best supplier(s) to meet KP business requirements\nDeveloping and implementing a sourcing management strategy;\nIdentifying, developing and managing supplier relationships;\nEffectively negotiating contracts and long term procurement agreements;\nDeveloping and proposing metrics to analyze supplier total cost to Kaiser Permanente.\n\nIn addition, the Sourcing Manager participates in the change management programs to establish processes and procedures. These activities are expected to realize significant efficiencies and cost savings. Implementation will require leading cross-functional teams to realize cost saving opportunities, promoting spend with diverse suppliers, implementing process improvements and supporting change management.\n\nThe External Human Services portfolio includes service categories such as management consulting contracts, temporary/contingency staffing contracts and various professional services.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum of seven (7) years experience in a combination of purchasing, materials management, warehouse operations, goods and services contracting, construction contracting, finance or other related areas.\n3+ years experience in strategic sourcing service related categories. Health care or retail experience preferred.\n- Experience in employing strategic souring methodology.\n- Experience in large contract negotiations.\n- Health care or retail experience preferred.\n- Experience working in a project based and unionized environment is preferred.\n- Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, operations research, materials management, economics or related field preferred, or equivalent work experience required.\n- Prefer Master's Degree or specialized Bacherlor's Degree in Supply Chain Management or Procurement-related field.\n- Professional certification such as C.P.M. or APICS preferred.", "date_new": "2012-01-04 20:25:50", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25695077/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sourcing Manager  - Oakland or Pleasanton, CA", "reqid": "117793", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 25695077}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Director, Care Delivery Partnerships and Relationships\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nIn this position the Director will assess, develop, and influence care delivery strategy with an emphasis on third party relationships that allow for greater PMG delivered integrated care.The role will work both independently and in conjunction with colleagues and external parties.The Director will collaborate with internal clients in assessing and developing third party relationships, including but not limited to negotiating transactions, that support the care delivery strategy and KP's objectives of improving quality, increasing customer satisfaction, and improving financial performance.\n\nEssential Functions:\nCare Delivery Strategy Development (~60%-75%)\n- Serve as the business content expert to optimize the integration of care delivery that may involve non-traditional third party provider relationships for KP. Actively search/research solutions in the marketplace to address organizational goals and strategic needs to improve quality, increase customer satisfaction, and improve financial performance.\n- Provide staff leadership and consultation on the assessment, design, and development of integrated care delivery with a focus on third party relationships. Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership. Interface with Regional Presidents and EMDs.Lead internal teams of analysts, consultants, managers, and content experts. Generate engagements that build on existing care delivery strategy work.\n- Lead precedent-setting relationships, by defining and framing complex issues and translating needs, issues/risks, and ideas into effective strategies and action plans. Assess multi-faceted, issues/risks and propose alternatives; lead collective problem solving and foster interactions to lead groups through problem solving. Influence SMEs and functional leaders to explore new opportunities and/or leverage KP's capabilities.\n- Oversee and direct analytical and project management in support of strategic relationships. Synthesize key issues, findings, and recommendations in written and verbal communications. Develop project plan and timeline as well as the internal and external coordination of team. Identify resource needs and obtain appropriate approvals/funding.Ensure reports and information are accurate, timely and consistent, and meet expectations.Facilitate steering committee discussions/presentations.\n- Evaluate the effectiveness of the care delivery strategy pursued both in the near-term and long-term.\nTransactions (~25%-40%) -\n- In support of integrated care delivery optimization, vet transaction opportunities for strategic relevance/alignment and organizational need. Work with leaders in assessing transaction targets and viability/risks with KP. Oversee and direct analyses/modeling that evaluate the fiscal and operational viability of opportunities.\n- Provide staff leadership and consultation on transaction terms. Member of negotiation team responsible for providing creative/alternative terms, managing issues and organizing the negotiation sessions.\n- Oversee and direct transactional support (legal review, approval coordination, funds disbursement). Direct due diligence process for KP including consolidation of diligence findings and assessment of their impact on transaction terms.Develop project plans and timelines as well as the internal coordination. Synthesize key issues in written and verbal communications based on specific audiences/needs. Ensure reports and information are accurate, timely and consistent, and that they meet senior management needs.\n- Formulate specific implementation/transition plans and evaluate the effectiveness of plan and transaction both in the near-term and long-term.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Public Health, Finance, Economics, or related field.MBA, MPH or other advanced degree preferred.\n- Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in corporate business development, merger & acquisition/transactions, strategy, provider contracting, health care product management, or consulting.\n- Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in Healthcare required.\n- Knowledge of provider contracting terms and common issues.\n- Ability to independently define, structure, and execute complex analytical exercises.Possess solid problem solving and critical thinking skills.\n- Ability to structure projects with uncertain (or yet to defined) outcomes.\n- Ability to manage ambiguity.\n-Strong business acumen.\n- Proven excellent project management skills with the ability to effectively manage multiple tasks simultaneously.\n- Highly accomplished verbal and written communication skills and the ability to tailor messages to respective audiences.\n- Proven experience in the ability to effectively work with all levels of the organization from executive leadership to medical center personnel and administrative level employees.Understanding of KP business processes and Medical Center operations is desirable.Internal KP candidate highly preferred.\n- Possess strong interpersonal skills working with clinical professionals and staff.Ability to build and establish solid working relationships.Ability to understand and operate within a complex organization and a consensus based culture.\n- Experience in working both independently and in teams.\n-Availability for national travel 15-35% of time (variable).", "date_new": "2011-12-31 03:38:13", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25621507/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Director, Care Delivery Partnerships and Relationships", "reqid": "117395", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 25621507}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sterile Processing Technician II Certified - Grade 390 [54] Temporary\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder direct/indirect supervision, follows approved infection control, quality assurance and departmental policies and procedures and may assist in departmental in-services and training. In addition, must hold current CS/SPD Certification with the Certification Board for either Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materials Management.\nEssential Functions:\n- Adherence to hand washing requirements, workflow patterns, standard precautions, sterility assurance, biological monitoring, and dress code.\n- Validates and maintains: event-related protocols; disinfection and/or sterilization load parameters and records; inventory check sheet(s); and equipment monitoring.\n- Meets regulatory requirements for sterilization, high-level disinfection, biological monitoring, and employee competencies\n- Accurately document and maintain daily records of all QA and sterilization functions according to regulatory agency and Infection Control standards.\n- Adheres to organizational and departmental policies and procedures\n- Participates in department employee orientation (DEO), meetings, and employee evaluation and competency programs\n- Maintains current Sterile Processing Technician Certification\n- May assists in departmental in-services and training.\n- Wears personal protective equipment\n- Inspects, disassembles sorts, cleans, and processes reusable instrumentation and equipment.\n- Selects and operates specialized cleaning equipment.\n- Follows manufacturer recommendations for use of cleaning agents\n- Follows device manufactures cleaning guidelines.\n- Maintains adequate cleaning supplies\n- As designated reprocesses endoscopes\n- Identifies, inspects, and assembles all general and specialty instruments, various power equipment, laser and endoscopes instruments per specifications and manufacturer recommendations.\n- According to manufacturer guidelines, selects and prepares packaging materials for the sterilization of reusable instrumentation.\n- Selects appropriate method of sterilization.\n- Maintains accurate sterilization records\n- Properly loads and unloads sterilization cart items.\n- Verifies that sterilization parameters meet before distribution of load\n- Collects, cleans, checks, distributes, and tracks patient care equipment\n- As designated, orders patient care equipment, inventory assigned supply areas for replenishment, and rotates stock appropriately and stocks general and surgical carts.\n- Reports all malfunctioning equipment to appropriate department\n- Demonstrates awareness of personal and work area safety at all times.\n- Complies with facility safety policies and procedures, including those for blood borne pathogens and communicable diseases\n- Takes prompt corrective actions when hazard identified (reporting or removing, as appropriate)\n- Attends required safety training.\n- Demonstrates effective written and oral communication skills and actively supports and contributes teamwork in the workplace.\n- Demonstrates responsibility in adhering to posted work schedules\n- Assists in in-service and training and supports departmental related computer programs.\n- May assume interdepartmental liaison responsibilities.\n- In the absence of the Senior Technician, may assume interdepartmental liaison responsibilities.\n- Performs duties as assigned\n- No supervisory responsibilities\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum of one-year experience in instrument processing\n- High School Diploma or equivalent.\n- Must hold current CS/SPD Certification with the Certification Board for either Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materials Management\n- Must know Medical Terminology to understand instrumentation, surgical procedures, and surgical schedule\n- Must know various types of reusable surgical instrumentation, including power equipment and micro surgical instrumentation\n- Must know how to operate Sterile Processing departmental equipment (i.e. washers, ultrasonic, steam, gas, and chemical sterilizer)\n- Must know cleaning of patient care equipment i.e. I.V. pumps, feeding pumps, pneumatic pumps, CPM machines, PCA, and hypo/hyperthermia units, etc.\n- Must know sterilization monitoring, record keeping, and quality assurance protocols\n- Must have effective oral and written communication skills with co-workers, internal, and external customers\n- Departmental related computer skills preferred\n- Ability to read and comprehend complex instructions, correspondence, and memos\n- Ability to write simple correspondence\n- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other incumbents of the organization\n- Must be able to follow verbal and written instructions\n- Must be able to read, comprehend, and follow organizational and departmental policies and procedures\n- Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment\n- Also, refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement\n\nSchedule:\nThis is a temporary position. Expected length of employment is up to 90-days from date of hire.", "date_new": "2011-12-22 00:32:37", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25507657/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sterile Processing Technician II Certified - Grade 390 [54] Temporary", "reqid": "114504", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 25507657}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sterile Processing Technician II Certified - Grade 390 [52] Temporary\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder direct/indirect supervision, follows approved infection control, quality assurance and departmental policies and procedures and may assist in departmental in-services and training. In addition, must hold current CS/SPD Certification with the Certification Board for either Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materials Management.\nEssential Functions:\n- Adherence to hand washing requirements, workflow patterns, standard precautions, sterility assurance, biological monitoring, and dress code.\n- Validates and maintains: event-related protocols; disinfection and/or sterilization load parameters and records; inventory check sheet(s); and equipment monitoring.\n- Meets regulatory requirements for sterilization, high-level disinfection, biological monitoring, and employee competencies\n- Accurately document and maintain daily records of all QA and sterilization functions according to regulatory agency and Infection Control standards.\n- Adheres to organizational and departmental policies and procedures\n- Participates in department employee orientation (DEO), meetings, and employee evaluation and competency programs\n- Maintains current Sterile Processing Technician Certification\n- May assists in departmental in-services and training.\n- Wears personal protective equipment\n- Inspects, disassembles sorts, cleans, and processes reusable instrumentation and equipment.\n- Selects and operates specialized cleaning equipment.\n- Follows manufacturer recommendations for use of cleaning agents\n- Follows device manufactures cleaning guidelines.\n- Maintains adequate cleaning supplies\n- As designated reprocesses endoscopes\n- Identifies, inspects, and assembles all general and specialty instruments, various power equipment, laser and endoscopes instruments per specifications and manufacturer recommendations.\n- According to manufacturer guidelines, selects and prepares packaging materials for the sterilization of reusable instrumentation.\n- Selects appropriate method of sterilization.\n- Maintains accurate sterilization records\n- Properly loads and unloads sterilization cart items.\n- Verifies that sterilization parameters meet before distribution of load\n- Collects, cleans, checks, distributes, and tracks patient care equipment\n- As designated, orders patient care equipment, inventory assigned supply areas for replenishment, and rotates stock appropriately and stocks general and surgical carts.\n- Reports all malfunctioning equipment to appropriate department\n- Demonstrates awareness of personal and work area safety at all times.\n- Complies with facility safety policies and procedures, including those for blood borne pathogens and communicable diseases\n- Takes prompt corrective actions when hazard identified (reporting or removing, as appropriate)\n- Attends required safety training.\n- Demonstrates effective written and oral communication skills and actively supports and contributes teamwork in the workplace.\n- Demonstrates responsibility in adhering to posted work schedules\n- Assists in in-service and training and supports departmental related computer programs.\n- May assume interdepartmental liaison responsibilities.\n- In the absence of the Senior Technician, may assume interdepartmental liaison responsibilities.\n- Performs duties as assigned\n- No supervisory responsibilities\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum of one-year experience in instrument processing\n- High School Diploma or equivalent.\n- Must hold current CS/SPD Certification with the Certification Board for either Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materials Management\n- Must know Medical Terminology to understand instrumentation, surgical procedures, and surgical schedule\n- Must know various types of reusable surgical instrumentation, including power equipment and micro surgical instrumentation\n- Must know how to operate Sterile Processing departmental equipment (i.e. washers, ultrasonic, steam, gas, and chemical sterilizer)\n- Must know cleaning of patient care equipment i.e. I.V. pumps, feeding pumps, pneumatic pumps, CPM machines, PCA, and hypo/hyperthermia units, etc.\n- Must know sterilization monitoring, record keeping, and quality assurance protocols\n- Must have effective oral and written communication skills with co-workers, internal, and external customers\n- Departmental related computer skills preferred\n- Ability to read and comprehend complex instructions, correspondence, and memos\n- Ability to write simple correspondence\n- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other incumbents of the organization\n- Must be able to follow verbal and written instructions\n- Must be able to read, comprehend, and follow organizational and departmental policies and procedures\n- Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment\n- Also, refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement\n\nSchedule:\nThis is a temporary position. Expected length of employment is up to 90-days from date of hire.", "date_new": "2011-12-22 00:32:37", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25507658/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sterile Processing Technician II Certified - Grade 390 [52] Temporary", "reqid": "114506", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 25507658}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sterile Processing Technician II Certified - Grade 390 [51] Temporary\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder direct/indirect supervision, follows approved infection control, quality assurance and departmental policies and procedures and may assist in departmental in-services and training. In addition, must hold current CS/SPD Certification with the Certification Board for either Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materials Management.\nEssential Functions:\n- Adherence to hand washing requirements, workflow patterns, standard precautions, sterility assurance, biological monitoring, and dress code.\n- Validates and maintains: event-related protocols; disinfection and/or sterilization load parameters and records; inventory check sheet(s); and equipment monitoring.\n- Meets regulatory requirements for sterilization, high-level disinfection, biological monitoring, and employee competencies\n- Accurately document and maintain daily records of all QA and sterilization functions according to regulatory agency and Infection Control standards.\n- Adheres to organizational and departmental policies and procedures\n- Participates in department employee orientation (DEO), meetings, and employee evaluation and competency programs\n- Maintains current Sterile Processing Technician Certification\n- May assists in departmental in-services and training.\n- Wears personal protective equipment\n- Inspects, disassembles sorts, cleans, and processes reusable instrumentation and equipment.\n- Selects and operates specialized cleaning equipment.\n- Follows manufacturer recommendations for use of cleaning agents\n- Follows device manufactures cleaning guidelines.\n- Maintains adequate cleaning supplies\n- As designated reprocesses endoscopes\n- Identifies, inspects, and assembles all general and specialty instruments, various power equipment, laser and endoscopes instruments per specifications and manufacturer recommendations.\n- According to manufacturer guidelines, selects and prepares packaging materials for the sterilization of reusable instrumentation.\n- Selects appropriate method of sterilization.\n- Maintains accurate sterilization records\n- Properly loads and unloads sterilization cart items.\n- Verifies that sterilization parameters meet before distribution of load\n- Collects, cleans, checks, distributes, and tracks patient care equipment\n- As designated, orders patient care equipment, inventory assigned supply areas for replenishment, and rotates stock appropriately and stocks general and surgical carts.\n- Reports all malfunctioning equipment to appropriate department\n- Demonstrates awareness of personal and work area safety at all times.\n- Complies with facility safety policies and procedures, including those for blood borne pathogens and communicable diseases\n- Takes prompt corrective actions when hazard identified (reporting or removing, as appropriate)\n- Attends required safety training.\n- Demonstrates effective written and oral communication skills and actively supports and contributes teamwork in the workplace.\n- Demonstrates responsibility in adhering to posted work schedules\n- Assists in in-service and training and supports departmental related computer programs.\n- May assume interdepartmental liaison responsibilities.\n- In the absence of the Senior Technician, may assume interdepartmental liaison responsibilities.\n- Performs duties as assigned\n- No supervisory responsibilities\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum of one-year experience in instrument processing\n- High School Diploma or equivalent.\n- Must hold current CS/SPD Certification with the Certification Board for either Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materials Management\n- Must know Medical Terminology to understand instrumentation, surgical procedures, and surgical schedule\n- Must know various types of reusable surgical instrumentation, including power equipment and micro surgical instrumentation\n- Must know how to operate Sterile Processing departmental equipment (i.e. washers, ultrasonic, steam, gas, and chemical sterilizer)\n- Must know cleaning of patient care equipment i.e. I.V. pumps, feeding pumps, pneumatic pumps, CPM machines, PCA, and hypo/hyperthermia units, etc.\n- Must know sterilization monitoring, record keeping, and quality assurance protocols\n- Must have effective oral and written communication skills with co-workers, internal, and external customers\n- Departmental related computer skills preferred\n- Ability to read and comprehend complex instructions, correspondence, and memos\n- Ability to write simple correspondence\n- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other incumbents of the organization\n- Must be able to follow verbal and written instructions\n- Must be able to read, comprehend, and follow organizational and departmental policies and procedures\n- Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment\n- Also, refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement\n\nSchedule:\nThis is a temporary position. Expected length of employment is up to 90-days from date of hire.", "date_new": "2011-12-22 00:32:37", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25507659/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sterile Processing Technician II Certified - Grade 390 [51] Temporary", "reqid": "114509", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 25507659}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Vendor Management Office, Business Consultant Specialist\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nSupplier Management Office (SMO)\nInfrastructure Program\n\nSupplier Management\nSupports the internal Supplier Management efforts by developing and participating in the following:\n - Utilizing SCOR and/or CSCMP reference models to create standard processes, implement methodologies, diagnostics, and benchmarking tools to guide the coordination of internal and external suppliers, and create a common scorecard to measure suppliers' performance.\n - Define, implement, manage, and audit core supplier oversight processes such as: scorecarding, tiering, risk management, performance improvement, communications management utilizing frameworks such as ITIL, CMMI, Project Management (PMP), and/or Six Sigma.\n - Build and manage a supplier performance and risk management, control-conscious culture by creating a consistent, integrated SM program and framework throughout the company and managing the Supplier Management Office.\n - Coordinate with procurement to make sure the contract payment mechanisms work. Provide input on or be responsible for the review, payment, and reconciliation of invoices for hardware, software, professional services, and other in-scope IT services.\nResponsibilities\n - Establish, maintain, monitor, and evaluate supplier relationships with authorized supply partners to deliver greater levels of innovation and competitive advantages to the KP-IT Infrastructure Program and Kaiser Permanente.\n - Align technical track objectives with Program Managers and authorized suppliers.\n - Develop JD Power focus on supplier performance.\n - Train program managers and track leads on supplier management procedures.\n - Develop, implement, and manage supplier management policies and procedures.\n - Develop score cards to measure supplier performance across all tracks of work.\n - Provide tools for project managers to evaluate suppliers on quarterly basis.\n - Monitor supplier performance feedback from project managers and other internal business partners.\n - Conduct periodic review of contracts and supplier work activities.\n - Generate quarterly supplier performance reports to senior management.\n - Facilitate performance meetings and continued negotiations between supplier and KP program managers.\n - Track aggregate spend and cost savings for multiple projects across the KP enterprise.\n - Maintain master agreements and distribution of projects to suppliers.\n - Tracks trends, anomalies and opportunities for supplier improvements.\n - Ensure consistency of supplier management and reporting with National Facilities Services Business Information Officers (NFS BIO), IMG Network Services, and Infrastructure Program.\nQualifications:\nMinimum Requirements\n - 5 years project management experience with projects in excess of $50M.\n - 5 years experience in mixed product procurement and services sourcing environment.\n - Excellent communicator with strong customer focus.\n - Strong planning, coordination, and project management skills.\n - Customer service oriented to assist client with articulating business problem and project requirements.\n - Research abilities, to learn tools and existing procedures independently.\n - Strong technical writing and process documentation skills.\n - Detail oriented.\n - Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.\n - Time management and task prioritization skills.\n - Background in Procurement and Contracts a plus.\n - Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience.\nPreferred Requirements\n - SCOR-P certified by Supply Chain Council or SCPro certified by Council of Supply Chain Management Professional preferred.\n - Experience in implementing SCM or SRM tools or applications to manage contract lifecycles and capture supplier performance data.\n - Individuals with a good combination of commercial, technical and interpersonal skills. Commercial acumen, market knowledge, analytical abilities and project management expertise are important.\n - Proven skill set in communication, listening, influencing and managing change are critical to developing strong and trusting working relations.\n - Individuals with a deep understanding of supplier performance reporting coupled with a broad understanding of other areas of supplier management will be particularly suited for this position.\n - B.S. degree in business, finance, accounting, IT, operations management, or equivalent experience (such as performance measurement).\n - 5 or more years of supplier management experience, particularly with respect to establishing a SMO program.\n - The candidate should have a strong combination of technical and demonstration of business skills.\n - Expert knowledge of SMO and supplier management objectives, principles and practices, particularly in Fortune 500 and enterprise IT organizations.\n - Expert knowledge of SMO program requirements and processes.\n - Knowledge of SMO programs and best practices in large, complex IT environments.\n - Strong technical and operational understanding of IT platforms and key IT suppliers, including Cisco, IBM, HP, Microsoft.\n - Experience in establishing SMO programs for large IT organizations and across a supplier portfolio.\n - Experience in managing team of managers and analysts and in managing suppliers.\n - Strong understanding and awareness of IT supplier industry and healthcare peer group benchmarking.", "date_new": "2011-12-22 00:32:06", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25507639/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Vendor Management Office, Business Consultant Specialist", "reqid": "116292", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 25507639}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Nurse Practitioner II\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nEssential Functions:\n- Provide direct care to patients in the Pre-surgery Department including pre-operative history and physicals.\n- Provide patient education and counseling.\n- Give advice to patients.\n- Provide treatment per approved protocols.\n- Other duties as assigned.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Graduate of accredited Adult Health/Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program.\n- BSN required\n- Masters Degree.\n- BLS Certification.\n- Must have a UPIN, or be UPIN eligible, which requires a Masters Degree in Nursing and National Certification from one of the following organizations: American Academy of Nurse Practitioners; American Nurse Credentialing Center; National Certification Corporation for Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing Specialties; National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Nurses.\n- Furnishing license required.\n- Current California RNP license required. Must have a Nat'l Provider Identifier, NPI, or obtain an NPI, prior to employment start date.\n- Minimum of two year family practice experience required.\n- One year first surgical assistant experience required.\n- Must have completed a surgical rotation in training.\n- Must have OR privileges.\n- Minimum of two years experience, within the past five years as a Family Practice Nurse Practitioner in a busy acute care setting required.\n- Masters degree in related field preferred.\n- Minimum of three years experience, within the last five years in diagnosing/treating patients with pre surgery problems.\n- Ability and training to do physical assessment, take histories, assess and treat acute and chronic illnesses, assess lab results, and provide health education to patients.\n- Demonstrated interest in and sensitivity to the pre-surgery patient population and their needs and experience with case management for these patients and their caregivers/families.\nDemonstrated organizational skills and ability to work independently and take initiative.\n- Must demonstrate a strong customer service orientation.\n- Must demonstrate effective communication and organizational skills.\n- Must demonstrate, or be willing to develop, knowledge and skills in using patient care/tracking information systems.\n- Must simultaneously coordinate multiple issues and priorities while being available to provide direct patient care to patients.\n- Must demonstrate good working relations with peers, physicians, and other staff both at Kaiser Permanente and community agencies.\n- Must be flexible and skilled at negotiation.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- RNFA First Assist\n\nSchedule: Part-Time Regular, 24 hours per week, Day shifts: 9:30am to 6:00pm. This position will be supporting the Perioperative Medicine Department. May be required to work at multiple sites (Richmond, Oakland, Alameda, and Pinole) to support the Perioperative Medicine Department and/or Procedure Room areas.", "date_new": "2011-12-18 19:50:02", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25440460/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Nurse Practitioner II", "reqid": "114281", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 25440460}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sonographer II - Grade 852\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder the direction of the Imaging Services Director and Chief of Radiology/Imaging Services, or other Clinical Service Director where applicable, produces two-dimensional ultrasonic recordings of internal organs for use by Physician in diagnosis of disease and study of malfunction of organs. Performs technological functions to ensure optimal diagnostic quality of patient care utilizing efficient and safe processes.\nEssential Functions:\n- Exhibiting a high degree of tact, courtesy, and poise, explains procedures to patient to reduce anxieties and obtain patient cooperation. Prepares and positions patient for examination.\n- Selects equipment for use in ultrasound setup according to specifications of examination. Selects transducer and adjusts equipment controls according to organ to be examined, depth of field, and other specifications of test. Starts equipment that produces images of internal organs and records diagnostic data on magnetic tape, computer disk, strip printout, or film.\n- Moves transducer, by hand, over specified area of body and observes sound wave display screen to monitor quality of ultrasonic pattern produced.\n- Photographs images of organs shown on display module or removes strip printout from equipment to obtain permanent record of internal examination.\n- Keys test data and patient information into computer of ultrasound equipment to maintain record of test results.\n- Orients new hires.\n- Performs other related duties as necessary.\n- This job has no supervisory responsibilities.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- High School Diploma/GED.\n- BLS.\n- Must have two ARDMS (American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers) in any specialty.\n- NT certification is required to perform genetic screening for Prenatal Diagnostic Centers. Applicants may be hired without certification, but will be required to obtain it within 90 days of hire.\n- Must demonstrate competency and perform the specialty routinely.\n\n++ NOTE: Scheduled Days and Hours: M-F variable start times; plus weekends and holidays; Must be able to travel to multiple facilities for work assignments ++", "date_new": "2011-12-14 19:37:25", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25354322/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sonographer II - Grade 852", "reqid": "113849", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 25354322}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Financial Analyst\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nPrepares more complex financial trend and data analysis reports. May be accountable for the coordination, compilation and distribution of financial data by junior staff. Performs financial analysis upon identification of variances and prepares summary of key findings. Responsible for more complex departments/functions. Participates in the planning and development of regional, departmental and/or functional budgets. May be responsible for budget system completion. Participates in projects of moderate complexity as assigned and may lead projects of low complexity.\n\nEssential Functions\n- Collects data, researches, and prepares analysis for regional, departmental or functional budget performance and projects.\n- May monitor department budgets by reviewing data in the financial system and communicating with the managers/chiefs.\n- Investigates and corrects errors.\n- Prepares advanced financial trend and data analysis reports.\n- May be accountable for the coordination, compilation and distribution of financial data by junior staff.\n- Participates in the development of regional, departmental and/or functional budgets.\n- May be responsible for entry in budget system with accuracy.\n- Performs ad-hoc projects/studies of moderate scope utilizing knowledge of finance theories such as present value and cash flow analysis.\n- Conducts ongoing user education and provides management consultation on the use reports, methodologies and source data and systems.\n- Communicates and supports analytical findings.\n- Identifies and recommends process improvements.\n\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- Preparing Journal Entries\n- Reconciling Balance Sheet accounts.\n- Ad hoc reporting and analysis\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 2+ years of related experience in financial analysis and budgeting.\n- Database management preferred.\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent. CPA or Masters degree preferred.\n- Able to formulate study designs and conduct analyses.\n- Required proficiency in PC based word processing and spreadsheet applications, including advanced functions such as graphics, pivot tables, and macros.\n- Strong oral and written communication skills.\n- Demonstrated problem solving and organization skills.\n- Works under general guidance; accountable to complete work assignments.\n- May provide functional direction to Finance Assistant staff or junior level analyst staff.\n\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n-Working knowledge of accounting transaction flows, including system interfaces, account reconciliations, and internal controls\n- Intermediate to advanced user of Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.\n- Experience with Microsoft Access, Crystal and/or COGNOS report writing skills\n- Experience with PeopleSoft/Oracle General Ledger and Payroll Systems\n- Able to work well in a changing environment\n- Good documentation skills, organized, able to multi-task and meet deadlines\n\n\nSkills Testing: Excel", "date_new": "2011-12-14 01:33:27", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25342929/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Financial Analyst", "reqid": "115103", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 25342929}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sr Financial Analyst\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nPrepares financial reports and conducts comprehensive analyses with written summaries to management. Responsibilities include compiling and generating reports, providing supporting data for budget purposes, providing consultative and advisory recommendations to managers on data analysis and performance reporting, and working with various financial leadership to develop departmental operational and financial reports. Performs financial analysis upon identification of variances, and coordinates with junior analysts variance analysis process as defined. Participates in the planning and development of regional, departmental and/or functional budgets. May be responsible for budget system completion and high level reviews. Participates in and/or leads projects of moderate to complex scope as assigned.\nEssential Functions:\n- Initiates and facilitates investigation variances trends, cost trends and utilization patterns and performs analysis. Coordinates process as defined.\n- Ensures analyses are conducted in accordance with Administrative objectives.\n- Designs analytical reports and prepares complex financial trend and data analysis reports.\n- May be accountable for the coordination, compilation, and verification of analytic interpretation of financial reports and analyses.\n- Proactively identifies potential data and analytical needs to support management and performance monitoring requirements.\n- Participates in the planning and development of regional, departmental and/or functional budgets.\n- May be responsible for budget system completion and high level reviews.\n- Performs special projects/studies of moderate to complex scope as directed. Develops work plans independently.\n- Completes structured projects with targeted analytical outcomes, defined clients and project teams.\n- Works autonomously and collaboratively with project teams and clients.\n- Identifies operational impact of analytical findings.\n- Manages projects of moderate to complex scope with general supervision.\n- Conducts ongoing user education and provides management consultation on the use and interpretation of analyses, reports, methodologies and source data and systems.\n- Develop spreadsheet and database analyses for presentation and analysis of financial reports.\n- Coordinates and interacts with any of the following: Finance Team, Revenue Cycle, Admin, Dept. Administrators & Chiefs, and other organizational department leadership (as appropriate) in providing analytical assistance within defined parameters.\n- Facilitates data analysis for and gives presentations.\n- Monitors compliance with policies and procedures related to financial management and budget systems and related automated systems.\n- 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.\n\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- Preparing Journal Entries\n- Reconciling Balance Sheet accounts.\n- Ad hoc reporting and analysis\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent. CPA or Masters degree preferred.\n- 4+ years related experience in financial analysis and budgeting.\n- Highly developed knowledge of finance theories such as present values theory/cash flow analysis and accounting principles.\n- Able to formulate finance study designs and prepare and conduct professional presentations.\n- Advanced proficiency in PC based word processing and spreadsheet applications, including advanced functions such as graphics, pivot tables, macros and database management.\n- Strong oral, written and presentation communication skills.\n- Ability to facilitate design and requirements definitions meetings with a wide variety of managerial leaders.\n- Demonstrate experience in both detailed financial and operational data analysis and consultative skills.\n- Works under limited guidance; accountable to complete work assignments.\n- May provide functional direction to junior finance staff.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Skilled in various applications including MS Excel, Access, VBA, SQL and KP Health Connect.\n-Working knowledge of accounting transaction flows, including system interfaces, account reconciliations, and internal controls\n- Intermediate to advanced user of Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.\n- Experience with Microsoft Access, Crystal and/or COGNOS report writing skills\n- Experience with PeopleSoft/Oracle General Ledger and Payroll Systems\n- Able to work well in a changing environment\n- Good documentation skills, organized, able to multi-task and meet deadlines\n\n\nSkills Testing: Excel", "date_new": "2011-12-14 01:33:27", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25342931/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr Financial Analyst", "reqid": "115106", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 25342931}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Director, TPMG Strategic Initiatives\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nProvides strategic direction for multiple complex projects related to operational issues and improvement. Oversees, designs, supports and leads strategic initiatives in the areas of quality, service, people, efficiency, reputation and growth. Supports TPMG Leadership in the definition and attainment of organizational initiatives and goals.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Provides strategic direction for multiple complex projects in support of TPMG strategic initiatives and goals.\n- Projects are often undefined, span multiple initiatives and are not limited to one functional area.\n- Works through conferred authority from the sponsoring executive, as well as personal influence to ensure that agreed upon objectives are met.\n- Ensures that necessary action plans and deliverables are completed in a timely, cost effective, operationally effective manner.\n- Works with senior leadership and key stakeholders to define goals and priorities.\n- Develops business cases including outlining project structure, project budget, resource requirements, project approach and work plan.\n- Provides analysis, consultation, gap assessment and recommendations for projects.\n- May apply process improvement methods and tools to improve and/or redesign organizational business processes.\n- Eliminates/addresses barriers (resource, staffing, political) impeding the successful completion of project activities.\n- Oversees project budgets ensuring that appropriate action is taken to address budget variances.\n- May be directly responsible for leading a group of consultants, project managers and analysts focused on the delivery of services within the responsible department/unit. May be responsible for an operating area(s).\n- In the absence of the AMGA, may assume the AMGA role and oversee day-to-day operations of assigned area(s).\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Extensive experience in process redesign, consulting and project management (usually 5+ years).\n- Demonstrated experience in strategic planning or new business strategies.\n- Significant management experience (usually 5+ years) strongly preferred.\n- Experience working in healthcare environment preferred.\n- Bachelors Degree required.\n- Masters Degree preferred.\n- Proven leadership skills in project management and consulting, especially on highly visible, politically sensitive issues.\n- Excellent skills in complex analytic problem solving, project management, change management and group process.\n- Extensive experience with curriculum development for physician leadership development\n- Extensive experience in coaching and mentoring physicians\n- Knowledge of The Joint Commission, and other local, state, federal regulations.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Demonstrated knowledge in coaching and mentoring physicians for leadership roles.\n- Demonstrated strong interpersonal communication skills", "date_new": "2011-12-09 19:29:30", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25274520/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Director, TPMG Strategic Initiatives", "reqid": "112279", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 25274520}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Vice President, Finance for National Facilities Services\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Vice President, Finance for National Facilities Services (NFS) will monitor the overall financial health and viability of our business in National Facilities Services including the accurate and complete financial management of NFS service to the regions.As a partner with the Regional CFOs and Controllers, the NFS Senior Vice President and the Executive Leadership Team, the position plays a key role in managing cost and performance by maximizing the value of NFS financial resources and investments. The Vice President, Finance for NFS will participate in supporting NFS as a national shared service to the regions and actively lead Kaiser Permanente Facilities Management alignment and other key finance initiatives in the finance community to ensure that our services provide a competitive advantage. The Vice President, Finance for NFS also shapes the business by tracking the progress and forecasting the outcomes of key operations against planned objectives.There are significant controllership accountabilities within the Finance organization in NFS, and the Vice President, Finance is accountable to ensure that NFS is compliant with SOX, GAAP, and conducts its business within the appropriate control environment.As the financial leader for a national shared service, he/she is a major contributor to the financial leadership team across the Program, and an active participant in the enterprise-wide and California Finance Communities.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- The financial planning responsibilities include planning, budgeting, project reporting, forecasting, construction metrics, and benchmarking.Specific accountabilities are outlined below:\n- Supports the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and the SVP, Strategic Planning, by providing information and conducting analyses to support theKP and Regional multi-year capital plans.\n- Assists Regional Capital Planning departments in the development of the Long Range Financial Plan.\n- The Vice President, Finance for NFS will lead the NFS accounting processes, develop and maintain NFS financial policies and procedures, and ensure Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and other financial compliance.Specific accountabilities include:\n- Develops awareness and accountability within NFS on all aspects of internal control in both financial and operational environments to ensure that assets are protected and the integrity of the general ledger is assured.\n- Leads implementation, monitors correction, and improvements of NFS' control systems including: training of personnel; periodic evaluation and auditing of control systems in place; oversight of corrective action plans to remedy control weaknesses identified; and involvement in control design considerations of systems under development.\n- The Northern California, Southern California and Regions outside California (ROC) regional NFS Financial Directors will have a dual reporting to Vice President, Finance for NFS as well as the Regional Project Operations Director. Regional NFS Finance team is accountable for planning and accounting for individual regional projects\n- Manages National Facilities Services' short and long range financial planning and budgeting processes, consistent with the overall processes set in the Program and regions.Identifies key risks and links these processes to the strategic direction of the regions, other shared services and the Program.\n- Collaborates with Regional Accounts Payable to ensure on time payment to vendors based on contracted terms and conditions.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Master's degree in accounting or finance.\n- Minimum of 10 years of experience escalating managerial work-experience involving diverse financial functions in a highly diversified organization(s).Demonstrated track record in providing financial leadership in a complex medium to large sized business including developing dynamic, constructive working relationships and partnerships with senior leadership.\n- Demonstrated experience in managing across a geographically dispersed matrix organization.\n- Demonstrated experience in leading finance in a complex facilities operation and construction portfolio including supporting master planning, strategic planning, and facility operations.\n- Exceptional interpersonal, communication and presentation skills. Ability to clearly articulate goals and expectations to staff at all levels of the organization and with diverse constituency groups.\n- Ability to work collaboratively across the organization while maintaining the ability to be decisive and forthright in a consensus-driven, professional environment. Demonstrated ability to negotiate 'win-win' situations as it relates to business decisions.\n- Proven experience building a team, managing a diverse staff and creating a successful organization and effective processes.\n- Ability to understand and assess complex market conditions and recommend necessary cost structure improvements or revenue growth opportunities.\n- Experience implementing financial controls and reporting systems to improve management capabilities and results for local market and impact within a larger business unit. Knowledge of the application of information technology to various financial systems.\n- Genuine enthusiasm for working in a changing environment with the ability to champion transformation in the finance department and inspire finance staff to embrace departmental changes.\n- Ability to consistently demonstrate high personal ethics, integrity, prudence, energy, initiative, and self-confidence.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- CPA or equivalent work experience preferred.\n- Experience in large real estate transactions, facility management operations and construction projects strongly preferred.\n- Preferred qualifications include familiarity with cost and schedule control principles on large complex construction projects and programs and familiarity with governmental programs in the health care field, which will affect the financial operations of the business, especially the Office of State Health Planning and Development and other regulatory bodies.", "date_new": "2011-12-07 23:08:14", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25241199/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Vice President, Finance for National Facilities Services", "reqid": "114594", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 25241199}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Speech Therapist Specialist\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nDevelops and expands speech therapy programs, provides treatment of communication disorders and monitors contract therapists. Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local requirements. Monitors quality of care and service.\nEssential Functions:\n- Evaluates and administers diagnostic tests and provides individualized treatment to adults and children for a variety of communication disorders, voice and swallowing impairment, and neurological defects.\n- Assists in departmental scheduling, billing, and monitoring of services/quality of care. Recommends and implements appropriate treatments. Monitors status of results, and collaborates with physicians when altering treatment program. Supervises and trains junior therapists and CFY candidates.\n- Monitors the work, quality and costs of contract therapists and the treatment of patients in non-Kaiser facilities. Serves as a consultant on interdisciplinary teams. Acts as a resource in evaluating SNF patients.\n- Serves as clinical expert in at least two specialized areas (e.g., pediatric speech, traumatic brain injury). Ensures compliance with The Joint Commission, federal, state, and local requirements.\n- Develops protocols and treatment programs within specialized areas.\n- Assists with community programs, particularly in areas of expertise.\n- Develops and presents in-service programs in area of specialty.\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- Regarding developmental disabilities, and other administrative tasks as delegated by Physician lead, Director and or Manager.\n- Indirect patient care, Case Management for Children with Developmental disabilities. \n- Provide patient and caregiver education.\n- Evaluation and treat pediatric patients with orthopedic, surgical and medical diagnoses.\n- Provide patient and caregiver training.\n- Supervision of cotas, students.\n- Coordination of services for patients with other KP facilities, schools, CCS, community services.\n- Program development for department clinical services, for education and training of OT's, and other administrative tasks as delegated by physician lead and director.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Significant experience as a Speech Therapist (usually 4 years).\n- Previous supervisory/leadership experience preferred.\n- Masters degree in Speech Language Pathology.\n- Completion of a Speech Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY) Internship required.\n- Current California license required.\n- Certificate of Clinical Competence.\n- Specialized training in areas of expertise.\n- Knowledge of federal, state, and local requirements.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Minimum 5 years full time experience with pediatric patients in the hospital and/or clinic setting.\n- CCS paneled or eligible.\n- Advanced certification in swallow, hand , modality. \n- Additional continuing education in specialty area - NDT, NOMAS, Autism, Developmental Delay, Augmentative Communication, MBS, Feeding etc.\n- Experience mentoring staff and students, resource to peers and other disciplines, teaching in the facility/organization/community.\n- Excellent customer service skills, high mps scores.\n- Graduate of an accredited ST curriculum.\n- CA licensure or eligible.\n- CPR certification\n- Member of the American Speech and Hearing Association\n- Valid California state license to practice speech pathology.\n- Advanced computer skills.", "date_new": "2011-12-06 22:55:03", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25218478/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Speech Therapist Specialist", "reqid": "113513", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 25218478}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Lead Senior Financial Analyst\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nProvides project, service line or product line management, management consulting, analytical decision support services or technical expertise for a broad array of financial and operational issues. Responsible for more complex multi-faceted projects and analyses across disciplines and functional areas. Assists in developing performance monitoring process and coordinating compilation, interpretation and presentation of monitoring information. Participates in the planning and development of regional, departmental and/or functional budgets. May be responsible for budget system completion, high level reviews and conducting area wide analyses for target development. Conducts or participates in the most complex projects where analysis requires an in-depth evaluation of factors. Dual track position: Can be either a sole contributor or a position that supervises staff.\nEssential Functions:\n- Coordinates performance monitoring process with junior staff and participates in the development of forecasts.\n- Conducts financial analyses independently or leads a team, participating in the most complex projects.\n- Designs and builds financial models based on diverse financial sources, in order to inform strategic decisions.\n- May direct the production of ad hoc and periodic reports for department, facility, and/or regional management.\n- Works to improve data quality processes and report design to meet diverse and changing needs for management reporting.\n- Participates in the planning and development of department and non-department budgets, budget system completion, high level reviews and conducts area wide analyses for target development.\n- Prepares understandable and defensible financial analyses of decision alternatives by utilizing spreadsheets and accessing various databases.\n- Oversees preparation of analyses for project teams, regional, departmental, and/or functional management and staff analysts.\n- Writes reports of recommendations and delivers formal presentations of analytic findings and suggested action steps to management and senior leaders.\n- Facilitates and participates in meetings and presentations.\n- Provides education and management consulting on the use and interpretation of analyses, reports, methodologies and source data to managers/leaders.\n- Develops feasibility studies and business plans to support new lines of products and services.\n- Supports executive staff and committees in the development, analysis a communication of cost saving strategies and budgets and in the research of financial, operation and variance issues.\n- 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.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Six (6) plus years of related experience in financial analysis and budgeting.\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent.\n- CPA or Master's degree preferred.\n- Extensive knowledge of several or all of the following:\n- General finance theories and methodologies, discounted cash flow analysis, cost/benefit analysis, feasibility studies, large scale business planning, financial modeling and project management.\n- Expert proficiency in PC based word processing and spreadsheet applications, including advanced functions such as graphics, pivot tables, macros and database management.\n- Strong oral and written communication, presentation and facilitation skills.\n- Strong consulting skills.\n- Works independently, accountable to complete work assignments.\n- May provide project supervision to junior staff.\n\n\nSecondary Functions:\n-Responsible for the financial development and implementation of the clinical trial pre-award budgeting process.\n- Assists Principal Investigators with development and negotiation of financially appropriate and fiscally sound budgets for clinical trial and clinical research protocols.\n- Works with the KPNC Principal Investigators to determine and document 'Routine' and Non-Routine' care procedures.\n- Resolves problems and issues resulting from budget development and routing proposals through the KPNC financial management process.\n- Communicates with sponsor/industry finance officer for budget queries and required deliveries.\n- Tracks the budgeting process through KPNC financial management systems.\n- Actively assesses and develops process improvements for budget development, budget negotiation, and Medicare coverage analysis processes.\n- Trains staff appropriately and follows up to assure effectiveness of new processes.\n- Works with KPNC Revenue Cycle to perform Medicare Coverage Analysis to determine whether Medicare, Medicaid or other third party payer can legitimately be billed for a given item or service identified as part of a clinical trial as dictated by KPNC DOR and Revenue Cycle, local and national Medicare regulations.\n- Collaborates with the DOR fiance and the Kaiser Foundation Research Institute (KFRI) to ensure applicable KPNC finance rules and policies are instituted in the pre-award budgeting process.\nFunction #1: Research Budget Development\nA. Works with the CCRU team and Principal Investigators with the development and negotiation of financially appropriate contracts and budgets for clinical trial, clinical research, and foundation research protocols.\nB. Ensures the determination of 'Routine' and Non-Routine' is determined and tracked.\nC. Collaborates with the DOR finance, the Kaiser Foundation Research Institute, and Principal Investigators in identifying payment milestones associated with research budgets.\nFunction #2: Data Collection & Management\nA. Collects financial data, analyzes charges, and reviews the data to ensure accuracy in the pre-award budget development process.\nB. Work with CCRU business partners to perform operational audits of active budgets to validate and improve cost model/s for clinical trials and clinical research budgets.\nFunction #3: Attends Finance Meeting as Assigned\nA. Attends assigned meetings to ensure KPNC is on the forefront of industry trends in budget development and monitoring.\nFunction #4: Team Training and Meetings\nB. Attends KPNC and CCRU-DOR meetings. Develops staff through orientation, training and mentioning. Performs related responsibilities as required. Trains clinical trial and clinical research teams in the pre-award budgeting process.\nFunction #: Feasibility Analysis\nC. Responsible for ensuring financial feasibility of industry sponsored clinical trial budgets as well as inputting final approved budgets into the appropriate KPNC finance system", "date_new": "2011-12-03 19:24:36", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25171649/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Lead Senior Financial Analyst", "reqid": "111145", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 25171649}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: OccuptlHealth/WC Crd\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThis position coordinates, facilitates, & expedites the care & recovery of patients &/or employees w/ work-related injuries & illnesses. Acts as liaison between patients & employers &/or workers compensation carriers & medical staff to assure organized & efficient management of medical care to return work-injured patients back to work as soon as medically & administratively possible. This role educates & guides management, patients, & medical staff through the workers compensation system.\nEssential Functions:\n- Acts as liaison between employees, employers, & workers compensation carriers & medical staff\n- Coordinates appointments, referrals authorization, & communication regarding work restrictions, extended time off, need for further treatment, & vocational rehabilitation\n- Provides continuity of care to patient by coordinating needed services & consultation, such as physical therapy, orthopedic surgery, etc\n- Monitors patients progress at work & triggers review for work modifications\n- Meets w/ employer/employee groups & workers compensation carriers to review, evaluate, & discuss specific problems & concerns per case management guidelines\n- Makes provisions for offsite work process & job duty evaluations; makes recommendations to employers and employees with concerns regarding work-place hazards\n- Collects data & prepares reports\n- Assists in the development & presentation of educational programs for work-site health promotions\n- Works w/ business office staff to assist in organization of authorization for care & efficient billing & other paperwork required by employers & insurance carriers\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum 2 years of experience to include coordinating return to work or modified work programs and/or ongoing contact with multiple, varied and local employer groups, workers compensation carriers and third party administrators.\n- Experience developing procedures and policies\n- Associate's degree and/or Insurance Education Certificate in Workers Compensation, Self Insurance Administrators Certificate and/or equivalent experience\n- Bachelor's degree preferred\n- Proven technical or academic knowledge in occupational health and/or workers compensation\n- Ability to interface with employers and management in guiding them through complex regulatory and legal issues\n- Team player with ability to manage a wide variety of projects simultaneously\n- Excellent communication skills with emphasis on negotiations and problem solving\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment", "date_new": "2011-12-02 23:46:55", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25166262/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "OccuptlHealth/WC Crd", "reqid": "113640", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 25166262}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: CLAIMS PROCESSOR, Grade 6\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nEssential Functions:\n- Review, evaluate and screen Health Plan claims for completeness, accuracy and conformity to established policies and procedures.\n- Make payment or denial decisions in accordance with policy and procedures of Health plan Claims Department.\n- Authorize payments of claims in an amount based on authorization level guidelines.\n- Review and evaluate complex claims involving Medicare, contracts, other insurance, workers' compensation, foreign claims and coordination of benefits.\nQualifications:\nQualifications:\n\n\nBasis Qualifications:\n- High School, GED\n- 2 - 3 years of Claims experience in an automated claims processing environment.\n- Excellent analytical skills.\n- Must have the ability to make decisions in accordance with established policies and procedures and claims practices and work independently as required.\n- Must possess knowledge of Medicare guidelines, data entry procedure, ICD-9, CPT 4 coding applications, medical terminology and claims practice.\n- Thorough knowledge of claims processing terminology, equipment, procedures and practices.\n- Must be able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, supervisors and the public.\n- Must have considerable skills in analysis, interpretations, and application of procedures, practices and methods used in claims problem-solving and resolution.\n- Must be able to meet the public and discuss claims issues and problems / complaints tactfully courteously and effectively.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor / Management Partnership environment.\n\n\nSkills Testing: Data Entry (10-key), Data Entry (Alpha- Numeric) 7000 keystrokes", "date_new": "2011-12-02 23:46:51", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25166243/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "CLAIMS PROCESSOR, Grade 6", "reqid": "111188", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 25166243}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Staff Nurse II - Inpatient Nursing, (Vacancy #28)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Staff Nurse (SN) II is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame. The SN II provides care to patients via the therapeutic use of self, the nursing process, the environment and instrumentation, and other health care team members.\nEssential Functions:\n- Performs assessment/data collection in an on-going systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual and cognitive status; also nutrition, pain, patient/family education, family involvement and patient advocacy.\n- Formulates a goal-directed plan of care that is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes.\n- Implements care in a thorough, skillful, consistent, and continuous manner.\n- Establishes priorities or patient care based on essential patient needs and available unit resources of time, personnel, equipment, and supplies.\n- Evaluates effectiveness of care given by health care team members.\n- Identifies patient/family learning needs and implements appropriate measures.\n- Documents patient care and unit activities in a timely, accurate, and concise manner.\n- Demonstrates an awareness of and sensitivity to patient/family rights, age specific needs, cultural and ethical beliefs.\n- Demonstrates knowledge of and applies safety principles as identified within the institution.\n- Performs efficiently in emergency patient care situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons, and documenting events.\n- Demonstrates sound knowledge base and actions in the care of a designated patient population.\n- Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own professional practice.\n- Participates regularly in staff development activities for unit and Department of Nursing personnel.\n- Demonstrates knowledge of legal issues, including patient confidentiality and risk management in all aspects of patient care and unit functioning.\n- Participates in unit and Department Performance Improvement activities as directed.\n- Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties of health care team members.\n- Utilizes effective communication methods and skills, following lines of authority, as appropriate.\n- Demonstrates a service philosophy in all interactions with patients, families, and all members of the health care team.\n- Establishes effective working relationships with members of the health care team, patients, and families. Acknowledges staff rights and cultural and ethical beliefs.\n- Provides data for staffing decisions and demonstrates flexibility in the resolution of staffing issues; demonstrates flexibility when floating to other units upon requests.\n- Ability to navigate in a windows environment, utilizing a mouse and the ability to learn electronic medical record system application.\n- Identifies and solves problems effectively.\n- Participates in nursing research activities as requested.\n- Perform other related duties as necessary.\n- This job motivates and provides work direction (direct, check, review, assign, organize and coordination) to LVN's, Nurse Attendants, unit assistants, etc., but does not have the authority to hire, fire or discipline.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum of 6 months experience. See job duties for specific experience requirements for specialty units.\n- PICU - One year recent (within the last 3 years) experience in Pediatric Critical Care. Current PALS certification required. Chemotherapy and/or Procedural Sedation competency may be required. May be expected to cross train to at least one other Maternal Child Health/Family Centered Care area with appropriate certifications.\n- SPECIALITY AREAS - If no qualified candidate, may be willing to train in the specialty areas listed below. Candidates in training are required to obtain appropriate certifications within 6 months of hire or transfer into unit.\n- High School Diploma/GED.\n- Graduate of an accredited registered nursing program and completion of the current hours required by the BRN of RN student clinical experience or Graduate of registered nursing and either 1) 2000 hours of RN experience in clinical area of specialty from a licensed acute care facility within three (3) years of graduation; or 2) graduate of an accredited licensed vocational nursing program that includes clinical student experience in acute care and has worked 2000 hours as an licensed vocational nurse within the clinical area of specialty within three (3) years before graduation or currently enrolled in an accredited entry level MSN program and has completed pre-licensure requirements to practice nursing.\n- Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in California.\n- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for health care providers.\n- Demonstrated knowledge of the RN scope of practice.\n- Demonstrated commitment to service orientation (members, staff, providers).\n- Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills (in English).\n- Good interpersonal skills.\n- Also refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.\n\nSchedule: Part-Time Regular, 36 hours per week, Night 12hr/shifts: 7:45pm to 7:15am.\nWeek 1: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday\nWeek 2: Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday", "date_new": "2011-12-02 23:46:51", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25166244/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Staff Nurse II - Inpatient Nursing, (Vacancy #28)", "reqid": "111294", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 25166244}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Rsch Assistant\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Asessment, Serial Evaluation and Subsequent Sequelae in Acute Kidney Injury (ASSESS-AKI) Study is a national, multi-center prospective parallel, matched cohort of adults and children with and without acute kidney injury. This novel study will characterize the short-term and long-term natural history of acute kidney injury, as well as, evaluate novel blood and urine biomarkers for acute kidney injury. We will establish a prospective parallel, matched cohort at the Kaiser Division of Research of approximately 400 participants that will be followed for up to four years. Participants will receive annual clinic visits and interim phone contacts to update exposures and outcomes. A set of diagnostic tests will be performed on all subjects (blood and urine tests, physical measurements, etc.). In addition, all subjects will be administered questionnaires during their study visits. The ASSESS-AKI Study is sponsored by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK).\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Answers participants' questions & assists in screening, recruiting, & consenting patients\n- Contacts patients who do not respond to mailings\n- Schedules examination appointments for study participants\n- Conducts structured telephone or in-person interviews w/study participants\n- Reviews questionnaires for completeness & accuracy; checks for inconsistencies; & codes open-ended questions\n- Prepares, mails, & processes questionnaires\n- Assists in tracing study participants\n- Prepares data for electronic processing\n- Keeps accurate records & files\n\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- Recruit patients at medical centers in Oakland, San Francisco, Walnut Creek, Richmond, Hayward, and Vallejo to participate in the ASSESS-AKI Study.\n-Conduct study visit, which includes conducting informed consent, administering questionnaires, collecting urine, conducting electrocardiogram, measuring blood pressure, anthropometry, and collaborating with external project staff for sample collection.\n-Screening and scheduling study participants for study visits.\n-Obtaining informed consent from study participants.\n-Responding to participant questions and requests. Administering, collecting, and editing questionnaires.\n-Preparing forms for data entry. Reviewing questionnaires for completeness and accuracy; checking for inconsistencies; and coding open-ended questions.\n-Assisting with all aspects of mailed surveys and participant results.\n-Participant monitoring, follow-up, and tracking activities.\n-Maintains all pertinent project records and files.\n-Entry of data into study tracking systems and assisting with data cleaning. Maintaining subject and data tracking systems.\n-Informing the Principal Investigator and Project Manager of the status of project operations and any problems encountered.\n-Assist in training new study staff in protocols and implementation of study goals/objectives.\n-Shift varies, scheduled days and hours are contingent upon departmental needs. This position may include some evening and weekend hours.\n-Performing other project-related tasks, as necessary.\n\n+++NOTE: Shift varies, scheduled days and hours are contingent upon departmental needs. This position may include some evening and weekend hours.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Previous experience in a research/health care environment preferred\n- Previous interviewing experience preferred\n- High school diploma or equivalent required\n- Associate's degree or equivalent experience preferred\n- Excellent interpersonal & communication skills\n- Telephone skills required\n- Experience & knowledge of computer applications, such as word processing & database software, preferred\n- Familiar w/medical terminology\n- Familiarity w/editing/coding questionnaires preferred\n- Must be able to work in Labor/Management Partnership environment\n\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Previous renal/cardiovascular/public health research experience desirable.\n- Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.\n- Previous recruiting and field interviewing experience preferred.\n- Must be able to work successfully with a wide variety of internal and external project staff and study participants.\n- Dependable, punctual, detail-oriented, and able to follow detailed protocols precisely.\n- Professional manner with a high degree of courtesy, tact, and sensitivity.\n-Work well independently, as well as part of a larger multi-disciplinary research team, with support from Project Manager and Principal Investigator.\n- Knowledge of computer applications, such as word-processing and database software. Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint) highly desirable.\n- Travel is required. Must have own car and valid California driver's license. Must be willing to travel between Division of Research to medical centers in Oakland, San Francisco, Walnut Creek, Richmond, Hayward, and Vallejo.\n\n+++NOTE: Travel is required. Must have own car and valid California driver's license. Must be willing to travel between Division of Research to medical centers in Oakland, San Francisco, Walnut Creek, Richmond, Hayward, and Vallejo.\n\n++ This position is expected to continue for 1 year work or pending continuation of grant/contract funding ++", "date_new": "2011-11-29 21:21:12", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25094080/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Rsch Assistant", "reqid": "113036", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 25094080}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Division of Research, Sr. Data Consultant\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nAt Kaiser Permanente, we're not just practicing medicine; we're working to advance it. We believe that research is an integral part of our social mission and essential to providing members with quality health care.\n\nFounded in 1961, the Division of Research's research program is built on a base of rigorous epidemiologic investigation in a large, well-characterized population. Many of the division's major contributions have been in the areas of risk factor identification, prevention, and drug safety. However, this is an exciting time in biologic, medical, and health services research, and the division is contributing to progress in many new areas including: research looking at the role of genes and the environment in health, clinical trials, and research to help answer the critical questions of how to implement and use health informatics, manage chronic illness, and motivate self-care and disease prevention.\n\nPostion Profile: Under general supervision, this position exists to assist the organization in making strategic data-related decisions by analyzing, manipulating, tracking, internally managing, and reporting data. This position takes an active leadership role both as a consultant and as a high-level statistical analytics programmer.\nEssential Functions:\n- Leads, makes significant contributions, &/or provides technical leadership to high visibility projects to identify\n- Resolves issues of strategic importance to the organization\n- Interfaces regularly w/ senior management to produce timely & valuable results\n- Directs the development of outcomes & process measures, including technical specifications, to enable population measurement, guideline implementation, & evaluation\n- Builds and maintains complex statistical routines using macros, vendor software, & software written by self & others\n- Tests & maintains data integrity across multiple databases (internal SAS, DB2, VSAM; external: Adobe, Excel, SAS parsing routines, COBOL)\n- Builds sophisticated statistical models & forecasting tools using these databases\n- Designs & enhances databases\n- Designs menu systems that are effective & user-friendly\n- Develops reports w/ accurate, easy to read, useful information that satisfies the client's needs\n- Designs & generates tracking and monitoring tools\n- Designs research plans for data gathering & analysis participates significantly in interpreting analyses & developing action plans accordingly\n- Defines & frames complex multi-dimensional healthcare issues & develops time tables/processes for decision making\n- Translates needs, issues, & ideas into effective strategies and action plans\n- Formulates specific implementation plans & evaluates the effectiveness of actions/programs implemented\n- Develops creative alternative solutions & works closely with IT and outside partners (and physicians for TPMG departments).\n- Sets the strategic direction of projects & determines goals and priorities w/ team, clients, or project management sponsors (when appropriate)\n- May coordinate team/project activities & schedules\n- May establish team membership & project participants, provides leadership to multi-disciplinary project teams, as well as manage work of outside consultants when used\n- Communicates results/recommendations to project sponsors, clients, & various senior level audiences (including physicians for TPMG departments)\n- May participate in the development & management of the department, including coaching and recruiting for consultants/analysts & other departmental activities\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 5+ years programming in SAS, SQL, VBA, net or equivalent statistical analytical programming language\n- Experience with analytical manipulation and interpretation of large databases required\n- Typically, 5+ years of related analytical consulting experience and healthcare experience preferred\n- Project management experience strongly preferred\n- Experience with MVS/TSO operating systems required\n- Master's degree in Economics, Finance, Health Care Administration, Public Health Administration, Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, or related field, or equivalent bachelor's degree and work experience in lieu of a Masters degree\n- Broad familiarity with medical practices, especially population management and process and outcomes measurement\n- Knowledge of JCL strongly preferred\n- Microsoft Office skills required\n- Ability to express complex analytical and technical information to senior management or to audiences with clinical training\n- Exceptional analytic and critical thinking skills, writing skills, communication skills, consulting skills, and ability to work within a team\n- Must be an independent self-starter\n- Proven leadership in consulting and, for some areas, project management\n- Must exhibit efficiency, collaboration, candor, openness, and results orientation\n- Ability to express complex analytical and technical information to senior management or to audiences with clinical training\n- Must be able to work in Labor/Management Partnership environment", "date_new": "2011-11-22 18:22:02", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25000065/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Division of Research, Sr. Data Consultant", "reqid": "112116", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 25000065}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Division of Research, Data Consultant\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nAt Kaiser Permanente, we're not just practicing medicine; we're working to advance it. We believe that research is an integral part of our social mission and essential to providing members with quality health care.\n\nFounded in 1961, the Division of Research's research program is built on a base of rigorous epidemiologic investigation in a large, well-characterized population. Many of the division's major contributions have been in the areas of risk factor identification, prevention, and drug safety. However, this is an exciting time in biologic, medical, and health services research, and the division is contributing to progress in many new areas including: research looking at the role of genes and the environment in health, clinical trials, and research to help answer the critical questions of how to implement and use health informatics, manage chronic illness, and motivate self-care and disease prevention.\n\nPostion Profile: Under general supervision, this position exists to assist the organization in making strategic data-related decisions by analyzing, manipulating, tracking, internally managing and reporting data. This position functions both as consultant and as a high-level statistical analytics programmer.\nEssential Functions:\n- Designs and enhances databases.\n- Designs menu systems that are effective and user-friendly.\n- Develops reports with accurate, easy to read, useful information.\n- Designs and generates tracking and monitoring tools.\n- Participates in the development of outcomes and process measures, including technical specifications, to enable population measurement, guideline implementation, and evaluation.\n- Builds and maintains complex statistical routines using macros, vendor software, and software written by self and others.\n- Tests and maintains data integrity across multiple databases (internal SAS, DB2, VSAM; external: Adobe, Excel, SAS parsing routines, COBOL).\n- Builds sophisticated statistical models and forecasting tools using these databases.\n- Defines and frames complex multi-dimensional healthcare issues and develops time tables/processes for decision making.\n- Translates needs, issues, and ideas into effective strategies and action plans.\n- Formulates specific implementation plans and evaluates the effectiveness of actions/programs implemented.\n- Develops creative alternative solutions.\n- Works closely with IT and outside partners (and physicians for TPMG departments).\n- May coordinate team/project activities and schedules.\n- May assist in the determination of goals and priorities with team, clients, or project management sponsors.\n- May provide leadership to multi-disciplinary project teams.\n- Communicates results/recommendations to project sponsors, clients, and various senior level audiences (including\nphysicians for TPMG departments).\n- Perform other duties as required.\n- Job may require supervisory responsibilities.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 3 to 5 years of programming in SAS, SQL, VBA, .net or equivalent statistical analytical programming language.\n- Typically 3 or more years of related analytical consulting experience, healthcare experience preferred. Broad familiarity with medical practices, especially population management and process and outcomes measurement.\n- Experience with analytical manipulation and interpretation of large databases required.\n- Experience with MVS/TSO operating systems required.\n- Bachelor of Arts degree in economics, finance, health care administration, public health administration, statistics, mathematics, operations research, or related field required, or equivalent work experience in lieu of a degree. Masters degree preferred.\n- Knowledge of JCL strongly preferred.\n- Microsoft Office skills required.\n- Very strong analytic and critical thinking skills, writing skills, communication skills, consulting skills, and ability to work within a team.\n- Ability to express complex analytical and technical information to senior management or to audiences with clinical training.\n- Must be an independent self-starter.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.\n- Project management experience strongly preferred.", "date_new": "2011-11-22 18:22:02", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25000064/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Division of Research, Data Consultant", "reqid": "112118", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 25000064}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Division of Research, Sr. Consulting Data Analyst\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nAt Kaiser Permanente, we're not just practicing medicine; we're working to advance it. We believe that research is an integral part of our social mission and essential to providing members with quality health care.\n\nFounded in 1961, the Division of Research's research program is built on a base of rigorous epidemiologic investigation in a large, well-characterized population. Many of the division's major contributions have been in the areas of risk factor identification, prevention, and drug safety. However, this is an exciting time in biologic, medical, and health services research, and the division is contributing to progress in many new areas including: research looking at the role of genes and the environment in health, clinical trials, and research to help answer the critical questions of how to implement and use health informatics, manage chronic illness, and motivate self-care and disease prevention.\n\nPostion Profile: Under general supervision, this position exists to assist the organization in making strategic data-related decisions by analyzing, manipulating, tracking, internally managing, and reporting data. This position functions both as a senior analyst and as a high-level statistical analytics programmer.\nEssential Functions:\n- Designs and enhances databases\n- Designs effective and user-friendly menu systems\n- Develops accurate, easy to read, & useful information reports\n- Designs and generates tracking and monitoring tools\n- Participates in the development of outcomes and process measures, including technical specifications to enable population measurement, guideline implementation, and evaluation\n- Tests complex statistical routines using macros, vendor software, and software written by self and others\n- Tests and maintains data integrity\n- May assist with sophisticated statistical models and forecasting tools using these databases\n- Assists with the definition of complex multi-dimensional healthcare issues and develops time tables/processes for decision making\n- May translate needs, issues, and ideas into effective strategies and action plans\n- May formulate specific implementation plans and evaluates the effectiveness of actions/programs implemented.\n- Develops creative alternative solutions\n- May assist in the determination of goals and priorities with team, clients, or project management sponsors\n- May communicate results/recommendations to project sponsors, clients, and various senior level audiences (including physicians for TPMG departments)\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 3 years programming in SAS, SQL, VBA, net, or equivalent statistical analytical programming language\n- Experience with analytical manipulation and interpretation of large databases required\n- Experience with MVS/TSO operating systems preferred; if not, experience with another mainframe operating system required\n- Project management experience preferred.\n- Typically, 2+ years of related analytical, consulting, & healthcare experience preferred\n- Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, Finance, Health Care Administration, Public Health Administration, Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, or related field required, or equivalent work experience in lieu of a degree\n- Master's degree preferred\n- Broad familiarity with medical practices, especially population management and process and outcomes measurement\n- Knowledge of JCL strongly preferred\n- Ability to express complex analytical and technical information to senior management or to audiences with clinical training\n- Strong analytic and critical thinking skills, writing skills, communication skills, consulting skills, and ability to work within a team\n- Microsoft Office skills required\n- Must be an independent self-starter\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment", "date_new": "2011-11-22 18:22:02", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25000066/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Division of Research, Sr. Consulting Data Analyst", "reqid": "112119", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 25000066}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Division of Research, Consulting Data Analyst\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nAt Kaiser Permanente, we're not just practicing medicine; we're working to advance it. We believe that research is an integral part of our social mission and essential to providing members with quality health care.\n\nFounded in 1961, the Division of Research's research program is built on a base of rigorous epidemiologic investigation in a large, well-characterized population. Many of the division's major contributions have been in the areas of risk factor identification, prevention, and drug safety. However, this is an exciting time in biologic, medical, and health services research, and the division is contributing to progress in many new areas including: research looking at the role of genes and the environment in health, clinical trials, and research to help answer the critical questions of how to implement and use health informatics, manage chronic illness, and motivate self-care and disease prevention.\n\nPostion Profile: Under close supervision, this position exists to assist the organization in making strategic data-related decisions by analyzing, manipulating, tracking, internally managing and reporting data. This position functions both as an analyst and as a statistical analytics programmer.\nEssential Functions:\n- Designs and enhances databases.\n- Designs menu systems that are effective and user-friendly.\n- Develops reports with accurate, easy to read, useful information.\n- Designs and generates tracking and monitoring tools.\n- Participates in the development of outcomes and process measures, including technical specifications, to enable population measurement, guideline implementation, and evaluation.\n- Maintains complex statistical routines using macros, vendor software, and software written by self and others.Tests and maintains data integrity.\n- Perform other duties as required.\n- Job may require supervisory responsibilities.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- At least one year programming in SAS, SQL, VBA; .net or equivalent statistical analytical programming language.\n- Bachelor of Arts degree in economics, finance, health care administration, public health administration, statistics, mathematics, operations research, or related field required, or equivalent work experience in lieu of a degree.\n- Experience with analytical manipulation and interpretation of large databases preferred.\n- Analytical consulting experience preferred.\n- Project management experience desirable.\n- Experience with MVS/TSO operating systems preferred.\n- Microsoft Office skills required.\n- Strong ability to apply analytic and critical thinking skills, writing skills, communication skills, consulting skills, and ability to work within a team.\n- Must be an independent self-starter.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.", "date_new": "2011-11-22 18:22:02", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/25000067/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Division of Research, Consulting Data Analyst", "reqid": "112120", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 25000067}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Nurse Practitioner II\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nEssential Functions:\n- First assist in the O.R., including emergencies.\n- Assists in performing surgical procedures and other procedures consistent with the standards of care and practice guidelines: first assist during surgical procedures.\n- Make hospital rounds on post-op patients to provide current data to surgeons.\n- Perform history and physical exams and post-op exams as necessary.\n- Clinic duties as necessary (at least once a week).\n- Develop positive working relationship with surgeons and clinic, O.R., and hospital staff.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Masters Degree required\n- Graduate of an approved RNP program approved by the board of RN's or Nurse Examiners program.\n- Current BLS for health care provider (level C)\n- Current California RNP license required.\n- Demonstrated ability to perform as a surgical first assistant.\n- Ability to make complete, accurate patient assessments and to document completely, accurately, concisely and legibly.\n- Possess good organizational skills, flexibility, and the ability to work well under pressure.\n- Willingness to accept and incorporate constructive criticism and direction.\n- Strong oral and written communication skills, including excellent telephone technique.\n- Demonstrated strong clinical and leadership skills and the ability to make good independent decisions.\n- Demonstrated current knowledge of medication, dosage, and side effects.\n\n- Must have a UPIN, or be UPIN eligible, which requires a Masters Degree in Nursing and National Certification from one of the following organizations: American Academy of Nurse Practitioners; American Nurse Credentialing Center; National Certification Corporation for Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing Specialties; National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Nurses\n\nSchedule: Full-Time Regular, 40 hours per week, Day shifts. Monday through Friday: 8:30am to 5:00pm with weekend rotations.\nWeek 1: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday\nWeek 2: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday", "date_new": "2011-11-15 19:50:02", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/24878924/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Nurse Practitioner II", "reqid": "110154", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 24878924}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Staff Nurse II - Inpatient Nursing, (Vacancy #52)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Staff Nurse (SN) II is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame. The SN II provides care to patients via the therapeutic use of self, the nursing process, the environment and instrumentation, and other health care team members.\nEssential Functions:\n- Performs assessment/data collection in an on-going systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual and cognitive status; also nutrition, pain, patient/family education, family involvement and patient advocacy.\n- Formulates a goal-directed plan of care that is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes.\n- Implements care in a thorough, skillful, consistent, and continuous manner.\n- Establishes priorities or patient care based on essential patient needs and available unit resources of time, personnel, equipment, and supplies.\n- Evaluates effectiveness of care given by health care team members.\n- Identifies patient/family learning needs and implements appropriate measures.\n- Documents patient care and unit activities in a timely, accurate, and concise manner.\n- Demonstrates an awareness of and sensitivity to patient/family rights, age specific needs, cultural and ethical beliefs.\n- Demonstrates knowledge of and applies safety principles as identified within the institution.\n- Performs efficiently in emergency patient care situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons, and documenting events.\n- Demonstrates sound knowledge base and actions in the care of a designated patient population.\n- Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own professional practice.\n- Participates regularly in staff development activities for unit and Department of Nursing personnel.\n- Demonstrates knowledge of legal issues, including patient confidentiality and risk management in all aspects of patient care and unit functioning.\n- Participates in unit and Department Performance Improvement activities as directed.\n- Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties of health care team members.\n- Utilizes effective communication methods and skills, following lines of authority, as appropriate.\n- Demonstrates a service philosophy in all interactions with patients, families, and all members of the health care team.\n- Establishes effective working relationships with members of the health care team, patients, and families. Acknowledges staff rights and cultural and ethical beliefs.\n- Provides data for staffing decisions and demonstrates flexibility in the resolution of staffing issues; demonstrates flexibility when floating to other units upon requests.\n- Ability to navigate in a windows environment, utilizing a mouse and the ability to learn electronic medical record system application.\n- Identifies and solves problems effectively.\n- Participates in nursing research activities as requested.\n- Perform other related duties as necessary.\n- This job motivates and provides work direction (direct, check, review, assign, organize and coordination) to LVN's, Nurse Attendants, unit assistants, etc., but does not have the authority to hire, fire or discipline.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum of 6 months experience. See job duties for specific experience requirements for specialty units.\n- STEPDOWN/OBSERVATION UNIT - One year recent (within the last 3 years) experience in an acute care setting. Current ACLS certification required within six months of hire. May require specialty training. Basic Arrhythmia recognition skills are required. Ventilator training may be required.\n- SPECIALITY AREAS - If no qualified candidate, may be willing to train in the specialty areas listed below. Candidates in training are required to obtain appropriate certifications within 6 months of hire or transfer into unit.\n- High School Diploma/GED.\n- Graduate of an accredited registered nursing program and completion of the current hours required by the BRN of RN student clinical experience or Graduate of registered nursing and either 1) 2000 hours of RN experience in clinical area of specialty from a licensed acute care facility within three (3) years of graduation; or 2) graduate of an accredited licensed vocational nursing program that includes clinical student experience in acute care and has worked 2000 hours as an licensed vocational nurse within the clinical area of specialty within three (3) years before graduation or currently enrolled in an accredited entry level MSN program and has completed pre-licensure requirements to practice nursing.\n- Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in California.\n- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for health care providers.\n- Demonstrated knowledge of the RN scope of practice.\n- Demonstrated commitment to service orientation (members, staff, providers).\n- Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills (in English).\n- Good interpersonal skills.\n- Also refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.\n\nSchedule: Part-Time Regular, 24 hour per week, Night shifts: 11:15pm to 7:45am.\nWeek 1: Sunday, Thursday and Friday\nWeek 2: Monday, Tuesday and Saturday", "date_new": "2011-11-15 19:50:01", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/24878915/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Staff Nurse II - Inpatient Nursing, (Vacancy #52)", "reqid": "109433", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 24878915}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Executive Director, Health and Welfare Benefit Plans\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Executive Director, Health and Welfare Benefit Plans has responsibility for a complex array of health and welfare benefits for approximately 160,000 represented and nonrepresented employees in the United States. The Kaiser Permanente health and welfare team oversees approximately 10 major vendor relationships and over $2 billion in annual health and welfare spending.\nAs a critical leader in the National Employee Benefits organization, the Executive Director, Health and Welfare Benefit Plans provides trusted health and welfare expertise to the development and execution of Kaiser Permanente's benefits strategy. The executive director leads a team of six benefits professionals in coordinating the design, planning, and implementation of Kaiser Permanente's health and welfare benefit programs.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Serve in the lead role for health and welfare plans for Kaiser Permanente's employees, with overall end-to-end responsibility for managing vendor relationships and compliance for Kaiser Permanente's health and welfare benefits, comprised of numerous employee benefit plans, including medical, dental, life, accident, disability, and flexible spending accounts for employees and retirees\n- Provide leadership and participate in the development of plan design and strategy for Kaiser Permanente's health and welfare plans, consistent with Kaiser Permanente's business strategy\n- Partner with other Kaiser Permanente teams to develop a multi-year strategy to incorporate wellness initiatives into Kaiser Permanente's health and welfare benefit plans\n- Review the plan design elements and structure of Kaiser Permanente's health and welfare plans to determine the feasibility of cost-efficient alternatives, while providing high quality benefits to Kaiser Permanente employees\n- Proactively review and evaluate the current health and welfare plans to continually support the design of new and next generation benefit programs, policies and tools for Kaiser Permanente\n- Develop and present health and welfare plan recommendations to senior leaders and labor leaders for consideration\n- Respond and resolve a variety of escalated health and welfare issues by participants\n- Responsible for the oversight and periodic reporting to leadership of the costs of Kaiser Permanente's health and welfare benefit plans\n- Evaluate the impact of new legislation and regulations, as well as industry trends and best practices, that may affect Kaiser Permanente's health and welfare benefit plans\n- Manage new and ongoing projects involving the design and delivery of health and welfare benefit programs, including providing leadership and oversight in the execution of health and welfare benefit solutions for Kaiser Permanente employees\n- Provide leadership and support for the annual open enrollment process\n- Drive process improvements within National Employee Benefits as well as in collaboration with other Kaiser Permanente teams\n- Proactively serve as a liaison with regional leaders to ensure the broadest appropriate interaction is reflected in the design of Kaiser Permanente's health and welfare plans\n- While benefit administration for Kaiser Permanente's health and welfare benefits is provided by other Kaiser Permanente teams, the Executive Director will work closely with the other teams (including labor relations) to ensure the smooth administration of Kaiser Permanente's health and welfare benefit programs\n- Partner with other National Employee Benefits and other HR leaders in health and welfare plan compliance, communications, and other areas\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Bachelor's degree\n- Minimum of 10 years of health and welfare benefit plan experience\n- Minimum of 5 years of management experience required, with managerial experience in positions of increasing levels of responsibility, planning, organizing, problem-solving and managing a significant budget\n- Fully knowledgeable of ERISA, Code Section 125, HIPAA, COBRA, SOX, and other relevant rules, regulations and knowledge affecting employee health and welfare benefit plans\n- Significant experience with the development and design of health and welfare benefit programs\n- Experienced change agent who has successfully developed and implemented cost efficient, legally compliant, and employee focused health and welfare plans\n- Experience in managing multiple health and welfare vendors in an outsourced and insourced environment\n- Leadership experience in a large organization that provided services to multiple constituents\n- Demonstrated track record in providing health and welfare benefit plan leadership in a complex environment with multiple complex benefit plans.\n- Demonstrated ability to influence decisions and implement change\n- Must be able to work independently and work well on internal and external teams\n- Must be self-directed and able to handle large, concurrent projects with minimal supervision\n- Knowledge and experience in benefit administration systems\n- Experience with disability management programs\n- Experience in design and administration of health and welfare benefit plans in a labor environment\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Master's degree in business, human resources or finance preferred\n- CEBS certification preferred\n- Labor experience preferred, preferably interest-based negotiations\n- PeopleSoft a plus - benefits administration systems", "date_new": "2011-11-10 19:34:34", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/24807221/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Executive Director, Health and Welfare Benefit Plans", "reqid": "110879", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 24807221}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Operations Manager (San Diego, Oakland, or Burbank, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nKaiser Permanente\nOperations Manager\nSan Diego, Oakland, or Burbank, CA\n\n\nTheNational Medicare Administration (NMA) team is looking for an Operations Manager to provide direction and oversee multiple high-impact business processes that are typically cross-functional and cross-regional in nature. This is a management level position with direct supervisory responsibilities. This manager may provide leadership to key NMA initiatives as well as making improvements and providing oversight to ongoing operational processes.\n\n\nEssential Functions:\n\n - Manages a small team that is responsible for specific ongoing operational processes that contribute to the successful administration of KP's Medicare programs.\n - Establishes procedures and practices which promote the adoption of appropriate solutions and sustainability of desired results.\n - Develops and deploys staff in the most effective manner to meet assigned objectives.\n - Responsible for performance management, and providing staff with on-going constructive feedback.\n - Uses efficient and cost-effective approaches to integrate processes and technology into the workplace and improve program effectiveness.\n - Ensures that effective controls are developed and maintained to ensure the integrity of the organization.\n - Ensures that performance is aligned with mission, goals and outcomes and is completed within established timeframes.\n - Improves, monitors and evaluates processes; focuses on results and measuring attainment of outcomes.\n - Takes corrective action, as appropriate.\n - Communicates and interacts with multiple stakeholders and KP leaders as appropriate.\n - Interprets operational processes and policies in selecting methods and techniques to determine the best solutions.\n - Develops and/or influences new ideas/approaches.\n - Facilitates and/or leads collective problem solving and fosters interactions to lead groups through problem solving.\n - 10-20% travel.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications\n - 5+ years of business process management, administration, or related business experience\n - 2+ years of management experience (which may include matrixed experience)\n - Bachelor's degree or 4 additional years of equivalent experience\n\nPreferred Qualifications\n - Experience managing an operational unit\n - Experience with process improvement and/or improving business operations\n - Healthcare experience\n - Medicare experience\n - Six Sigma certification", "date_new": "2011-11-05 22:54:05", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/24712139/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Operations Manager (San Diego, Oakland, or Burbank, CA)", "reqid": "110309", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 24712139}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: CONSULTING MANAGER II\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nManagerial consulting supports senior leadership by addressing strategic issues, including determining the problem definition and structuring the problem solving approach, generally where no precedent currently exists. Issues span several topics and are not restricted to one functional area. Examples include strategy development, market assessments, policy issues, profitability assessments and major implementations. Issues support senior leadership in the definition and attainment of organizational goals.\nConsulting Manager II is responsible for a managerial consulting department, including managing its staff and budget.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Leads multiple large-scale strategic management efforts designed to facilitate attainment of key organizational objectives.\n- Provides leadership and expert consultation on management issues.\nSets the overall direction of the practice to address key organizational issues.\n- Staffs projects to ensure that teams are composed of individuals with appropriate skills and expertise.\n- Ensures that client and organizational needs are met consistently.\nCollaborates with Consulting Managers to provide support to regional and SA leadership in the pursuit and attainment of organizational goals.\n- Provides leadership in the development and dissemination of best practices across regional departments.\n- Establishes effective working relationships with peers both internal and external to KP.\n- Fosters a customer oriented work environment with emphasis on dedication to helping customers, respect for individuals, highest standards of quality, innovation, empowerment, and teamwork by developing and implementing policies and practices that reflect the vision of Kaiser Permanente.\n- Manages and develops staff.\n- Coaches and develops employees according to their strengths; creates a structure that will promote self-directed work.\n- Manages department budget.\n\nSecondary Functions:\n-Oversee all aspects of product lifecycle development and management for a large portfolio of technology products. Multiple portfolios exist, ranging from patient-focused tools, such as My Doctor Online, to operational and clinical process improvement oriented tools for physicians and staff.\n-Partner closely with Sr. Leaders and key business partners in all aspects of product lifecycle to assure high levels of product quality, strategic alignment, sponsor satisfaction and client responsiveness\n-Assure product success end to end - from initiation through implementation and support. Assure product development and management processes are employed across all online product areas.\n-Leverage staff and resources to form high performing and highly collaborative product teams\n-Work closely with Managing Director in other areas of departmental leadership as needed.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Substantial experience, typically seven or more years, three of which in health care consulting and project management.\n- At least two years supervisory experience.\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Public Health Administration, or other related field.\n- Master's degree strongly preferred.\n- Demonstrated ability to determine the key business issues and develop appropriate action plans from multidisciplinary perspectives.\n- Demonstrated ability to lead professionals through influence and collaboration.\nProficient in team building, conflict resolution, group interaction, project management, and budget management.\n- Demonstrated ability to define the strategy of and provide overall direction to a specified practice area.\n- Excellent skills in complex analytic problem solving, project management, change management, and group process.\n- Understanding of KP business and/or operations and competitors, and economic, social, and legal environment.\n- Advanced computer skills and knowledge of data systems.\n\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Demonstrated success in leading technology-driven solution development efforts.\n- Experience with product or program management and the software development lifecycle", "date_new": "2011-11-05 22:53:54", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/24712095/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "CONSULTING MANAGER II", "reqid": "109737", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 24712095}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sterile Processing Technician II Certified, (No. 50), Grade 390, Temporary\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder direct/indirect supervision, follows approved infection control, quality assurance and departmental policies and procedures and may assist in departmental in-services and training. In addition, must hold current CS/SPD Certification with the Certification Board for either Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materials Management.\nEssential Functions:\n- Adherence to hand washing requirements, workflow patterns, standard precautions, sterility assurance, biological monitoring, and dress code.\n- Validates and maintains: event-related protocols; disinfection and/or sterilization load parameters and records; inventory check sheet(s); and equipment monitoring.\n- Meets regulatory requirements for sterilization, high-level disinfection, biological monitoring, and employee competencies\n- Accurately document and maintain daily records of all QA and sterilization functions according to regulatory agency and Infection Control standards.\n- Adheres to organizational and departmental policies and procedures\n- Participates in department employee orientation (DEO), meetings, and employee evaluation and competency programs\n- Maintains current Sterile Processing Technician Certification\n- May assists in departmental in-services and training.\n- Wears personal protective equipment\n- Inspects, disassembles sorts, cleans, and processes reusable instrumentation and equipment.\n- Selects and operates specialized cleaning equipment.\n- Follows manufacturer recommendations for use of cleaning agents\n- Follows device manufactures cleaning guidelines.\n- Maintains adequate cleaning supplies\n- As designated reprocesses endoscopes\n- Identifies, inspects, and assembles all general and specialty instruments, various power equipment, laser and endoscopes instruments per specifications and manufacturer recommendations.\n- According to manufacturer guidelines, selects and prepares packaging materials for the sterilization of reusable instrumentation.\n- Selects appropriate method of sterilization.\n- Maintains accurate sterilization records\n- Properly loads and unloads sterilization cart items.\n- Verifies that sterilization parameters meet before distribution of load\n- Collects, cleans, checks, distributes, and tracks patient care equipment\n- As designated, orders patient care equipment, inventory assigned supply areas for replenishment, and rotates stock appropriately and stocks general and surgical carts.\n- Reports all malfunctioning equipment to appropriate department\n- Demonstrates awareness of personal and work area safety at all times.\n- Complies with facility safety policies and procedures, including those for blood borne pathogens and communicable diseases\n- Takes prompt corrective actions when hazard identified (reporting or removing, as appropriate)\n- Attends required safety training.\n- Demonstrates effective written and oral communication skills and actively supports and contributes teamwork in the workplace.\n- Demonstrates responsibility in adhering to posted work schedules\n- Assists in in-service and training and supports departmental related computer programs.\n- May assume interdepartmental liaison responsibilities.\n- In the absence of the Senior Technician, may assume interdepartmental liaison responsibilities.\n- Performs duties as assigned\n- No supervisory responsibilities\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum of one-year experience in instrument processing\n- High School Diploma or equivalent.\n- Must hold current CS/SPD Certification with the Certification Board for either Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materials Management\n- Must know Medical Terminology to understand instrumentation, surgical procedures, and surgical schedule\n- Must know various types of reusable surgical instrumentation, including power equipment and micro surgical instrumentation\n- Must know how to operate Sterile Processing departmental equipment (i.e. washers, ultrasonic, steam, gas, and chemical sterilizer)\n- Must know cleaning of patient care equipment i.e. I.V. pumps, feeding pumps, pneumatic pumps, CPM machines, PCA, and hypo/hyperthermia units, etc.\n- Must know sterilization monitoring, record keeping, and quality assurance protocols\n- Must have effective oral and written communication skills with co-workers, internal, and external customers\n- Departmental related computer skills preferred\n- Ability to read and comprehend complex instructions, correspondence, and memos\n- Ability to write simple correspondence\n- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other incumbents of the organization\n- Must be able to follow verbal and written instructions\n- Must be able to read, comprehend, and follow organizational and departmental policies and procedures\n- Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment\n- Also, refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement\n\nSchedule: Full-Time Temporary, 40 hours per week, Day shifts. Monday through Friday:8:00am to 4:30pm rotating Weekends. Expected length of employment: up to three (3) months.", "date_new": "2011-11-04 19:21:52", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/24692275/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sterile Processing Technician II Certified, (No. 50), Grade 390, Temporary", "reqid": "108523", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 24692275}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Genetic Counselor Coordinator, (Hemoglobinopathy)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nFor the region, provides advanced clinical genetics expertise, promoting high quality standards of care for clients with, or at risk for, genetic/congenital conditions. Provides program administration, consultation, education, collaboration, and research. Monitors and ensures staff compliance with various state and federal regulatory requirements within Kaiser. Independently provides genetic counseling and referral services for all ages (including obstetric and cancer patients).\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Provides on-going program planning and management, develops region-wide protocols, and promotes standards of care for clients with, or at risk for, genetic/congenital conditions.\n- Provides expert consultation with physicians and other health care providers to enhance and monitor the quality and level of care for client affected by, or at risk for, genetic/congenital conditions.\n- Collaborates with client, caregiver, and interdisciplinary team members in assisting client needs.\n- Develops and implements a plan of care for complex, high-risk patients.\n- Evaluates effectiveness of care plans and revises plans as needed.\n- Creates and directs complex analysis of patient/program information from a variety of data sources for program development, risk management and quality monitoring.\n- Develops culturally sensitive and age appropriate patient education programs and materials.\n- Provides educational programs for physicians, nurses and other health care providers in the community and provides up-to-date knowledge and management of genetic/congenital disorders.\n- Directs and participates in quality assurance and improvement activities, promoting cost effective delivery of services, improving internal and external customer satisfaction.\n- Maintains an up-to-date knowledge of current activities in genetics and recommends/implements enhanced clinical practice standards for the department and the region.\n- Supervises the day-to-day operations.\n- Ensures support staffs competency and quality of work.\n- Serves as preceptor for graduate genetic counseling students and medical residents.\n- Provides genetic counseling services for all areas of medical genetics.\n- Assesses recurrence risks and recommends medical or genetic testing based on analysis of the risk, benefit, and cost.\n- Provides crisis intervention and psychosocial counseling regarding genetic conditions.\n- Makes referrals for on-going care and support.\n- Follows patient through counseling, testing, and results.\n- Coordinates and documents contacts and follow-up recommendations, including referrals and scheduling of tests/procedures.\n- Provides input into local and regional policies and guidelines and hiring of new staff.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum of 5 years of experience in Genetic Counseling.\n- Previous computer experience preferred.\n- Master's degree in Genetic Counseling.\n- Must be board certified or eligible to sit for the exam by the American Board of Medical Genetics or the American Board of Genetic Counseling.\n- Must have a Nat'l Provider Identifier (NPI), or obtain an NPI, prior to employment start date.\n- Demonstrated clinical expertise in area of specialty required.\n- Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills.\n- Demonstrated refined analytic and diagnostic reasoning skills.\n- Prior clinical genetic specialist/administrative/teaching experience preferred.\n\nSchedule: Part-Time Regular, 20 hours per week, Day shifts. Monday throughFriday", "date_new": "2011-10-28 20:33:26", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/24477583/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Genetic Counselor Coordinator, (Hemoglobinopathy)", "reqid": "108444", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 24477583}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Senior Consulting Associate\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThis position manages mid-size consulting engagements or moderately complex projects /engagements including projects within a facility or functional area up to multi-functional / cross-regional work-streams within a nationally driven initiative.\nEssential Functions:\n- Manages project scope\n- Works w/ the project team to put appropriate processes in place to timely ensure and complete project deliverables\n- Leads team to achieve project deliverables & goals\n- Develops risk management plans & creates risk mitigation strategies\n- Facilitates process design or re-design engagements using appropriate process methodologies, tools & techniques\n- Conducts background research, performs analysis, & develops input for strategic planning in collaboration w/ engagement teams\n- Leads client teams through problem discovery & root cause analysis\n- Facilitates cross-functional problem solving using appropriate best practice processes & techniques\n- Facilitates meetings &/or conference calls to seek understanding & agreement using specific techniques\n- Follows a solution development process\n- Ensures the alignment of requirements & solution alternatives w/ client objectives\n- Develops business cases\n- Presents summaries of analysis & research to sponsors & clients\n\nSecondary Functions:\nIdentifies approaches for optimizing the HIM operations through the use of technology. Works closely with the Regional HIM organization to identify key organizational priorities and shapes overall\nstrategic and project direction for responding to the HIM operational strategic needs. Prioritizes work in alignment with organizational objectives and goals. Promotes a work environment that fosters cooperation, teamwork, and continual learning. Frames decisions for business partners and provides information for strategic and operational decisions. Ability to communicate information for strategic and operational decisions. Ability to communicate information effectively, translating HIM operational and data requirements into potential system modification or new solutions. Coordinates working relationship with KPHC and other technology teams to use user requirements to drive systems initiatives and projects. Clearly communicates business/end user requirements into data and performance metrics requirements to assist the report developers in creating useable accurate reports, dashboards and other analytical tools. Leads efforts to collaborate with end users, program office and others to create benchmarking studies, operational analysis of Revenue Cycle initiatives and cost benefit analysis of Revenue Cycle initiatives. Analyzes trends and interprets affect on future financial performance. Recommends data, metrics, and other reporting modifications for the purpose of responding to the changing operating environment of customers.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 2 to 4 years of analytical &/or consulting experience preferably in health care services or Master's degree in lieu of 2 years of work experience\n- Health care experience preferred\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Economics, Health Care Administration, Operations Research, Public Health Administration, or other related field\n- Master's degree preferred\n- Specific expertise required as specified\n- Ability to conduct & interpret quantitative/qualitative analysis\n- Advanced computer skills & knowledge of data systems\n- Effective consulting & project management skills\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Previous EPIC/KPHC or othe systems experience.\n- Previous revenue cycle/hospital and medical office billing experience.\n- Previous HIM medical records operational or coding experience.", "date_new": "2011-10-21 18:36:32", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/24351692/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Senior Consulting Associate", "reqid": "107165", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 24351692}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Clinical Practice Consultant\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nAs a recognized content expert for technical areas, responsible for the delivery of consulting services in areas of key organizational importance. Provides nursing leadership for the delivery of high quality and cost-effective consulting services/products that are issues of key organizational importance. Partners with Medical Center leadership teams and departments to support effectiveness of local programs in order for leadership to meet key organizational initiatives. Supports leadership in attaining organizational goals.\nEssential Functions:\n- Provides leadership and expert consultation on the design, development, and implementation of programs related to the expertise area.\n- Leads a group of consultants, analysts and/or staff focused on the delivery of service/products within the responsible technical area(s).\n- Provides leadership and direction for the technical area(s) in accordance with the overall strategic direction of the group.\n- Serves as the content expert of the responsible technical area(s) and provides technical assistance and advice.\n- Develops standards, procedures, and policies to ensure that the responsible unit is maintained according to the acceptable level of quality from clients.\n- Ensures that reports and information disseminated from the area(s) are accurate, timely and consistent, and that they satisfy the clients' needs.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Typically six or more years of experience in a management or clinical leadership role required.\n- BSN or BA in health related field required; Master's degree preferred.\n- Current California nursing license required.\n- Demonstrated ability to determine the key business issues and develop appropriate action plans from multidisciplinary perspectives.\n- Demonstrated subject matter expertise in health care operations and care delivery.\n- Ability to adapt to constantly changing priorities and managing a wide range of projects.\n- Demonstrated ability to lead professionals and manage others through influence and collaboration.\n- Demonstrated ability to conduct and interpret quantitative/qualitative information with analytical problem solving and project management.\n- Proven leadership skills in consulting.\n- Must exhibit efficiency, collaboration, candor, openness, and results orientation.\n- Must demonstrate an understanding of the operations of KP, health policy trends, and any applicable regulations related to the responsible technical area.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.", "date_new": "2011-10-13 21:35:59", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/24211852/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Clinical Practice Consultant", "reqid": "105516", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 24211852}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Managerial Sr Consultant\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nManagerial consulting supports senior leadership by addressing strategic issues including determining the problem definition & structuring the problem solving approach, generally where no precedent currently exists. Issues span several topics & are not restricted to one functional area. Examples include strategy development, market assessments, policy issues, profitability assessments, & major implementations. Issues support senior leadership in the definition & attainment of organizational goals. Managerial Sr. Consultant provides consulting, project management, analytic support services, or technical expertise for a broad array of issues. Has sole responsibility for large complex multi-dimensional analytical projects.\nEssential Functions:\n- Leads, makes significant contributions, &/or provides technical leadership to high visibility management projects to identify & resolve issues of strategic importance\n- Interfaces regularly w/ senior management to produce timely & valuable results\n- Sets the strategic direction of management projects\n- Determines goals & priorities w/ management team sponsors\n- Establishes team membership & negotiates time commitments & resources\n- Develops proposals for clients outlining proposed project structure, approach, & work plan\n- Provides staff leadership to multi-disciplinary project teams, as well as manages work of outside consultants when used\n- Designs research plans for data gathering & analysis; participates significantly in interpreting analysis & developing action plans accordingly\n- Produces or oversees development of written materials for senior executives & other key clients\n- Plans & facilitates meetings\n- Makes formal presentations to various senior level audiences\n- Assists as needed in planning & coordinating w/ other ongoing teams & projects to maximize effectiveness\n- Participates in the development & management of the department including coaching, recruiting, and conducting performance reviews for consultants/analysts & other departmental activities\n\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- Organizes and facilitates processes and groups of clinical and operational leaders to define scope of technology solutions to meet clinical/operational needs, including defining product features and business requirements.\n- Partners extensively with clinical and operational leaders to understand needs and ensure strategic and operational alignment of technology solutions.\n- Manage multiple workstreams of the product development lifecycle.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Typically 5 or more years of experience required\n- Health care experience preferred\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Economics, Health Care Administration, Operations Research, Public Health Administration, or other related field\n- Master's degree strongly preferred\n- Ability to determine the key business issues & develop appropriate action plans from multidisciplinary perspectives\n- Ability to conduct & interpret quantitative/qualitative analysis\n- Advanced computer skills & knowledge of data systems\n- Proven leadership skills in project management & consulting\n- Must exhibit efficiency, collaboration, candor, openness, & results orientation\n- Understanding of the operations &/or business of KP, health policy trends, & any applicable regulations related to the responsible practice area\n\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n-Bachelors degree or equivalent experience in Engineering or related technical area\n- Demonstrated ability to lead technology-driven solution development efforts.\n- Experience with software development lifecycle preferred.", "date_new": "2011-10-12 20:26:57", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/24182543/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Managerial Sr Consultant", "reqid": "106097", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 24182543}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Lead Senior Financial Analyst\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nProvides project, service line or product line management, management consulting, analytical decision support services or technical expertise for a broad array of financial and operational issues. Responsible for more complex multi-faceted projects and analyses across disciplines and functional areas. Assists in developing performance monitoring process and coordinating compilation, interpretation and presentation of monitoring information. Participates in the planning and development of regional, departmental and/or functional budgets. May be responsible for budget system completion, high level reviews and conducting area wide analyses for target development. Conducts or participates in the most complex projects where analysis requires an in-depth evaluation of factors. Dual track position: Can be either a sole contributor or a position that supervises staff.\nEssential Functions:\n- Coordinates performance monitoring process with junior staff and participates in the development of forecasts.\n- Conducts financial analyses independently or leads a team, participating in the most complex projects.\n- Designs and builds financial models based on diverse financial sources, in order to inform strategic decisions.\n- May direct the production of ad hoc and periodic reports for department, facility, and/or regional management.\n- Works to improve data quality processes and report design to meet diverse and changing needs for management reporting.\n- Participates in the planning and development of department and non-department budgets, budget system completion, high level reviews and conducts area wide analyses for target development.\n- Prepares understandable and defensible financial analyses of decision alternatives by utilizing spreadsheets and accessing various databases.\n- Oversees preparation of analyses for project teams, regional, departmental, and/or functional management and staff analysts.\n- Writes reports of recommendations and delivers formal presentations of analytic findings and suggested action steps to management and senior leaders.\n- Facilitates and participates in meetings and presentations. Provides education and management consulting on the use and interpretation of analyses, reports, methodologies and source data to managers/leaders.\n- Develops feasibility studies and business plans to support new lines of products and services.\n- Supports executive staff and committees in the development, analysis a communication of cost saving strategies and budgets and in the research of financial, operation and variance issues.\n- 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.\nQualifications:\nQualifications:\n\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Finance, Accounting or related field required. Continued professional development a plus.\n- CPA or Masters degree preferred.\n- 6+ years of experience in financial analysis, financial reporting, financial modeling or public accounting\n- Exceptional analytical problem-solving and presentation of results and recommendations\n- Excellent project management, communication, presentation and interpersonal skills\n- Advanced ongoing work experience with Excel (e.g. functions, pivot tables) and working knowledge of Microsoft Access\n- Willingness and aptitude to data mine and to learn new reporting tools\n- Desire to contribute to team's successes with a positive attitude, while working in a challenging and dynamic environment\n- Knowledge of health care delivery systems desirable\n\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- Prepare and lead the preparation of specialized reports, analysis, and financial models to support Financial Services and Corporate Strategic initiatives\n- Participate or lead complex projects\n- Function as the lead content expert in educating users, gathering opinions and concerns, and responding to user inquiries regarding reports\n-Lead specific enhancements to the report methodology and delivery systems\n- Ensure completeness and accuracy of all desk level procedures and documentation. Responsible for improving the data quality and alignment of cost and utilization for projects assigned.\n- Oversee quality of selected products\n- Design analytical approaches to solve problems, improve products, project costs, increase efficiency, etc\n- Prepare analysis and formal presentation documents for the TPMG CFO and leadership groups such as the Board of Directors, Elected Representatives Group, and the Board's Finance and Audit Committee\n- Perform business process reviews including documentation of process flow through flowcharting and review of internal controls\n- Mentor and guide junior analysts to resolve problems independently\n\n\nSkills Testing: Excel, Microsoft Access", "date_new": "2011-10-11 19:00:17", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/24154181/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Lead Senior Financial Analyst", "reqid": "106333", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 24154181}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: SURGICAL TECHNICIAN SR\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder direct supervision, assists surgical team before, during, and after surgery and provides expert support, assistance, and maintenance of instruments and equipment.\nEssential Functions:\n- Specifically and regularly assigned to direct, check, review, assign, organize, coordinate, train and reporting on the work of one (1) or more other Surgical Technicians; or who have a least two (2) years experience as a Surgical Technician\n- Demonstrates ability to perform, and under general supervision frequently do perform, the most complex techniques and procedures of the classification in accordance with the specifications set by the department head\n- Coordinates configuration of equipment to provide ease of use\n- Places equipment and supplies in operating room and arranges instruments, according to instructions\n- Checks instruments and equipment for sterility, cleanliness, and functionality prior to the start of the case\n- Assists with set up and use of equipment during procedures\n- Assists with allocation of equipment for procedures on a daily basis\n- Assists team members to place and position patient on table\n- Scrubs arms and hands and dons gown and gloves and scrub procedures as primary or secondary staff.\n- Aids team to don gowns and gloves and dons personal protective equipment when required\n- Hands instruments and supplies to surgeon, holds retractors, and performs other tasks as directed by surgeon and circulating nurse during operation\n- Counts sponges, needles, and instruments before and after operation per hospital policy\n- Puts dressings on patient following surgery\n- Actively participates in meeting patient safety goals in promoting quality and safe patient care\n- Cleans operating room and assists in room turnover and washes and sterilizes equipment\n- Recommends to manager guidelines for use of equipment, purchase of new/replacement equipment, additional parts and supplies\n- Assembles/complies case carts with supplies, instruments, and equipment in preparation for the procedure\n- Performs other related duties as necessary\n- This job motivates and provides work direction to other employees, but does not have the authority to hire, fire or discipline\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Two years of current acute Operating Room experience\n- Senior level classification for Surgical Technician shall apply only to Surgical Technicians who are specifically and regularly assigned by the Employer to direct and check the work of one (1) or more Surgical Technicians; or who have at lease two (2) years experience as a Surgical Technician\n- Strong experience with minimally invasive, general, ENT, eyes, plastics, orthopedics, vascular, open heart-thoracic, spine, urology, GYN, podiatry, maxillofacial, and neurosurgery specialties. Including video, orthopedic and all other needed equipment to do the above surgeries preferred\n- High School Diploma/GED\n- Surgical Technicians certified by the Association of Operating Room Technicians, affiliated with the Association of Operating Room Nurses shall qualify as Senior Surgical Technicians upon presentation of their certificate\n- BLS\n- **Certification in Surgical Technology preferred\n- Must be willing to participate in training of RNs and other disciplines in the scrub role\n- Ability to perform under general supervision frequently, do perform the most complex techniques and procedures of the classification in accordance with the specifications set by the department head\n- Ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and memos\n- Ability to write simple correspondence\n- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other incumbents of the organization\n- Basic computer skills\n- Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment\n\nSchedule:\nWeek 1: Sun, Mon, Wed, Sat\nWeek 2: Sun, Wed, Fri, Sat", "date_new": "2011-10-08 21:50:03", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/24121429/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "SURGICAL TECHNICIAN SR", "reqid": "025501", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 24121429}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Staff Nurse II - Inpatient Nursing (Surgical), (No. 303042)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Staff Nurse (SN) II is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame. The SN II provides care to patients via the therapeutic use of self, the nursing process, the environment and instrumentation, and other health care team members.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Performs assessment/data collection in an on-going systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual and cognitive status; also nutrition, pain, patient/family education, family involvement and patient advocacy.\n- Formulates a goal-directed plan of care that is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes.\n- Implements care in a thorough, skillful, consistent, and continuous manner.\n- Establishes priorities or patient care based on essential patient needs and available unit resources of time, personnel, equipment, and supplies.\n- Evaluates effectiveness of care given by health care team members.\n- Identifies patient/family learning needs and implements appropriate measures.\n- Documents patient care and unit activities in a timely, accurate, and concise manner.\n- Demonstrates an awareness of and sensitivity to patient/family rights, age specific needs, cultural and ethical beliefs.\n- Demonstrates knowledge of and applies safety principles as identified within the institution.\n- Performs efficiently in emergency patient care situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons, and documenting events.\n- Demonstrates sound knowledge base and actions in the care of a designated patient population.\n- Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own professional practice.\n- Participates regularly in staff development activities for unit and Department of Nursing personnel.\n- Demonstrates knowledge of legal issues, including patient confidentiality and risk management in all aspects of patient care and unit functioning.\n- Participates in unit and Department Performance Improvement activities as directed.\n- Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties of health care team members.\n- Utilizes effective communication methods and skills, following lines of authority, as appropriate.\n- Demonstrates a service philosophy in all interactions with patients, families, and all members of the health care team.\n- Establishes effective working relationships with members of the health care team, patients, and families. Acknowledges staff rights and cultural and ethical beliefs.\n- Provides data for staffing decisions and demonstrates flexibility in the resolution of staffing issues; demonstrates flexibility when floating to other units upon requests.\n- Ability to navigate in a windows environment, utilizing a mouse and the ability to learn electronic medical record system application.\n- Identifies and solves problems effectively.\n- Participates in nursing research activities as requested.\n- Perform other related duties as necessary.\n- This job motivates and provides work direction (direct, check, review, assign, organize and coordination) to LVN's, Nurse Attendants, unit assistants, etc., but does not have the authority to hire, fire or discipline.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum of 6 months experience. See job duties for specific experience requirements for specialty units.\n- Main Operating Room - Two years recent (within the last 3 years) experience circulating and/or scrubbing surgical procedures in an acute care hospital operating room. Available for call back within 30 minutes of the facility.\n- SPECIALITY AREAS - If no qualified candidate, may be willing to train in the specialty areas listed below. Candidates in training are required to obtain appropriate certifications within 6 months of hire or transfer into unit.\n- High School Diploma/GED.\n- Graduate of an accredited registered nursing program and completion of the current hours required by the BRN of RN student clinical experience or Graduate of registered nursing and either 1) 2000 hours of RN experience in clinical area of specialty from a licensed acute care facility within three (3) years of graduation; or 2) graduate of an accredited licensed vocational nursing program that includes clinical student experience in acute care and has worked 2000 hours as an licensed vocational nurse within the clinical area of specialty within three (3) years before graduation or currently enrolled in an accredited entry level MSN program and has completed pre-licensure requirements to practice nursing.\n- Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in California.\n- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for health care providers.\n- Demonstrated knowledge of the RN scope of practice.\n- Demonstrated commitment to service orientation (members, staff, providers).\n- Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills (in English).\n- Good interpersonal skills.\n- Also refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.\n\nSchedule: Part-Time Regular, 32 hours per week, Day shifts: 7:15am to 3:45pm\nWeek 1: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday\nWeek 2:Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday\nWeek 4: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday\nWeek 5: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Friday", "date_new": "2011-10-07 22:10:12", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/24110269/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Staff Nurse II - Inpatient Nursing (Surgical), (No. 303042)", "reqid": "104271", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 24110269}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sr. Consulting Data Analyst\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder general supervision, this position exists to assist the organization in making strategic data-related decisions by analyzing, manipulating, tracking, internally managing, and reporting data. This position functions both as a senior analyst and as a high-level statistical analytics programmer.\nEssential Functions:\n- Designs and enhances databases\n- Designs effective and user-friendly menu systems\n- Develops accurate, easy to read, & useful information reports\n- Designs and generates tracking and monitoring tools\n- Participates in the development of outcomes and process measures, including technical specifications to enable population measurement, guideline implementation, and evaluation\n- Tests complex statistical routines using macros, vendor software, and software written by self and others\n- Tests and maintains data integrity\n- May assist with sophisticated statistical models and forecasting tools using these databases\n- Assists with the definition of complex multi-dimensional healthcare issues and develops time tables/processes for decision making\n- May translate needs, issues, and ideas into effective strategies and action plans\n- May formulate specific implementation plans and evaluates the effectiveness of actions/programs implemented.\n- Develops creative alternative solutions\n- May assist in the determination of goals and priorities with team, clients, or project management sponsors\n- May communicate results/recommendations to project sponsors, clients, and various senior level audiences (including physicians for TPMG departments)\n\nSecondary Function:\n- Interview users and interpret requests to ascertain data from multiple systems.\n- Develop, manage, incorporate, and design user friendly queries, reports, and generates tracking and monitoring tools.\n- Builds, maintains complex statistical routines using macros, vendor software.\n- Tests and maintains data integrity across multiple databases, i.e. SAS, DB2, VSAM, Excel,\n- Design and write training documents and protocols.\n- Training end users on queries and system enhancements.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 3 years programming in SAS, SQL, VBA, net, or equivalent statistical analytical programming language\n- Experience with analytical manipulation and interpretation of large databases required\n- Experience with MVS/TSO operating systems preferred; if not, experience with another mainframe operating system required\n- Project management experience preferred.\n- Typically, 2+ years of related analytical, consulting, & healthcare experience preferred\n- Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, Finance, Health Care Administration, Public Health Administration, Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, or related field required, or equivalent work experience in lieu of a degree\n- Master's degree preferred\n- Broad familiarity with medical practices, especially population management and process and outcomes measurement\n- Knowledge of JCL strongly preferred\n- Ability to express complex analytical and technical information to senior management or to audiences with clinical training\n- Strong analytic and critical thinking skills, writing skills, communication skills, consulting skills, and ability to work within a team\n- Microsoft Office skills required\n- Must be an independent self-starter\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Project Management Certificate preferred\n- Demonstrated experience working with users to develop statistical and tracking documents, databases, and queries.\n- Technical Writing experience.", "date_new": "2011-10-07 22:10:06", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/24110248/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr. Consulting Data Analyst", "reqid": "101645", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 24110248}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Registered Dietitian II -Grade 40 Genetics/Pediatrics\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nResponsible for providing comprehensive clinical nutrition care & services to patients/clients in response to protocol & physicians orders\nEssential Functions:\n- Assessment of Patient's nutritional risk/status\n- Development of care plans to meet nutritional needs of patients\n- Counseling of patients & family members in the hospital or medical office setting\nEducation of patients, family members & caregivers in the hospital or medical office setting in person, via telephone or in groups\n- Hospital based dietitians work w/ the Food Service staff to coordinate the food w/ the diet orders, & work to establish quality standards w/ the staff\n- Provides medical nutrition therapy, which is customer focused & cost effective, while maintaining high quality service standards\n- Provides nutritional screening & assessment & education of patients for appropriate nutrition intervention\n- Develops individualized nutrition care plans based on patient's laboratory data, food/medication interactions, age, sex, diagnosis, cultural background, pain level, preferences, & religious practices in accordance w/ physician orders\n- Provides medical nutrition therapy & encourages physical activity for total risk reduction in members w/ or at risk for chronic disease states, in the medical office setting\n- Conducts audits &/or menu reviews, & ensures patient menus or supplemental feedings meet nutritional requirements & physician's orders for individual patients\n- Develops meal plans to meet the member's lifestyle\n- Documents in the medial records as appropriate (If seeing hospitalized patients, coordinates activities w/ the food service department to insure quality & accuracy of the food serviced to the patients)\n- Writes assessments, implements nutritional care plans, & follows the care & progress of the patient per protocol\n- Monitors the accuracy of food trays related to the MNT or diet order according to diet manual\n- Checks for quality of product & is responsible for corrections & quality follow-up w/ manager/supervisor, staff, or vendor\n- Participates in the design, development & implementation of high quality, cost effective food & clinical nutrition programs, policies & practices\n- Ensures compliance w/ administrative, legal & regulatory requirements\n- Assists in development, implementation & maintenance of nutrition care, & service standards\n- Participates in the development & implementation of quality, service & performance improvement processes related to the delivery of clinical nutrition services\n- Contributes to the overall cost structure & service improvement goals of the Service Area\n- Conducts quality assurance audits & participates in committees & meetings to receive & report information\n- Assists in compiling audit information & standard setting\n- Provides feedback to Division Food & Clinical Nutrition Services staff on menu modifications & revision\n- Provides input to the budget process\n- May provide in-service training to staff\n- Performs other related duties as necessary\n- RDIII: A RDII is eligible to become a RDIII must meet requirements and set forth in collective bargaining agreement\n- Helps identify risk factors and establish performance targets & goals\n- Performs quality audits, reviews work, & assists others to improve performance\n- No supervisory responsibilities\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Current registration as a dietitian w/ Commission on Dietetic Registry (CDR) in good standing\n- A registered Dietitian, as defined by the California Business & Professions Code, w/ at least three (3) years experience in an appropriate clinical setting & one or more of the following:\n1. Masters Degree in a related field\n2. Fellowship w/ the American Dietetic Association (ADA)\n3. CDR approved certifications for consecutive re-certification periods.\n- Must have a Nat'l Provider Identifier (NPI), or obtain an NPI, prior to employment start date.\n- Knowledge of clinical competencies based on Nutrition Care Standards of the American Dietetic Association, California Dietetic Association (CDA) & American Society for Partenteral & Enteral Nutrition\n- Strong communication, interpersonal, & customer service skills\n- Group education skills in the medical office setting\n- Collaboration & problem solving skills\n- Knowledge of applicable federal, state & local regulations, & The Joint Commission requirements\n- Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment\n- Also, refer to position specifications outlines in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement", "date_new": "2011-10-05 18:21:02", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/24054487/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Registered Dietitian II -Grade 40  Genetics/Pediatrics", "reqid": "103726", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 24054487}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Patient Care Coordinator RN\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nPerforms utilization management activities, discharge planning, and care coordination across the continuum of care in collaboration with the physician and other members of the health care team.\n\nEssential Functions:\nUtilization Management\n- Performs daily preadmission, admission, and concurrent utilization reviews using guidelines, institutional policies/procedures, and other information to determine appropriate levels of care and readiness for discharge.\n- Escalates utilization and system problems which have not been resolved at the local level to the next level (RM/UM Director, CCL, DHO, etc.), immediately.\n- Monitors the progression of the plan of care and facilitates discussions with the multi-disciplinary teams.\n- Educates other health care team members on utilization and cost containment initiatives.\n- Collaborates with and provides information to patients, families, physicians, and staff regarding the provisions of care.\n- Incorporates and counsels on the correct and consistent application, interpretation, and utilization of member health care benefits (including transition of care).\nDischarge Planning\n- Ensures continuity of care through communication in rounds and written documentation, level of care recommendations, transfer coordination, discharge planning and obtaining authorizations/approvals as needed for outside services for the patient.\n- Develops, evaluates, and coordinates a comprehensive discharge plan in conjunction with the patient/family, physician, nursing, social services, and other healthcare providers and agencies.\nPerformance Improvement\n- Monitors care processes to provide cost-effective implementation and evaluation of utilization management and patient care activities, initiatives, and protocols.\n- Participates in the development and implementation of guidelines, preprinted physician orders, care paths, etc. for patient care.\n- Identifies and assists in the implementation of opportunities for cost-savings and improvements in the quality of care across the continuum.\n- Develops, collects, trends, and analyzes data relevant to the utilization of healthcare resources including avoidable/variance days, readmissions, one-day stays, DRGs, LOS, etc.\n- Participates in the development, implementation, communication, maintenance and monitoring of local UM Work plan initiatives.\nAdministrative and Regulatory\n- Shares accountability with the UM Manager for planning, developing, and managing the department budget.\n- Participates in interviewing, makes hiring recommendations, orients and provides on-going supervision of support staff.\n- Provides input into the performance evaluations of team members.\n- May plan and control work assignments and special projects of team members.\n- Assists in developing, implementing and maintaining utilization management policies and procedures.\n- Conducts UM, care coordination, and discharge planning activities according to all applicable regulatory requirements (see qualifications).\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Experience (usually 2+ years) in direct patient care delivery & management.\n- Demonstrated experience in utilization review, case management, & discharge planning preferred (usually 2+ years).\n- BSN or BA in health care related field or Diploma/Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) w/ comparable years of experience required.\n- Masters Degree preferred.\n- Graduate of accredited school of nursing.\n- BLS certification and current California RN licensure required.\n- Demonstrated strong communication & customer service skills, problem-solving, critical thinking, & clinical judgment abilities.\n- Fundamental word processing & computer navigation skills & the ability to interpret & use analytic data in day to day operations.\n- Knowledge of the Nurse Practice Act, The Joint Commission, DMHC, CMS, NCQA, HIPPA, ERISA, EMTALA & all other applicable federal/state/local laws & regulations.\n- Knowledge of healthcare benefits associated w/ various business lines (Medicare/KPSA, Commercial/KFH, Medi-Cal, Federal, etc.).", "date_new": "2011-09-29 20:26:55", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/23924909/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Patient Care Coordinator RN", "reqid": "103168", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 23924909}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Director, Sourcing, Facilities Services and Equipment (Oakland, CA)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nSourcing Director -\nFacilities Services and Equipment\nKaiser Permanente\nOakland, CA\nAs a member of Kaiser Permanente's procurement and supply team, you'll identify and build pipelines that put life-saving tools, products, and resources in the hands of the health professionals who need them. Here, you'll drive positive change from within a $28-billion health advocacy leader. The work you'll do designing budgets, delivering strategic business plans, and saving dollars will translate directly into improved member care. Supported by the resources you need to make informed and accurate business decisions, you'll be empowered to maximize your performance and that of the organization. Responsible for providing $160 million in savings to the organization in 2008, our procurement and supply professionals are intently focused on reducing costs, establishing supplier diversity, and practicing green sourcing. Apply your ideas, bold thinking, and business expertise to managing supply chains, defining strategies, and delivering the results that enable us to provide high-quality integrated health care. In other words, come influence the front line of care-from the bottom line.\n\nThe Facilities Services and Equipment Sourcing Director develops and administers engineering, construction, and equipment procurement contracts, facilities services, leases and maintenance agreements; advertises invitation to bid and request for proposals; reviews and evaluates bids and proposals; ensures compliance with District policies and procedures; public contract code, and federal acquisitionregulations; and performs related duties as assigned. In this position, you should have knowledge of related Federal, State and local codes, laws and regulations.\n\nEssential Functions: * Leads a team who:\nPrepares and administers engineering, construction and equipment-procurement contracts, services, lease and maintenance agreements, work directives, and task orders; advertises invitation to bid and requests for proposals, coordinates the awardand execution of contracts/agreements, non-competitive procurements and emergency contracts/procurements; plans and coordinates procurement activities within the scope of contracting responsibilities; prepares and edits work products for completeness and accuracy.\n* Schedules, coordinates and conducts pre-bid/pre-proposal meetings and site visits; prepares and distributes records of pre-bid/pre-proposal conferences to interested parties; attends bid openings and prepares bid tabulations; coordinates resolution of protests, claims and close-outs activities.\n* Meets with department personnel regarding solicitation documents, plans, and specifications, development of invitation to bid and requests for proposals and required source selection plans, bidders/proposers mailing lists, DBE, goals, and related solicitation or contract issues; coordinates and incorporates comments/revisions from legal and other departments into solicitation and contract documents.\n* Assists in negotiating contract terms and conditions; coordinates the review and approval process; reviews contractor progress to determine status of performance; administers, coordinates and processes change orders.\n* Reviews and evaluates bids and proposals; composes and prepares contract award and execution documentation such as bid/proposal evaluation sheets, procurement summary documentation, single bid memorandum, non-competitive awardjustification, cost and price analysis documentation, pre and post-negotiation memoranda, summary memoranda for proposers' oral interviews, technical evaluation of price proposals and related documents. - Direct responsibility for a portfolio of categories and supplier relationships which are complex and difficult to manage, e.g. management consulting, auditors.\n- Adopts, leads and implements Sourcing Management as a structured process creating and leading cross-functional teams.\n- Works over 3-5 months per category to create breakthrough strategies which both deliver quick wins and genuine innovative breakthroughs.\n- Personally leads the sourcing including RFX, RFP, negotiations and contracting to put in place the right suppliers.\n- Personally and proactively manages all aspects of implementation including entry and exit of suppliers and the ensuing complex change management issues.\n- Ensures that every supplier relationship is set up for future continuous improvement of cost down and cost out of 4-5% p.a and to lead and manage the measurement and review process that ensures delivery of on-going improvement.\n- Works in a way that positively engages the support of stakeholders using problem solving and proactive communication skills.\n- Have a keen insight and understanding of business requirements on a 1-3-5 year horizon.\n- Expected to act as exemplars and role models, and delivers role model examples of good practice which can be shared and adopted throughout Kaiser Permanente.\n- The complexity of categories and projects require high quality project and program management skills and a proven ability to manage change both internal and external through to successful completion.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum of 10 years experience including practice and leadership of category management in blue-chip procurement organizations.\n- Experience in employing structured strategic sourcing methodology and leading cross functional teams.\n- Experience in managing large category spend.\n- Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, operations research, materials management, economics or related field or equivalent work experience required.\n- Expert knowledge of: Supply chain management best practices, Strategic sourcing, Inventory management, construction contracting, and purchasing systems.\n- Experience in employing strategic sourcing methodology.\n- Experience in large contract negotiations.\n- Experience independently developing analyses and reports, and presenting to senior management and customers.\n- Complete understanding and application of principles, concepts, practices, and standards.\n- Full knowledge of industry practices.\n- Broad application of principles, theories, and concepts in applicable discipline, plus working knowledge of other related fields.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Master's degree preferred\n- Professional certification such as C.P.M. or APICS preferred.", "date_new": "2011-09-28 18:12:51", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/23895521/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Director, Sourcing, Facilities Services and Equipment (Oakland, CA)", "reqid": "102123", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 23895521}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Patient Care Coordinator RN\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nPerforms utilization management activities, discharge planning, and care coordination across the continuum of care in collaboration with the physician and other members of the health care team.\n\nEssential Functions:\nUtilization Management\n- Performs daily preadmission, admission, and concurrent utilization reviews using guidelines, institutional policies/procedures, and other information to determine appropriate levels of care and readiness for discharge.\n- Escalates utilization and system problems which have not been resolved at the local level to the next level (RM/UM Director, CCL, DHO, etc.), immediately.\n- Monitors the progression of the plan of care and facilitates discussions with the multi-disciplinary teams.\n- Educates other health care team members on utilization and cost containment initiatives.\n- Collaborates with and provides information to patients, families, physicians, and staff regarding the provisions of care.\n- Incorporates and counsels on the correct and consistent application, interpretation, and utilization of member health care benefits (including transition of care).\nDischarge Planning\n- Ensures continuity of care through communication in rounds and written documentation, level of care recommendations, transfer coordination, discharge planning and obtaining authorizations/approvals as needed for outside services for the patient.\n- Develops, evaluates, and coordinates a comprehensive discharge plan in conjunction with the patient/family, physician, nursing, social services, and other healthcare providers and agencies.\nPerformance Improvement\n- Monitors care processes to provide cost-effective implementation and evaluation of utilization management and patient care activities, initiatives, and protocols.\n- Participates in the development and implementation of guidelines, preprinted physician orders, care paths, etc. for patient care.\n- Identifies and assists in the implementation of opportunities for cost-savings and improvements in the quality of care across the continuum.\n- Develops, collects, trends, and analyzes data relevant to the utilization of healthcare resources including avoidable/variance days, readmissions, one-day stays, DRGs, LOS, etc.\n- Participates in the development, implementation, communication, maintenance and monitoring of local UM Work plan initiatives.\nAdministrative and Regulatory\n- Shares accountability with the UM Manager for planning, developing, and managing the department budget.\n- Participates in interviewing, makes hiring recommendations, orients and provides on-going supervision of support staff.\n- Provides input into the performance evaluations of team members.\n- May plan and control work assignments and special projects of team members.\n- Assists in developing, implementing and maintaining utilization management policies and procedures.\n- Conducts UM, care coordination, and discharge planning activities according to all applicable regulatory requirements (see qualifications).\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Experience (usually 2+ years) in direct patient care delivery & management.\n- Demonstrated experience in utilization review, case management, & discharge planning preferred (usually 2+ years).\n- BSN or BA in health care related field or Diploma/Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) w/ comparable years of experience required.\n- Masters Degree preferred.\n- Graduate of accredited school of nursing.\n- BLS certification and current California RN licensure required.\n- Demonstrated strong communication & customer service skills, problem-solving, critical thinking, & clinical judgment abilities.\n- Fundamental word processing & computer navigation skills & the ability to interpret & use analytic data in day to day operations.\n- Knowledge of the Nurse Practice Act, The Joint Commission, DMHC, CMS, NCQA, HIPPA, ERISA, EMTALA & all other applicable federal/state/local laws & regulations.\n- Knowledge of healthcare benefits associated w/ various business lines (Medicare/KPSA, Commercial/KFH, Medi-Cal, Federal, etc.).\n\nSchedule: Part-Time Regular, 36 hours per week, Variable shifts. Start of shift is 1:00pm and concludes at 9:30pm. Shift hours may be adjusted based on departmental needs. This position will serve to support utilization needs in the Emergency Department and the Inpatient hospital units and as well as providing additional assistance for late Afternoon/Evening discharges and readmission prevention.", "date_new": "2011-09-28 18:11:54", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/23895442/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Patient Care Coordinator RN", "reqid": "041173", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 23895442}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Clinical Nurse Specialist (Geriatrics)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nPlease be aware that this position is currently under review as part of the jurisdictional process with the California Nurses Association to determine whether such position should be assigned to the CNA bargaining unit. This review is on a position-by-position basis and includes an analysis of the actual duties performed in each position under review. This determination will be made within the next several months. Should the determination be made that the position does belong to the CNA bargaining unit, you will be offered the opportunity to (a) follow the work into the CNA bargaining unit and become a member of the union, or (b) seek other employment within the organization. Should you have any questions regarding this notice, please contact your recruiter for further information.\nProvides in-depth clinical expertise in a defined area of nursing practice (eg., pediatrics, oncology, adult medicine). Develops & ensures quality standards for nursing practice for a specific patient population. Provides advanced clinical practice education, consultation, research & administration.\nEssential Functions:\n- Establishes & monitors care standards & makes recommendations for changes in area of clinical practice.\n- Collaborates w/ nursing staff in assessing patient, family age-specific nursing needs & develops plan of care for complex high-risk patients.\n- Evaluates the effectiveness of the care provided.\n- Designs teaching programs for patients/families & provides assistance to nursing staff in program implementation.\n- Develops interdisciplinary plans of care for complex & high risk patients. In conjunction w/ members of the health care team, assesses staff knowledge & identifies competency-based education needs of staff & members.\n- Designs & implements education programs to ensure the quality of staff knowledge & skills. Introduces new techniques/innovation based on advanced practice trends.\n- May serve as a preceptor to graduate healthcare students.\n- Provides consultation to physicians, nurses & other heath care providers in meeting care needs of individual or groups of patients in both outpatient & inpatient settings.\n- Makes recommendations to change standards of care or standards of practice based on own research or the research of others. Defines & implements best nursing practices.\n- Assists in interviewing staff & provides input into evaluations regarding clinical competence & provides coaching & counseling.\n- Participates & consults in setting the direction for QA&I monitoring, establishing standards & evaluating outcomes.\n- Collects & analyzes data regarding patient care outcomes, trends, morbidity & mortality.\n- Accesses KP Health Connect to evaluate the quality of care provided.\n- Uses KP Health Connect to manage clinical operations.\n- Monitors quality, appropriateness, and accuracy of KP Health Connect documentation\n- Maintains role specific KP Health Connect competencies.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- A minimum of 3 years experience in area of specialty required.\n- Prior Clinical Nurse Specialist experience preferred.\n- BSN required.\n- Current California RN license required.\n- Clinical Masters in Nursing, in area of specialization, is required.\n- Current BLS certificate required.\n- Graduate of accredited school of nursing.\n- California Clinical Nurse Specialist Certification in area of specialty required.\n- ACLS or PALS Certification preferred.\n- Must have a National Provider Identifier (NPI), or obtain an NPI, prior to employment start date.\n- Demonstrated clinical expertise in area of specialty.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Demonstrated project management skills", "date_new": "2011-09-27 18:53:01", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/23869054/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Clinical Nurse Specialist (Geriatrics)", "reqid": "103311", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 23869054}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Staff Nurse II - Inpatient Nursing, (No. 476)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Staff Nurse (SN) II is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame. The SN II provides care to patients via the therapeutic use of self, the nursing process, the environment and instrumentation, and other health care team members.\nEssential Functions:\n- Performs assessment/data collection in an on-going systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual and cognitive status; also nutrition, pain, patient/family education, family involvement and patient advocacy.\n- Formulates a goal-directed plan of care that is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes.\n- Implements care in a thorough, skillful, consistent, and continuous manner.\n- Establishes priorities or patient care based on essential patient needs and available unit resources of time, personnel, equipment, and supplies.\n- Evaluates effectiveness of care given by health care team members.\n- Identifies patient/family learning needs and implements appropriate measures.\n- Documents patient care and unit activities in a timely, accurate, and concise manner.\n- Demonstrates an awareness of and sensitivity to patient/family rights, age specific needs, cultural and ethical beliefs.\n- Demonstrates knowledge of and applies safety principles as identified within the institution.\n- Performs efficiently in emergency patient care situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons, and documenting events.\n- Demonstrates sound knowledge base and actions in the care of a designated patient population.\n- Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own professional practice.\n- Participates regularly in staff development activities for unit and Department of Nursing personnel.\n- Demonstrates knowledge of legal issues, including patient confidentiality and risk management in all aspects of patient care and unit functioning.\n- Participates in unit and Department Performance Improvement activities as directed.\n- Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties of health care team members.\n- Utilizes effective communication methods and skills, following lines of authority, as appropriate.\n- Demonstrates a service philosophy in all interactions with patients, families, and all members of the health care team.\n- Establishes effective working relationships with members of the health care team, patients, and families. Acknowledges staff rights and cultural and ethical beliefs.\n- Provides data for staffing decisions and demonstrates flexibility in the resolution of staffing issues; demonstrates flexibility when floating to other units upon requests.\n- Ability to navigate in a windows environment, utilizing a mouse and the ability to learn electronic medical record system application.\n- Identifies and solves problems effectively.\n- Participates in nursing research activities as requested.\n- Perform other related duties as necessary.\n- This job motivates and provides work direction (direct, check, review, assign, organize and coordination) to LVN's, Nurse Attendants, unit assistants, etc., but does not have the authority to hire, fire or discipline.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum of 6 months experience. See job duties for specific experience requirements for specialty units.\n- PICU - One year recent (within the last 3 years) experience in Pediatric Critical Care. Current PALS certification required. Chemotherapy and/or Procedural Sedation competency may be required. May be expected to cross train to at least one other Maternal Child Health/Family Centered Care area with appropriate certifications.\n- SPECIALITY AREAS - If no qualified candidate, may be willing to train in the specialty areas listed below. Candidates in training are required to obtain appropriate certifications within 6 months of hire or transfer into unit.\n- High School Diploma/GED.\n- Graduate of an accredited registered nursing program and completion of the current hours required by the BRN of RN student clinical experience or Graduate of registered nursing and either 1) 2000 hours of RN experience in clinical area of specialty from a licensed acute care facility within three (3) years of graduation; or 2) graduate of an accredited licensed vocational nursing program that includes clinical student experience in acute care and has worked 2000 hours as an licensed vocational nurse within the clinical area of specialty within three (3) years before graduation or currently enrolled in an accredited entry level MSN program and has completed pre-licensure requirements to practice nursing.\n- Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in California.\n- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for health care providers.\n- Demonstrated knowledge of the RN scope of practice.\n- Demonstrated commitment to service orientation (members, staff, providers).\n- Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills (in English).\n- Good interpersonal skills.\n- Also refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.", "date_new": "2011-09-23 09:04:21", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/23797346/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Staff Nurse II - Inpatient Nursing, (No. 476)", "reqid": "100193", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 23797346}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Staff Nurse II Short Hour - Inpatient Nursing - PICU (#476)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Staff Nurse (SN) II is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame. The SN II provides care to patients via the therapeutic use of self, the nursing process, the environment and instrumentation, and other health care team members.\nEssential Functions:\n- Performs assessment/data collection in an on-going systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual and cognitive status; also nutrition, pain, patient/family education, family involvement and patient advocacy.\n- Formulates a goal-directed plan of care that is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes.\n- Implements care in a thorough, skillful, consistent, and continuous manner.\n- Establishes priorities or patient care based on essential patient needs and available unit resources of time, personnel, equipment, and supplies.\n- Evaluates effectiveness of care given by health care team members.\n- Identifies patient/family learning needs and implements appropriate measures.\n- Documents patient care and unit activities in a timely, accurate, and concise manner.\n- Demonstrates an awareness of and sensitivity to patient/family rights, age specific needs, cultural and ethical beliefs.\n- Demonstrates knowledge of and applies safety principles as identified within the institution.\n- Performs efficiently in emergency patient care situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons, and documenting events.\n- Demonstrates sound knowledge base and actions in the care of a designated patient population.\n- Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own professional practice.\n- Participates regularly in staff development activities for unit and Department of Nursing personnel.\n- Demonstrates knowledge of legal issues, including patient confidentiality and risk management in all aspects of patient care and unit functioning.\n- Participates in unit and Department Performance Improvement activities as directed.\n- Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties of health care team members.\n- Utilizes effective communication methods and skills, following lines of authority, as appropriate.\n- Demonstrates a service philosophy in all interactions with patients, families, and all members of the health care team.\n- Establishes effective working relationships with members of the health care team, patients, and families. Acknowledges staff rights and cultural and ethical beliefs.\n- Provides data for staffing decisions and demonstrates flexibility in the resolution of staffing issues; demonstrates flexibility when floating to other units upon requests.\n- Ability to navigate in a windows environment, utilizing a mouse and the ability to learn electronic medical record system application.\n- Identifies and solves problems effectively.\n- Participates in nursing research activities as requested.\n- Perform other related duties as necessary.\n- This job motivates and provides work direction (direct, check, review, assign, organize and coordination) to LVN's, Nurse Attendants, unit assistants, etc., but does not have the authority to hire, fire or discipline.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum of 6 months experience. See job duties for specific experience requirements for specialty units.\n- PICU - One year recent (within the last 3 years) experience in Pediatric Critical Care. Current PALS certification required. Chemotherapy and/or Procedural Sedation competency may be required. May be expected to cross train to at least one other Maternal Child Health/Family Centered Care area with appropriate certifications.\n- SPECIALITY AREAS - If no qualified candidate, may be willing to train in the specialty areas listed below. Candidates in training are required to obtain appropriate certifications within 6 months of hire or transfer into unit.\n- High School Diploma/GED.\n- Graduate of an accredited registered nursing program and completion of the current hours required by the BRN of RN student clinical experience or Graduate of registered nursing and either 1) 2000 hours of RN experience in clinical area of specialty from a licensed acute care facility within three (3) years of graduation; or 2) graduate of an accredited licensed vocational nursing program that includes clinical student experience in acute care and has worked 2000 hours as an licensed vocational nurse within the clinical area of specialty within three (3) years before graduation or currently enrolled in an accredited entry level MSN program and has completed pre-licensure requirements to practice nursing.\n- Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in California.\n- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for health care providers.\n- Demonstrated knowledge of the RN scope of practice.\n- Demonstrated commitment to service orientation (members, staff, providers).\n- Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills (in English).\n- Good interpersonal skills.\n- Also refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.", "date_new": "2011-09-23 09:04:21", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/23797347/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Staff Nurse II Short Hour - Inpatient Nursing - PICU (#476)", "reqid": "100313", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 23797347}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Executive Director, Strategic Planning\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThis position develops and oversees strategic, Program-wide financial analyses and plans, and provides objective, thoughtful information and council, which enables senior leadership and regional customers to surface issues, make informed decisions, and achieve profitable growth.\n\nThis position exists to improve Program performance by:\n- Providing recommendations to senior leadership based on insightful analyses of operations and financial results for the Program and regions;\n- Developing program-wide, strategically focused financial analyses and plans\n- Consulting with and assisting functional operations, regional market operations and financial managers in improving performance;\n- Consulting on major strategic and performance enhancement initiatives and special projects;\n- Playing an integration role among various functions including quality, actuarial and decision reporting on analytical work related to key strategic initiatives;\n- Integrating strategic financial analyses in program and regional planning processes.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Lead financial valuation and value realization projects\na. Develop financial models to support strategic financial valuation efforts, including:\ni. Initiation and development of planning and analytical models to support KP's value realization of quality and service initiatives\n1. 'Top down' assessment of key opportunity areas\n2. 'Bottoms up' assessment of specific initiatives\nii. Development of opportunity assessment considering benchmark performance and target costing ;\n- In collaboration with key stakeholders, develop key metrics reports and tracking mechanisms; link to KP Corporate performance reports;\n- In collaboration with key stakeholders, develop reporting tools in support of strategic financial assessments;\n- Cascade valuation analyses and processes to regions in alignment with financial and strategic planning processes;\n- Review and consult on business case development for national initiatives;\n- Provides insightful financial analyses and presentations (standard and ad-hoc) to senior leadership and the Boards of Directors, which contribute to their effectiveness and the oversight of the Program and regions' financial health;\n- Develops and manage various financial analyses including profitability (ROI), trend and competitive benchmarking;\n- Consults on major strategic and performance enhancement initiatives and special projects;\n- Additional responsibilities as assigned.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Master's degree in Business Administration with financial focus, Health Care Administration, Public Health or other related field required.Demonstrated equivalent experience with Bachelor's degree will be considered.\n- A minimum of8 years ofexperience in financial planning, analysis, strategic planning or equivalent required.\n- Management and supervisory experience required.\n- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and expertise in the following: persuasion, negotiation, facilitation and meeting management, and oral presentations.\n- Project management experience required.\n- Health care industry experience (hospital, health insurance, pharmaceutical) or Kaiser Permanente experience required.\n- Significant experience working with and presenting to C-level executives or Board of Directors.\n- Financial modeling experience required.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Consulting experience strongly preferred.", "date_new": "2011-09-20 11:07:39", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/23721362/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Executive Director, Strategic Planning", "reqid": "102059", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 23721362}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Staff Nurse II - Inpatient Nursing, (No. 476)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Staff Nurse (SN) II is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame. The SN II provides care to patients via the therapeutic use of self, the nursing process, the environment and instrumentation, and other health care team members.\nEssential Functions:\n- Performs assessment/data collection in an on-going systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual and cognitive status; also nutrition, pain, patient/family education, family involvement and patient advocacy.\n- Formulates a goal-directed plan of care that is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes.\n- Implements care in a thorough, skillful, consistent, and continuous manner.\n- Establishes priorities or patient care based on essential patient needs and available unit resources of time, personnel, equipment, and supplies.\n- Evaluates effectiveness of care given by health care team members.\n- Identifies patient/family learning needs and implements appropriate measures.\n- Documents patient care and unit activities in a timely, accurate, and concise manner.\n- Demonstrates an awareness of and sensitivity to patient/family rights, age specific needs, cultural and ethical beliefs.\n- Demonstrates knowledge of and applies safety principles as identified within the institution.\n- Performs efficiently in emergency patient care situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons, and documenting events.\n- Demonstrates sound knowledge base and actions in the care of a designated patient population.\n- Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own professional practice.\n- Participates regularly in staff development activities for unit and Department of Nursing personnel.\n- Demonstrates knowledge of legal issues, including patient confidentiality and risk management in all aspects of patient care and unit functioning.\n- Participates in unit and Department Performance Improvement activities as directed.\n- Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties of health care team members.\n- Utilizes effective communication methods and skills, following lines of authority, as appropriate.\n- Demonstrates a service philosophy in all interactions with patients, families, and all members of the health care team.\n- Establishes effective working relationships with members of the health care team, patients, and families. Acknowledges staff rights and cultural and ethical beliefs.\n- Provides data for staffing decisions and demonstrates flexibility in the resolution of staffing issues; demonstrates flexibility when floating to other units upon requests.\n- Ability to navigate in a windows environment, utilizing a mouse and the ability to learn electronic medical record system application.\n- Identifies and solves problems effectively.\n- Participates in nursing research activities as requested.\n- Perform other related duties as necessary.\n- This job motivates and provides work direction (direct, check, review, assign, organize and coordination) to LVN's, Nurse Attendants, unit assistants, etc., but does not have the authority to hire, fire or discipline.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum of 6 months experience. See job duties for specific experience requirements for specialty units.\n- PICU - One year recent (within the last 3 years) experience in Pediatric Critical Care. Current PALS certification required. Chemotherapy and/or Procedural Sedation competency may be required. May be expected to cross train to at least one other Maternal Child Health/Family Centered Care area with appropriate certifications.\n- SPECIALITY AREAS - If no qualified candidate, may be willing to train in the specialty areas listed below. Candidates in training are required to obtain appropriate certifications within 6 months of hire or transfer into unit.\n- High School Diploma/GED.\n- Graduate of an accredited registered nursing program and completion of the current hours required by the BRN of RN student clinical experience or Graduate of registered nursing and either 1) 2000 hours of RN experience in clinical area of specialty from a licensed acute care facility within three (3) years of graduation; or 2) graduate of an accredited licensed vocational nursing program that includes clinical student experience in acute care and has worked 2000 hours as an licensed vocational nurse within the clinical area of specialty within three (3) years before graduation or currently enrolled in an accredited entry level MSN program and has completed pre-licensure requirements to practice nursing.\n- Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in California.\n- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for health care providers.\n- Demonstrated knowledge of the RN scope of practice.\n- Demonstrated commitment to service orientation (members, staff, providers).\n- Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills (in English).\n- Good interpersonal skills.\n- Also refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.", "date_new": "2011-09-17 21:47:48", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/23687988/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Staff Nurse II - Inpatient Nursing, (No. 476)", "reqid": "101001", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 23687988}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Managerial Consultant\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nManagerial consulting supports senior leadership by addressing strategic issues, including determining the problem definition & structuring the problem solving approach, generally where no precedent currently exists. Issues span several topics & are not restricted to one functional area. Examples include strategy development, market assessments, policy issues, profitability assessments, & major implementations. Issues support senior leadership in the definition & attainment of organizational goals. Managerial Consultant provides consulting, project management, & analytic support services for a broad array of issues. May assist senior consultants or manage complex projects independently.\nEssential Functions:\n- Defines & frames complex multi-dimensional strategic management issues & develops time tables/processes for decision making\n- Translates needs, issues, & ideas into effective strategies & action plans\n- Coordinates team/project activities & schedules\n- Researches key business issues & directs the collecting & analyzing of quantitative & qualitative data\n- Synthesizes analysis & identifies key findings\n- Assists in the determination of goals & priorities with team, clients, or project management sponsors\n- Establishes team membership & project participant\n- Develops proposals for clients outlining proposed project structure, approach, & work plan\n- Provides staff leadership to multi-disciplinary project teams, as well as manages work of outside consultants when used\n- Formulates specific implementation plans & evaluates the effectiveness of actions/programs implemented\n- Communicates results/recommendations to project sponsors\n- Develops creative alternative solutions\n- Recommends action steps to team and client\n- Plans and facilitates meetings\n- Makes formal presentations to various senior level audiences\n- Transfers project team knowledge/tools to client\n- Participates in the development and management of the department, including coaching, recruiting, conducting performance reviews for analysts, and other departmental activities\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 4 or more years of related analytical &/or consulting experience required, healthcare experience preferred\n- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Health Care Administration, Operations Research, Public Health Administration, or other related field, or equivalent related work experience required\n- Master's degree preferred\n- Specific expertise required as specified\n- Ability to conduct & interpret quantitative/qualitative analysis\n- Advanced computer skills & knowledge of data systems\n- Effective communication, consulting, interpersonal, presentation, & project management skills", "date_new": "2011-09-14 18:44:56", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/23616042/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Managerial Consultant", "reqid": "101714", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 23616042}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Manager II Non RN Service Unit, (East Bay)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nManages 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. Develops and maintains budgets and on-going staff development.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Manages the operations of a large unit or multiple units in an outpatient facility\n- Ensures assistants & staff provide the highest quality of care & are in compliance w/ The Joint Commission, federal, state, & local requirements\n- Collaborates w/ physicians & other health care providers in establishing, implementing, & maintaining patient care & quality service standards to meet members & internal clients expectations\n- Acts as patient advocate resolving patient care issues\n- Designs & evaluates processes to improve systems & patient care results across the continuum of care\n- Develops & monitors budgets & resource allocations\n- Monitors financial performance, identifies & implements strategies to reduce costs, & improves quality of care/service\n- Determines the appropriate staff mix for department & develops processes to screen, interview, hire, & train, & maintain the competency of all department staff\n- Provides on going staff development & develops, implements, & monitors departmental policies & procedures which support the organizations goals & business objectives & ensures they are met\n- Collaborates w/ Physician Team Leader & Department Chief in developing the level of patient services & the day-to-day operations of the department\n- Manages & resolves human resource, labor relations, employee & department safety, & risk management issues\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- A minimum of 5 years ofexperience in management/leadership roles required\n- A minimum of 5 years ofsupervisory experience required\n- Significant experience in an outpatient care setting preferred\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in health related field required\n- Master's degree preferred\n- BLS certification preferred\n- Knowledge of The Joint Commission, and other local, state, and federal regulations\n- Demonstrated strong interpersonal communication skills\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment\n\nPreferred Qualification:\n- Previous experience managing a medical records department.\n- Familiarity with electronic medical records access and management.\n- Understanding of release of information guidelines.\n\nSchedule: This position will be based in Oakland and will require that the manager schedule regular presence in all East Bay medical secretaries' locations - Oakland, Richmond, Alameda, and Pinole.", "date_new": "2011-09-13 21:47:05", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/23597684/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Manager II Non RN Service Unit, (East Bay)", "reqid": "098360", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 23597684}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Surgical Technician Senior - Grade 675 (303036)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder direct supervision, assists surgical team before, during, and after surgery and provides expert support, assistance, and maintenance of instruments and equipment.\nEssential Functions:\n- Specifically and regularly assigned to direct, check, review, assign, organize, coordinate, train and reporting on the work of one (1) or more other Surgical Technicians; or who have a least two (2) years experience as a Surgical Technician\n- Demonstrates ability to perform, and under general supervision frequently do perform, the most complex techniques and procedures of the classification in accordance with the specifications set by the department head\n- Coordinates configuration of equipment to provide ease of use\n- Places equipment and supplies in operating room and arranges instruments, according to instructions\n- Checks instruments and equipment for sterility, cleanliness, and functionality prior to the start of the case\n- Assists with set up and use of equipment during procedures\n- Assists with allocation of equipment for procedures on a daily basis\n- Assists team members to place and position patient on table\n- Scrubs arms and hands and dons gown and gloves and scrub procedures as primary or secondary staff.\n- Aids team to don gowns and gloves and dons personal protective equipment when required\n- Hands instruments and supplies to surgeon, holds retractors, and performs other tasks as directed by surgeon and circulating nurse during operation\n- Counts sponges, needles, and instruments before and after operation per hospital policy\n- Puts dressings on patient following surgery\n- Actively participates in meeting patient safety goals in promoting quality and safe patient care\n- Cleans operating room and assists in room turnover and washes and sterilizes equipment\n- Recommends to manager guidelines for use of equipment, purchase of new/replacement equipment, additional parts and supplies\n- Assembles/complies case carts with supplies, instruments, and equipment in preparation for the procedure\n- Performs other related duties as necessary\n- This job motivates and provides work direction to other employees, but does not have the authority to hire, fire or discipline\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Two years of current acute Operating Room experience\n- Senior level classification for Surgical Technician shall apply only to Surgical Technicians who are specifically and regularly assigned by the Employer to direct and check the work of one (1) or more Surgical Technicians; or who have at lease two (2) years experience as a Surgical Technician\n- Strong experience with minimally invasive, general, ENT, eyes, plastics, orthopedics, vascular, open heart-thoracic, spine, urology, GYN, podiatry, maxillofacial, and neurosurgery specialties. Including video, orthopedic and all other needed equipment to do the above surgeries preferred\n- High School Diploma/GED\n- Surgical Technicians certified by the Association of Operating Room Technicians, affiliated with the Association of Operating Room Nurses shall qualify as Senior Surgical Technicians upon presentation of their certificate\n- BLS\n- **Certification in Surgical Technology preferred\n- Must be willing to participate in training of RNs and other disciplines in the scrub role\n- Ability to perform under general supervision frequently, do perform the most complex techniques and procedures of the classification in accordance with the specifications set by the department head\n- Ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and memos\n- Ability to write simple correspondence\n- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other incumbents of the organization\n- Basic computer skills\n- Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment\n\nSchedule: 10:45 AM - 7:15 PM\nMon - Fri with rotating weekends.", "date_new": "2011-09-07 19:15:17", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/23467115/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Surgical Technician Senior - Grade 675 (303036)", "reqid": "096986", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 23467115}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Managing Director, Business Risk Management\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThis position serves as the business risk management leader for revenue cycle operations in the region. The position is responsible for actively monitoring state, and national regulatory trends/changes, assessing both the compliance risk, and the impact of regulatory changes to revenue cycle operations, and advising leadership on the type and timing of responses. The position provides direction on risk management, and compliance issues to key stakeholders ensuring that regulatory requirements are not compromised and that organizational objectives are met. The position serves as an 'independent' compliance monitor to the Revenue Cycle organization to ensure a high level of objectivity and integrity is maintained. The position provides senior leadership in Revenue cycle with an independent review to ensure that a high level of objectivity and integrity is maintained. The position supports health plan, TPMG, and service area leadership, and regional departments (Internal Audit/SOX/Finance, etc.), and regional and national compliance officers on all revenue cycle compliance issues. The position is responsible for coordinating with Regional and National Compliance to create a culture of compliance throughout the revenue cycle organization in which leaders and team members know what is required; have the proper tools, information, training, and support to meet requirements; follow defined procedures; and are recognized for compliant behavior and performance.\n\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Health Care Administration, or Business or Public Health Administration required\n- Substantial experience (10+ years) of progressively responsible compliance/regulatory/quality management experience with minimum 3+ years in a senior leadership/executive role.\n- Demonstrated ability to determine key business/compliance issues and develop appropriate actions plans from multi-disciplinary perspectives.\n- Demonstrated management skills, including working with varied levels of staff through Senior Leadership, budgeting, delegation, staff development, and resource allocation and planning, and performance assessment skills. \n- Outstanding communication skills with the ability to communicate persuasively and effectively (written and oral) to a wide range of internal and external customers.\n- Demonstrated expertise in project management, analytic problem solving and negotiating.\n- Demonstrated ability to lead professionals and manage through influence and collaboration.\n- Strong working knowledge of federal and state laws and regulations related to health care and managed care organizations.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.\n\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Certification in Healthcare Compliance (CHC) preferred.\n-Masters, law or related degree strongly preferred.\nQualifications:\nEssential Functions:\n- works with the VP Revenue Cycle, business and clinical leadership, and regional and national compliance leadership to develop a comprehensive, integrated business risk management/compliance plan and to create a common vision, strategy, and feedback loops for managing business risk within the revenue cycle organization.\n- Works with the revenue cycle, business, and clinical leaders to develop and execute on-going strategies and tactics to ensure compliance readiness at all times within all areas of the revenue cycle organization.\n- Collaborates with legal, compliance, internal controls, and SOX leaders at the national and regional levels to align regulatory requirements, processes, audit functions, policies, procedures, and strategic initiatives.\n- Maintains a working knowledge of relevant third party payer contracts, accreditation standards, and regulatory trends, and industry practices that may impact the revenue cycle organization. Develops strategies to mitigate adverse impacts, and to leverage opportunities with respect to relevant trends, and changes, etc. Works collaboratively with the executive leadership, local leadership and the medical group leadership to integrate these changes into operations.\n- Collaborates with regional and national compliance, SOX, quality, and internal audit departments to develop an integrated annual audit plan and directs the revenue cycle internal audit function. Develops programs to monitor, identify, and provide feedback to revenue cycle operational leaders on revenue cycle compliance problems and risks.\n- Represents the revenue cycle organization in regulatory review forums/committees providing subject matter expertise on the potential impact of proposed changes in state and federal legislation, accreditation, and regulatory requirements (including health care reform) to the revenue cycle organization.\n- Serves as a subject matter expert and advises clinical and business leadership on issues relating to regulatory compliance, health reform, and accreditation standards.\n- Monitors state and national trends and regulatory changes in health care delivery. Identifies potential issues/risks to the revenue cycle organization and alerts senior leaders to changes/issues/risks on the horizon.\n- Monitors the FAC Org system to ensure a highly level of integrity in all data elements.\n- Works collaboratively with the revenue cycle leadership to develop educational programs for regional departments, and service areas to ensure compliance with regulations, accreditation standards, and organizational policies and procedures.\n- Develops, and manages a compliance performance dashboard with leading indicators designed to identify areas of risk, and opportunities for improvement and monitors corrective actions designed to ensure compliance mandates are achieved timely; escalates issues; and reports performance to business and clinical leadership.\n- Manages operating expenses within budget, and seeks opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce costs.\n- Develops and executes an integrated communications plan to effectively engage and inform key stakeholders of relevant changes/updates to regulations, and accreditation standards to ensure success of key business strategies and operating areas.\n- Establishes a plan to develop leadership capabilities, and employee engagement within the revenue cycle compliance community and create a culture that achieves high performance and professional integrity.\n- Collaborates with the Regional Compliance Office to set strategic direction in responses to regulatory and accrediting agencies on surveys, audits, and incidents of non-compliance, errors, and omissions; communicates issues to appropriate stakeholders, and escalates issues to senior leadership; and works with revenue cycle, and business, and clinical leaders to address/mitigate risks to the organization.", "date_new": "2011-08-19 20:35:43", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/23138240/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Managing Director, Business Risk Management", "reqid": "095936", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 23138240}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Director, Finance\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nProvides strategic direction of department in support of strategic finance initiatives and goals. Leads and manages complex finance projects, working collaboratively with leaders. Directs all efforts to ensure highest customer/sponsor satisfaction.\nEssential Functions:\n- Serves as an expert consultant to executive leadership on major and highly complex healthcare issues with strategic importance.\n- Provides leadership and direction for the department in accordance with the overall strategic direction of Finance.\n- Communicates information strategically, delivering results-oriented messages.\n- Actively monitors operational and financial performance to anticipate and meet the needs of leadership.\n- Drives for changes in work products and processes that will improve departmental efficiencies and effectiveness.\n- Applies thorough understanding of key business processes to effectively anticipate and address the longer-term implications of decisions/actions.\n- Manages all steps of major projects or processes and adjusts planned approach as required.\n- Fosters a positive and proactive work environment, emphasizing respect for individuals, high standards of quality, customer service, innovation and team work.\n- Fosters strong results orientation within department by motivating staff and holding them accountable to meeting customer needs and organizational goals.\n- Facilitates the ongoing learning, well-being, professional satisfaction and development of staff through training, work assignments, increased responsibility/autonomy and mentoring.\n- Understands interrelationships among systems and process across functional areas to redesign process, improve efficiency, and ensure optimal results.\n- Identifies and communicates opportunities for change to improve performance.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Substantial (8-10 years) directly related financial experience with analytically challenging projects.\n- Significant (3+ years) general management experience.\n- Direct operational experience.\n- Significant experience with KP data sources.\n- Bachelors degree in business administration, economics, finance, accounting, or related field.\n- CPA or Master's Degree highly preferred.\n- Knowledge in one or more of the following: accounting, finance, Quantitative analysis, financial analysis, healthcare economics, information systems, organizational development, health care delivery systems, project management or new business development.\n- Knowledge of applicable federal and state laws and regulations related to the healthcare industry.\n- Excellent communications, presentation and interpersonal skills.\n- Able to manage through influence and collaboration.\n- Excellent skills in complex analytic problem solving, strategic planning, program development, project management, change management and group process.\n- Demonstrated effectiveness in staff development, team building, conflict resolution and group interaction.\n- Proficiency with Microsoft office (i.e., Excel, Word, PowerPoint).", "date_new": "2011-08-12 08:21:40", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/22978696/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Director, Finance", "reqid": "094907", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 22978696}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sr. Consulting Data Analyst\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder general supervision, this position exists to assist the organization in making strategic data-related decisions by analyzing, manipulating, tracking, internally managing, and reporting data. This position functions both as a senior analyst and as a high-level statistical analytics programmer.\nEssential Functions:\n- Designs and enhances databases\n- Designs effective and user-friendly menu systems\n- Develops accurate, easy to read, & useful information reports\n- Designs and generates tracking and monitoring tools\n- Participates in the development of outcomes and process measures, including technical specifications to enable population measurement, guideline implementation, and evaluation\n- Tests complex statistical routines using macros, vendor software, and software written by self and others\n- Tests and maintains data integrity\n- May assist with sophisticated statistical models and forecasting tools using these databases\n- Assists with the definition of complex multi-dimensional healthcare issues and develops time tables/processes for decision making\n- May translate needs, issues, and ideas into effective strategies and action plans\n- May formulate specific implementation plans and evaluates the effectiveness of actions/programs implemented.\n- Develops creative alternative solutions\n- May assist in the determination of goals and priorities with team, clients, or project management sponsors\n- May communicate results/recommendations to project sponsors, clients, and various senior level audiences (including physicians for TPMG departments)\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 3 years programming in SAS, SQL, VBA, net, or equivalent statistical analytical programming language\n- Experience with analytical manipulation and interpretation of large databases required\n- Experience with MVS/TSO operating systems preferred; if not, experience with another mainframe operating system required\n- Project management experience preferred.\n- Typically, 2+ years of related analytical, consulting, & healthcare experience preferred\n- Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, Finance, Health Care Administration, Public Health Administration, Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, or related field required, or equivalent work experience in lieu of a degree\n- Master's degree preferred\n- Broad familiarity with medical practices, especially population management and process and outcomes measurement\n- Knowledge of JCL strongly preferred\n- Ability to express complex analytical and technical information to senior management or to audiences with clinical training\n- Strong analytic and critical thinking skills, writing skills, communication skills, consulting skills, and ability to work within a team\n- Microsoft Office skills required\n- Must be an independent self-starter\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment\n\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- PC SAS, SAS, or Cognos BI", "date_new": "2011-08-10 20:07:46", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/22944042/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr. Consulting Data Analyst", "reqid": "092914", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 22944042}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sterile Processing Technician II Cert, (On-Call), (No. 39), Grade 390\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder direct/indirect supervision, follows approved infection control, quality assurance and departmental policies and procedures and may assist in departmental in-services and training. In addition, must hold current CS/SPD Certification with the Certification Board for either Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materials Management.\nEssential Functions:\n- Adherence to hand washing requirements, workflow patterns, standard precautions, sterility assurance, biological monitoring, and dress code.\n- Validates and maintains: event-related protocols; disinfection and/or sterilization load parameters and records; inventory check sheet(s); and equipment monitoring.\n- Meets regulatory requirements for sterilization, high-level disinfection, biological monitoring, and employee competencies\n- Accurately document and maintain daily records of all QA and sterilization functions according to regulatory agency and Infection Control standards.\n- Adheres to organizational and departmental policies and procedures\n- Participates in department employee orientation (DEO), meetings, and employee evaluation and competency programs\n- Maintains current Sterile Processing Technician Certification\n- May assists in departmental in-services and training.\n- Wears personal protective equipment\n- Inspects, disassembles sorts, cleans, and processes reusable instrumentation and equipment.\n- Selects and operates specialized cleaning equipment.\n- Follows manufacturer recommendations for use of cleaning agents\n- Follows device manufactures cleaning guidelines.\n- Maintains adequate cleaning supplies\n- As designated reprocesses endoscopes\n- Identifies, inspects, and assembles all general and specialty instruments, various power equipment, laser and endoscopes instruments per specifications and manufacturer recommendations.\n- According to manufacturer guidelines, selects and prepares packaging materials for the sterilization of reusable instrumentation.\n- Selects appropriate method of sterilization.\n- Maintains accurate sterilization records\n- Properly loads and unloads sterilization cart items.\n- Verifies that sterilization parameters meet before distribution of load\n- Collects, cleans, checks, distributes, and tracks patient care equipment\n- As designated, orders patient care equipment, inventory assigned supply areas for replenishment, and rotates stock appropriately and stocks general and surgical carts.\n- Reports all malfunctioning equipment to appropriate department\n- Demonstrates awareness of personal and work area safety at all times.\n- Complies with facility safety policies and procedures, including those for blood borne pathogens and communicable diseases\n- Takes prompt corrective actions when hazard identified (reporting or removing, as appropriate)\n- Attends required safety training.\n- Demonstrates effective written and oral communication skills and actively supports and contributes teamwork in the workplace.\n- Demonstrates responsibility in adhering to posted work schedules\n- Assists in in-service and training and supports departmental related computer programs.\n- May assume interdepartmental liaison responsibilities.\n- In the absence of the Senior Technician, may assume interdepartmental liaison responsibilities.\n- Performs duties as assigned\n- No supervisory responsibilities\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum of one-year experience in instrument processing\n- High School Diploma or equivalent.\n- Must hold current CS/SPD Certification with the Certification Board for either Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materials Management\n- Must know Medical Terminology to understand instrumentation, surgical procedures, and surgical schedule\n- Must know various types of reusable surgical instrumentation, including power equipment and micro surgical instrumentation\n- Must know how to operate Sterile Processing departmental equipment (i.e. washers, ultrasonic, steam, gas, and chemical sterilizer)\n- Must know cleaning of patient care equipment i.e. I.V. pumps, feeding pumps, pneumatic pumps, CPM machines, PCA, and hypo/hyperthermia units, etc.\n- Must know sterilization monitoring, record keeping, and quality assurance protocols\n- Must have effective oral and written communication skills with co-workers, internal, and external customers\n- Departmental related computer skills preferred\n- Ability to read and comprehend complex instructions, correspondence, and memos\n- Ability to write simple correspondence\n- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other incumbents of the organization\n- Must be able to follow verbal and written instructions\n- Must be able to read, comprehend, and follow organizational and departmental policies and procedures\n- Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment\n- Also, refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement", "date_new": "2011-08-06 21:14:08", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/22870272/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sterile Processing Technician II Cert, (On-Call), (No. 39), Grade 390", "reqid": "093962", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 22870272}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Facility Site Reviewer RN\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nAs a recognized content expert for technical areas, responsible for the delivery of consulting services in areas of key organizational importance. Provides nursing leadership for the delivery of high quality and cost-effective consulting services/products that are issues of key organizational importance. Partners with Medical Center leadership teams and departments to support effectiveness of local programs in order for leadership to meet key organizational initiatives. Supports leadership in attaining organizational goals.\nEssential Functions:\n- Provides leadership and expert consultation on the design, development, and implementation of programs related to the expertise area.\n- Leads a group of consultants, analysts and/or staff focused on the delivery of service/products within the responsible technical area(s).\n- Provides leadership and direction for the technical area(s) in accordance with the overall strategic direction of the group.\n- Serves as the content expert of the responsible technical area(s) and provides technical assistance and advice.\n- Develops standards, procedures, and policies to ensure that the responsible unit is maintained according to the acceptable level of quality from clients.\n- Ensures that reports and information disseminated from the area(s) are accurate, timely and consistent, and that they satisfy the clients' needs.\n\nSecondary Functions:\nAs a surveyor for the Medi-Cal Facility Site Review process, this position will participate fully in driving performance of the 200+ outpatient clinics throughout the Northern California Region. This position will participate in and possibly lead survey teams as in the review of primary care provider sites in accord with Medi-Cal requirements. This position will assist the Regional Master Trainer and Regional Site Review Trainer to develop and give training to RNs who become certified site reviewers and will train Service Area personnel on the requirements of the Medi-Cal Site Review process. This position will require some travel to Kaiser Permanente's provider sites throughout Northern California.\n\nAs part of the Accreditation team, the Clinical Practice Consultant position may participate in other aspects of the quality program to include Medi-Cal HEDIS chart abstraction and the NCQA accreditation process. Additionally, this position may support other related trend reporting, dashboard development, surveys, and audits as necessary.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Typically six or more years of experience in a management or clinical leadership role required.\n- BSN or BA in health related field required; Master's degree preferred.\n- Current California nursing license required.\n- Demonstrated ability to determine the key business issues and develop appropriate action plans from multidisciplinary perspectives.\n- Demonstrated subject matter expertise in health care operations and care delivery.\n- Ability to adapt to constantly changing priorities and managing a wide range of projects.\n- Demonstrated ability to lead professionals and manage others through influence and collaboration.\n- Demonstrated ability to conduct and interpret quantitative/qualitative information with analytical problem solving and project management.\n- Proven leadership skills in consulting.\n- Must exhibit efficiency, collaboration, candor, openness, and results orientation.\n- Must demonstrate an understanding of the operations of KP, health policy trends, and any applicable regulations related to the responsible technical area.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.", "date_new": "2011-08-04 02:52:41", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/22808084/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Facility Site Reviewer RN", "reqid": "094048", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 22808084}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: STERILE PROCESSNG TECH II CERT, (No. 46), (On-Call), Grade 390\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder direct/indirect supervision, follows approved infection control, quality assurance and departmental policies and procedures and may assist in departmental in-services and training. In addition, must hold current CS/SPD Certification with the Certification Board for either Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materials Management.\nEssential Functions:\n- Adherence to hand washing requirements, workflow patterns, standard precautions, sterility assurance, biological monitoring, and dress code.\n- Validates and maintains: event-related protocols; disinfection and/or sterilization load parameters and records; inventory check sheet(s); and equipment monitoring.\n- Meets regulatory requirements for sterilization, high-level disinfection, biological monitoring, and employee competencies\n- Accurately document and maintain daily records of all QA and sterilization functions according to regulatory agency and Infection Control standards.\n- Adheres to organizational and departmental policies and procedures\n- Participates in department employee orientation (DEO), meetings, and employee evaluation and competency programs\n- Maintains current Sterile Processing Technician Certification\n- May assists in departmental in-services and training.\n- Wears personal protective equipment\n- Inspects, disassembles sorts, cleans, and processes reusable instrumentation and equipment.\n- Selects and operates specialized cleaning equipment.\n- Follows manufacturer recommendations for use of cleaning agents\n- Follows device manufactures cleaning guidelines.\n- Maintains adequate cleaning supplies\n- As designated reprocesses endoscopes\n- Identifies, inspects, and assembles all general and specialty instruments, various power equipment, laser and endoscopes instruments per specifications and manufacturer recommendations.\n- According to manufacturer guidelines, selects and prepares packaging materials for the sterilization of reusable instrumentation.\n- Selects appropriate method of sterilization.\n- Maintains accurate sterilization records\n- Properly loads and unloads sterilization cart items.\n- Verifies that sterilization parameters meet before distribution of load\n- Collects, cleans, checks, distributes, and tracks patient care equipment\n- As designated, orders patient care equipment, inventory assigned supply areas for replenishment, and rotates stock appropriately and stocks general and surgical carts.\n- Reports all malfunctioning equipment to appropriate department\n- Demonstrates awareness of personal and work area safety at all times.\n- Complies with facility safety policies and procedures, including those for blood borne pathogens and communicable diseases\n- Takes prompt corrective actions when hazard identified (reporting or removing, as appropriate)\n- Attends required safety training.\n- Demonstrates effective written and oral communication skills and actively supports and contributes teamwork in the workplace.\n- Demonstrates responsibility in adhering to posted work schedules\n- Assists in in-service and training and supports departmental related computer programs.\n- May assume interdepartmental liaison responsibilities.\n- In the absence of the Senior Technician, may assume interdepartmental liaison responsibilities.\n- Performs duties as assigned\n- No supervisory responsibilities\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum of one-year experience in instrument processing\n- High School Diploma or equivalent.\n- Must hold current CS/SPD Certification with the Certification Board for either Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materials Management\n- Must know Medical Terminology to understand instrumentation, surgical procedures, and surgical schedule\n- Must know various types of reusable surgical instrumentation, including power equipment and micro surgical instrumentation\n- Must know how to operate Sterile Processing departmental equipment (i.e. washers, ultrasonic, steam, gas, and chemical sterilizer)\n- Must know cleaning of patient care equipment i.e. I.V. pumps, feeding pumps, pneumatic pumps, CPM machines, PCA, and hypo/hyperthermia units, etc.\n- Must know sterilization monitoring, record keeping, and quality assurance protocols\n- Must have effective oral and written communication skills with co-workers, internal, and external customers\n- Departmental related computer skills preferred\n- Ability to read and comprehend complex instructions, correspondence, and memos\n- Ability to write simple correspondence\n- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other incumbents of the organization\n- Must be able to follow verbal and written instructions\n- Must be able to read, comprehend, and follow organizational and departmental policies and procedures\n- Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment\n- Also, refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement", "date_new": "2011-07-27 19:59:20", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/22664645/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "STERILE PROCESSNG TECH II CERT, (No. 46), (On-Call), Grade 390", "reqid": "091942", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 22664645}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: CCM Program Assistant, Grade 400, (Spanish Speaking)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Program Assistant works under the direction of the CCM Manager &/or care/case managers to support the delivery & daily operations of CCM Population & care/case management programs. Support includes, but is not limited to, clerical duties, managing office logistics; facilitating communication w/ members, primary care team staff, & other departments & services, processing & maintaining databases, & maintaining program resources.\nEssential Functions:\n- Provides logistical support for classes, group visits, & clinics\n- Confirms schedule w/ providers & presenters & provides reminder calls/letters to patients\n- Assists in preparing charts & supplies & assists patients in completing program questionnaire or log as needed\n- Checks blood pressure, pulse, respiration's, height, weight, peak flows, & spirometry or downloads glucose meters as needed\n- Conducts visit registration & scheduling of telephone & clinic visits\n- Coordinates or provides resources for patient-specific prevention activities\n- Registers members for visits & generates OSCR forms per medical facility policy\n- Processes referrals, schedule classes, & follow-up appointments as directed by care/case managers\n- Contacts overdue patients by phone or letter at direction of care/case managers\n- Maintains computer databases, adds, & deletes patients into the Patient Alert System using program guidelines\n- Manipulates & utilizes data in current patient population, management report system.\n- Enters patients in care/case management software programs & maintains data as appropriate, e.g., AmCare, Lotus Notes Case Management System, Cholesterol Management Program, MULTIFIT Program, etc.\n- Maintains Access or Excel patient logs if used in conjunction w/ care/case management software applications\n- Manipulates & utilizes data to generate reports & queries as needed.\n- Maintains daily program operations & prepares, maintains, & provides member packets for enrollment, group visits, classes, &/or clinics\n- Sends letters to patients and patients' providers & makes copies of program materials, send faxes as needed\n- Establishes & maintains a department filing system\n- Answers phone & voice mail, routes messages to appropriate person, & provides call backs to patients relaying responses from care/case manager\n- Sorts & routes department mail & orders & transfers charts at the direction of care/case managers\n- Sends memos & progress notes to patient's MD/NPs\n- Contacts patients by phone or by letter at direction of care/case managers for follow-up\n- Upon program completion, places patients on booking list for routine follow-up appointment w/ their primary care MD/NP per medical center policy\n- Orders office & program supplies & works w/ care/case managers & other staff to maintain patient education resources, including inventory, ordering, & distribution\n- Communicates w/ Schedule Maintenance Department regarding care/case manager schedules\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Spanish speaking required; QBS Level 2 assessed.\n- Skills testing: Keyboarding at least 40 wpm, and a minimum of intermediate tested proficiency with Windows, Microsoft Word, and Excel.\n- Minimum one-year secretarial and/or medical setting/front office experience required.\n- High School Diploma/GED .\n- MA certificate preferred and may be required in certain circumstances.\n- BLS may be required per medical center policy\n- Skills and knowledge of Medical Assistant preferred and may be required for a specific program per medical center policy.\n- Proficient and legible advanced writing, reading, and arithmetic skills required.\n- A minimum of intermediate tested proficiency with Windows, Microsoft Word, and Excel required, and ability to learn complex software programs, including databases, required.\n- Keyboarding at least 40 wpm required.\n- A service orientation and openness to creative and innovative approaches to providing service characterized by cultural sensitivity, respect, and polite communication with patients, staff members, and visitors required.\n- Strong organization and task management skills required, multi-tasking skills in a busy environment required.\n- Ability to be self-motivated, to work independently, and to work as a team member required.\n- The successful candidate must demonstrate the ability to be self motivated, to work independently, and to work in a busy environment.\n- Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- AA in Business or Health related field strongly preferred.\n- Knowledge of medical terminology strongly preferred.\n- Knowledge of KP systems (e.g., PARRS, RegPlus, CIPS) strongly preferred.\n- Knowledge of ordering materials and monitoring inventory strongly preferred.\n- Good attendance strongly preferred.", "date_new": "2011-07-26 21:42:20", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/22639998/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "CCM Program Assistant, Grade 400, (Spanish Speaking)", "reqid": "089773", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 22639998}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Sr Mgr, Planning\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nProvides day to day planning resource to local and regional functions. Supports strategic regional and/or area health care delivery system planning and business development. Develops or assists in the development of capital business cases, strategic plans, market assessments and other projects as needed.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Regionally or locally based position in one of the following functional areas:\n- Delivery System Strategic Planning, Regional Services Planning, Delivery System Implementation or Business Development.\n- Leads work on key business issues and development of delivery system strategies and operational analyses representing a multidisciplinary perspective\n- Ensures analyses are based on sound analytical techniques and/or models for the designated content areas using thorough knowledge of data sources including external data and benchmarks\n- Utilizes advanced knowledge of planning analytics including supply/demand, asset utilization and through put, portfolio analysis, market assessment, competitive intelligence, etc.\n- Structures, writes, and presents strategic plans, business cases including leases and lease renewals, clinical service change requests and other planning documents for highly complex projects\n- Coordinates Plant Maintenance & Renovation, Clinical Tech and Space Planning activities\n- Leads presentations and discussions with leadership\n- Under the guidance of the Director of Delivery System Planning provides strategic leadership and consultation on the design, development and implementation of the local area Delivery System Strategy\n- Partners with delivery system leaders to achieve organizational goals\n- Coordinates with local senior leadership including The Permanente Medical Group (TPMG), Finance, Market Planning, National Facilities Services (NFS), Quality, Public Affairs to execute strategy\n- Applies understanding of strategy to decisions and actions\n- Informs Area and regional leadership in decision-making and resource allocation\n- Supports local accountability for creating value with capital resources and regional accountability for maintaining a balanced portfolio\n- Identifies opportunities for cost-effective use of resources\n- Serves as thought partner, advising senior leadership on strategic planning projects\n- Leads stakeholder groups in resolving operational/planning issues\n- Facilitates open dialogue and integration among all stakeholders throughout strategic processes and challenges others to reach the best outcome\n- Leads teams and encourages collaboration among team members.\n- Hires, trains and manages staff of planning managers and analysts\n- Builds relationships with local and/or regional leadership teams\n- Partners with cross functional departments including Finance, NFS, Market Planning, TPMG, etc\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n-A minimum of 8years ofexperience in health care or business management, planning, operations or finance\n-A minimum of3 years ofexperience managing and developing staff\n- Bachelor's degree in business, public health or arelated field\n- MBA or health care management masters preferred\n- Strong analytical, written and oral communications, and interpersonal skills (e.g. political savvy, team leader, emotional intelligence)\n- Demonstrated ability to synthesize qualitative and quantitative findings into well-written reports for executives\n- Ability to proactively identify future opportunities or obstacles and takes action to maximize results\n- Customer service focused skills in communications, decisions and actions\n- High energy, self-motivated, able to quickly adapt and works well in a team environment and individually", "date_new": "2011-06-02 22:59:58", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/21608293/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr Mgr, Planning", "reqid": "078857", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 21608293}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Lead SAS Consultant\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder general supervision, this position exists to assist the organization in making strategic data-related decisions by analyzing, manipulating, tracking, internally managing, and reporting data. This position takes an active leadership role both as a consultant and as a high-level statistical analytics programmer.\nEssential Functions:\n- Leads, makes significant contributions, &/or provides technical leadership to high visibility projects to identify\n- Resolves issues of strategic importance to the organization\n- Interfaces regularly w/ senior management to produce timely & valuable results\n- Directs the development of outcomes & process measures, including technical specifications, to enable population measurement, guideline implementation, & evaluation\n- Builds and maintains complex statistical routines using macros, vendor software, & software written by self & others\n- Tests & maintains data integrity across multiple databases (internal SAS, DB2, VSAM; external: Adobe, Excel, SAS parsing routines, COBOL)\n- Builds sophisticated statistical models & forecasting tools using these databases\n- Designs & enhances databases\n- Designs menu systems that are effective & user-friendly\n- Develops reports w/ accurate, easy to read, useful information that satisfies the client's needs\n- Designs & generates tracking and monitoring tools\n- Designs research plans for data gathering & analysis participates significantly in interpreting analyses & developing action plans accordingly\n- Defines & frames complex multi-dimensional healthcare issues & develops time tables/processes for decision making\n- Translates needs, issues, & ideas into effective strategies and action plans\n- Formulates specific implementation plans & evaluates the effectiveness of actions/programs implemented\n- Develops creative alternative solutions & works closely with IT and outside partners (and physicians for TPMG departments).\n- Sets the strategic direction of projects & determines goals and priorities w/ team, clients, or project management sponsors (when appropriate)\n- May coordinate team/project activities & schedules\n- May establish team membership & project participants, provides leadership to multi-disciplinary project teams, as well as manage work of outside consultants when used\n- Communicates results/recommendations to project sponsors, clients, & various senior level audiences (including physicians for TPMG departments)\n- May participate in the development & management of the department, including coaching and recruiting for consultants/analysts & other departmental activities\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n\n - 7+ years programming in SAS, SQL, VBA, net or equivalent statistical analytical programming language\n - Experience with analytical manipulation and interpretation of large databases required\n - Typically, 5+ years of related analytical consulting experience and healthcare experience preferred\n - Project management experience strongly preferred\n - Experience with MVS/TSO operating systems required\n - Broad familiarity with medical practices, especially population management and process and outcomes measurement\n  Knowledge of JCL strongly preferred\n - Microsoft Office skills required\n - Ability to express complex analytical and technical information to senior management or to audiences with clinical training\n - Exceptional analytic and critical thinking skills, writing skills, communication skills, consulting skills, and ability to work within a team\n - Must be an independent self-starter\n - Proven leadership in consulting and, for some areas, project management\n - Must exhibit efficiency, collaboration, candor, openness, and results orientation\n - Ability to express complex analytical and technical information to senior management or to audiences with clinical training\n - Must be able to work in Labor/Management Partnership environment\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n - Project Management exp.\n - Microsoft SQL Data Modelling\n - Microsoft SQL Data Base Administration\n - OLAP experience\n - Understanding of dimensional data\n - Data reporting\n - ETLand experience with Cognos BI tools.\n\nEducation\nMasters degree in economics, finance, health care administration, public health administration, statistics, mathematics, operations research, or related field required, or equivalent Bachelors degree and work experience in lieu of a Masters degree.", "date_new": "2011-06-01 19:23:30", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/21569901/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Lead SAS Consultant", "reqid": "084649", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 21569901}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: LCSW/LMFT ( Clinical Case Management Adults )\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder the immediate supervision of a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, licensed Psychologist or board certified Psychiatrist. Interviews, assesses and evaluates members who present themselves for psychiatric evaluation; provides professional counseling and treatment with the goal of maximizing personal/familial functioning.\nEssential Functions:\n- Interviews members to assess nature & extent of member's psychiatric problem(s).\n- Develops, implements & evaluates treatment approaches for members. This may include individual, marital, family, group & intensive therapeutic modalities.\n- Confers & consults w/ supervisor regarding member's progress & treatment & may consult w/ psychiatrist as well, if both are involved in member's care.\n- May provide appropriate support to member's family, including explanation of treatment, instructions in how to support treatment & interventions to increase acceptance of & adherence to treatment, at member's request.\n- Utilizes resources of public & private agencies & community organizations to meet the needs of the member's treatment to include referral of the member &/or member's family to external resources, as appropriate.\n- Participates in departmental program development, implementation & evaluation. Reports safety concerns to mandated reporting agencies.\n- This position does not have the authority to hire, fire or discipline.\n- To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:\n- Problem Solving - Identifies & resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers & analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions.\n- Customer Service - In addition to defined technical requirements, accountable for consistently demonstrating service behaviors & principles defined by the KP Service Quality Credo, the KP Mission as well as specific departmental/organizational initiatives.\n- Also accountable for consistently demonstrating the knowledge, skills, abilities, & behaviors necessary to provide superior & culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, & to purchasers, contracted providers & vendors.\n- Interpersonal Skills - Maintains confidentiality; treats co-workers, patients & facility visitors w/ respect.\n- Oral Communication - Listens & gets clarification to ensure that instructions & requests are fully understood.\n- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an incumbent to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.\n- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals w/ disabilities to perform the essential functions.\n- While performing the duties of this job, the incumbent is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach w/ hands & arms; & talk as well as hear.\n- The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an incumbent encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.\n- While performing the duties of this Job, the incumbent may be regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.\n- Occasional exposure to outpatients who may be experiencing a wide range of acute & chronic medical conditions.\n- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- Assesses, develops and coordinates a clinical treatment program for the diagnosis, treatment, and referral of Health Plan members with chemical dependencies, and acute or chronic psychiatric disorders.\n- Interviews, assesses and evaluates members who present themselves for chemical dependency evaluation and treatment; provideschemical dependencycounseling and treatment with the goal of maximizing personal/familial functioning.\n- Interviews members to assess nature & extent of member's chemical dependency/psychiatric problem(s).\n- Participates in staff conferences to select, plan, and evaluate treatment programs.\n- Consults with medical, nursing and psychiatric staff regarding diagnosis, strengths and deficits.\n- Provides outpatient psychotherapy and chemical dependency services to individuals and groups.\n- Charts members' treatments and progress in accordance with state regulations and department procedures.\n- Instructs and counsels patients regarding compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimens, including adherence to prescribed medication regimens within the scope of practice.\n- Prepares reports, intakes, treatment plans, and case summaries and maintains ongoing confidential records.\n- Interprets psychiatric treatment to members' family and helps to reduce fear and other attitudes obstructing acceptance of psychiatric care and continuation of treatment.\n- Refers member's family to community support services and resources.\n- Utilizes resources of public and private agencies and community organizations to meet the needs of members.\n- Collaborates with physicians in screening and evaluating patents for psychotropic medications.\n- Provides case management, including the development of relationships with community resources and services in order to make appropriate referrals. - - -Develops, implements, and evaluates behavioral medicine program. Provides psycho-educational classes and groups.\n-May work on call evenings and weekends, assuming primary responsibility for emergency psychiatric care and acting as consultant to emergency department physicians and staff.\n-Interviews patients and family members to assess nature and extent of psychiatric problem.\n-Develops, implements and evaluates treatment approaches for patients and affected family members. This may include individual, marital, family group and intensive therapeutic modalities.\n-Maintains confidential individual case summaries.\n-Confers and consults with staff physicians regarding patient's progress and treatment; confers with attending physicians regarding hospitalized patients and recommends treatment plans.\n-Provides appropriate support to member's family, including explanation of treatment, instructions in how to support treatment and interventions to increase acceptance of and adherence to treatment.\n-Utilizes resources of public and private agencies and community organizations to meet the needs of the member's treatment to include referral of the member and/or member's family to external resources.\n-Establishes liaisons to utilize resources of public and private agencies/community organizations to meet member and program needs.\n-Participates in departmental program development, implementation and evaluation. LCSW/LMFT may supervise assistants and trainees.\n-To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:\n- Chemical Dependency Expertise- Demonstrates service behavior and understanding basic principles and modalities of chemical dependency treatment.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Masters degree in Applied Behavioral Science required from an accredited college or university.\n- Must pass the State Board examination within two years from date of hire.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.\nOR\nMFT (963007): Masters degree in Applied Behavioral Science required, Current license as a Marriage, Family and Child Counselor in the State of California, and Previous post license, paid experience as a member of a psychiatric treatment team in an outpatient setting/program under licensed supervision (usually two to four years). Knowledge of state regulations with regard to ethics, treatment, patient rights and confidentiality\nOR\nLCSW (963010): Masters degree in Social Work required from an accredited college or university and Valid Licensed Clinical Social Worker license in the State of California.\nOR\nPsychiatric Social Work Asst. (963015) Masters degree in Social Work required from an accredited college or university.", "date_new": "2011-05-13 19:38:11", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/21260698/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "LCSW/LMFT ( Clinical Case Management Adults )", "reqid": "080790", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 21260698}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: SURGICAL TECHNICIAN SR, (No. 303027), Grade 675\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nUnder direct supervision, assists surgical team before, during, and after surgery and provides expert support, assistance, and maintenance of instruments and equipment.\nEssential Functions:\n- Specifically and regularly assigned to direct, check, review, assign, organize, coordinate, train and reporting on the work of one (1) or more other Surgical Technicians; or who have a least two (2) years experience as a Surgical Technician\n- Demonstrates ability to perform, and under general supervision frequently do perform, the most complex techniques and procedures of the classification in accordance with the specifications set by the department head\n- Coordinates configuration of equipment to provide ease of use\n- Places equipment and supplies in operating room and arranges instruments, according to instructions\n- Checks instruments and equipment for sterility, cleanliness, and functionality prior to the start of the case\n- Assists with set up and use of equipment during procedures\n- Assists with allocation of equipment for procedures on a daily basis\n- Assists team members to place and position patient on table\n- Scrubs arms and hands and dons gown and gloves and scrub procedures as primary or secondary staff.\n- Aids team to don gowns and gloves and dons personal protective equipment when required\n- Hands instruments and supplies to surgeon, holds retractors, and performs other tasks as directed by surgeon and circulating nurse during operation\n- Counts sponges, needles, and instruments before and after operation per hospital policy\n- Puts dressings on patient following surgery\n- Actively participates in meeting patient safety goals in promoting quality and safe patient care\n- Cleans operating room and assists in room turnover and washes and sterilizes equipment\n- Recommends to manager guidelines for use of equipment, purchase of new/replacement equipment, additional parts and supplies\n- Assembles/complies case carts with supplies, instruments, and equipment in preparation for the procedure\n- Performs other related duties as necessary\n- This job motivates and provides work direction to other employees, but does not have the authority to hire, fire or discipline\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Two years of current acute Operating Room experience\n- Senior level classification for Surgical Technician shall apply only to Surgical Technicians who are specifically and regularly assigned by the Employer to direct and check the work of one (1) or more Surgical Technicians; or who have at lease two (2) years experience as a Surgical Technician\n- Strong experience with minimally invasive, general, ENT, eyes, plastics, orthopedics, vascular, open heart-thoracic, spine, urology, GYN, podiatry, maxillofacial, and neurosurgery specialties. Including video, orthopedic and all other needed equipment to do the above surgeries preferred\n- High School Diploma/GED\n- Surgical Technicians certified by the Association of Operating Room Technicians, affiliated with the Association of Operating Room Nurses shall qualify as Senior Surgical Technicians upon presentation of their certificate\n- BLS\n- **Certification in Surgical Technology preferred\n- Must be willing to participate in training of RNs and other disciplines in the scrub role\n- Ability to perform under general supervision frequently, do perform the most complex techniques and procedures of the classification in accordance with the specifications set by the department head\n- Ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and memos\n- Ability to write simple correspondence\n- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other incumbents of the organization\n- Basic computer skills\n- Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment", "date_new": "2011-04-27 02:11:39", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/20924724/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "SURGICAL TECHNICIAN SR, (No. 303027), Grade 675", "reqid": "076403", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 20924724}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Staff Nurse II - Inpatient Nursing #21\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Staff Nurse (SN) II is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame. The SN II provides care to patients via the therapeutic use of self, the nursing process, the environment and instrumentation, and other health care team members.\nEssential Functions:\n- Performs assessment/data collection in an on-going systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual and cognitive status; also nutrition, pain, patient/family education, family involvement and patient advocacy.\n- Formulates a goal-directed plan of care that is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes.\n- Implements care in a thorough, skillful, consistent, and continuous manner.\n- Establishes priorities or patient care based on essential patient needs and available unit resources of time, personnel, equipment, and supplies.\n- Evaluates effectiveness of care given by health care team members.\n- Identifies patient/family learning needs and implements appropriate measures.\n- Documents patient care and unit activities in a timely, accurate, and concise manner.\n- Demonstrates an awareness of and sensitivity to patient/family rights, age specific needs, cultural and ethical beliefs.\n- Demonstrates knowledge of and applies safety principles as identified within the institution.\n- Performs efficiently in emergency patient care situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons, and documenting events.\n- Demonstrates sound knowledge base and actions in the care of a designated patient population.\n- Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own professional practice.\n- Participates regularly in staff development activities for unit and Department of Nursing personnel.\n- Demonstrates knowledge of legal issues, including patient confidentiality and risk management in all aspects of patient care and unit functioning.\n- Participates in unit and Department Performance Improvement activities as directed.\n- Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties of health care team members.\n- Utilizes effective communication methods and skills, following lines of authority, as appropriate.\n- Demonstrates a service philosophy in all interactions with patients, families, and all members of the health care team.\n- Establishes effective working relationships with members of the health care team, patients, and families. Acknowledges staff rights and cultural and ethical beliefs.\n- Provides data for staffing decisions and demonstrates flexibility in the resolution of staffing issues; demonstrates flexibility when floating to other units upon requests.\n- Ability to navigate in a windows environment, utilizing a mouse and the ability to learn electronic medical record system application.\n- Identifies and solves problems effectively.\n- Participates in nursing research activities as requested.\n- Perform other related duties as necessary.\n- This job motivates and provides work direction (direct, check, review, assign, organize and coordination) to LVN's, Nurse Attendants, unit assistants, etc., but does not have the authority to hire, fire or discipline.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum of 6 months experience. See job duties for specific experience requirements for specialty units.\n- CRITICAL CARE - One year recent (within the last 3 years) experience in Critical Care. Current ACLS certification required. Completion of a Critical Care course preferred.\n- SPECIALITY AREAS - If no qualified candidate, may be willing to train in the specialty areas listed below. Candidates in training are required to obtain appropriate certifications within 6 months of hire or transfer into unit.\n- High School Diploma/GED.\n- Graduate of an accredited registered nursing program and completion of the current hours required by the BRN of RN student clinical experience or Graduate of registered nursing and either 1) 2000 hours of RN experience in clinical area of specialty from a licensed acute care facility within three (3) years of graduation; or 2) graduate of an accredited licensed vocational nursing program that includes clinical student experience in acute care and has worked 2000 hours as an licensed vocational nurse within the clinical area of specialty within three (3) years before graduation or currently enrolled in an accredited entry level MSN program and has completed pre-licensure requirements to practice nursing.\n- Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in California.\n- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for health care providers.\n- Demonstrated knowledge of the RN scope of practice.\n- Demonstrated commitment to service orientation (members, staff, providers).\n- Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills (in English).\n- Good interpersonal skills.\n- Also refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.", "date_new": "2011-03-20 14:48:28", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/20209539/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Staff Nurse II - Inpatient Nursing #21", "reqid": "066376", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 20209539}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Staff Nurse II Short Hour - Inpatient Nursing (#380)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Staff Nurse (SN) II is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame. The SN II provides care to patients via the therapeutic use of self, the nursing process, the environment and instrumentation, and other health care team members.\nEssential Functions:\n- Performs assessment/data collection in an on-going systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual and cognitive status; also nutrition, pain, patient/family education, family involvement and patient advocacy.\n- Formulates a goal-directed plan of care that is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes.\n- Implements care in a thorough, skillful, consistent, and continuous manner.\n- Establishes priorities or patient care based on essential patient needs and available unit resources of time, personnel, equipment, and supplies.\n- Evaluates effectiveness of care given by health care team members.\n- Identifies patient/family learning needs and implements appropriate measures.\n- Documents patient care and unit activities in a timely, accurate, and concise manner.\n- Demonstrates an awareness of and sensitivity to patient/family rights, age specific needs, cultural and ethical beliefs.\n- Demonstrates knowledge of and applies safety principles as identified within the institution.\n- Performs efficiently in emergency patient care situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons, and documenting events.\n- Demonstrates sound knowledge base and actions in the care of a designated patient population.\n- Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own professional practice.\n- Participates regularly in staff development activities for unit and Department of Nursing personnel.\n- Demonstrates knowledge of legal issues, including patient confidentiality and risk management in all aspects of patient care and unit functioning.\n- Participates in unit and Department Performance Improvement activities as directed.\n- Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties of health care team members.\n- Utilizes effective communication methods and skills, following lines of authority, as appropriate.\n- Demonstrates a service philosophy in all interactions with patients, families, and all members of the health care team.\n- Establishes effective working relationships with members of the health care team, patients, and families. Acknowledges staff rights and cultural and ethical beliefs.\n- Provides data for staffing decisions and demonstrates flexibility in the resolution of staffing issues; demonstrates flexibility when floating to other units upon requests.\n- Ability to navigate in a windows environment, utilizing a mouse and the ability to learn electronic medical record system application.\n- Identifies and solves problems effectively.\n- Participates in nursing research activities as requested.\n- Perform other related duties as necessary.\n- This job motivates and provides work direction (direct, check, review, assign, organize and coordination) to LVN's, Nurse Attendants, unit assistants, etc., but does not have the authority to hire, fire or discipline.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum of 6 months experience. See job duties for specific experience requirements for specialty units.\n- LABOR & DELIVERY - One year recent experience (within the last 3 years) in L&D with completion of AWHONN L&D course preferred. NRP certification is required. Current ACLS certification may be required in some units. Successful completion of advanced fetal monitoring course preferred within the last 2 years. Successful completion of a Fetal Monitoring Interpretation Competency within the first three months of hire may be required. May be expected to cross train to at least 1 other Maternal Child Health/Family Centered Care area with appropriate certifications. Must complete circulating and recovery competencies as required. Willingness to scrub may be required.\n- SPECIALITY AREAS - If no qualified candidate, may be willing to train in the specialty areas listed below. Candidates in training are required to obtain appropriate certifications within 6 months of hire or transfer into unit.\n- High School Diploma/GED.\n- Graduate of an accredited registered nursing program and completion of the current hours required by the BRN of RN student clinical experience or Graduate of registered nursing and either 1) 2000 hours of RN experience in clinical area of specialty from a licensed acute care facility within three (3) years of graduation; or 2) graduate of an accredited licensed vocational nursing program that includes clinical student experience in acute care and has worked 2000 hours as an licensed vocational nurse within the clinical area of specialty within three (3) years before graduation or currently enrolled in an accredited entry level MSN program and has completed pre-licensure requirements to practice nursing.\n- Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in California.\n- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for health care providers.\n- Demonstrated knowledge of the RN scope of practice.\n- Demonstrated commitment to service orientation (members, staff, providers).\n- Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills (in English).\n- Good interpersonal skills.\n- Also refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.", "date_new": "2011-03-08 19:46:59", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/19998985/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Staff Nurse II Short Hour - Inpatient Nursing (#380)", "reqid": "066357", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 19998985}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Staff Nurse II On-Call Inpatient Nursing, (Tracking No. 352)\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nThe Staff Nurse (SN) II is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame. The SN II provides care to patients via the therapeutic use of self, the nursing process, the environment and instrumentation, and other health care team members.\nEssential Functions:\n- Performs assessment/data collection in an on-going systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual and cognitive status; also nutrition, pain, patient/family education, family involvement and patient advocacy.\n- Formulates a goal-directed plan of care that is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes.\n- Implements care in a thorough, skillful, consistent, and continuous manner.\n- Establishes priorities or patient care based on essential patient needs and available unit resources of time, personnel, equipment, and supplies.\n- Evaluates effectiveness of care given by health care team members.\n- Identifies patient/family learning needs and implements appropriate measures.\n- Documents patient care and unit activities in a timely, accurate, and concise manner.\n- Demonstrates an awareness of and sensitivity to patient/family rights, age specific needs, cultural and ethical beliefs.\n- Demonstrates knowledge of and applies safety principles as identified within the institution.\n- Performs efficiently in emergency patient care situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons, and documenting events.\n- Demonstrates sound knowledge base and actions in the care of a designated patient population.\n- Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own professional practice.\n- Participates regularly in staff development activities for unit and Department of Nursing personnel.\n- Demonstrates knowledge of legal issues, including patient confidentiality and risk management in all aspects of patient care and unit functioning.\n- Participates in unit and Department Performance Improvement activities as directed.\n- Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties of health care team members.\n- Utilizes effective communication methods and skills, following lines of authority, as appropriate.\n- Demonstrates a service philosophy in all interactions with patients, families, and all members of the health care team.\n- Establishes effective working relationships with members of the health care team, patients, and families. Acknowledges staff rights and cultural and ethical beliefs.\n- Provides data for staffing decisions and demonstrates flexibility in the resolution of staffing issues; demonstrates flexibility when floating to other units upon requests.\n- Ability to navigate in a windows environment, utilizing a mouse and the ability to learn electronic medical record system application.\n- Identifies and solves problems effectively.\n- Participates in nursing research activities as requested.\n- Perform other related duties as necessary.\n- This job motivates and provides work direction (direct, check, review, assign, organize and coordination) to LVN's, Nurse Attendants, unit assistants, etc., but does not have the authority to hire, fire or discipline.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum of 6 months experience. See job duties for specific experience requirements for specialty units.\n- LABOR & DELIVERY - One year recent experience (within the last 3 years) in L&D with completion of AWHONN L&D course preferred. NRP certification is required. Current ACLS certification may be required in some units. Successful completion of advanced fetal monitoring course preferred within the last 2 years. Successful completion of a Fetal Monitoring Interpretation Competency within the first three months of hire may be required. May be expected to cross train to at least 1 other Maternal Child Health/Family Centered Care area with appropriate certifications. Must complete circulating and recovery competencies as required. Willingness to scrub may be required.\n- SPECIALITY AREAS - If no qualified candidate, may be willing to train in the specialty areas listed below. Candidates in training are required to obtain appropriate certifications within 6 months of hire or transfer into unit.\n- High School Diploma/GED.\n- Graduate of an accredited registered nursing program and completion of the current hours required by the BRN of RN student clinical experience or Graduate of registered nursing and either 1) 2000 hours of RN experience in clinical area of specialty from a licensed acute care facility within three (3) years of graduation; or 2) graduate of an accredited licensed vocational nursing program that includes clinical student experience in acute care and has worked 2000 hours as an licensed vocational nurse within the clinical area of specialty within three (3) years before graduation or currently enrolled in an accredited entry level MSN program and has completed pre-licensure requirements to practice nursing.\n- Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in California.\n- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for health care providers.\n- Demonstrated knowledge of the RN scope of practice.\n- Demonstrated commitment to service orientation (members, staff, providers).\n- Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills (in English).\n- Good interpersonal skills.\n- Also refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.", "date_new": "2011-01-19 20:50:35", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/19203288/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Staff Nurse II On-Call Inpatient Nursing, (Tracking No. 352)", "reqid": "056980", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 19203288}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Oakland", "description": "Title: Rsch Associate 1\nLocation: Oakland, CA\nWe are seeking an energetic, knowledgeable individual to join a diabetes research team, specifically to work on a randomized trial. The trial involves a nutrition and physical activity intervention in pregnant women who have been diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). The individual will be in charge of recruiting study participants, obtaining doctor authorizations and managing day to day tasks of the study. The study will require conducting in-depth telephone interviews. The individual will need to conduct in-person clinic visits where height, weight and waist circumference are measured and in-person questionnaires are administered at several Bay Area medical centers. Apppointments to meet participants are scheduled early mornings at the various medical centers in the South Bay (Santa Clara/Santa Teresa area). Travel to Oakland for bi-monthly study meetings will also be required.\nEssential Functions:\n- Coordinates recruitment of participants & develops information packets for the participants\n- Monitors & tracks participant progress throughout the project & provides follow-up as needed\n- Assists w/development of research instruments\n- Trains research assistants\n- Edits & manipulates data; performs data manipulation to produce progress reports including basic statistical analyses\n- Maintains project records & reports\n- Reviews literature relating to research project\n- May conduct detailed, complex in-person or telephone interviews\n- May be responsible for data quality assurance\n- May coordinate a small scale research projects\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 1-2 years of experience in one or more of the technical areas required\n- Professional certification (e.g., RN, RHIT, RD, etc.) may substitute for two years of experience\n- Experience w/interviewing & chart review\n- Bachelor' degree or equivalent experience in public health, health care administration, epidemiology or other related field preferred\n- Basic knowledge of questionnaire design & simple data analysis & interpretation\n- Knowledge of computer applications, such as word processing, spreadsheet design, & database applications\n- Familiar w/medical terminology\n- Must be able to work in Labor and Management Partnership environment\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Previous experience in a health care, hospital, or clinical research setting preferred. Must demonstrate excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.\n- Telephone skills required; previous interviewing/ recruiting experience preferred.\n- The applicant must be able to work successfully with a wide range of internal and external project staff in addition to study participants.\n- Must be dependable, punctual, detail-oriented, and able to follow detailed-study protocols precisely.\n- Previous experience with randomized controlled trials is also preferred.\n- Must exhibit a professional manner with a high degree of courtesy, tact, and sensitivity.\n- Must be able to work well independently, as well as part of a larger multi-disciplinary research team.\n- Experience with medical terminology and word-processing and spreadsheet software programs preferred.\n- Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint) required.\n- Familiarity with editing/coding questionnaires preferred\n\nOther Duties:\n- Screening, recruiting, scheduling, and interviewing study participants. Conducting complex telephone interviews following a detailed study protocol. Responsible for administering an informed consent to all study participants at the time of the initial study visit, in addition to overseeing the completion of several questionnaires regarding lifestyle habits and medical history.\n- Conducting in-person clinic visits measuring, height, weight and waist circumference. Possibly simple processing of biological specimens (i.e. spinning blood samples in a centrifuge and packaging for shipment).\n- Sending participants letters on a regular basis, performing reminder phone calls, making follow-up phone calls to study participants; and participating in research staff meetings.\n- Preparing, copying, distributing, tracking and filing study materials. Editing questionnaires for completeness.\n- Preparing forms for data entry. Data cleaning. Participant monitoring, follow-up, and tracking activities. Maintaining subject and data tracking systems. Tracking study progress and generating reports using ACCESS.\n- Responding to participant questions and requests. Assisting in the development of study tools (such as manual of operations, protocols, and tracking forms).\n- Performing other general study tasks, as necessary.\n\n++ This position is expected to continue for3 years work or pending continuation of grant/contract funding ++", "date_new": "2010-10-28 01:23:16", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/17963951/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Rsch Associate 1", "reqid": "048585", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Oakland, CA", "uid": 17963951}]