[{"country_short": "USA", "city": "Santa Rosa", "description": "Title: Physical Therapist License Applicant SH [Oncall PTLA 2012]\nLocation: Santa Rosa, CA\nUnder the direction and supervision of a licensed Physical Therapist, responsible for the physical therapy management of patients.\n\nEssential Functions: - Under the direction and supervision of a licensed Physical Therapist, 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.\n- Initiates discharge planning from physical therapy.\n- Implements the treatment program through direct treatment of the patient, may delegate a portion of the treatment plan to appropriate supportive personnel, and coordination of the treatment plan with other health care personnel as appropriate.\n- Provides advice and education to patient and family.\n- Regularly assesses clinical signs and symptoms to determine effectiveness of treatment, progress of patient 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.\n- Provides accurate, timely documentation of physical therapy patient management.\n- Demonstrates progress toward meeting the criteria for professional practice.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\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- Must have submitted a completed application for licensure to Board of Medical Quality Assurance.\n- Must have completed or have a confirmed date to sit for written PT examination in the State of California or must be licensed in another state in U.S. and awaiting confirmation of licensure through reciprocity.\n- BLS required.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Demonstrates competency in age specifics related to assessing, treating and/or caring for varying patient populations including infants, children, adolescents, and elderly adults.", "date_new": "2012-05-20 19:16:37", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28824147/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Physical Therapist License Applicant SH [Oncall PTLA 2012]", "reqid": "136523", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Santa Rosa, CA", "uid": 28824147}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Santa Rosa", "description": "Title: Director Risk and Patient Safety\nLocation: Santa Rosa, CA\nResponsible for the strategic planning, implementation & effectiveness of a comprehensive Risk Management & Patient Safety Program across the continuum, linking the plans w/ the organizational vision & mission as well as leadership's goals & objectives.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Ensures that a highly effective Risk Management & Patient Safety Education Program is developed, implemented & sustained.\n- Authors annual risk management & patient safety (Safe Care) plan that links program goals w/ (1) organizational vision & mission statements & strategic priorities set by the governing body (2) previous year's accomplishments (3) results of ongoing monitoring & evaluations & (4) licensing & accreditation requirements.\n- Develops & maintains highly effective relationships w/ key stakeholders & departments such as leadership team members, professional staff & its leadership, quality management/performance improvement department, continuing professional staff education, patient care services, pharmacy, infection control, environmental health & safety, employee assistance program staff, healthcare ombudsman & mediator, local & regional medical legal, member services as well as external regulatory & accrediting bodies.\n- Partners w/ Assistant Physician-in-Chief for Risk to ensure program goals & objectives are operationalized across the continuum.\n- Co-chairs the Medical Center's Risk Management/Patient Safety focused committees fulfilling the organizational obligations for committee management & reporting structure.\n- Responsible for the Management of Risk Data & Information: Develops & fosters internal risk identification mechanisms including, but not limited to, incident reports, staff referrals, medical records reviews, review of patient complaints, reviewing pertinent quality improvement information, closed claims analysis & environmental risk/safety assessments.\n- Communicates pertinent risk management information through regular & ad hoc analysis reports regarding trends, patterns, & issues to the KFH/HP Board of Directors, Leaders, TPMG leadership, Executive Committee, other committees/groups as appropriate.\n- Recommends patient safety/error reduction initiatives to leadership.\n- Facilitates the design of error reduction projects & maintains oversight to ensure projects stay on track.\n- Ensures root cause analyses are conducted timely & meet the test of being thorough & credible.\n- Ensures high-risk processes are identified for Failure Modes & Effects Analysis (FMEA).\n- Responds to emerging needs of the organization relating to new legislation & standards by drafting policies & procedures &/or assisting departments w/ revisions of current procedures.\n- Provides risk management expertise to physicians & staff when faced w/ patient care dilemmas.\n- Represents the organization during patient/family conference, as appropriate & required.\n- Coordinates w/ Medical-Legal Affairs to investigate or assist w/ claims investigation, as appropriate.\n- Represents the Medical Center on regional committees as requested & appointed.\n- Represents Kaiser Permanente to outside organizations & regulatory & accrediting bodies, as requested & appropriate.\n- Manages staff & makes recommendations regarding the need for staff, space & other resources.\n- Manages & resolves human resources & labor relations specific to the Risk Management & Patient Safety Department.\n- Assume other duties as directed.\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- Programs will be directed at the identification, analysis, and implementation of initiatives to improve systems of healthcare while reducing human error within the system.\n- Also responsible for ensuring appropriate actions are taken when heatlhcare errors have occurred and caused harm to members, patients, staff and/or the organization.\n- Consults with providers and staff regarding specific patient care dilemmas.\n- Builds and sustains strong, effective relationships with KFH/HP and TPMG leaders/managers/staff.\n- Ensures collaboration with local and regional Medical Legal Departments.\n- Participates in CME and CEU program through the provision of programs on such topics as loss prevention, informed consent process, confidentiality, communcation of unanticipated outcomes, and human factors.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Substantial experience (usually seven (7) plus years) in risk management/patient safety or performance improvement in an integrated healthcare delivery system.\n- Bachelor's degree required; strongly preferred to be in nursing of other clinical healthcare field.\n- Advanced degree in law, healthcare risk management, healthcare business or business administration strongly preferred.\n- Demonstrated knowledge of risk management principles.\n- Demonstrated knowledge & understanding of legal principles of tort w/ ability to apply in any situation.\n- Ability to apply federal/state healthcare laws & accreditation standards to all settings of care.\n- Proven basic statistical analysis & problem-solving skills.\n- Persuasive oral & written skills.\n- Strong interpersonal skills w/ proven ability to influence across functional lines.\n- Success in curriculum development & presentations to large groups of diverse healthcare providers.\n- User knowledge of various software applications.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.", "date_new": "2012-05-13 18:56:48", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28663477/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Director Risk and Patient Safety", "reqid": "135188", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Santa Rosa, CA", "uid": 28663477}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Santa Rosa", "description": "Title: Health Education Instructor III\nLocation: Santa Rosa, CA\nThis position conducts specialized health education classes using moderately difficult or varied curriculum designed for the improvement of health of Kaiser Members & non-members & may serve as content & resource expert in the development of class curriculum.\nEssential Functions:\n- Teaches & models self-management skills, concepts, resources, & tools related to health, lifestyle change, & behavior modification to class participants.\n- Assists participants in developing specific behavioral goals.\n- Provides individual instruction & counseling, as needed.\n- Assesses needs of class participants & modifies class content to meet those needs.\n- Applies evidence based education techniques in teaching methods.\n- Sustains a high level of expertise & assures cutting-edge knowledge in specific topic area.\n- May coordinate health information projects such as program catalogs, newsletter, informational displays, community health events, etc.\n- May support staff education training related to specific content area.\n- May consult w/ physicians & staff regarding related health education services.\n- May be called on to review & develop or recommend high quality, culturally appropriate, written, & audio-visual health education materials to better meet class needs.\n- Arranges & coordinates room set-up, availability of materials, & audio/visual equipment.\n- Maintains records of training activities, including attendance rosters, homework assignments, class evaluations, & timesheets or phone TIME system.\n- Administers & collects class evaluation forms & class fees.\n- Conducts follow-up phones calls to participants including those who missed sessions to determine reason for absence, monitor progress of participants, & answer related questions.\n- Completes required continuous training & education such as; those related to workplace safety, legal & regulatory compliance, accreditation & license requirements, & department specific requirements.\n- Maintains & promotes knowledge & utilization of resources related to health, lifestyle change, & behavior modification offered by Kaiser Permanente & through the community.\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- Instruct members/ patients in health education, including behavioral health classes in such areas as couples communication, anxiety, depression and/or anger management.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum offour (4)years of experience teaching classes or conducting training programs.\n- Bachelor's degree.\n- Master's degree in public health administration or equivalent preferred.\n- Licensed or professional credentials or certification as appropriate for the course instruction.\n- Demonstrated knowledge of adult learning theory & group process.\n- Current knowledge of health concepts, preventive health care, & behavior change.\n- Must possess excellent communication & interpersonal skills.\n- Demonstrated skills in teaching techniques & presentation.\n- Demonstrated ability to lead & facilitate diverse groups of people w/ understanding of group dynamics.\n- Ability to function independently & exercise professional judgment.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Experience in other health education topic areas including obesity prevention, tobacco cessation, chemical dependency also preferred.\n- Licensed Marriage, Family Child therapist or Licensed Clinical Social Worker preferred.", "date_new": "2012-05-11 19:40:51", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28639147/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Health Education Instructor III", "reqid": "134978", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Santa Rosa, CA", "uid": 28639147}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Santa Rosa", "description": "Title: Health Education Instructor III\nLocation: Santa Rosa, CA\nThis position conducts specialized health education classes using moderately difficult or varied curriculum designed for the improvement of health of Kaiser Members & non-members & may serve as content & resource expert in the development of class curriculum.\nEssential Functions:\n- Teaches & models self-management skills, concepts, resources, & tools related to health, lifestyle change, & behavior modification to class participants.\n- Assists participants in developing specific behavioral goals.\n- Provides individual instruction & counseling, as needed.\n- Assesses needs of class participants & modifies class content to meet those needs.\n- Applies evidence based education techniques in teaching methods.\n- Sustains a high level of expertise & assures cutting-edge knowledge in specific topic area.\n- May coordinate health information projects such as program catalogs, newsletter, informational displays, community health events, etc.\n- May support staff education training related to specific content area.\n- May consult w/ physicians & staff regarding related health education services.\n- May be called on to review & develop or recommend high quality, culturally appropriate, written, & audio-visual health education materials to better meet class needs.\n- Arranges & coordinates room set-up, availability of materials, & audio/visual equipment.\n- Maintains records of training activities, including attendance rosters, homework assignments, class evaluations, & timesheets or phone TIME system.\n- Administers & collects class evaluation forms & class fees.\n- Conducts follow-up phones calls to participants including those who missed sessions to determine reason for absence, monitor progress of participants, & answer related questions.\n- Completes required continuous training & education such as; those related to workplace safety, legal & regulatory compliance, accreditation & license requirements, & department specific requirements.\n- Maintains & promotes knowledge & utilization of resources related to health, lifestyle change, & behavior modification offered by Kaiser Permanente & through the community.\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- Instruct members/ patients in health education, including diabetes and nutrition education, obesity prevention, and/or behavioral health.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum offour (4)years of experience teaching classes or conducting training programs.\n- Bachelor's degree.\n- Master's degree in public health administration or equivalent preferred.\n- Licensed or professional credentials or certification as appropriate for the course instruction.\n- Demonstrated knowledge of adult learning theory & group process.\n- Current knowledge of health concepts, preventive health care, & behavior change.\n- Must possess excellent communication & interpersonal skills.\n- Demonstrated skills in teaching techniques & presentation.\n- Demonstrated ability to lead & facilitate diverse groups of people w/ understanding of group dynamics.\n- Ability to function independently & exercise professional judgment.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- Registered Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator.", "date_new": "2012-05-11 19:40:51", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28639149/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Health Education Instructor III", "reqid": "134980", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Santa Rosa, CA", "uid": 28639149}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Santa Rosa", "description": "Title: Certified Nurse Midwife\nLocation: Santa Rosa, CA\nIndependently manages the care of low-risk women during antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum periods. Co-manages higher risk patients when determined appropriate by CNM and MD. Provides standard maternity care and counseling to women, adhering to the standards of the American College of Nurse Midwives, procedures and instructions regulated by the State Nurse Practice Act and The Permanente Medical Group.\nEssential Functions:\n- ANTEPARTUM: Evaluates patient's general and obstetrical health status.\n- Determines pregnancy status, duration of gestation, presentation, and position of fetus, fetal heart rate, and determines whether all statistics are within normal limits.\n- Obtains an accurate medical, obstetrical, gynecological and social history and an account of the course of the present pregnancy.\n- Observes signs of the member's general and obstetrical health status.\n- Performs all appropriate physical examinations appropriate to CNM care needed, including the pap smear, breast examination, and pelvic examination.\n- Records all findings of examinations, histories and significant observations on patient's chart.\n- Consults with appropriate MD regarding any abnormal findings.\n- Orders appropriate lab and medical imaging studies as needed.\n- Institutes preventative measures and detects abnormal conditions. Obtains consultation and assistance from ancillary services as needed.\n- Teaches, counsels, and guides individual members regarding their individual health care.\n- Teaches antepartum classes as needed in individual facilities.\n- Evaluates maternal general health status and well being.\n- INTRAPARTUM: Performs medical screening exam to diagnose labor.\n- Independently manages the care of low risk women during labor and delivery, under the supervision of a physician.\n- Co-manages higher risk patients when determined appropriate by CNM and MD.\n- Performs facility specific standardized procedures.\n- Evaluates patient for appropriate pain management. Includes requesting epidural for women in labor.\n- POSTPARTUM: Provides health supervision, care, teaches family planning, and prescribes contraception to women during the postpartum period.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Three (3) years of recent experience as a C.N.M. preferred.\n- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.\n- Current and valid California R.N. license, California Nurse Midwife certificate, A.C.N.M. certification and BLS certification required.\n- Current and valid California Nurse-Midwife furnishing certification (including any needed education in pharmacy) and didactic education and supervised clinical experience in third trimester limited obstetric ultrasound preferred or to be obtained at midwife's expense within one year of hire.\n- Current and valid DEA registration number specific to our practice at Kaiser to be obtained within one year of hire at midwife's expense.\n- Must have a Nat'l Provider Identifier (NPI), or obtain an NPI, prior to employment start date.", "date_new": "2012-05-10 19:06:47", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28606720/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Certified Nurse Midwife", "reqid": "134693", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Santa Rosa, CA", "uid": 28606720}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Santa Rosa", "description": "Title: EEG Technologist II - Grade 610\nLocation: Santa Rosa, CA\nThe EEG Technician, a member of the Neurology team, functions under the direction of the Chief and Service Unit Manager. The EEG Technician will perform a variety of neurological tests and procedures for diagnostic purposes.\n\nEssentialFunctions:\n- Willing to provide excellent service within the bounds of one's ability, policies and bargaining unit agreement, as applicable.\n- Demonstration of a service-oriented philosophy.\n- Demonstrates and maintains professional conduct including courtesy and patience in all interactions with patients, members, physicians, co-workers, volunteers and visitors.\n- Must be able to perform all duties as per department specific functional and environment requirements.\n- Good verbal and written communication skills in English required.\n- Ability to follow standard Medical Center procedures and perform duties involving a degree of independent judgment, speed and accuracy.\n- Must satisfactorily complete training and evidence competency in PARRS, MRMS, and windows-based computer software.\n- Ability to maintain courteous relationships with patients and staff, both in person and on the telephone required.\n- Flexibility required, as hours, days and departments may vary according to facility needs. Some weekends, holidays and/or evenings may be required.\n\nQuality of Work:\n- Prepares patient for procedure and completes basic data collection information.\n- Performs EEG testing as ordered within scope of practice.\n- Demonstrates competency in specific technical skills as evidenced by skills/competency inventory.\n- Documents in a timely, accurate, and concise manner.\n- Demonstrates an awareness and sensitivity to patient/family rights, cultural/religious beliefs and age specific needs.\n\nTeamwork/Interpersonal Relations:\n- Demonstrates effective working relationships with healthcare team members, patients, and families.\n- Demonstrates effective communication skills.\n- Demonstrates effective response in crisis or emergency situations.\n\nQuantity of Work:\n- Demonstrate good time management and organizational skills.\n- Performs required tasks and assumes responsibility of assignment within limits of given scheduled work time.\n- Functions under the supervision of Physician and manager.\n- Follows-up on activities to ensure continuity of patient care.\n\nQuality Improvement/Risk Management:\n- Participates in the department's quality equipment maintenance and improvement process.\n- Participates in maintaining safe working environment.\n\nProfessional Development:\n- Accountable for continued improvement of own practice.\n- Attends in-services and staff meetings to maintain knowledge of department functions, policies, and procedures.\n- Proactive in seeking educational opportunities to improve technical and clinical decision-making skills.\n\nService Commitment:\n- Demonstrates service commitment by adhering to Medical Center mission and standards.\n- Demonstrates a service orientation and openness to creative and innovative approaches.\n- Exhibits flexibility in compliance with staffing and other work routines.\n- Demonstrates accountability for keeping up with informational activities/processes.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Demonstrated ability to perform under minimum supervision the routine Electoencephalograph, Evoked Potentials and other specialized procedures in accordance tithe the requirements/specifications of the Employer.\n- Completion of at least six (6) months on the job training, or graduation for an approved Electroneurodiagnostic school in the operation of EEG and Evoked Potential equipment.\n- High School diploma or GED equivalent.", "date_new": "2012-05-05 18:30:52", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28464462/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "EEG Technologist II - Grade 610", "reqid": "132532", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Santa Rosa, CA", "uid": 28464462}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Santa Rosa", "description": "Title: Data Consultant\nLocation: Santa Rosa, 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 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 physicians for TPMG departments).\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Three (3) to five (5) years of 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 three (3) or more years of related analytical consulting experience, healthcare experience preferred.\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.\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. 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.", "date_new": "2012-05-04 18:41:14", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28437126/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Data Consultant", "reqid": "133758", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Santa Rosa, CA", "uid": 28437126}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Santa Rosa", "description": "Title: Home Care Rehabilitation Services Clinical Supervisor\nLocation: Santa Rosa, CA\nUnder the direction of the Home Care Site Director, manages activities of Rehabilitation services for the Home Health Hospice Agency. Monitors quality, service and utilization standards. Supervises the day-to-day clinical operational activities. Provides input into planning, organizing, budgeting and reporting to achieve consistency and a high level of member satisfaction of services throughout the Facility and/or Service Area. Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. Provides direct therapy/rehabilitation patient care services as needed.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Manages the day-to-day clinical operations of the agency, including practice standards, staffing, payroll, budgets, fiscal management, and quality improvement.\n- Participates in agency and employee safety programs and risk management.\n- Responsible for overall supervision of Rehabilitative Services Staff (including PT, OT, SLP), includes interviewing, hiring, training, monitoring assignments and evaluating personnel.\n- Develops and implements action plans to improve staff development.\n- Acts as resource to staff as clinical expert.\n- Ensures individualized care goals are established.\n- May provide clinical consultation and/or mentoring for professional staff.\n- Demonstrates behaviors consistent with the criteria for professional practice.\n- Ensures the highest quality of care is provided and is in compliance with federal, state, and local regulatory requirements and established departmental policies and procedures.\n- Monitors the quality of service and utilization standards and assumes specific responsibility for patient care at the agency/organization level.\n- Researches, identifies, and implements best practice models of other agencies internally and externally.\n- Participates in program management, including licensing, member satisfaction, budgeting, utilization and quality assessment/improvement activities including licensing to member satisfaction and budgeting.\n- Ensures coordinated plans of treatment, customer focused care, and cost effective utilization of services.\n- Monitors the allocation and utilization of personnel based on continual changes in patient population/needs and provides the best level of patient care while identifying savings opportunities.\n- Works with health care providers outside of the agency to achieve optimal patient care across the continuum.\n- Coordinates with appropriate team members or contract services for the clinical care of hospice and home health patients and families.\n- Reviews performance of contracted staffing services for adherence to hospice and home health policies.\n- Ensures patients receive quality care by reviewing documentation, making visits with staff, reviewing care plans, conducting/participating in multidisciplinary team conferences, and reviewing patient satisfaction reports. Investigates and resolves patient/family member concerns regarding patient care.\n- May provide clinical consultation and/or mentoring for professional staff.\n- Demonstrates behaviors consistent with the criteria for professional practice.\n- Provides direct therapy/rehabilitation patient care services as needed.\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- Provides direct supervision by conducting home visits with staff.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Demonstrated supervisory or lead experience.\n- Previous management experience in a union environment preferred.\n- Graduate of an accredited physical therapy curriculum with a master's degree in physical therapy or a related field, such as occupational therapy or speech therapy.\n- Current California Physical Therapy license.\n- Must have a National Provider Identifier (NPI) or obtain NPI prior to employment.\n- BLS required.\n- Valid CA driver's license required.\n- Demonstrated knowledge of quality improvement, clinical care delivery processes, staffing, and budgeting.\n- Strong organizational and communication skills.\n- Computer skills preferred.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.", "date_new": "2012-04-29 18:12:55", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28263764/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Home Care Rehabilitation Services Clinical Supervisor", "reqid": "133298", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Santa Rosa, CA", "uid": 28263764}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Santa Rosa", "description": "Title: Staff Nurse II - Inpatient Nursing [Pk132]\nLocation: Santa Rosa, 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 ofsix (6)months experience. See job duties for specific experience requirements for specialty units.\n- MED/SURG - Six (6)months recent (within the last three (3) years) experience in an acute care setting. Training in chemotherapy, neurosurgery, telemetry or other specialties may be required once hired. Basic Arrhythmia recognition skills may be required once hired.\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 six (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": "2012-04-28 19:08:18", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28260355/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Staff Nurse II - Inpatient Nursing [Pk132]", "reqid": "128069", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Santa Rosa, CA", "uid": 28260355}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Santa Rosa", "description": "Title: Supervisor Inpatient Pharmacy [SRO-201732]\nLocation: Santa Rosa, CA\nProvides supervision and technical/clinical direction to pharmacist and non-pharmacist employees in an Inpatient Pharmacy setting. Ensures compliance with State & Federal laws, regulations, and standards regarding the provision of pharmaceutical services, and Divisional Pharmacy objectives, policies and procedures. Assists the Inpatient Pharmacy Director with the development and implementation of strategic initiatives. Responsible for the day-to-day operations of assigned area(s).\nEssential Functions:\n- Assists the Inpatient Pharmacy Director with the development and implementation of pharmacy strategic initiatives and provides technical/clinical direction and supervision to pharmacy staff.\n- Responsible for assigned pharmacy services /activities including day-to-day operations, drug distribution, drug education, pharmacists clinical activities, performance measurement/improvement, regulatory compliance, employee development and multi-disciplinary team development.\n- Ensures compliance with state and federal laws, regulations, and standards.\n- Works in collaboration with providers, department heads, and the Inpatient Pharmacy Director to implement , evaluate and improve quality management programs.\n- Administers organizational and departmental policies and procedures on a day-to-day basis.\n- Provides leadership, direction and supervision of pharmacy staff including recommendations regarding hiring, firing, promotion, demotion, discipline, training, performance evaluation/management.\n- As assigned, accountable for pharmacy quality, service and fiscal outcomes.\n- Ensures that all staff has adequate and ongoing training to enhance and assure job performance.\n- Participates in designing, implementing, evaluating/improving systems, methods and processes designed to enhance quality, improve service, and enhance cost effectiveness.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Previous supervisory or functional direction experience (usually two (2) years).\n- B.S. degree in Pharmacy required.\n- Pharm. D preferred.\n- Licensure as a pharmacist in California required.\n- Must have a National Provider Identifier (NPI), or obtain an NPI, prior to employment start date.\n- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with others.\n- Demonstrated ability to exercise self-initiative and innovation.\n- Demonstrated ability to utilize effective verbal and written communication skills.\n- Ability to demonstrate a working knowledge of applicable state and federal pharmacy regulations.\n- Demonstrated knowledge of inpatient and/or outpatient pharmacy operations, including professional, legal, business and public relations aspects.\n- Demonstrated ability to lead and work as a member of a professional team.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.\n\nSchedule: 40Hrs per week, variable shift, may include days, evenings, weekends, and holidays.", "date_new": "2012-04-21 18:55:15", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28061038/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Supervisor Inpatient Pharmacy [SRO-201732]", "reqid": "132240", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Santa Rosa, CA", "uid": 28061038}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Santa Rosa", "description": "Title: Pharmacy Services Supervisor [SRO-201868]\nLocation: Santa Rosa, CA\nDirects and supervises operations in outpatient or inpatient pharmacies.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- Monitor & maintain pharmacy workflows to ensure service delivery within expected parameters of satisfaction, quality & compliance.\n- Depending on the operational setting (outpatient or inpatient), customers served can include members, patients, physicians, nurses & ancillary departments.\n- Oversee & direct the work of subordinate employees according to departmental policies, procedures & standards.\n- Subordinates include pharmacy techs, pharmacy clerks & identified administrative staff.\n- Maintain & adjust work schedules.\n- Understand & apply relevant provisions of the UHW & Local 29 Collective Bargaining Agreements.\n- Identify & resolve problems & complaints from members, patients, client departments, &/or customers.\n- Develop & implement solutions using sound problem-solving & decision-making methods.\n- Respond to immediate service interruptions &/or concerns to ensure satisfactory service recovery.\n- Identify service concern trends & develops corrective plans of action.\n- Serve as liaison between pharmacy & other departments on operational & service matters.\n- Maintain & adjust resources to meet operational needs, within budget allocation.\n- Perform, direct & supervise ongoing training of staff including assessment of training needs & /or deficiencies relative to policy, best practices &/or established standards.\n- Serve as train-the-trainer for the department.\n- Reinforce, & hold direct reports accountable to Service Expectations, including Standards of Expected Behavior.\n- Promote a team environment through modeling of collaborative behaviors; hold direct reports accountable to team oriented behaviors & ensure any necessary team building training is completed.\n- Ensure compliance w/ organizational, departmental, Joint Commission, CMS, SOX, State Board of Pharmacy & other governing laws, regulations, standards, & policies & procedures, including the Principles of Responsibility.\n- Ensure effective utilization of pharmaceutical inventory & maintenance of required record keeping.\n- Oversee cash control process according to policies & procedures, including ordering money for cash drawers & management of over/short process.\n- Advise supervisors of identified discrepancies & make recommendations to resolve issues.\n- Assist the pharmacist manager w/ the development of departmental goals for Service, Quality, Finance, People & Compliance.\n- Utilize tools & reports to formulate departmental goals, develop operational plans, educate staff & monitor performance.\n- Actively participate in local & regional manager Peer Group meetings to learn & share best practices relative to goal attainment.\n- Interview applicants & hire employees into Tech, Clerk & Cashier positions & provide department orientation for new hires.\n- Provide coaching & counseling to direct reports.\n- In conjunction w/ pharmacist manager, prepare & administer performance evaluations (30/60/90 day & annual); administer formal discipline; respond to union (UHW & Local 29) grievances.\n- Conduct monthly/quarterly attendance reviews.\n- Conduct quarterly reviews on over/short reports.\n- Perform TIME keeping functions.\n- Facilitate at department staff meetings including assisting pharmacy manager w/ agenda planning.\n- Analyze individual & team performance & develop operational/correction plans.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 1-2 years experience supervising non-exempt staff across various job classifications, including technical and union employees.\n- Pharmacy experience preferred.\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in business administration and/or healthcare services.\n- Pharmacy Technician certification preferred.\n- Knowledge of procedures and laws/regulations in pharmacy settings.\n- Working knowledge of budget development and management.\n- Demonstrated skills and ability to directly supervise front-line employees in a complex and high volume pharmacy environment.\n- Ability to assess operational workflow and make adjustments using sound decision-making and problem solving skills.\n- Working knowledge of computer systems and/or software applications, including the PIMS system and Health Connect systems.\n- Completion of all KP Pharmacy required management training programs.\n- Ability to manage in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.\n- Must complete all KP required training for managing in a union environment.\n\nSchedule: Mon - Fri: 8:30AM - 5:00PM, may vary due to operational need.", "date_new": "2012-04-20 19:39:45", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/28038151/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Pharmacy Services Supervisor [SRO-201868]", "reqid": "132197", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Santa Rosa, CA", "uid": 28038151}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Santa Rosa", "description": "Title: Health Education Manager Nutrition Services\nLocation: Santa Rosa, CA\nThis position is responsible for management of HED clinical nutrition care services & programs.\nEssential Functions:\n- Ensures compliance w/ federal, state, & local regulations & The Joint Commission requirements\n- Supervises staff engaged in clinical nutrition services to include HED Registered Dietitians & HED Staff, Health Educators, HED Assistants, & Cashier/Receptionist\n- Assists in developing, implementing, & maintaining Clinical Nutrition Care Standards\n- Provides input into budget process\n- Implements & monitors budget plans for areas of responsibility\n- Directs & conducts quality assurance audits\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- Hire, train and supervise outpatient dietitians in Health Education and other outpatient clinical departments.\n- Clinical nutrition patient care.\n- Plan, develop, oversee and teach nutrition, diabetes, heart health and other chronic conditions patient education programs.\n- Participate as active member of Health Education leadership team and actively partner with regional or community workgroups to promote healthy nutrition and nutrition education.\n- Interact and collaborate with physicians and other managers in the development and implementation of high quality nutrition and chronic conditions programs and services.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum of 2 years of recent food service or clinical experience in healthcare setting\n- Supervisory/management experience preferred\n- Bachelor's degree in Food and/or Nutrition Science\n- Registered Dietitian required\n- Must have a National Provider Identifier (NPI), or obtain an NPI, prior to employment start date\n- Knowledge of the American Dietetic Association and American Society for Parental and Enteral Nutrition standards\n- Demonstrated communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills required\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- 2-3 years of supervisory/ management experience in clinical nutrition services preferred.\n- Masters Degree in Nutrition or related field.\n- Certified Diabetes Educator.\n\nSchedule: Part time position willwork 4-5 days per week.", "date_new": "2012-04-18 20:27:18", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27983128/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Health Education Manager Nutrition Services", "reqid": "131650", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Santa Rosa, CA", "uid": 27983128}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Santa Rosa", "description": "Title: Sterile Processing Technician II Certified - Grade 390 [PJ348]\nLocation: Santa Rosa, 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": "2012-04-14 22:23:45", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27902054/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sterile Processing Technician II Certified - Grade 390 [PJ348]", "reqid": "121978", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Santa Rosa, CA", "uid": 27902054}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Santa Rosa", "description": "Title: Service Unit Department Manager RN\nLocation: Santa Rosa, 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\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- CPR certification.\n- Clinical specialization in Oncology.", "date_new": "2012-04-06 05:09:08", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27687469/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Service Unit Department Manager RN", "reqid": "130002", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Santa Rosa, CA", "uid": 27687469}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Santa Rosa", "description": "Title: Senior Surgical Technician - Grade 675 (PL239)\nLocation: Santa Rosa, CA\nUnder direct supervision, assists surgical team before, during, and after surgery and provides expert support, assistance, and maintenance of instruments and equipment.\n\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": "2012-04-05 20:27:41", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27671067/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Senior Surgical Technician - Grade 675 (PL239)", "reqid": "128815", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Santa Rosa, CA", "uid": 27671067}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Santa Rosa", "description": "Title: Staff Nurse II - Inpatient Nursing [PL232]\nLocation: Santa Rosa, 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.", "date_new": "2012-04-04 20:08:18", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27644623/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Staff Nurse II - Inpatient Nursing [PL232]", "reqid": "128860", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Santa Rosa, CA", "uid": 27644623}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Santa Rosa", "description": "Title: Sr Physical Therapist SH [Oncall Sr PT2012]\nLocation: Santa Rosa, CA\nProvides independent physical therapy management of patients under the direction of the Director of Rehabilitation Services 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.\n- 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.\n- 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.\n- 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.\n- Demonstrates on-going progress toward meeting the criteria for professional practice.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Must have at least two (2) years of experience in physical therapy.\n- Graduate of an accredited physical therapy curriculum with a bachelor's or master's 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- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.\n\n+++This on-call position will require both outpatient and inpatient care with occasional weekends & holiday hours+++", "date_new": "2012-04-01 22:26:34", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27572789/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr Physical Therapist SH [Oncall Sr PT2012]", "reqid": "129689", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Santa Rosa, CA", "uid": 27572789}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Santa Rosa", "description": "Title: Certified Healthcare Interpreter - Grade 281 - Bilingual Spanish\nLocation: Santa Rosa, CA\nResponsible for the provision of oral simultaneous, consecutive interpretation and sight translation throughout the medical center/designated location.\nEssential Functions:\n- Performs on-site and over-the-phone interpretation for patients, families, Kaiser Permanente and non-Kaiser Permanente health care providers who prefer to speak in their primary languages, other than English.\n- Provides simple translation, under the supervision of Department Manager and/or Translator. Completes interpretation work requests as per protocol and provides accurate and timely documentation of work done.\n- Participates as a member of the health care delivery team, exercising sensitivity and maintaining confidentiality of employee and patient information at all times.\n- Provides expert knowledge regarding the interplay of medical treatment and key aspects of culture.\n- Participates in educational programs from medical center staff, members and prospective members.\n- Performs as mentors for interns of partnering interpreter programs.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Previous experience as an Interpreter strongly preferred (usually one-year)\n- Previous experience as an Interpreter in a multi-specialty health care environment strongly preferred\n- High School Graduate. 2 years of college preferred\n- Healthcare Interpreter Certification required\n- Candidates must have completed a health care interpreter certificate training program that (1) is administered by an accredited educational institution OR (2) is recognized by the California Healthcare Interpreter Association (CHIA) and exceeds 200 contact hours\n- Must pass an oral and written competency exam\n- Typing speed: 35 wpm\n- Excellent oral command of English and a second language of service (Cantonese, Spanish, etc.)\n- Ability to demonstrate professionalism in a demanding, high stress, and fast-paced environment\n- Demonstrated understanding of cultural issues related to health care\n- Must be sensitive and knowledgeable of the distinction between neutral interpreting and patient advocacy\n- Basic computer skills required, i.e., Microsoft Office\n- Must be flexible and able to prioritize multiple tasks\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment\n\nSkills Testing: Typing 35WPM\n\nSchedule:\nWeek 1: Mon\nWeek 2: Thurs", "date_new": "2012-03-29 00:03:33", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27471758/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Certified Healthcare Interpreter - Grade 281 - Bilingual Spanish", "reqid": "127899", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Santa Rosa, CA", "uid": 27471758}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Santa Rosa", "description": "Title: Physician Assistant II\nLocation: Santa Rosa, CA\nThis is a Physician Assistant II position for the Plastic Surgery and POM Departments.\n\nUnder the direction and supervision of a physician who is a specialist (e.g., orthopedics, surgery, emergency medicine), the Physician Assistant II provides high quality, cost-effective patient care by performing surgical preparation procedures, peri-operative and post- operative procedures, and assists in performing surgical and other procedures. A Physician Assistant II may work in the operating room or emergency department in addition to having responsibilities for outpatient clinic and hospital ward duties. May take call for patients under the supervision of a physician.\nEssential Functions:\n- Performs admission evaluation on new patients to include: obtaining basic medical information and history, reviewing patient's medical record, performing physical exam, transcribing history and medical findings into patient medical record, and reporting deviations from normal findings to attending physician.\n- Provides patient and family with pre-operative and other pertinent education.\n- Answers questions regarding surgery, recovery and risk factor modification, procedures; provides blood transfusion information; performs surgical peri-operative procedures; locates and utilizes x-rays, instruments and pertinent patient information.\n- Reviews patient chart noting allergies, pertinent medical history, and abnormal physical findings.\n- Assists in performing surgical procedures and other procedures consistent with the standards of care and practice guidelines: Depending on the specialty, may work as the first assist during surgical procedures, start IV's, and/or perform suturing.\n- Performs post-operative procedures to include transcription of standard post-operative orders into patient medical records; assists physicians with evaluation and management of patient's status during recovery; reviews vital signs, laboratory and x-ray studies; assists with technical management of patients.\n- Performs patient discharge in conjunction with social worker, pharmacist, and physical therapist; dictates discharge and transfer summaries in a timely manner.\n\nSecondary Functions:\nThe position requires working three days/week in a Perioperative Medicine Program. Duties include conducting telephone interviews/preoperative histories, ordering preoperative labs, giving medication instructions, and other pre-surgical activities. Must also be able to conduct preoperative physical examinations.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- One year previous experience in the last five years as a physician assistant.\n- Graduate of an approved primary care physician assistant or surgical physician assistant 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- Advanced Certification in specialty area, preferred.\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 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.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n- First Assistant to the Surgeon.\n-2 years minimum current PA experience in a hospital setting with privileges.\n\n\nSchedule: Mon, Wed, Fri: 8:00AM - 4:30PM; Tues, Thurs: 7:00AM - 4:00PM", "date_new": "2012-03-23 21:41:40", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27359112/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Physician Assistant II", "reqid": "125416", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Santa Rosa, CA", "uid": 27359112}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Santa Rosa", "description": "Title: Sr Staff Assistant\nLocation: Santa Rosa, 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:\n- REPRESENTATIVE ACTIVITIES: 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.\n- Initiates any follow-up action.\n- Receives and screens telephone calls, letters, and/or visitors.\n- Answers routine questions and provides information related to general department operations, policies and procedures using discretion for matters pertaining to confidential or sensitive information.\n- 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.\n- 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.\n- Handles and frequently accesses highly confidential and sensitive information.\n- Assists with tracking the department budget.\n- Tracks and compiles expenses.\n- Prepares monthly expense reports.\n- May address issues to department manager.\n- Performs other related duties following standard office routine, practices and procedures or instructions.\n\nSecondary Functions:\n- Provides advanced administrative support associated with Residency Program office operations including application review/processing, interview scheduling, personnel/payroll processing, online evaluation processing, event and meeting planning.\n- Supports residency program relationships with the Physician Education and Development Department.\n- Supports departmental functions with affiliated residency program and allied medical centers.\n- Provides direct secretarial support for program directors.\n- Maintains confidential departmental files and records.\n- Screens telephone calls/mail/visitors for program directors.\n- Maintains email correspondence with potential applicants.\n- Gathers data for annual surveys by government and regulatory agencies.\n- Maintains departmental relations with a large number of internal and external clients.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Five (5) plus years of experience performing administrative support functions for department managers.\n- Experience in coordinating and providing support to large complex projects.\n- High School Diploma or GED.\n- BA/BS preferred.\n- Excellent customer service.\n- Lotus Notes skills preferred.\n- Demonstrated oral and written communication skills required.\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- Significant hospital administrative experience.\n- Advanced writing, reading and analytical skills.\n- Prior Graduate Medical Education experience preferred.\n- Ability to effectively coordinate multiple projects, use time management skills and independent judgment.\n- Ability to respond to top level management inquiries and assemble highly confidential/sensitive information.\n- Strong customer service skills required to communicate effectively with all levels of management internal/external, as well as applicants to the residency programs.\n- Initiative and analytical ability to research and prepare reports.\n\nSkills testing: Typing (40 WPM), Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint", "date_new": "2012-03-16 23:10:49", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/27217324/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Sr Staff Assistant", "reqid": "127121", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Santa Rosa, CA", "uid": 27217324}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Santa Rosa", "description": "Title: Staff Nurse II - Emergency Department (EDRN12002) Temporary\nLocation: Santa Rosa, CA\nThe Registered Nurse (RN) provides & coordinates emergency nursing care for patients for a designated time frame. Participates in patient/family teaching & provides leadership in working cooperatively w/members of the health care team to maintain standards of professional nursing practice in the clinical setting.\n\nEssential Functions:\n- MSE reflecting sound clinical knowledge & judgment, & consistent w/Standardized Procedure & State/Federal regulations.\n- Provision of competent Emergency nursing care, for all ages, acuities & conditions in the population the facility serves.\n- Works within scope of practice, including standardized procedures, & communicates clearly w/all members of health care team.\n- Completes duties w/regard to safety practices & policies, including infection control, workplace safety, & management of aggressive behaviors.\n- Provision of care is consistent w/EMTALA, Nurse Practice Act, Title 22 & other applicable regulations, including patient confidentiality & risk management.\n- Proficiencies in emergency responses such as resuscitation/codes, hazmat response, & emergency childbirth.\n- Proficient in the use of computers in documentation, tracking, conveying information.\n- Teamwork w/all internal & external departments & agencies involved in the provision of care.\n- Medication administration & management including titrating infusions & pediatric medications.\n- Requires dependable attendance to scheduled shifts & required staff development.\n- Maintains all required licenses, certifications & professional development/ continuing education requirements per department & facility standards.\n- Performs assessment/data collection in an on-going systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual & cognitive status; also nutrition, pain, patient/family education, family involvement & patient advocacy.\n- Formulates a goal-directed plan of care in collaboration w/the health care team.\n- Implements care in a thorough, skillful, consistent, & continuous manner.\n- Establishes priorities or patient care based on essential patient needs & available unit resources of time, personnel, equipment, & supplies.\n- Evaluates effectiveness of care given by all health care team members.\n- Identifies patient/family learning needs & implements appropriate measures.\n- Documents patient care & unit activities in a timely, accurate, & concise manner.\n- Demonstrates knowledge of & applies safety principles as identified within the institution.\n- Performs efficiently in emergency patient care situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons, & documenting events.\n- Demonstrates responsibility & accountability for own professional practice.\n- Participates in department & interdepartmental Performance Improvement activities as directed.\n- Delegates appropriately & coordinates duties of health care team members.\n- Demonstrates a service philosophy in all interactions w/patients, families, & all members of the health care team.\n- Establishes effective working relationships w/members of the health care team, patients, & families.\n- Demonstrates flexibility in the resolution of staffing issues.\n- Performs other related duties as necessary.\n- This job motivates & provides work direction (direct, check, review, assign, organize & coordination) to LVN's, ED Technicians, unit assistants, etc., but does not have the authority to hire, fire or discipline.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- One year of recent (within the last three years) experience as a Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department.\n- High School Diploma/GED.\n- Graduate of an accredited registered nursing program & completion of the current hours required by the BRN of RN student clinical experience OR Graduate of registered nursing program & 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 & has worked 2000 hours as a 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- Successful completion of, or enrollment leading to successful completion of, the KP Emergency Nursing Course w/ preceptorship, or equivalent training, or equivalent experience.\n- Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in California.\n- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for health care providers.\n- ACLS & PALS certification required within six months of date of hire into ED position; TNCC, if required, within one year of date of hire into ED position. Depending on the facility, TNCC or NRP may also be required for this position.\n- Demonstrated knowledge of the RN scope of practice.\n- Demonstrated commitment to service orientation (members, staff, providers).\n- Demonstrated effective written & oral communication skills (in English).\n- Good interpersonal skills.\n- Also refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.\n\nSchedule:\n\nThis position is Temporary. Expected Length of Employment: Up to 90 days from date of hire.\n\nWeek 1: Sun, Thurs7:30am-8:00pm\n\nWeek 2: Thurs, Fri 7:30am-8:00pm\n\nWeek 3: Thurs, Sat 7:30am-8:00pm", "date_new": "2012-02-25 19:29:34", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26757158/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Staff Nurse II - Emergency Department (EDRN12002) Temporary", "reqid": "123821", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Santa Rosa, CA", "uid": 26757158}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Santa Rosa", "description": "Title: Department Manager Leader (PP231)\nLocation: Santa Rosa, 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.", "date_new": "2012-02-25 19:29:33", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26757146/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Department Manager Leader (PP231)", "reqid": "123116", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Santa Rosa, CA", "uid": 26757146}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Santa Rosa", "description": "Title: Psychiatric Social Worker LCSW or Marriage Family Therapist (MFT) or Psychologist *Bilingual Spanish*\nLocation: Santa Rosa, CA\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.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- 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- 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- Psychologist: Minimum of two years professional experience under the direction of a licensed psychologist or board certified psychiatrist. PhD, PsyD, or EdD in clinical or counseling required from an accredited college or university. Current valid license to practice psychology in the State of California. Must have a National Provider Identifier (NPI), or obtain an NPI, prior to employment start date.\n\n- Knowledge of social service agencies, state regulations and APA standards as it related to client treatment, patient rights and client/patient confidentiality.\n- Previous clinical responsibilities to include psychological testing, diagnosis, crisis intervention, brief individual and group psychotherapy.\n- Knowledge of psychological testing techniques, administration and interpretation.\n- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.\n- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.\n- Bilingual language skills required: must be able to speak Spanish at QBS level I.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\nExperience with adolescents and families in Chemical Dependency treatment preferred.\n\nSchedule:\n\nSun: 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM, Wed: 9:00 AM- 5:00 PM, Thurs: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM", "date_new": "2012-01-24 20:47:29", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/26085830/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "Psychiatric Social Worker LCSW or Marriage Family Therapist (MFT) or Psychologist *Bilingual Spanish*", "reqid": "117983", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Santa Rosa, CA", "uid": 26085830}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Santa Rosa", "description": "Title: SAS Programmer/Analyst\nLocation: Santa Rosa, 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- 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": "2011-10-07 22:10:14", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/24110277/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "SAS Programmer/Analyst", "reqid": "105567", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Santa Rosa, CA", "uid": 24110277}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Santa Rosa", "description": "Title: STERILE PROCESSING TECH I - Grade 310 [On-Call] PJ247\nLocation: Santa Rosa, CA\nUnder direct/indirect supervision, follows approved infection control, quality assurance and departmental policies and procedures. 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. In addition, may also process inpatient operating room instruments and does not meet the requirements of a Certified Sterile Processing Tech II. Performs other related duties as necessary.\nEssential Functions:\n- Adherence to hand washing requirements, work flow patterns, standard precautions, sterility assurance, biological monitoring, 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 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 New Employee Orientation (NEO), department employee orientation (DEO), meetings, in-services and training, and employee evaluation and competency programs\n- Prepares for Sterile Processing Technician Certification\n- Wears personal protective equipment\n- Inspects, disassembles sorts, cleans, and processes reusable instrumentation and equipment. Selects and operates specialized cleaning equipment\n- Follows manufacturer recommendations for proper use of cleaning agents\n- Follows device manufactures cleaning guidelines\n- Maintains adequate cleaning supplies 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- Collect, clean, check, distributes, and track patient care equipment\n- As designated, order patient care equipment, inventory assigned supply areas for replenishment, rotates supplies, and stocks general and surgical carts\n- Report 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) Attends required safety training\n- Demonstrates effective written and oral communication skills\n- Actively supports and contributes teamwork in the workplace\n- Takes responsibility and is accountable for own professional work ethics\n- Demonstrates responsibility in adhering to posted work schedules\n- Performs other duties as assigned\n- No supervisory responsibilities\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\n- Minimum six months of Sterile Processing experience preferred\n- Completion of Sterile Processing Training course with 200 hours internship/SPD experience preferred\n- High School Diploma/GED\n- Knowledge of Medical Terminology to understand instrumentation, surgical procedures, and surgical schedule preferred\n- Knowledge with all various types of reusable surgical instrumentation, including power equipment and micro surgical instrumentation preferred\n- Knowledge of Sterile Processing departmental equipment (i.e. washers, ultrasonic, steam, gas, and chemical sterilizers) preferred\n- Knowledge of cleaning patient care equipment (i.e. IV. pumps, feeding pumps, pneumatic pumps, CPM machines, PCA, and hypo/hyperthermia units, etc.) preferred\n- Knowledge of sterilization monitoring, record keeping, and quality assurance programs 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- Provided that no qualified candidates apply, will consider training candidates with related medical background\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": "2011-09-23 09:04:24", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/23797374/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "STERILE PROCESSING TECH I - Grade 310 [On-Call] PJ247", "reqid": "101429", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Santa Rosa, CA", "uid": 23797374}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Santa Rosa", "description": "Title: SAS Programmer/Analyst\nLocation: Santa Rosa, 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 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 physicians 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": "2011-09-07 19:15:15", "url": "http://kp.jobs/xml/23467113/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Kaiser Permanente", "title": "SAS Programmer/Analyst", "reqid": "096107", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Santa Rosa, CA", "uid": 23467113}]