You'll run 24-hour patient care departments that may span multiple locations.
Posted Oct 20 · 4 years of experience
License
RN license Registered Nurse License (California) required at hireCalifornia RN license at hire
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Certification
Basic Life Support (BLS)Basic Life Support
Certification
ACLS or PALS, for certain departmentsACLS or PALS certification may be required for positions in specific department.
Education
BSN, or direct-entry MSN
Experience
4 years clinical nursing experience
Experience
4 years management, supervisory or leadership experience
Also asks
Knowledge of the Nurse Practice Act and Joint Commission rulesKnowledge of Nurse Practice Act, The Joint Commission, and other local, state, federal regulations.
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Strong interpersonal communication skillsDemonstrated strong interpersonal communication skills.
Also asks
Works in a Labor/Management Partnership environmentMust be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
Preferred
Certification
National Certification preferred within 1 year of hire
Education
Master's degreeMasters degree preferred.
Experience
2 years management experienceTwo (2) years of management experience preferred
Experience
1 year Magnet or shared governance experienceOne (1) year of Magnet/shared governance experience preferred
Experience
1 year managing in a bargaining environmentOne (1) year of managing in a bargaining environment preferred
Hire, interview, train and keep department staff competentDetermines the appropriate staff mix for department and develops processes to screen, interview, hire, train, and maintain the competency of all department staff.
Day to day
Build and monitor department budgetsDevelops and monitors budgets for the appropriate use of human and material resources.
Day to day
Handle staff HR, employee safety and risk issuesManages and resolves human resource, employee and department safety, and risk management issues.
Day to day
Set patient care and service standardsEstablishes, implements, and maintains patient care and service standards to meet members and internal clients expectations.
Union
Labor/management partnership environment
Details
Position could change from salaried to hourly payor to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status.
Manages 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. Essential
Responsibilities
Manages the operations of 24-hour departments that may be at multiple locations. 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.
Establishes, implements, and maintains patient care and service standards to meet members and internal clients expectations.
Designs and evaluates processes to improve systems and patient care results across the continuum of care.
Develops and monitors budgets for the appropriate use of human and material resources. Monitors financial performance and identifies and implements strategies to reduce costs and improve quality of care/service.
Determines the appropriate staff mix for department and develops processes to screen, interview, hire, train, and maintain the competency of all department staff. Ensures on going staff development. Manages and resolves human resource, employee and department safety, and risk management issues.
Develops, implements, and monitors departmental policy and procedures which support the organizations goals and business objectives and ensures they are met.
Oversees and develops standards of care and standards of practice, directs fiscal management, and quality improvement activities.
Kaiser Permanente conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis. At any time, Kaiser Permanente reserves the right to reevaluate and change job descriptions, or to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status. Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees.
Neighborhoods+Young professionals often land in Downtown Modesto, a walkable revival (walk score 82) of restored theaters, galleries, and mixed-income housing in the roughly $320k–$480k range, or along the McHenry Avenue Corridor ($340k–$520k, walk 71), a suburban strip of newer retail, restaurants, and services. Established residential pockets include the Orangeburg Area’s tree-lined streets and mixed single-family homes ($330k–$450k), historic bungalows around Graceada Park, Village One’s newer amenities, Sherwood Forest’s quieter streets, plus named areas such as Northwest, Northeast, North, Southeast, and Southwest Modesto, Country Ranch, Sonoma Plaza, Westwood Manor, Sherwood Manor South, and La Loma. Locals on Reddit frequently tell newcomers they would rather live in nearby Turlock, Manteca, or Ripon as the nicer towns around Modesto.
Young professionals often land in Downtown Modesto, a walkable revival (walk score 82) of restored theaters, galleries, and mixed-income housing in the roughly $320k–$480k range, or along the McHenry Avenue Corridor ($340k–$520k, walk 71), a suburban strip of newer retail, restaurants, and services. Established residential pockets include the Orangeburg Area’s tree-lined streets and mixed single-family homes ($330k–$450k), historic bungalows around Graceada Park, Village One’s newer amenities, Sherwood Forest’s quieter streets, plus named areas such as Northwest, Northeast, North, Southeast, and Southwest Modesto, Country Ranch, Sonoma Plaza, Westwood Manor, Sherwood Manor South, and La Loma.
Locals on Reddit frequently tell newcomers they would rather live in nearby Turlock, Manteca, or Ripon as the nicer towns around Modesto.
Getting around+Typical in-city commutes run about 20.65 minutes, but a transit score of 38 means a car is essential for most errands and hospital shifts; Modesto Area Express buses exist, yet coverage is thin versus larger metros. Drivers use CA-99, CA-132, and CA-108; the Modesto BART Commuter Train reaches Turlock, Patterson, and Dublin, Amtrak stops at the Modesto Train Station toward Sacramento and other cities, and Greyhound serves Tracy and Merced. Major healthcare employers named in local guides include Doctors Medical Center and Sutter Health. The Bay Area is 90-plus minutes west and the Sierra Nevada foothills 60-plus minutes east, so weekend trips are planned drives, not casual hops. Sources do not describe hospital parking.
Typical in-city commutes run about 20.65 minutes, but a transit score of 38 means a car is essential for most errands and hospital shifts; Modesto Area Express buses exist, yet coverage is thin versus larger metros. Drivers use CA-99, CA-132, and CA-108; the Modesto BART Commuter Train reaches Turlock, Patterson, and Dublin, Amtrak stops at the Modesto Train Station toward Sacramento and other cities, and Greyhound serves Tracy and Merced.
Major healthcare employers named in local guides include Doctors Medical Center and Sutter Health. The Bay Area is 90-plus minutes west and the Sierra Nevada foothills 60-plus minutes east, so weekend trips are planned drives, not casual hops.
Outdoors+The city lists 70-plus parks, including historic Graceada Park (designed by Golden Gate Park’s John McLaren), Dry Creek Regional Park, Roosevelt Park, and John Muir Park. A short drive to Knights Ferry adds river hiking, picnics, and Rivers Edge restaurant overlooking the water. Modesto markets itself as halfway to Yosemite and as a farm-stand town: Ott Farms, Rodin Farms, and Dutch Hollow Farms sell produce year-round. July through September heat regularly over 95°F pushes outdoor life to early mornings or indoors unless you have strong air conditioning.
The city lists 70-plus parks, including historic Graceada Park (designed by Golden Gate Park’s John McLaren), Dry Creek Regional Park, Roosevelt Park, and John Muir Park. A short drive to Knights Ferry adds river hiking, picnics, and Rivers Edge restaurant overlooking the water.
Modesto markets itself as halfway to Yosemite and as a farm-stand town: Ott Farms, Rodin Farms, and Dutch Hollow Farms sell produce year-round. July through September heat regularly over 95°F pushes outdoor life to early mornings or indoors unless you have strong air conditioning.
Modesto is a Central Valley farm town of about 218,000 that still feels like George Lucas’s American Graffiti hometown—cruise nights on 10th and 11th, Gallo’s winery, and almond orchards—while offering California homeownership at medians roughly $380k–$460k and one-bedrooms around $1,470–$1,500. Nurses will find healthcare employers such as Doctors Medical Center and Sutter Health, typical drives near 21 minutes, and a car-mandatory layout (transit score 38) on Highways 99, 132, and 108. Downtown’s revival—Camp 4, the Gallo Center, Art Walk, food-truck pavilion—and neighborhoods from walkable Downtown and McHenry Corridor to Graceada bungalows and Village One give young professionals real choices; locals still often recommend Turlock, Manteca, or Ripon as quieter. Tradeoffs are blunt: summers over 95°F, air quality, and crime above national averages (safety grade C) mean you pick streets carefully and budget for AC. Seventy-plus parks, Knights Ferry on the river, and a location marketed as halfway to Yosemite round out weekends. It is not coastal California; it is affordable, agricultural, and car-first.
