Staff Nurse
Olympia, Washington
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Posted Sep 9
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- Medical, Vision & Dental
- Retirement Plans
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Living costs about 4% above the US average
- Median rent
- $1,599/mo
- Household income
- $81,302/yr, all local households, not nurse pay
From Census ACS 2024.
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Staff Nurse
**Primary Location** Olympia, Washington**Facility Name** Olympia Medical Center**Employee Status:** Regular**Worker Location:** Onsite**Schedule** Full-time**Scheduled Weekly Hours:** 40**Shift** Day**Salary** $44.34 - $80.99 / hour
**Job Number** 1445465**Date posted** 09/09/2026
At Kaiser Permanente our nurses are leaders, clinicians, researchers, innovators, and scientists who are contributing toward being an industry-leading voice for advancing evidence-based care. Whether supporting the patient directly in our hospitals or clinics, providing care at home, serving our patients through innovative virtual technology, or managing care delivery teams, Kaiser Permanente nurses utilize scientific evidence and our integrated care model to optimize the total health of our members and the communities we serve. We invite nurses who are passionate about nursing excellence, high-quality compassionate care delivery, professionalism, integrity, teamwork and patient and family centeredness to join our teams so that we can continue to sustain and build upon our culture of excellence.
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Success Profile
We’re looking for Nurse Leaders who possess the following traits.
- Collaborative
- Compassionate
- Flexible
- Leadership
- Socially Conscientious
- Trustworthy
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Benefits
We offer several benefits to our nurses.
- [**Medical, Vision & Dental**](https://www.kaiserpermanentejobs.org/benefits)
- [**Retirement Plans**](https://www.kaiserpermanentejobs.org/benefits)
- [**Educational Opportunities & Tuition Reimbursement**](https://www.kaiserpermanentejobs.org/benefits)
- [**Supportive Teams & Resources**](https://www.kaiserpermanentejobs.org/benefits)
- [**Career Growth & Development**](https://www.kaiserpermanentejobs.org/benefits)
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Our Culture
At Kaiser Permanente, we cultivate an environment of compassion, integrity, trust, and open communication that helps our teams do their best work. We believe that lifelong learning will expand our knowledge so we can better serve our patients. Our practice is rooted in research and evidence-based care.
Our nurses reflect the rich diversity of our members and communities and provide culturally responsive and competent care that promotes understanding of our members needs and preferences. At Kaiser Permanente, nurses are highly skilled professionals who exemplify leadership, critical thinking, and collaborative problem solving and deliver the right care, at the right time, in the right setting.
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I chose Kaiser Permanente because their staff and providers really show that they care about you. Also, throughout my 12 years of working here I’m always learning something new, and I’ve had **many opportunities for growth and development.**

Kristen
Relief Charge Nurse
Working as a nurse at Kaiser Permanente has allowed me **the perfect flexible schedule** so that I can volunteer as Girl Scout Leader and room parent for both my children. My kids know that I am a hardworking mother who can provide, as well as a mom who can be present and be there for them – and that means everything to me.

Jazmin
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Working for Kaiser Permanente has allowed me to take control of my future and **make my goals a possibility**. I feel that Kaiser Permanente allows me to keep climbing and moving. Having that ability truly makes me feel empowered.

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As an RN/IBCLC in Maternal Child, I’m meeting families at a pivotal time — I’m there to help launch a new family into the world. Everything I do has the potential to **impact a family’s health for generations to come.**

Kimberly
Quality Coordinator RN
In Hawaii, your community is your family — or ‘ohana.’ I am able to provide **extraordinary patient-centered care** to my ohana.

David
Appointment and Advice RN
The location is fantastic. Kaiser Permanente is all over the country. **You can pick almost any environment you want** — from ocean to mountain to city. You’ll still be able to contribute to our mission of providing high quality health care at a local facility.

Shawn
BSN, RN
I chose Kaiser Permanente because their staff and providers really show that they care about you. Also, throughout my 12 years of working here I’m always learning something new, and I’ve had **many opportunities for growth and development.**

Kristen
Relief Charge Nurse
Working as a nurse at Kaiser Permanente has allowed me **the perfect flexible schedule** so that I can volunteer as Girl Scout Leader and room parent for both my children. My kids know that I am a hardworking mother who can provide, as well as a mom who can be present and be there for them – and that means everything to me.

Jazmin
RN, Advice Nurse
Working for Kaiser Permanente has allowed me to take control of my future and **make my goals a possibility**. I feel that Kaiser Permanente allows me to keep climbing and moving. Having that ability truly makes me feel empowered.

Caitlin
Inpatient Lactation Consultant
As an RN/IBCLC in Maternal Child, I’m meeting families at a pivotal time — I’m there to help launch a new family into the world. Everything I do has the potential to **impact a family’s health for generations to come.**

Kimberly
Quality Coordinator RN
In Hawaii, your community is your family — or ‘ohana.’ I am able to provide **extraordinary patient-centered care** to my ohana.

David
Appointment and Advice RN
The location is fantastic. Kaiser Permanente is all over the country. **You can pick almost any environment you want** — from ocean to mountain to city. You’ll still be able to contribute to our mission of providing high quality health care at a local facility.

Shawn
BSN, RN
I chose Kaiser Permanente because their staff and providers really show that they care about you. Also, throughout my 12 years of working here I’m always learning something new, and I’ve had **many opportunities for growth and development.**

Kristen
Relief Charge Nurse
Working as a nurse at Kaiser Permanente has allowed me **the perfect flexible schedule** so that I can volunteer as Girl Scout Leader and room parent for both my children. My kids know that I am a hardworking mother who can provide, as well as a mom who can be present and be there for them – and that means everything to me.

Jazmin
RN, Advice Nurse
Working for Kaiser Permanente has allowed me to take control of my future and **make my goals a possibility**. I feel that Kaiser Permanente allows me to keep climbing and moving. Having that ability truly makes me feel empowered.
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Staff Nurse
**Primary Location** Olympia, Washington**Facility Name** Olympia Medical Center**Employee Status:** Regular**Schedule** Full-time**Scheduled Weekly Hours:** 40**Shift** Day**Salary** $44.34 - $80.99 / hour
**Job Number** 1445465**Date Posted** 09/09/2026**Worker Location:** Onsite
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**Description:**
**Job
Summary
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Provide nursing care to a defined group of patients, adhering to Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington ambulatory Nursing Care Standards, the Nursing Code of Ethics and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington policies. Coordinate and facilitate Health Care services for the patient in other segments of the Health Care delivery system. Provide and coordinate nursing care for the patient in collaboration with the Health Care team. The Registered Nurse is an integral member of the Health Care team, overseeing and participating in patient assessment and the formulation and implementation of the care plan.
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Responsibilities
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- Using the nursing process, provides ongoing assessment of the nursing care needs of a defined group of patients. Uses nursing diagnosis to describe this assessment. Develops a written plan of care for patient care needs. Assists patients and families/significant others in developing health care goals which are part of the individualized plan of care. Determines priorities of patient care based on essential patient needs and available resources. Provides nursing interventions safely and competently. Provides the patient and family/significant others with information preceding interventions. Provides telephone consultation to patients and family/significant others Provides ongoing evaluation of the patients response to care. Anticipates and recognizes changes in the patients status and need for nursing care. Modifies the individual plan of care in collaboration with the health care team.
- Demonstrates understanding of the physiologic and psychological effects of normal aging by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care to meet the needs of those populations served. Demonstrates effective communication skills with those specific age populations served. Identifies own learning needs and participates in educational programs related to those age-specific patient populations served (Neonatal, Pediatric, Adolescent, Geriatric). Collaborates, communicates and coordinates with other health care team members in planning and implementing care. Assesses the needs of designated patients requiring hospitalization; initiates nursing admission database and discharge planning in collaboration with inpatient staff and physician. Cooperates and communicates effectively with other team members in order to accomplish the workload.
- Communicates recognition of the patients and family/significant others psychosocial, cultural and emotional needs in each nurse-patient interaction. Orients patients and family/significant others to the role of the professional nurse and other health care team members, the nursing services available, and the means of access to those…
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