![]() ![]() Increasing work loads (ie message management, clean & stock & inventory exam rooms, learn new technology, read emails) to do "in between patients", but overbooked schedules and short staffing rarely allowed "in-between patient" time, so we'd triage the 45 calls and pt messages for the day, choose the most urgent one, and call them back & still got an earful from the patient because we didnt call sooner. ![]() Most peers hard-working & genuinely compassionate for our patients. Worked in direct patient care in an ambulatory setting. She made a few comments about white people in gene. My hair style was different or something like that, I forget why she told me that. I also heard the lead technician state that she was tired of looking at white people, and that I did not look like the typical white people in the PNW. These two team members also became lead technician and back up lead tech. Soon after I was hired two clinic team members told me that they were responsible for causing other new technicians to quit their job. Management was not seen in clinic often and did not get to know me. Management was often seen walking looking down at the floor and not making eye contact. Get a feel for the culture and make sure you will fit in and are accepted by the whole team. During an interview make sure you are allowed to meet the technicians that you may be working with. It was a wonderful place to work if you fit in with the clinic culture. Training is provided for the skills needed to perform the work in the clinic. Co-workers will help you if you need the help. The day goes by fast and the clinic work is fast paced. A typical day starts with opening the exam rooms, reviewing the daily schedule, getting the patient's ready to see the doctor. The team is filled with talented and friendly people. The facility has everything you need to do your job. Group Health provides a great place to work. When I approached my nursing supervisor about learning this, she rejected my/our request, stated it was not standard of care (it WAS), and tried to label me as a trouble maker. MDs were trained in this - NPs were not, but were expected to either magically know it, or wait, along with the patient, for an MD to find time between their own patients, to perform this for us. The dichotomy between providing MDs vs NPs the most current info, treatment, diagnostic testing was very difficult - one of the most important being NPs trying to learn how to measure cervical length and dilation in pregnant women, using ultrasound. Constantly changing evidence based medical information, as well as physicians providing us with their most current training info contributed to my daily education. ![]() I learned a lot during my 35 years as an NP I said I always learned something new every day. So, NPs consistently ran behind and had to deal with the wrath of waiting patients, as the MAs and LPNs refused to inform the patients. We were required to see patients every 20 minutes, which is about the industry norm (every 15-20 minutes), but the doctors are provided with personal medical assistants and/or LPN's, while the NPs were made to wait for their available time in between to have our patients vitals taken, and roomed for us. Contact us for more information at 1-86 or go online.A typical 8 hour day at work at KP would usually turn into 9-10, sometimes 11-12, hours, primarily to complete EMR documentation, which KP started in 1995. Kaiser Permanente On-the-Job® occupational health services is another way that Kaiser Permanente helps you care for your clients. We're available to provide pre-placement and post-offer physical exams, commercial driver physicals, firefighter and law enforcement exams, respiratory clearance, drug and alcohol screens, immunizations, and hazardous materials exposure exams. Kaiser Permanente also offers employment-related services. ![]() Employment exams, screenings, drug testing, and more This one-stop convenience means less time away from work or family. Employees can receive treatment, fill prescriptions, and get X-rays and lab tests all under one roof. We have 11 occupational health locations throughout Washington, including Bellevue, Seattle, Spokane, and Tacoma. Kaiser Permanente is one of only six networks of Centers of Occupational Health and Education (COHE) in Washington State. All are part of the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries’ Medical Provider Network. All of your clients’ employees can receive quality care from our board-certified occupational health doctors and trained medical staff. Kaiser Permanente On-the-Job is available to any employee in Washington state, even if they don’t belong to a Kaiser Permanente health plan. ![]()
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