A very demanding position. If you enjoy wearing several hats this is the job for you.
Pros
Kaiser is the leader in proactive healthcare. Kaiser is approaching the Golden Standard to which other facilities strive to attain. Kaiser offers it's employees highly competative salaries and benefits packages and work with employees to identify professional stengths and opportunities for improvement to assist you in achieving your short and long term career goals. Kaiser hospitals serve a highly diverse population with a wide array of options for meeting their members individual needs.
Cons
The expectations are high with Kaiser. It is difficult to balance home life with work due to long hours. There is a great deal of management turn over. You can count on a long commute if you live in Calaveras, Tuolumne counties. There will be staff meetings and phone conferences which you are expected to attend on your days off, usually during the dinner hour. The position fuses the charge nurse role and beginning management duties, which often conflict. A high accountablility is placed upon Assistant Nurse Managers to be held responsible for the actions of nursing staff.