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Kaiser Permanente - Northern California

For nearly 60 years, the name Kaiser Permanente has stood for excellence in health care services. In a single year, we schedule more than 32 million outpatient visits, deliver 90,000 babies, thanks to the dedication of some 147,000 employees and physicians.

Quality of Care
We are driven by the needs of our members and our responsibility to the many communities we serve. As a nonprofit organization, our physicians and staff are focused on the delivery of high-quality health care and services, rather than short-term stockholder demands.

Progressive Work Environment
At Kaiser Permanente, our emphasis is on improving the quality of care we provide to our patients and creating a positive environment for our health care professionals. Our employees enjoy the advantages of a supportive work culture, substantial compensation and benefits, and excellent opportunities for professional growth.

Awards and Recognition
Kaiser Permanente is nationally recognized as an organization that delivers high quality health care and services. Recently, we were named one of the "World's Most Respected Companies" by The Financial Times and Pricewaterhouse Coopers (January 2003). Kaiser Permanente was ranked seventh in the health care category and we were the only health organization listed that provides direct patient care.

CCHRI - Best in California: For the seventh straight year, no other health plan has earned higher ratings from the California Cooperative Health Reporting Initiative on more measures than Kaiser Permanente. The annual ratings measure clinical quality and member satisfaction. (CCHRI Report on Quality 2003).

Kaiser Permanente has also received recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), the nation's leading reviewer of health plan quality. Kaiser Permanente in several regions, including Hawaii and Northern and Southern California, Ohio and Colorado, earned the top rating of "Excellent," which means that we satisfied or surpassed NCQA's strict evaluation criteria in areas such as preventive care, member services, physician credentialing and improvements in care delivery.*

Both our Northern and Southern California regions were the only health plans in California identified by the NCQA in its list of the best health care programs in the Pacific states. In NCQA's The State of Health Care Quality 2003, our Northwest and Hawaii plans also rated in the top five on clinical measures of quality care.

Our Northern California region received more three-star "Excellent" ratings than any other health plan surveyed by California's Office of the Patient Advocate on California's Quality of Care Report Card 2003-04.

Additionally, Kaiser Permanente of Colorado is rated in the Top 10 in the nation among health care providers. (NCQA The State of Health Care Quality 2003).

Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States leads the region in Clinical Care and Prevention Measures in the NCQA's annual Quality Care Survey.**

* Commercial HMO and Medicare-contracted product lines. Northern California: April 2003; Southern California: May 2002; Hawaii: July 2001; Ohio: October 2003; Colorado: January 2004.

** Quality Compass 2002. Used with permission of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). Any analysis, interpretation, or conclusion based on these data is solely that of the authors, and NCQA specifically disclaims responsibility for any such analysis, interpretation, or conclusion. Quality Compass is a registered trademark of NCQA.

Whatever your nursing speciality, the size and scope of the Kaiser Permanente organization offers numerous tangible and intangible benefits and rewards. Our comprehensive wage and benefits plans are designed to help you stay healthy, meet your financial goals, advance in your career, and achieve a balance between your work and personal life.

Benefits
Employees are eligible for benefits according to full-time or part-time status and the number of hours worked per week. Benefits may vary based on your Kaiser Permanente region, position, scheduled hours, and representation by collective bargaining or employee groups.

Health care
Coverage is provided for you, your spouse or domestic partner, and your unmarried dependent children.

Time off
Benefits include paid time off for designated holidays, vacation, sick leave, and life balance days to help support the quality of your personal life.

Income protection
Kaiser Permanente offers life insurance options and disability benefits that provide financial security for you and your dependents in the event of serious illness, injury, or death.

Retirement plans
To provide financial security in retirement, Kaiser Permanente offers a range of retirement plans, such as a pension plan and elective retirement savings plans, that reduce your current taxable income when you contribute.

Do you believe success comes from living and working in the right environment? Then Kaiser Permanente Northern California may be the perfect place for you to put your beliefs into practice.

Northern California is a place of dramatic contrasts: snow-capped Sierras, the rugged coastline of Big Sur, and the cosmopolitan city of San Francisco. It also includes the Sacramento area and the Central Valley. The region offers a myriad of lifestyles, as well as educational, cultural, and recreational options, making the area one of the country's most exciting places to live and to work.

Our Northern California Region provides integrated health care services to approximately 3.1 million members. Approximately 4,400 physicians of The Permanente Medical Group provide services at 17 medical centers and numerous medical offices.

Kaiser Permanente had its beginnings in Northern California during World War II as a prepaid health care program, serving workers at Kaiser-managed shipyards in Richmond, California. At the end of the war, the program was opened to the community in response to the requests of workers and participating physicians who wanted to continue the prepaid group practice.

Kaiser Permanente of Northern California has earned an "Excellent" rating from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)-the nation's leading reviewer of health plan quality for consumers and employers. Excellent is the top rating granted by NCQA, which reviews satisfaction surveys, preventive measures, physician credentialing, member services and improvement initiatives.*

Both our Northern and Southern California regions were the only health plans in California identified by the NCQA in its list of the best health care programs in the Pacific States. (NCQA's The State of Health Care Quality 2003)

The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations accredits all Kaiser Foundation Hospitals in California.

For the seventh straight year, no other health plan has earned higher ratings from the California Cooperative Health Reporting Initiative on more measures than Kaiser Permanente. The annual ratings measure clinical quality and member satisfaction. (CCHRI Report on Quality 2003)