Abstrak: Tenaga perawat di rumah sakit menjadi sangat penting sebagai salah satu sumber daya yang dapat meningkatkan profesionalisme dan citra rumah sakit. Untuk itu diperlukan upaya-upaya untuk meningkatkan mutu keperawatan melalui peningkatan mutu SDM keperawatan. Penelitian dilaksanakan di RSUP Fatmawati dengan metoda penelitian kualitatif. Dimana data sekunder diperoleh dari telaah dokumen, sedangkan data primer diperoleh melalui Focus Group Disscussion terhadap perawat pelaksana dan wawancara mendalam terhadap pihak manajemen. Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran pola pengembangan karir perawat di RSUP Fatmawati yang sesuai dengan peran dan fungsinya. RSUP Fatmawati memiliki tenaga keperawatan sebanyak 619 orang dengan karakteristik 24,07% berada pada kelompok umur 36 ? 40 tahun, 42,49% memiliki masa kerja 11 ? 20 tahun, 64,5% latar belakang pendidikan D-III, 90,14% merupakan tenaga PNS, serta 85,79% merupakan tenaga keperawatan wanita. Mekanisme pengembangan tenaga keperawatan di RSUP Fatmawati mencakup kegiatan orientasi terhadap tenaga baru selama 6 bulan, mutasi, promosi, pendidikan dan pelatihan. Berdasarkan hasil FGD dan Wawancara mendalam diperoleh gambaran pola jalur karir tenaga keperawatan di RSUP Fatmawati yang sesuai dengan peran dan fungsinya terdiri atas 4 kategori yaitu PD (PD) yang terdiri dari 5 level yaitu PD I - PD V, PM (PM) yang terdiri dari PM I - PM V, perawat klnik (PK) yang terdiri dari PK I - PK VI serta PP (PP) yang meliputi PP I - PP IV.
Kata kunci : Perawat, Jalur Karir

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Medical nurse in hospital turns into importance since it becomes as one of resource which can improve professionalism and hospital image. So that any efforts to develop nursing quality, one of them through development of nursing human resouces. This research was held in RSUP Fatmawati using method of qualitative research. Where secondary data obtained from study about documents and primary data obtained through Focus Group Disscussions for nurses and Detailed Interviews. And the purpose of the research is to identify nursing career development pattern in RSUP Fatmawati considering its functions and roles. RSUP Fatmawati has nursing employee 619 people with characteristic : 24,07% of medical nursing is on a group of 36 to 40 years, having longest working periode is in group 11 to 20 years of age 42,49%, having D-III background 64,5%, 90,14% represent state officers, and female medical nursing 85, 79%. The mechanism in developing medical nursing in RSUP Fatmawati includes activities such as: orientation for new worker in 6 months, mutation, promotion, education, and also training. Pursuant to FGD result and detailed interview, obtained a picture of medical nursing career pattern in RSUP Fatmawati which is base on role and function, consist of 4 (four) categories; that is: educator nurse (PD) consist of 5 levels , that is PD I - PD V, manager nurse (PM) consist of PM I - PM V, clinical nurse (PK) consist of PK I - PK VI and research nurse (PP) consist of PP I - PP IV.
Keyword : Nurse, career pattern