Clinical Nurse Specialist - Behavioral Health
Company: Kaiser
Location: Wake Island
Posted on: June 29, 2025
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Job Description:
Job Summary: Provides variety of ambulatory behavioral health
services including evaluation, diagnosis, treatment planning,
medication management, case management, and psychotherapeutic
intervention to individuals, families, groups and/or Intensive
Outpatient Programs. Provides services to adults of all ages,
adolescents, and children as within the scope and
licensure/certification. Essential Responsibilities: As a
credentialed and privileged provider, in collaboration with
physicians and other behavioral health providers, manages care for
patients with behavioral health conditions including assessment,
evaluation, education & development of individualized plan of care
including medication management. Reviews and establishes diagnoses.
Orders and monitors diagnostic tests, performs procedures as within
the scope of practice. Utilizing the latest Diagnostic and
Statistical manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and International
Statistical Classification of Disease and Related Health Problems
(ICD) for diagnostic references. Be familiar and utilizes a wide
range of the latest evidenced based interventions and modalities.
Provides psychotherapy and counseling for individuals, families,
groups and/or Intensive Outpatient Programs. Utilizes a wide range
of intervention modalities, which support positive mental health
and enhanced individual or family functioning. Provides services
such as medication management, crisis intervention, brief therapy,
individual, group and family therapy. Interviews member and
evaluates their psychological and mental status. Refers members in
need of immediate or urgent care to appropriate level of services,
within time frame established by policy. Collaborates with
physicians, primary care staff, and other interdisciplinary
clinical team members involved with assessment and care of patient.
Follows program description in area of specialty as applicable.
Researches, collects, and records data and information relating to
identification and treatment of behavioral and interpersonal
problems of patient. Formulates treatment plan for these
conditions. Assists to establish clinical best practices and
guidelines for delivery of service to population of patients
served. Documents clinical assessments, treatment plans,
interventions, and other relevant information in patient medical
record according to regional and departmental guidelines. Maintains
confidentiality of all patient information and records in
accordance with state and federal regulations and regional
guidelines. May perform patient care to the extent necessary to
maintain clinical expertise, competency, and licensing necessary to
fulfill job responsibilities and to direct the provision of care on
the unit. Provides direct patient care. Provides services that are
within scope of license and in compliance with all legal,
regulatory, and policy requirements relevant to clinical role
performed. Incorporates the KP Nursing Vision, Model and Values
throughout their Nursing Practice. Basic Qualifications: Experience
Minimum two (2) years experience in mental health managing patients
on psychiatric medications. Minimum two (2) years experience in
mental health providing direct clinical services with children
and/or adults, including people with serious/chronic mental
illness. Education Masters degree in Nursing with specialty in
community mental health, behavioral health, psychiatric nursing, or
related field. License, Certification, Registration
Psychiatric-Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist Certification
OR Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certification
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse License with Prescriptive
Authority (Hawaii) Registered Nurse License (Hawaii) required at
hire National Provider Identifier Basic Life Support from American
Heart Association Additional Requirements: Demonstrated knowledge
of assessment using the latest Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
(DSM) and International Statistical Classification of Disease and
Related Health Problems (ICD), writing treatment plans, including
medication management for patients with behavioral health
conditions. Demonstrated knowledge and/or experience of working in
an integrated behavioral health model within a primary care
setting. Taxonomy code required at time of hire. Preferred
Qualifications: Demonstrated knowledge of documentation according
to national accreditation guidelines. PrimaryLocation :
Hawaii,Honolulu,Ala Moana HoursPerWeek : 40 Shift : Day Workdays :
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri WorkingHoursStart : 08:00 AM
WorkingHoursEnd : 05:00 PM Job Schedule : Full-time Job Type :
Standard Employee Status : Regular Employee Group/Union Affiliation
: NUE-HI-01|NUE|Non Union Employee Job Level : Individual
Contributor Job Category : Nursing Licensed & Nurse Practitioners
Department : Moanalua Medical Center - Med Ofc-Clnc Adm-Primry Care
- 1208 Travel : Yes, 20 % of the Time Kaiser Permanente is an equal
opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive
workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without
regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability,
veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or
status.
Keywords: Kaiser, Honolulu , Clinical Nurse Specialist - Behavioral Health, Healthcare , Wake Island, Hawaii
