Nurse Practitioner - Chronic Care
Company: Kaiser Permanente
Location: Wake Island
Posted on: April 3, 2026
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Job Description:
Description: Job Summary: Provides direct nursing care by
utilizing advanced scientific knowledge, nursing theory and skills
to assess, plan, and implement appropriate health and nursing care
to patients, in addition to performing registered nursing
functions. Provides indirect nursing care. Plans, guides,
evaluates, and directs nursing care given by other personnel
associated with the health care team. Teaches and counsels
individuals or groups. Utilizes theories and skills to increase
communication and knowledge among all members of health care team.
Serves as a consultant and resource of advanced nursing knowledge
and skills to those involved directly or indirectly in patient
care. Participates in joint and periodic evaluation of services
rendered. Essential Responsibilities: Evaluates physical and
psychosocial health status of the patient through a comprehensive
health history and physical examination, using skills of
observation, inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation,
and using or ordering diagnostic instruments or procedures that are
basic to nursing evaluation of physical signs and symptoms.
Assesses normal and abnormal findings from history, physical
examination, and diagnostic reports. Diagnoses patients health
status and health care issues. Oversees and directs nursing,
medical and clerical personnel in provision of patient care. Plans,
implements, and evaluates care. Consults with patient, support
systems, and members of health care team to provide for acute and
ongoing health care or referral of patient. Manages plan of care
prescribed for patient. Initiates and maintains accurate records,
appropriate legal documents, and other health and nursing care
reports. Develops individualized teaching plans with patient based
on overt and covert health needs. Counsels individuals, families,
and groups about health and illness and promotion of health
maintenance. Recognizes, develops, and implements professional and
community educational programs related to health care. Participates
in periodic and joint evaluation of services rendered. Conducts
research and analyzes health needs of individuals and populations
and designs programs which target at-risk groups and cultural and
environmental factors which foster health and prevent illness.
Participates in policy analysis and development of new policy
initiatives in the area of practice specialty. Contributes to
development, maintenance, and change of health care delivery
systems to improve quality of health care services and consumer
access to services. Incorporates the KP Nursing Vision, Model and
Values through out their Nursing Practice. Performs other duties
and accepts responsibility as assigned. 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. Basic Qualifications: Experience
N/A Education Masters degree in nursing in relevant field of
specialty. License, Certification, Registration Advanced Practice
Registered Nurse License (Hawaii) Registered Nurse License (Hawaii)
National Provider Identifier required at hire Basic Life Support
from American Heart Association Nurse Practitioner National
Certificate Additional Requirements: Demonstrated knowledge of and
skill in customer service, conflict resolution, counseling, problem
solving, decision making, oral communication, written
communication, interpersonal relations, adaptability, change
management, results orientation, and teamwork. Preferred
Qualifications: Nurse Practitioner experience in specialty area.
Demonstrated knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, and
database PC applications. Valid Hawaii APRN Recognition with
Prescriptive Authority (must meet education requirement(s) for
Hawaii state APRN prescriptive authority).
Keywords: Kaiser Permanente, Honolulu , Nurse Practitioner - Chronic Care, Healthcare , Wake Island, Hawaii
