Staff - Registered Nurse (RN) - Case Manager, Behavioral Health - $132K per year New

Kaiser Permanente is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Case Manager, Behavioral Health for a nursing job in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Behavioral Health
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: Ongoing
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Staff

Job Summary:
Plans, develops, assesses, and evaluates care provided to patients.  Provides case management and outreach services to selected patients. Assists with discharge planning and follow-up for hospitalized members.  Assists in the development of population care program.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Provides case management services to targeted patients/families by interviewing and evaluating their needs. Develops work plans to assist patients/families in meeting identified needs. Coordinates resources and services to assure continuity and quality of care. Maintains working knowledge of community resources. Assist with interpreting Kaiser Permanente benefits/services to patients, families, and members of community. Monitors high-risk members and assists them with access to care. Integrates patients into existing programs/services. Evaluates outcomes and makes recommendations for change.


• Assists with integrating programs and initiatives into daily practice. Makes clinic/location-specific adaptations as necessary to insure successful implementation of model. Monitors and evaluates outcomes. Assists and advises in development of standards, guidelines, policies and procedures. Coordinate and standardize patient education tools. Applies professional nursing care principles in the evaluation and treatment of patients.


• Coordinates population based care. Serves as a link between members and all other care providers in coordination of care. Assists members, families and care givers with identified problems/concerns.  Arranges and monitors follow-up appointments and care. Encourages patients to maintain prescribed course of care, including but not limited to monitoring of side effects of medications. Makes referrals to appropriate community services. Communicates effectively with a variety of individuals in a non-judgmental manner, functioning calmly in situations which require a high degree of sensitivity, tact and diplomacy.


• Completes all required patient care documentation accurately and in a timely manner in accordance with internal and external regulatory requirements.


• Works with analytic staff and others to collect data, tracks outcomes, identifies barriers/gaps in care and support strategic planning processes. Maintains data bases to improve quality outcomes.


• Attends scheduled patient care conferences, in-services, departmental meetings and all other related activities as requested.


• 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 on an as needed basis. 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 (2) years of direct patient care experience.

Education

• Bachelors degree in nursing; or four (4) years of directly related experience.

License, Certification, Registration

• Registered Nurse License (Hawaii) required at hire
  

• Basic Life Support from American Heart Association
  

Additional Requirements:

• Case management/community outreach experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in word processing, spreadsheet and database PC applications.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Program development and operations level implementation.

Kaiser Permanente Job ID #1​3​1​4​5​1​6. Posted job title: Case Manager Rn - Mental Health/Behavioral Health

About Kaiser Permanente

At the heart of health care, you'll find Kaiser Permanente. As the nations leading not-for-profit, integrated health plan, we make a difference in the lives of members, patients, and communities across the country.

With 39 hospitals and more than 734 locations in eight states and the District of Columbia, we proudly serve more than 12.7 million members from coast to coast. Whether you choose to join a hospital in the Northwest, a clinic in Southern California, or a medical office in the Mid-Atlantic, we have many opportunities for you to shape the future of care.

Our teams are empowered to advance impactful and extraordinary care for all by pioneering health outcomes, encouraging diverse viewpoints, and creating new opportunities for learning and advancement. This covers more than our members and our employees; it also reaches far into our communities. Together, we're proudly working as one for a healthier today and tomorrow.