Licensed Masters Mental Health Professional Adult Generalist
Company: Kaiser
Location: San Lorenzo
Posted on: May 27, 2023
Job Description:
This position is eligible for a $5,000.00 sign on bonusProvides
mental health assessment, diagnosis, treatment and crisis
intervention services for adult and/or child members who present
themselves from psychiatric evaluation with a broad range of mental
health needs. Collaborates with treating physician, psychiatric and
allied health professional team to plan and direct each individual
member treatment program.Essential Responsibilities:
- Develops, implements, coordinates, and evaluates clinical
treatment programs for the diagnosis, treatment, and/or referral of
Health Plan members with acute or chronic mental illness.
- Participates in staff conferences to select, plan, and evaluate
treatment programs.
- Provides outpatient psychotherapy to individuals, couples,
families and groups.
- Instructs and counsels patients and their families regarding
compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimens and adherence to
prescribed medication regimens, within the scope of practice.
- May administer specialized therapeutic procedures, as
appropriate.
- Provides appropriate support to members family. May develop and
conducts psychoeducational classes and groups.
- Prepares intake summaries, treatment plans, and case summaries
and maintains ongoing confidential records. Charts members
treatment and progress in accord with state and NCQA regulations
and in keeping with accepted community standards.
- May be required to participate in the department on-call
rotation.
- Collaborates with physicians in screening and evaluating
patients for psychotropic medications, within the scope of
practice.
- Utilizes resources of public and private agencies and community
organizations to meet the needs of the members treatment.
- May develop, implements, and evaluates behavioral medicine and
health psychology programs in a variety of settings, including
primary care.
- Provides consultation to other care providers and health
educators on matters relating to mental health, health psychology
and behavioral medicine.
- May supervise Post Masters Fellows, Associate Clinical Social
Workers, Associate Marriage Family Therapists or Associate
Professional Clinical Counselors as needed if supervision course is
completed.
- May provide appropriate support to members family, including
explanation of treatment, instructions in how to support treatment
and interventions to increase acceptance of and adherence to
treatment, at members request.
- Utilizes resources of public and private agencies and community
organizations to meet the needs of the members treatment to include
referral of the member and/or members family to external resources,
as appropriate.
- Participates in departmental program development,
implementation and evaluation.
- Reports safety concerns to mandated reporting agencies.Basic
Qualifications: -Experience
- N/A -Education
- Masters degree in Social Work, Social Welfare from a clinical
track, Clinical or Counseling Psychology or related field required
from an accredited college or university. -License, Certification,
Registration
- National Provider Identifier required at hire
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (California) - - - - - OR
- Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (California) AND
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Couples and Families
Endorsement (California) within 24 months of hire - - - - - OR
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (California) -Additional
Requirements:
- Has experience in assessing, diagnosing and treating a broad
range of psychiatric conditions.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Must be familiar with DSM-V as a means of diagnosis.
- Knowledge of social service agencies, state regulations, and
professional board standards as is related to member treatment,
patient rights, and member/patient confidentiality.
- May be required to participate in the department on-call
rotation.
- Knowledge of Evidence-Based Practice and psychotherapy research
methods.
- Knowledge of the bio-psycho-social functions that contribute to
mental health.
- Accuracy in diagnosing patients and developing effective
treatment plans.
- Competence in individual, family and group psychotherapy.
- Professional maturity and ethical integrity necessary for
assuming professional responsibilities.
- Commitment to quality of service, teamwork, and participation
in a highly interactive multidisciplinary clinic.
- Ability to complete multiple tasks/objectives in a timely
manner.
- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership
environment. -Preferred Qualifications:
- Previous post license, experience as a member of a psychiatric
treatment team in an outpatient or inpatient setting/program under
licensed supervision.
- Previous clinical responsibility to include crisis
intervention, individual and group psychotherapy.
- Demonstrated professional maturity and ethical integrity
necessary for assuming professional responsibilities,
preferred.
- Demonstrated commitment to quality of service, teamwork, and
participation in a highly interactive multidisciplinary clinic,
preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to complete multiple tasks/objectives in a
timely manner, preferred.
- Accuracy in diagnosing patients and developing effective
treatment plans, preferred.
- Competence in individual, family and group psychotherapy,
preferred.PrimaryLocation : California,Walnut Creek,Walnut Creek
Psych/Hearing Aid CenterHoursPerWeek : 40Shift : DayWorkdays : Mon,
Tue, Wed, Thu, FriWorkingHoursStart : 09:00 AMWorkingHoursEnd :
06:00 PMJob Schedule : Full-timeJob Type : StandardEmployee Status
: RegularEmployee Group/Union Affiliation : A05-IBHS-NUHW-NUHW
Integ Behavioral Hlth SerJob Level : Individual ContributorJob
Category : Behavioral Health, Social Services & Spiritual
CareDepartment : Walnut Creek Hospital - Mental Health/Psych-NonMD
Prov - 0206Travel : NoKaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity
employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,
color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual
orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status,
ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic
information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and
inclusion, or any other protected status.
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