Provides assessment, diagnosis, treatment and crisis intervention as needed to members who present themselves for psychiatric evaluation. Collaborates with treating physician, psychiatric and allied health professional team to plan and direct each individual member's treatment program.
Essential Functions:
- Assesses, develops and coordinates a clinical treatment program for Health Plan members with acute or chronic psychiatric disorders.
- Consults with staff regarding diagnosis, strengths and deficits of member, as needed or appropriate.
- Provides outpatient psychotherapy to individuals and groups.
- Charts member's treatments and progress in accordance with state regulations and department procedures.
- Instructs and counsels members regarding compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimens.
- Interprets psychiatric treatment to member's family and helps to reduce fear and other attitudes obstructing acceptance of psychiatric care and continuation of treatment if asked to do so by member.
- Makes referrals to case manager, as appropriate, and/or refers member's family to community support services and resources.
- Utilizes resources of public and private agencies and community organizations to meet the needs of members.
- Collaborates with physicians in screening and evaluating members for psychotropic medications.
- May supervise PSW Assistants and PSW Interns, if supervision course has been completed.
- Works on-call evenings, weekends & holidays, assuming primary responsibility for emergency psychiatric care and acting as consultant to emergency department physicians and staff.
- Reports safety concerns to mandated reporting agencies.
- May supervise PSW Assistants and PSW Interns if supervision course completed.
Secondary Functions:
- Develops implements, coordinates and evaluates clinical treatment plans for the diagnosis, treatment and/or referral of Adult and/or Adolescent Health Plan Members with chemical dependency problems and co-occurring Psychiatric diagnoses.
- Provides outpatient individual, couple, family, and group Psychotherapy to Adult and/or Adolescent clients in the CDRP. Develops, prepares and presents Psycho-educational classes to Adult and Adolescent clients.
- Attends and participates in multi-disciplinary treatment and planning team meetings.
- Coordinates services with the CDRP, the Department of Psychiatry, the Department of Medicine and other treatment providers to implement comprehensive treatment plans.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Experience in Chemical Dependency required
- Masters degree in Social Work required from an accredited college or university.
- Previous clinical responsibility to include crisis intervention, individual, couple, family and group psychotherapy.
- Has experience in assessing, diagnosing and treating a broad range of psychiatric conditions.
- Valid Licensed Clinical Social Worker license in the State of California.
- Must be familiar with DSM-IV-R as a means of diagnosis.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Clinician must have the ability to assess, diagnose and treat a broad range of psychiatric disorders.
- Knowledge of social service agencies, state regulations, and professional board standards as is related to member treatment, patient rights, and member/patient confidentiality.
- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
Schedule: Full-Time Regular, 40 hours per week, Variable shifts. Works On-Call Evenings, Weekends & Holidays, assuming primary responsibility for Emergency Psychiatric care and acting as consultant to Emergency department physicians and staff. The position location is 3551 Whipple Rd, Union City, CA.
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
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