The Psychiatric Social Worker is a member of an interdisciplinary team who provides direct assessment, diagnosis formulation, treatment planning, treatment intervention & psycho-education to members and/or family members. Must be familiar w/ all aspects of psychopathology & recognize the appropriate & timely clinical treatment intervention needed. The Psychiatric Social Worker may work w/ specific age group as is determined by training & certificate. Must be familiar w/ & have expertise in a variety of treatment modalities. The majority of the position will be spent in direct patient care.
Essential Functions:
- Competencies: Timely & appropriate assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning & treatment intervention of members
- Appropriate selection of treatment modality to member's presenting problem
- Is an effective communicator of clinical material to member & clinical staff
- Provides high internal & external customer/ patient satisfaction
- Demonstrates expertise in a variety of treatment methodologies
- Provides appropriate & timely documentation of clinical encounters in member's charts
- Is knowledgeable of KP & community resources
- Adheres to all mandated guidelines for patient's clinical care & license
- Maintains license
- Conduct initial interview w/ members by eliciting & interpreting the psychological & social meaning of complaints
- Determines urgency of member's need
- Provides a professional interpretation of member's presentation & recommends a course of therapeutic action, selects appropriate treatment modality
- Provides treatment to adults, adolescents & children
- Renders appropriate & immediate guidance & therapy for members in crisis or in need of clinical services
- Maintains written record of therapy, prepares reports & letter; phones, writes & visits (with member permission) social agencies, schools relatives, friends to obtain pertinent information
- Provides clinical consultation in an integrated health care environment regarding family interactions, socio-cultural determinants & community resources
- Provides telephone assessment, counseling, resource information & referrals
- Proficient in identifying & treating the span of developmental stages
- Proficient in various treatment modalities including, but not limited to individual, group family & child therapy
- Complies w/ organizational, departmental, state/federal guidelines & all regulatory agency policies & procedures
- Participates in QM & CQI activities
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Two (2) years of post-graduate experience in a behavioral health setting required
- Master's degree in Social Work required
- Valid & current CA LCSW orLMFTlicense required
- National Provider Identifier (NPI) required
- Knowledge of & ability to utilize current DSM nomenclature required
PreferredQualifications:
- Prefer experience in both inpatient and outpatient psychiatric setting and experience in inpatient hospital/medical setting.
- Strong knowledge of community resources.
- Able to provide Psychiatric/Chemical Dependency evaluations by referral in the hospital and emergency department.
- Psychiatric and chemical dependency knowledge and ability to work with dual diagnosis patients.
- Able to triage, prioritize have excellent time management skills, and excellent interpersonal and communication skills required.
- Ability to conduct thorough psychiatric evaluations and complete follow through of placement of patients needing psychiatric hospitalization with our contracted psych hospitals.
Notes:
- This is a Per Diem position, schedule may vary according to operational needs
- Position may require coverage at either Irvine or Anaheim Medical Centers.
- Once in position, employee will need to acquire LPS 5150 Certification for KP, Orange County
- Will work in close collaboration with consulting psychiatrist.
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
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