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.
Secondary Functions:
- This positions may be eligible to transfer to other Mental Health/Chemical Dependancy sites within the DSA.
- Provide individual, group, case management and family-based intenventional CD and dual-diagnosis services.
- Providefamily-focused treatment planning, and conflict resolution service as needed.
- Develop treatment plans and coordinate care across various internal and external service modalities.
- Maintain current licensing status and complete required continuing education and KP-defined competency training
- Evening/weekend hospital consultation (on-call) service is required per operational need.
- Credentialing and Privileging approval is required forall Medical Centers
- Hours, schedule, and work location may be adjusted, consistent with collective bargaining agreements, to meet operational need.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Outpatient Psychiatric Social Worker:Has experience in assessing, diagnosing and treating a broad range of psychiatric conditions.
- Master's degree in Social Work required from an accredited college or university.
- Valid Licensed Clinical Social Worker license in the State of California.
OR MFT:
- Master's degree in Applied Behavioral Science required.
- Current license as a Marriage, Family and Child Counselor in the State of California.
- Previous post license, paid experience as a member of a psychiatric treatment team in an outpatient setting/program under licensed supervision (usually two to four years).
OR Psychologist:
- Minimum two (2) years of professional experience under the direction of a licensed psychologist or board certified psychiatrist.
- PhD, PsyD, or EdD in clinical or counseling required from an accredited college or university.
- Current valid license to practice psychology in the State of California.
OR PSWA:
- Masters degree in Social Work required from an accredited college or university.
OR MFTA:
- Masters degree in Applied Behavioral Science required from an accredited college or university.
- Must pass the State Board examination within two years from date of hire.
OR Psych Assistant:
- PhD, PsyD or EdD in clinical or counseling psychology.
- Completion of a pre-doctoral internship - minimum of 1 year (1500 hours).
- Current valid registration as a Psychological Assistant with the Board of Psychology of the State of California.
- Must pass the State Board examination within two years from date of hire as a Psychological Assistant.
- Previous clinical responsibilities to include at least some of the following: psychological testing, diagnosis, crisis intervention, brief individual and group psychotherapy.
- License Eligible will also be considered.
-Has experience in assessing, diagnosing and treating a broad range of psychiatric conditions.
- Must be familiar with DSM-IV-R as a means of diagnosis.
- Clinician must have the ability to assess, diagnose and treat a broad range of psychiatric disorders.
- Must have a National Provider Identifier (NPI), or obtain an NPI, prior to employment start date.
- Knowledge of social service agencies, state regulations and APA standards as it related to client treatment, patient rights and client/patient confidentiality.
- Previous clinical responsibilities to include psychological testing, diagnosis, crisis intervention, brief individual and group psychotherapy.
- Knowledge of psychological testing techniques, administration and interpretation.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Min.2 yrs exp. in an outpatientCD setting w/ primary focus on assessment and treatment of adolescent& adult patients.
-Exp. in providing individual, family, & group CD treatment services.
-Theoretical grounding in empirically-based models for treatment of harm reduction, Saboxone protocols& dual diagnosis& multiple-diagnosis disorders.
-Exp.across a diagnostic spectrum common to outpatientMH &CD settings.
- Bilingual preferred.
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
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