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:
- Provider will be a member of the Adult service team and will perform individual and group psychotherapy, carry a significant ongoing caseload, and will be responsible for the facilitation of some psychoeducational classes/groups.
- Charts member's treatment and progress in accord with state and NCQA regulations and in keeping with accepted community standards.
- Collaborates with physicians in screening and evaluating patients for psychotropic medications, within the scope of practice.
- Will collaborate with treating primary care providers and other departments such as the ED, hospital, mental health agencies, and other community resources.
- Must treat external and internal customers in a respectful, friendly, helpful, and professional manner at all times.
- Adhere to the service expectations of the department and facility.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- LCSW: Masters degree in Social Work required from an accredited college or university and Valid Licensed Clinical Social Worker license in the State of California.
OR
- MFT: Masters degree in Applied Behavioral Science required, Current license as a Marriage, Family and Child Counselor in the State of California, and 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). Knowledge of state regulations with regard to ethics, treatment, patient rights and confidentiality.
- Outpatient Psychiatric Social Worker:Has experience in assessing, diagnosing and treating a broad range of psychiatric conditions.
- Must have a National Provider Identifier (NPI) or obtain NPI, prior to employment start date.
- Must be familiar with DMS-IV-R as a means of diagnosis.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- 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.
- Inpatient Psychiatric Social Worker:
- Working in an inpatient setting, a minimum of three years post licensure experience in acute inpatient psychiatric settings and with the use of psychosocial assessment and psychotherapeutic methods and measures in a hospital, clinic or agency preferred.
- Previous clinical responsibility to include crisis intervention, individual and group psychotherapy preferred.
- Previous clinical responsibility to include inpatient group treatment and crisis intervention preferred.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Will possess the ability to conduct clinical assessments, crisis interventions, and long term case management for adult populations (18 years old and older).
- Demonstrated expertise in crisis management, diagnosis, brief individual, and group psychotherapy with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Knowledge of social agencies, state regulations with regard to ethics, treatment, patient's rights, and confidentiality
- Spanish speaking strongly preferred.
- Experience with culturally diverse patient populations diverse patient populations.
- Proficiency in treating mood disorders, chronic mental illness, and dual diagnosis populations.
- Possess qualities that are innovative, flexible, organized and independent with a potential for program development.
- Ability to work with a multi-disciplinary team, and coordinate services between various departments.
- Familiarity with 5150 and police procedures, along with knowledge of CPS, county mental health services, and programs.
For consideration, please visit our career website at www.kaiserpermanentejobs.org to submit your transfer online or via fax to 1-877-872-8448. You can obtain a Transfer Request Form by accessing MyHR at http://insidekp.kp.org/myhr.
This position supports Kaiser Permanente's code of conduct and compliance by adhering to all laws and regulations, accreditation and Licensure requirements, and internal policies and procedures. Kaiser Permanente is proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
INTERNAL POSTING PERIOD: (based on Eastern Standard Time) Starts 12:00 AM 11/17/2012 - Ends 12:00 AM 11/22/2012.
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.