Licensed Masters Mental Health Professional
Company: Kaiser Permanente
Location: cupertino
Posted on: May 3, 2021
Job Description:
Description: Provides 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 members 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 member's family. May develop and conducts
psychoeducational classes and groups.Prepares intake summaries,
treatment plans, and case summaries and maintains ongoing
confidential records. Charts member's 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 member's 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 Master's 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 member's family, including explanation of
treatment, instructions in how to support treatment and
interventions to increase acceptance of and adherence to treatment,
at member's request.Utilizes resources of public and private
agencies and community organizations to meet the needs of the
member's treatment to include referral of the member and/or
member's 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 Master's
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 Valid Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed
Marriage Family Therapist in the State of California or Licensed
Professional Clinical Counselor with the State of California
approval by the Board of Behavioral Science. Must have a National
Provider Identifier (NPI) or obtain NPI, prior to employment start
date.Additional Requirements: Must be familiar with DSM-V as a
means of diagnosis. Has experience in assessing, diagnosing and
treating a broad range of psychiatric conditions. 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. 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. Primary Location:
California,Cupertino,Santa Clara Tantau Medical Offices Scheduled
Weekly Hours: 40 Shift: Day Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri,
Scheduled days and hours are dependent on departmental needs and
may include holidays and weekends Working Hours Start: Variable
Working Hours End: Variable Job Schedule: Full-time Job Type:
Standard Employee Status: Regular Employee Group/Union Affiliation:
A05-IBHS|NUHW|NUHW Integ Behavioral Hlth Ser Job Level: Individual
Contributor Job Category: Behavioral / Mental Health Department:
Adult Psychiatry Travel: No Kaiser 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.External
hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified
applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered
for employment in a manner consistent with federal and state laws,
as well as applicable local ordinances, including but not limited
to the San Francisco and Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinances.
Keywords: Kaiser Permanente, Cupertino , Licensed Masters Mental Health Professional, Other , cupertino, California
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