Psychosocial Clinician II - Per Diem Job Listing at Kaiser Permanente in San Diego, CA (Job ID 3295684-2024-10-28)

Description

Job Summary:
The Psychosocial Clinician II is a member of an interdisciplinary team who provides direct assessment, diagnosis formulation, treatment planning, treatment intervention and psycho-education to members and/or family members. The majority of the position will be spent in direct patient care.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Provides timely and appropriate assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning and treatment intervention of members.

• Provides treatment to adults, adolescents and/or children.

• Provides appropriate selection of treatment modality to members presenting problem.

• Demonstrates expertise in a variety of treatment methodologies.

• Effectively communicates clinical material to member and clinical staff and provides high internal and external customer/patient satisfaction.

• Provides appropriate and timely documentation of clinical encounters in members charts.

• Conduct initial interview with Members by eliciting and interpreting the psychological and social meaning of complaints.

• Determines urgency of members need.

• Provides a professional interpretation of members presentation and recommends a course of therapeutic action, selects appropriate treatment modality.

• Renders appropriate and immediate guidance & therapy for members in crisis or in need of clinical services.

• Maintains written record of therapy, prepares reports and letter; phones, writes and 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, sociocultural determinants and community resources.

• Provides telephone assessment, counseling, resource information and referrals.

• Knowledgeable of KP and community resources.

• Proficient in identifying and treating the span of developmental stages.

• Proficient in various treatment modalities including, but not limited to individual, group family & child therapy.

• Complies with organizational, departmental, state/federal guidelines & all regulatory agency policies and procedures.

• Adheres to all mandated guidelines for patients clinical care and license.

• Maintains license.

• Participates in QM & CQI activities.

• EOL (End of Life Option):

• Regulatory data reporting, process coordination, assist Members/Physicians with California End of Life Option Act.

• For Psychiatry Department positions: Two (2) years of post-graduate mental health therapy experience within the last five (5) years required.

• For Addiction Medicine Department positions: Two (2) years of post-graduate addiction medicine therapy experience within the last five (5) years required.

• Medical Social Worker - End of Life Option: If position posted is for an End of Life role, experience requirement is: Minimum one (1) year of experience, within the last three (3) years, working as a MSW in end of life care and counseling.

• Masters degree in a Social Work, Psychology, Sociology or other field related to behavioral health required.

• Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (California) OR Licensed Clinical Social Worker (California) OR Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (California)

• National Provider Identifier

• Knowledge of and ability to utilize current DSM non nomenclature required.

• Consistently demonstrates the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to customers, contracted providers, and vendors.

• Must be familiar with all aspects of psychopathology and recognize the appropriate and timely clinical treatment intervention needed.

• Must be familiar with and have expertise in a variety of treatment modalities.

• May consider LMFT, with a Masters Degree in a Behavioral Health field, job code 66564 for this position.Following language applies to Home Health, Hospice and Palliative positions ONLY:Current CA Drivers License, clear driving record for the past two (2) years and proof of automobile insurance as required by law.

• AHA BLS card required