Licensed Mental Health Therapist - AddictionMedicine

Job

Summary :

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 member

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 members

family. May develop and conducts psychoeducational classes and

groups.

Prepares intake summaries, treatment

plans, and case summaries and maintains ongoing confidential

records. Charts members 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 members 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 Masters 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 members family, including explanation of

treatment, instructions in how to support treatment and

interventions to increase acceptance of and adherence to treatment,

at members request.

Utilizes resources of

public and private agencies and community organizations to meet the

needs of the members treatment to include referral of the member

and / or members family to external resources, as appropriate.

Participates in departmental program development, implementation

and evaluation.

Reports safety concerns to

mandated reporting

agencies.

Secondary

Functions : This position is for

Addiction Medicine Psychiatry Division.

Must be flexible

& willing to assist in all areas in

facility.

Basic

Qualifications : Experience

• N / A

Education

Masters

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

Licensed

Clinical Social Worker (California)

OR

Licensed Marriage and

Family Therapist (California)

OR

Licensed

Professional Clinical Counselor (California) AND Licensed

Professional Clinical Counselor Couples and Families Endorsement

(California) within 24 months of

hire

National

Provider Identifier required at

hire

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 : Experience

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.

Addiction

Medicine experience

preferred.

PrimaryLocation :

California,San Jose,San Jose Building 6

HoursPerWeek : 40

Shift : Day

Workdays : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu,

Fri,

the dept per union contract.

WorkingHoursStart : 10 : 30

AM

WorkingHoursEnd : 07 : 00 PM

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 Health,

Social Services & Spiritual Care

Department : San Jose

Hospital - Substance Abuse - 0206

Travel : Yes, 25 % of

the Time

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity

employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces.

Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to

race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran

status, or any other protected characteristic or

status.