Psychologist Adult Intake Specialist
Company: Kaiser
Location: Roseville
Posted on: March 16, 2023
Job Description:
Sign-on Bonus $5,000 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's 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.May conduct
psychological assessments, including test administration,
interpretation, and recommendations. 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. Provides
clinical supervision to psychology doctoral interns, psychology
postdoctoral residents, and other mental health trainees/fellows as
necessary.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
agenciesBasic Qualifications:Experience
N/AEducation
PhD/PsyD/EdD in Clinical Counseling,
Health or School Psychology from an accredited college or
university.License, Certification, Registration
Current valid license to practice
psychology in the State of California or valid license to practice
in a state in the United States and able to practice under Business
and Professional Code Section 2946 (maximum of 180 days subject to
the specifics of the regulation).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.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.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. Preferred Qualifications:
Previous clinical responsibility to
include crisis intervention, individual and group
psychotherapy.Demonstrated experience in psychological evaluations
of adults, children, adolescents, & families, including
administering & writing up psychological testing & assessment
batteries preferred.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, preferredAccuracy in
diagnosing patients and developing effective treatment plans,
preferred.Competence in individual, family and group psychotherapy,
preferred.Job Schedule: Job Category: Behavioral Health, Social
Services & Spiritual Care
Keywords: Kaiser, Roseville , Psychologist Adult Intake Specialist, Healthcare , Roseville, California
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