Psychosocial Clinician/counselor Level I - San Diego, United States - Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente
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San Diego, United States

3 weeks ago

Mark Lane

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Mark Lane

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Description

Job Summary:

Provides comprehensive, professional biopsychosocial services to patients and their families.

Provides assessment, coordination, and implementation/evaluation of services in order to aid patients and their families in coping with biopsychosocial problems as well as economic difficulties related to medical problems.


Essential Responsibilities:


  • Provides quality services by assessing patient/family needs. Develops and implements an appropriate treatment plan in accordance with departmental and medical center policies and in compliance with standards and regulations.
  • Provides management of all onsite psychiatric emergencies and/or crisis intervention/treatment to adults, children and families. Provides a professional interpretation of patients condition and recommends appropriate psychosocial interventions, treatment plan and/or referral information.
  • Reviews medical status of patients including history and current medications as appropriate.
  • Performs relevant patient and family advocacy services within KP and the community.
  • Represents the department in appropriate medical center and/or community meetings. Identifies improvement opportunities to the department or work area.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

  • N/A.
  • For Hospice and Palliative positions: California Drivers License required for Hospice and Palliative Care positions.
Must be able to master detailed and complex information regarding benefits and coordination of care.

  • For Psychiatry positions: Knowledge of psychodynamics, psychotherapy and psychotropic medications and indications for psychiatric hospitalization. Assessment skills, ability to define appropriate course of treatment and implementation.
Education

  • Masters Degree in Social Work.
License, Certification, Registration

  • Associate Professional Clinical Counselor Registration (California) OR Registered Associate Clinical Social Worker (California) OR Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (California)

Additional Requirements:


  • Once hired as an Associate, an employee will be offered and must work a schedule that would accumulate at least half of the required supervisory hours annually.
  • Upon completion of supervised hours, the employee must obtain state licensure within two and onehalf (2.5) years. If hired as a licenseeligible employee (i.e. has completed all clinical hours), the employee has two and onehalf (2.5) years from their date of hire to complete state licensure.

Preferred Qualifications:


  • Oneyear experience in a health care environment preferred.

For Hospice and Palliative positions:
One year experience providing direct service in medical or home care related setting-MSW internship considered.

PrimaryLocation :
California,San Diego,Zion Medical Center

HoursPerWeek : 40


Shift :
Day


Workdays :
Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat

WorkingHoursStart : 08:30 AM

WorkingHoursEnd : 07:30 PM


Job Schedule :
Full-time


Job Type :
Standard


Employee Status :
Regular


Employee Group/Union Affiliation :
B14-PSC|NUHW|NUHW Psych Social Chapter


Job Level :
Individual Contributor


Job Category :
Behavioral Health, Social Services & Spiritual Care

Department :
San Diego Admin Offices - Social Services - 0806

Travel :
Yes, 10 % of the Time
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