Psychologist
Company: Kaiser Permanente
Location: Sacramento
Posted on: June 23, 2022
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Job 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 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.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
N/A
Education
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, preferred
Accuracy in diagnosing patients and developing effective treatment
plans, preferred.
Competence in individual, family and group psychotherapy,
preferred.
PrimaryLocation : California,Sacramento,S. Sacramento South Valley
Centre 4
HoursPerWeek : 40
Shift : Day
Workdays : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri. Days and hours of work will
vary
WorkingHoursStart : 07:00 AM
WorkingHoursEnd : 08:00 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,Northern California Psychologist/Psychologist
Assistant,Southern California Service Areas
Department : So Sacramento Hospital North - Mental
Health/Psychiatry - 0206
Travel : Yes, 5 % of the Time
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.
Keywords: Kaiser Permanente, Sacramento , Psychologist, Healthcare , Sacramento, California
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