Associate Psychosocial Professional

3 weeks ago


Tacoma, United States Kaiser Permanente Full time

Job Summary:

Under supervision of a Licensed Clinical Independent Social Worker, Licensed Marriage Family Therapist or a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, provides a wide range of clinical psychosocial services for adult and/or child members in a primary or specialty care, mental health or home health setting which may include: evaluation of psychosocial assets and deficits, short term counseling, education, advocacy, advanced care planning, and resource brokering with caregiving and/or other resources to enable and/or maintain the greatest level of independence; mental health and addiction assessment, triage, diagnosis, treatment and/or crisis intervention services; support and consultation to care team in managing patients with a broad range of psychosocial related needs. Under supervision, may collaborate with treating primary or specialty care providers and with psychiatric, addiction medicine, and allied health professional team members to plan and direct each individual patients treatment program.

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Confers and consults with supervisor regarding members progress and treatment and may consult with psychiatrist or other care team providers as well, if involved in members care.

  • 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 or surrogate decision makers 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.

  • Develops, implements, coordinates, and evaluates plan of care and/or clinical treatment programs for the diagnosis, treatment, and/or referral of Health Plan members with acute or chronic mental or addiction illness. Participates in staff conferences for care coordination such as selection, planning, and evaluation of plan of care and/or treatment programs.

  • Instructs and counsels patients and their families regarding compliance with plan of care. When within the scope of practice, this may include prescribed therapeutic regimens and adherence to prescribed medication regimens.

  • May administer specialized therapeutic interventions, as appropriate.

  • Completes all documentation of the members treatment and progress in accord with Kaiser Permanente, state and NCQA regulations and in keeping with accepted community standards within scope of role and setting. This may include preparing intake summaries, treatment plans, case summaries, and assessments and maintains ongoing confidential records.

  • Utilizes resources of public and private agencies and community organizations to meet the needs of the members treatment.

  • May develop, implement, and evaluate behavioral medicine and health psychology programs in a variety of settings, including primary care.

  • Provides consultation to care teams, primary or specialty care providers and/or health educators on matters relating to mental health, addiction, health psychology, behavioral medicine, and/or long term care and advanced care planning.

  • Provides outpatient psychotherapy to individuals, couples, families and groups.

  • May develop and conduct psychoeducational classes and groups.

  • Collaborates with physicians in screening and evaluating patients for psychotropic medications, within the scope of practice.

  • May provide case management services.

    Basic Qualifications:

    Experience

  • N/A

    Education

  • Masters degree in Social Work (or Social Welfare from a clinical track), Clinical or Counseling Psychology, Marriage & Family Therapy, or related field required from an accredited college or university.

    License, Certification, Registration

  • Mental Health Counselor Associate License (Washington) OR Marriage and Family Therapist Associate License (Washington) OR Licensed Social Worker Associate-Independent Clinical (Washington)

    Additional Requirements:

  • Prior completion of a practicum or internship in a clinical setting.

  • Once hired as an Associate, an employee will be offered and must work a schedule that would accumulate at least half the required supervisory hours annually.

  • Must be familiar with DSM-V TR as a means of diagnosis.

  • Has experience in assessing a broad range of psychosocial needs, diagnosing and treating, psychiatric and/or addiction conditions.

  • Full licensure expected within 3-4 years of hire.

  • 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.

  • Knowledge of Evidence-Based Practice, person-in-environment theory and/or psychotherapy research methods.

  • Knowledge of the bio-psycho-social functions that contribute to mental health.

  • Accuracy in assessing and/or diagnosing patients and developing effective treatment plans.

  • 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.

  • Competence in individual, family and/or group psychotherapy.

    Preferred Qualifications:

  • Previous clinical responsibility to include crisis intervention.

  • Experience working in medical setting with multi-disciplinary teams.

  • Experience working with electronic health record.

COMPANY: KAISER

TITLE: Associate Psychosocial Professional

LOCATION: Tacoma, Washington

REQNUMBER: 1288307

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.



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