Pediatric Complex Care Psychologist

5 days ago


Littleton, Colorado, United States Kaiser Permanente Full time
Job Summary

This role is part of a multidisciplinary team providing direct clinical services to pediatric patients and their families. The primary focus is on completing psychosocial assessments, providing individual, group, and family interventions, and facilitating psycho-educational training, family meetings, and discharge planning.

Key Responsibilities
  • Conduct evidence-based diagnostic and psychosocial assessments of children and teens.
  • Deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions, following an assessment-informed treatment plan that incorporates pediatric-specific standardized measures of progress toward defined treatment goals.
  • Provide individual and family support, engaging them in the treatment plan and decision-making process, respecting patient rights, principles of confidentiality, and right to self-determination.
  • Utilize best practices in delivering behavioral health services in accordance with professional, clinical, and KP guidelines.
  • Treat a variety of severe and chronic pediatric conditions, including but not limited to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Tic Disorder, School Avoidance, Social Phobia, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Psychosis, and Neurodivergent Youth.
  • Facilitate at least one group each week, with topics determined based on operational need.
  • Assess and create safety plans with patients/families, in collaboration with the Crisis team when indicated, regarding suicidal and homicidal ideation.
  • Collaborate with clinical staff and patient/family to develop and execute systems-based, family-centered care plans and goals.
  • Determine when to refer for specialty behavioral health services (e.g., Gender Health, Eating Disorders, Developmental Pediatrics & Autism, Psychiatry) and/or higher-level services.
  • Effectively partner with other members of a patient's mental health and medical treatment team, as well as with other agencies (e.g., school, Child Protective Services) to optimize overall care.
  • Provide patient and family education effectively and sensitively to encourage compliance with medical and therapeutic treatment recommendations.
  • Promote empowerment of patients in self-management of disease.
  • Determine and manage appropriate levels of care and service for patients using clinical knowledge, established guidelines, and psychiatric consultation.
  • Provide consultation for complex situations to providers, staff, and contract agencies in caring for patients.
  • Continuously assesses, evaluates, and records patient response to interventions.
  • Practices within scope of practice parameters as inferred by licensure, knowledge, skill level, sound clinical judgment, and KP guidelines.
Requirements
  • Minimum two (2) years post-doctoral practice experience, including related graduate-level training or professional experience working with a pediatric population (e.g., ages 0-17 years).
  • Doctorate degree in Psychology or related behavioral health field.
  • Psychologist License (Colorado) required at hire.
  • National Provider Identifier required at hire.
  • Taxonomy Code required at hire.
  • Ability to function effectively in an inter-disciplinary team.
  • Training in organizational behavior, human relations, behavioral interviewing, conflict resolution, mental health issues, managing stress and crisis situations.
  • Knowledge of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine patient populations in inpatient and outpatient settings.
  • Knowledge of the complex systems of psychiatric care and substance abuse treatment at the community and county levels.
  • Outstanding communication and organizational skills.
  • Consistently demonstrates the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to colleagues, members, customers, contracted providers, and vendors.
  • Working knowledge collaborating with team members and family members, accessing internal and external resources.
  • Working knowledge of data collection tools, databases, and word processing programs.
  • Demonstrated customer service skills, customer focus abilities, and the ability to understand Kaiser Permanente customer needs.
  • Bi-or multi-lingual.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Ability to function effectively in an inter-disciplinary team.
  • Training in organizational behavior, human relations, behavioral interviewing, conflict resolution, mental health issues, managing stress and crisis situations.
  • Outstanding communication and organizational skills.
  • Consistently demonstrates the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to colleagues, members, customers, contracted providers, and vendors.
  • Working knowledge collaborating with team members and family members, accessing internal and external resources.
  • Working knowledge of data collection tools, databases, and word processing programs.
  • Demonstrated customer service skills, customer focus abilities, and the ability to understand Kaiser Permanente customer needs.
  • Bi-or multi-lingual.
Work Environment

Work location is on-site (KP designated office, medical office building, or hospital). Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy.

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