Psychological Assistant - Vallejo - Part Time 32 Hours -Child Team
Company: Kaiser Permanente
Location: vallejo
Posted on: May 3, 2021
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Job Description:
Under the supervision of a licensed Psychologist or board
certified Psychiatrist, provides mental health assessment,
diagnosis, treatment and crisis intervention services for adult
and/or child members who present themselves for psychiatric
evaluation with a broad range of mental health needs. Under
supervision, may collaborate with treating primary care providers
and with psychiatric and allied health professional team members to
plan and direct each individual patient's treatment program. Essential Responsibilities: * Under the supervision of a licensed psychologist or board
certified psychiatrist, 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. *
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. * Confers and
consults with supervisor regarding member's progress and treatment
and may consult with psychiatrist as well, if both are involved in
member's care. * 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 agencies. Secondary Functions: * On-Site & telehealth care, focused treatment tracks. *
Crisis/triage/initial intakes. Basic Qualifications: Experience * Completion of a psychology doctoral internship - minimum of 1
year (1500 hours). Education * PhD/PsyD/EdD in Clinical, Counseling, Health or School
Psychology from an accredited college or university. License, Certification, Registration * Current valid registration as a Psychological Assistant with
the Board of Psychology of the State of California and validate of
an assigned board registered licensed supervisor by start date. *
Upon completion of supervised hours, the employee must obtain state
licensure within two (2) years. Additional Requirements: * Once hired as an Assistant, 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
as a means of diagnosis. * Has experience in assessing, diagnosing
and treating a broad range of psychiatric conditions. * 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 * Experience with DBT/CPT/ACT/Solution
focused preferred. Primary Location: California,Vallejo,Vallejo Park Place
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 32 Shift: Day Working Hours Start: 08:30 AM
Working Hours End: 05:30 PM Job Schedule: Part-time Job Type:
Standard Employee Status: Regular Employee Group/Union Affiliation:
A05-IBHS|NUHW|NUHW Integ Behavioral Hlth Ser Job Level: Entry Level
Department: Vallejo Hospital - Mental Hlth/Psych-Management - 0206
Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time Load More Click here for additional requirements > Share This Job *
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