About This Role
This role involves providing high-quality mental healthcare to Kaiser Permanente members, focusing on screening, diagnosis, and treatment plan formulation and implementation. The therapist will manage cases, consult with other providers, and document all care in accordance with professional standards.
Responsibilities
- Provide high-quality healthcare through direct screening, diagnosis, and formulation/implementation of treatment plans for mental health patients (may include depression, anxiety, marital conflicts, etc., in individuals, couples, families, or groups)
- Document in writing all care in patients' permanent medical records in accordance with accepted medical/legal standards
- Provide all care in accordance with accepted practice standards and hospital/clinic protocols (including supervision by a physician)
- Provide case management through appropriate triaging and referrals, reporting to other providers, telephone contact with patients and their families, and contact with outside agencies
- Consult with other department providers regarding treatment plans
- Perform other duties as requested
Requirements
- Two (2) years of clinical experience
- Master's level degree or higher required (M.S.W., M.S., M.A., M.Ed.)
- This job requires credentials from multiple states. Credentials from the primary work state are required at hire. Additional Credentials from the secondary work state(s) are required post hire.
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Oregon) within 6 months of hire AND Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (Washington) within 6 months of hire OR Professional Counselor License (Oregon) within 6 months of hire AND Mental Health Counselor License (Washington) within 6 months of hire OR Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (Washington) within 6 months of hire AND Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (Oregon) within 6 months of hire OR Psychologist License (Washington) AND Psychologist License (Oregon) within 6 months of hire
- National Provider Identifier required at hire
- Thorough knowledge of psychosocial diagnostic categories and treatment approaches including evidence-based treatment modalities, suicide assessment, and therapeutic crisis intervention
- Working knowledge of legal requirements for reporting abuse and homicidal threats
- Quickly and accurately assess, diagnose and develop treatment plans
- Intervene and effectively treat emergent problems involving mental health functioning
- Strong interpersonal communication and problem solving skills
- Rapidly establish rapport with a diverse population of patients presenting with a wide range of psychiatric, social and emotional difficulties
- Process and communicate in a manner that is sensitive and appropriate to the cultural, linguistic and psychological needs of patients, families and other healthcare team members
