Psychologist- Autism Spectrum Disorder
Company: Kaiser
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: October 29, 2024
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Job Description:
$5000 Sign-on bonus possible eligible Job Summary: 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
members 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 members 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 members 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 members 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 Masters 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 members family,
including explanation of treatment, instructions in how to support
treatment and interventions to increase acceptance of and adherence
to treatment, at members 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 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 Psychologist
License (California) within 6 months of hire National Provider
Identifier required at hire 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.
If not licensed in CA at hire, must be licensed 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 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,San
Francisco,San Francisco 4141 Geary Medical Offices, HoursPerWeek :
40 Shift : Day Workdays : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri WorkingHoursStart
: 08:30 AM WorkingHoursEnd : 05:30 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 Department : San Francisco
Hospital - Mental Hlth/Psych-AutsmSpecDis - 0206 Travel : No 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
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