Psychiatric Social Worker; Bilingual assessment - Lomita, CA

Job Summary

The Psychiatric Social Worker is a member of an interdisciplinary team who provides direct assessment, diagnosis formulation, treatment planning, treatment intervention, and psycho-education to members and/or family members. Must be familiar with all aspects of psychopathology and recognize the appropriate and timely clinical treatment intervention needed. The Psychiatric Social Worker may work with a specific age group as determined by training and certificate.

Must be familiar with and have expertise in a variety of treatment modalities. The majority of the position will be spent in direct patient care.

• Timely and appropriate assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and treatment intervention of members.
• Appropriate selection of treatment modality to members presenting problem.
• Is an effective communicator of clinical material to member and clinical staff.
• Provides high internal and external customer/patient satisfaction.
• Demonstrates expertise in a variety of treatment methodologies.
• Provides appropriate and timely documentation of clinical encounters in members' charts.
• Is knowledgeable of KP and community resources.
• Adheres to all mandated guidelines for patients’ clinical care and license.
• Maintains license.
• Conduct initial interview with members by eliciting and interpreting the psychological and social meaning of complaints.
• Determines urgency of members' need.
• Provides a professional interpretation of members' presentation and recommends a course of therapeutic action, selecting appropriate treatment modality.
• Provides treatment to adults, adolescents, and children.
• Renders appropriate and immediate guidance & therapy for members in crisis or in need of clinical services.
• Maintains written record of therapy, prepares reports and letters; phones, writes and visits (with member permission) social agencies, schools, relatives, friends to obtain pertinent information.
• Provides clinical consultation in an integrated health care environment regarding family interactions, sociocultural determinants, and community resources.
• Provides telephone assessment, counseling, resource information, and referrals.
• Proficient in identifying and treating the span of developmental stages.
• Proficient in various treatment modalities including, but not limited to, individual, group, family & child therapy.
• Complies with organizational, departmental, state/federal guidelines & all regulatory agency policies and procedures.
• Participates in QM & CQI activities.

• Two (2) years of post‑graduate mental health therapy experience within the last five (5) years required.

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, or another field related to behavioral health required.

• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (California)
• Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (California)
  Licensed Clinical Social Worker (California)
• National Provider Identifier

• Knowledge of and ability to utilize current DSM nomenclature required.
• Consistently demonstrates the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to customers, contracted providers, and vendors.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) II required.
• Must successfully pass or have passed the bilingual test (within the last 12 months), or be active in the QBS program.

• Experience providing psychotherapy to ages across the lifespan.

• Onsite position.
• Work at least 2 evenings per week until 8:00 pm.
• May be required to work Saturdays and at other locations within the area.