Psychologist - ASD

Psychologist - ASD

Apply for the Psychologist - ASD role at Kaiser Permanente.

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 member’s treatment program.

• 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; provides appropriate support to members’ family; may develop and conduct psycho educational 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 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, implement, and evaluate 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 member’s 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.

• PhD/PsyD/EdD in Clinical Counseling, Health or School Psychology from an accredited college or university.

• Psychologist License (California) within 6 months of hire.
• Psychologist License (from any state) required at hire.
• National Provider Identifier required at hire.

• 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…