Licensed Clinical Therapist - LCSW - Lahaina

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Provides ambulatory behavioral health services including evaluation, diagnosis, treatment planning, case management and psychotherapeutic intervention provided to individuals, families, groups and/or Intensive Outpatient Programs.

• Assists with administration, development, implementation, and evaluation of social work programs and policies.
• Conducts social work consultation. Performs clinical diagnosis or psychotherapy.
• Provides psychotherapy and counseling for individuals, families, groups and/or Intensive Outpatient Programs. Utilizes a wide range of evidence based interventions and modalities. Provides services such as crisis intervention, brief therapy, cognitive and behavioral therapies, skills training, supportive therapy, stress management, and family therapy.
• Interviews member and evaluates their psychological and mental status. Utilizes the latest Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) to diagnose patients. Determines if member is in crisis, at-risk, or suicidal/homicidal. Refers members in need of immediate or urgent care to appropriate level of services.
• Assess urgent or high‑risk clinical situations and make appropriate interventions. Coordinate referral of patient to psychiatrist or other clinician. Assist with admission to hospital or other specialized facilities. Plan and provide services in the appropriate level of care. Assess needs for mental health treatment and make appropriate referrals as needed. Perform case management, coordination, and monitoring of social work service plans in areas of personal, social or economic resources, conditions, or problems.
• Assess treatment and prevention of psychosocial dysfunction, disability, or impairment, including emotional and mental disorders. Conduct preparation and evaluation of psychosocial assessments and development of social work service plans.
• Help patients enhance or restore their capacities for personal and social functioning and prevent and control social problems.
• Gather information and identify resource and referral services for patient care. Educate client regarding behavioral health services. Assist members to use services.
• Participate in or assist with therapeutic and educational group programs. Evaluate outcomes and effects of treatment for individual patients and programs.
• Research, collect and record data and information relating to identification and treatment of behavioral and interpersonal problems of patient. Propose alternatives for interventions and approaches for resolutions.
• Collaborate and consult with physicians and other interdisciplinary clinical team members to support assessments and decision making. Review difficult cases or quality assurance concerns with clinical team. Act as consultant to team members and others in the organization.
• Maintain high level of clinical expertise. Be knowledgeable of current clinical conditions, methods, medications, theoretical frameworks and interventions. Utilize best practices in delivery of behavioral health services in accordance with professional and clinical guidelines. Utilize evidence based interventions and modalities with sound theoretical base.
• Maintain clinical records by documenting clinical assessments, treatment plans, interventions and all pertinent information in patient medical record according to Regional and departmental guidelines.
• Participate in clinical team meetings, departmental planning and quality management activities.
• Assess patients in Emergency Departments on after‑hours and as needed basis in service areas where Kaiser Permanente has privileges to provide mental health assessments and crisis intervention.
• Other clinical duties as assigned.