What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Masters Social Worker Associate Psychotherapist position at Kaiser Permanente?
Job Summary:
Under Supervision of a Licensed Clinical Social Worker conduct evaluation, treatment planning, referral, care management, individual follow-up, and group therapy with target populations; Collaborate with physicians and clinical staff as well as outside agencies.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Completes mental status and psychosocial assessment of members.
- Provides individual and group psychotherapy and classes, in person and through telemedicine, implementing goal specific and measurable treatment plans.
- Evaluates, counsels and refers members to more appropriate mental health provider(s) or to community resources when indicated.
- Provides urgent care and crisis intervention as indicated.
- Provides more specialized treatment modalities when qualified by special training.
- Conducts case management and member outreach as assigned.
- Communicates with Behavioral Health colleagues, Primary Care providers, and other Kaiser Permanente providers and agencies as needed to facilitate integrative care.
- Prepares and submits reports on mental health activities as requested
- Participates in staff development meetings, individual supervision and group supervision.
- Participate in quality-of-care activities on a regular basis.
- Manages panel and practice management within departmental guidelines.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- Experience in EBP's and/or proficiency in Spanish, ASL or other languages strongly encouraged to apply.
