Licensed Mental Health Therapist - Adult Team

Provides mental health assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and crisis intervention services for adult and/or child members with a broad range of mental health needs. Collaborates with treating physicians, psychiatric, and allied health professional teams to plan and direct each individual member’s treatment program.

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’ families.
• May develop and conduct psychoeducational classes and groups.
• 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, 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.
• 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’ families, including explanation of treatment, instructions in how to support treatment, and interventions to increase acceptance of and adherence to treatment, at members’ request.
• Refers members and/or members’ families to external resources, as appropriate.
• Participates in departmental program development, implementation, and evaluation.
• Reports safety concerns to mandated reporting agencies.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Social Welfare from a clinical track, Clinical or Counseling Psychology, or related field from an accredited college or university.
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (California) OR Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (California) OR Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (California).
• Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Couples and Families Endorsement (California) within 24 months of hire.
• National Provider Identifier required at hire.
• Familiarity with DSM-V as a means of diagnosis.
• Experience in assessing, diagnosing, and treating a broad range of psychiatric conditions.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Knowledge of social service agencies, state regulations, and professional board standards related to member treatment, patient rights, and member/patient confidentiality.
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous post-license experience as a member of a psychiatric treatment team in an outpatient or inpatient setting/program under licensed supervision.
• Previous clinical responsibility to include crisis intervention, individual, and group psychotherapy.
• Demonstrated professional maturity and ethical integrity necessary for assuming professional responsibilities.
• Demonstrated commitment to quality of service, teamwork, and participation in a highly interactive multidisciplinary clinic.
• Demonstrated ability to complete multiple tasks/objectives in a timely manner.
• Accuracy in diagnosing patients and developing effective treatment plans.
• Competence in individual, family, and group psychotherapy.

Schedule

• Full-time, standard worker.
• Shift: Day, Monday through Friday.
• Working hours: 08:30 AM – 05:00 PM.
• Travel: Yes, 25% of the time.

Pay

The posted pay range is $57.77 - $64.52 per hour, based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate’s years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.