Therapist, Residential Mental Health (On Call, Variable)

About the role

Provide high quality health care to Kaiser Permanente members in a cost-effective manner and in accordance with accepted professional practice standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality health care through direct screening, diagnosis and formulation/implementation of treatment plan for mental health patients (may include depression, anxiety, marital conflicts, etc., in individuals, couples, families or groups).
• Document in writing all care in patients permanent medical record in accordance with accepted medical/legal standards.
• Provide all care in accordance with accepted practice standards and hospital/clinic protocols (including supervision by a physician).
• Provide case management through appropriate triaging and referrals, reporting to other providers, telephone contact with patients and their families, and contact with outside agencies.
• Consult with other department providers regarding treatment plans.
• Perform other duties as requested.

Requirements

• Experience: Two (2) years of clinical experience. Two (2) years of clinical experience, with two (2) of those years spent conducting urgent psychiatric assessments and/or facilitating crisis stabilization interventions for high acuity patients seen in an emergency department or within a similar setting, such as a community mental health clinic crisis program, on a residential or inpatient psychiatric unit, or equivalent.
• Education: Masters level degree or higher required (M.S.W., M.S., M.A., M.Ed.).
• License, Certification, Registration: This job requires credentials from multiple states. Credentials from the primary work state are required at hire. Additional Credentials from the secondary work state(s) are