Job Summary:
Provides comprehensive, professional biopsychosocial services to patients and their families. Provides assessment, coordination, and implementation/evaluation of services in order to aid patients and their families in coping with biopsychosocial problems as well as economic difficulties related to medical problems.Essential Responsibilities: Provides quality services by assessing patient/family needs. Develops and implements an appropriate treatment plan in accordance with departmental and medical center policies and in compliance with standards and regulations. Provides management of all onsite psychiatric emergencies and/or crisis intervention/treatment to adults, children and families. Provides a professional interpretation of patients condition and recommends appropriate psychosocial interventions, treatment plan and/or referral information. Reviews medical status of patients including history and current medications as appropriate. Provides education to health plan providers and members on subjects related to psychosocial issues, individually, in classes or groups. Performs relevant patient and family advocacy services within KP and the community. Represents the department in appropriate medical center and/or community meetings. Identifies improvement opportunities to the department or work area. Basic Qualifications: Experience For Hospice and Palliative positions: California Driver's License required for Hospice and Palliative Care positions. Must be able to master detailed and complex information regarding benefits and coordination of care. For Psychiatry positions: Knowledge of psychodynamics, psychotherapy and psychotropic medications and indications for psychiatric hospitalization. Assessment skills, ability to define appropriate course of treatment and implementation. Education Master's degree in a Social Work, Psychology, Sociology or other field related to behavioral health required. License, Certification, Registration Registered Associate Clinical Social Worker (California) OR Associate Professional Clinical Counselor Registration (California) OR Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (California) Additional Requirements: Once hired as an Associate, an employee will be offered and must work a schedule that would accumulate at least half the required supervisory hours annually. Upon completion of supervised hours, the employee must obtain state licensure within two and one-half (2.5) years. If hired as a license-eligible employee (i.e. has completed all clinical hours), the employee has two and one-half (2.5) years from their date of hire to complete state licensure. Preferred Qualifications: One (1) year experience in a health care environment preferred. For Hospice and Palliative positions: One year experience providing direct service in medical or home care related setting-MSW internship considered. Notes: This position could be assigned to work at any San Diego Mental Health location which will be determined upon hire.
PrimaryLocation : California,San Diego,Kenyon Street Medical Offices
HoursPerWeek : 40
Shift : Day
Workdays : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
WorkingHoursStart : 07:00 AM
WorkingHoursEnd : 07:00 PM
Job Schedule : Full-time
Job Type : Standard
Employee Status : Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation : B14-PSC|NUHW|NUHW Psych Social Chapter
Job Level : Individual Contributor
Job Category : Behavioral Health, Social Services & Spiritual Care
Department : Point Loma MOB-1 - Mental Hlth/Psychiatry-RegClin - 0806
Travel : Yes, 20 % of the Time
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