Full-time Licensed Mental Health Professional (LCSW,LMFT,LPCC)

Provides a wide range of mental health assessment, diagnosis, therapy, and crisis intervention services to adult and/or child family members who come in for a psychiatric examination.

Plans and manages treatment programmes for each individual member in collaboration with the treating medical, psychiatric, and allied health professional teams.

Hours Per Week : 40

Job Schedule : Full-time

Essential Responsibilities:

• If a supervision course is finished, one may supervise post-masters fellows, associate clinical social workers, associate marriage and family therapists, or associate professional clinical counselors as needed.
• Provides guidance and advice to patients and their families concerning following specified treatment plans and drug schedules, as per the scope of practice. If necessary, may perform specific treatment procedures. Offers suitable assistance to the families of members. Capable of creating and facilitating psychoeducational groups and classes.
• Uses community organizations, public and private agencies, and their resources to meet the demands of the member's treatment, including, where necessary, referring the member and/or the member's family to outside services. Participates in the creation, execution, and assessment of departmental programs
• Creates and maintains continuing confidential records, as well as treatment plans, intake summaries, and case summaries. Treatment and advancement of chart members shall be in compliance with applicable state and NCQA requirements as well as recognized community norms. Participation in the department's on-call rotation can be mandatory.
• Creates, organizes, arranges, and assesses clinical treatment plans for Health Plan participants who are suffering from acute or chronic mental illness. Takes part in planning, evaluating, and choosing treatment plans at staff meetings. offers individual, couple, family, and group outpatient psychotherapy.
• Notifies mandated reporting agencies about safety risks.
• Collaborates, within the parameters of practice, with doctors to screen and assess patients for the need for psychiatric drugs. uses community groups' and governmental and private entities' resources to satisfy the members' treatment requirements. Programs in health psychology and behavioral medicine may be created, put into action, and assessed in a range of contexts, including primary care. Offers advice on issues pertaining to mental health, health psychology, and behavioral medicine to other healthcare professionals and health educators.
• At the request of the member, may offer the member's family appropriate support, such as treatment explanations, guidance on how to encourage treatment, and interventions to improve acceptance and adherence to treatment.

Basic Qualifications:

Education

• Masters degree in Social Work, Social Welfare from a clinical track, Clinical or Counseling Psychology or related field required from an accredited college or university.

License, Certification, Registration

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (California)

• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (California)

• Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (California)

• National Provider Identifier required at hire

Additional Requirements:

• Professional maturity and ethical integrity necessary for assuming professional responsibilities.
• Must be familiar with DSM-V as a means of diagnosis.
• Has experience in assessing, diagnosing and treating a broad range of psychiatric conditions.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Commitment to quality of service, teamwork, and participation in a highly interactive multidisciplinary clinic.
• Ability to complete multiple tasks/objectives in a timely manner.
• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
• Knowledge of social service agencies, state regulations, and professional board standards as is related to member treatment, patient rights, and member/patient confidentiality.
• May be required to participate in the department on-call rotation.
• 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

Pay and Benefits:

• 80k-122k/year.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Professional liability insurance.
• Employee assistance program for mental health support.
• Minimal paperwork.
• Full caseload for a busy and fulfilling schedule.

Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status.