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UFCW Local 7 - *$42.47 - $49.96

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Job Summary:

This role serves as part of the multidisciplinary team responsible for providing direct clinical services to pediatric patients and their families with most emphasis on completing Psychosocial Assessments; providing individual, group and family interventions for patients; facilitating psycho-educational training, family meetings, discharge planning; assisting in program development; developing, implementing, and reviewing Treatment Plans; and providing linkage to outside resources.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Conduct evidence-based diagnostic and psychosocial assessments of children and teens.

• Is knowledgeable of current clinical conditions, methods, medications, theoretical frameworks, and interventions for the pediatric population.

• Deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions (individual, family-based and group), following an assessment-informed treatment plan that incorporates pediatric-specific standardized measures of progress toward defined treatment goals.

• Provide individual and family support and engage them in treatment plan and decision-making process with respect to patient rights, principles of confidentiality, respect for patient privacy and right to self-determination.

• Utilize best practices in delivery of behavioral health services in accordance with professional, clinical and KP guidelines.

• Treat a variety of severe and chronic pediatric conditions, including but not limited to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Tic Disorder, School Avoidance, Social Phobia, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Psychosis, and Neurodivergent Youth.

• Facilitate at least one group each week (topic determined based on operational need).

• Assess and create safety plans with patients/families, in collaboration with Crisis team when indicated, regarding suicidal and homicidal ideation.

• Collaborate with clinical staff and patient/family to develop and execute systems-based, family-centered care plans and goals.

• Assist patient, family, social relationships, medical staff, and teammates with care coordination, problem solving and goal setting.

• Determine when to refer for specialty behavioral health services (e.g., Gender Health, Eating Disorders, Developmental Pediatrics & Autism, Psychiatry) and/or higher-level services.

• Effectively partner with other members of a patients mental health and medical treatment team, as well as with other agencies (e.g., school, Child Protective Services) to optimize overall care.

• Provides patient and family education effectively and sensitively to encourage compliance with medical and therapeutic treatment recommendations.

• Promote empowerment of patient in self-management of disease.

• Determines and manages appropriate levels of care and service for patients using clinical knowledge, established guidelines and psychiatric consultation.

• Provide consultation for complex situations to providers, staff, and contract agencies in caring for patients.

• Continuously assesses, evaluates, and records patient response to interventions.

• Practices within scope of practice parameters as inferred by licensure, knowledge, skill level, sound clinical judgment, and KP guidelines.

• Provides an integrated approach to assessment and intervention for patients having difficulty managing their health due to physical health conditions/chronic disease, psychological, behavioral, cognitive, and/or social factors.

• Maintains high level of clinical expertise.

• Accurately documents patient data, actions or interventions, responses, and plans for care/follow-up according to KP guidelines and standards for practice.

• Collaborates to build strong, effective relationships with referrers and their staff to assist in development and communication of plans for co-management of patients and their transition across care settings.

• Lead or participate in interdisciplinary team meetings.

• Provide consultation and training to other members of the care team in the area pediatric mental health assessment and treatment as indicated.

• Collaborates with crisis team as appropriate.

• In addition to defined technical requirements, accountable for consistently demonstrating service behaviors and principles defined by the Kaiser Permanente Service Quality Credo, the KP Mission as well as specific departmental/organizational initiatives.

• Also accountable for consistently demonstrating the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to purchasers, contracted providers, and vendors.

• Other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• Minimum two (2) years post masters practice experience to include graduate-level training or professional experience working specifically with the pediatric population ages 0-17 years.

Education

• Masters degree in social work, counseling, psychology or an equivalent Masters degree.

License, Certification, Registration

• Professional Counselor License (Colorado) required at hire OR Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (Colorado) required at hire OR Licensed Social Worker (Colorado) required at hire

• National Provider Identifier required at hire

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to function effectively in an inter-disciplinary team.

• Training in organizational behavior, human relations, behavioral interviewing, conflict resolution, mental health issues, managing stress and crisis situations.

• Knowledge of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine patient populations in inpatient and outpatient settings.

• Knowledge of the complex systems of psychiatric care and substance abuse treatment at the community and county levels.

• Outstanding communication and organizational skills.

• Consistently demonstrates the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to colleagues, members, customers, contracted providers, and vendors.

• Working knowledge collaborating with team members and family members, accessing internal and external resources.

• Working knowledge of data collection tools, databases, and word processing programs.

• Demonstrated customer service skills, customer focus abilities and the ability to understand Kaiser Permanente customer needs.

• Bi-or multi-lingual.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Taxonomy Code required at hire.

COMPANY: KAISER

TITLE: Pediatric Complex Care Licensed Mental Health Therapist - LCSW, LMFT - LPC - Highlands Ranch

LOCATION: Highlands Ranch, Colorado

REQNUMBER: 1294840

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.