Mental Health Therapist, On-Call - Inpatient Brookside Residential

Description: Job Summary:

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

Essential 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.

Basic Qualifications:
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 before hire. Additional Credentials from the secondary work state(s) are required post hire.
  

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Oregon) within 6 months of hire AND Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (Washington) within 6 months of hire

OR

• Mental Health Counselor License (Washington) within 6 months of hire AND Professional Counselor License (Oregon) within 6 months of hire

OR

• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (Oregon) within 6 months of hire AND Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (Washington) within 6 months of hire

OR

• Psychologist License (Oregon) within 6 months of hire AND Psychologist License (Washington)

• National Provider Identifier required at hire
  

Additional Requirements:

• Thorough knowledge of psychosocial diagnostic categories and treatment approaches including evidence-based treatment modalities, suicide assessment, and therapeutic crisis intervention
• Working knowledge of legal requirements for reporting abuse and homicidal threats
• Quickly and accurately assess, diagnose and develop treatment plans
• Intervene and effectively treat emergent problems involving mental health functioning
• Strong interpersonal communication and problem solving skills
• Rapidly establish rapport with a diverse population of patients presenting with a wide range of psychiatric, social and emotional difficulties
• Process and communicate in a manner that is sensitive and appropriate to the cultural, linguistic and psychological needs of patients, families and other healthcare team members.
• Function effectively as a member of an interdisciplinary team and to collaborate well with other disciplines despite potential disagreements or conflict.
• Remain calm and use appropriate skills to defuse potentially violent or aggressive situations
• In the event of patient suicide, the resilience to manage emotional impact, ability to evaluate clinical assessment and treatment plan decisions, and integrate new learning.
• Identify and respond to chances in policies, regulations, and procedures which can impact the patient.
• Ability to use electronic medical record.
• Ability to access, diagnose and treat child and adult mental health patients. Individual, couple, family and group therapy skills required.

• Demonstrated ability to provide crises intervention and milieu management.
• Ability to utilize de-escalation skills and direct/support others in behavioral interventions.
• Proficiency in using standardized comprehensive risk assessment tools.
• Ability to work effectively with complex patients, both independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to assess and treat adults across a wide age range (18-geriatric population), who have a combination of DSM Axis I and II disorders, along with a broad spectrum of co-occurring problems including those related to trauma, substance use disorders, chronic pain, complex medical problems, and eating disorders.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Thorough and working knowledge of psychological diagnostic categories and evidenced based treatment approaches.
• Working knowledge of relevant outcome measures.
• Familiarity with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy.
• Working knowledge of legal requirements for reporting abuse, homicidal threats, involuntary hospitalization, etc.
• Thorough and working knowledge of ethical guidelines and behaviors for therapists.
• Ability to access, diagnose and treat child and adult mental health patients. Individual, couple, family and group therapy skills required.
• Ability to manage a large caseload, and to interface with large provider and support staff.
• Efficient use of electronic medical record.
• Proficient electronic mail communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills in windows applications.
• Knowledge of Co-occurring mental health and chemical dependency disorders.

• Four (4) years of clinical experience, with four (4) 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.
• Three (3) years of experience in the areas of milieu management, case management, and facilitating treatment groups within a program model, such as an IOP or Day Treatment program, or on a residential or inpatient psychiatric ward, or equivalent.
• One (1) year working within an addiction treatment program, conducting comprehensive assessments and facilitating treatment groups.
• LCSW licensure preferred.

Primary Location: Oregon,Clackamas,Brookside Center (Sunnyside)
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 1
Shift: Variable
Workdays: Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Working Hours Start: 12:01 AM
Working Hours End: 11:59 PM
Job Schedule: Call-in/On-Call
Job Type: Standard
Worker Location: Onsite
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: W05|AFT|Local 5017
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Department: Brookside Residential Center - Mental Hlth/Psych-O/P Program - 1008
Pay Range: $40.73 - $59.26 / year The ranges posted above reflect the location in the job posting. The salary range may vary if you reside in a different location or state than the location posted.
Travel: No
On-site: Work location is on-site (KP designated office, medical office building or hospital). Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy. At Kaiser Permanente, equity, inclusion and diversity are inextricably linked to our mission, and we aim to make it a part of everything we do. We know that having a diverse and inclusive workforce makes Kaiser Permanente a better place to receive health care, a more supportive partner in our communities we serve, and a more fulfilling place to work. Working at Kaiser Permanente means that you agree to and abide by our commitment to equity and our expectation that we all work together to create an inclusive work environment focused on a sense of belonging and wellbeing.

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. 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. Submit Interest

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