Licensed Mental Health Therapist - Specialty Treatment Track

Job overview

The Licensed Mental Health Therapist is an onsite role based in Union City, CA. Compensation is not specified for this position. This role supports Kaiser Permanente by providing mental health assessment, diagnosis, and treatment services for adult and child members. This role exists to plan and direct individual member treatment programs. The therapist collaborates with a multidisciplinary team of physicians and allied health professionals to provide high-quality, evidence-based mental health care, including psychotherapy and crisis intervention.

What you'll do

• Develops, implements, coordinates, and evaluates clinical treatment programs for the diagnosis, treatment, and/or referral of Health Plan members with acute or chronic mental illness.
• Participates in staff conferences to select, plan, and evaluate treatment programs.
• Provides outpatient psychotherapy to individuals, couples, families and groups.
• Instructs and counsels patients and their families regarding compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimens and adherence to prescribed medication regimens, within the scope of practice.
• Prepares intake summaries, treatment plans, and case summaries and maintains ongoing confidential records.
• Charts members treatment and progress in accord with state and NCQA regulations and in keeping with accepted community standards.
• Collaborates with physicians in screening and evaluating patients for psychotropic medications, within the scope of practice.
• Utilizes resources of public and private agencies and community organizations to meet the needs of the members treatment.
• Provides consultation to other care providers and health educators on matters relating to mental health, health psychology and behavioral medicine.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

contract

day shift

union city ca

kaiser permanente

mental health

therapist

lcsw

lmft

lpcc

behavioral health

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

About the employer

Kaiser Permanente is hiring for this role. Industry: Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers. Sector: 62.