Kaiser Permanente

Associate Masters Mental Health Professional-General Adult Outpatient

South San Francisco, CA, US

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 1 day ago

About the role

Essential Responsibilities: Confers and consults with supervisor regarding members progress and treatment and may consult with psychiatrist as well, if both are involved in members care.
Utilizes resources of public and private agencies and community organizations to meet the needs of the members treatment to include referral of the member and/or members family to external resources, as appropriate.
Participates in departmental program development, implementation and evaluation.

May provide appropriate support to members family, including explanation of treatment, instructions in how to support treatment and interventions to increase acceptance of and adherence to treatment, at members request.
Provides appropriate support to members family.
May develop and conducts psychoeducational classes and groups.
Prepares intake summaries, treatment plans, and case summaries and maintains ongoing confidential records.

Under supervision, may collaborate with treating primary care providers and with psychiatric and allied health professional team members to plan and direct each individual patients treatment program.
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.
May develop, implements, and evaluates behavioral medicine and health psychology programs in a variety of settings, including primary care.
Provides consultation to primary care providers and health educators on matters relating to mental health, health psychology and behavioral medicine.

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