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via Kaiser Permanente posted_at: 2 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
Provides mental health assessment, diagnosis, treatment and crisis intervention services for adult and/or child members who present themselves from psychiatric evaluation with a broad range of mental health needs. Collaborates with treating physician, psychiatric and allied health professional team to plan and direct each individual member treatment program. Essential Responsibilities... • Develops, implements, coordinates, and evaluates clinical Provides mental health assessment, diagnosis, treatment and crisis intervention services for adult and/or child members who present themselves from psychiatric evaluation with a broad range of mental health needs. Collaborates with treating physician, psychiatric and allied health professional team to plan and direct each individual member treatment program.

Essential Responsibilities...
• 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.
• May administer specialized therapeutic procedures, as appropriate.
• 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. Charts members treatment and progress in accord with state and NCQA regulations and in keeping with accepted community standards.
• May be required to participate in the department on-call rotation.
• 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.
• May develop, implements, and evaluates behavioral medicine and health psychology programs in a variety of settings, including primary care.
• Provides consultation to other care providers and health educators on matters relating to mental health, health psychology and behavioral medicine.
• May supervise Post Masters Fellows, Associate Clinical Social Workers, Associate Marriage Family Therapists or Associate Professional Clinical Counselors as needed if supervision course is completed.
• 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.
• 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.
• Reports safety concerns to mandated reporting agencies
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via Kaiser Permanente posted_at: 2 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
Job Summary: Hospital/Clinic: The primary role of the Medical Social Worker II is to assist patients and families/caregivers to cope with the social/emotional issues and practical arrangements related to the patients illness. Under general direction of the Social Work Manager/LCSW, delivers age-appropriate social work care to patients and their caregivers in accordance with agency policy and... procedure and state and federal regulations. The Medical Job Summary:

Hospital/Clinic: The primary role of the Medical Social Worker II is to assist patients and families/caregivers to cope with the social/emotional issues and practical arrangements related to the patients illness. Under general direction of the Social Work Manager/LCSW, delivers age-appropriate social work care to patients and their caregivers in accordance with agency policy and... procedure and state and federal regulations. The Medical Social Worker II serves as an integral member of the healthcare team providing assessments, coordination, treatment planning, information and referral to community resources and other social work services to meet the complex needs of patients and families in the hospital and clinic settings.

Hospice/Home Health: The primary role of the Medical Social Worker II in the Hospice/Home Health setting is to assist patients and families/caregivers to cope with the social/ emotional issues and practical arrangements related to the patients illness. Under general direction, delivers age-appropriate social work care to patients and their caregivers in their place of residence in accordance with agency policy and procedure and state and federal regulations. The Medical Social Worker II serves as an integral member of the home health team providing assessments, coordination and implementation of social work services to meet the complex needs of patients in the home setting.Essential Responsibilities:
• Responsible for developing and implementing individual Plan of Treatment which assist patients and families to cope and/or restore social, emotional, financial and environmental factors which affect and/or affected by illness.
• Completes psychosocial assessments. Partners with patient to identify needs and develop and implement individual treatment plan based on mutually agreed upon treatment plan.
• Discuss options for care proactively including Kaiser resources and external community/government resources to assist patient and family in developing short and long term care plans as appropriate. Team with other disciplines in assessing, planning and providing services for patients utilizing biopsychosocial information.
• Assist patient in advocating for self to receive appropriate services within Kaiser and in the community. Assist patient and family with care planning and discharge plans.
• Takes, reviews, evaluates and prioritizes written and oral referrals. Maintains documentation, records and data collections. Responsible for completion of required documents in a complete and timely manner.
• Functions as part of the Skilled Nursing Facility Team to assure appropriate, timely placement of Kaiser members in nursing facilities. Liaison between patient and Kaiser maintaining positive relationship with Kaiser and providing for continuity of care.
• Identifies appropriate levels of care and facilities for referred patients, were applicable. Obtains placements, where applicable.
• Collaborate with internal and external resources in Kaiser and the community to meet mutually agreed upon goals and objectives. Provides information and referral to community resources as requested.
• Coordinates exchange of information between Kaiser, families, members and skilled nursing facilities. Determines application of Kaiser, Medicare and Medi-Cal benefits to specific patient situations.
• Participates in Utilization Management/Quality Assurance activities.
• Assist in coordinating communication between regional offices, clinics, hospitals, and field staff, triaging of phone calls from members’/families. Works with referral sources to clarify and complete required clinical and psychosocial information.
• Perform other related duties as necessary.
• Hospital/Clinic:
• Provide psychodynamic interventions, crisis intervention, grief/bereavement counseling, problem solving, stress reduction and developing healthy coping strategies in individual/family/group settings. Provide counseling for disease acceptance and understanding.
• Responsible for developing and implementing individual Plan of Treatment which assist patients and families to cope and/or restore social, emotional, financial and environmental factors which affect and/or affected by illness.
• Completes psychosocial assessments. Partners with patient to identify needs and develop and implement individual treatment plan based on mutually agreed upon treatment plan.
• Discuss options for care proactively including Kaiser resources and external community/government resources to assist patient and family in developing short and long term care plans as appropriate.
• Team with other disciplines in assessing, planning and providing services for patients utilizing biopsychosocial information.
• Assist patient in advocating for self to receive appropriate services within Kaiser and in the community.
• Assist patient and family with care planning and discharge plans.
• Takes, reviews, evaluates and prioritizes written and oral referrals.
• Maintains documentation, records and data collections.
• Responsible for completion of required documents in a complete and timely manner.
• Functions as part of the Skilled Nursing Facility Team to assure appro priate, timely placement of Kaiser members in nursing facilities.
• Liaison between patient and Kaiser maintaining positive relationship with Kaiser and providing for continuity of care.
• Identifies appropriate levels of care and facilities for referred patients, were applicable.
• Obtains placements, where applicable.
• Collaborate with internal and external resources in Kaiser and the community to meet mutually agreed upon goals and objectives.
• Provides information and referral to community resources as requested.
• Coordinates exchange of information between Kaiser, families, members and skilled nursing facilities.
• Determines application of Kaiser, Medicare and Medi-Cal benefits to specific patient situations.
• Participates in Utilization Management/Quality Assurance activities.
• Assist in coordinating communication between regional offices, clinics, hospitals, and field staff, triaging of phone calls from members/families.
• Works with referral sources to clarify and complete required clinical and psychosocial information.
• Perform other related duties as necessary.
• Hospice/Home Health:
• Provide psychodynamic interventions, crisis intervention, grief/bereavement counseling, problem solving, stress reduction and developing healthy coping strategies in individual/family/group settings.
• Provide counseling to help patients cope with acute/chronic/terminal illnesses.
• Responsible for developing and implementing individual Plan of Treatment which assist patients and families to cope and/or restore social, emotional, financial and environmental factors which affect and/or affected by illness.
• Completes biopsychosocial strengths based assessments.
• Partners with patient to identify needs and develop and implement individual treatment plan based on mutually agreed upon treatment plan.
• Discuss options for care proactively including Kaiser resources and external community/government resources to assist patient and family in developing short and long term care plans as appropriate.
• Team with other disciplines in assessing, planning and providing services for patients utilizing biopsychosocial information.
• Assist patient in advocating for self to receive appropriate services within Kaiser and in the community.
• Assist patient and family in placing patient in higher level of care as determined by team and patient, if applicable.
• Takes, reviews, evaluates and prioritizes written and oral referrals.
• Maintains documentation, records and data collections.
• Responsible for completion of required documents in a complete and timely manner.
• Functions as part of the Home Health/Hospice Team to assure appropriate, timely placement of Kaiser members in nursing facilities.
• Liaison between patient and Kaiser maintaining positive relationship with Kaiser and providing for continuity of care.
• Identifies appropriate levels of care and facilities for referred patients, where applicable. Obtains placements, where applicable.
• Collaborate with internal and external resources in Kaiser and the community to meet mutually agreed upon goals and objectives.
• Provides information and referral to community resources as requested.
• Coordinates exchange of information between Kaiser, families, members and skilled nursing facilities. Determines application of Kaiser, Medicare and Medi-Cal benefits to specific patient situations.
• Participates in Quality Assurance activities as assigned.
• Assist in coordinating communication between regional offices, clinics, hospitals, and field staff, triaging of phone calls from members/families.
• Works with referral sources to clarify and complete required clinical and psychosocial information.
• Perform other related duties as necessary
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via Kaiser Permanente schedule_type: Full-time
Job Summary: Responsible for retention, increased membership, and the sale of new products and services for existing accounts in assigned book of business to achieve membership, revenue and margin targets. Creates and executes a business plan that positions KP to optimize our opportunities across book of business. Develops and implements marketing/account/book of business strategies which... enhance Kaiser Permanentes position in the market. Leads Job Summary:

Responsible for retention, increased membership, and the sale of new products and services for existing accounts in assigned book of business to achieve membership, revenue and margin targets. Creates and executes a business plan that positions KP to optimize our opportunities across book of business. Develops and implements marketing/account/book of business strategies which... enhance Kaiser Permanentes position in the market. Leads the work of account teams and account support to ensure the execution of effective sales strategies. Develops strategic partnerships to optimize account growth.Essential Responsibilities:
• Leads the collaboration in the development and execution of all strategic and tactical plans to achieve growth potential and optimal business partnership in each account.
• Identifies membership growth, retention and expansion opportunities through analysis of customers business objectives, their industries, and the dynamics of the health care market.
• Develops ongoing member enrollment strategies to achieve growth targets.
• Meets or exceeds assigned retention and growth targets for existing accounts in assigned Book of Business.
• Positions the organization competitively to ensure optimal membership growth and protect against losses.
• Identifies, capitalizes and closes on cross sell opportunities.
• Identifies and communicates early indicators of risks and opportunities within the region.
• Presents issues to executives in the form of a business case which assesses membership and financial impact along with other relevant factors.
• Develops 365 strategies and Open Enrollment engagement plans to achieve growth targets.
• Collaborates with stakeholders to develop and execute territory and account management sales plans and strategies.
• Leads and manages the account team in prioritizing and targeting accounts, developing specific account plans and directing daily activities to achieve account goals.
• Develops and executes strategy and account plans to ensure attainment of group-specific goals and optimal positioning including administration functions, negotiations and customer presentations.
• Obtains, utilizes and accurately analyzes key competitive data for management in a timely manner that facilitates achieving desired account results.
• Identifies and analyzes current industry and competitor trends, and applies knowledge of marketplace to account planning processes.
• Identifies and coordinates marketing, management and technical resources to achieve existing account sales plan objectives.
• Provides analysis and makes recommendations to help facilitate senior leaderships involvement in strategic plans.
• Strengthens KPs competitive position in the marketplace.
• Develops strategic partnerships to continuously improve business relationships with customers to optimize growth potential.
• Collaborates with Sales Executives/Manager to maintain positive relationships with brokers and/or consultants.
• Builds and maintains broker/channel partnerships to increase business potential.
• Initiates and leads account specific strategy development with internal departments.
• Strategically consults with customer channels on all components of strategy/offering.
• Develops and executes account plans to ensure attainment of group-specific goals.
• Proficiently leverages use of support staff including Associate Account Managers to optimize sales execution and time management.
• If Occupational Health (CA):
• Develops ongoing strategies and engagement plans to achieve growth targets.
• Presents issues to executives in the form of a business case, which assesses financial impact along with other relevant factors
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via Kaiser Permanente posted_at: 5 days ago
As the leader of the health care team, provides professional nursing care, utilizing the nursing process in accordance with established standards of care, policies, and procedures. Demonstrates performance consistent with the Medical Center Vision, Mission, and Strategic Plan of the organization. Remains flexible to changing systems; is expected to demonstrate quality and effectiveness in work... habits and clinical practice; and treats co-workers, As the leader of the health care team, provides professional nursing care, utilizing the nursing process in accordance with established standards of care, policies, and procedures. Demonstrates performance consistent with the Medical Center Vision, Mission, and Strategic Plan of the organization. Remains flexible to changing systems; is expected to demonstrate quality and effectiveness in work... habits and clinical practice; and treats co-workers, patients, families, and all members of the health care team with dignity and respect.

Essential Responsibilities:
• The Registered Nurse demonstrates proficiency by exhibiting the following skills, competencies, and behaviors:
• Leadership:
• Upholds Kaiser Permanentes Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities, and applicable state, federal and local laws.
• Serves as a leader of the health care team; delegates tasks appropriately, and demonstrates appropriate accountability.
• Understands own and team members scope of practice and escalates issues as appropriate.
• Demonstrates professional, supportive behavior.
• Champions new ideas.
• Leads and directs others through the change process.
• Utilizes communication strategies including chain of command and issue escalation, which result in intended outcomes.
• Participates in problem identification and resolution.
• Mentors, orients, and coaches others in unit specific operations and patient care activities
• Shares responsibility and authority with subordinates and holds him/her accountable for performance.
• Demonstrates ability to problem solve with other departments in order to assist member problem resolution.
• Prioritizes, delegates, and supervises work assignments appropriately to ensure completion of patient care activities.
• Complies with regulatory requirements, policies, procedures, and standards of practice.
• Nursing Process:
• Develops and/or contributes to the individualized plan of care that reflects assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluating the outcomes of that plan.
• Ensures plan shows multidisciplinary planning, consultation, and education.
• Ensures plan is reflective of admission or outpatient database, on-going findings, age appropriate care, cultural specific needs, and appropriate acuity.
• Ensures plan is discussed with patient, family/significant others, and completed in a timely manner.
• Monitors the patients progress based on the plan.
• Revises plan on ongoing basis based on patient condition and evaluation of progress.
• Ensures care meets standards of practice.
• Ensures effective development and completion of discharge plan including discharge barriers and patient/family education.
• Ensures that patient clearly understands discharge instructions. In outpatient, identify barriers and needs for patient/family education that will facilitate the outpatient medical management plan.
• Ensures patient safety related but not limited to, medications and procedures utilizing the five rights; patient falls; decubitus prevention and prevention of nosocomial infections.
• Ensures optimal pain control and patient comfort; identifies and discusses patient anxieties, fears or concerns regarding patient condition, treatment or discharge.
• Ensures that patient understands medication purpose, side effects, and administration instructions in the hospital as well as at the time of discharge.
• Patient Care Experience:
• Practices customer service standards as defined by the Service Area, Medical Center, and specified department.
• Promptly answers call lights, alarms, and patient requests.
• Makes appropriate referrals and facilitates the customers ability to utilize resources.
• Maintains and protects patient confidentiality
• Ensures clean, orderly, and functional work environment.
• Treats all families of patients with courtesy, respect, kindness and compassion.
• Provides an optimal patient care experience by actively listening to the needs of patients and family members and taking responsibility for meeting those identified needs.
• Gives patients information in a way they can understand and ensures comprehension.
• Provides a patient care experience that exceeds members expectations.
• Patient Care Experience:
• Practices customer service standards as defined by the Service Area, Medical Center, and specified department.
• Promptly answers call lights, alarms, and patient requests.
• Makes appropriate referrals and facilitates the customers ability to utilize resources.
• Maintains and protects patient confidentiality
• Ensures clean, orderly, and functional work environment.
• Treats all families of patients with courtesy, respect, kindness and compassion.
• Provides an optimal patient care experience by actively listening to the needs of patients and family members and taking responsibility for meeting those identified needs.
• Gives patients information in a way they can understand and ensures comprehension.
• Provides a patient care experience that exceeds members expectations.
• Team Commitment:
• Viewed by others to be an effective team member who is flexible, cooperative, and willing to assist others.
• Confronts difficult or conflict situations constructively and seeks appropriate assistance.
• Takes accountability for own actions and accepts constructive criticism.
• Acts as a resource, preceptor, and mentor to new employees, registry, students, and other team members.
• Attends all mandatory meetings, in-services and staff meetings as required, actively participates in other departmental professional development. (Requirement may vary for per diem staff).
• Participates with the assessment of current and future unit learning needs and development of an annual education plan.
• Keeps self informed of activities on the unit and makes recommendations for change.
• Adheres to Attendance Program. Reports to assigned area promptly, being present and available for report at beginning of assigned shift.
• Supports a collaborative Labor-Management Partnership environment through unit based teams.
• Fiscal Responsibility:
• Organizes work to minimize the use of overtime.
• Identifies and assists in systems improvement that needs simplification or correction.
• Utilizes payroll and non-payroll resources to their maximum potential
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via Kaiser Permanente posted_at: 2 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
Job Summary: Generally responsible for a medium size group or program, with both administrative and client caseload responsibilities... Essential Responsibilities: • Makes budget recommendations. Has counseling/disciplinary responsibilities: conducts performance evaluations; responsible for allocation of resources; has overall personnel management responsibility (HR, personnel, compensation issues). • Generally over a larger team , such as Adult/Child Job Summary:

Generally responsible for a medium size group or program, with both administrative and client caseload responsibilities...

Essential Responsibilities:
• Makes budget recommendations. Has counseling/disciplinary responsibilities: conducts performance evaluations; responsible for allocation of resources; has overall personnel management responsibility (HR, personnel, compensation issues).
• Generally over a larger team , such as Adult/Child or CDS.
• Responsible for overall program design and operations within unit.
• Accountable for access outcomes; allocation of resources.
• May participate on regional committees.
• Kaiser Permanente conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis. At any time, Kaiser Permanente reserves the right to reevaluate and change job descriptions, or to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status. Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees.

Secondary Functions:
• Variable Hours
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via Kaiser Permanente posted_at: 5 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
The Home Health Aide shall be employed to provide limited nursing and/or related services in the home, consistent with training, with California State Certification, and with the Federal Code Regulations, Title 20 SSA Aide provides personal, environmental and nutritional services under the orders of a physician and with appropriate supervision by a registered professional nurse. Essential... Responsibilities: • Upholds Kaiser Permanente's Policies The Home Health Aide shall be employed to provide limited nursing and/or related services in the home, consistent with training, with California State Certification, and with the Federal Code Regulations, Title 20 SSA Aide provides personal, environmental and nutritional services under the orders of a physician and with appropriate supervision by a registered professional nurse.

Essential... Responsibilities:
• Upholds Kaiser Permanente's Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities and applicable state, federal and local laws.
• Assists patient with transfers, ambulation, exercises, and prescribed rehabilitation techniques.
• Helps patient with bathroom or bedpan use.
• Provides such incidental household or environmental services as are essential to the patient's health care at home.
• This may include doing the patient's personal laundry, keeping bedroom and kitchen in order and reasonably clean.(No general housecleaning)
• Prepares some meals or special diets and may prepare food for the patient's consumption between visits.
• Enlists and coordinates assistance of friends or family members and encourages the patient to become increasingly self-reliant when possible.
• Reports to supervisory Registered Nurse all changes in the patient's condition or family situation. Participates in team conferences.
• Maintain records related to job responsibilities.
• Other appropriate duties consistent with the individual's experience which, in the opinion of the physician and the Home Health Team, would improve the quality of patient care and Aide satisfaction.
• These duties may include assistance with administration of medications ordinarily self administered that have been specifically ordered by the physician.
• Would be limited to those medications and patients specifically delegated by the registered nurse to the aide.
• The Home Health Aide will not apply any topical medications without a physician's order and specific delegation by the RN to the aide.
• The Home Health Aide may carry out a digital rectal examination for the purpose of removing fecal impactions with an order from MD/RN.
• Promotes, ensures, and improves customer service to internal/external customers by demonstrating skills which are consistent with the organization's philosophy of providing extraordinary customer relations and quality service.
• Assume other activities and responsibilities from time to time as directed
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via Kaiser Permanente schedule_type: Full-time
c Job Summary... Assists the VP in aligning and mobilizing people and activities to deliver affordable high quality care to our members that is easy to access. Essential Responsibilities: • Collaborates with Medical Group leadership to execute department vision and strategy and to ensure an effective health care team. • Is responsible for department performance in providing outstanding quality of care, service and access to care for our patient. • c

Job Summary...

Assists the VP in aligning and mobilizing people and activities to deliver affordable high quality care to our members that is easy to access.

Essential Responsibilities:
• Collaborates with Medical Group leadership to execute department vision and strategy and to ensure an effective health care team.
• Is responsible for department performance in providing outstanding quality of care, service and access to care for our patient.
• Leads projects and improvement initiatives across the region and within the service area.
• Responsible for performance and development of direct reports and front-line teams.
• Facilitates the design of optimal workflows and identifies best practices Shares those best practices across the service area and region.
• Consistently improves the experience for leaders and teams to create the best place to work.
• Collaborates with other leaders to improve performance for the service area and region.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable regulatory rules, laws and policies
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via Kaiser Permanente schedule_type: Full-time
The medical social worker provides home care services to Kaiser Permanente patients in community based and facility settings. This position may provide social services to patients in the home health, hospice, home infusion, palliative care, or other programs under the direction of the patients physician(s) to provide quality health care outcomes and facilitate the achievement of maximum... independence of the patient utilizing health care resources The medical social worker provides home care services to Kaiser Permanente patients in community based and facility settings. This position may provide social services to patients in the home health, hospice, home infusion, palliative care, or other programs under the direction of the patients physician(s) to provide quality health care outcomes and facilitate the achievement of maximum... independence of the patient utilizing health care resources within Kaiser Permanente and the community. This care is provided through coordinating the delivery of high quality, cost-effective skilled, rehabilitative or palliative care as part of an interdisciplinary team.

Essential Responsibilities:
• Provides social work services consistent with agency policy, state practice acts, and applicable state and federal regulations as directed by the patients physician. Activities include assessment of social and emotional factors related to the patients illnesses, financial and community resources and patient safety.
• Develops and implements an individualized care plan, utilizing department and community resources in a cost effective manner.
• Actively participates in multidisciplinary care planning to facilitate coordination of care.
• Assures personal competency through maintaining working knowledge of current social work practice, available community services, member benefits and resources and regulatory standards.
• Utilizes Kaiser Permanente Continuing Care Services departmental and community resources in a cost-effective manner. Consults with other interdisciplinary team members and shares work social expertise and perspective.
• Actively participates in quality management and quality improvement activities within the department including, but not limited to, clinical record review, occurrence reporting, focused studies, process and outcome measurement, peer review and continuous quality improvement projects.
• Performs other duties as requested
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via Kaiser Permanente posted_at: 21 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
Job Summary: The Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC) provides expert integrated care to pediatric and adult patients as a member of the Primary Care Medical Home or Specialty Care treatment team. They specialize in brief, evidence-based, solution-focused assessments and interventions geared toward functional improvement. BHCs are generalists, providing high volume services from a population-based... lens that are accessible, team-based, and a routine Job Summary:

The Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC) provides expert integrated care to pediatric and adult patients as a member of the Primary Care Medical Home or Specialty Care treatment team. They specialize in brief, evidence-based, solution-focused assessments and interventions geared toward functional improvement. BHCs are generalists, providing high volume services from a population-based... lens that are accessible, team-based, and a routine part of primary care. This is a behavioral health model that is interconnected with patients medical care and medical care team that requires specialized training and experience with a variety of medical and mental health concerns. In addition, this role performs high-level consultation to physicians and other medical care team members and contributes to a clear treatment plan for patient care. The BHC functions effectively in a fast pace, highly productive setting with the ability to successfully pivot from a patient facing to a physician facing role throughout the day. The BHC thrives on being adaptable, flexible, and able to independently function at a consistently high level. The individual in this position must be willing to engage in brief visits (e.g. 15- 30 mins) at a high volume, and adept in working closely with PCPs and other team members. Other required skills and duties are outlined below.
Essential Responsibilities:
• Apply solid working knowledge of biopsychosocial models of human behavior and development for assessment of patient care to include knowledge of the use of adult and pediatric screening instruments, as well as the ability to screen for and identify substance abuse problems.
• Apply first line interventions in a time-limited setting for a broad spectrum of physical and mental health problems experienced by patients and families throughout the lifespan as presenting in primary care (pediatrics, Internal Medicine, and Family medicine populations) or Specialty Care (ob/gyn, dermatology, cardiology, etc.) Targets of treatment may include mental health concerns, substance abuse concerns, adverse health behaviors (including their contribution to chronic medical illnesses), stress-related physical symptoms, ineffective patterns of health care utilization, and adjustment to new and chronic medical conditions.
• Provide patient and family education effectively and sensitively to encourage compliance with medical and behavioral treatment plans. To include the skill and expertise to discuss common psychotropic medications with a patient, including indications, effects and side effects, and demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend initiating medication to primary care physician.
• Effectively utilize electronic health record and verbal communication to concisely communicate relevant information to medical providers in a timely manner. Ability to concurrently document during patient sessions. To include performance of various clinical, compliance, and administrative duties required to meet various billing and medical documentation requirements.
• Effectively assess for and manage suicidal and homicidal risk, as well as concerns for child or elder abuse and neglect, using effective and evidence-based methods (PHQ-9, Columbia Risk Assessment). When applicable, collaborate and coordinate care with the Crisis team, contact police and/or Child Protective Services and communicate effectively with receiving emergency department.
• A high level of comfort in providing consultation and training to other members of the primary care team in the areas of mental health, chemical dependency, and behavioral medicine.
• Possess skill and expertise to discuss common psychotropic medications with a patient, including indications, effects and side effects, and demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend initiating medication to primary care physician
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via Kaiser Permanente schedule_type: Full-time
These positions are responsible at one site (established clinic) for the coordination, planning, design, development, delivery and evaluation/continuous improvement of out-and/or in-patient psychotherapy programs for groups of patients and/or individual patients (adults, adolescents, children and families); managing psychotherapeutic programs for Addition Medicine and/or Psychiatric patients that... add value and are integrated with Behavioral Health These positions are responsible at one site (established clinic) for the coordination, planning, design, development, delivery and evaluation/continuous improvement of out-and/or in-patient psychotherapy programs for groups of patients and/or individual patients (adults, adolescents, children and families); managing psychotherapeutic programs for Addition Medicine and/or Psychiatric patients that... add value and are integrated with Behavioral Health Care service priorities and performance standards, as well as with strategic organizational goals/objectives; providing clinical and administrative direction for licensed non-MD clinicians/providers.

Essential Responsibilities:
• Manages the delivery of timely, appropriate, cost-effective and high quality services/ programs for assigned site.
• Assures continuity of care and appropriate utilization of resources both within and outside of Behavioral Health Care.
• Assists physicians and department managers in short and long-range planning of psychotherapeutic/psychiatric social work programs/services that meet identified needs of members and purchasers.
• Ensures that the professional practice standards for group and/or individual therapeutic modalities and psychodiagnostic testing are maintained by clinicians.
• Evaluates the professional clinical practice of staff and provides professional staff with regular/appropriate training, direction, supervision and consultation.
• Integrates and coordinates psychiatric and/or addiction medicine programs with other in-and out-patient departments as well as with community resources.
• Achieves a continuum of care within Behavioral Health Care Services.
• Develops systems and methodologies for continuous improvement of group and/or individual treatment modalities.
• Evaluates effectiveness of program and services.
• Review/evaluates group therapy designs.
• Establishes group protocols.
• Delineates inclusion/exclusion criteria and utilizes pre-and post testing evaluations.
• Conducts on-going program evaluation of individual and/or group modalities and, in concert with the department manager and/or Chief of Service, develops/maintains systems and processes for outcomes management/improvement and for identifying the need for revised and/or new clinical treatment programs, designs and/or protocols.
• May develop and implement policies, procedures and systems to ensure customer/ member/patient/purchase satisfaction and member/patient access.
• In concert with other personnel and physicians, responds to and resolves service, access and provider concerns/issues.
• Develops and maintains departmental policies and procedures to meet Behavioral Health Care and organizational operational, business and strategic goals/objectives.
• Conducts performance evaluation of professional staff.
• Hires, trains/orients, coaches, disciplines or terminates professional staff.
• In concert with the Chief, and department manager maximizes and manages physical, fiscal and human resources and manages/reduces associated costs.
• Analyzes departmental volume/workload indicators and evaluates/improves utilization and productivity of staff.
• Less than 50% of working time, may provide direct psychotherapeutic services to individual patients and/or patient groups
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