Psychosocial Clinician II - Addiction Medicine Department (LCSW, LPCC, LMFT)
Company: Kaiser
Location: San Diego
Posted on: June 25, 2025
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Job Description:
~This position is eligible for a $5,000.00 sign on bonus Job
Summary: The Psychosocial Clinician II is a member of an
interdisciplinary team who provides direct assessment, diagnosis
formulation, treatment planning, treatment intervention and
psycho-education to members and/or family members. The majority of
the position will be spent in direct patient care. Essential
Responsibilities: - Provides timely and appropriate assessment,
diagnosis, treatment planning and treatment intervention of
members. - Provides treatment to adults, adolescents and/or
children. - Provides appropriate selection of treatment modality to
members presenting problem. - Demonstrates expertise in a variety
of treatment methodologies. - Effectively communicates clinical
material to member and clinical staff and provides high internal
and external customer/patient satisfaction. - Provides appropriate
and timely documentation of clinical encounters in members charts.
- Conduct initial interview with Members by eliciting and
interpreting the psychological and social meaning of complaints. -
Determines urgency of members need. - Provides a professional
interpretation of members presentation and recommends a course of
therapeutic action, selects appropriate treatment modality. -
Renders appropriate and immediate guidance & therapy for members in
crisis or in need of clinical services. - Maintains written record
of therapy, prepares reports and letter; phones, writes and visits
(with member permission) social agencies, schools relatives,
friends to obtain pertinent information. - Provides clinical
consultation in an integrated health care environment regarding
family interactions, sociocultural determinants and community
resources. - Provides telephone assessment, counseling, resource
information and referrals. - Knowledgeable of KP and community
resources. - Proficient in identifying and treating the span of
developmental stages. - Proficient in various treatment modalities
including, but not limited to individual, group family & child
therapy. - Complies with organizational, departmental,
state/federal guidelines & all regulatory agency policies and
procedures. - Adheres to all mandated guidelines for patients
clinical care and license. - Maintains license. - Participates in
QM & CQI activities. - EOL (End of Life Option): - Regulatory data
reporting, process coordination, assist Members/Physicians with
California End of Life Option Act. Basic Qualifications: Experience
- For Psychiatry Department positions: Two (2) years of
post-graduate mental health therapy experience within the last five
(5) years required. - For Addiction Medicine Department positions:
Two (2) years of post-graduate addiction medicine therapy
experience within the last five (5) years required. - Medical
Social Worker - End of Life Option: If position posted is for an
End of Life role, experience requirement is: Minimum one (1) year
of experience, within the last three (3) years, working as a MSW in
end of life care and counseling. Education - Masters degree in a
Social Work, Psychology, Sociology or other field related to
behavioral health required. License, Certification, Registration -
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (California) OR Licensed
Clinical Social Worker (California) OR Licensed Professional
Clinical Counselor (California) - National Provider Identifier
Additional Requirements: - Knowledge of and ability to utilize
current DSM nomenclature required. - Consistently demonstrates the
knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide
superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our
members, and to customers, contracted providers, and vendors. -
Must be familiar with all aspects of psychopathology and recognize
the appropriate and timely clinical treatment intervention needed.
- Must be familiar with and have expertise in a variety of
treatment modalities. - May consider LMFT, with a Masters Degree in
a Behavioral Health field, job code 66564 for this
position.Following language applies to Home Health, Hospice and
Palliative positions ONLY:Current CA Drivers License, clear driving
record for the past two (2) years and proof of automobile insurance
as required by law. - AHA BLS card required. - LCSW required. -
Following language applies to End of Life Option positions only: -
Current CA Drivers License, clear driving record for the past two
(2) years and proof of automobile insurance as required by law.
Preferred Qualifications: - N/A Notes: - This position could be
assigned to work at any San Diego Mental Health location which will
be determined upon hire PrimaryLocation : California,San
Diego,Kenyon Street Medical Offices HoursPerWeek : 40 Shift : Day
Workdays : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat WorkingHoursStart : 08:00
AM WorkingHoursEnd : 07:00 PM Job Schedule : Full-time Job Type :
Standard Employee Status : Regular Employee Group/Union Affiliation
: B14-PSC|NUHW|NUHW Psych Social Chapter Job Level : Individual
Contributor Job Category : Behavioral Health, Social Services &
Spiritual Care Department : Point Loma MOB-1 - Chemical
Dependency-Reg Clin - 0806 Travel : Yes, 20 % of the Time Kaiser
Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair,
respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered
for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national
origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected
characteristic or status. For jobs where work will be performed in
unincorporated LA County, the employer provides the following
statement in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance
Ordinance. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and
negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially
resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
- Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of
Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct) by maintaining
the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the
assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity,
reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal,
state, and local laws and regulations, accreditation, and licensure
requirements (where applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies
and procedures. - Models and reinforces ethical behavior in self
and others in accordance with the Principles of Responsibility,
adheres to organizational policies and guidelines; supports
compliance initiatives; maintains confidences; admits mistakes;
conducts business with honesty, shows consistency in words and
actions; follows through on commitments. - Job duties with at least
occasional or possible access to: (1) patients, the general public,
or other employees; (2) confidential protected health information
and other confidential KP information (including employee,
proprietary, financial or trade secret information); (3) KP
property and assets, for example, electronic assets, medical
instruments, or devices; (4) controlled substances regulated by
federal law or potentially subject to diversion.
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