Behavioral Health Manager

Manager I Behavioral Health Psychology - Adult & Family Medicine, Behavioral Medicine Specialist

Primary Location: Sacramento, California

Facility Name: S. Sacramento Wyndham Medical Offices

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day

Salary: $163100 - $210980 / year

Job Summary

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

Essential Responsibilities

• Makes budget recommendations.
• Has input into hiring decisions with veto authority; responsible for staffing various programs: coaches staff; provides input into performance evaluations.
• Generally responsible for a small group or program such as IOP/Adolescent/Crisis Team.
• Responsible for program design and implementation within unit.
• Monitors access indicators: responsible for utilization management.
• 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.

Basic Qualifications

Experience

• Minimum of two (2) years professional experience under the direction of a licensed psychologist or board certified psychiatrist.

Education

• PhD, PsyD, or EdD in clinical or counseling required from an accredited college or university.

License, Certification, Registration

• Psychologist License (California)
• National Provider Identifier required at hire

Additional Requirements

• Knowledge of social service agencies, state regulations and APA standards as it related to client treatment, patient rights and client/patient confidentiality.
• Previous clinical responsibilities to include psychological testing, diagnosis, crisis intervention, brief individual and group psychotherapy.
• Knowledge of psychological testing techniques, administration and interpretation.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• If not licensed in CA at hire, must be licensed to practice in a state in the United States and able to practice under Business and Professional Code Section 2946 (maximum of 180 days subject to the specifics of the regulation).
• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• N/A