Psychosocial Clinician/Counselor II

Psychosocial Clinician/Counselor II - Per Diem - Addiction Medicine

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.
• Conducts initial interviews 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:

• 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 Professional Clinical Counselor (California) OR Licensed Clinical Social Worker (California) OR Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (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.