Child/Family Therapist (40hrs, Days)

Kaiser Permanente Northwest; Keizer (OR); On-site; USD 95,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente Northwest in Keizer, Oregon, seeks a licensed mental health professional to provide diagnostic evaluations and outpatient psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and families. You will work within a multidisciplinary team including a child psychiatrist and other allied health professionals.

The role focuses on evidence-based interventions (CBT, DBT, family therapy) and requires timely documentation, coordination with schools, and collaboration with external providers.

Qualifications

• Two years post-master’s practice in pediatric psychotherapy under supervision.
• Masters degree in social work or related field.
• Must obtain state licenses within 6 months (Oregon/Washington licensure combinations).

Responsibilities

• Evaluates and provides therapeutic interventions for children and adolescents and their families.
• Assessment with complete formulation, differential diagnosis, treatment and safety planning.
• Therapy using evidence-based approaches including individual, family and group therapies.
• Communicates with parents, collateral contacts, schools, and outside providers about treatment plans.
• Consults with child psychiatrists and attending physicians regarding progress and treatment.
• Maintains documentation of clinical services and contacts.
• Consults with medical providers regarding symptom presentation and treatment recommendations.

Skills

CBT

DBT

Family therapy

Parent management training

Collaborative Problem Solving

Education

Masters degree in Social Work or related field

Job description

Job Summary

Provides diagnostic evaluations and subsequent psychotherapy for outpatient services utilizing individual, family, and group modalities. Collaborates with child psychiatrist, and allied health professional team to plan and direct each individual members treatment program.

Essential Responsibilities

• Evaluates and provides therapeutic interventions for children (under 12), adolescents (13-18), and their families requesting mental health services.
• Assessment performed with complete formulation, differential diagnosis, treatment and safety planning.
• Therapy will consist of evidenced based approaches for intervention and management strategies, including individual, family and group therapies.
• Communicates effectively with parents, collateral contacts, outside agencies, school systems, and/or outside providers regarding treatment plans.
• Consults with staff child psychiatrists regarding patients progress and treatment; confers with attending physicians regarding hospitalized patients.
• Maintains appropriate and timely documentation of clinical services and related clinical contacts.
• Consults with appropriate medical providers regarding the patients symptom presentation, treatment plan, response to interventions and treatment recommendations.

Experience

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum of two (2) years of post masters practice experience under appropriate supervision in applied psychotherapy with a minimum of one (1) year practicing with a majority pediatric population (0-18 years) within the last 5 years, OR minimum of one (1) year of post-doctoral practice experience (formal fellowship or otherwise) under appropriate supervision in applied psychotherapy with a majority pediatric population (0-18 years) within the last 5 years.

Education

• Masters level degree required (M.S.W., M.S., M.A., M.Ed.).

License, Certification, Registration

• This job requires credentials from multiple states. Credentials from the primary work state are required at hire. Additional Credentials from the secondary work state(s) are required post hire.
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Oregon) within 6 months of hire AND Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (Washington) within 6 months of hire

OR

• Mental Health Counselor License (Washington) within 6 months of hire AND Professional Counselor License (Oregon) within 6 months of hire

OR

• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (Washington) within 6 months of hire AND Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (Oregon) within 6 months of hire

OR

• Psychologist License (Oregon) within 6 months of hire AND Psychologist License (Washington) within 6 months of hire
• National Provider Identifier required at hire

Additional Requirements

• N/A

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefer past experience with child and adolescent intensive outpatient programs, partial day hospitalization program, residential program or most major components of these programs (to include exposure to group evidence-based treatment such as DBT, Mindfulness, etc.).
• Experience with documentation utilizing an electronic medical record.
• Documented training/experience in areas of CBT, DBT, family therapy, parent management training, and/or Collaborative Problem Solving.
• Specific training in Autism Spectrum Disorder interventions.
• Emphasis/specialization in child, adolescent and family dynamics including knowledge of emotional, cognitive and social development.
• LCSW, PsyD, PhD preferred.

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.

Primary Location

Oregon,Keizer,Keizer Station Medical Offices

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Shift

Day

Workdays

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri

Working Hours Start

08:00 AM

Working Hours End

05:00 PM

Job Schedule

Full-time

Job Type

Standard

Worker Location

Flexible

Employee Status

Regular

Employee Group/Union Affiliation

W05|AFT|Local 5017

Job Level

Individual Contributor

Department

Skyline Medical Offices - Mental Hlth/Psych-O/P Program - 1008

Pay Range

$45.57 - $67.96 / year

Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.

Travel

No

Work Setting

Flexible

Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy.