Complex Care Psychologist Crisis Team - Westminster

Kaiser Permanente; Westminster (CO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in Westminster, CO seeks a crisis clinician to join a multidisciplinary team delivering safety assessments and psychosocial services for patients in acute distress. The clinician will perform psychosocial assessments, provide behavioral interventions, educate patients and families, and coordinate linkages to outside resources while adhering to KP guidelines.

Minimum two years post-doctoral experience and CO psychology license required; NPI required at hire; bilingual abilities

Qualifications

• Minimum two (2) years post-doctoral practice experience.
• Licensed psychologist in Colorado at hire or be eligible for licensure.
• Knowledge of crisis intervention and safety planning best practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop safety plans with patients and support systems.
• Assess high-risk cases and determine hospitalization need.
• Provide individual and family support and involve in care decisions.
• Consult with clinical staff and coordinate care across settings.
• Document patient data and outcomes per KP guidelines.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Safety assessment

Behavioral health planning

Patient-family education

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Doctorate degree in psychology or related behavioral health field

Job description

May be entitled to translation/bilingual, shift or other wage premiums as governed by the applicable collective bargaining agreement. Please refer to the respective collective bargaining agreement for additional information on such wage premiums: local-contracts (local-contracts) .

Job Summary

This role serves as part of the multidisciplinary team responsible for providing safety assessments and safety planning to patients identifying acute distress and/or safety concerns. As a crisis clinician, you will provide direct clinical services to patients and their families with most emphasis on completing Psychosocial Assessments; providing behavioral interventions for the presenting issue and assisting in linkage to outside resources.

Essential Responsibilities

• Assists in the development of a safety plan with patient, potentially his/her support system, and other professionals to meet behavioral and/or psychological needs.
• Accurately assess high risk cases providing crisis intervention services as needed; determines appropriateness of hospitalization; assesses patients potential for lethality.
• Provide individual and family support and engage them in treatment plan and decision-making process with respect to patient rights, principles of confidentiality, respect for patient privacy and right to self-determination.
• Is knowledgeable of current clinical conditions, methods, medications, theoretical frameworks, and interventions.
• Utilizes best practices in delivery of behavioral health services in accordance with professional, clinical and KP guidelines.
• Utilizes evidence-based interventions and modalities with sound theoretical base.
• Ability to treat acute, severe cases of chronic conditions including but not limited to: Major Depressive Disorder, Post traumatic stress disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Schizophrenia, Borderline Personality Disorder.
• Collaborate with clinical staff and patient/family to develop and execute patient/family centered care plans and goals. Assist patient, family, social relationships, medical staff, and teammates with care coordination, problem solving and goal setting.
• Provides patient and family education effectively and sensitively to encourage compliance with medical and therapeutic treatment recommendations.
• Promote empowerment of patient in self-management of disease.
• Determines and manages appropriate levels of care and service for patients using clinical knowledge, established guidelines and psychiatric consultation.
• Provide consultation for complex situations to providers, staff, and contract agencies in caring for patients.
• Assesses, evaluates, and records patient response to interventions.
• Practices within scope of practice parameters as inferred by licensure, knowledge, skill level, sound clinical judgment, and KP guidelines.
• Provides an integrated approach to assessment and intervention for patients having difficulty managing their health due to physical health conditions/chronic disease, psychological, behavioral, cognitive, and/or social factors. Maintains high level of clinical expertise.
• Accurately documents patient data, actions or interventions, responses, and plans for care/follow-up according to KP guidelines and standards for practice.
• Collaborates to build strong, effective relationships with referrers and their staff to assist in development and communication of plans for co-management of patients and their transition across care settings.
• Lead or participate in interdisciplinary team meetings.
• Provide consultation and training to other members of the care team in the area of crisis management and safety assessment.
• In addition to defined technical requirements, accountable for consistently demonstrating service behaviors and principles defined by the Kaiser Permanente Service Quality Credo, the KP Mission as well as specific departmental/organizational initiatives. Also accountable for consistently demonstrating the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to purchasers, contracted providers, and vendors.
• Other duties as assigned.

Basic QualificationsExperience

Minimum two (2) years post-doctoral practice experience.

Education

Doctorate degree in psychology or related behavioral health field.

License, Certification, Registration

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

Additional Requirements

Taxonomy Code required at time of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience following legal M1 hold guidelines for hospitalization of patients.
• Experience working in crisis or emergency setting.
• Ability to function effectively in an inter-disciplinary team.
• Training in organizational behavior, human relations, behavioral interviewing, conflict resolution, mental health issues, managing stress and crisis situations.
• Knowledge of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine patient populations in inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Knowledge of the complex systems of psychiatric care and substance abuse treatment at the community and county levels.
• Outstanding communication and organizational skills.
• Consistently demonstrates the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to colleagues, members, customers, contracted providers, and vendors.
• Working knowledge collaborating with team members and family members, accessing internal and external resources.
• Working knowledge of data collection tools, databases, and word processing programs.
• Demonstrated customer service skills, customer focus abilities and the ability to understand Kaiser Permanente customer needs.
• Bi-or multi-lingual.