Masters Mental Health Professional Associate

Kaiser Permanente; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in Hawaii seeks a masters-level mental health professional to obtain necessary supervision hours for licensure. Under supervision, you will provide triage, assessment, and a range of psychotherapy services to adult and/or child members with mental health or addiction needs.

You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to plan and direct individualized treatment programs, participate in supervision, and engage in ongoing training through workshops and seminars.

Qualifications

• Internships or practicum completed in a mental health setting during a master's program.
• Master's degree in one of the specified clinical fields.
• Licensure track and supervision hours toward clinical license requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual, family and group psychotherapy under supervision.
• Provide triage, assessment and crisis intervention under supervision.
• Develop and evaluate clinical treatment programs for health plan members with mental health or addiction needs.
• Participate in clinical supervision, including individual and group supervision and case conferences.
• Attend workshops and regional seminars and participate in staff meetings and referrals as needed.
• Prepare intake summaries, treatment plans, case summaries and maintain confidential records in accordance with Kaiser Permanente and regulations.
• Ensure compliance with regional policies, ethics code and state law in delivering mental health services.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Professional maturity

Ethical integrity

Teamwork

Education

MSW (clinical track)

M.S./M.A. in Clinical or Counseling Psychology

MS in Marriage & Family Therapy

Job description

Job Summary

This position is part of the Integrated Behavioral Health department and follows its regional policies and procedures. It is designed to provide advanced training and clinical supervision to masters level trained mental health professional to meet the requirements for clinical supervision hours needed to be eligible to obtain a clinical license. Under supervision of a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage Family Therapist, or a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, provides mental health and/or addiction triage, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and crisis intervention services for adult and/or child members who present themselves for evaluation with a broad range of psychiatric or addiction related mental health needs. Under supervision, may collaborate with treating primary care providers and with psychiatric, addiction medicine, and allied health professional team members to plan and direct each individual patients treatment program.

Essential Responsibilities

• Under the supervision of a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage Family Therapist or a Licensed Mental Health Counselor provides individual, family and group psychotherapy to members needing mental health or addictions care.
• Under the supervision of a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage Family Therapist or a Licensed Mental Health Counselor provides triage, assessment, and crisis intervention to members needing mental health or addictions care.
• Under the supervision of a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage Family Therapist, or a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, develops, implements, coordinates, and evaluates clinical treatment programs for the diagnosis, treatment, care coordination and/or referral of Health Plan members with acute or chronic mental health or addiction illness.
• Actively participates in assigned clinical supervision including individual supervision, group supervision, and case conference/group session.
• Attends workshops and regional seminars on a regular basis as part of the training. Participates in staff meetings, case conferences, and other staff functions. Facilitates community outreach and community referrals as needed.
• Prepares intake summaries, treatment plans, and case summaries and maintains ongoing confidential records. Charts members treatment and progress in accord with Kaiser Permanente, state and NCQA regulations and in keeping with accepted community standards.
• Complies with regional and local policies and procedures.
• Complies with the Code of Ethics and state law pertaining to the delivery of mental health services.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

Experience

• Successful completion of internships or practicum in mental health setting during a masters degree program or previous work experience in mental health setting.

Education

• Masters Degree in a social work (or Social Welfare from a clinical track), or masters degree in clinical or counseling psychology, or Masters degree in Marriage & Family Therapy, or allied field related to the practice of mental health counseling from an accredited college or university by start date.

License, Certification, Registration

• Mental Health Counselor License (Hawaii) within 36 months of hire OR Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Hawaii) within 36 months of hire OR Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (Hawaii) within 36 months of hire

• Basic Life Support required at hire from American Heart Association

Additional Requirements

• Once hired as an Associate, an employee will be offered and must work a schedule that would accumulate at least half the required supervisory hours annually.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Professional maturity and ethical integrity necessary for assuming professional responsibilities.
• Commitment to quality of service, teamwork, and participation in a highly interactive multidisciplinary clinic.
• Ability to complete multiple tasks/objectives in a timely manner.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience and/or training in Clinical Case Management, preferred.
• Experience and/or training in group therapy, preferred.
• Knowledge and experience in using the latest Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, preferred.