Psychiatric Counselor - Associate Therapist (West LA)

Kaiser Permanente; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles is seeking a clinical social worker to provide supervised services for adults, children, and families across inpatient and outpatient settings. You will collaborate with health care professionals, family members, and social agencies to develop and implement therapeutic plans within established psychotherapeutic frameworks.

Responsibilities include conducting interviews, delivering therapy, managing cases, maintaining records, and providing crisis support.

Qualifications

• Master of Social Work degree or related Behavioral Health field.
• Licensed in California: RSCW/AMFT/APCC path or equivalent.
• Must complete supervised hours and obtain licensure within 2.5 years.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial interviews to assess psychological and social needs.
• Provide supervised clinical social work services in inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Offer psychotherapy/counseling and action plans for clients and families.
• Maintain clinical records and correspondence with clients and external agencies.
• Provide telephone counseling and resource information.
• Participate in CQI/OD duties and departmental projects.
• Deliver psycho-education within prescribed treatment contexts.

Education

Master of Social Work (MSW) or related Behavioral Health degree (CA accredited)

California license options: RASW/AMFT/APCC license path or requisite license registration

Job description

Job Summary

Provides supervised clinical social work services to adults, children and families with emotional and/or social problems utilizing established psychotherapeutic techniques in both inpatient and outpatient settings; consults and collaborates with members of the patients family and other health care professionals.

Essential Responsibilities

• Under supervision and referring to and utilizing licensed staff for appropriate decisions when necessary conducts initial interviews with member by eliciting and understanding the psychological and social meaning of complaints, symptoms, current and past history, to determine the nature and urgency of members need.
• Provides member with a professional understanding of his/her presentation, recommends a course of action such as beginning therapy or counseling, or a specific action plan that member can carry out without additional professional guidance or consultation.
• Provides clinical case management services to adults, adolescents and children; selects and uses appropriate treatment modality in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Renders appropriate immediate guidance and therapeutic services to help individuals and families cope with emotional crisis or psychiatric emergencies.
• Maintains a written record of therapy or counseling sessions; prepares reports and letters concerning patient; phones, writes and visits, with clients signed written permission, social agencies schools, relatives, friends, etc., to obtain pertinent information.
• Provides telephone counseling, resource information, and referral services.
• Participates in departmental/ locational project assignments and activities such as CQI activity and OD duty.
• Provides psycho-education for members in context of a prescribed treatment.

Basic Qualifications

Experience

• N/A

Education

• Master of Social Work degree, or Masters degree in a related Behavioral Health field from an accredited College or University setting.

License, Certification, Registration

• Registered Associate Clinical Social Worker (California) OR Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (California) OR Associate Professional Clinical Counselor Registration (California)

Additional Requirements

• Once hired as an Associate, an employee will be offered and must work a schedule that would accumulate at least half of the required supervisory hours annually.
• Upon completion of supervised hours, the employee must obtain state licensure within two and one-half (2.5) years. If hired as a license-eligible employee (i.e. has completed all clinical hours), the employee has two and one-half (2.5) years from their date of hire to complete state licensure.

Preferred Qualifications

• N/A

Notes

• At least 2 evenings until 7:00pm required.
• May be located at any of the West LA psychiatry clinics.