Psychologist - Bilingual- Spanish - Part Time

Kaiser Permanente; Corona (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in Corona, California is seeking a Psychologist - Bilingual Spanish - Part Time to provide psychological testing, counseling and evaluations for defined populations.

The role includes administering and interpreting psychometric tests, delivering therapy to adults, adolescents and children, and coordinating with referring professionals. Spanish/English bilingual skills are required; licensure in California is mandatory.

Qualifications

• Two (2) or more years of post graduate experience in a behavioral health setting.
• Doctorate degree from an APA accredited doctorate program with specialization in clinical or counseling psychology.
• Psychologist License (California).
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) Level II.

Responsibilities

• Performs psychological assessments of referred patients by administering, scoring and interpreting psychometric and projective tests as well as other psychodiagnostic techniques and behavior observations.
• Provides treatment to adults and/or adolescents and children.
• Conducts initial interview with member, gathers and reviews all relevant information.
• Determines urgency of members needs and recommends a course of therapeutic action.
• Renders appropriate and immediate guidance and therapy for members in crisis or in need of clinical services.
• Maintains written record of therapy, prepares reports and letters; coordinates with social agencies, schools, relatives, friends to obtain pertinent information.
• Provides telephone assessment, counseling, resource information and referrals.
• Transmits diagnostic and assessment information to referring professionals through verbal and written reports.
• May conduct program evaluation to assess quality of care and cost effectiveness of clinical procedures; may provide case management services.
• May offer consultation and inservice training to other mental health professionals on clinical issues and to physicians on psychological factors in health.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Doctorate in Psychology

Job description

Job Summary:

Provides psychological testing, counseling and evaluations of defined populations.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Performs psychological assessments of referred patients by administering, scoring and interpreting psychometric and projective tests as well as other psychodiagnostic techniques and behavior observations.

• Provides treatment to adults and/or adolescents and children.

• Conducts initial interview with member, gathers and reviews all relevant information.

• Determines urgency of members needs. Provides a professional interpretation of members presentation and recommends a course of therapeutic action; selects appropriate treatment modality.

• Renders appropriate and immediate guidance and therapy for members in crisis or in need of clinical services.

• Maintains written record of therapy, prepares reports and letters; phones, writes and visits (with member permission) social agencies, schools, relatives, friends to obtain pertinent information.

• Provides telephone assessment, counseling, resource information and referrals.

• Transmits diagnostic and assessment information to referring professionals through verbal and written reports.

• May conduct program evaluation to assess quality of care and cost effectiveness of clinical procedures. May provide case management services to defined population.

• May offer consultation and inservice training to other mental health professionals on clinical issues relevant to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders to include consultation with physicians on psychological factors in the physical health or illness of individuals.

• May conduct research of human behavior and possible methods for eliminating psychological disorders. May offer research and program design consultation.

• Adheres to all mandated guidelines for patients clinical care and license, maintains license. Complies with organization, department, state, federal, regulatory agency guidelines, policies and procedures.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• Two (2) or more years of post graduate experience in a behavioral health setting, or a pre-doctoral internship, post-doctoral internship or fellowship at Kaiser Permanente.

Education

• Doctorate degree from an APA accredited doctorate program with specialization in a field of clinical or counseling psychology.

License, Certification, Registration

• Psychologist License (California)

Additional Requirements:

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) Level II required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Internship in an APA approved program preferred.

Notes:

• Must successfully pass or have passed the bilingual test (within the last 12 months), or be active in the QBS program.

• Candidate will work under Integrated Pain Management Program

COMPANY: KAISER

TITLE: Psychologist - Bilingual- Spanish - Part Time

LOCATION: Corona, California

REQNUMBER: 1450235

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.