Psychologist, Complex Care - Denver

Kaiser Permanente; Central City (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in Colorado seeks a psychologist to work within an interdisciplinary team, delivering direct clinical services with emphasis on psychosocial assessments and therapy for patients and families.

Responsibilities include treatment planning, discharge planning, and linkage to community resources. Requires Doctorate in psychology and Colorado license; strong communication and crisis intervention skills are essential.

Qualifications

• PhD or Doctorate in psychology with licensure in Colorado.
• Strong customer service and written/verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Responsibilities

• Obtain complete bio-psychosocial history and disposition plan with physician input.
• Provide individual and family therapy and participate in treatment planning.
• Develop and review treatment plans and coordinate discharge planning.
• Deliver psycho-educational trainings and family meetings.
• Collaborate with clinicians to implement evidence-based interventions.
• Assess patient response to interventions and adjust care as needed.
• Lead or participate in interdisciplinary team meetings and co-management plans.
• Offer crisis intervention and determine hospitalization when necessary.

Skills

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Verbal and written communication

Education

Doctorate in psychology

Job description

-May be entitled to translation/bilingual, shift or other wage premiums as governed by the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

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Job Summary

This role serves as part of the multidisciplinary team responsible for providing direct clinical services to patients and their families with most emphasis on completing Psychosocial Assessments; providing individual, group and family therapy for patients; facilitating psycho-educational training, family meetings, discharge planning; assisting in program development; developing, implementing, and reviewing Treatment Plans; and providing linkage to outside resources.

Essential Responsibilities

• Obtains complete bio-psychosocial history of assigned patients and follows through on appropriate disposition of patient in conjunction with written protocols and physician consultation as needed.
• 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.
• Continuously 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 mental health, chemical dependency, and/or behavioral medicine as indicated.
• Accurately identify and prioritize high risk cases providing crisis intervention services as needed; determines appropriateness of hospitalization; assesses patients potential for lethality.
• 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.

Basic Qualifications

• ExperienceMinimum two (2) years post-doctoral practice experience.
• EducationDoctorate degree in psychology.
• License, Certification, RegistrationPsychologist License (Colorado) required at hireNational Provider Identifier required at hireAdditional Requirements:Demonstrated customer service skills and the ability to understand Kaiser Permanente customer needs. Demonstrated ability to function independently without direct clinical supervision. Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written skills. Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment. Taxonomy code required at hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bi-or multi-lingual.