Psychologist - Intensive Outpatient Program

Kaiser Permanente; Walnut Creek (CA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente is looking for a Psychologist in Walnut Creek, California, to provide mental health assessment, diagnosis, and treatment services. Responsibilities include developing treatment plans, conducting psychotherapies, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team.

The candidate must have a PhD/PsyD/EdD in Clinical Counseling or a related field and possess a valid Psychologist License in California. This role is full-time with a pay range of $70.99 - $79.28 per hour, offering flexibility in work setting.

Qualifications

• Possess a valid Psychologist License in California within 6 months of hire.
• Experience in assessing, diagnosing, and treating psychiatric conditions.
• Familiarity with DSM-V for diagnosis.

Responsibilities

• Develop and evaluate treatment programs for patients with mental health needs.
• Collaborate with healthcare teams to plan treatment programs.
• Provide outpatient psychotherapy to individuals and groups.

Skills

Psychological assessment

Crisis intervention

Individual psychotherapy

Group psychotherapy

Communication skills

Education

PhD/PsyD/EdD in Clinical Counseling, Health or School Psychology

Tools

Psychological testing techniques

Job description

Job Summary

Provides mental health assessment, diagnosis, treatment and crisis intervention services for adult and/or child members who present themselves from psychiatric evaluation with a broad range of mental health needs. Collaborates with treating physician, psychiatric and allied health professional team to plan and direct each individual member’s treatment program.

Essential Responsibilities

• Develops, implements, coordinates, and evaluates clinical treatment programs for the diagnosis, treatment, and/or referral of Health Plan members with acute or chronic mental illness. Participates in staff conferences to select, plan, and evaluate treatment programs. Provides outpatient psychotherapy to individuals, couples, families and groups. Instructs and counsels patients and their families regarding compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimens and adherence to prescribed medication regimens, within the scope of practice. May administer specialized therapeutic procedures, as appropriate. Provides appropriate support to members family. May develop and conduct psychoeducational classes and groups.
• May conduct psychological assessments, including test administration, interpretation, and recommendations. Prepares intake summaries, treatment plans, and case summaries and maintains ongoing confidential records. Charts members’ treatment and progress in accord with state and NCQA regulations and in keeping with accepted community standards. May be required to participate in the department on‑call rotation.
• Collaborates with physicians in screening and evaluating patients for psychotropic medications, within the scope of practice. Utilizes resources of public and private agencies and community organizations to meet the needs of members’ treatment. May develop, implement, and evaluate behavioral medicine and health psychology programs in a variety of settings, including primary care. Provides consultation to other care providers and health educators on matters relating to mental health, health psychology and behavioral medicine. Provides clinical supervision to psychology doctoral interns, psychology postdoctoral residents, and other mental health trainees/fellows as necessary.
• May supervise Post‑Masters Fellows, Associate Clinical Social Workers, Associate Marriage Family Therapists or Associate Professional Clinical Counselors as needed if supervision course is completed.
• May provide appropriate support to members’ family, including explanation of treatment, instructions in how to support treatment and interventions to increase acceptance of and adherence to treatment, at members’ request.
• Utilizes resources of public and private agencies and community organizations to meet the needs of members’ treatment, including referral of the member and/or member family to external resources as appropriate. Participates in departmental program development, implementation and evaluation.
• Reports safety concerns to mandated reporting agencies.

Education

PhD/PsyD/EdD in Clinical Counseling, Health or School Psychology from an accredited college or university.

License, Certification, Registration

• Psychologist License (California) within 6 months of hire
• Psychologist License (from any state) required at hire
• National Provider Identifier required at hire

Additional Requirements

• Must be familiar with DSM‑V as a means of diagnosis.
• Has experience in assessing, diagnosing and treating a broad range of psychiatric conditions.
• May be required to participate in the department on‑call rotation.
• Knowledge of Evidence‑Based Practice and psychotherapy research methods.
• Knowledge of the bio‑psycho‑social functions that contribute to mental health.
• Accuracy in diagnosing patients and developing effective treatment plans.
• Competence in individual, family and group psychotherapy.
• 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.
• Knowledge of social service agencies, state regulations and APA standards as it relates to client treatment, patient rights and client/patient confidentiality.
• Previous clinical responsibilities to include psychological testing, diagnosis, crisis intervention, brief individual and group psychotherapy.
• Knowledge of psychological testing techniques, administration and interpretation.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous clinical responsibility to include crisis intervention, individual and group psychotherapy.
• Demonstrated experience in psychological evaluations of adults, children, adolescents, and families, including administering and writing up psychological testing and assessment batteries.
• Demonstrated professional maturity and ethical integrity necessary for assuming professional responsibilities.
• Demonstrated commitment to quality of service, teamwork, and participation in a highly interactive multidisciplinary clinic.
• Demonstrated ability to complete multiple tasks/objectives in a timely manner.
• Accuracy in diagnosing patients and developing effective treatment plans.
• Competence in individual, family and group psychotherapy.
• Prefer Experience working with SMI population, discharge planning, treatment planning, crisis intervention and groups.

Location and Schedule

Primary Location: California, Walnut Creek, Walnut Creek Psych/Hearing Aid Center

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Shift: Day

Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri

Working Hours Start: 08:00 AM

Working Hours End: 06:00 PM

Job Schedule: Full‑time

Job Type: Standard

Worker Location: Flexible

Employee Status: Regular

Employee Group/Union Affiliation: A05-IBHS|NUHW|NUHW Integ Behavioral Hlth Ser

Department: Walnut Creek Hospital - Mental Hlth/Psych-Intensiv O/P - 0206

Pay Range: $70.99 - $79.28 / year

Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate’s years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.

Travel: No

Work Setting: Flexible

Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente’s Authorized States policy.

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.