Complex Care Psychologist Crisis Team - Westminster

About the role

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

Job Summary

This role serves as part of the multidisciplinary team responsible for providing safety assessments and safety planning to patients identifying acute distress and/or safety concerns. As a crisis clinician, you will provide direct clinical services to patients and their families with most emphasis on completing Psychosocial Assessments; providing behavioral interventions for the presenting issue and assisting in linkage to outside resources.

Essential Responsibilities

• Assists in the development of a safety plan with patient, potentially his/her support system, and other professionals to meet behavioral and/or psychological needs.
• Accurately assess high risk cases providing crisis intervention services as needed; determines appropriateness of hospitalization; assesses patients potential for lethality.
• 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.
• 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 crisis management and safety assessment.
• 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.
• Other duties as assigned.