Masters Mental Health Professional Associate

Job Summary

This position is part of the Integrated Behavioral Health department and follows its regional policies and procedures. It is designed to provide advanced training and clinical supervision to masters level trained mental health professional to meet the requirements for clinical supervision hours needed to be eligible to obtain a clinical license.

Under supervision of a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage Family Therapist, or a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, provides mental health and/or addiction triage, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and crisis intervention services for adult and/or child members who present themselves for evaluation with a broad range of psychiatric or addiction related mental health needs.

Under supervision, may collaborate with treating primary care providers and with psychiatric, addiction medicine, and allied health professional team members to plan and direct each individual patients treatment program.

Essential Responsibilities

• Under the supervision of a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage Family Therapist or a Licensed Mental Health Counselor provides individual, family and group psychotherapy to members needing mental health or addictions care.
• Under the supervision of a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage Family Therapist or a Licensed Mental Health Counselor provides triage, assessment, and crisis intervention to members needing mental health or addictions care.
• Under the supervision of a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage Family Therapist, or a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, develops, implements, coordinates, and evaluates clinical treatment programs for the diagnosis, treatment, care coordination and/or referral of Health Plan members with acute or chronic mental health or addiction illness.
• Actively participates in assigned clinical supervision including individual supervision, group supervision, and case conference/group session.
• Attends workshops and regional seminars on a regular basis as part of the training. Participates in staff meetings, case conferences, and other staff functions. Facilitates community outreach and community referrals as needed.
• Prepares intake summaries, treatment plans, and case summaries and maintains ongoing confidential records. Charts members treatment and progress in accord with Kaiser Permanente, state and NCQA regulations and in keeping with accepted community standards.
• Complies with regional and local policies and procedures.
• Complies with the Code of Ethics and state law pertaining to the delivery of mental health services.
• Performs other duties as assigned.