Associate Therapist - Addiction Medicine

• Identifies need for higher level assessment (e.g. other, non-CD, MH diagnoses; danger to self or others; non-CD crisis evaluations; emotional/family dysfunction).
• Participates in clinical case conferences.
• Performs intake and psychosocial assessments.
• May provide Adolescent, Significant Other, Family and Multi-Family therapy only under licensed supervision as assigned.
• Responds to and appropriately handles crisis calls.
• Develops and presents treatment plans to CDRP/S treatment team for recommendations, revisions and approval.
• Conducts chemical dependency focused educational lectures.
• Provides general chemical dependency counseling to include individual and group counseling services.
• May perform mentor functions to Alcohol or Drug Certificate candidates as assigned.
• Provides case management services to include resource and referral coordination.
• Answers and triages patient calls for information, Tx services, general CD advice.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Under the direction of a licensed clinical supervisor performs the following:

• Minimum of two (2) years supervised and related (may include adolescent, adult, family, co-dependent) work experience in the field of chemical dependency treatment. Will consider successful completion of a KP addiction medicine internship in lieu of experience.

• Masters Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology or other field related to behavioral health.

• Registered Associate Clinical Social Worker (California) OR Associate Professional Clinical Counselor Registration (California) OR Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (California)

• Must maintain valid registration through course of employment.

• N/A

Notes:

• Position may include every other/rotating weekends

PrimaryLocation : California,Lancaster,Lancaster Mental Health
HoursPerWeek : 40
Shift : Day
Workdays : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
WorkingHoursStart : 08:00 AM
WorkingHoursEnd : 08:00 PM
Job Schedule : Full-time
Job Type : Standard
Employee Status : Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation : B11-PSC|NUHW|NUHW Psych Social Chapter
Job Level : Entry Level
Job Category : Behavioral Health, Social Services & Spiritual Care
Department : 20Th St./Antelope Valley MOB - Chemical Dependency-Reg Clin - 0806
Travel : Yes, 15 % of the Time
Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status.