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 members 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 families. • May develop and conducts 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.
Collaboration with Physicians:
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 the members treatment.
Program Development and Evaluation:
Utilizes resources of public and private agencies and community organizations to meet the needs of the members treatment to include referral of the member and/or members family to external resources, as appropriate. Participates in departmental program development, implementation, and evaluation.
Reporting Safety Concerns:
Reports safety concerns to mandated reporting agencies.
Secondary Functions:
Adult/Child Generalist