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Behavioral Medicine Consultant - PsyD - Lakewood

Lakewood, Colorado

Mental health is an essential component of total health. As mental health professionals, we’re on the front lines every day, using the latest advances to help those in need. If you share our passion for care and our commitment to helping those around us, you’ll have the resources you need to make a real difference. Our services include adult and child therapy as well as help with addiction and eating disorders.

  • Job Type: Full-time
  • Job Level: Individual Contributor
  • Travel: No

Success Profile

These are the traits of the most successful members of our behavioral health team.

  • Adaptable
  • Compassionate
  • Good listener
  • Proactive
  • Results driven
  • Versatile

Benefits

Our compensation and benefits are designed to help you and your family stay healthy and thrive in and beyond work.

  • Medical, Vision & Dental

  • Professional Development

  • Retirement Plans

  • Vacation, Holiday & Sick Leave

  • Supportive Teams & Resources

NOTE: Benefits may vary based on your Kaiser Permanente region, position, scheduled hours, and representation by collective bargaining or employee groups. *Offerings vary by location.

Our Culture

We offer a mental health environment that's unique both in the way we treat our patients and in the way we support our health care professionals. Here, we practice evidence-based care in a team setting that’s focused on the needs of the individual, the family and the population as a whole. This gives your patients the opportunity to work towards achieving their physical, mental, and behavioral health goals. On our teams, we hold social justice as a shared value and are committed to addressing and eliminating stigma associated with mental health and addiction. Working as part of a team also helps support your own career growth while you provide high-quality strengths-based, brief, solution-focused, and episodic mental health care.

What Our Employees Say

Aaron M.

Aaron

Psychiatric Social Worker

Kaiser Permanente has been an excellent platform for me to grow as a professional. The organization has demonstrated its commitment to the continued growth of its employees through the training it offers and encourages. I’ve always resonated with the organization’s integrated approach to health care, and its recognition of how essential good mental health is to a person’s overall well-being.
Breeza Q.

Breeza

Licensed Certified Social Worker

I would recommend and do recommend working for Kaiser Permanente. It’s a professional, clean, friendly, fast-paced environment and there is a real trust and respect for clinical staff no matter what role we serve. I love feeling valued and heard and am thankful to have found an environment that provides that.
Janice G.

Janice

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist

This is the best place to work because of the commitment to the total health of our members, the work/life balance, the possibilities to use clinical skills in a variety of capacities within the organization and opportunities for personal and professional growth. As employees of Kaiser Permanente, we all have a voice and are encouraged to use it.
Gabriela A.

Gabriela

Clinical Program Manager

At Kaiser Permanente, I have opportunities to learn and work in a professional setting with people who are passionate about patient care. I love my career as a therapist and now as a manager! I really enjoy helping others and learning new interventions and modalities. These ensure my personal and professional growth.
Laura H.

Laura

Psychotherapist

Kaiser Permanente is a health care leader who sets trends and makes a difference in industry practices and protocols. I like the extraordinary resources available to do my job, the servant leadership of my manager and director, and the high standard of business and clinical ethics.
Amie L.

Amie

PsyD, Clinical Psychologist

We’re an innovative, vision-forward company. While Integrative-Care models are relatively new, we’ve been on the frontlines of building out a high-functioning integrated team for over a decade. Within this model of care, we’re pushed to think out of the box when it comes to patient care, be collaborative, and succeed in a fast-paced environment.
Carol S.

Carol

PhD, Licensed Certified Social Worker – Clinical

Kaiser Permanente demonstrates its commitment to their employees’, has a top-notch salary and compensation package, and has a leadership body that is well trained and supportive. As a Clinician and a Manager, I am very impressed with our commitment to quality outcomes. I have truly found a home here and would be honored for Kaiser Permanente to be my last professional stop in my career.
Michael V.

Michael

PsyD, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Psych Social Worker

Kaiser Permanente, in my opinion, is a great mix of professional, friendly and fast-paced. They allow me to be who I am and let me have a voice. I love being a therapist and I’m very proud and excited about the Gender Assessments and transgender group work being conducted. I’m helping the LGBT community and making this population feel comfortable throughout their care journey. Kaiser Permanente is a breath of fresh air to me in my work.
Kashonda D.

Kashonda

Psychotherapist

I appreciate how Kaiser Permanente strives to reflect inclusivity and representation throughout the organization. I’m excited about an internal clinic comprised of African American clinicians dedicated to supporting the health needs of the African diaspora. I’m proud to be part of committees that intentionally promote equity, inclusion and diversity. These things combined with the benefits, opportunities and people make Kaiser Permanente a great place to work.

Behavioral Medicine Consultant - PsyD - Lakewood

Primary Location Lakewood, Colorado Worker Location Flexible Facility Lakewood Medical Offices Job Number 1310111 Date posted 09/24/2024
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Description:

UFCW Local 7 - $50.27 - $71.22


“May be entitled to translation/bilingual, shift or other wage premiums as governed by the applicable collective bargaining agreement. Please refer to the respective collective bargaining agreement for additional information on such wage premiums:https://www.lmpartnership.org/local-contracts.





Job Summary:

The Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC) provides brief, evidence-based, solution-focused assessments and interventions geared toward functional restoration, rather than symptom elimination. This is not a colocation of behavioral health services, but a behavioral health model that is interconnected with patients medical care and medical care team. The BHC functions effectively in a fast pace, high volume setting. The BHC is someone who is adaptable, flexible, and able to function independently. As part of an integrated care team, provide consultation to medical and allied health providers and contribute to a clear treatment plan for patient management.


Essential Responsibilities:


  • Possess solid working knowledge of biopsychosocial models of human behavior and development.

  • Ability to apply first line interventions in a time limited setting for a broad spectrum of physical and mental health problems experienced by patients and families throughout the lifespan as presenting in Primary Care (Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, and Family Medicine).

  • Targets of treatment may include Mental Health concerns, Substance Abuse concerns, Adverse health Behaviors (including their contribution to chronic medical illness), and Stress related Physical symptoms, ineffective patterns of health care utilization, and adjustment to new and chronic medical conditions.

  • Provide patient and family education effectively and sensitivity to encourage compliance with medical and behavioral treatment plans.

  • Ability and willingness to teach classes and groups related to the integrated behavioral health provider role (e.g., chronic pain management, diabetes and stress, insomnia, ADHD, etc.).

  • Effectively utilize electronic health record and verbal communication to concisely communicate relevant information to medical providers.

  • High level of comfort in providing consultation and training to other members of the primary care team in the areas of mental health, chemical dependency, and behavioral medicine.

  • Possess skill and expertise to discuss common psychotropic medications with a patient, including indications, effects, and side effects, and demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend initiating medication to primary care providers.

  • Possess knowledge about adult and pediatric screening instruments.

  • Demonstrate the ability to identify substance abuse problems of patients presenting with medical complaints.

  • Demonstrate ability to assess for and manage suicidal and homicidal risk, as well as concerns for child or elder abuse and neglect, using effective and evidenced-based methods (PHQ9, Columbia Suicide Risk Assessment).

  • When applicable, coordinate with the crisis team, contract police and/or Child Protective Services, write M-1 holds, and communicate effectively with receiving emergency department.

  • Perform clinical, compliance, and administrative duties related to Medicare billing.

  • Other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications:
Experience

  • Two (2) years of post-doctoral practice experience with specific primary care behavioral health/collaborative care training as part of Doctoral degree training program OR integrated care certificate program completion.
Education

  • Doctorate in Psychology or related behavioral health field.
License, Certification, Registration
  • Psychologist License (Colorado) required at hire
  • National Provider Identifier required at hire
Additional Requirements:

  • Taxonomy Code required at time of hire.
Preferred Qualifications:

  • Ability to function effectively in a fast-paced Primary Care setting requiring ability to manage multiple competing demands, constantly re-prioritize, and succinctly communicate relevant information effectively.
  • Ability to function effectively in an inter-disciplinary team.
  • Knowledge of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine patient populations in inpatient and outpatient settings.
  • Knowledge of the complex systems of psychiatric care and substance abuse treatment at the community and county levels.
  • Outstanding communication and organizational skills.
  • Consistently demonstrates the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to colleagues, members, customers, contracted providers, and vendors.
  • Working knowledge collaborating with team members and family members, accessing internal and external resources.
  • Working knowledge of data collection tools, databases, and word processing programs.
  • Demonstrated customer service skills, customer focus abilities and the ability to understand Kaiser Permanente customer needs.
  • Bi-or multi-lingual.
Primary Location: Colorado,Lakewood,Lakewood Medical Offices Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift: Day Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri Working Hours Start: 12:00 AM Working Hours End: 11:59 PM Job Schedule: Full-time Job Type: Standard Worker Location: Flexible Employee Status: Regular Employee Group/Union Affiliation: C03|UFCW|Local 7MH Job Level: Individual Contributor Department: Colorado Regional Offices - Mental Health/Psych-Integ Svcs - 1608 Pay Range: $50.27 - $71.22 / hour The ranges posted above reflect the location in the job posting. The salary range may vary if you reside in a different location or state than the location posted. Travel: No Flexible: Work location is on-site at a KP location, with the flexibility to work from home. Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy. At Kaiser Permanente, equity, inclusion and diversity are inextricably linked to our mission, and we aim to make it a part of everything we do. We know that having a diverse and inclusive workforce makes Kaiser Permanente a better place to receive health care, a more supportive partner in our communities we serve, and a more fulfilling place to work. Working at Kaiser Permanente means that you agree to and abide by our commitment to equity and our expectation that we all work together to create an inclusive work environment focused on a sense of belonging and wellbeing.

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. Submit Interest

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