Psychosocial Clinician II/Counselor Level II

The Psychosocial Clinician II is a member of an interdisciplinary team who provides direct assessment, diagnosis formulation, treatment planning, treatment intervention and psycho-education to members and/or family members. The majority of the position will be spent in direct patient care.

• Provides timely and appropriate assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning and treatment intervention of members.


• Provides treatment to adults, adolescents and/or children.


• Provides appropriate selection of treatment modality to members presenting problem.


• Demonstrates expertise in a variety of treatment methodologies.


• Effectively communicates clinical material to member and clinical staff and provides high internal and external customer/patient satisfaction.


• Provides appropriate and timely documentation of clinical encounters in members charts.


• Conduct initial interview with Members by eliciting and interpreting the psychological and social meaning of complaints.


• Determines urgency of members need.


• Provides a professional interpretation of members presentation and recommends a course of therapeutic action, selects appropriate treatment modality.


• Renders appropriate and immediate guidance & therapy for members in crisis or in need of clinical services.


• Maintains written record of therapy, prepares reports and letter; phones, writes and visits (with member permission) social agencies, schools relatives, friends to obtain pertinent information.


• Provides clinical consultation in an integrated health care environment regarding family interactions, sociocultural determinants and community resources.


• Provides telephone assessment, counseling, resource information and referrals.


• Knowledgeable of KP and community resources.


• Proficient in identifying and treating the span of developmental stages.


• Proficient in various treatment modalities including, but not limited to individual, group family & child therapy.


• Complies with organizational, departmental, state/federal guidelines & all regulatory agency policies and procedures.


• Adheres to all mandated guidelines for patients clinical care and license.


• Maintains license.


• Participates in QM & CQI activities.


• EOL (End of Life Option):


• Regulatory data reporting, process coordination, assist Members/Physicians with California End of Life Option Act.