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Developmental Pediatrics Psychologist
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.
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Job Type:Standard
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Job Level:Individual Contributor
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Travel:Yes, 10 % of the Time
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.
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.
Hear From Our People
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
Licensed Certified Social Worker
I would recommend and do recommend workingfor Kaiser Permanente. It’s a professional, clean,friendly, fast-paced environment and there is a real trustand respect for clinical staff no matter what role weserve. I love feeling valued and heard and am thankful tohave found an environment that providesthat.
Janice
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
This is the best place to work because ofthe commitment to the total health of our members, thework/life balance, the possibilities to use clinical skillsin a variety of capacities within the organization andopportunities for personal and professional growth. Asemployees of Kaiser Permanente, we all have a voice and areencouraged to use it.
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
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
PsyD, Clinical Psychologist
We’re an innovative, vision-forwardcompany. While Integrative-Care models are relatively new,we’ve been on the frontlines of building out ahigh-functioning integrated team for over a decade. Withinthis model of care, we’re pushed to think out of the boxwhen it comes to patient care, be collaborative, andsucceed in a fast-paced environment.
Carol
PhD, Licensed Certified Social Worker – Clinical
Kaiser Permanente demonstrates itscommitment to their employees’, has a top-notch salary andcompensation package, and has a leadership body that iswell trained and supportive. As a Clinician and a Manager,I am very impressed with our commitment to qualityoutcomes. I have truly found a home here and would behonored for Kaiser Permanente to be my last professionalstop in my career.
Michael
PsyD, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Psych Social Worker
Kaiser Permanente, in my opinion, is agreat mix of professional, friendly and fast-paced. Theyallow me to be who I am and let me have a voice. I lovebeing a therapist and I’m very proud and excited about theGender Assessments and transgender group work beingconducted. I’m helping the LGBT community and making thispopulation feel comfortable throughout their care journey.Kaiser Permanente is a breath of fresh air to me in mywork.
Kashonda
Psychotherapist
I appreciate how Kaiser Permanente strivesto reflect inclusivity and representation throughout theorganization. I’m excited about an internal cliniccomprised of African American clinicians dedicated tosupporting the health needs of the African diaspora. I’mproud to be part of committees that intentionally promoteequity, inclusion and diversity. These things combined withthe benefits, opportunities and people make KaiserPermanente a great place to work.
Developmental Pediatrics Psychologist
Essential Responsibilities:
- Conduct psychological components of inter-disciplinary team (developmental pediatrician, speech therapist, occupational therapist, psychologist) evaluation for children with concerns for developmental delays and Autism Spectrum Disorder (including administration of all modules of the ADOS diagnostic evaluation, common early developmental cognitive measures, common early developmental adaptive measures, and other standardized evaluation tools as determined by individual patient needs).
- Write diagnostic reports that include clear case conceptualization, diagnostic determinations, and treatment-planning recommendations for children assessed in the inter-disciplinary developmental pediatrics clinic or in psychologist-only evaluations.
- Review outside diagnostic evaluation reports to assist with treatment-planning and next steps for children, conducting treatment planning sessions when appropriate.
- Administer, score, and interpret psychological tests that inform diagnosis and treatment of assigned patients as predicated by need/role.
- Provides clinical supervision to pre-doctoral psychology interns, postdoctoral psychology fellows, and other mental health trainees or medical residents as necessary.
- Provide short-term consultation and/or intervention to neurodiverse children and their families.
- Conduct psychoeducational classes and groups for neurodiverse children and their families.
- Provide individual and family support and engage them in treatment plan and decision-making process with respect to patient rights, principles of confidentiality, respect for patient privacy and right to self-determination.
- Is knowledgeable of current clinical conditions, methods, medications, theoretical frameworks, and interventions.
- Utilizes best practices in delivery of behavioral health services in accordance with professional, clinical and KP guidelines.
- Utilizes evidence-based interventions and modalities with sound theoretical base.
- Provide virtual consultation (e-consult advice) to medical and mental health providers with questions about caring for adult patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Collaborate with clinical staff and patient/family to develop and execute systems-based, family-centered care plans and goals. Assist patient, family, social relationships, medical staff, and teammates with care coordination, problem solving and goal setting.
- Provide patient and family education effectively and sensitively to encourage compliance with medical and therapeutic treatment recommendations.
- Promote empowerment of patient in self-management of disease.
- Determine and manage appropriate levels of care and service for patients using clinical knowledge, established guidelines and psychiatric consultation.
- Provide consultation for complex situations to providers, staff and contract agencies in caring for patients.
- Continuously assess, evaluate, and record patient response to interventions.
- Practice within scope of practice parameters as inferred by licensure, knowledge, skill level, sound clinical judgment, and KP guidelines.
- Provide an integrated approach to assessment and intervention for patients having difficulty managing their health due to physical health conditions/chronic disease, psychological, behavioral, cognitive, and/or social factors. Maintain high level of clinical expertise.
- Accurately document patient data, actions or interventions, responses, and plans for care/follow-up according to KP guidelines and standards for practice.
- Collaborate to build strong, effective relationships with referrers and their staff to assist in development and communication of plans for co-management of patients and their transition across care settings.
- Lead or participate in interdisciplinary team meetings.
- Provide consultation and training to other members of the care team in the area of mental health, neurodevelopmental differences, and/or ASD as indicated.
- Accurately identify and prioritize high risk cases providing crisis intervention services as needed; determines appropriateness of hospitalization; assesses patients potential for lethality.
- In addition to defined technical requirements, accountable for consistently demonstrating service behaviors and principles defined by the Kaiser Permanente Service Quality Credo, the KP Mission as well as specific departmental/organizational initiatives. Also accountable for consistently demonstrating the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to purchasers, contracted providers, and vendors.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Minimum two (2) years post-doctoral practice experience which includes specialized training and experience assessing for Autism Spectrum Disorder and associated neurodevelopmental conditions in children 0-18 years.
- Minimum two (2) years of experience in administering and scoring all modules of the most current version of the ADOS and experience in administering and scoring common childhood cognitive, behavioral, and adaptive assessment measures.
- Doctorate degree in Psychology or related behavioral health field.
- Psychologist License (Colorado) required at hire
- National Provider Identifier required at hire
- Taxonomy Code required at hire.
- Ability to function effectively in an inter-disciplinary team.
- Training in organizational behavior, human relations, behavioral interviewing, conflict resolution, mental health issues, managing stress and crisis situations.
- 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.
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