Integrated Health Therapist

Company: UCSD / RADY
Location: San Diego
Posted on: July 1, 2020

Job Description:

We are excited to invite applications for our Child and Adolescent Therapists to join our new Primary Care Behavioral Health Program in San Diego.

This is an exciting opportunity to work on an integrated care team and with a fast-growing project to expand integrated care in San Diego!
The role includes providing therapy and triage to children and adolescents in the primary care setting, as well as to participate in daily meetings with primary care providers and weekly case-load review meetings with therapy supervisors and psychiatrists.
The model draws from Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) and Collaborative Care principles.
The ideal applicant has a Master's, knowledge of CBT and experience in integrated care settings. Bilingual with Spanish and English is strongly preferred.
We have a number of positions open. For more details, please send questions to Jason Schweitzer at Jaschweitzer@health.UCSD.edu or Katie Miller at K5miller@rchsd.org.
The role will fall under the Behavioral Health Services of Rady Children's Hospital, and adhere to the following:
The Social Worker applies principles of Social Work and other behavioral health practices to provide patients and families with assessment, interventions, support, advocacy, and case management as a primary provider and / or as ancillary support to the primary medical provider. In all departments, practices as a member of multi-disciplinary team, in the provision of clinical intervention and support to patients and families. The Social Worker assesses, develops treatment plans, and intervenes to address the needs identified in the Assessment and by the Team. Utilizes knowledge of culture, age, and developmental stages to develop treatment plans and provide interventions, either as an independent practitioner or as a member of a medical team. Also may provide support and debriefing to RCHSD staff following traumatic events. Social Worker Skill B, as assigned, will provide supervision to Interns and unlicensed staff. May also participate in administrative duties, as assigned by the Supervisor. YourMembership.Category: Healthcare, Keywords: Child Psychotherapist

Keywords: UCSD / RADY, San Diego , Integrated Health Therapist, Other , San Diego, California