Kaiser Permanente
Manager Psychiatry Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Mar 16, 2025
Full-time
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Job Summary:
These positions are responsible at one Medical Center and associated outpatient facilities for managing the coordination, planning, design, development, delivery and evaluation/ continuous improvement of out-and in-patient Psychiatry programs and services, including Behavioral Medicine; managing programs for psychiatric patients that add value and are integrated with Behavioral Health Care service priorities and performance standards, as well as with strategic organizational goals/objectives; providing clinical and administrative direction for licensed clinicians and ancillary staff.
Essential Responsibilities:

  • Through subordinate staff, manages the delivery of timely, appropriate, cost effective and high quality services/programs.

  • Assures continuity of care and appropriate utilization of resources both within and outside of Behavioral Health Care.

  • Assists Physicians in short and long-range planning of Psych and programs/services that meet identified needs of members and purchasers within competitive health care market.

  • Integrates and coordinates psychiatry programs with other in-and out-patient departments, as well as with community resources.

  • Achieves a continuum of care within Behavioral Health care Services.

  • Maintains liaison with Psychiatryand CD departments at other medical centers, as well as with non-Behavioral Health Care departments.

  • Develops and maintains departmental policies and procedures to meet Behavioral Health Care and organizational operational, business and strategic goals/objectives.

  • Ensures that the professional practice standards for group and/or individual therapuetic modelities and psychodiagnostic testing are maintained by clinicians.

  • Evaluates the professional clinical practice of staff and provides professional staff with regular/appropriate training, direction and consultation.

  • Develops systems and methodologies for continuous improvement of programs/ services.

  • Evaluates effectiveness of programs and services, group therapy designs, and clinical protocols.

  • Conducts on-going program evaluation in concert with the Chief(s) of Service.

  • Develops/maintains systems and processes for quality and outcomes management/ improvement and for identifying the need for revised and/or new clinical programs/ services.

  • Develops and implements policies, procedures and systems to ensure customer/

    • member/patient/purchaser satisfaction and member access within a competitive health care market.

      • In concert with other personnel and physicians, responds to and resolves service, access and provider concerns/issues.

      • Manages an effective human resources management system for staff including labor contract administration and performance evaluation of staff; hires, trains/orientates, coaches, disciplines and/or terminates.

      • In concert with the Chief(s), maximizes and manages physical, fiscal and human resources and manages/reduces associated costs.

      • Analyzes departmental volume/workload indicators and evaluates/improves utilization and productivity of staff.

      • Assures that staffs patient care and work is within scope of practice/licensure/ certification and that delivery of all Behavioral Health Care programs/services conforms to regulatory requirements.

      • Interprets law to ensure skill mix reflects highest quality of care at a cost-effective price.






Basic Qualifications:
Experience

  • Minimum five (5) years of experience in outpatient Psych or related clinical services/programs required, including two (2) years of experience in clinical program management/evaluation.


Education

  • Masters degree in professional discipline/area of practice(such as but not limited to clinical psychology, behavioral science, counseling, social work, mental health nursing clinical specialty) required.


License, Certification, Registration

  • Registered Nurse License (California) OR Psychologist License (California) OR Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (California) OR Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (California) OR Licensed Clinical Social Worker (California)


Additional Requirements:

  • Demonstrated knowledge of social service agency operations, state and federal legislation and regulatory requirements and professional practice standards pertaining to client treatment, patient rights and client/patient confidentiality.

  • Demonstrated organizational and interpersonal skills.

  • Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Demonstrated knowledge of PC software and project planning/management preferred.



Notes:



  • Oversight over all WLA Behavioral Health locations.


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