Clinical Program Manager I BHC / Bakersfield / FT

Company: Kaiser
Location: Bakersfield
Posted on: May 13, 2025

Job Description:

Job Summary: These positions are responsible at one site (established clinic) for the coordination, planning, design, development, delivery and evaluation/continuous improvement of out-and/or in-patient psychotherapy programs for groups of patients and/or individual patients (adults, adolescents, children and families); managing psychotherapeutic programs for Addition Medicine and/or 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 non-MD clinicians/providers.Essential Responsibilities:

• Manages the delivery of timely, appropriate, cost-effective and high quality services/ programs for assigned site.
• Assures continuity of care and appropriate utilization of resources both within and outside of Behavioral Health Care.
• Assists physicians and department managers in short and long-range planning of psychotherapeutic/psychiatric social work programs/services that meet identified needs of members and purchasers.
• Ensures that the professional practice standards for group and/or individual therapeutic modalities and psychodiagnostic testing are maintained by clinicians.
• Evaluates the professional clinical practice of staff and provides professional staff with regular/appropriate training, direction, supervision and consultation.
• Integrates and coordinates psychiatric and/or addiction medicine programs with other in-and out-patient departments as well as with community resources.
• Achieves a continuum of care within Behavioral Health Care Services.
• Develops systems and methodologies for continuous improvement of group and/or individual treatment modalities.
• Evaluates effectiveness of program and services.
• Review/evaluates group therapy designs.
• Establishes group protocols.
• Delineates inclusion/exclusion criteria and utilizes pre-and post testing evaluations.
• Conducts on-going program evaluation of individual and/or group modalities and, in concert with the department manager and/or Chief of Service, develops/maintains systems and processes for outcomes management/improvement and for identifying the need for revised and/or new clinical treatment programs, designs and/or protocols.
• May develop and implement policies, procedures and systems to ensure customer/ member/patient/purchase satisfaction and member/patient access.
• In concert with other personnel and physicians, responds to and resolves service, access and provider concerns/issues.
• Develops and maintains departmental policies and procedures to meet Behavioral Health Care and organizational operational, business and strategic goals/objectives.
• Conducts performance evaluation of professional staff.
• Hires, trains/orients, coaches, disciplines or terminates professional staff.
• In concert with the Chief, and department manager 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.
• Less than 50% of working time, may provide direct psychotherapeutic services to individual patients and/or patient groups.Basic Qualifications:Experience
• Minimum three (3) years of clinical experience as a staff clinician in a mental health setting.
• Minimum one (1) year of experience in managing/supervising the development, delivery and evaluation of clinical mental health programs.Education
• Masters degree in a field/discipline related to mental health such as psychology, social work, counseling, behavioral science, or psychiatric/chemical dependency nursing specialty.License, Certification, Registration
• Registered Nurse License (California) OR Licensed Clinical Social Worker (California) OR Psychologist License (California) OR Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (California) OR Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (California)Additional Requirements:
• Demonstrated knowledge of individual and/or group psychotherapeutic treatment modalities and techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, develop, implement, coordinate and evaluate/improve multi-discipline group and/or individual program for patients (children, adolescents, adults, and families).
• Interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.Preferred Qualifications:
• N/ANotes:

• Position will be held in Behavioral Health, supporting operations for Social Medicine, Addiction Medicine and Psychiatry. -PrimaryLocation : California,Bakersfield,Bakersfield Behavior HealthHoursPerWeek : 40Shift : DayWorkdays : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, SatWorkingHoursStart : 07:00 AMWorkingHoursEnd : 07:00 PMJob Schedule : Full-timeJob Type : StandardEmployee Status : RegularEmployee Group/Union Affiliation : NUE-SCAL-01-NUE-Non Union EmployeeJob Level : Team Leader/SupervisorJob Category : Behavioral Health, Social Services & Spiritual CareDepartment : Kern Behavioral Health - Mental Health/Resource-Ops - 0806Travel : Yes, 15 % of the TimeKaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.For jobs where work will be performed in unincorporated LA County, the employer provides the following statement in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
• Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, accreditation, and licensure requirements (where applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures.
• Models and reinforces ethical behavior in self and others in accordance with the Principles of Responsibility, adheres to organizational policies and guidelines; supports compliance initiatives; maintains confidences; admits mistakes; conducts business with honesty, shows consistency in words and actions; follows through on commitments.
• Job duties with at least occasional or possible access to: (1) patients, the general public, or other employees; (2) confidential protected health information and other confidential KP information (including employee, proprietary, financial or trade secret information); (3) KP property and assets, for example, electronic assets, medical instruments, or devices; (4) controlled substances regulated by federal law or potentially subject to diversion.

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