Make a difference in people’s lives every day. When you join UCLA Health, you’ll be working at an institution that provides leading-edge care to the people of L.A. and throughout the world. We provide our team members with the environment and support to do amazing work, because each and every one of them plays a vital role in our commitment to care.
In this role you will:
- Provides a primary service of weekly, ongoing Cognitive-Behavioral group sessions for the Bio-Behavioral, UCLA Medical Weight Management Program.
- Influence program development – plan, research, write, and implement subject material for weekly group sessions.
- Provide psychological support, establish clinical interventions, and teach adaptive, sustainable skills.
- Understand the complexities of long-term weight maintenance.
- Experienced in the treatment of eating disorders, specifically, Binge Eating Disorder.
Salary Range: $64,800.00 – $137,600.00/annually
- California Marriage and Family Therapist license (LMFT)
- Master in Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) or Master in Psychology or Master in Counseling Psychology or Masters of Art in Counseling
- Experience and skill interacting with health care providers in a multidisciplinary setting.
- Working knowledge of general theoretical and clinical models.
- Ability to develop effective rapport and working therapeutic alliances with patients.
- Skill writing clear and complete clinical notes and summaries of clinical evaluations.
- Skills and experience documenting/charting to ensure current and accurate medical records are entered and documented in patient files in accordance with established Medical Records policies and procedures.
- Knowledge of social work ethics and scope of practice.
- Ability to perform a complete mental status exam and recognize changes in mental status.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective and mutually respectful relationship with professionals and support staff.
- Knowledge of pertinent current community resources, including income maintenance, mental health treatment, special education, residential and vocational supports.
- Ability to provide and maintain appropriate coordination of care with existing providers and/or variety of community agencies and demonstrate assertiveness, persistence, and diplomacy as advocate for patient.
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SHARON
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