Associate Mental Health Therapist - Child Team

1 day ago
CaliforniaFull TimeMental Health Therapy
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible

This position qualifies for federal student loan forgiveness. After 10 years of qualifying payments while working full-time for a nonprofit employer, the remaining balance on your Direct Loans may be forgiven.

About the Role

Join Kaiser Permanente as a Associate Mental Health Therapist – Child Team in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • Confers and consults with supervisor regarding members progress and treatment and may consult with psychiatrist as well, if both are involved in members care.
  • Participates in departmental program development, implementation and evaluation.

Requirements

  • Based Practice and psychotherapy research methods. Knowledge of the bio

Benefits & Compensation

  • PSLF eligible (Public Service Loan Forgiveness).

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

This position offers student loan benefits. Work with Kaiser Permanente in United States.

Key Skills

Mental health assessmentPsychotherapyCrisis interventionDiagnosisTreatment planningCase managementDSM-VEvidence-based practiceInterpersonal skillsCommunication skillsMultidisciplinary collaborationPatient counselingPsychoeducationClinical documentationMandated reporting
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Overview

This Associate Mental Health Therapist - Child Team position at Kaiser Permanente includes the following lifestyle factors: no on-call duties, no weekend requirements. Candidates should review the full job details to assess overall work-life fit.

Mental Health Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Mental Health Therapy position at Kaiser Permanente is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Compensation Analysis

This employer qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Eligible clinicians can have their remaining federal student loan balance forgiven after 120 qualifying monthly payments (10 years). For physicians and advanced practice providers carrying significant educational debt, PSLF eligibility can represent hundreds of thousands of dollars in long-term financial benefit.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in California.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Mental health assessment, Psychotherapy, Crisis intervention, Diagnosis, Treatment planning, Case management, DSM-V, Evidence-based practice. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Mental Health Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: Provides mental health assessment, diagnosis, and psychotherapy services to individuals, families, and groups within a multidisciplinary team. Collaborates with healthcare providers to develop and evaluate clinical treatment programs while maintaining confidential patient records.

Benefits package: Full Kaiser Permanente benefits package. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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About Kaiser Permanente

Medical Practices
Oakland, California
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Benefits & Perks

Full Kaiser Permanente benefits package

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

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