Senior Manager, Behavioral Health, Psychology

Senior Manager, Behavioral Health, Psychology at Kaiser Permanente

Skip to main content

Menu

Close

• Who We Are

• Mission & History

• Our Difference

• Locations

• Innovation

• Stories & Resources

• Life & Culture

• Accessibility Support

• Benefits

• Career Growth

• Inclusion and Belonging

• Military

• Our Community

• Career Areas

• Clinical Careers

• All Clinical Careers

• Care at Home

• Mental Health

• Nursing Careers

• Nurse Management Careers

• Pharmacy Careers

• Rehab Services

• Early Careers

• Early Careers

• Nurse Residency

• Internships

• Business Careers

• All Business Careers

• Sales & Marketing

• IT Careers

• All IT Careers

• Digital Careers

• Exec & Leaders

• Physicians & Dentists

• Contingent Careers

• Our Hiring Process

• Accommodations

• FAQs

• Hiring Process Overview

• Pre-Hire Assessments

• Searching Jobs & Submitting Interest

• Talent Network

Job SearchJob Search

Search by Keyword

Search by Location

Radius Radius 5 miles 15 miles 25 miles 35 miles 50 miles

Search Jobs

My Profile Saved Jobs

(0)

Employee Job Search

campaign-Day company_name-Behavioral-Health-Management hours_per_week-40 industry-NUE-NCAL-09|NUE|Non-Union-Employee job_level-Manager-with-Direct-Reports job_status-Regular job_type-Standard salary_relocation-Full-time travel-Yes,-15-%-of-the-Time custom_fields.EEO-Kaiser-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. custom_fields.ReqID-1418576 custom_fields.Shift-Day custom_fields.Field1-Behavioral-Health-Services custom_fields.Field2-Mon,-Tue,-Wed,-Thu,-Fri custom_fields.Reindex-2 custom_fields.Facility-Vallejo-Medical-Offices-Addition custom_fields.MHSTheme-No custom_fields.PayBasis-Yearly custom_fields.PayRange-$203000---$234300-/-year custom_fields.core_ksa-

Knowledge,-Skills-and-Abilities:-(Core)

• Ambiguity/Uncertainty-Management
• Attention-to-Detail
• Business-Knowledge
• Communication
• Constructive-Feedback
• Critical-Thinking
• Cross-Group-Collaboration
• Decision-Making
• Dependability
• Diversity,-Equity,-and-Inclusion-Support
• Drives-Results
• Facilitation-Skills
• Health-Care-Industry
• Influencing-Others
• Integrity
• Leadership
• Learning-Agility
• Organizational-Savvy
• Problem-Solving
• Short--and-Long-term-Learning-&-Recall
• Strategic-Thinking
• Team-Building
• Teamwork
• Topic-Specific-Communication

custom_fields.Specialty-Behavioral-Health-Management custom_fields.Department-Vallejo-Hospital---Medical-Office-Administration---0206 custom_fields.core_ksa_2-

Knowledge,-Skills-and-Abilities:-(Core)

• Ambiguity/Uncertainty-Management
• Attention-to-Detail
• Business-Knowledge
• Communication
• Constructive-Feedback
• Critical-Thinking
• Cross-Group-Collaboration
• Decision-Making
• Dependability
• Diversity,-Equity,-and-Inclusion-Support
• Drives-Results
• Facilitation-Skills
• Health-Care-Industry
• Influencing-Others
• Integrity
• Leadership
• Learning-Agility
• Organizational-Savvy
• Problem-Solving
• Short--and-Long-term-Learning-&-Recall
• Strategic-Thinking
• Team-Building
• Teamwork
• Topic-Specific-Communication

custom_fields.jobtitleLI-Senior-Manager,-Behavioral-Health,-Psychology---1418576 custom_fields.leadership-no custom_fields.CFSalaryLow-203000 custom_fields.HawaiiTheme-Behavioral-Health-Services custom_fields.JobSchedule-Full-time custom_fields.PostAddress-California,Vallejo,Vallejo-Medical-Offices-Addition custom_fields.ShiftFilter-Day custom_fields.customtheme-Behavioral-Health-Services custom_fields.CFSalaryHigh-234300 custom_fields.LocationName-NCAL custom_fields.SchemaHiring-Kaiser-Permanente custom_fields.LocationValue-NCAL custom_fields.employeegroup-NUE-NCAL-09|NUE|Non-Union-Employee custom_fields.WorkerLocation-Onsite custom_fields.employeestatus-Regular custom_fields.functional_ksa-

Knowledge,-Skills-and-Abilities:-(Functional)

• Psychological-Testing
• Acts-with-Compassion
• Applied-Data-Analysis
• Behavioral-Health-Practice-Protocols-and-Guidelines
• Behavioral-Health-Treatment
• Business-Documentation
• Business-Process-Improvement
• Clinical-Consultation-and-Supervision
• Clinical-Quality-Expertise
• Community-Engagement
• Compliance-Management
• Conflict-Resolution
• Curriculum-Development
• Delegation
• Financial-Acumen
• Financial-Plan-Budgeting
• Health-Care-Compliance
• Human-Resources-Policies-&-Regulations
• Human-Resources-Practices-and-Programs
• Intercultural-Skills
• Interpersonal-Skills
• Legal-And-Regulatory-Requirements
• Medical-History
• Member-Service
• Mentoring-and-Coaching
• Patient-Safety
• Presentation-Skills
• Program-Development
• Psychological-Assessments-and-Diagnostics
• Psychology-Knowledge
• Resource-Management
• Team-Effectiveness
• Time-Management

custom_fields.WorkingHoursEnd-05:00-PM custom_fields.JobScheduleField-Full-time custom_fields.functional_ksa_2-

Knowledge,-Skills-and-Abilities:-(Functional)

• Psychological-Testing
• Acts-with-Compassion
• Applied-Data-Analysis
• Behavioral-Health-Practice-Protocols-and-Guidelines
• Behavioral-Health-Treatment
• Business-Documentation
• Business-Process-Improvement
• Clinical-Consultation-and-Supervision
• Clinical-Quality-Expertise
• Community-Engagement
• Compliance-Management
• Conflict-Resolution
• Curriculum-Development
• Delegation
• Financial-Acumen
• Financial-Plan-Budgeting
• Health-Care-Compliance
• Human-Resources-Policies-&-Regulations
• Human-Resources-Practices-and-Programs
• Intercultural-Skills
• Interpersonal-Skills
• Legal-And-Regulatory-Requirements
• Medical-History
• Member-Service
• Mentoring-and-Coaching
• Patient-Safety
• Presentation-Skills
• Program-Development
• Psychological-Assessments-and-Diagnostics
• Psychology-Knowledge
• Resource-Management
• Team-Effectiveness
• Time-Management

custom_fields.WorkingHoursStart-08:00-AM custom_fields.PrefQualification1-

• Minimum-Qualifications:
• Minimum-three-(3)-years-of-experience-in-a-leadership-role-with-or-without-direct-reports.
• Minimum-four-(4)-years-of-experience-in-treatment-planning.
• Minimum-two-(2)-years-of-facilitation-and-development-experience-of-clinical-groups-and-programs.
• Doctorate-degree-in-Psychology,-Counseling,-or-Educational-Psychology-AND-minimum-two-(2)-years-of-experience-in-behavioral-health-or-other-relevant-healthcare-field.
• Psychologist-License-(California)-required-at-hire
• National-Provider-Identifier-required-at-hire
• -

Preferred-Qualifications:

• Three-(3)-years-of-experience-in-psychological-testing.
• Four-(4)-years-of-experience-working-directly-or-indirectly-with-individuals-with-behavioral-health-conditions.

custom_fields.CaliforniaLocations-NCAL custom_fields.LocationDescription-California,Vallejo,Vallejo-Medical-Offices-Addition custom_fields.NurseResidencyTheme-Behavioral-Health-Services custom_fields.VisionServicesTheme-Behavioral-Health-Services custom_fields.ExternalReferenceCode-1418576 custom_fields.InternalReferralTheme-Behavioral-Health-Services custom_fields.PhysicianAssistantTheme-Behavioral-Health-Services custom_fields.CFIsSignOnBonusAvailable-No custom_fields.FacilityServicesandMaterialsManagementTheme-Behavioral-Health-Services

Your dedication

helps them

share the love.

Enable extraordinary moments

default

Senior Manager, Behavioral Health, Psychology

Primary Location Vallejo, California Facility Name Vallejo Medical Offices Addition Schedule Full-time Shift Day Salary $203000 - $234300 / year

Job Number 1418576 Date Posted 04/06/2026

Submit Interest Save Job

Job Summary:

In addition to the responsibilities below, this position is also responsible for overseeing the management of doctoral candidates; monitoring post-graduate relationships across teams (e.g., performing interviews, signing off on clinical notes); aligning expectations for and making decisions regarding performing and recommending psychological tests and batteries, ensuring understanding across teams; implementing standards for processing referrals and assignments of assessment and/or testing cases; providing expertise on clinical documentation required for patient medical leave; overseeing testing systems; creating workflows; and driving effective review and approval of patient time off work requests to ensure accordance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Creates and advocates for developmental opportunities for others; builds collaborative, cross-functional relationships. Solicits and acts on performance feedback; works with leaders and employees to set goals and provide open feedback and coaching to drive performance improvement. Pursues professional growth; hires, trains, and develops talent for growth opportunities; strategically evaluates talent for succession planning; sets performance management guidelines and expectations across teams / units. Oversees implementation, adapts, and stays up to date with organizational change, challenges, feedback, best practices, processes, and industry trends; shares best practices within and across teams. Fosters open dialogue amongst team members, engages, motivates, and promotes collaboration within and across teams; motivates teams to meet business objectives. Delegates tasks and decisions as appropriate; provides appropriate support, guidance and scope; encourages development and consideration of options in decision making; fosters access to stakeholders.
• Manages designated units or teams by translating business plans into tactical action items; oversees the completion of work assignments and identifies opportunities for improvement; ensures all policies and procedures are followed; partners with key stakeholders and business leaders to ensure products and/or services meet requirements and expectations while aligning with departmental strategies. Aligns team efforts; builds accountability for and measuring progress in achieving results; assumes responsibility for decision making; fosters direct reports to resolve escalated issues as appropriate. Communicates goals and objectives; incorporates resources, costs, and forecasts into team and unit plans; ensures matrixed resources are fulfilling service or performance requirements across reporting lines. Removes obstacles that impact performance; identifies and addresses improvement opportunities; guides performance and develops contingency plans accordingly; influences teams and units to operate in alignment with operational and business objectives.
• Manages client care by: providing direction to ensure effective member/patient advocacy as well as implementing customer feedback and/or investigating and resolving member/patient complaints to optimize satisfaction and address care issues; aligning teams on high-quality member/patient care experience and service standards, developing and training teams on standards; and aligning teams on the importance of proper referral of members/patients and developing standards for sharing information with providers.
• Manages compliant services by: overseeing daily operations across team to ensure up-to-date compliance with organizational, state, and federal guidelines as well as regulatory policies, standards, and procedures, leading consultations with Compliance; and developing and updating processes to guide teams on written and electronic documentation, records, and reports according to department, federal, and state regulations.
• Establishes high quality counseling services by: setting guidelines and expectations for facilitating psychological/behavioral interventions; overseeing communication with patients, members, or families to ensure all team members consistently act with empathy and support when sharing results, discussing treatment plans, providing resources, and answering questions; and developing standards for assessing and treating urgent, high-risk clinical situations (e.g., crisis, suicidal), sharing across teams to guide appropriate interventions and prompt resolutions.
• Manages evaluations and diagnoses by: sharing guidelines and coaching teams on member/patient assessments and mental health evaluations, sharing best practices for providing diagnoses and evidence-based treatment plans and approaches for identified diagnoses (e.g., individual and group therapy).
• Drives program development and management by: planning and coordinating adjustments to current therapy programs and future program implementation (e.g., in-/out-patient psychotherapy, chemical dependency) or new programs to enhance quality and effectiveness of services; building new systems and processes for outcome management as well as overseeing the implementation of improvements to clinical treatment programs, designs, or protocols; and analyzing the productivity of large, complex therapy programs for providers and ensuring the optimal utilization of programs.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Core)

• Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management
• Attention to Detail
• Business Knowledge
• Communication
• Constructive Feedback
• Critical Thinking
• Cross-Group Collaboration
• Decision Making
• Dependability
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support
• Drives Results
• Facilitation Skills
• Health Care Industry
• Influencing Others
• Integrity
• Leadership
• Learning Agility
• Organizational Savvy
• Problem Solving
• Short- and Long-term Learning & Recall
• Strategic Thinking
• Team Building
• Teamwork
• Topic-Specific Communication

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Functional)

• Psychological Testing
• Acts with Compassion
• Applied Data Analysis
• Behavioral Health Practice Protocols and Guidelines
• Behavioral Health Treatment
• Business Documentation
• Business Process Improvement
• Clinical Consultation and Supervision
• Clinical Quality Expertise
• Community Engagement
• Compliance Management
• Conflict Resolution
• Curriculum Development
• Delegation
• Financial Acumen
• Financial Plan Budgeting
• Health Care Compliance
• Human Resources Policies & Regulations
• Human Resources Practices and Programs
• Intercultural Skills
• Interpersonal Skills
• Legal And Regulatory Requirements
• Medical History
• Member Service
• Mentoring and Coaching
• Patient Safety
• Presentation Skills
• Program Development
• Psychological Assessments and Diagnostics
• Psychology Knowledge
• Resource Management
• Team Effectiveness
• Time Management

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum three (3) years of experience in a leadership role with or without direct reports.
• Minimum four (4) years of experience in treatment planning.
• Minimum two (2) years of facilitation and development experience of clinical groups and programs.
• Doctorate degree in Psychology, Counseling, or Educational Psychology AND minimum two (2) years of experience in behavioral health or other relevant healthcare field.
• Psychologist License (California) required at hire
• National Provider Identifier required at hire

Preferred Qualifications:

• Three (3) years of experience in psychological testing.
• Four (4) years of experience working directly or indirectly with individuals with behavioral health conditions.

Primary Location: California,Vallejo,Vallejo Medical Offices Addition Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift: Day Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri Working Hours Start: 08:00 AM Working Hours End: 05:00 PM Job Schedule: Full-time Job Type: Standard Worker Location: Onsite Employee Status: Regular Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-NCAL-09|NUE|Non Union Employee Job Level: Manager with Direct Reports Department: Vallejo Hospital - Medical Office Administration - 0206 Pay Range: $203000 - $234300 / year Kaiser Permanente is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not include the value of our total rewards package. Actual pay determined at offer will be based on years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills and geographic location along with a review of current employees in similar roles to ensure that pay equity is achieved and maintained across Kaiser Permanente. Travel: Yes, 15 % of the Time On-site: Work location is on-site (KP designated office, medical office building or hospital). Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy. Kaiser 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.

Submit Interest Save Job

Expected Employee Conduct >

Share This Job

• Facebook
• X
• LinkedIn
• Email

Navigating the Hiring Process

We're here to support you!

Having trouble with your account or have questions on the hiring process?

Please visit the FAQ page on our website for assistance.

Need help with your computer and browser settings?

Please visit the Technical Information page for assistance or reach out to the web manager at kp-hires@kp.org.

Do you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability?

Reasonable accommodations may be available to facilitate access to, or provide modifications to the following:

• Online Submissions
• Pre-Hire Assessments
• Interview Process

If you have a disability-related need for accommodation, please submit your accommodation request and someone will contact you.

Other Helpful Links

Join Our Talent Network

Explore This Location

View Stories and Resources

Jobs For You

• Featured Jobs
• Recently Viewed Jobs
• Saved Jobs

There are currently no featured jobs.

You have no recently viewed jobs

You currently have no saved jobs

Join Our Talent Community

Join our Talent Network today to receive email notifications about our career opportunities that match your skills.

Sign Up

Connect With Us

• Visit us on X
• Visit us on Glassdoor
• Visit us on LinkedIn
• Visit us on YouTube
• Visit us on Facebook
• Visit us on Instagram

2026 Kaiser Permanente

• Accommodation Info
• Terms & Conditions
• Privacy Practices
• EEO Statement
• Technical Information
• Fraud Notice
• Sitemap
• Contact Web Manager
• Manage Cookies