Clinical Supervisor-Mobile Community Assertive Treatment-Wed-Sat 12PM-10:30PM

About the job

Frontier Behavioral Health is hiring a full-time clinical supervisor for Mobile Community Assertive Treatment in Spokane Valley, on a Wednesday through Saturday evening shift. The supervisor directly supervises and trains the Mobile Crisis Assessment and Treatment (MCAT) team, which works mostly in the community giving rapid response, assessment, crisis intervention, supportive counseling and links to resources and ongoing treatment.

Frontier Behavioral Health is a Spokane nonprofit offering evidence-based, trauma-informed behavioral health treatment for adults, youth and seniors. Its MCAT team serves people 22 and older who need crisis intervention or stabilization or who meet medical necessity for inpatient psychiatric hospitalization, giving priority to referrals from hospital emergency departments, first responders, DCRs and PSHMC Psychiatric Triage, and also serves Trueblood class members identified by the Health Care Authority.

What you'll do

• Make sure MCAT members deliver community services such as recovery plans and ongoing support toward care plan goals, individual services in varied settings, and crisis and hospital diversion for high-risk individuals and families
• Ensure initial and follow-up phone and in-person assessments for high-risk clients, suicide and homicide risk assessments that set the level of response needed for safety, and viable safety plans for people in crisis
• Ensure referral services for people in crisis and for referral sources seeking community stabilization for them, including linkage to a Designated Crisis Responder (DCR), and help non-Medicaid individuals get Medicaid when appropriate
• Help clients reach crisis hospital diversion resources, such as Stabilization or E&T admission
• Supervise each mobile crisis response team member weekly, and arrange training that builds their skill at engaging clients so they can use less restrictive options than inpatient psychiatric admission
• Take part in program planning and evaluation, train and supervise staff to meet program goals, and join quality improvement projects that help the team divert inpatient admissions
• Cover shifts as needed, and consult with and educate other FBH staff and the community
• Maintain working relationships with police and sheriff's deputies, courts, attorneys, jail staff, private psychiatrists, staff at inpatient psychiatric facilities statewide, other agencies, advocate and consumer groups, and citizens
• Maintain and report required data under the SCRBH-ASO Crisis Response Services Provider Guide, and complete charting, correspondence, Workday entries and other paperwork on time

What you need

• A master's degree in the behavioral sciences
• Two years of post-master's experience in crisis intervention and directly providing mental health treatment services
• At the time of hire, you must have applied for a DOH credential that meets the state's definition of a Mental Health Professional
• The qualifying credentials are Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate (LMFTA), Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker Associate (LICSWA), Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate (LMHCA) or Licensed Agency Affiliated Counselor (LAAC)
• The credential has to be active with DOH within 6 months of your hire date, unless you already meet the preferred licensure
• A valid, unrestricted driver's license, active car insurance, a passing result on a motor vehicle screening and driving test, and willingness to use your own vehicle for work
• Proven ability to supervise, including training and supervising staff in crisis service delivery and case conceptualization and making sure staff meet administrative requirements
• Excellent communication skills, sending and receiving spoken and written messages clearly, positively, promptly and appropriately while maintaining confidentiality
• Knowledge of Washington's administrative codes and statutes on treating and delivering crisis services
• Able to work cooperatively, independently and creatively, with a positive, optimistic and accepting attitude toward clients, staff and the community
• Sensitivity to each person's cultural characteristics and to the hardships of socioeconomically disadvantaged people
• Work in the office and, occasionally to frequently, in community settings such as homes, group living settings, hospitals, shelters and the streets, some of which may not be clean or habitable
• Able to drive, walk up to several city blocks over varied terrain, climb stairs, and get in and out of vehicles often
• Daily computer use, and lifting 10 to 20 pounds when required

Preferred

• An active Washington DOH license, such as LMHC, LICSW or LMFT; licensed employees hold the title Supervisor II
• Previous supervisory experience

Schedule

• Evening shift, Wednesday through Saturday, 12PM to 10:30PM
• Full-time
• Occasional to frequent travel to see clients in the community and between work sites, in FBH vehicles and/or your own

Benefits

• A shift differential added to base pay for this Wednesday through Saturday shift
• Paid time off that accrues up to 26 days in the first year, plus 9 paid federal holidays
• Paid sick and safe time, plus extended sick leave
• A compressed workweek option, available for some positions, worth up to 26 extra days off a year
• Medical, dental and vision coverage, and flexible spending accounts
• A 403b retirement plan with a standard 3% employer contribution and an additional 3% employer match
• Company-paid life insurance starting the first of the month after 6 months from your hire date
• A sign-on bonus
• Federal and state loan forgiveness for qualifying programs
• Reimbursement of the license or certification application fee the job requires
• No-cost supervision for staff working toward clinical licensure
• A free employee assistance program and staff discounts with FBH partners around Spokane