Clinician II - Forensic PATH & Forensic HARPS

About the job

Frontier Behavioral Health in Spokane is hiring a full-time Clinician II to work on both its Forensic PATH and Forensic HARPS teams. The role gives case management, housing help and outreach to people involved in the forensic mental health or criminal justice system, or who are frequent users of hospital emergency services.

Frontier Behavioral Health is a non-profit that has served Spokane for more than 100 years, offering outpatient, inpatient, community outreach and crisis services and partnerships with schools and law enforcement. The Forensic PATH team covers Region 1 of Washington: Adams, Ferry, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane and Stevens counties.

What you'll do

• Find individuals on the Health Care Authority (HCA) referral list and build rapport so they can receive case management
• Assess needs and connect people to community resources, employment and education services, and Social Security benefits through SOAR
• Help participants find and keep permanent supportive housing through housing exploration, landlord outreach and short-term bridge subsidies
• Create or update recovery plans and care plans, and assess and refer clients to inpatient or outpatient treatment
• Provide crisis and hospital diversion services, including access to stabilization or E&T admission, for people at high risk
• Complete suicide and homicide risk assessments to decide what response is needed for safety
• Help non-Medicaid individuals apply for Medicaid when appropriate
• Provide one-on-one therapy or group services, bringing the client's support network into care coordination
• Train and educate staff on behavioral health topics when the supervisor assigns it
• Keep client records and required documentation timely and confidential

What you need

• A master's degree from an accredited college or university in psychology, counseling, social work or a related field
• Within 30 days of hire, apply to the WA State Department of Health for the Counselor Agency Affiliated - Registered credential
• An unrestricted, valid driver's license, active car insurance, and passing a driving test and motor vehicle screening
• Willingness to use your personal vehicle for work
• Ability to work with people of varied backgrounds, trauma histories, cultures, education levels and income levels
• Ability to work daily in community settings such as homes, group living sites, hospitals, shelters and the street, some of which may be unclean
• Ability to drive, walk several city blocks over varied terrain, use stairs and get in and out of vehicles often
• Daily computer use and lifting of 10 to 20 pounds at times

Preferred

• Two years of work with psychiatrically impaired populations
• Experience in the criminal justice system

Schedule

• Full-time
• Daily travel between work sites and to clients in the community, in agency or personal vehicles

Benefits

• A sign-on bonus
• Up to 26 days of PTO accrued in the first year, plus 9 paid federal holidays
• Paid sick and safe time and extended sick leave
• A compressed workweek option for some positions
• Medical, dental and vision coverage and flexible spending accounts
• A 403b plan with a 3% employer contribution plus a 3% employer match
• Company-paid life insurance starting the first of the month after 6 months
• Free licensure supervision for staff pursuing clinical licensure
• Federal and state loan forgiveness for qualifying programs
• Reimbursement of the required license or certification application fee
• A free employee assistance program and staff discounts with local partners