Crisis Response Specialist (DCR II ) - Wed-Sat 10AM-8:30PM

About the job

Frontier Behavioral Health in Spokane is hiring a full-time crisis response specialist on a track toward Designated Crisis Responder II (DCR II). Working out in the community under a DCR's supervision, the specialist gives phone and mobile crisis intervention and evaluation to youth, adults and families going through a behavioral health crisis.

Frontier Behavioral Health is a nonprofit that has served Spokane for more than 100 years, offering outpatient, inpatient, community outreach and crisis services for adults, youth and seniors.

What you'll do

• Do phone assessments and triage referrals
• Respond to complex crises and do face-to-face assessments, using the agency's standard risk assessments to decide what is needed
• Build stabilization and safety plans with clients and their supports, and document them thoroughly
• Find less restrictive alternatives to hospitalization when appropriate, or help arrange inpatient treatment
• Under a DCR's supervision, carry out investigations under the Involuntary Treatment Act, including legal petition paperwork
• Follow up on referrals for people at risk to make sure they are stabilized or connected to services
• Work with courts, attorneys, psychiatrists, hospital staff, families, law enforcement, jail staff and other agencies
• Keep timely, confidential client records and take part in peer review, supervision and meetings

What you need

• A master's degree in psychology, counseling, social work or a related field from an accredited school
• At hire, qualify as a mental health professional under Washington rules by having applied for an LAAC, LMHCA, LICSWA or LMFTA credential, which must then be active with DOH within 6 months unless you already hold an active LMHC, LMFT or LICSW license
• Designated Crisis Responder designation within 6 months of hire
• An unrestricted, valid driver's license, active car insurance and willingness to use your own vehicle for work
• Knowledge of Washington crisis intervention and involuntary treatment laws and of working with people with behavioral health disorders
• Able to drive, walk several city blocks over varied terrain, climb stairs, get in and out of vehicles often, use a computer daily and lift 10 to 20 pounds

Preferred

• Two years of experience serving people with behavioral health needs

Schedule

• Day shift, Wednesday through Saturday, 10AM to 8:30PM, with a shift differential added to base pay
• Full-time
• Crisis services run 24/7, so covering other shifts may sometimes be required
• Daily travel to see clients in the community and between work sites

Benefits

• A sign-on bonus
• Paid time off, 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
• A 403b plan with an employer contribution and an additional employer match
• Flexible spending accounts and company-paid life insurance that starts after 6 months
• Free licensure supervision for those working toward clinical licensure
• Federal and state loan forgiveness for qualifying programs, reimbursement of required license or certification application fees, a free employee assistance program and staff discounts