Mental Health Clinician II - Trueblood Housing - Emergency/Transitional Team

About the job

Frontier Behavioral Health is hiring a full-time Mental Health Clinician II for its Trueblood Housing Emergency/Transitional Team in Spokane. The team works on site to support Trueblood class members, people with behavioral health needs who are involved in the criminal justice system, while they live in emergency or transitional housing and work toward permanent supportive housing.

Frontier Behavioral Health is a Spokane nonprofit offering evidence-based, trauma-informed treatment for adults, youth and seniors facing many kinds of behavioral health issues.

What you'll do

• Give residents on-site support that keeps emergency and transitional housing safe and welcoming, plus intensive case management for Trueblood class members living there
• Help Trueblood class members keep their housing and move to the next appropriate level of housing
• Create or build on recovery plans and individualized service plans that target housing stability, behavioral health and reintegration into the community, with ongoing support to keep care moving forward
• Do suicide and homicide risk assessments to decide what level of response will keep the client and others safe
• Provide crisis and hospital diversion services to high-risk individuals, including helping them use crisis diversion resources such as Stabilization or E&T admission
• Evaluate and treat patients with behavioral health concerns, offering one-on-one therapy or group services as appropriate
• Help complete care plans, assess clients and refer them to outpatient or inpatient treatment
• Help non-Medicaid clients get Medicaid when appropriate, assist with obtaining SOAR services, and support clients with legal obligations such as court appearances and diversion program requirements
• Connect clients with medical, mental health, substance use and social services and other resources they need, working with community resources, employment coaches, health care providers, peer support specialists and the client's support network
• Train and educate staff on behavioral health issues as assigned, keep client records timely and confidential, and take part in multidisciplinary team meetings

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 for the Counselor Agency Affiliated – Registered credential through the WA State Department of Health
• A valid, unrestricted driver's license and active car insurance, and willingness to drive a personal vehicle for work
• Able to communicate and engage well with people of varied backgrounds, cultures, education levels, socio-economic status and trauma experiences
• Serve clients in community settings every day, such as residences, 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 possibly lifting 10 to 20 pounds

Preferred

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

Schedule

• Full-time
• Daily travel to see clients in the community and between work sites

Benefits

• Paid time off, accruing up to 26 days in the first year, plus 9 paid federal holidays
• Paid sick and safe time, plus extended sick leave
• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• A 403b plan with a 3% employer contribution and a further 3% employer match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Company-paid life insurance starting the first of the month after 6 months from the hire date
• A sign-on bonus
• Free licensure supervision for staff working toward clinical licensure
• Eligibility for federal and state loan forgiveness through qualifying programs
• Reimbursement of the required license or certification application fee
• A free Employee Assistance Program and staff discounts with FBH partners around Spokane