Mental Health Clinician II - Youth & Adult Services - Lidgerwood Location

About the job

Frontier Behavioral Health is hiring a full-time Mental Health Clinician II for Youth and Adult Services at its Lidgerwood location in Spokane. The clinician provides evidence-based, trauma-informed and person-centered therapy for clients in an FBH outpatient program, working on a multidisciplinary team in office, virtual and community settings.

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. Its Youth and Adult Services outpatient program offers children, adolescents and their families short- or long-term help such as individual, family and group counseling, assessment and referral, anger management, coping and social skills work, crisis intervention, case management and parent support.

What you'll do

• Give episodic therapy that is trauma-informed and person-centered, using evidence-based practices
• Provide therapeutic interventions, client education and advocacy, and conduct risk assessments while measuring each client's progress toward set goals
• Develop care plans with the client that set measurable objectives and reachable goals, then evaluate progress and adjust as needed
• When the program requires it, MHC IIs whose credential qualifies them as a Mental Health Professional (L-AAC, LMHCA, LMFTA or LICSWA) do intake assessments, with preliminary diagnoses and treatment recommendations for youth and adults
• Conduct risk assessments, create and carry out safety plans, and provide crisis intervention and stabilization as needed, including helping clients reach inpatient behavioral health care
• Lead and co-lead client treatment groups
• Coordinate with the treatment team on progress and discharge planning, and include the client's support network and involved community partners in treatment and care coordination
• Keep client records, FBH charting, correspondence, Workday tasks and other paperwork complete, timely and confidential
• Take on delegated assignments such as committees, task groups, quality improvement teams, consultations, mentoring or training; you may also be assigned to supervise interns
• Attend required supervision, staff meetings, training, consultation calls and contract site visits or reviews, meet productivity standards, follow state rules and FBH policies, and keep credentials and continuing education current

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
• Knowledge of service delivery models such as groups, skills training, brief or focused therapy and community-based intervention for children or adults who have serious, persistent mental health diagnoses
• Knowledge of the Washington administrative codes and statutes covering mental health treatment and service delivery
• Knowledge of, and experience with, evidence-based psychotherapy modalities
• Able to communicate and engage well with people of varied backgrounds, cultures, education levels, socio-economic status and traumatic experiences
• Work with clients in the office and across the community, including 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 clinical behavioral health service experience

Schedule

• Full-time
• Travel to see clients in the community and between work sites
• Services are delivered in office, virtual and community settings

Benefits

• Quarterly productivity incentives
• 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