Substance Use Disorder Professional - Homeless Outreach Stabilization Team (HOST)

About the job

Frontier Behavioral Health is hiring a full-time Substance Use Disorder Professional (SUDP) for its Homeless Outreach Stabilization Team (HOST) in Spokane. As the team's substance use disorder specialist, the SUDP works with a multidisciplinary team serving homeless adults who have substance use disorders along with severe and persistent mental illness, meeting them in shelters, encampments and other community locations.

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 multidisciplinary HOST team works in the community, offering case management, peer support, rehabilitative support, medical services and substance abuse treatment to homeless people with ongoing service needs and functional impairments.

What you'll do

• Complete alcohol and drug assessments, plus intake evaluations, for selected clients, build support and treatment plans with each client's participation, and link clients to collaborative resources when appropriate
• Help clients practice safer use, including getting access to supplies
• Work with the medical team and give the wider team relevant psychoeducation
• Plan, organize and run client treatment and support groups when appropriate
• Train staff and clients on substance abuse issues as appropriate
• Provide ongoing advocacy and service integration for homeless individuals as part of the multidisciplinary team
• Advocate for clients' access to community resources and services so their needs are met and rights protected, and work with community providers on continuity of care
• Join supervision, psychiatric consultation, program meetings and in-service trainings, along with case conferences and clinical reviews for clients on your caseload
• Complete FBH charting, correspondence, Workday tasks and other paperwork on time, keep clinical records current and complete, and take part in quality assurance reviews when assigned
• Follow the agency's clinical accountability policies and procedures

What you need

• An associate's degree in Addiction Studies, Substance Use Counseling or a similar type of degree
• A Substance Use Disorder Professional credential
• Within 30 days of hire, apply for Agency Affiliated Counselor Registration
• Reliable transportation and insurance, an active driver's license 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

Preferred

• A bachelor's or master's in behavioral health or a related field
• Two years of experience working with psychiatrically impaired populations

Schedule

• Full-time
• Work takes place in the community, at outreach locations such as shelters, encampments, transportation hubs and train stations

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