Substance Use Disorder Professional - Permanent Supportive Trueblood Housing Team

About the job

Frontier Behavioral Health in Spokane is hiring a full-time Substance Use Disorder Professional (SUDP) for its Permanent Supportive Trueblood Housing Team. This onsite team serves Trueblood class members (people with behavioral health conditions who have been involved with the criminal justice system) living in permanent supportive housing, helping keep that setting safe and stable so residents can recover and stay housed.

Frontier Behavioral Health is a non-profit that has served Spokane for more than 100 years, providing evidence-based treatment for adults, youth and seniors with a wide range of behavioral health issues. Its services include outpatient, inpatient, community outreach and crisis services, along with partnerships with schools and law enforcement.

What you'll do

• Build trusting relationships with residents and give emotional and practical support, including help with daily living such as hygiene, meals and medication reminders
• Keep the housing safe and welcoming through regular monitoring and de-escalation, following housing first, harm reduction and trauma-informed care principles
• Help residents reach services such as behavioral health care, legal aid and employment programs, working with case managers, health care providers and peer support specialists
• Locate people on the HCA referral list and offer low-barrier services wherever they are, including their housing, jails, hospitals and other community settings
• Provide individual and group SUD counseling, refer and connect participants to inpatient and outpatient treatment, SUD prescribers and other programs, and serve as a liaison with other SUD providers
• Act as a clinical consultant and subject matter expert for the Trueblood teams on evidence-based practices such as harm reduction, trauma-informed and person-centered care, contingency management, motivational interviewing and MOUD
• Complete suicide and homicide risk assessments and provide crisis and hospital diversion services to people at high risk, including access to stabilization or E&T admission
• Evaluate and treat clients with behavioral health concerns, build recovery and care plans, assess and refer clients to outpatient or inpatient treatment, and assist with obtaining SOAR services
• Bring the client's support network into care coordination, help clients find resources that meet their needs, work with community resources for them, and help people without Medicaid gain access to it when appropriate
• Document incidents, resident contacts and service coordination, keep client records timely and confidential, and provide behavioral health training and education to staff as assigned

What you need

• Substance Use Disorder Professional certification from the Department of Health (DOH)
• An associate degree in addiction studies, substance use counseling or a related field
• Apply within 30 days of hire for the Counselor Agency Affiliated - Registered credential through the WA State Department of Health
• A valid, unrestricted driver's license and active car insurance, plus willingness to drive a personal vehicle for work
• Ability to communicate and engage well with people of varied backgrounds, cultures, education levels and socio-economic status, including those who have experienced trauma
• Daily client work in community settings such as homes, group living sites, hospitals, shelters and the streets, some not ideal for cleanliness or habitability
• Ability to drive, cover distances of up to several city blocks on varied terrain, use stairs and get in and out of vehicles often
• Daily computer use
• May need to lift 10 to 20 pounds

Preferred

• A bachelor's or master's degree in a behavioral health-related field
• Two years of experience with psychiatrically impaired populations
• Experience in the criminal justice system

Schedule

• Full-time
• Daily travel to 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 and extended sick leave
• A compressed workweek option for some positions, adding up to 26 more days off a year
• Medical, dental and vision coverage and flexible spending accounts
• A 403b retirement plan with a 3% employer contribution and an additional 3% employer match
• Company-paid life insurance starting the first of the month after 6 months from hire
• A sign-on bonus
• No-cost licensure supervision for staff pursuing clinical licensure
• Federal and state loan forgiveness for qualifying programs
• Reimbursement of the license or certification application fee the position requires
• A free Employee Assistance Program and staff discounts with FBH partners around Spokane