Substance Use Disorder Professional - Program for Assertive Community Treatment (PACT)

About the job

Frontier Behavioral Health in Spokane is hiring a full-time Substance Use Disorder Professional (SUDP) for its Program for Assertive Community Treatment (PACT), an intensive, community-based team that shares a caseload of adults whose needs traditional outpatient services can't meet. The SUDP focuses on treating clients whose substance use is combined with thought disorder symptoms.

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

• Evaluate PACT clients with co-occurring disorders and provide integrated co-occurring treatment, including ongoing substance use assessments that look at how substance use and mental health interact
• Assess and track each client's stage of change readiness and stage of treatment, and match treatment to it using outreach, motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral approaches and relapse prevention
• Offer engagement, supportive listening, psychoeducation, skill building and resource education, and help clients obtain services while measuring progress toward their goals
• Serve as the team's key member in planning services for clients with co-occurring disorders, and set measurable objectives and reachable goals with each client, adjusting as needed
• Make referrals for CD treatment and deliver co-occurring services to individuals and groups in many settings, with 75% of services provided through outreach in the community
• Conduct risk assessments, build and carry out safety plans, and offer crisis intervention and stabilization, including helping clients get into inpatient behavioral health care
• Work with clients and their families, significant others and natural supports as partners in treatment, and include support networks and community partners in care coordination
• Join inpatient discharge planning to work through substance use barriers, and encourage clients to take part in community activities so they are less isolated
• Consult with and train teammates on co-occurring disorders, attend daily multidisciplinary staff meetings, peer review and supervision, and take on assignments such as quality improvement teams, committees or mentoring
• Help clients find and use resources, work with community resources on their behalf, and keep client records timely and confidential under agency policies

What you need

• An associate degree in addiction studies, substance use counseling or a related field
• Substance Use Disorder Professional certification from the Washington State DOH
• 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, passing a motor vehicle screening and driving test, and willingness to drive a personal vehicle for work
• Excellent spoken and written communication that is clear, positive, prompt and appropriate, while keeping client information confidential
• Ability to communicate and engage well with people of varied backgrounds, cultures, education levels and socio-economic status, including those who have experienced trauma
• Ability to learn Washington state codes and laws on mental health treatment and service delivery
• Knowledge of service models for adults with co-occurring disorders, such as groups, skills training, brief or focused therapy and community-based interventions
• 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 or related field
• One year of experience treating substance use disorders in people diagnosed with co-occurring disorders

Schedule

• Full-time
• Rotating weekend shifts, with a different day off the same week whenever a weekend shift is worked
• On-call shifts as needed; the team covers psychiatric crises 24 hours a day and is the first crisis responder during business hours
• Daily travel to clients in the community and between work sites, in FBH vehicles or a personal vehicle

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