Crisis Clinician - Children, Youth & Family Mobile Crisis Team - Sunday-Wednesday 12PM-10:30PM

WHY CHOOSE FRONTIER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH?

At Frontier Behavioral Health, we value our employees and recognize the importance of EVERY employee’s contribution to our mission. Our behavioral health services make a positive difference in the lives of those we serve and contribute to the health, safety, and quality of life for everyone in Spokane County. At FBH we have a variety of client services, including outpatient, inpatient, community outreach, crisis services, partnerships with schools, law enforcement and more.

Our evidence-based, culturally appropriate, trauma informed behavioral health services address the diverse needs of those we serve.

Sunday-Wednesday 12PM-10:30PM
- This shift is eligible for added shift differential of 6.58% to the base pay listed below.

The Children, Youth, and Family Mobile Crisis Team is a mobile crisis team that provided crisis services twenty-four seven, three hundred and sixty-five days a year. This is a unique and specialized team that aids children and youth in resolving crisis and providing for the engagement and coordination of community services specializing in engagement and treatment of children and youth.

• Provide initial and follow-up phone triage, assessment, and de-escalation services for individuals who are in an emotional or behavioral health crisis, including those referred for Involuntary Treatment Act (ITA) services.
• Provide crisis and hospital diversion services to youth, adults, and families in a behavioral health crisis and facilitate use of/access to crisis hospital diversion resources.
• Provide referral services to individuals requesting assistance or 3rd party referral sources to provide community stabilization and diversion services to the identified individual in crisis, including linkage to a Designated Crisis Responder (DCR).
• Complete risk assessments to determine if the person is at risk for suicide and/or homicide, and staff the results of the assessment with a supervisor or clinician II to ensure the person’s safety and the safety of others.
• MRRCT staff will work in collaboration with the Mobile Dispatch Unit to ensure case response meets contract requirements. High-risk cases must be brought to a supervisor, in a timely manner, for immediate and appropriate assistance related to response.
• Provide initial and follow-up phone and face-to-face assessments for individuals who are at risk.
• Create or further develop recovery plans and on-going support to promote stabilization plans with the individual’s support network.
• Refer individuals who are eligible to Trueblood forensic programs, as appropriate.
• In collaboration with clients and their support network, develop stabilization and safety plans that are reviewed with a Clinician II or supervisor.
• Complete comprehensive documentation which supports the safety plan as indicated.
• Possess an in-depth knowledge of community resources and ability to access resources to support and address client needs.
• Follow up on referrals made regarding at risk/high risk individuals to ensure stabilization and/or services obtained.
• FBH will attempt to hire staff for a fixed shift. However, there may be a time that a clinician may be asked to work a different shift due to coverage concerns.
• Maintain working relationships with the courts, attorneys, providers, police and sheriff's deputies, jail staff, clinical and administrative persons at inpatient psychiatric facilities throughout the state, staff of other agencies, advocates and consumer groups and citizens.
• Participate in Peer Review, supervision, in-center educational and administrative meetings as directed.
• Maintain client records and all other required documentation in a timely and confidential manner, in accordance with agency policies and practices.
• Assist non-Medicaid individuals to access Medicaid as appropriate.
• Provide case management and wrap-around services as needed.
• Assist clients in obtaining basic needs such as emergency housing/shelter services, financial assistance, medical services, medications, and other resources that will help them maintain stability in the…