Mental Health Technician SUDPT

We Level Up • Spokane Valley, WA

47d • $23 - $27

About The Position

The Hybrid Mental Health Technician (MHT)/SUDPT role is designed for a highly adaptable, clinically grounded professional who thrives in a small, high-acuity environment. This hybrid position requires flexibility, sound clinical judgment, and a strong recovery-oriented mindset. This position supports clients across the full continuum of care, detox stabilization, residential treatment, and early recovery by delivering therapeutic services within scope, reinforcing treatment engagement, and maintaining a safe, structured, and supportive milieu. Mental Health Technician Functions: Maintain a safe, therapeutic, and structured milieu across all shifts. Perform regular client safety checks and document observations accurately. Monitor clients for withdrawal symptoms, mental health changes, and behavioral concerns; escalate concerns appropriately. Support detox operations by assisting licensed staff with non-clinical tasks within scope. Responding to crises, de-escalation needs, and behavioral incidents using trauma-informed practices. Assist with medication line support (non-administrative), client reminders, and compliance monitoring. Enforce program rules, boundaries, and unit expectations consistently and professionally. Support daily unit operations, including shift coverage, client transitions, and activity coordination. Assist with client admissions, orientations, and room assignments. Facilitate or support therapeutic activities, groups, and recreational programming. Provide meal support, client escorts, and supervision as needed. Maintain clear communication with nursing, clinical leadership, and operations staff. Complete required shift reports, incident reports, and safety documentation discharge/transition planning. Use trauma-information and de-escalation techniques to manage behavioral issues or crises. Facilitate or co-facilitate psychoeducational, life skills, and recovery-focused groups and I would like to help create our group topics for fill in groups in case needed. Work to help make training for MHT staff optional like peer support & CPI. And help on floor as the hybrid role would allow and make it and even workflow. Substance Use Disorder Professional Trainee (SUDPT) Functions: Deliver individual and group counseling services under supervision, consistent with state SUDPT scope of practice. Assist in the development, implementation, and documentation of individualized treatment plans. Facilitate psychoeducation, relapse prevention, life skills, and recovery-focused groups. Conduct client check-ins, motivational interviewing, and recovery planning support. Accurately complete progress notes, group notes, and treatment documentation in the EHR. Participate in multidisciplinary treatment team meetings and case consultations. Support discharge planning, aftercare coordination, and continuity of care. Recovery Coach Functions: Provide peer-based recovery support rooted in lived experience or recovery-informed practice. Model healthy coping skills, boundaries, and recovery-oriented behavior. Support clients during high-risk moments, cravings, emotional dysregulation, or ambivalence toward treatment. Encourage participation in programming, groups, and community recovery activities Assist clients with goal setting, daily structure, and accountability. Help clients navigate early recovery challenges, including transitions from detox to residential care. Support transportation to appointments or recovery activities when applicable.

Requirements

• SUDPT Certification
• CPR Certification
• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, or a related field required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Thorough knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Proficiency with or the ability to quickly learn the organization’s HRIS and talent management systems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe, therapeutic, and structured milieu across all shifts.
• Perform regular client safety checks and document observations accurately.
• Monitor clients for withdrawal symptoms, mental health changes, and behavioral concerns; escalate concerns appropriately.
• Support detox operations by assisting licensed staff with non-clinical tasks within scope.
• Responding to crises, de-escalation needs, and behavioral incidents using trauma-informed practices.
• Assist with medication line support (non-administrative), client reminders, and compliance monitoring.
• Enforce program rules, boundaries, and unit expectations consistently and professionally.
• Support daily unit operations, including shift coverage, client transitions, and activity coordination.
• Assist with client admissions, orientations, and room assignments.
• Facilitate or support therapeutic activities, groups, and recreational programming.
• Provide meal support, client escorts, and supervision as needed.
• Maintain clear communication with nursing, clinical leadership, and operations staff.
• Complete required shift reports, incident reports, and safety documentation discharge/transition planning.
• Use trauma-information and de-escalation techniques to manage behavioral issues or crises.
• Facilitate or co-facilitate psychoeducational, life skills, and recovery-focused groups and I would like to help create our group topics for fill in groups in case needed.
• Work to help make training for MHT staff optional like peer support & CPI.
• Deliver individual and group counseling services under supervision, consistent with state SUDPT scope of practice.
• Assist in the development, implementation, and documentation of individualized treatment plans.
• Facilitate psychoeducation, relapse prevention, life skills, and recovery-focused groups.
• Conduct client check-ins, motivational interviewing, and recovery planning support.
• Accurately complete progress notes, group notes, and treatment documentation in the EHR.
• Participate in multidisciplinary treatment team meetings and case consultations.
• Support discharge planning, aftercare coordination, and continuity of care.
• Provide peer-based recovery support rooted in lived experience or recovery-informed practice.
• Model healthy coping skills, boundaries, and recovery-oriented behavior.
• Support clients during high-risk moments, cravings, emotional dysregulation, or ambivalence toward treatment.
• Encourage participation in programming, groups, and community recovery activities
• Assist clients with goal setting, daily structure, and accountability.
• Help clients navigate early recovery challenges, including transitions from detox to residential care.
• Support transportation to appointments or recovery activities when applicable.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level