Mental Health Clinician

Liberty Resources, Inc.

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About The Position

Liberty Resources is hiring a Mobile Crisis Mental Health Clinician (Licensed Responder) to join its Mobile Crisis Team in Oswego County. The multidisciplinary team provides crisis intervention in community settings, including where people live, work, attend school, receive services, or socialize. Services are intended to interrupt and ameliorate crises through culturally and linguistically competent assessment, crisis diversion and safety planning, support during and after a crisis, and coordination with and referrals to health, social, and other services and supports. The team aims to reduce unnecessary hospitalizations and arrests, engage people in services, reduce symptoms, stabilize individuals, help restore prior functioning, and build coping mechanisms to reduce future crises. It serves Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, and Oswego counties.

The clinician works alongside Mobile Crisis Specialists and Peers, primarily conducting clinical assessments and providing crisis intervention. Responses may be provided by telephone, in person, or through telehealth as needed. Additional follow-up services may be offered according to the individual's level of need. This is a per diem role with flexible scheduling options. The posting lists shifts by county, including weekday evenings, weekends and holidays, overnight coverage in Onondaga or Oswego, and weekday daytime coverage as needed. It also describes the work as fast-paced and emotionally dynamic, collaborative, and requiring flexibility, composure, and quick decision-making. Staff travel to locations not controlled or maintained by the agency, such as private homes, shelters, public spaces, and outdoor environments.

Compensation includes $32.15 per on-call shift, described as equating to $225 for one week and providing advanced compensation for telephonic crisis response. An additional $100 is paid per on-call shift on an agency-observed holiday. Mobile crisis response and in-person follow-up payments vary by duration as listed in the posting.

Requirements

• Be licensed or permitted in New York State in one of the listed eligible professions: LMSW, LCSW, LMHC, LMFT, Licensed Creative Arts Therapist, Licensed Behavioral Analyst, Physician (including Psychiatrist and Addictionologist/Addiction Specialist), Nurse Practitioner, Registered Nurse, Physician Assistant, Licensed Psychologist, Licensed Psychoanalyst, or an Occupational Therapist meeting the qualifications in 42 C.F.R. 440.110(b)(2).
• Have two years of post-graduate mental health experience, including relevant experience providing crisis intervention support, transitional support, and care coordination.
• Demonstrate competence in de-escalation and aggression management.
• Be willing to participate in required federal, state, county, and agency training, including Narcan administration, evidence-based assessments, and person-centered and trauma-informed approaches.
• Foster an inclusive environment and demonstrate the values of diversity, equity, and belonging.
• Be able to work flexibly and maintain composure, make quick decisions, and adapt schedules as needed.
• Be able to travel to locations that may have stairs, uneven terrain, limited accessibility, or other physical challenges.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial and ongoing assessments to determine the need for further evaluation.
• Provide psychotherapy and psychosocial rehabilitation counseling to remediate psychiatric or substance use symptoms, resolve conflict, de-escalate crises, monitor and address high-risk behaviors, maintain stabilization after a crisis, and prevent escalation of behavioral health symptoms.
• Make treatment recommendations and referrals to other behavioral health services as clinically indicated.
• Complete timely and accurate documentation in accordance with agency and program standards.
• Maintain confidentiality and adhere to ethical and legal standards.
• Respond to individuals in crisis by telephone, in person, or via telehealth as needed.
• Provide additional follow-up services according to the individual's level of need.

Benefits

• Flexible scheduling options
• $32.15 per on-call shift, with the posting describing this as equating to $225 for one week
• Additional $100 per on-call shift on an agency-observed holiday
• Mobile crisis response compensation: $100 for 1–90 minutes, $150 for 91–180 minutes, and $200 for 181+ minutes
• In-person follow-up compensation: $50 for 1–90 minutes, $75 for 91–180 minutes, and $100 for 181+ minutes

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed