Mental Health Clinician

Liberty Resources•Cortland, NY

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About The Position

Liberty Resources is seeking a Mobile Crisis Mental Health Clinician (Licensed Responder) to join its multidisciplinary Mobile Crisis Team in Cortland County. The team provides culturally and linguistically competent crisis intervention in community settings, including where people live, work, attend school, receive services, or socialize. Services may include clinical assessment, crisis diversion and safety planning, support during and after a crisis, and coordination with or referral to health, social, peer, and family support services. The team aims to reduce unnecessary hospitalizations and arrests, connect people with services, reduce symptoms, stabilize individuals, restore prior functioning, and help develop coping strategies to prevent future crises. It serves Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, and Oswego counties. Working alongside Mobile Crisis Specialists and Peers, the clinician primarily conducts clinical assessments and provides crisis intervention. Responses may be telephonic, in person, or via telehealth, with follow-up services provided as appropriate to the individual’s needs. This is a per diem position with flexible scheduling options. The posting also describes a flexible 40-hour Monday-through-Friday schedule between 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM; available on-call shifts vary by county and include evenings, weekends, holidays, and—in Onondaga or Oswego counties—overnights and weekday daytime coverage as needed. The work is fast-paced and emotionally dynamic, requiring flexibility, composure, sound decision-making, and the ability to adapt schedules. The team works collaboratively and may coordinate with emergency services, families, and multi-agency partners. Staff travel to locations outside agency control, including private homes, shelters, public spaces, and outdoor environments, which may involve stairs, uneven terrain, limited accessibility, or other physical challenges. Compensation is $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 pay is $100 for 1–90 minutes, $150 for 91–180 minutes, and $200 for 181 or more minutes. In-person follow-up pay is $50 for 1–90 minutes, $75 for 91–180 minutes, and $100 for 181 or more minutes. Liberty Resources describes itself as a dynamic, growing human services agency offering career opportunities, benefits, and a fun atmosphere, and emphasizes an inclusive and diverse workforce.

Requirements

Be licensed or permitted in New York State as an 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 a qualifying Occupational Therapist under 42 C.F.R. 440.110(b)(2).
Have two years of post-graduate mental health experience, including relevant crisis intervention support, transitional support, and care coordination experience.
Demonstrate competence in de-escalation and aggression management.
Be willing to participate in all 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 in a fast-paced, emotionally dynamic environment requiring flexibility, composure, quick decision-making, and schedule adaptation.
Be able to travel to community locations that may include private homes, shelters, public spaces, and outdoor environments, with possible stairs, uneven terrain, or limited accessibility.

Responsibilities

Conduct initial and ongoing assessments to determine whether further evaluation is needed.
Provide psychotherapy and psychosocial rehabilitation counseling to address 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.
Respond to people in crisis by telephone, in person, or via telehealth as needed.
Provide additional follow-up services according to the level of need.
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.
Collaborate with Mobile Crisis Specialists, Peers, emergency services, families, and multi-agency partners as needed.