Mental Health Clinician

Liberty Resources • Syracuse, NY

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Liberty Resources is a dynamic and growing human services agency focused on providing high quality, integrated, community-based services. The Mobile Crisis Team is a trained multidisciplinary response team that delivers crisis intervention services in various settings, including community locations where individuals live, work, attend school, engage in services, or socialize. These services encompass culturally and linguistically competent assessments, development of crisis diversion, safety, or relapse prevention plans, support during and after a crisis, and coordination with and referrals to health, social, and other services, including peer/family support. The team's goals are to divert unnecessary hospitalizations and arrests, facilitate engagement in services, reduce symptoms, achieve stabilization, restore individuals to previous levels of functioning, and develop coping mechanisms to prevent future crises. The Mobile Crisis Team serves Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, and Oswego counties. The Mobile Crisis Clinician (Licensed Responder) works alongside Mobile Crisis Specialists and Peers, primarily conducting clinical assessments and providing crisis intervention services. The clinician responds to individuals in crisis telephonically, in-person, or via telehealth as needed, and may provide additional follow-up services based on the level of need. This is a per diem position with flexible scheduling options.

Requirements

• Licensed or permitted in New York State as one of the following: 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, Occupational Therapist who meets the qualifications set forth in 42 C.F.R. 440.110(b)(2).
• Two (2) years post-graduate mental health experience, including relevant experience providing crisis intervention support, transitional support, and care coordination.
• Must demonstrate competence in de-escalation and aggression management.
• Must be willing to participate in all required federal, state, county and agency training including Narcan administration, evidence-based assessments, person-centered and trauma-informed approaches.
• Demonstrates a high standard of professionalism and collaborative efforts when working with law enforcement, providers and other collaterals.
• Must possess a valid NYS driver’s license and access to reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial and ongoing assessments to determine the need for further evaluation.
• Provide psychotherapy and psychosocial rehabilitation counseling services to remediate psychiatric or substance use symptoms, resolve conflict, de-escalate crises, monitor for and address high-risk behaviors, maintain stabilization following a crisis episode, and prevent escalation of behavioral health symptoms.
• Make treatment recommendations and referral to other behavioral health services as clinically indicated.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree