Mental Health Clinician

Liberty Resources, Inc. • Syracuse, NY

13h

About The Position

Liberty Resources is hiring a Mobile Crisis Mental Health Clinician (Licensed Responder) to provide crisis intervention services in Onondaga County as part of a multidisciplinary Mobile Crisis Team serving Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, and Oswego counties. The clinician works alongside Mobile Crisis Specialists and Peers and is primarily responsible for clinical assessments and crisis intervention. Responses may be provided by telephone, in person, or through telehealth, with follow-up services based on need.

The Mobile Crisis Team responds in community settings such as homes, workplaces, schools, service locations, and public spaces. Its services include culturally and linguistically competent assessment, crisis diversion and safety planning, support during and after a crisis, and coordination with or referral to health, social, and other services. The team aims to reduce unnecessary hospitalizations and arrests, support engagement in services, reduce symptoms, stabilize individuals, restore functioning, and build coping strategies to help prevent future crises.

This is a per diem position with flexible scheduling options. The posting lists on-call coverage by county and time period, including weekday evenings, weekends and holidays, overnight shifts, and weekday daytime coverage as needed. It also describes a flexible 40-hour Monday-through-Friday schedule between 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM. The work is fast-paced and emotionally dynamic, involves collaboration with emergency services, families, and partner agencies, and may require travel to private homes, shelters, public spaces, and outdoor locations not controlled by the agency. Compensation includes an on-call shift rate, an additional holiday rate, and separate rates for mobile crisis response and in-person follow-up based on duration.

Requirements

• Hold a New York State license or permit in an eligible discipline: 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 experience providing crisis intervention support, transitional support, and care coordination.
• 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.

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 post-crisis stabilization, 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 comply with ethical and legal standards.
• Respond to individuals in crisis by telephone, in person, or through telehealth as needed.
• Provide additional follow-up services depending on the level of need.

What This Job Offers

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