Mental Health Clinician

Liberty Resources • Syracuse, NY

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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 trained, multidisciplinary team. The team serves Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, and Oswego counties in community locations where individuals live, work, attend school, receive services, or socialize. The clinician works alongside Mobile Crisis Specialists and Peers, primarily conducting clinical assessments and providing crisis intervention by telephone, in person, or through telehealth as needed. Follow-up services may be provided depending on the level of need.

Mobile Crisis services aim to interrupt and lessen a crisis through 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, including peer and family supports. Program goals include preventing unnecessary hospitalizations and arrests, engaging individuals in services, reducing symptoms, stabilizing individuals, restoring previous levels of functioning, and developing coping mechanisms to help prevent future crises.

The role is described as per diem with flexible scheduling options. The posting also describes a flexible 40-hour schedule, Monday through Friday between 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM. Listed coverage options include weekday, weekend, holiday, overnight, and as-needed daytime shifts, with hours varying by county. Work takes place in a fast-paced, emotionally dynamic environment requiring flexibility, composure, quick decision-making, schedule adaptability, and close collaboration. Staff travel to locations not controlled or maintained by the agency, such as private homes, shelters, public spaces, and outdoor environments; locations may have stairs, uneven terrain, limited accessibility, or other physical challenges.

Requirements

• Be licensed or permitted in New York State in 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, 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 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 adaptability.
• Be able to travel to community locations that may include stairs, uneven terrain, limited accessibility, or other physical challenges.

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, deescalate crises, monitor and address high-risk behaviors, maintain stabilization after a crisis, and prevent escalation of behavioral health symptoms.
• Make clinical treatment recommendations and referrals to other behavioral health services as 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 according to the individual's level of need.
• Collaborate with Mobile Crisis Specialists, Peers, emergency services, families, and multi-agency partners as needed.

What This Job Offers

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