Mental Health Clinician

Liberty Resources•Syracuse, NY

About The Position

Liberty Resources is hiring a Mobile Crisis Mental Health Clinician (Licensed Responder) to work with its multidisciplinary Mobile Crisis Team in Onondaga County. The clinician works alongside Mobile Crisis Specialists and Peers, primarily conducting clinical assessments and providing crisis intervention to people experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis. Responses may be provided by telephone, in person, or through telehealth, with follow-up services based on need. The Mobile Crisis Team provides culturally and linguistically competent 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. Its goals include reducing unnecessary hospitalizations and arrests, engaging people in services, reducing symptoms, stabilizing individuals, restoring prior functioning, and developing coping strategies to help prevent future crises. The team serves Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, and Oswego counties. This is a per diem position with flexible scheduling options. The posting also describes a flexible 40-hour schedule, Monday through Friday between 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM, and lists available coverage periods by county. The work is fast-paced and emotionally dynamic, requiring flexibility, composure, quick decision-making, and adaptation as situations and schedules change. Staff collaborate with emergency services, families, and multi-agency partners and travel to locations not controlled or maintained by the agency, such as private homes, shelters, public spaces, and outdoor environments.

Requirements

Be 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, 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.
Be able to work in a fast-paced, emotionally dynamic setting requiring flexibility, composure, quick decision-making, and adapting schedules as needed.
Be able to travel to locations not controlled or maintained by the agency, including homes, shelters, public spaces, or outdoor environments.

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.
Make treatment recommendations and referrals to other behavioral health services as clinically indicated.
Respond to people in crisis by telephone, in person, or via telehealth as needed.
Provide follow-up services depending on the level of need.
Complete timely and accurate documentation in accordance with agency and program standards.
Maintain confidentiality and comply with ethical and legal standards.
Collaborate with Mobile Crisis Specialists, Peers, emergency services, families, and multi-agency partners.