Mental Health Clinician

Liberty Resources, Inc. • Oswego, NY

7h

About The Position

Liberty Resources is seeking a Mobile Crisis Mental Health Clinician (Licensed Responder) to join its Mobile Crisis Team in Oswego County. The team is a trained, multidisciplinary service providing crisis intervention in community settings where people live, work, attend school, receive services, or socialize, across Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, and Oswego counties. Services may include culturally and linguistically competent assessments, crisis diversion and safety planning, support during and after a crisis, and coordination with or referrals to health, social, peer, and family supports. The team aims to reduce unnecessary hospitalizations and arrests, connect people with services, reduce symptoms, stabilize individuals, and help restore functioning and build coping skills.

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 as needed. Follow-up services may be provided according to the level of need. This is a per diem position with flexible scheduling options. Pay includes $32.15 per on-call shift, additional compensation for agency-observed holidays, and tiered payments for mobile crisis responses and in-person follow-up services.

The work is fast-paced and emotionally dynamic, requiring flexibility, composure, quick decision-making, and adaptation as situations evolve. Staff work collaboratively and may coordinate with emergency services, families, and multi-agency partners. The role involves travel to locations not controlled or maintained by the agency, such as private homes, shelters, public spaces, and outdoor environments, which may have stairs, uneven terrain, limited accessibility, or other physical challenges.

Requirements

• Be licensed or permitted in New York State as one of the listed professions: 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 set forth 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 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 stairs, uneven terrain, limited accessibility, or other physical challenges.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial and ongoing assessments to determine the need for further evaluation.
• 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 behavioral health symptoms from escalating.
• 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 people 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

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