Mobile Crisis Mental Health Clinician- Oswego County Overnight

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Our employees have passion around the services they provide and our corporate values of excellence and staff support. We pride ourselves on high quality integrated communitybased services that meet the evolving needs of our communities. Were committed to building a diverse workforce that values contributions of all team members and work to recognize cultural beliefs values traditions language preferences and health practices of the communities that we serve and how they apply to provision of positive health outcomes.

About The Mobile Crisis Team:

The Mobile Crisis Team is a trained multidisciplinary response team that provides crisis intervention services in a variety of settings including community locations where individuals live work attend school engage in services or socialize. Mobile Crisis intervention services are designed to interrupt and ameliorate the crisis experience and include: an assessment that is culturally and linguistically competent the development of crisis diversion plans safety plans or relapse prevention plans support during and after a crisis and coordination with and referrals to health social and other services and supports as needed including peer/family support services. The goals of the Mobile Crisis Team are diversion of unnecessary hospitalizations and arrests engagement in services symptom reduction and stabilization restoring individuals to a previous level of functioning and developing the coping mechanisms to minimize or prevent the crisis in the future. The Mobile Crisis Team strives to build strong relationships and a successful reputation in providing efficient and quality crisis services within a fivecounty region. We serve Cayuga Cortland Madison Onondaga and Oswego counties.

Position Summary:

Under the direct supervision of the Mobile Crisis Supervisor the Mobile Crisis Staff will work alongside Mobile Crisis Professionals and Qualified Peers to provide nonclinical support to individuals/families in crisis. Mobile Crisis Staff are primarily responsible for conducting needs assessments and coordinating care for adults youth and families during and after a crisis episode to address the antecedents of crisis and gaps in care.

This is a per diem position with flexible scheduling options. Available shifts are as follows:

• Cayuga Cortland or Madison:

• Weekdays 5:00 PM to 12:00 AM
• Weekends and holidays 6:00 AM to 12:00 AM

• Onondaga or Oswego:

• Weekday evenings 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM
• Weekends and holidays 7:00 AM to 11:00 PM
• Overnights 11:00 PM to 7:00 AM
• Weekday daytime coverage as needed

Essential Functions:

• Conduct initial and ongoing needs assessments to identify the antecedents of crisis and gaps in care and determine the need for followup mobile crisis interventions.
• Engage in personcentered client/familydriven nonclinical goal setting and safety planning
• Make referrals to and facilitate engagement in outpatient behavioral services ongoing care coordination medical health or basic needs related to the original crisis service and other crisis intervention services.
• Follow up with individuals/families and care teams after a crisis to ensure aftercare services are in place.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Respond to adults and youth in crisis telephonically or inperson as part of a two 2 person response team.
• Engage individuals in crisis and their natural support network including identified family and friends to resolve the individuals crisis safety plan identify needs and develop a plan of action.
• Work in conjunction with Mobile Crisis team member law enforcement and emergency personnel as needed to help coordinate transportation to a higher level of care.
• Refer individuals/families to outpatient and communitybased services to help maintain longterm stabilization.
• Communicate with existing primary care behavioral health and other service providers to coordinate followup appointments and facilitate engagement in services.
• Followup with individuals/families and support networks to confirm enrollment in services has occurred or is scheduled.
• Participate in internal and external high risk multidisciplinary care team meetings and contribute to the development of an integrated plan of care.
• Maintain effective professional relationships with other service providers and community organizations in the interest of client and program goals.
• Participate in and complete all required trainings.
• Carry out agency policies and procedures.
• Complete all necessary written reports statistics case files and summaries in a timely manner and in accordance with program and agency standards.
• Perform other duties responsibilities and related tasks as assigned

Qualifications:

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Bachelors degree with at least two 2 years of behavioral health experience OR
• High school diploma high school equivalency or State Education Commencement Credential and one or more of the following qualifications:
  • One 1 to three 3 years of experience working with individuals with serious mental illness or substance use disorders;
  • Two 2 years of work experience in childrens mental health addiction or foster care;
  • A student or intern within a mental health/clinical DOHapproved New York State Education Department program;
  • Licensed Practical Nurse;
  • Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC);
  • Individuals with livedexperience as an individual with emotional behavioral addiction or cooccurring disorders or as a parent/primary caregiver of a child with emotional behavioral addiction or cooccurring disorders and who are not qualified peers.
• Must be willing to participate in all required federal state county and agency training including Narcan administration evidencebased assessments personcentered and traumainformed approaches.
• Fosters an inclusive environment and demonstrates the values of diversity equity and belonging.
• Demonstrates a high standard of professionalism and collaborative efforts when working with law enforcement providers and other collaterals.
• Must possess a valid NYS drivers license and access to reliable transportation.

Pay Rate:

• $28.58 per oncall shift (which equates to $200 for one week and provides advanced compensation for telephonic services)
• $100 per oncall shift on an agency observed holiday
• Mobile Crisis Response:

• 190 minutes: $100
• 91180 minutes: $150
• 181 minutes: $200

• InPerson Follow Up:

• 190 minutes: $50
• 91180 minutes: $75
• 181 minutes: $100

Liberty Resources is committed to creating a diverse inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Liberty Resources offers equal employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race color ethnicity religion sex sexual orientation national origin age marital status physical or mental disability parental status housing status or military status in accordance with applicable federal state and local EEO laws.

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