Mobile Crisis Mental Health Clinician

About Us:

Liberty Resources is a dynamic and growing human services agency that is a greatplace to work!Working for Liberty Resources means youll have access to great career opportunities benefits and a fun atmosphere. Our employees have passion around the services they provide. We arededicated to providing a wide array of services and supports to helpindividualslive their best lives. We value service excellence and responsibilityseeing opportunity where others see barriers to success. We strive to create and sustain an inclusive environment where everyone feels astrongsense of belonging.

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.

Responder Position Summary:

The Mobile Crisis Licensed Responder will work alongside Mobile Crisis Responders and Peers and is primarily responsible for conducting clinical assessments and providing crisis intervention services. The Licensed Responder will respond to individuals in crisis telephonically or inperson or via telehealth as needed. Additional followup services may be provided depending on the level of need.

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

Responder Hours:

• • 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

Responder Job Responsibilities:

• Conduct initial and ongoing assessments to determine the need for further evaluation.
• Provide psychotherapy and psychosocial rehabilitation counseling services to remediate psychiatric or substance use symptoms resolve conflict deescalate crises monitor for and address highrisk behaviors maintain stabilization following a crisis episode and prevent escalation of behavioral health symptoms.
• Make treatment recommendations and referral to other behavioral health services as clinically indicated.

Responder Qualifications:

• 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 Occupational Therapist who meets the qualifications set forth in 42 C.F.R. 440.110(b)(2).
• Two (2) years postgraduate mental health experience including relevant experience providing crisis intervention support transitional support and care coordination.
• Must demonstrate competence in deescalation and aggression management.
• Must be willing to participate in all required federal state county and agency training including Narcan administration evidencebased assessments personcentered and traumainformed approaches.
• 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 crisis response)
• $100 per oncall shift on an agency observed holiday
• Mobile Crisis Response:
  • 190 minutes: $100
  • 91180 minutes: $150
  • 181 minutes: $200
• Telehealth: $50 each
• InPerson Follow Up:
  • 190 minutes: $50
  • 91180 minutes: $75
  • 181 minutes: $100

Liberty Resources is 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 source of income or military status in accordance with applicable federal state and local EEO laws.