Clinical Liaison

LIGHTHOUSE YOUTH SERVICES INC; Cincinnati (OH); Hybrid; USD 49,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

LIGHTHOUSE YOUTH SERVICES INC. is seeking a Clinical Liaison in Cincinnati to provide direct clinical consultation, crisis support, and care coordination for families in crisis.

You will educate families on services, coordinate referrals, and support high-acuity cases across multiple systems while navigating funding and residential options. The position offers a hybrid work arrangement with standard hours and on-call expectations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in human services or closely related field.
• At least one year of professional social service experience.
• Valid license and good driving record; LSW/LPC in Ohio.

Responsibilities

• Educates members and families about program services, ensuring understanding of the program, benefits and expectations.
• Collaborates with youth and families to identify immediate needs, strengths, and concerns, and make appropriate referrals that ensure support and stability (including in crises).
• Completes intake processes, assesses members’ needs, maintain a caseload for youth and families seeking care coordination, and input all documentation and assessments into applicable databases.
• Provide direct clinical consultation and guidance to Care Coordinators managing complex, high-acuity cases or families crisis.
• Facilitates and attend clinical staffing meetings for high-acuity cases to ensure appropriate safety planning, service delivery, and clinical oversight.
• Guide staff through processes to explore funding for residential treatment.

Skills

Clinical skills

Therapeutic relationship

Written communication

Verbal communication

Ethics

Collaboration

Cultural sensitivity

Critical thinking

Tech proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in human services

LSW/LPC in Ohio

Master’s degree in human services

Job description

Job Details Job Location: Clinical OBH OhioRise - Cincinnati, OH 45231

Position Type: Full Time

Salary Range: $48,800.00 - $73,200.00 Salary

CLINICAL LIAISON

ROLE DESCRIPTION

Summary: Serves as a specialized clinical resource providing direct consultation and crisis support. This role bridges direct clinical care and multi-system navigations supporting families in crisis, identifying community-based alternatives to residential placement, and managing high-acuity cases.

Essential Functions

• Educates members and families about program services, ensuring understanding of the program, benefits and expectations.
• Collaborates with youth and families to identify immediate needs, strengths, and concerns, and make appropriate referrals that ensure support and stability (including in crises).
• Completes intake processes, assesses members’ needs, maintain a caseload for youth and families seeking care coordination, and input all documentation and assessments into applicable databases.
• Provide direct clinical consultation and guidance to Care Coordinators managing complex, high-acuity cases or families crisis.
• Facilitates and attend clinical staffing meetings for high-acuity cases to ensure appropriate safety planning, service delivery, and clinical oversight.
• Guide staff through processes to explore funding for residential treatment.

Competencies

• Clinical Knowledge/ Therapeutic Skills and Techniques
• Therapeutic Relationship
• Written and Verbal Communication
• Ethical and Professional Conduct
• Collaboration
• Cultural Sensitivity and Diversity
• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
• Technology Proficiency

Supervisory Responsibility: This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment, but duties will also be carried out in a variety of settings including client homes, schools and in the community. This role has hybrid work options which involve both remote and in-office work. Specific in-office days will be determined in coordination with the team and the needs of the business. This can change or be altered by the manager at any time.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to standing, walking, handling objects, and reaching with hands and arms. Occasionally, the employee may need to lift or move items weighing up to 30 pounds.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work: Hours will be worked within standard hours of operation for assigned site. The schedule will include evening, weekend or holidays hours to best meet the needs of clients and families. There is an on-call component to this role outlined as follows:

• 24 hours a day and 7 days a week as appropriate to meet the child's needs, who provides care within the scope of their practice as defined by State law.
• Accessible on-site or face-to-face via interactive videoconferencing based on the youth's needs.

Travel

Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some out-of-the-area travel may be expected based on client needs.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in human services or closely related field.
• At least one year of professional social service experience.
• Valid license and good driving record.
• LSW/LPC in the state of Ohio.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Master’s degree in human services or closely related field.
• Experience providing mental health case management services.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Strong planning and organizational skills.

Other Duties: Please note this role description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Signature: Employee signature below constitutes the employee’s understanding of the requirements, essential functions and duties of the position.

Employee: ________________________________ Date_____________

Classification: Non Exempt

Salary Grade: 6