Psychiatric Emergency Screener

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Job Title: Emergency Screener

About Acenda Integrated Health

Acenda Integrated Health provides 100 behavioral health programs including mental health services crisis care substance use recovery family therapy maternal and pediatric support and residential programs across New Jersey. Our team enjoys competitive benefits work-life balance professional development and team engaging events. Acenda is recognized as a multi-year Top Workplace by USA Today and The Inquirer and a Top Workplace Culture award winner for Work-Life Balance as well as Joint Commission accredited and certified by MHCA and the New Jersey Alliance for Children Youth and Families. Join #TeamAcenda and make a lasting impact.

Job Overview

The Emergency Screener provides emergency/mental health assessments to patients in need of crisis stabilization. The Emergency Screener also screens patients in crisis for psychiatric hospitalization - both voluntary and involuntary and provides crisis stabilization services to patients in psychiatric crisis.

Program Info

Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES) is a 24-hour seven-day-a-week crisis intervention service that offers face-to-face crisis and emergency intervention to individuals who are suicidal homicidal or acutely psychotic. PES is not able to assist with prescription renewals evictions or non-crisis calls.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides appropriate referral and linkage when indicated.
• Develops and implements alternative treatment plans.
• Consults with psychiatrist and E.R. doctor regarding client disposition.
• Provides assessment of drug and alcohol involvement when clinically indicated and provides disposition planning for D/A involved patients.
• Completes Authorization for Police Transport form (when appropriate) Screening Document and appropriate clinical instruments
• Works collaboratively with coworkers and agency staff to effectively communicate and problem solve

Requirements:

• Masters degree in the mental-health-related field from an accredited institution plus one year of postmasters full-time equivalent professional experience in a psychiatric setting; or
• Bachelors degree in the mental-health-related field from an accredited institution plus three years post-bachelors full-time equivalent professional experience in the mental health field one of which is in a crisis setting;
• Bachelors degree in the mental-health-related field one of which is in a crisis setting and currently enrolled in a masters program.
• Must have and maintain a valid drivers license use of an insured vehicle and an acceptable driving record

Preferred:

• Masters degree in psychology counseling social work or a related field with clinical training.

Additional Information:

• Base Pay: Starting hourly rate of $26.52
• Bilingual Rate: An additional $1.50/hourly rate added to the base pay if Spanish proficient.
• Shifts available: Day Evening 3p-11p and Overnight 11p-7p

We provide:

• Mission-driven core
• 401(k) with up to a 5% employer match
• Acendas Equal Employment Opportunity Commitment

Acenda Integrated Health is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

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