If you want to make a living by making a difference, join Acenda as an Emergency Screener Acenda Integrated Health is recruiting for a Emergency screener to support the Psychiatric Emergency Screening Services Program in Cape May, New Jersey. As a non-profit organization, we are solely committed to our mission of moving lives forward. Acenda provides over 100 life-enhancing programs and services to individuals, families, and communities throughout New Jersey. By bringing together our bright teams, innovative services, and understanding, caring hearts, we as an organization are moving upward to move lives forward. We join together to provide a wide range of mental health, crisis services, parenting support, family-focused therapy, and residential programming. Are you looking to build a career where you'll make a real impact in the lives of others? Your interest in mental health, human services, or related life experience is valuable to us! We welcome you to join our team of caring, passionate and motivated individuals as an Emergency Screener. Acenda's expert team helps each individual, family and community move forward in their journey towards health and happiness. Program Overview: Psychiatric Emergency Screening Services is a 24/7 crisis intervention service that offers face-to-face crisis and emergency intervention to individuals who are suicidal, homicidal, or acutely psychotic. Position Summary: • The Psychiatric Emergency Screener (PES) conducts mental health evaluations and assessments to determine the need for hospitalization, either voluntary or involuntary. • Works collaboratively with all staff to effectively communicate and problem solve. • Must be able to analyze work, set goals, develop plans and utilize time effectively and efficiently. • Must regularly be able to see, speak and hear. Frequently required to stand, sit, walk, bend, use hands and arms and must occasionally lift up to 20 pounds. Requirements: • Bachelor's 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; • Must have and maintain a valid driver's license, use of an insured vehicle and an acceptable driving record Preferred: • Master's degree in the mental-health-related field from an accredited institution, plus one year of postmaster's, full-time equivalent, professional experience in a psychiatric setting; We Provide: • $500 Sign-on Bonus • An Innovative culture that encourages you to grow and learn with the agency • Mission-driven core • Health, Vision and Dental coverage for you and your family • 401(k) with up to a 5% employer match • Generous time-off • Flexible Spending Accounts • Year-end performance bonuses Department/Program Psych Emergency Rehab Srvcs - Cape May (PERSCM)