Position Details
Position Information
| Recruitment/Posting Title |
Per Diem Healthcare Provider (Worker2Worker) (Multiple Vacancies) |
| Job Category |
Staff & Executive - Healthcare |
| Department |
UBHC-P - Mom2Mom |
| Overview |
Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care (
UBHC), established in 1971, offers a full continuum of evidence based behavioral health and addiction services for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors throughout New Jersey. UBHC's 1,060 experienced behavioral health professionals and support staff are dedicated to treatment, prevention, and education.
UBHC, one of the largest providers of behavioral health care in the country, has a budget of $260 million and has 15 sites throughout New Jersey. Services are readily accessible and include: inpatient, outpatient, partial hospitalization, screening, crisis stabilization, family/caregiver support, community outreach and case management, supportive housing, supported employment, prevention and consultation, employee assistance programs, and a licensed therapeutic school from preschool through high school.
Specialty services include the New Jersey suicide prevention helpline and peer help lines for police, veterans, active military, teachers, mothers of special needs children and child protective service workers. In FY2016,
UBHC treated 16,199 consumers, had 24,502 admissions, and touched the lives of 19,441 individual callers through peer support. In addition,
UBHC is the primary mental health training resource for the New Jersey departments of Human Services, Children and Families, and Corrections, delivering 16,000 trainings each year. |
| Posting Summary |
Rutgers The State University is seeking a Per Diem Healthcare Provider in the Worker2Worker - Division of Child Protection & Permanency (
DCP&P) Telephone Helplines - Environment of Care of Rutgers University Behavioral Healthcare.
The primary purpose of the Per Diem Healthcare Provider position is to provide peer support for Division of Child Protection & Permanency (
DCP&P) employees throughout the State of New Jersey that meet quality and quantity standards within the
DCP&P Program. Performs functions in support of the
DCP&P Program mission as well as the
DCP&P Program project goals providing streamlined, prompt, and "consumer friendly" access to
UBHC services. Receives telephone requests for service, undertakes clinical assessment of the service need of the client or customer, and responds by offering a scheduled appointment or making other appropriate referrals or disposition. Demonstrates competency in recognizing the unique needs of New Jersey
DCP&P workers and applying relevant assessment and
treatment skills with regard to a wide range of clinical issues. A capacity for assessment services and management of all situations for
DCP&P will also be required.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
- As part of the DCP&P team, actively participates in ensuring the telephone calls/service requests are handled in an effective and "consumer friendly" manner.
- Promptly accepts DCP&P telephone service requests, and when support staff is unavailable, responds to incoming calls within three rings, as observed by supervisor.
- Responds to telephone contacts with clients in an appropriately courteous, helpful fashion, as observed by a supervisor.
- Responds to DCP&P telephone referrals, inquiries, and other contacts with professionals, outside agencies and other parties in a professional and cordial manner, per caller feedback and as observed by a supervisor.
- Assesses telephone service requests/referrals and responds in accordance with prescribed DCP&P procedures.
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| Position Status |
Per Diem |
| Hours Per Week |
19 |
| Daily Work Shift |
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| Work Arrangement |
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| FLSA |
Nonexempt |
| Grade |
99H |
| Position Salary |
$23 per hour |
| Annual Minimum Salary |
00.00 |
| Annual Mid Range Salary |
0.00 |
| Annual Maximum Salary |
0.00 |
| Standard Hours |
40.00 |
| Union Description |
Health Care Prof Per Diem |
| Payroll Designation |
PeopleSoft |
| Benefits |
Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to
http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview.
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| Seniority Unit |
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| Terms of Appointment |
Staff - 12 month |
| Position Pension Eligibility |
PERS |
Qualifications
| Minimum Education and Experience |
- Bachelor's Degree plus one (1) year work experience in the human services field.
- Equivalent education, experience and/or training may be substituted for the degree requirement.
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| Certifications/Licenses |
- Applicants possessing a degree in Social Work must have an active New Jersey certification/licensure as required by the State Board of Social Work.
- Valid driver's license.
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| Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities |
- Demonstrated ability to deal with developmentally disabled individuals.
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| Preferred Qualifications |
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| Equipment Utilized |
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| Physical Demands and Work Environment |
Physical Demands:
- Occasional time spent driving to designated facilities to interview clients and meet staff.
- Moderate physical effort (lift/carry up to 25 pounds).
- Frequently walks, bends, stretches, pushes and pulls.
- Manual dexterity and mobility for charting.
- Lifts supplies/equipment/charts.
- Sitting while interviewing clients; may sit up to several hours in one place.
- Frequent use of telephone for crisis calls.
Work Environment:
- Varied work settings include office, community agencies, and police departments.
- Subject to varying and unpredictable situations.
- Handles emergency or crisis situations.
- May be exposed to varying or extreme temperatures.
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| Special Conditions |
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Posting Details
| Posting Number |
24ST2278 |
| Posting Open Date |
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| Special Instructions to Applicants |
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| Regional Campus |
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) |
| Home Location Campus |
Piscataway (RBHS) |
| City |
Remote |
| State |
NJ |
| Location Details |
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Pre-employment Screenings
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings. Immunization Requirements
Under Policy 100.3.1 Immunization Policy for Covered Individuals, if employment will commence during Flu Season, Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against Seasonal Influenza for the current Flu Season, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Additional infection control and safety policies may apply. Prospective employees should speak with their hiring manager to determine which policies apply to the role or position for which they are applying. Failure to provide proof of vaccination for any required vaccines or obtain a medical or religious exemption from the University will result in rescission of a candidate's offer of employment or disciplinary action up to and including termination. Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. As an institution, we value diversity of background and opinion, and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment. For additional information please see the Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/non-discrimination-statement |
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Nov 14, 2024