Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Looking for Per Diem Healthcare Provider (4BlueNJ) Full Time

Job Category

Staff & Executive – Administrative & Support

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 within the First Responder Peer Services – 4BLUENJ of Rutgers University Behavioral Healthcare. 

The primary purpose of the Per Diem Healthcare Provider position is to provide assessments for Correctional Officers throughout the State of New Jersey that meet quality and quantity standards within the 4BLUENJProgram. Performs functions in support of the 4BLUENJ Program mission as well as the 4BLUENJ Program projectgoals providing streamlined, prompt, and “consumer friendly” access to University Behavioral Health Care 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 Correctional Officers and applying relevant assessment and treatment skills with regard to a wide range of clinical issues and an age group that includes ages 15 years through 65plus. A capacity for assessment services and management of all situations for law enforcement officers and their families will also be required.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• As part of the 4BLUENJ team, actively participates in ensuring the telephone calls/service requests are handled in an effective and “consumer friendly” manner.
•  Promptly accepts 4BLUENJ 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 or family members in an appropriately courteous, helpful fashion as observed by a supervisor.
• Responds to 4BLUENJ 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 4BLUENJ procedures.
•  Maintains comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge of eligibility and admission criteria for units and programs served by the 4BLUENJ Program, as observed by supervisor.

Position Status: Per Diem

FLSA: Nonexempt

Grade: 99H

Position Salary: $23.00 per hour

Annual Minimum Salary: 0.000

Annual Mid Range Salary: 0.000

Annual Maximum Salary: 0.000

Standard Hours: 40.00

Union Description: Non-Union

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.

Terms of Appointment: Staff – 12 month

Position Pension Eligibility: NOT ELIGIBLE

Minimum Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree plus one (1) year’s work experience in the human services field.
• Candidate must be a former Correctional Officer with at least three (3) years of lived experience in that profession. 
• Equivalent education, experience and/or training may be substituted for the degree requirement.

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. 
• Must possess valid driver’s license or alternate means of transportation. 

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Physical Demands: 

• Standing, sitting, walking, talking or hearing. No special vision requirements.

Work Environment: 

• Office environment. 
• Moderate noise. 
• 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.

Regional Campus: Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)

Home Location Campus: Piscataway (RBHS)

City

Remote

State

NJ