Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Advanced Practice Nurse
Job Category
Department	UBHC-Child & Adolescent Services
Overview
Posting Summary	The primary purpose of the Advanced Practice Nurse position is to serve as an expert in the delivery of advanced nursing care. The APN functions collaboratively with physician of protocol for prescriptive practice. Works collaboratively within the treatment team to provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and assessment services to clients. Demonstrates competency according to the American Nursing Association Advanced Practice Standards for Psychiatric Nursing.
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Work Arrangement
FLSA	Exempt
Grade	09
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary	117000.00
Annual Mid Range Salary	142000.00
Annual Maximum Salary	160000.00
Standard Hours	40.00
Union Description	HPAE, Local 5089
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 . Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.
COVID-19 Immunization Requirement	Under Policy 60.1.35 , Rutgers University requires all prospective employees to provide proof that they are fully vaccinated and have received a booster (where eligible) against COVID-19 prior to commencement of employment, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Prospective employees who are not eligible for a booster at the time of an offer of employment must provide proof they have received a booster within two weeks (14 calendar days) of eligibility . Based on current guidance, individuals are considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 two weeks after receiving the final dose of any COVID-19 vaccine authorized or approved for use in the United States by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Eligibility for a booster against COVID-19 varies and is explained on the University’s web site located at https://coronavirus.rutgers.edu/covid-19-vaccine . Failure to provide proof of primary vaccination and booster will result in rescission of a prospective employee’s offer of employment and/or disciplinary action up to and including termination.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment	Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility	ABP

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience
Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	Master’s Degree in Nursing  At least two (2) years of nursing experience  Must have prescriptive ability  Certification as a Clinical Nurse Specialist (Nurse Practitioner) in psychiatric mental health nursing and current NJ Board of Nursing Certification as an Advanced Practice Nurse Controlled Dangerous Substances Registration Number Drug Enforcement Administration Registration Number
Preferred Qualifications	Two (2) years of Advanced Practice Nurse experience
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment	PHYSICAL DEMANDS   ·         Position requires standing 2/3 of the time  ·         Walking 2/3 of the time ·         Sitting 1/3 of the time ·         Talking over 2/3 of the time ·         Hearing over 2/3 of the time ·         Handle or feel 2/3 of the time ·         Use of hands to finger ·         Reach with hands and arms 1/3 of the time ·         Stoop 1/3 of the time ·         Kneel 1/3 of the time ·         Crouch 1/3 of the time ·         Crawl 1/3 of the time ·         No special vision requirements   WORK ENVIRONMENT   ·         Moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic) ·         Subject to unpredictable situations, patient crises, both medical and psychiatric ·         Occasionally exposed to patients exhibiting assaultive behaviors ·         Exposure to bloodborne pathogens that requires use of personal protective equipment ·         May be exposed to varying or extreme temperatures
Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number	22ST3126
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus
Home Location Campus
City
State
Location Details

Pre-employment Screenings

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.

Infection Control and Safety

This position is subject to all Rutgers University policies, including TB surveillance and other infection control and safety policies. Please review the Tuberculosis Surveillance Policy for additional information.

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