Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Habilitation Counselor - Per diem
Job Category	Staff & Executive - Healthcare - Other
Department	UBHC-Acute Treatment-NWK
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 of New Jersey, is seeking a Habilitation Counselor – Per diem for Essex Children’s Mobile Response and Stabilization Services (CMRSS) within Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC).  The Habilitation Counselor provides clinical assessments for the Children’s Mobile Response and Stabilization Services in Essex County that meets quality and quantity standards within UBHC and the Department of Children and Families/Division of Children’s System of Care (DCSOC). Among the key duties of this position are the following: Responds to telephone contacts with clients or family members in an appropriately courteous, helpful fashion. Maintains comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge of eligibility and admission criteria for units and programs served by Children’s Mobile Response and Stabilization Services. Provides mobile response within one (1) hour of initial referral call. Intervenes to control/defuse crisis. Provides clinical skill in assessing suicide risk, mental disorders and level of care determinations. Performs other related duties as required
Position Status	Per Diem
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift	Day
Work Arrangement
FLSA	Nonexempt
Grade	99H
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary	0.000
Annual Mid Range Salary	0.000
Annual Maximum Salary	0.000
Standard Hours	1.00
Union Description
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.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment	Temporary Staff Appointment - Hourly
Position Pension Eligibility	None

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	Bachelor’s Degree in a behavioral health discipline or related human services field. A minimum of one (1) year experience in the mental health field.
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. Maintains DCSOC Crisis Assessment Tool (CAT) certification and re-certification annually. Maintains DCSOC Crisis Intervention Specialist (CIS) certification and recertification annually. Valid driver’s license.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Preferred Qualifications
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment	Per program demand, may have to work long hours. Varied when on outreaches to homes and community. Ability to lift up to 10 pounds.
Special Conditions	Must be available to work on-call. Must have the ability to drive and to respond to a family crisis in Essex County within one (1) hour when on-call and/or travel within the State.

Posting Details

Posting Number	23ST1560
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus	Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus	Newark (RBHS)
City	Newark
State	NJ
Location Details	Newark, NJ

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