Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Senior Clerk Driver
Job Category	Staff & Executive - Other
Department	UBHC-Horizon-North
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 Senior Clerk Driver in the Partial Hospital Program – Outpatient within Rutgers, University Behavioral Health Care. The Senior Clerk Driver participates as a member of a Unit team in providing patient care services. Provides appropriate leadership and renders services in accordance with prescribed policies and procedures. Among the key duties of this position are the following: Performs routine driving on a full-time basis. Transports clients in a timely and safe manner to and from treatment related activities as determined by the number of Incident Reports, feedback from members and by supervisory review. Maintains a daily driving log of client transportation services as monitored by supervisor. Communicates daily with clinical staff concerning client problems encountered while transporting individuals as determined by the Driving Log and supervisory review. Drives clinical staff and clients to auxiliary services as deemed necessary. Assists with unloading the vehicle as needed.
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift	Day
Work Arrangement
FLSA	Nonexempt
Grade	1400
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary	18.750
Annual Mid Range Salary	19.250
Annual Maximum Salary	19.830
Standard Hours	35.00
Union Description	Teamsters, Local 97
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	Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility	PERS

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience
Certifications/Licenses	Possess a valid driver’s license. CDL is required with passenger endorsement.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	Compliance with Federal, State and University driving regulations. Ability to read, write, speak, understand and communicate in English sufficiently to perform job duties.
Preferred Qualifications
Equipment Utilized	14 passenger van
Physical Demands and Work Environment	Day program – Employee is expected to drive up to a 14 passenger vehicle to outreach clients, and to take clients to various sites in neighboring communities for scheduled appointments. The noise level is moderate. The employee can expect to lift up to 50 pounds. Driving conditions vary depending upon weather and traffic. Driving throughout program county. Program environment is busy, noisy and hectic. May demand crisis intervention.
Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number	23ST2824
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus	Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus	Piscataway (RBHS)
City	Piscataway
State	NJ
Location Details

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