Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Community Outreach Worker
Job Category	Staff & Executive - Healthcare - Other
Department	SN-FXB Center
Overview	The School of Nursing is one of eight schools of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences. As part of the Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences division, the School of Nursing (Newark, New Brunswick, and Blackwood) offers unique opportunities in education, research, and practice at a leading national research university which is the state’s preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Innovative academic offerings include bachelor’s, master’s, post-master’s, DNP and PhD programs that are preparing nurse leaders of today and tomorrow at campus locations in Newark, New Brunswick, and Blackwood, NJ. Rutgers School of Nursing provides unparalleled opportunities in teaching, scholarship, clinical practice and multidisciplinary collaboration. Innovative academic offerings include bachelors, masters, post-master and doctoral degree programs that are preparing nurse leaders of today and tomorrow. New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university-wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research. Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers. Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state—at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, including Piscataway; and at locations in Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Stratford, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark’s University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates. Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.
Posting Summary	Grounded in our history as leaders in family-centered HIV health care, the François-Xavier Bagnoud Center (FXB Center) at the Rutgers School of Nursing serves communities that are at greatest risk for health inequities. The FXB Center works to achieve this mission through translation of findings to practice and policy, education, and research. Coming together as a “mosaic” in pursuit of our shared mission, the FXB Center is committed to the following core values: Interdisciplinary: We serve our communities through clinical care, education, and research—each complementing and informing the other. Purposeful: We address our work in ways that are intentional, planned, and strategic. Resilient: We adapt to shifts in healthcare needs and priorities. United: We are deeply embedded in the communities we serve locally and globally. Committed: We respond to challenges with compassion and an entrepreneurial spirit. The Community Outreach Worker is part of the HIV Clinical Practice team and is responsible for performing outreach to patients in the community and providing continuity of care by meeting patients in clinical care settings. Key job responsibilities include: Maintain patient contacts required to assist patients to be engaged in regular health care services. This may include visits with patients at home, at health care facilities, and/or other locations to assist them in receiving services and to ensure that prescribed services are being received. Provide emotional support for patients with respect to psychosocial aspects of HIV. Initiate referrals needed to implement the case management plan. Actively support and monitor patient linkages with services. Keep accurate records of patient interactions. Contribute appropriate information to reports as requested.
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week	35
Daily Work Shift	Day
Work Arrangement
FLSA	Nonexempt
Grade	1625
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary	21.860
Annual Mid Range Salary	22.360
Annual Maximum Salary	23.030
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
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	Four years of experience in community outreach work /case management assistance preferably involving community health related activities. Bachelor’s Degree in social work or other related field may be substituted for the work experience.  College credits may also be substituted for the work experience on a year-for-year basis. Must be computer literate, specifically with Microsoft applications and database software.  Ability to form and maintain relationships with people with HIV and their families.  Valid driver’s license and access to a car.
Preferred Qualifications	Individuals with relevant personal life experiences are encouraged to apply. Fluency in Spanish and/or Creole is desirable.
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment
Special Conditions	Willing and able to travel within the City of Newark and locally to other locations such as Jersey City, Plainfield, and/or Paterson.

Posting Details

Posting Number	23ST2826
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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