Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Mental Health Specialist II
Job Category	Staff & Executive - Healthcare - Medical and Patient Services
Department	UBHC-Acute Psych Svs (Aps)-PISC
Overview	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	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Mental Health Specialist II for UBHC-Acute Psych Svs (Aps)-Piscataway. Under the supervision of the Program Coordinator, provides services which support the delivery of clinical services in the Unit. Among the key duties of this position are the following: Takes primary responsibility for answering telephone calls from consumers. Conducts initial triage of consumers and families when they arrive onsite five (5) minutes after arrival and provides immediate report to the Program Coordinator Assists Public Safety in their search for consumers and belongings when they are admitted to the Extended Care Evaluation Bed (ECEB) area Provides direct care for individuals in the ECEB Maintains appropriate client records in a timely manner as mandated by Center policy Assumes responsibility for managing the transfer of consumers into and out of the Unit Assists consumers and/or families in the completion of registration paperwork as required Assists the Program Coordinator in transporting the Unit vehicles for servicing as needed.
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift	Day
Work Arrangement
FLSA	Nonexempt
Grade	1875
Position Salary	54956.16
Annual Minimum Salary	25.550
Annual Mid Range Salary	26.050
Annual Maximum Salary	26.830
Standard Hours	40.00
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	Bachelor’s Degree in a mental health-related field OR four (4) years of full-time experience in a mental health field. Valid driver’s license. Equivalent education, experience and/or training may be substituted for the degree requirement.
Certifications/Licenses	Valid driver’s license.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	Must possess adequate written and verbal skills to perform the job duties. Ability to document in an Electronic Medical Record and in Microsoft Word. Ability to work weekends, holidays and off hours.
Preferred Qualifications	One (1) year of experience in an inpatient or crisis setting Ability to enter information into a database and to use the Rutgers UBHC registration software to enter needed information with accuracy
Equipment Utilized	common office machines state vehicles
Physical Demands and Work Environment	PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Frequent prolonged sitting. Observe, converses with patient. Frequent talking and listening in groups as well as on the telephone. Frequently walks, bends, stretches, and pulls. Manual dexterity and mobility for charting. Drives to offsite work locations. WORK ENVIRONMENT: Varied work settings include office and community setting. May be exposed to infectious and contagious diseases. Subject to varying and unpredictable situations. Handles emergency or crisis situations. May be exposed to clients exhibiting assaultive or aggressive behaviors. Generally pleasant working conditions in a clean, well-lighted, and quiet to moderately loud setting.
Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number	23ST2881
Posting Open Date	10/24/2023
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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