Job description
Position Details
Position Information
Recruitment/Posting Title
Mental Health Specialist III (Full-Time)
Job Category
Staff & Executive - Healthcare - Medical and Patient Services
Department
UBHC-Controller-PISC
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 Mental Health Specialist III (Full-Time) in Child & Adolescent Services – Outpatient Services for Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care
The primary purpose of the Mental Health Specialist III position is to participate as a member of the Outpatient team in providing comprehensive mental health care to children and their families. Demonstrates competence in recognizing the unique needs and behaviors of children with emotional and/or developmental needs. Provides appropriate leadership and renders service in accordance with UBHC policies and procedures. Actively participates in crisis interventions.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
The primary purpose of the Mental Health Specialist III position is to participate as a member of the Outpatient team in providing comprehensive mental health care to children and their families. Demonstrates competence in recognizing the unique needs and behaviors of children with emotional and/or developmental needs. Provides appropriate leadership and renders service in accordance with UBHC policies and procedures. Actively participates in crisis interventions.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
- Interacts with child and adolescent clients (ages 3-17 years) in a therapeutic manner, according to their developmental level, as indicated by feedback from team members and supervisory observation.
- Takes initiative in engaging child and adolescent clients (ages 3-17 years) in a tactful manner as appropriate to their cognitive and maturational level, as indicated by feedback from team members and supervisory observation.
- Communicates with child and adolescent clients (ages 3-17 years) in an empathic and concerned manner appropriate to their cognitive, emotional, and maturational level as indicated by feedback from clients, families, team members and supervisors.
- Actively participates in crisis intervention (CPI) with clients as delegated and monitored by supervisor.
- Maintains a daily log of client services as monitored by supervisor.
- Participates and contributes in the treatment of clients on an as needed basis in collaboration with the clinical staff.
- May design and implement workshop, groups and/or in collaboration with school district and other UBHC personnel, manages youth development activities to ensure safety of all students.
- Maintains cooperative working relationship with others.
Position Status
Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Evening
Work Arrangement
FLSA
Nonexempt
Grade
1775
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary
23.590
Annual Mid Range Salary
24.090
Annual Maximum Salary
24.810
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.
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
- Three (3) years of full-time paid experience in the mental health field or two (2) years of college majoring in a relevant social or health care field plus one (1) year of full-time experience in the mental health field.
- A bachelor’s degree in a relevant social or health care field may be substituted for the minimum requirements of this position.
Certifications/Licenses
- Valid driver’s license.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Preferred Qualifications
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment
PHYSICAL
DEMANDS
: Must be able to lift up to seventy (70) pounds multiple times a day. Requires bending, lifting, sitting. Time spent in a school environment. Some travel to client homes and community agencies.
WORK
ENVIRONMENT
: Moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic). Program and classroom setting is active and sometimes noisy. Varied settings in home. Moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic). Subject to unpredictable situations, patient crisis, both medical and psychiatric. Occasionally exposed to consumers exhibiting assaultive behaviors. Exposure to bloodborne pathogens that require use of personal protective equipment. May be exposed to varying or extreme temperatures.
Special Conditions
Posting Details
Posting Number
23ST0847
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus
Piscataway (RBHS)
City
State
NJ
Location Details
Pre-employment Screenings
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.
Immunization Requirements
Under Policy 60.1.35 Immunization Policy for Rutgers Employees and Prospective Employees, 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. Employees who are not eligible for a booster at the time of an offer of employment must provide proof they have received a booster upon eligibility and upload proof of same. Under Policy 100.3.1 Immunization Policy for Covered Individuals, if employment will commence during Flu Season, Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against Seasonal Influenza for the current Flu Season, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Additional infection control and safety policies may apply. Prospective employees should speak with their hiring manager to determine which policies apply to the role or position for which they are applying. Failure to provide proof of vaccination for any required vaccines or obtain a medical or religious exemption from the University will result in rescission of a candidate’s offer of employment or disciplinary action up to and including termination.
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