Mental Health Specialist II / 988 BUC / Part Time- multiple positions available

Rutgers University • Piscataway, NJ

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About The Position

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Mental Health Specialist II / 988 BUC / Part Time for UBHC -Access Center- PISC . This role performs functions in support of the Unit’s mission providing streamlined, prompt, and “customer friendly” services to clients of the Lifeline National Backup Center. Receives telephone, chat and/or text requests for service, undertakes assessment of the service need of the client and responds by offering support and appropriate referrals or disposition. Demonstrates competency in recognizing the unique needs of clients and applying relevant assessment and support skills with regard to a wide range of issues. Among the key duties of this position are the following: Interacts with client in a therapeutic manner As part of the Call Center, actively participates in ensuring that all service requests are handled in an effective and “client friendly” manner. Assesses service requests/referrals and responds in accordance with prescribed procedures Assesses client’s condition in order to make/authorize an appropriate disposition Assumes overall responsibilities for completion of all request and documentation for disposition Documents assessments, interventions, and interactions with clients in a timely manner and in accordance with established policies. 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.

Responsibilities

• Interacts with client in a therapeutic manner
• As part of the Call Center, actively participates in ensuring that all service requests are handled in an effective and “client friendly” manner.
• Assesses service requests/referrals and responds in accordance with prescribed procedures
• Assesses client’s condition in order to make/authorize an appropriate disposition
• Assumes overall responsibilities for completion of all request and documentation for disposition
• Documents assessments, interventions, and interactions with clients in a timely manner and in accordance with established policies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees