Mental Health Specialist III Part Time (Multiple Positions)

Rutgers University•Piscataway, NJ

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About The Position

Rutgers The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Mental Health Specialist III in the Residential Department within Rutgers University Behavioral Healthcare. The primary purpose of the Mental Health Specialist III is to ensure the safety of residents and assist them in carrying out activities of daily living. Among the key duties of this position are the following: Assumes individual service coordination responsibilities for individuals served. Provides input into the development of the Individualized Rehabilitation Plan ( IRP ). Maintains consumer resident’s records. Documents events occurring on shift as per supervisory directive. Maintains knowledge of UBHC and Unit policies and procedures. Demonstrates awareness of relevant organization and residential policies, procedures and requirements. Maintains a cooperative working relationship with others. Demonstrates respect to supervisory feedback to enhance performance skills. Demonstrates commitment to the mission and goals of unit. Effectively contributes to and supports an environment that enhances the positive self-image of consumer/resident and preserves their human dignity. Understands and adheres to Rutgers’ compliance standards as they appear in RBHS’s Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy. Performs other related duties as assigned. 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.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual skills (English/Spanish) preferred.
Residential experience with the adult mental health population preferred.

Responsibilities

Assumes individual service coordination responsibilities for individuals served.
Provides input into the development of the Individualized Rehabilitation Plan ( IRP ).
Maintains consumer resident’s records.
Documents events occurring on shift as per supervisory directive.
Maintains knowledge of UBHC and Unit policies and procedures.
Demonstrates awareness of relevant organization and residential policies, procedures and requirements.
Maintains a cooperative working relationship with others.
Demonstrates respect to supervisory feedback to enhance performance skills.
Demonstrates commitment to the mission and goals of unit.
Effectively contributes to and supports an environment that enhances the positive self-image of consumer/resident and preserves their human dignity.
Understands and adheres to Rutgers’ compliance standards as they appear in RBHS’s Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy.
Performs other related duties as assigned.