Per Diem Healthcare Provider (Multiple Vacancies)

Rutgers University • Piscataway, NJ

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About The Position

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Per Diem Healthcare Provider for the First Responder Peer Services programs within Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care. The primary purpose of the Per Diem Healthcare Provider position is to provide assessments for first responders throughout the State of New Jersey that meet quality and quantity standards within the First Responder Peer Services programs. Performs functions in support of the First Responder Peer Services programs mission as well as the programs project goals providing streamlined, prompt, and “consumer friendly” access to University Behavioral Health Care services. 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.

Responsibilities

• As part of the First Responder Peer Services team, actively participates in ensuring the telephone calls/service requests are handled in an effective and “consumer friendly” manner.
• Maintains comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge of eligibility and admission criteria for units and programs served by the First Responder Peer Services programs, as observed by supervisor.
• Performs clinical assessment and makes appropriate disposition, often by scheduling an appointment at an UBHC unit, as indicated by feedback from receiving unit or other provider.
• Acquires familiarity with other UBHC units, outside providers, and other pertinent organizations and resources, in order to facilitate telephone activities, develop work relationships, and provide information and guidance to callers.
• Assists in supervision of daily operations of the First Responder Peer Services programs when needed.
• Conforms to unit policies relating to functional needs of the program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed