Program Coordinator

October 11, 2024

Rutgers University


Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title Program Coordinator
Job Category Staff & Executive – Healthcare – Other
Department UBHC-Acute Treatment-NWK
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 Program Coordinator for the Newark Screening Department within the University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC).  In collaboration with the Program Manager and Director of Acute Emergency Services, the Program Coordinator functions as a member of the clinical and administrative leadership team in the Newark Crisis Services.  Primarily responsible for providing supervision to multi-disciplinary staff and ensuring compliance with all regulations.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:

  • Supervises staff on a daily basis for an assigned shift, providing administrative and clinical direction.
  • Maintains confidentiality of information; recognizes and respects limits of authority and responsibility.
  • Maintains client satisfaction level of the office in the area of client-staff interaction at or above the benchmark level of the Mental Health Corporations of America standard.
  • Respects the privacy of all consumer/patients and staff in accordance with regulatory and University standards.
  • Maintains knowledge of trends and development in the mental health field; regularly attends and participates in in-service meetings and other designated training events that will enhance clinical skills, and maintain best practices.
Position Status Full Time
Hours Per Week 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Daily Work Shift Day
Work Arrangement
FLSA Exempt
Grade 27S
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary 72144.000
Annual Mid Range Salary 87766.000
Annual Maximum Salary 103389.000
Standard Hours 37.50
Union Description CWA, Local 1031
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.
COVID-19 Immunization Requirement Under Policy 60.1.35 , 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. Prospective employees who are not eligible for a booster at the time of an offer of employment must provide proof they have received a booster within two weeks (14 calendar days) of eligibility . Based on current guidance, individuals are considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 two weeks after receiving the final dose of any COVID-19 vaccine authorized or approved for use in the United States by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Eligibility for a booster against COVID-19 varies and is explained on the University’s web site located at https://coronavirus.rutgers.edu/covid-19-vaccine . Failure to provide proof of primary vaccination and booster will result in rescission of a prospective employee’s offer of employment and/or disciplinary action up to and including termination.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment Staff – 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility ABP

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience
  • Master’s Degree in a related mental health field and four (4) years of post-graduate experience in related community mental health and/or case management work.
Certifications/Licenses
  • Applicants possessing a degree in Social Work must have an active New Jersey certification/licensure as required by the State Board of Social Work.
  • Licensed in New Jersey to provide mental health services as an independent practitioner (e.g., LCSW, LPC, LMFT, psychology license).
  • Eligibility for certification as a Psychiatric Screener in the state of New Jersey is required.
  • Valid driver’s license.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • Demonstrates knowledge of professional standards and practices in the field of mental health and rehabilitative services.
Preferred Qualifications
  • One (1) year of supervisory experience.
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment
Special Conditions
  • Must be able to work every other weekend.

Posting Details

Posting Number 22ST3237
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus Newark (RBHS)
City Newark
State NJ
Location Details

Pre-employment Screenings

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.

Infection Control and Safety

This position is subject to all Rutgers University policies, including TB surveillance and other infection control and safety policies. Please review the Tuberculosis Surveillance Policy for additional information.

Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. As an institution, we value diversity of background and opinion, and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment. For additional information please see the Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/non-discrimination-statement

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