Job Information
Rutgers The State University Mental Health Specialist II - 988 BUC - Full Time in Piscataway, New Jersey
Position Details
| Recruitment/Posting Title | Mental Health Specialist II - 988 BUC - Full Time |
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| Job Category | Staff & Executive - Healthcare |
| Department | UBHC Lifeline National Backup |
| 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 is seeking a Mental Health Specialist II in the 988 Lifeline Services within Rutgers University Behavioral Healthcare.The Mental Health Specialist II performs functions in support of the unit's mission providing streamlined, prompt, and "customer friendly" services to clients of the 988 Lifeline Services. 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:
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| Position Status | Full Time |
| Hours Per Week | |
| Daily Work Shift | Evening |
| Work Arrangement | |
| FLSA | Nonexempt |
| Grade | 187 |
| Position Salary | $25.55 per hour |
| Annual Minimum Salary | 53144.00 |
| Annual Mid Range Salary | 54184.00 |
| Annual Maximum Salary | 55806.40 |
| Standard Hours | 40.00 |
| Union Description | Teamsters 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. |
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| Terms of Appointment | Staff - 12 month |
| Position Pension Eligibility | PERS |
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| Physical Demands and Work Environment | Physical Demands:
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| Posting Number | 24ST1754 |
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| Regional Campus | Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) |
| Home Location Campus | Piscataway (RBHS) |
| City | Remote |
| State | NJ |
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