Mental Health Specialist IV - Per Diem

Davita Inc. • Piscataway Township, NJ, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 1w ago

Position Details

Position Information

Posting Summary
Recruitment/Posting Title	Mental Health Specialist IV - Per Diem
Job Category	Staff & Executive - Healthcare - Medical and Patient Services
Department	UBHC-Acute Treatment-PISC
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.

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Per Diem Mental Health Specialist IV for the Acute Treatment Department within Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care.

The primary purpose of the Per Diem Mental Health Specialist IV is to participate as a member of the unit team providing care to assigned patients under the direct supervision.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

Provides care based on the patient's established care plan.
Observes patient's behaviors and when necessary notifies appropriate staff.
Assists in maintaining a safe, therapeutic environment that respects patients' rights.
Assists the patients with activities of daily living, encouraging independent behavior, when appropriate.
Assists patients and observes patients during mealtimes in the cafeteria and on the unit.
Monitors the milieu for changes in patient behavior. Also observes interaction between patients and visitors.
Accompanies patients for medical evaluation outside of the facility.

Position StatusPer DiemWork ArrangementThis position requires a fully on-site work arrangement.FLSANonexemptGrade99HTerms of AppointmentTemporary Staff Appointment - HourlyPosition Pension EligibilityNone

Qualifications

Physical Demands and Work Environment
Minimum Education and Experience	Successful completion of a one (1) year training program as a Mental Health Specialist Trainee or one (1) year of similar full-time experience in the mental health field. An Associate Degree, preferably in a related field, including 12 credits in human services, such as psychology or its equivalent, may be substituted for the minimum requirements of this position.
Certifications/Licenses	Valid driver's license.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Position requires standing 2/3 of the time, walking to 2/3 of the time, requires sitting 1/3 of the time, use of hands to finger, handle or feel 2/3 of the time, reach with hands and arms, 1/3 of the time, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl 1/3 of the time, talk or hear over 2/3 of the time.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: Moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic). Subject to unpredictable situations, patient crises, both medical and psychiatric. Occasionally exposed to patients exhibiting assaultive behaviors. Exposure to bloodborne pathogens that requires use of personal protective equipment. May be exposed to varying or extreme temperatures.