Position Information
Recruitment/Posting Title: Public Health Representative II
Job Category: Staff & Executive - Healthcare
Department: RWJ-Pediatrics-Infectious Disease
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.
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.
Posting Summary
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Public Health Representative II for the department of Pediatrics at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Provides case management for patients of the Robert Wood Johnson AIDS Program (RWJAP). Adheres to service standard for medical case management-includes assessment and evaluation of patient's short and long-term needs in relation to the HIV status. Provides assistance to patient/family with health care and social service system navigation for the procurement of services.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
- Completes case management patient needs assessment forms in electronic medical record at outpatient visits.
- Identifies patient/family needs on an ongoing basis.
- Documents patient needs and plan of care in RWJAP patient chart.
- Performs financial screening and obtains paperwork as required by Ryan White grants.
- Obtains "community resources" for patients for health care insurance, charity care, legal services, food, clothing, housing, utility services, drug and alcohol services, educational/vocational services and any other type of service needed.
- Provides written and verbal communication with patient/family regarding any unmet needs and the process to obtain services.
Position Status: Full Time
FLSA: Exempt
Qualifications
Minimum Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field.
- Two (2) years of professional experience in a health program which shall have included responsibilities for interviewing, investigating, and/or conducting public health surveys or patient care services.
- Must have experience in the collection and handling of environmental and biologic samples.
- Equivalent experience, education and/or training may be substituted for the education requirements.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Demonstrated computer skills with Microsoft Office Suite.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior experience in other infectious diseases helpful.
- Bilingual in Spanish.
Pre-employment Screenings
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.
Immunization Requirements
Under Policy 100.3.1 Immunization Policy for Covered Individuals, if employment will commence during Flu Season, Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against Seasonal Influenza for the current Flu Season, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption.
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.
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