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Mental Health Specialist III at Collingswood Residential

Rutgers University • New Brunswick, NJ, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 4m ago

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title: Mental Health Specialist III at Collingswood Residential

Job Category: Staff & Executive - Healthcare

Department: UBHC-EXTENDED TREATMT 450 COLLING

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.

Posting Summary: Rutgers The State University is seeking a Mental Health Specialist III in the Residential of Rutgers University Behavioral Healthcare. The primary purpose of the Mental Health Specialist III is to ensure the safety of residents and assist them in carrying out activities of daily living.

Key Duties

Provides direct care services to individuals served in compliance with all policies and regulations.
Assumes individual service coordination responsibilities for individuals served.
Provides input into the development of the Individualized Rehabilitation Plan (IRP).
Coordinates with supervisor and residential staff to implement the IRP interventions.
Engages individuals served in appropriate interventions based on IRP and supervisory directive.
Utilizes motivational interviewing approach to engage individuals served and provides services and interventions that promote the individuals' strengths and develop their independence and sense of autonomy.
Responds with sensitivity to spiritual, cultural, and socioeconomic issues of consumer/residents.

Position Status: Full Time

FLSA: Nonexempt

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience:

Three (3) years of full-time paid experience in the mental health field or two (2) years of college majoring in a relevant social or health care field plus one (1) year of full-time experience in the mental health field.

Certifications/Licenses:

Valid driver's license.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bilingual skills (English/Spanish) preferred.
Residential experience with the adult mental health population preferred.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Physical Demands:

Walks and climbs stairs. Transport of individuals to community appointments and activities.
Lifts up to 20 lbs.

Work Environment:

24-hour responsibility for residential services for adults diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illness.
Intense work environment with ongoing crisis assessment and intervention.
Position demands constant attention to multiple programmatic needs.
Exposure to infestations and blood borne pathogens possible that requires use of personal protective equipment.

Special Conditions

Must be able to travel to meetings and scattered program locations throughout the week. Holiday, evening, weekend and overnight availability required.
Must possess own vehicle to outreach individuals served and attend internal and external meetings.

Posting Details

Posting Number: 24ST0298

Regional Campus: Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)

City: Collingswood, NJ

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.

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, or any other category protected by law.

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