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Position Information
Recruitment/Posting Title
Community Outreach Worker
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. 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.
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 Community Outreach Worker for the department of Pediatrics at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
The primary purpose of the Community Outreach Worker position is to connect and engage to care, status neutral clients who need or have never accessed HIV services.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
The primary purpose of the Community Outreach Worker position is to connect and engage to care, status neutral clients who need or have never accessed HIV services.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
- Assists in the identification of focus populations, and links them to appropriate HIV services.
- Promotes messaging on Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) and, the awareness and uptake of PrEP and nPEP.
- Coordinates outreach efforts, including preparing and disseminating HIV education materials.
- Designs innovative approaches to promote HIV awareness through social media and health education workshops.
- Establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with service providers in the greater New Brunswick Community.
- Assists with creating a community engagement group and, maintains up-to-date resource materials for client services.
- Completes rapid HIV testing and documentation within established guidelines.
Position Status
Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Work Arrangement
This position requires a fully on-site work arrangement.
FLSA
Nonexempt
Grade
1625
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary
21.860
Annual Mid Range Salary
22.360
Annual Maximum Salary
23.030
Standard Hours
35.00
Union Description
Teamsters, Local 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.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment
Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility
PERS
Qualifications
Minimum Education and Experience
- Four (4) years of experience in community work, preferably involving community health related activities.
- A bachelor’s Degree in social work or other related field may be substituted for the work experience.
- College credits may also be substituted for the work experience on a year-for-year basis.
Certifications/Licenses
- Must also have a valid New Jersey driver’s license.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Must have a working knowledge of New Brunswick community.
- Must be computer literate, specifically with Microsoft applications and database software.
- Written and oral fluency in Spanish and English.
Preferred Qualifications
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment
- Physical Demands: Position requires standing 1/3 of the time walking 1/3 of the time, sitting 1/3 of the time. Position requires lifting up to thirty (30) lbs.
- Work Environment: Office environment. Moderate noise.
Special Conditions
Posting Details
Posting Number
24ST0496
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus
Downtown New Brunswick
City
New Brunswick
State
NJ
Location Details
Pre-employment Screenings
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.
Immunization Requirements
Under Policy 60.1.35 Immunization Policy for Rutgers Employees and Prospective Employees, Rutgers University requires all prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to commencement of employment, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to receive an updated (bivalent) vaccine dose. 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. Additional infection control and safety policies may apply. Prospective employees should speak with their hiring manager to determine which policies apply to the role or position for which they are applying. Failure to provide proof of vaccination for any required vaccines or obtain a medical or religious exemption from the University will result in rescission of a candidate’s offer of employment or disciplinary action up to and including termination.
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ