Per Diem Healthcare Provider (Fire/EMS)

Position Details
Position Information
Recruitment/Posting Title
Per Diem Healthcare Provider (Fire/EMS)
Job Category
Staff & Executive - Healthcare - Medical and Patient Services
Department
UBHC-Brief-Cop to Cop Program
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 of New Jersey is seeking a Per Diem Healthcare Provider (Fire/EMS Professional) in the First Responder Peer Services - New Jersey Fire & EMS Lifeline for Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care.
The primary purpose of the Per Diem Healthcare Provider position is to provide assessments for fire and EMS professionals throughout the State of New Jersey that meet quality and quantity standards within the New Jersey Fire & EMS Lifeline Program. Performs functions in support of the New Jersey Fire & EMS Lifeline program mission as well as the project goals providing streamlined, prompt, and "consumer friendly" access to University Behavioral Health Care services. Receives telephone requests for service, undertakes clinical assessment of the service need of the client or customer, and responds by offering a scheduled appointment or making other appropriate referrals or disposition. Demonstrates competency in recognizing the unique needs of New Jersey fire and EMS professionals and applying relevant assessment and treatment skills with regard to a wide range of clinical issues and an age group that includes ages 15 years through 65 plus. A capacity for assessment services and management of all situations for fire and EMS professionals and their families will also be required.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Promptly accepts New Jersey Fire & EMS Lifeline telephone service requests, and when support staff is unavailable, responds to incoming calls within three rings as observed by supervisor.
• Assesses telephone service requests/referrals and responds in accordance with prescribed New Jersey Fire & EMS Lifeline procedures.
• Performs clinical assessment and makes appropriate disposition, often by scheduling an appointment at an UBHC unit, as indicated by feedback from receiving unit or other provider.
• Acquires familiarity with other UBHC units, outside providers, and other pertinent organizations and resources, in order to facilitate telephone activities, develop work relationships, and provide information and guidance to callers.

Position Status
Per Diem
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Work Arrangement
FLSA
Nonexempt
Grade
99H
Position Salary
$23/per hr.
Annual Minimum Salary
0.000
Annual Mid Range Salary
0.000
Annual Maximum Salary
0.000
Standard Hours
40.00
Union Description
Non-Union
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.
Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment
Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility
NOT ELIGIBLE
Qualifications
Minimum Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree plus one (1) year's work experience in the human services field.
• Candidate must be an active or retired firefighter, EMT, or dispatcher with minimum of 5 years career or 10 years as a volunteer.
• Equivalent education, experience and/or training may be substituted for the degree requirement.

Certifications/Licenses

• Applicants possessing a degree in Social Work must have an active New Jersey certification/licensure as required by the State Board of Social Work. Must possess valid driver's license or alternate means of transportation.
• Primary Source Verification: New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs and University approved verification service.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Preferred Qualifications
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Standing, sitting, walking, talking or hearing. No special vision requirements.
• Office environment. Moderate noise. Varied work settings include office, community agencies, and police departments. Subject to varying and unpredictable situations.
• Handles emergency or crisis situations. May be exposed to varying or extreme temperatures.

Special Conditions
Posting Details
Posting Number
22ST2808
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus
Piscataway (RBHS)
City
State
Location Details
Pre-employment Screenings
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Immunization Requirements
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