| 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 Screening Clinician for the Acute Psychiatric Services (APS) Department within Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care.
The primary purpose of the Screening Clinician position is to perform psychiatric emergency services, screening, and screening outreach assessments as well as other mental health services. Demonstrates competence in providing generic crisis assessment of individuals of all ages (birth through 65+ years) and in determining the need for any additional professional consultation. Demonstrates competence in devising an appropriate intervention/disposition plan.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
- Identifies the appropriate level of care disposition from skill based knowledge of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) criteria, clinical expertise, and departmental criteria.
- Understands the impact of the person’s age, cognitive functioning and developmental level.
- Involves person, family, significant other in developing a plan for disposition. Explains referral/disposition to person served in a clear and supportive fashion.
- Serves as a certified screener to children (0 years – 17 years) and adults (18 years and over).
- Utilizes person, family and agency information to determine an appropriate screening outcome for persons served.
- Assumes familiarity with other UBHC units, outside providers, and other pertinent organizations and resources in order to facilitate persons served needs, develop work relationships and provide information and guidance to persons served.
- Effectively contributes to and supports an environment that enhances the positive self-image of persons served and preserves their human dignity.
- Maintains the level of competency necessary to be able to conduct the initial evaluations of the commitment process.
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