| Overview | The mission of Rutgers New Jersey Medical School is to educate students, physicians, and scientists to meet society s current and future healthcare needs through patient-centered education; pioneering research; innovative clinical, rehabilitative and preventive care; and collaborative community outreach.
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. |
| Posting Summary | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Community Coordinator for Northern New Jersey Medication-Assisted Treatment Center of Excellence. The primary purpose of the Community Coordinator, as a member of the Center of Excellence (COE) team, is to build relationships with individual’s with opioids use disorder (OUD) in order to support the patient’s journey towards recovery. The Community Coordinator will provide continuity of care by meeting patients in various settings, including, but not limited to, during emergency department visits, addiction treatment appointments, medical appointments, social service appointments, shelter, as well as offering group counseling.
Among the key duties of this position are the following: - Engages patient upon diagnosis of OUD in a clinical and community setting (i.e., ED, medical clinic, social services office, shelter, etc.)
- Responds with sensitivity to the cultural and socio-economic issues of the consumer.
- Assesses patient wellness needs and strengths. Assists patient in developing recovery goals and formalized recovery plan.
- Provides educational information and resources as needed.
- Links patients to appropriate clinical and social services, including but not limited to health insurance, housing, and disability benefits.
- Provides reminder calls for all upcoming appointments as needed.
- Maintains appropriate consumer records in time as mandated by Center policy
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