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 Director of Inpatient Services for the Child and Acute Services Department within Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care.
The primary purpose of the Director of Inpatient Services is to provide administrative direction and oversight to assigned programs on both the Newark and Piscataway campuses, to ensure program integrity and fiscal viability for all assigned programs. Responsible for ongoing program development and compliance with regulatory requirements. Ensures that services provided are consistent with the Vision, Values and Mission Statements of University Behavioral Health Care. Effectively manages coordination with other University Behavioral Health Care departments and community and state agencies. Acts as a positive role model for staff and works effectively to grow services.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
- Directs the administrative and clinical organization of the program.
- Establishes clear, measurable objectives for service.
- Ensures that program meets or exceeds objectives.
- Ensures staff meets quality and quantity of work standards.
- Operates within the established budget.
- Demonstrates the ability to organize and prioritize work assignments.
- Meets deadlines effectively and appropriately delegates responsibility and authority to others.
- Directs oversight and coordination of all research initiatives.
- Assures accuracy of all program records and logs.
- Directs course of action in emergency situations.
- Demonstrates the ability to intervene and make clinically sound decisions in crisis situations.
- Monitors medical case record compliance to adhere to all regulatory requirements.
- Recruits staff, trains and supervises the work of others engaged in program supervision. Ensures that supervisory level staff members and the assigned programs comply with all state and RBHS standards.
- Recruits staff, trains and supervises the work of others engaged in program supervision. Ensures that supervisory level staff members and the assigned programs comply with all state and RBHS standards.
- Writes grant proposals to expand services and to develop new programs.
- Ensures that grant-funded programs meet their respective contracted levels of service and outcome goals.
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Work Arrangement | Consistent with the current application of Rutgers Policy 60.3.22, this position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement. The flexible work arrangements outlined in Rutgers Policy 60.3.22 are part of a pilot program that is effective September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2024. Therefore, there is no guarantee that this flexible work arrangement will continue beyond that date. Flexible work arrangements are not permanent, are subject to change or cancellation and contingent on the employee receiving approval in the FlexWork@RU Application System. Additional information may be found at https://futureofwork.rutgers.edu. |