Job description
Position Details
Position Information
Recruitment/Posting Title
Community Coordinator
Job Category
Staff & Executive - Medical (Clinical) - Psychiatry
Department
NJMS-Psychiatry
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 six centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, clinical and translational research, 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 including New Brunswick, Piscataway, Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Blackwood, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates.
Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.
Rutgers RBHS is an anchor institution that boasts locations in Newark, New Jersey, a city of promise.
Posting Summary
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Community Coordinator for the Department of Psychiatry within the New Jersey Medical School.
The primary purpose of the Community Coordinator, as a member of the Center of Excellence (COE) team, is to build relationships with individuals with opioid 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 clinical care settings, including during emergency department visits, addiction treatment appointments, medical appointments, social service appointments, as well as offering individual and group counseling. They will also perform outreach by meeting with patients in the community. Individuals with personal experience with recovery from OUD or substance use disorders (SUD) are encouraged to apply.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
The primary purpose of the Community Coordinator, as a member of the Center of Excellence (COE) team, is to build relationships with individuals with opioid 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 clinical care settings, including during emergency department visits, addiction treatment appointments, medical appointments, social service appointments, as well as offering individual and group counseling. They will also perform outreach by meeting with patients in the community. Individuals with personal experience with recovery from OUD or substance use disorders (SUD) are encouraged to apply.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
- Engage patient upon diagnosis of OUD in a clinical setting within the Rutgers University Hospital System (i.e.ED, medical clinic, social services office, etc.)
- Assess patient wellness needs and strengths. Assists patient in developing recovery goals and formalized recovery plan.
- Provide educational information and resources as needed.
- Link patient to appropriate clinical and social services.
- Accompany patient to referrals as needed.
- Provide reminder calls for all upcoming appointments and accompany patient as needed.
- Maintain all required documentation of encounters and recovery plans in EMR.
- Identify and assist patients in overcoming barriers to recovery goals and participation in medical or mental health services.
- Collaborate with physicians, social workers, nurses and other members of healthcare team serving patients with OUD in providing services.
- Participate in clinical and programmatic level meetings and ongoing professional development trainings.
Position Status
Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Day
Work Arrangement
FLSA
Nonexempt
Grade
1875
Position Salary
$53,394
Annual Minimum Salary
24.980
Annual Mid Range Salary
25.480
Annual Maximum Salary
26.240
Standard Hours
37.50
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.
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.
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
PERS
Qualifications
Minimum Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, or a high school diploma plus equivalent years of experience.
- Education and/or training may be substituted for the Bachelor’s degree requirements.
- Applications from individuals with personal experience with recovery from OUD or SUD encouraged.
- Must be able to work independently and as a member of a team.
- Have good knowledge of public transit system or willingness to learn and teach.
- Be able to use computer to record services or be willing to learn.
- Must possess own vehicle or alternate means of transportation for use to outreach individuals served within Newark, NJ.
Certifications/Licenses
- Must be certified or working toward eligibility for Certification as a CADC or related discipline.
- Valid driver’s license.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Demonstration proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word and Excel) is required.
- Excellent customer service skills required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bilingual skills (English/Spanish).
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Ability to speak clearly and write proficiently. Hearing is essential. The ability to focus
on the task at hand despite numerous interruptions. Must be able to sit for extended periods of time and document into an electronic medical record. The employee will spend time driving, walking, standing, bending and talking with individuals served in the community located throughout the County. May transport of individuals served in state vehicles. The employee can expect to lift up to 30 pounds.
on the task at hand despite numerous interruptions. Must be able to sit for extended periods of time and document into an electronic medical record. The employee will spend time driving, walking, standing, bending and talking with individuals served in the community located throughout the County. May transport of individuals served in state vehicles. The employee can expect to lift up to 30 pounds.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment includes both office based services, hospital-based settings and
community outreach. Individual wellness checks and crisis intervention required. Subject to unpredictable situations, patient crises, to include behavioral, medical and psychiatric crisis. Serves assigned shift which may include one (1) weekend day. On-call duties as assigned.
community outreach. Individual wellness checks and crisis intervention required. Subject to unpredictable situations, patient crises, to include behavioral, medical and psychiatric crisis. Serves assigned shift which may include one (1) weekend day. On-call duties as assigned.
Special Conditions
Posting Details
Posting Number
22ST2826
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus
Newark (RBHS)
City
State
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 fully vaccinated and have received a booster (where eligible) against COVID-19 prior to commencement of employment, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Employees who are not eligible for a booster at the time of an offer of employment must provide proof they have received a booster upon eligibility and upload proof of same. 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.
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