Screening Clinician Per Diem

Posted: 12-Jan-24

Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey

Salary: Open

Categories:

Allied Health – Staff/Administrative
Staff/Administrative

Internal Number: 216167

Position Summary:

Rutgers The State University is seeking a Screening Clinician in the Acute Psychiatric Services (APS) of Rutgers University Behavioral Healthcare. 
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. Demonstrate 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: 

• Provides an in-depth clinical assessment for all persons served. 
• Serves as a certified screener to children (0 years – 17 years) and adults (18 years and over). 
• Maintains appropriate clinical records in a timely manner.
• Completes all documentation within required timeframe. 
• 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.
• Maintains comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge of eligibility and admission criteria for units, programs, and contracts served by the department. 
• Contributes to and supports the mission, vision, goals and objectives of UBHC and the Acute Psychiatric Services.
• 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.
• Completes the Basic Screener Course in the established timeframe or currently certified as a Certified Screener in New Jersey at the time of employment. 

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Master’s Degree in a mental health related field from an accredited institution.
• One (1) year post-master, full time, professional experience in a psychiatric setting.

City: Piscataway

State: NJ

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 

• Frequent prolonged sitting.
• Observe converses with patient. Frequent talking and listening in groups as well as on the telephone. Frequently walks, bends, stretches, and pulls. 
• Manual dexterity and mobility for charting. 
• Drives to offsite work locations. 
• Per clinical demand, may have to work long hours.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: 

• May be exposed to infections and contagious diseases.
• Possibility of cuts, bruises, strains. 
• Subject to varying and unpredictable situations. 
• Handles emergency or crisis situations. 
• Occasionally exposed to patients exhibiting assaultive behaviors. 
• Generally pleasant working conditions in a clean, well-lighted, and quiet to moderately loud setting. 
• Occasionally exposed through outreach to unstable, unhygienic environments.

Posting Number: 23ST3126

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