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Job Category: Staff & Executive - Healthcare - Medical and Patient Services

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 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 NJMS - Psychiatry. 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. The Community Coordinator will also assist qualifying patients in accessing necessary public benefits to further support their wellbeing and recovery. 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.

Key Duties

• Engages patient upon diagnosis of OUD in a clinical setting (i.e. ED, medical clinic, social services office, 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 patient 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.

Minimum Qualifications

• 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.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Must be able to work independently and as a member of a team.
• Schedule includes weekdays during clinic operating hours. Weekend or evening hours are possible.
• Demonstration proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word and Excel) is required.
• Excellent customer service skills required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual skills (English/Spanish) preferred.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Physical Demands: Occasional time spent diving into community settings for outreach. Moderate physical effort (lift/carry up to 25 pounds). Sitting while meeting with the consumer; may sit up to several hours in one place. Working with adults with co-occurring disorders (substance use and mental illness).

Work Environment: Office environment and community site visits in different neighborhoods. Moderate noise.

Special Conditions

• Weekend or evening hours are possible.
• Schedule includes weekdays during clinic operating hours.

Posting Details

Posting Number: 24ST2073

Posting Open Date: 08/26/2024

Special Instructions to Applicants

Regional Campus: Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)

Home Location Campus: Newark (RBHS)

City: Newark

State: NJ

Pre-employment Screenings

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings. Immunization Requirements: 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.

Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law.

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