"Mental Health Specialist III"

Position Summary

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Mental Health Specialist III for the Residential Department within University Behavioral Healthcare (UBHC).

The primary purpose of the Mental Health Specialist III is to ensure the safety of residents and assist them in carrying out activities of daily living.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Assumes individual service coordination responsibilities for individuals served.
• Documents events occurring on shift as per supervisory directive.
• Demonstrates awareness of relevant organization and residential policies, procedures and requirements.
• Demonstrates respect to supervisory feedback to enhance performance skills.
• Effectively contributes to and supports an environment that enhances the positive self-image of consumer/resident and preserves their human dignity.
• Completes Employee Health Update as required.

Minimum Education and Experience

Three (3) years of full-time paid experience in the mental health field or two (2) years of college majoring in a relevant social or health care field plus one (1) year of full-time experience in the mental health field.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Walks and climbs stairs.
• Transport of individuals to community appointments, and activities (clinical/medical appointments, recreational activities, shopping, banking, self-help meetings, etc.).
• Lifts up to 20 lbs.
• 24-hour responsibility for residential services for adults diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illness, forensic histories, and drug/alcohol abuse with history of homelessness, forensic involvement and co-occurring medical issues. Intense work environment with ongoing crisis assessment and intervention.
• Position demands constant attention to multiple programmatic needs.
• Exposure to infestations and blood borne pathogens possible that requires use of personal protective equipment.

Special Conditions

This position requires random drug screening.

About Rutgers University

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.