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Position Details
Position Information
Recruitment/Posting Title Psychologist
Job Category Staff & Executive - Healthcare - Medical and Patient Services
Department UBHC-Technical Assistant Center
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 Psychologist in the Behavioral Research and Training Institute – Integrated Health Services within Rutgers, University Behavioral Health Care.
The Psychologist is the primary assessment and behavioral health service provider for individuals receiving services in the medical practice. In addition, the Psychologist provides administrative and clinical leadership, ensures adherence to regulatory and documentation standards, and provides services and\or facilitates referrals for consumers who will require ongoing treatment.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Provides brief therapeutic treatment using evidence based interventions (i.e. Motivational Interviewing, Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ( CBT ), Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment ( SBIRT )) focused on resolving or remitting mental health symptoms and reducing the negative impact of these symptoms on health behaviors and over all wellness to promote quality of life.
• As needed, provides individual, group, and/or family therapy/counseling for consumers/families.
• Provides assessments in accordance with professional and agency standards of quality and safety and demonstrates the ability to use validated tools (i.e. Patient Health Questionnaire-9 ( PHQ -9), Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale ( CSSRS )) as indicated by supervisory observations.
• Involves the consumer and that consumer’s family or other support system in developing achievable, understandable, and person-centered care plans in accordance with accepted professional standards and UBHC standards, as observed by supervisor.
• As needed, assumes overall follow-up responsibilities for assigned consumers including coordination of treatment and liaison with community agencies as measured by supervisory observation and review.

Position Status Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift Day
Work Arrangement
FLSA Exempt
Grade 26S
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary 66324.000
Annual Mid Range Salary 79690.000
Annual Maximum Salary 94689.000
Standard Hours 37.50
Union Description
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.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility
Qualifications
Minimum Education and Experience

• Ph.D., Psy. D., Ed.D. in Psychology with relevant experience that includes consultation, testing, program development/evaluation activities and a minimum of two (2) years experience including graduate training and working in a behavioral health care or related setting.

Certifications/Licenses

• If licensed in another state other than New Jersey, candidate must present one (1) year unsupervised permit to work in New Jersey.
• Must be licensed in the State of New Jersey as a Clinical Psychologist.

Preferred Qualifications
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment
Special Conditions

• This position is a one-year appointment (January 2023 – December 2023).
• This position is grant-funded.

Posting Details
Posting Number 22ST4118
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants

• All applicants will be required to upload a current copy of their professional license/certificate.

Regional Campus Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus Downtown New Brunswick
City New Bruswick
State NJ
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 (https://policies.rutgers.edu/60-1-35-currentpdf) , 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 (https://policies.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/100-3-1-current.pdf) , 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.
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. As an institution, we value diversity of background and opinion, and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment. For additional information please see the Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/non-discrimination-statement
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