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Rutgers The State University Staff Nurse - Per Diem in Piscataway, New Jersey
Position Details
Recruitment/Posting Title | Staff Nurse - Per Diem |
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Job Category | Staff & Executive - Healthcare - Nursing |
Department | UBHC-Acute Treatment-PISC |
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 Per Diem Staff Nurse for the Inpatient Units, Acute Psychiatric Services and Partial Hospital Programs within Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care.The primary purpose of the Per Diem Staff Nurse is to provide nursing services and participates in the delivery of individualized, goal directed nursing care through the use of the nursing process in accordance with the departmental and hospital policies and procedures and all regulatory requirements. The Staff Nurse functions as a member of the interdisciplinary team; participates in quality improvement activities, educational activities and supports research endeavors. The role is consistent with the scope and standards outlined by the American Psychiatric Nurses Association for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing. Among the key duties of this position are the following:
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Position Status | Per Diem |
Hours Per Week | |
Daily Work Shift | |
Work Arrangement | This position requires a fully on-site work arrangement. |
FLSA | Nonexempt |
Grade | 99H |
Position Salary | |
Annual Minimum Salary | 0.000 |
Annual Mid Range Salary | 0.000 |
Annual Maximum Salary | 0.000 |
Standard Hours | 1.00 |
Union Description | HPAE 5089 Per Diem |
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. |
Seniority Unit | |
Terms of Appointment | Temporary Staff Appointment - Hourly |
Position Pension Eligibility | None |
Minimum Education and Experience |
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Certifications/Licenses | |
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities |
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Preferred Qualifications | |
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Physical Demands and Work Environment | PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Position requires standing 2/3 of the time, walking 2/3 of the time, requires sitting 1/3 of the time, use of hands to finger, handle or feel 2/3 of the time, reach with hands and arms, 1/3 of the time, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl 1/3 of the time, talk or hear over 2/3 of the time. Manual dexterity and intermittent physical exertion when performing job activities. WORK ENVIRONMENT: Moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic). Subject to unpredictable situations, patient crises, both medical and psychiatric. Occasionally exposed to patients exhibiting assaultive behaviors. Exposure to bloodborne pathogens that requires use of personal protective equipment. May be exposed to varying or extreme temperatures. |
Special Conditions |
Posting Number | 24ST1660 |
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Posting Open Date | |
Special Instructions to Applicants | |
Regional Campus | Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) |
Home Location Campus | Piscataway (RBHS) |
City | Piscataway |
State | NJ |
Location Details |
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