Program Coordinator

Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Program Coordinator
Job Category	Staff & Executive - Project/Program Management/Planning
Department	UBHC-Brief-Cop to Cop Program
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 Program Coordinator for the Cop2Cop department within the Call Center in University Behavioral Healthcare. Under supervision of the Program Administrator, supervises all the day-to-day aspects of the Cop2Cop, Resilience Police Officer (RPO), Corrections and First Responders program, represents the at events and act as the liaison to funding agencies, State representatives, collaborating agencies, and referrals sources as needed and/or required by this position. Supervises the activities and staff of the Cop2Cop, Resilience Police Officer (RPO), Corrections and First Responder Peer Support Program serving first responders, family members and caregivers. Ensures the quality of the telephone-based counseling and crisis interventions are provided. Ensures compliance with relevant funding agency and regulatory agency. Among the key duties of this position are the following: Participates as a member of the management team and is responsible for overseeing, managing and preparing documentation needed by the funding agencies to continue funding. Develops, directs and coordinates administrative systems including: review and verification of utilization data, data tracking for gaps in documentation for the department. Manages and coordinates data collection, data entry and verification of entries for resources database and interfaces with offsite entities to coordinate. Assists in assessing, coordinating and monitoring purchasing and budgetary requests and expenditures. Provides assistance in determining that expenditures are in accordance with established guidelines. Supervises and/or maintains administrative documentation to identify gaps in documentation of the telephone encounters and assures the work environments are compliant with UBHC standards of operation, and other relevant documents for staff. Directly supervises assigned staff. Develops marketing materials for existing telephone helplines as well as services under development; assists the Program Administrator with dissemination and marketing presentations.
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Work Arrangement
FLSA	Exempt
Grade	27S
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary	77844.000
Annual Mid Range Salary	94700.000
Annual Maximum Salary	111557.000
Standard Hours	37.50
Union Description	CWA, Local 1031
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	ABP

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	Master’s Degree in a mental health discipline plus four (4) years post master’s experience in the behavioral health field. Applicants possessing a degree in Social Work must have an active New Jersey certification/licensure as required by the State Board of Social Work.
Certifications/Licenses	Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or Licensed Psychologist. Valid driver’s license.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	Computer and word processing skills. Excellent writing, organizational, and communications skills.
Preferred Qualifications	One (1) year of prior supervisory experience. Experience in the area of law enforcement.
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment	Physical Demands: Frequent prolonged sitting. Frequent listening and talking in groups as well as on the telephone. Travel around the country. Lifting up to 25 pounds. Work Environment: Handles phone requests under time and decision-making pressure. Generally pleasant working conditions in a clean, well-lighted, and quiet to moderately loud setting.
Special Conditions	Must be available to occasionally work an off hour’s shift which may include weekends, overnights or evenings. Travel throughout the United States may be required.

Posting Details

Posting Number	23ST3326
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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