Rutgers University

Recruitment/Posting Title Patient Navigator - MCM Job Category Academic - Healthcare - Medical and Patient Services Department NJMS-Medicine-Infectious Disease Overview. 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.. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers.. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark's University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates.. Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students.

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Recruitment/Posting Title Patient Navigator - MCM Job Category Academic - Healthcare - Medical and Patient Services Department NJMS-Medicine-Infectious Disease 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 Patient Navigator for NJMS-Medicine-Infectious Disease. This position provides clients with medical case management services as defined by the Health Resource Services Administration (HRSA).
<h3>Among the key duties of this position are the following</h3>
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<li>Provides client-centered services that link clients with health care, psychosocial, and other services.</li>
<li>Coordinates and follows-up to ensure that medical treatments have been provided.</li>
<li>Ensures timely and coordinated access to medically appropriate levels of health and support services and continuity of care, through ongoing assessment of the client's and other key family members' needs and personal support systems.</li>
<li>Ensures that comprehensive medical case management is provided including the provision of treatment adherence counseling to ensure readiness for, and adherence to, complex HIV/AIDS treatments.</li>
<li>Key activities include (1) initial assessment of service needs; (2) development of a comprehensive, individualized service plan; (3) provision of services required to implement the plan; (4)monitoring to assess the efficacy of the plan; and (5) periodic re-evaluation and adaptation of the plan as necessary over the life of the client.</li>
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Position Status Full Time Hours Per Week Daily Work Shift Work Arrangement FLSA Exempt Grade 22S Position Salary 59,590 Annual Minimum Salary 59590.000 Annual Mid Range Salary 71303.000 Annual Maximum Salary 84513.000 Standard Hours 37.50 Union Description HPAE, Local 5094 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
<ul>
<li>Bachelor's Degree in a Health, Public Health, Social Work or other relevant field required; plus two (2) years' experience in the development and/or operations of community programs required.</li>
<li>Equivalent education, experience, and/or training may be substituted for the degree requirements.</li>
</ul>
Certifications/Licenses Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
<ul>
<li>Computer literacy with competence in Microsoft Office components required.</li>
<li>Must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills; strong organizational skills; detail oriented</li>
<li>Able to function independently and work flexible hours; friendly, outgoing, sociable; open-minded & non-judgmental; caring, empathic, compassionate; committed, dedicated, persistent; creative & resourceful.</li>
</ul>
Preferred Qualifications
<ul>
<li>Knowledge of Newark community preferred. Bilingual skills (English/Spanish)</li>
<li>Phlebotomy certification</li>
<li>NJDHSS HIV counselor certification</li>
</ul>
Equipment Utilized Physical Demands and Work Environment
<h3>PHYSICAL DEMANDS</h3>
Computer literacy, typing, working at multiple workstations in a shared environment, ability to speak clearly, write proficiently. Extensive reading and extended sitting, ability to move from unit to unit. Position requires standing and walking over 2/3 of the time. Talking, hearing & sight are essential; requires clear close & distance vision, peripheral & color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Position requires lifting to 10 lbs; on occasion more based upon patient demands. Assist with transportation services in the clinic.
<h3>WORK ENVIRONMENT</h3>
Occasional (less than 1/3 of time) exposure to bloodborne pathogens that requires use of personal protective equipment.
Special Conditions
Posting Details
Posting Number 24ST0270 Posting Open Date 02/06/2024 Special Instructions to Applicants Regional Campus Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) Home Location Campus Newark (RBHS) City Newark 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 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. 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
Supplemental Questions
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Applicant Documents
Required Documents
<ul>
<li>Resume/CV</li>
</ul>
Optional Documents
<ul>
<li>Cover Letter/Letter of Application</li>
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