Screening Clinician Per Diem (Multiple Positions)

Posting Summary

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Screening Clinician in the Acute Psychiatric Services (APS) of Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care.

The primary purpose of the Screening Clinician position is to perform psychiatric emergency services, screening, and screening outreach assessments as well as other mental health services. Demonstrate competence in providing generic crisis assessment of individuals of all ages (birth through 65+ years) and in determining the need for any additional professional consultation. Demonstrates competence in devising an appropriate intervention/disposition plan.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

Provides an in-depth clinical assessment for all persons served.

Identifies the appropriate level of care disposition from skill based knowledge of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) criteria, clinic...

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