Program Coordinator

Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title Program Coordinator Job Category Staff & Executive

• Healthcare

• Other 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 Program Coordinator for NJMS- Division of Infectous Disease. The Program Coordinator (PC) provides HIV Counseling, Testing, and Referral (CTR) within University Hospital, Rutgers and the surrounding community. This position is responsible for screening, assessing, testing and educating individuals on HIV transmission and risk reduction, techniques.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Serves as lead counselor among five other counselors and testers. As lead tester the PC is responsible for ensuring the quality and integrity of the testing program among counselors and testers.

• Maintains up to date of the testing flows in the various testing areas so that he/she is able to cross train staff and fill in for tester's as needed.

• Serves as lead in the absence of the Program Manager and assumes designated administrative responsibilities as well as assist Program Manager with special projects.

Position Status Full Time Hours Per Week Daily Work Shift Work Arrangement FLSA Exempt Grade 23S Position Salary 63,232 Annual Minimum Salary 63232.000 Annual Mid Range Salary 75764.000 Annual Maximum Salary 89873.000 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

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field
• 2 years experience in the development and/ or operations of community program

Certifications/Licenses

• Certified in Ohlebotomy
• NJDOH HIV counselor certification required

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• computer Literacy with Microsoft Office
• excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work as a member of a team
• strong organizational skills
• detail oriented
• work flexible hours
• friendly, outgoing, social
• creative and resourcesful

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Newark community

• Bilingual skills (English/Spanish)

• Master's degree in public health or related field

Equipment Utilized Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Computer literacy, typing, working at multi) le workstations in a shared environment. ability to speak clearly, write proficiently Extensive reading, extended sitting. ability to move from unit to unit.

• Position requires standing and walking over 1/3 of the time. Talking, hearing & sight are essential: requires clear close & distance vision, peripheral & color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number 24ST1149 Posting Open Date 05/13/2024 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

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• Do you have current Phlebotomy Certification?

• Yes

• No

• Do you have a NJDOH HIV counselor certification?

• Yes

• No

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Resume/CV
• Certifications/Licenses

Optional Documents

• Cover Letter/Letter of Application