Job Category
Staff & Executive – Healthcare
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 Specialist Poison Information V in the Poison Information and Education System/Preventive Medicine and Community Health within the New Jersey Medical School (NJMS).
The Specialist Poison Information V is responsible for the telephone management of the exposed patient, providing consultation on care, as well as triaging and providing drug and poison information. The specialist also responds to calls on the New Jersey State AIDS/STD Hotline, providing information, resources and referrals. The Poison Specialist must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned shift. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of principles of growth and development of the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to his or her age, specific needs and to provide the care needed as described in the departmental policies and procedures.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
- Responds to telephone calls regarding appropriate care and treatment for acute poisoning and toxic exposures.
- Demonstrates understanding of principals of toxicology when suggesting patient management or providing poison information.
- Specialists will acquire the skills to operate the telephone system, microcomputers and their peripherals and the backup systems.
- Obtains a complete history specific to each call.
- Properly assesses the severity of calls to the poison center and properly decides on follow up.
FLSA: Exempt
Grade: 27S
Minimum Salary
77661.000
Mid Range Salary
93390.000
Maximum Salary
111027.000
Offer Information
The final salary offer may be determined by several factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate’s qualifications, experience, and expertise, and availability of department or grant funds to support the position. We also take into consideration market benchmarks, if and when appropriate, and internal equity to ensure fair compensation relative to the university’s broader compensation structure. We are committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation packages to attract and retain top talent.
Benefits
Rutgers provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. The specific benefits vary based on the position and may include:
- Medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage
- Paid vacation, holidays, and various leave programs
- Competitive retirement benefits, including defined contribution plans and voluntary tax-deferred savings options
- Employee and dependent educational benefits (when applicable)
- Life insurance coverage
- Employee discount programs
Position Status: Full Time
Standard Hours: 37.50
Work Arrangement
This position requires a fully on-site work arrangement.
Union Description: HPAE 5094
Payroll Designation: PeopleSoft
Terms of Appointment: Staff – 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility: ABP
Minimum Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in a health science discipline.
- Candidates must be a Nurse, Pharmacist, or Physician.
- Related experience and/or education may be substituted for the requirements on a year-for-year basis
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Successful completion of all orientation programs.
- Must have a detailed knowledge of pharmaceuticals and toxicological principals and have demonstrated knowledge of HIV/AIDS/STD’s, their symptoms, treatments and testing.
- Must have excellent oral, written and keyboard skills and have technological “Know-How” to operate computers and telephone system.
Preferred Qualifications
- Some clinical experience is preferred but not required.
- Experience in Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine and Critical Care is preferred.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Staff must be able to work in a call center environment which consists of sting or standing for several hours at a time, using a computer and phone
Regional Campus: Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus: Newark (RBHS)
City
Newark
State
NJ
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 encourage all qualified applicants to apply. For additional information please see the Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/non-discrimination-statement
