Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Staff Nurse - Pediatric ID (Case Manager)
Job Category	Staff & Executive - Healthcare - Nursing
Department	RWJ-Pediatrics-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 Staff Nurse – Pediatric ID (Case Manager) in Pediatrics Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. In accordance with the Robert Wood Johnson AIDS Program patient care guidelines: provides medical case management for patient population includes HIV exposed infants, HIV infected children and adults and pregnant women. Among the key duties of this position are the following: In accordance with the Robert Wood Johnson AIDS Program patient care guidelines: provides medical case management for patient population includes HIV exposed infants, HIV infected children and adults and pregnant women. Assesses the health status of patients assigned. Provides direct patient care for patients including vital signs, immunizations, STI treatment if necessary. Reviews medications and laboratory/imaging test results with physician. Enters lab orders and medication refills. Maintains communication with patient about disease status, medications, medication adherence and disease education. Provides phone/text/email and/or written correspondence for patient appointments and missed appointments. Schedules all medical appointments and arranges transportation for patients if necessary. Prepares clinic visit prep form for outpatient visits. Documents all aspects of patient care. Provides referral and linkage information for patient appointment including: date, time, location of specialty visits. Prepares individual patient correspondence—letters to other physicians etc. Prepares medical information for patient paperwork i.e. SSI, Disability and ADDP. Obtains patient medical records as needed. Provides medical case management for HIV + pregnant women in collaboration with prenatal providers. Provides coverage for other staff as needed.
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Work Arrangement
FLSA	Nonexempt
Grade	01D
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary	34.140
Annual Mid Range Salary	42.690
Annual Maximum Salary	49.570
Standard Hours	40.00
Union Description	HPAE, Local 5089
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.
COVID-19 Immunization Requirement	Under Policy 60.1.35 , Rutgers University requires all prospective employees to provide proof that they are fully vaccinated and have received a booster (where eligible) against COVID-19 prior to commencement of employment, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Prospective employees who are not eligible for a booster at the time of an offer of employment must provide proof they have received a booster within two weeks (14 calendar days) of eligibility . Based on current guidance, individuals are considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 two weeks after receiving the final dose of any COVID-19 vaccine authorized or approved for use in the United States by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Eligibility for a booster against COVID-19 varies and is explained on the University’s web site located at https://coronavirus.rutgers.edu/covid-19-vaccine . Failure to provide proof of primary vaccination and booster will result in rescission of a prospective employee’s offer of employment and/or disciplinary action up to and including termination.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment	Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility	ABP

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	Registered Nurse with at least three years nursing experience.
Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	Basic computer skills. Proficient with EMR, entering data on spreadsheets, Microsoft Word, and email.
Preferred Qualifications	Bilingual.
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment
Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number	22ST2427
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus	Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus	Downtown New Brunswick
City	New Brunswick
State	NJ
Location Details

Pre-employment Screenings

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.

Infection Control and Safety

This position is subject to all Rutgers University policies, including TB surveillance and other infection control and safety policies. Please review the Tuberculosis Surveillance Policy for additional information.

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