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Rutgers University

Program Manager

🇺🇸 Piscataway, NJ

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $106K - $162K

💻 Project Management

🗓️ August 21st, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Rutgers University is hiring a Program Manager for Acute Psychiatric Services within Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care. The role involves administratively and clinically supervising program staff, developing and monitoring programs delivering evidence-based clinical services, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, including Screening and Outreach regulations.

Highlights

  • Supervise Acute Psychiatric Services Program Coordinators and provide clinical and administrative direction.
  • Make clinically sound decisions during crisis situations and ensure timely clinical documentation per UBHC and DMHAS policies.
  • Plan, train, and supervise professional and paraprofessional staff delivering program services.
  • Schedule and coordinate daily staff activities and team meetings for case review and program updates.
  • Maintain confidentiality and respect authority limits.
  • Required clinical license to practice independently (Psychology, LPC, LCSW, or LMFT) and eligibility for Psychiatric Screener certification in New Jersey.
  • Minimum qualifications include a Master’s degree in a mental health discipline, five years postgraduate relevant experience, and two years supervisory experience.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of superior performance in a unionized environment and strong leadership and team collaboration skills.
  • Salary range from $105,763 to $161,814 with a midpoint of $133,789 and comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, leave programs, retirement, and educational benefits.
  • Responsible for programs serving a large behavioral health population; the department is UBHC-Acute Psych Svs (Aps)-PISC within Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences.