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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 04/22/16

Applications Due05/09/16

Vacancy ID29467

AgencyHealth, Department of

TitlePublic Health Program Nurse - 24606

Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers

Salary Grade24

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $71309 to $90020 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.50

Workday

From 8:30 AM

To 4:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Albany

Street Address Division of Family Health, Bureau of Early Intervention

Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12237

Minimum Qualifications Reassignment: Current NYS Department of Health (DOH) employee with permanent or contingent-permanent competitive status as a Public Health Program Nurse, G-24 OR

Transfer: NYS employee with one year or more of permanent or contingent-permanent competitive service in a G-22 or higher title and deemed eligible for transfer to Public Health Program Nurse under Section 70.4 of the Civil Service Law by also possessing the following qualifications: Bachelors of science or higher degree in nursing; AND a current New York State license and registration as a professional registered nurse; AND six years of post-licensure nursing experience including at least two years of experience in a public health program designing or overseeing the implementation of a public health outreach and health promotion program or conducting disease surveillance and/or control programs. Substitution: A master of science in nursing may be substituted for one year of the general experience if not used to meet the educational minimum qualifications. OR

Provisional: Anyone meeting the above stated education and experience qualifications.

Preferred Qualifications
Experience with quality improvement methods, including the Institute for Healthcare Model for Improvement, Lean Six Sigma, or other quality improvement methods, to affect improvements in care for children and/or in systems of care for children. Experience reviewing and summarizing data or information collected to assess quality outcomes of care. Direct experience developing and using protocols or experience supervising staff who perform reviews of patient records and synthesizing findings into a report. Experience providing training or technical assistance to clinicians and/or practitioners who serve young children and their families. Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Duties Description The Public Health Program Nurse will provide support for quality improvement initiatives, monitoring of early intervention providers, and technical assistance to local counties, early intervention providers, and families for the New York State Early Intervention Program (NYSEIP). The NYSEIP serves approximately 65,000 children annually with annual program expenditures of approximately 600 million dollars. Responsibilities will include working with quality improvement initiatives with local county officials, early intervention providers, and families to increase the family-centered delivery of services; monitoring compliance with state and federal law and regulations; preparing reports and presenting; and providing technical assistance.

Additional Comments Permanent or provisional, full-time appointment. Candidates applying under section 70.4 transfer or provisional qualifications will be required to take and pass a qualifying Civil Service examination. Provisional candidates will also be required to be appointable from the resultant eligible list to maintain continued employment. Travel, including overnights and travel to areas that may not be served by public transportation is required.

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Name Human Resources Management Group - EGB/PHPN/24606

Telephone 518-486-1812

Fax 518-473-3395

Email Address resume@health.ny.gov

Address

Street Room 2217 Corning Tower Building

Empire State Plaza

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12237

 

Notes on ApplyingSubmit resume, preferably in PDF format, to Human Resources Management Group, EGB/PHPN/24606 Room 2217, Corning Tower Building, Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12237-0012, or by fax to (518) 473-3395, or by email to resume@health.ny.gov with Reference Code EGB/PHPN/24606 in the subject line. Failure to include the required information in the subject line of your email or fax may result in your resume not being considered for this position. Resumes accepted until May 9, 2016.

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