Position Information

NY HELPYes

AgencyMental Health, Office of

TitleDirector Nursing 3 Psychiatric (NY HELPS), Hutchings Psychiatric Center, P26603

Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services

Salary Grade664

Bargaining UnitM/C - Managerial/Confidential (Unrepresented)

Salary RangeFrom $127507 to $160911 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Schedule

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 6 AM

To 6 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

Location

County Onondaga

Street Address Hutchings Psychiatric Center

620 Madison Street

City Syracuse

StateNY

Zip Code13210

Job Specifics

Duties Description Hutchings Psychiatric Center (HPC), an Office of Mental Health (OMH) Joint Commission accredited facility is recruiting a Director Nursing 3 (Psychiatric) to serve as the Chief Nursing Officer and as a member of HPC’s executive leadership team.

As the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), you will provide leadership and strategic oversight for all inpatient, outpatient, community, and residential nursing and direct care services at HPC. The CNO is an HPC policymaker that sets the vision for nursing care delivery and professional practice models that align with HPC and OMH mission and values to ensure high quality, patient-centered care. Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Serving as a member of the HPC Cabinet and Executive leadership team and contributing to organizational planning, policy development, and decision-making processes.
• Implementing compliance and regulatory process structures to meet Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals and Standards and OMH regulatory requirements.
• Analyzing and reporting on regulatory compliance and leading survey readiness initiatives.
• Overseeing the integration of mental health, primary care, and substance abuse treatment to support person-centered treatment, rehabilitation, and recovery.
• Addressing critical change management factors essential to support a culture of excellence in patient care.
• Overseeing safety initiatives and working with HPC committees including infection control and safe patient handling.
• Mentoring and professional development of nursing staff, managers, and educators; establishing and implementing a progressive vision for the training, and continuing education for nursing and direct care staff.
• Overseeing recruitment, retention, supervision, and evaluation of nursing and direct care staff.
• Monitoring staffing, assignments, and scheduling to ensure quality care.

About HPC:
HPC is a comprehensive, community-based mental health facility serving individuals in the Central NY Region. HPC is committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities along with activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment for underserved populations.

Minimum Qualifications Candidates from outside or within State Service can be considered for hire under the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement – Statewide (NY HELPS) program as a Director Nursing 3 Psychiatric if they have:

• Possession of a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State and

• Five (5) years of post-licensure clinical and administrative nursing experience; two (2) years of this experience must have been at a managerial level with overall responsibility for the development, implementation, and evaluation of nursing programs and services in a mental health, developmental disabilities, addictions, or long-term care setting or psychiatric program in a health care setting

Substitution: Master’s degree in nursing can substitute for one (1) year of non-managerial post-licensure clinical nursing experience.


OR

Candidates from outside or within State Service can be considered for a competitive class appointment if they are reachable on the current Director Nursing eligible list.

Additional Comments The Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. OMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, OMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring OMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. OMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

In order to be hired and to maintain your employment, candidates cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists. If appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists, you may be terminated from your employment.

If appointed, you may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); and otherwise actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If you are appointed and you lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment.

Background checks are required.


NOTE:
1. If you fail to maintain your license and/or registration once you are appointed, action will be taken to remove you from the position.

2. In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment.

3. If appointed, you may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); and otherwise actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If you are appointed and you lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment.

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How to Apply

Name Human Resources

Telephone

Fax

Email Address fps-rmaunit@omh.ny.gov

Address

Street Hutchings Psychiatric Center

620 Madison Street

City Syracuse

State NY

Zip Code 13210

 

Notes on ApplyingIndicate the Title and Location of the position you are applying for. Please complete the Office of Mental Health Employment Application and submit it with your other application materials.

https://omh.ny.gov/omhweb/employment/docs/employment-application.pdf

The Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. OMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, OMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring OMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. OMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.