Review Vacancy

Date Posted: 09/29/17
Applications Due: 01/08/18
Vacancy ID: 44154

Position Information

AgencyMental Health, Office of

TitleNurse 1 / Nurse 2, Psychiatric, Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center, P17531

Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services

Salary Grade16

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

Salary RangeFrom $51564 to $70293 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Schedule

Workweek Other (see below)

"Other" Explanation To Be Determined

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 12 AM

To 11:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

Location

County Oneida

Street Address Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center

1400 Noyes Street

City Utica

StateNY

Zip Code13502

Job Specifics

Minimum Qualifications Open to all qualified candidates:

Candidates must be reachable for appointment on the eligible list for the title;

OR

Transfer Opportunity - Have one year of permanent service as a Nurse 1 or Nurse 2 (Psychiatric) and be eligible for lateral transfer; or in a comparable title and eligible for Section 70.1 or 70.4 transfers.

OR

Open Competitive Opportunity – Nurse 1:

Candidates must have a license and current registration to practice nursing in New York State. To apply as an open competitive candidate, please complete the New York State Application (http://www.cs.ny.gov/extdocs/pdf/nysapp.pdf) and submit it with your other application materials.

OR

Possession of a limited permit to practice nursing in New York State. (You must obtain your NYS license within one year of the date of appointment or action will be taken to remove you from the position.)

Nurse 2 (Psychiatric):

Have a license and be currently registered to practice nursing in New York State AND either one year of full-time post-RN licensure clinical nursing experience, of which six months must be specialized nursing experience with individuals, at least 50% of whom have been diagnosed with mental illness, alcoholism, or chemical dependency; OR eighteen months of full time post-RN licensure clinical nursing experience. To apply as an open competitive candidate, please complete the New York State Application (http://www.cs.ny.gov/extdocs/pdf/nysapp.pdf) and submit it with your other application materials.

Duties Description As Nurse 1 or Nurse 2 (Psychiatric), you will provide professional nursing services which include, but are not limited to, nursing interventions and their documentation, case finding, health teaching/counseling and provision of supportive and/or restorative care. You will also participate in staff training, prepare clinical and administrative reports, maintain infection control standards, and function as a member of a treatment team. You may also act as a charge nurse. You may provide supervision to subordinate professional, paraprofessional, and support staff in the performance of their patient/resident care duties and be responsible for maintaining inventory standards for medicine, controlled drugs, and narcotics.

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.

4. Your degree or college credit must have been awarded by a
regionally accredited college or university or one recognized by
the NYS Education Department as following acceptable
educational practices. If your degree or college credit was
awarded by an educational institution outside the United States
and its territories, you must provide independent verification of
equivalency. You can write to the Examination Information Desk
of the Department of Civil Service for a list of acceptable
companies who provide this service. You must pay the required
evaluation fee.

Additional Comments Background Investigation/Justice Center Review:
Prospective appointees will be: 1) Checked against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL) maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. Prospective employees whose names appear on the SEL as having been found responsible for serious or repeated acts of abuse or neglect will be barred from appointment and may have their names removed from the eligible list(s) for the title(s) if applicable. 2) Investigated through a Criminal Background Check (CBC), which includes State and Federal Criminal History Record Checks. All convictions must be reported; conviction of a felony or misdemeanor, or any falsified or omitted information on the prospective appointee’s employment application, may bar appointment or result in removal after appointment. Each case will be determined on its own merits, consistent with the applicable provisions of State and federal laws, rules, and regulations. Prospective employees will be fingerprinted in order to obtain a record of their criminal history information, and may be required to pay any necessary fees. 3) Screened against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). Prospective employees will be required to pay any necessary fees. Additionally, prospective employees whose names are indicated on the SCR may be barred from appointment.

Additional Comments:

Salary schedules for the Nurse 1 and Nurse 2 (Psychiatric) position are as follows:

Nurse 1: $51,564 - $63,888 - Posted Hiring Salary includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate for PS&T Grade 14 ($44,564) and Geographic Differential ($7,000). Geographic Differential added to the job rate ($56,888) for the PS&T Grade 14.

Nurse 2 (Psychiatric): $56,727- $70,293 - Posted Hiring Salary includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate for PS&T Grade 16 ($49,727) and Geographic Differential ($7,000). Geographic Differential added to the job rate ($63,293) for the PS&T Grade 16.

May be eligible for a shift differential.

Generous benefit package includes:

• Paid vacation leave
• Paid personal leave
• Paid holidays
• Paid sick leave
• Tuition aid
• Medical, Prescription, Dental and Vision care benefits
• Membership in the New York State and Local Employees'
Retirement System, and
• Various savings plan programs.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Contact Information

Name Diane Rivera

Telephone

Fax 315-738-4059

Email Address diane.rivera@omh.ny.gov

Address

Street Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center

1400 Noyes Street

City Utica

State NY

Zip Code 13502

 

Notes on ApplyingIndicate the Title and Location of the position you are applying for. Please complete the New York State Civil Service Application and submit it with your other application materials.

http://www.cs.ny.gov/extdocs/pdf/nysapp.pdf